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She says: “Oh Max. Here comes Carol Cichorski and her ever present camera. What makes her so special that she is taking our picture at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show before it even opens?” He says: “Don’t worry Snookems. Everyone from the Garden Writers Association can do that today.” Snookems: “And I suppose they . . . → Read More: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – Max And Snookems At The Chicago Flower & Garden Show Ah! Best Laundry Detergent got your attention. It got mine too. Best Laundry Detergent is one of the categories you can vote for at the About.com – 2012 Readers Choice Awards. Maybe I should be interested in something more esoteric, but I am going back on March 30th to see what the Best Laundry Detergent . . . → Read More: Best Laundry Detergent I welcome you to the debut of ‘Zone 5 Favorites on the 5th’. I’m going to post on the 5th of every month, redirecting visitors to a favorite posting relative to zone 5. It could be mine It could be another bloggers It could be old It . . . → Read More: Zone 5 – Favorites On The 5th – Tomato Tasting One look at the picture and Feeding Frenzy is what you are likely to call this event. Chicago Botanic Gardens called it a Seed Swap, but Feeding Frenzy feels right to me. I was among those vying to get our mitts on those seeds. Over 300 people had attended Diane Ott Whealy’s kick-off lecture . . . → Read More: Seed Swap Or Feeding Frenzy – You Decide My blog is in the running for an award! So of course, I’d love for you to go there every day till March 21st to vote. It’s even ok if you check out my competition. As I look at About.com 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards, I see this is about more than me (darn). Here are . . . → Read More: About.com Readers Choice Awards I love to ski, or should I say ‘I loved to ski’. It has probably been 10 years since I’ve been on the slopes, so I’ll go with ‘I loved to ski’. I never seemed to mind the cold – being properly dressed does make a huge difference. As you can see by the picture, . . . → Read More: Morton Arboretum – Perfect For A Scenic Snowy Breakfast Mike and I are both speaking at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show. I don’t know how exciting that is for you, but it is certainly exciting for us. The show is at Navy Pier, running from March 10th through 18th. My dear hubby is vice president of the Central States Dahlia Society. He grows . . . → Read More: Chicago Flower & Garden Show – Mike and I Are Speaking!! What did I get for Christmas?? Let’s start with what I didn’t get… I did not get a new grandchild. The doctor says tomorrow. Really. I did not get Christmas dinner at my brother Bob’s house. We got to make dinner at our house with 3 hour notice and only the Japanese grocery store open. . . . → Read More: Christmas Gifts For The Gardener – What Did Carol Get? Here is an opportunity to please your gardening friend, as well as his or her feathered friends. When it comes to Christmas gifts, Wild Birds Unlimited has a great variety of bird feeders and supplies. Saturday morning at our house is for the birds. Well, not literally, but they can reliably be seen right outside of . . . → Read More: Christmas Gifts For The Gardener – And For The Birds I have received so many amazing gifts. For example, my family, which includes my son Kevin, who took these pictures. The pictures are of other gifts I have received as a gardener, like this rose of sharon that God gave me. And this crab apple tree that God gave me. And this millions bells . . . → Read More: Christmas Gifts For The Gardener – The Best Gift Of All |
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