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Garden 2012: So much growing

May 12th, 2012 — 10:21am

garden 2012: tomato trees, hardening off

One more week to go and I can finally plant these guys. I’ll be hardening them off this week. I am wondering if I started them too early (as opposed to last year, too late). Here they were just three weeks ago!

I picked up the rest of the plants for the garden today at Growing Hope’s annual plant sale: kale, jalapenos, rosemary, and basil.

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The Grammar of Ornament

April 26th, 2012 — 1:02pm

the grammar of ornament

I recently checked this fantastic book out of the library, called “The Grammar of Ornament,” after reading about it on Roxy Marj’s blog. My eyes exploded when I first cracked it open. Featuring extremely detailed samples of “ornament” from different cultures throughout history, it completely speaks to my obsession with intricate patterns.

the grammar of ornament: persianPersian

the grammar of ornament: indianIndian

Written in 1856 by Owen Jones, the 1928 copy from the library with chromolitho printing is beautiful. Wanting to add the book to my collection, I found a used 1986 “facsimile reprint” online (the earlier printings can cost thousands of dollars). The printing isn’t nearly as breathtaking, but will work just as well as a reference.

the grammar of ornament

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Garden 2012: Growing

April 21st, 2012 — 9:41pm

garden 2012: april 15

garden 2012: april 21

The seeds I started last month are growing like crazy! I believe they have already outgrown their current containers, but I don’t have the space to transplant them into something bigger, and it will be about a month before they will go into the garden…

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