i am rarely downtown esp. during the workweek and there is a lot of construction activity. i'm sitting at spot coffee and watching the work being done on the old federal bldg. and some guy trying to park.
my trip was due to my damaged engagement ring. one of the prongs was totally bent out of place. our jeweler is located near delaware and chip.
i so love the people downtown. i swear i just saw a guy walking with a banana in his pocket.
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09/30/2008 14:21 #45859
downtown09/29/2008 19:59 #45850
More gardensBelow are the heirloom tomato and pepper plants we planted this year. We had no idea what we were getting since they were not labeled.
They grew well and are very tasty
These are more regular variety tomatoes. These also grew nicely.
They're still growing and we're going make some greenhouses to go over the plants. They won't be pretty but it'll work.
Rosemary, basil and a jalapeno plant all growing side by side.
The beginning of the shade garden. I image it will be very nice in a couple years.
They grew well and are very tasty
These are more regular variety tomatoes. These also grew nicely.
They're still growing and we're going make some greenhouses to go over the plants. They won't be pretty but it'll work.
Rosemary, basil and a jalapeno plant all growing side by side.
The beginning of the shade garden. I image it will be very nice in a couple years.
pmrk - 10/02/08 12:22
I love my garden and we're expanding it next year. We also have a shared garden with our neighbors Bob and James.They have more space and have been giving us lots of peppers (hot and sweet) all season long along with squash and roma tomatoes.
We are very spoiled to be able to just go outside and grab yummy veggies fresh from the vine. We're vegetarians and its esp. nice to know exactly the source of our food.
I love my garden and we're expanding it next year. We also have a shared garden with our neighbors Bob and James.They have more space and have been giving us lots of peppers (hot and sweet) all season long along with squash and roma tomatoes.
We are very spoiled to be able to just go outside and grab yummy veggies fresh from the vine. We're vegetarians and its esp. nice to know exactly the source of our food.
tinypliny - 10/01/08 21:41
It's always amazing to me how people manage to grow so many different kinds of veggies in their gardens. Having being brought up in a concrete jungle of a city, its still hard for me to imagine how it must be like getting a variety of veggies and fruits from your own garden! My parents have a sad looking orange tree and a lime tree and we still get so excited if we get ~5 limes and one orange every year. haha.
It's always amazing to me how people manage to grow so many different kinds of veggies in their gardens. Having being brought up in a concrete jungle of a city, its still hard for me to imagine how it must be like getting a variety of veggies and fruits from your own garden! My parents have a sad looking orange tree and a lime tree and we still get so excited if we get ~5 limes and one orange every year. haha.
09/29/2008 15:16 #45844
A garden transformedI hope I've done this right, it is my first post with pictures.
My small garden in the spring of 2007
My small garden as of today.
It was over run with Bishops Weed and I had to lay down landscape fabric and a thick layer of recycled rubber mulch. That stuff grew through everything else I tried. My tulips won't be able to come up but I'll plant some new bulbs in another area of my gardens.
My small garden in the spring of 2007
My small garden as of today.
It was over run with Bishops Weed and I had to lay down landscape fabric and a thick layer of recycled rubber mulch. That stuff grew through everything else I tried. My tulips won't be able to come up but I'll plant some new bulbs in another area of my gardens.
pmrk - 10/02/08 12:09
We have not done the garden walk yet but probably will in 2009 as we will have completed work on the exterior of our house too and it all will look nice.
Thank you both for the kind words.
We have not done the garden walk yet but probably will in 2009 as we will have completed work on the exterior of our house too and it all will look nice.
Thank you both for the kind words.
tinypliny - 10/01/08 21:37
Wow! Were you part of the Garden Walk? You should be!!
Wow! Were you part of the Garden Walk? You should be!!
mrmike - 09/29/08 15:21
That's nice.
That's nice.
09/25/2008 12:01 #45793
Stinky!We woke up this morning to the worst smell in our house and if I can smell it, it was bad. I have a terrible sense of smell. My poor husband has a very acute sense of smell, he was probably very happy to leave for school/work study this morning.
He promptly declared a skunk had sprayed in our yard and since our bedroom is in the back of the house that was the smell we woke up to.
He took our dogs out and carefully surveyed the backyard to see if the skunk was still around. Seriously, I do not need our dogs getting sprayed by a skunk. No skunk but lots of stink.
Turns out the neighbors dog got sprayed by the skunk! Our entire neighborhood reeked like skunk this morning. I'm also guessing if he didn't kill the skunk it may have run through our yards and continued to spray everywhere.
The neighbor who owns the dog is fairly crazy, nice but crazy. She was ranting up a storm to anyone who would listen and my poor husband was the chosen one this morning.
He came home and looked up online how to get the skunk smell out of dogs. He walked the information over to her as I was leaving.
Tomato juice does not work. A solution of dishwashing soap, peroxide and baking soda is the recommended solution for pets.
We might need to spray our yard with vinegar and dishwashing soap if the smell persists.
oh well just another day in N. Buffalo. LOL
He promptly declared a skunk had sprayed in our yard and since our bedroom is in the back of the house that was the smell we woke up to.
He took our dogs out and carefully surveyed the backyard to see if the skunk was still around. Seriously, I do not need our dogs getting sprayed by a skunk. No skunk but lots of stink.
Turns out the neighbors dog got sprayed by the skunk! Our entire neighborhood reeked like skunk this morning. I'm also guessing if he didn't kill the skunk it may have run through our yards and continued to spray everywhere.
The neighbor who owns the dog is fairly crazy, nice but crazy. She was ranting up a storm to anyone who would listen and my poor husband was the chosen one this morning.
He came home and looked up online how to get the skunk smell out of dogs. He walked the information over to her as I was leaving.
Tomato juice does not work. A solution of dishwashing soap, peroxide and baking soda is the recommended solution for pets.
We might need to spray our yard with vinegar and dishwashing soap if the smell persists.
oh well just another day in N. Buffalo. LOL
tinypliny - 09/25/08 15:18
Wow, I don't think I have ever smelt skunk spray. Kind of lucky that skunks don't live in tropical climates. There's plenty of other stuff to stink it up! :D
Wow, I don't think I have ever smelt skunk spray. Kind of lucky that skunks don't live in tropical climates. There's plenty of other stuff to stink it up! :D
09/22/2008 17:11 #45759
The Love GuruThis is a movie I probably would not have watched had it not been for our friends and neighbors calling us to invite us over to have a couple drinks and watch a movie.
What a fun night. I truly love the fact that our neighbors became our close friends and that we hang out with them a lot.
The movie of the night was The Love Guru and I almost peed my pants from laughing so much. What a totally silly funny non-thinking movie.
If you've ever watched Hockey Night in Canada, it will be even funnier.
Mariska Hargitay
What a fun night. I truly love the fact that our neighbors became our close friends and that we hang out with them a lot.
The movie of the night was The Love Guru and I almost peed my pants from laughing so much. What a totally silly funny non-thinking movie.
If you've ever watched Hockey Night in Canada, it will be even funnier.
Mariska Hargitay
pmrk - 09/23/08 13:41
I haven't seen the other movie but I'll they're not anything alike given the description.
I haven't seen the other movie but I'll they're not anything alike given the description.
Downtown Buffalo = essence of interesting. :) Today, I saw this teenager who looked like what (e:Jim) might have looked like, had he been a teenager! He was walking by with hands in his pockets totally oblivious to the world. I had fun imagining that he was teenager (e:Jim) from a parallel universe. :)
I'm glad you were so happy to see me! LOL
Sorry. Someone's gotta say it.
I saw you downtown, and that wasn't a banana in my pocket.