Author Archives: kimerer_brian

Cereusly Now

Posted on August 10, 2012 by kimerer_brian

We have a Night Blooming Cereus in our plant room. In fact, we have two, but one of them is blooming tonight. This curious desert plant blooms only once each year as night falls… and then the flower closes forever … Continue reading →

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Making Shelves

Posted on July 29, 2012 by kimerer_brian

This weekend’s basement project was to make some shelves to go on top of the planting table. I made these out of 3/4″ plywood using hand tools. It takes a bit longer using hand tools than it wood (pun) using … Continue reading →

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We Didn’t Plant These

Posted on July 19, 2012 by kimerer_brian

We did not plant these. We planted the rock, but the Black Eyed Susans found the rock all by themselves. We did plant the Scaevola. What a curious plant it is. The “flowers” are made up of rings of flowers. … Continue reading →

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Clover

Posted on July 7, 2012 by kimerer_brian

The one thing that I miss from that other house, the House From Hell, is the lawn. It wasn’t a good lawn, but it was a robust lawn. We never watered it or poisoned it or “stayed off it”. We … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday

Posted on June 17, 2012 by kimerer_brian

Spring has sprung. The grass is riz’ I wonder how the mower is. Our old Snapper mower still runs, but it is getting a bit long in the tooth, so I was pondering whether I could keep it going for … Continue reading →

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You Asked!

Posted on June 11, 2012 by kimerer_brian

Well, you probably didn’t ask, but one of my readers actually did ask. Really. A couple of weeks ago I made a towel rack for our new kitchen. There was no place to hang the dish towels to dry, a … Continue reading →

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A Tire by the Tale

Posted on May 31, 2012 by kimerer_brian

I just lost an argument with a tire, and here is the tale. The tire went flat, so I took it to the shop to get it fixed. I knew it was flat because the idiot light on the dash … Continue reading →

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Helloooo????

Posted on May 20, 2012 by kimerer_brian

Is anybody still reading this blog? Wow! It has been a while since I posted anything. Been busy. Red letter day today… no… not A … just a milestone of sorts. For over a year now, I have been trying … Continue reading →

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Latest Landscaping

Posted on April 8, 2012 by kimerer_brian

Here is the latest landscaping addition to the new digs. A nice, cozy place to sit and stare at the wall. No, wait. I think you are supposed to face the other way. Happy Easter, everybody.

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Old Bottle

Posted on March 19, 2012 by kimerer_brian

I have made a new painting with thoughts of showing it this Spring. It is a painting of an old bottle with some rocks in it. This bottle has nothing to do with Manhattans, even though it is on the … Continue reading →

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