WARNING: Looking at these photos may cause dizziness or vertigo. Bad angles! I planted my herb garden three weeks ago, on April 1. Clockwise, starting at the upper left: French lavender, rosemary, peppermint, lemon balm, sweet basil. Bratty Pounce has dug it up three times and ate all the peppermint (what the heck?!), and yet…
Personal Growth…plant-style
Flirting with Danger
This is a true story, two-and-a-half months old. My college roommate’s wedding seemed like a good time to visit Costa Rica. Bonus! The cheapest flight there had a transfer in Panama. Que excitamente! It would be fun if I could rush outside, touch natural vegetation and say, “Hola! Que tal?” to a Panamanian. That would…
The Reality of Aggie Muster
Muster is a great concept: reliving the Old Ag days, remembering College Station in all its glory, answering “here” for ones who cannot, and best of all, commiserating about how Old Army is dead, blah blah blah. But seriously, I like the concept. What I don’t get is why current students have to go when…
Et Voilà–a blog
To do: get Han the perfect graduation gift that accurately reflects how proud of her I am go over The Great Sister Trip of 2008 packing list again and rummage through my bag to make sure I have everything on the list, nothing not on the list, and all our flight info and maps wash…