New playlist for Halloween people, all the tunes are well worth a listen.  I started the list off with MoonLight Shadow because it is an easily recognizable tune, one of those "what the heck is it about that song that snags me" tunes.  Please do listen to the fist 20 seconds or more of each song, they all reminded me of the atmospheric "what Halloween is all about" vibe, and I Hope you enjoy them all as much as I do :D

Hugs

Fishy

Grow "indoor tomatoes all year long" my ass, I only planted one of the three varieties of seeds that came with my little tomato windowsill kit, and this turned out to be a good decision.

My babies

Off to a robust start! These little cuties grew like weeds, tall and healthy, and I was assuming they would get no taller.  Little was I to know.  Just because they are cherry tomatoes doesn't mean the "plant" will be smaller than a regular tomato plant.  At this point, I was pretty obvious that the tomatoes were root bound, and require transplantation.   You can't see it really well because of the sunlight here, but this sucker is "WAY" up there.

Er, it no longer fits on the windowsill, and cannot be taken indoors... but the good news is, it is flowering, and there is a remote possibility that it might bear fruit before the frost flies.  Mind you, I'm not holding my breath.  I am terrible proud that I haven't killed it yet, operative word being yet.  If I'm lucky, I'll get enough tomatoes to have a salad !

Okies, I have added one of those annoying music players to the site,

feedback is welcome.  My intention is to change the playlist weekly, and offer a smattering of various tunes you may wish to explore by purchasing the albums!  If you need assistance locating the albums, let me know~

Welcome to the cherry tomatoes from hell.

OMG CHERRY TOMATOES FROM HELL~!!!!!!!

Sorry, I had to, it sounds like a really bad B flick.

I have the world's blackest thumb/fin for the most part, but every once in a blue moon I get the urge to do something earthy and gardening like, usually to my chagrin.  This summer has me planning a major landscaping project, with aggregate concrete drive, stairs, iron railings, the whole shebang, to which I decided to add an integrated aggregate planter.  Oh, sez I, I must add some colour and foliage to the grounds.  So, remembering fondly the old lilac bush we had chez fishy et al when growing up, I purchased 4 dwarf Korean lilac bushes.  I also saw and was intrigued  by dwarf burning bushes.  Feeling somewhat impressed with myself, I also picked up some herb seed packets and a 3 part window sill planter, to grow my own fresh herbs.  Oh, sez I, I will be flitting about the kitchen added fresh herbs to my culinary masterpieces.  Going totally over the top I picked up a window sill cherry tomato planter kit, containing seeds for 3 heirloom cherry tomato varieties with soil and all needed to grow "indoor tomatoes all year long."

I won't regale you with how I managed to get all of this home, along with several bags of mulch, soil, peat and a box of bone meal, which the salesperson assured me would work magic in my garden.

Off I go with a spade (also purchased newly) to dig up the ground.  Bit rocky it was.  Never could get enough chubbed up to plant one of the 8 shrubs....  being myself, I simply went out, bought new LARGER planters, and replanted the pot bound buggers.  There, says I, I'll simply put it off until much later in the fall.  We also won't mention the hilarious afternoon I spend with my dremel cutting holes in the new planters LOLOLOL.  Best part of the whole deal ~

I have a funny feeling this will not work out well.

The herbs, the herbs !!!  I have a vision of tattoo pointing at my window sill and saying, "now that's REALLY a fantasy~~~~~"  Apparently any idiot can grow basil, and I am looking very idiotic at the moment.... though my rosemary and chives are woebegone.  The basil appears to be chuckling at them.  Going through the local supermarket this week, I noticed bunches of fresh herbs for pennies a piece.  What on EARTH was I thinking?

This thread originally started off with tomatoes.......

I'm afraid to tell you about the tomatoes......

Perhaps another time....