Month: February 2013

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Road trip

I am going on a road trip to Memphis with my mom to see Graceland. I have always loved Elvis since I was a little kid growing up. I listened to his music, (mostly Christmas Carols) with my mom because he was her favorite when she was growing up. She told me all the stories about him and we watched all of his movies. It is something that we could enjoy together as mother/daughters should.

I have my own rituals with my daughter that we do. We watch the Grease, Dirty Dancing and other movies of the like, that I grew up with. One day we will have a road trip to see something neat like this. My daughter is going with us on this trip as well, but the boys will stay with dad for the weekend. They get to have some grandpa time and go fishing. All in all, it should be great for the whole family.

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Got my tickets

The concert isn’t until March, but I bought my tickets today for the Charlile Daniels concert at the Gran Ole Opry. I am so excited. I know that he is and older performer from my childhood, but I have always wanted to see him in concert. I am finally goung to make that dream come true.

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Geodesic dome greenhouse

I am thinking of building one of these geodesic dome greenhouses. I was going through the materials that I have put aside and will only have to actually purchase a few things to make it work. The main thing would be the vsiqueen sheeting. Fortunately, it is relatively in expensive. I found several different models to choose from and I think this picture best represents what the finished product will be.

I will put it in a half shaded area similar to this one and the Orchids I want to grow in it should do well. I will not start building until I do a little more research and make sure that it is exactly what they need to thrive.

I hope to have many different breeds of Orchid, with lots of colors. I was reading about cross breeding them over the last few months in preparation and I am encouraged by what I have read.

The basic premess is not that difficult and I do have a green thumb, so I don’t anticipate any problems. I will try to remember to post pictures of them once I get it going really well. Wish me luck!

 

 

 

 

 

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Winter is coming to a close

However, it is not soon enough for me. I really am happy that the cold weather seems to be letting go it’s hold of us. Not that we wont have more later, but for now a few nice days are definitely a plus. I think I will do a little yard work. There are a few projects that I would to get started on before spring arrives.

I am going to build a new green house for a crop of Orchids. I love Orchids and I plan to try my hand at growing them this year. I have always wanted a small green house to grow delicate blooms like that in, so I will build it myself. I found a bunch of different ways to build one with used materials and be totally green. No pun intended. *smiles*