Vacation Time

Hey Folks, I'm so happy to say that I am actually reaaaallly busy. Especially busy this week. So I am going to take the rest of the week off from the Blog World in order to get things done as soon as possible! I am also looking forward to my farmer=man coming home and getting to see all the wonderful things that have been going on since he left! I will post pictures of the progress as soon as I find time to breathe! My exhibit will be over this weekend and hopefully another project. Afterwards I may be in blog prime since I may not have as much to do. With that I leave you a couple of pictures of the cutest kitty in the world:

Tootin' My Horn! Toooot Toooot!

Last Chance to see "Dear Eleanor" hope you can make it!

Congratulations TomKat!

TomKat is my number one fan! Thank you for taking the time to check out my blog and make a couple of comments every now and then. Here is your prize. You may pick it up when you come home on Thursday! Yay! I can't wait!

Side Note: It may not be Rod Roddy New...but it was new once upon a time!

A NEWWWW CAR!

For all my loyal followers out there. I am going to reward the person that comments the most on my blog with an appreciation gift: A new car!!!

I will tally the comments over the weekend and reveal the big winner! Cross your fingers it's you!

Grandma's Yellow Rose

I subscribe to a weekly newsletter called Texas Gardener's Seeds. This week they talked about one of the selected 2010 Texas Superstars: Grandma's Yellow Rose. Dr. Stein and his fellow horticulturists named the new Texas Superstar in honor of Stein's grandmother, Tillie Jungman, who loved the yellow rose and helped grow test varieties in her garden near Castroville.

What is significant about Grandma's Yellow Rose is that it does not incur black spot so you do not have to spray it as much as regular roses. It takes root very well and performs well in alkaline clay soils. Another wonderful aspect of the rose is that it blooms from Spring 'til Frost! Now that would be a nice little gift for the garden during the scorching summer days.

I need to find out where to purchase Grandma's Yellow Rose for farmer-man and my's next Valentine. We buy a rose bush each Valentine's. Then we'll know how many years we have been together. Ha! Interesting enough, the article says it is also a great "Valentine's Rose" because of Grandma's long stem and flower design. Very fitting if you ask me!

There's Grandma Tillie!

All stages from deteriorated blooms to new buds in the '07 rainy spring at College Station did not cause black spot damage on ‘Grandma’s Yellow’.

'Grandma's Yellow' Rose WANTS TO Bloom even in tissue culture in a test tube.

'Grandma's' flowers fade from deep yellow to pale yellow as they mature.

A Genius in My Book!

Listen to this six grader boy belt it out to one of Lady GaGa's songs, Paparazzi. I also enjoy watching the girls in the background. Most are uninterested, a couple amazed. I would be one of the amazed...along with millions of people that have watched his school's talent show video on YouTube. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I am about to be a Girly Girl

My Best Friend is Getting Married!!

Congratulations to Ben and Whitney!! I'm going to make this blog short and simple. The other day we were discussing bridesmaid's dresses. She likes the bright colors and I think that will be lots of fun. I also kind of like the idea of bridesmaids wearing mixy matchy dresses. Of course she can decide on whatever her heart desires but I am going to post a couple of dresses that I love.