The Empty Cabinets of my Mind

Just Like in Shangri la

The World is a Circle

Without a Beginning

And Nobody knows where it Really Ends...

So if you like to recycle old calendars, here is a most helpful site (HINT -- you might want to get a snack before going there):

Time and Date 

And here, specifically, is the section of reusing old calendars for 2010:

2010 Info

Oh, and in case you recognized that bit up above in the purple italics, here is a little treat that I find here and there online from time to time and then poof, it is gone.  We'll see how long it stays with time:

La-la-la-la-la

The critics hated Lost Horizons, but so many people loved it. Isn't that just the way of the world?

The Jury is Still Out on this One: Edible Begonias?

The begonia I brought on this trip still has more flowers than leaves. I cannot believe that I have not killed it yet.

It was so exciting successfully propagating "my first" begonia plant from tissue culture (one leaf, no nodes) that now I want to learn that on a larger scale. Too bad begonias are not edible. Wait. Let me "Google" that...OMG they must call it B. deliciosa for a reason. LOOK:

http://www.begonias.org/Articles/Vol43/Delicious.htm

This calls for more research as I also have read articles saying they are poisonous. Every day brings a new adventure, learning-wise.

BTW, here is my gardening blog:  Ann's Air Gardens

Things We Used to Do

Some years back hubby and I used to freelance to pick up a little extra money by designing textbook covers and corporate logos.  I really enjoyed that.  In addition to supplementing our income, we got self-esteem from seeing our work proudly displayed by others.  Considering how opposite we were, it was amazing how well we could work together, but maybe the secret of that lay in the fact that he was really good at things that I could barely do and the things he could not do, I could.  Between the two of us, we could do pretty much anything, and we had some very happy clients. 

A lot has changed since that time, though, and now it is possible to get professional logo design online. For what it used to cost to work with just one designer, clients can get customized samples from a whole lot of competing artists. 

I remember when we had to pay a typesetter to get text for our ad layouts, and then in the late 70's those who could afford mainframe access could create their own lettering, but it was nothing like the design capabilities we now have on the internet.  Every day I am amazed by the opportunities the internet offers, for commerce, for getting information and exchanging ideas, for entertainment, and for families to communicate in real time even if they live far apart.