The Concrete Gardener

i have been meaning to visit the local credit unio...

2010-03-17T09:17:04.038-07:00

i have been meaning to visit the local credit union - this week, in fact! - to switch from the evil empire - thanks for the nudge :p

I left BofA in 2007 and now for several months I'v...

2010-03-16T10:27:52.683-07:00

I left BofA in 2007 and now for several months I've been trying to leave Citizens. It's amazing how much hold banks have over our lives!

Really enjoying catching up on your blog, Jo! I l...

2010-03-15T12:44:52.269-07:00

Really enjoying catching up on your blog, Jo! I love your pet name for the baby-to-be, it's exactly what I'd see you calling him/her. :)

and we LOVE that you're blogging more too! You sh...

2010-03-12T04:36:05.466-08:00

and we LOVE that you're blogging more too!

You should just get on the T and scream "IM PREGNANT! GET OUT OF MY WAAAAAY." Someone will leave their seat.

Leah! I couldn't agree more... there ARE plenty o...

2010-03-10T12:37:12.798-08:00

Leah! I couldn't agree more... there ARE plenty of things. I also like the idea of not having to run out and get diapers... maybe that makes up for some of the time??

I've never seen a machine so tiny! How wild! I...

2010-03-10T11:31:34.155-08:00

I've never seen a machine so tiny! How wild!

I do a load of cloth diapers almost every day. The actual need is calculated at about once load every 1.5 days, but you get the idea. For me it's been a tremendous blessing not to have to run to the store in the middle of the night for more diapers, and our investment in the Bum Genius inventory has already paid for itself.

That said, there are plenty of things for homemaking women to do all day even with the convenience of a washer and dryer. For example folding all that laundry...

Connie, your aloe made it through the winter! I k...

2010-03-10T07:03:56.074-08:00

Connie, your aloe made it through the winter! I keep on planning to do something medicinal with it, but I can't bring myself to take a leaf.

I would love to see the bulbs :). I think they'll make it...

i crammed spring bulbs together when i planted the...

2010-03-08T19:23:50.637-08:00

i crammed spring bulbs together when i planted them last fall - not sure if any flowers will poke out this spring, but sure hoping the warmer weather will coax them along! (and being squished close together should help them keep warm, right?? :p)

I planted the first of my seeds yesterday too, and...

2010-03-08T16:06:48.353-08:00

I planted the first of my seeds yesterday too, and I do the same thing: plant a whole bunch, and then prove unable to thin them at all. I know, I know, the stronger ones would be healthier with more room, and I have limited space in the garden... but look at those little seedlings! How could I just pull them up and toss them away?!

This year I'm hoping to be able to give away the extra ones.

IKEA furniture is totally awesome. It's so much fu...

2010-03-02T16:49:33.205-08:00

IKEA furniture is totally awesome. It's so much fun finding out how much more use you can get out of a small space! Visiting the store is positively inspiring, and that's coming from someone who generally can't stand retail establishments.

Also, I didn't know you were blogging! We'll be reading regularly from now on. :D

such an interesting concept Jo. Glad you and Littl...

2010-02-06T02:26:56.526-08:00

such an interesting concept Jo. Glad you and Little Blob are exploring thoughts together - I always go through a News Fast in Albania, though it is more the analysis that is lacking, rather than the bare facts. Reading the Economist once a week gives me sometimes a better understanding than reading newspapers every day... oh well - hugs from afar.

So exciting! Obs of all places... I miss it and am...

2010-02-06T02:19:13.960-08:00

So exciting! Obs of all places... I miss it and am excited to have ONE fantastic reason to return one day.

catching up with your other posts =).

hugs,
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Wow. Wouldn't be able to do it. News in its variou...

2010-01-12T09:43:31.148-08:00

Wow. Wouldn't be able to do it. News in its various forms is just too much a part of what I do, and what I enjoy. So I'll be looking forward to hearing how it goes for you.

(Also - a baby? Jo? Awesome!)

:)

2009-08-16T03:22:18.744-07:00

Whoopppee do!!!! Wow you have some good food comin...

2009-08-08T00:42:14.276-07:00

Whoopppee do!!!! Wow you have some good food coming there! The tomatoes even? Are those from seeds or seedlings? You have done so well. Amazing... beautiful! Well done... with limited time too. I just can hardly believe what I see!

What interesting memories of those 13 months! Par...

2009-07-20T01:49:55.169-07:00

What interesting memories of those 13 months!
Part 2 of Cape Town/Durban is also a distant memory!! Is it going to come?

was watching his videos just the other day (for th...

2009-07-09T05:08:28.958-07:00

was watching his videos just the other day (for the second time!!!) and have the book in my to-read list! totally agree with the reverse culture shock of having too many choices. Even Tirana has too many choices compared to Laos.

So true...

2009-07-04T07:25:08.278-07:00

So true...

Would love to read your posts about life in Eritre...

2009-07-04T04:42:44.399-07:00

Would love to read your posts about life in Eritrea. Any old photos ?

Wow!

2009-07-01T09:55:50.328-07:00

Wow!

Really enjoyed this, it reminded me of my reservat...

2009-06-15T07:25:53.464-07:00

Really enjoyed this, it reminded me of my reservations in joining and participating in human-rights campaigns on getting the US to recognize what was happening in Darfur as "genocide" or "genocidal acts" etc. I shall definitely read the book.

Lovely review. Personally, I feel like Mamdani ge...

2009-06-13T14:53:51.852-07:00

Lovely review. Personally, I feel like Mamdani gets bogged down in polemics and conspiracy theories at a few places in the book, but his overall message is correct. That’s kind of the pot calling the kettle black though, considering the tone of my own commentary on the save Darfur movement.

.....as was said by you! :) a crazy concept but se...

2009-06-10T22:43:52.249-07:00

.....as was said by you! :) a crazy concept but seems to be true!

Hehe, I love the eating pigs comments going around...

2009-05-20T11:45:18.159-07:00

Hehe, I love the eating pigs comments going around. Wonder if we should be expecting fear-induced pig violence soon? :P

Glad to hear you found a solution for cleaning da clothes, I'm starting to do my own laundry (and that chore is about to double when Andre' moves in!)

:) I like!!

2009-05-07T05:58:24.887-07:00

:) I like!!