Cloudeight Web Site Pick
A Site for all Seasons and Seasonings
One day, last summer, I was looking at EB's garden, and being a naive fellow from Ohio, I was about to pluck a flower from one of the plants, when I looked down and saw that my little finger was being eaten by a plant. EB just laughed. It was her heirloom Venus fly trap - the Wild Borneo variety - nibbling the end of my little finger. It wouldn't let go. I nearly lost my whole hand. If you go to visit EB, and I don't know why you would, stay away from her garden.Yes, you're right. It's not quite summer yet here in our neck o' the woods. It's been a really chilly month of May so far, but both of us are itching to plant flowers and vegetables. But here in the Midwest we have to wait another week or so, or risk having our tender plants killed by a late spring frost. Oh yes, we have been down that road many times before - the older we get, the more inclined we are to keep our britches on and wait until we're sure it's safe. I am anxious to plant my tomatoes and EB her fly traps and you? You plant whatever you like.
Yes,
we're fast approaching the summer solstice, the day when crazy people,
in funny hats, drink and
dance around a fire and hoot at the moon! No? Oh yeah, that's the winter
solstice, isn't it?
So, on this chilly, rainy, almost mid-May day, we're thinking of gardening. I can almost hear EB's Venus Fly Traps munching on those Michigan cockroaches right now.
Slurp, slurp. Chomp, chomp. That's not the fly traps - that's EB eating lunch!
Seriously... whether you like to eat, or like to cook, or like to garden, you'll find our site pick interesting - no matter where in the world you live. If you live in Australia or New Zealand where the winter solstice is approaching, you can put on funny hats and dance around and hoot at the moon I guess. Surely, something grows somewhere in your fine countries in the month of June.
Hey, it's a site for all seasons! For all countries. For all of you who garden, you probably know that you can cook with the stuff you
grow (heads up, EB). All you need are recipes. So, whether your garden
looks like mine, or EB's, or your garden is your supermarket's produce
section, you'll enjoy this site.
And don't you turnip your nose! You will really like this site whether
you have a garden or not, I tells ya. You don't even have to like
vegetables. Do you like roast beef? You'll like this site. Do you like
hamburgers on the grill? You'll like this site. Do you like Quiche
Lorraine? You're not a real man! But you'll like this site. You like
Doctor Jughead's jerky? You're a real man! You'll like this site.
Everyone will like this site. I know that even EB likes this site. And
if she likes it, you'll like it, because she hardly likes anything. She
doesn't like me very much ... right abot now.
So you better like me. Trust me, you don't want to get on her dark
side. I just about live on her dark side and, trust me, it's not where
you want to be.
What? You think I'm an old windbag? I'm old, but a windbag? I think not!
Yes, I know you're exasperated with my long windy introductions and my
climatological dissertation. All you want to know is -- WHAT IS
THE DARN SITE??
Our site pick today is
GardenGuides.
And here's what Garden Guides has to say:
Garden Guides' mission is to be the best online resource for
gardening enthusiasts. We have been a popular internet resource for many
years, due to our collection of top-quality gardening information,
including gardening how-to's by top garden writers, plant fact sheets
and guide sheets, seasonal tips and garden techniques, garden recipes,
and much more. Garden Guides' crack team features gardening enthusiasts
just like you, with differing shades of green thumbs from pale to dark
green. Some of us barely maintain cacti, while others frolic in verdant
gardens that are the envy of the neighborhood. We have a wide range of
expertise, which helps us make sure Garden Guides is a resource for all
types of gardeners, from novices to experts.
See? They have recipes. Even recipes for stuff with meat in it. Our site
pick is not just for vegetable-eating yuppies. It's for you, me and even
EB. That's why GardenGuides is our site pick today. Harvest some great
gardening tips and recipes today. Whether you live in southern climes
where you can plant anytime, or if you live in Frostbite Falls,
Minnesota in the middle of January... this site is really a site for all
seasons.
And let's all remember what are very late pal William Shakespeare said
about summer: "Summer's date hath all too short a lease" and he's right
you know. Summer is coming, and it's time to get planting. Or if you're
not into planting, it's time to get cooking. Or something. Get
growing! Visit
GardenGuides right now. It's a site for all seasons...and
seasonings.
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