In case anyone was wondering, here’s what a real Russet Noon looks like.
Russet potatoes growing in tubs photographed at high noon.
Here are our previous posts about Russet Noon. And here is Peter David’s spoof-o-rama in progress.
But back to my potatoes. Here they are backed by a curtain of wysteria. Ah, lovely.
Behold, the menfolk arrive to build my greenhouse.
In the parenthetical aside department, my life seems more hobbit than elf, eh? With a generous side dressing of cow manure.
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PS: Yes, I am working on all my new books. That is why I don’t blog as much as I used to.
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Yes, I am still working on A Distant Soil, I swear to God. But paying work (well, the kind of work that pays good money, that is) comes first.
I will try to have more info about the Lord of the Rings exhibit and concert soon. Still exchanging emails about details. Yes, I will have never-before-seen work on display. And be sure to stop by The One Ring.net and wish everyone a Happy Anniversary!
Every time I read one of your gardening posts, I wish I had a green thumb, instead of my Black Thumb of Death. I’m supposed to go mind my mother’s garden while she’s out of town this week: cutting roses, picking chard, supervising tomatoes, and picking the citrus. This can’t end well. Last time she left town and put me in charge of keeping the houseplants watered, a fifth of them didn’t live. You’d think she’d have learned by now, but her optimism is unflagging.
Your life does seem much more hobbit-like than elven — but that’s not a bad thing.
LOL! Well, all is not well here today. The raccoons got into my seedling trays last night! Little monsters.
VT, I’m usually not good with houseplants. But the plant I’d had at work (which I’d actually had several years), has thrived since I brought it home last June. I’ve since discovered that it’s a Madagascar Dragon Tree, and needs light more than it needs water.
(And I totally forgot about the art lecture yesterday in Fullerton – did you go?)
Colleen, I’ll happily loan you my dog to guard against raccoons. She loves eating bread. Stale bread.
Scribbler, I wasn’t able to go; some things came up that had to be dealt with. Bah. But such is life. I think Berni’s going to be doing the lecture again on Sunday at Gallery Nucleus — let me know if you’re interested, and I’ll forward you Marshall’s email about it.
By the way, how do I get a proper profile picture, instead of the green design? Woe.
Go to gravatar.com.
It’s super easy.
And you remind me why I really need to start doing FAQS posts.
VT, I wish I could make it Sunday. But I have something in Encino that afternoon. Rats.