Various Types of Flowers

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Paul is in hamilton - which is to say that, right at this moment, he's in Toronto, checking in to get on a train that will get him *to* Hamilton in an hour and a half or so. :-)

I'm looking forward to making cookies with Ami_B and Arndis tomorrow. :-)


In my friend's garden, I planted:

Itty Bitty Hollyhocks (which, hopefully, will grow in profusion and give her a bit wodge of purple-black flowers next summer)

A pink Campanelle (courtesy of PotBelly's neighbour - I've got another one to put in my own yard)

Forget-Me-Nots (which will either root or go to seed or both and give her more flowers)

Yarrow & Spearmint (which are both damn near impossible to kill and, as such, should be just fine and dandy, thanks).

One stalk of Beebalm (which, in theory, should spread like a wild thing within a year)

Three Bachelors' Buttons (which look pretty dead, but I'm hoping their roots are healthy enough to take in her yard -- come on thunder storm! Water these wee babies! :-)


Next week, I shall bring more transplants (and, in theory, a new trowel) -- most likely more yarrow and spearmint and forget-me-nots. Potentially something else, but I don't know what just yet. :-)

I've got some unidentified iris-looking thing - yellow and red - I find myself thinking 'pussy flower' (like something painted on a Dinner Party plate, ruffled and red throated. Pretty. We'll see what it turns into. :-)


In other news: Thanks to my sister, I now have a Keeper. :-)


It's easy to get in.
Way easier than I expected.
Note: The 'punch-down method' works beautifully :-)

I don't seem to have problems (yet - knock on wood) with leaking or maintaining the seal

Getting it out is getting easier - sometimes it's a bit painful.

I'm not yet wearing it to work - I figure I need to be quite good at the quick-change -- as in, I need to have a really good idea of what I'm doing, and be able to get it out and back in again with fairly consistent (and short) timing, before I wear it somewhere where my bathroom breaks are on 'company time'. <*eye-roll*>

So far, it's proving to be (mostly) more comfortable than tampons, which is nice.

Plus the blood will compost more easily when it's poured onto the ground straight, rather than when it's soaked into something that, frankly, is not 100% cotton. I'm currently emptying it into an old pomegranite-juice bottle.
The Joy of Cooking tells me that a tablespoon of vinegar will help to keep the stuff from clotting, should I find that it's inclined to do this. I love that book so, so much. :-D

So, yay! :-D This experiment seems to be working. :-D

I may have to get my sister a Diva Cup to thank her.
(She developed an allergy to the gum rubber of the Keeper, which is why she gave it to me -- yes, I'm using a second-hand menstrual cup. She's healthy, I'm healthy, and three cheers for soapy water and some rubbing alcohol. You all just deal with that, m'kay? :-)

[EDIT (next day): Now it's making me itch. Hm... Perhaps I'm having the same reaction as my sister did? I will have to write to her and check... Perhaps I'll be getting a Diva Cup sooner than I expected...]



So that is the joy of the Keeper. Hurrah! I'm so glad I have one now. :-)

Moving right along. :-)

- TTFN,
- Amazon. :-)