Saturday

[nightdog_barks]

Good God, chiclets, I was just out on the deck and is it warm and steamy. Ick! It's 90 degrees (32.2 Celsius) and the heat index (how it supposedly feels) is 92, but it seems much higher. Will be staying inside today.

Oh well. Almost done with Olive Kitteridge. Have been doing more spring cleaning of a sort -- going through closets and drawers for clothing to go to Goodwill. Not much else at the moment.

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[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

Heh -- in Japan we used a small rosemary "tree" as a Christmas tree. You could buy a real Christmas tree, but they cost around $300. The rosemary worked just as well. *g*

That's too bad about the squash! At least the blooms are pretty. Maybe you could try making fried squash blossoms?

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

That's a great idea for tabletop Christmas tree. There are only certain kinds of greenery approved for use in Advent wreaths (seriously, the Episcopal Church regulates everything) and one of them is rosemary. So it already has a Christmas-y association.

I've read the squash blooms can be eaten raw in a salad, so that's probably what I'll do with them. Fried would be wonderful, until I got on the scale! :D

[taiga13.livejournal.com]

(barges into thread) I've always wanted to use a bonsai tree for a Christmas tree. I never bother decorating for Christmas, though, because I don't spend the holidays at home.
It's wet AGAIN, and 16'C. But I know the bad heat will come eventually.

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

Bonsai trees are cool! I ordered a bonsai tree for someone from Joe Bonsai (http://www.joebonsai.com/) and I know it arrived in good shape.

It is 97 degrees here now (36.1 C). Our next-door neighbor is mowing his lawn. Yikes.

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

You should get one and make some tiny jewel ornaments to go on it. That would be a unique Christmas tree.

Oh, and put it up high so the kitty sisters don't take it apart! :D

[taiga13.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that's a good idea.
My late grandmother hand-made all of her Christmas ornaments. Crocheted snowflakes, little knitted Santas, styrofoam snowmen, tiny pine wreathes. Her Christmas tree was gorgeous.