I do both freelance graphic design and historic window restoration on the side. I did them both before my current full time design job, and do them in my spare time. I'm lucky that my current job considers 32 hours full time, so I have Fridays to do side work.
I've been meaning to create a blooming calendar for my garden, your method might be the motivation I need
How do y'all decide the balance between dead heading for more blooms or letting flowers go to seed for the benefit of local birds?
I have one of the few flower gardens on my block and the only native garden, so pretty much all of my flowers produce beneficial seeds and I want to support the birds, but it would also be nice to get more blooms.
How do y'all decide the balance between dead heading for more blooms or letting flowers go to seed for the benefit of local birds? I have one of the few flower gardens on my block and the only native garden, so pretty much all of my flowers are beneficial seeds so I want to support them, but it would also be nice to get more blooms.
Here in Detroit, Stellantis just asked for their factory to be allowed to pollute more, despite neighbors pushing back at how much they already pollute.
I highly recommend the book The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs by Tristan Gooley. It's far more applicable for the roaming in nature possibilities in the UK than where I am in the US.
And nearly all states have pay-to-stay policies that deplete their resources for securing housing when they are released
Are you publicly admitting to not filling out your Daily Ration and Nutrient Survey? I'd delete this
The ultimate thought-terminating cliche triumvirate: This is it Fuck it It is what it is
- Paul Crik
Is this Escher's secret sign home?
The novel Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu is a neat story about a self-described "generic Asian man" who is stuck in the "background Oriental male" role while aspiring to be the "kung fu guy"
For some flavors of Christianity they're excited for those — necessary steps in the Armageddon death cult
Graduated college in 2007, they were required by some of my graphic design professors
At a more northern latitude than part of Canada. Detroit is directly north of part of Canada
I've started using it and I'm north of Canada ... In Detroit
I have a wool plaid cape I got from a woman's estate sale but it isn't necessarily gendered, though as a man I haven't been brave enough to wear it outside of the house yet except to a Burns supper where I got a lot of compliments. My coworkers are used to seeing me wear it on video throughout winter
Edit: after some googling it may be a cloak and not a cape since it is full length. I wear it as a sweater replacement
I'm in southeast Michigan, hardiness zone 6b, and I'd like to add a small or mid size evergreen to my yard for some winter interest, any suggestions?
I also have a large yew I'd like to replace with something comparable to maintain a little porch privacy, I'm thinking either a smoke bush or witch hazel, any others I should consider?
I'm in southeast Michigan, hardiness zone 6b, and if like to add a small or mid size evergreen to my yard for some winter interest, any suggestions?
I also have a large yew I'd like to replace with something comparable to maintain a little porch privacy, I'm thinking either a smoke bush or witch hazel, any others I should consider?