Narcissis

I am not sure how paperwhite flower is also called Narcissus. Apparently people like them. I guess that we all have that side no matter how much we claim we are so down to earth or blah blah. Well if you have experience to grow paperwhite, you know that plants may not stand tall on its own. It does need help to hold them up and straight. After a little frustration, I did find a "messy" way to do it. It is called Wire-it-Up. Here they are:

Zakaria - A Real Journalist

Once a while I run into and read Fareed Zakaria's articles. They really resonate with me. The media and Republian constantly emphasize about "is economy stupid?". Certainly, that is the last straw pulled from McCain. But that is not the reason that McCain and Republican lost. Not even he is too old. The whole party runs out of any valid idea. The economy did send a shock therapy to American people - no more stupidity and insanity(I hope)! I made comments on a few blogs as "The rest world has changed rapidly. Our view toward it has still remained the same". Check out Zakaria's recent articlet titled "GOP bereft of ideas or trapped by wrong ones".

He and I have one thing in common. We both move and settle in this country. We do not have to worry about too Chinese or too Indian since we are American enough. Also we don't worry about too American either since we were transplanted from China or India. But it certainly gives me a little different way to look at America and the world as whole. This is not just Republican issue. Many American just do not get it including a lot of democrats. The problem is that we know way less of the world than we believe. That causes ignorance and arrogance at the same time. I hope that this bust of economy bubble finally makes people really think and learn.

You Make A Sanctuary For Us

We moved some of our plants into the house. Maybe we can alternate some between house and green house. I do not know why our beings attach with somethings. I guess that is just living is all about. Surely they are making a sanctuary for us in the long cold winter. I wonder if I am able to make them happy and thrive.

A Ritual

Winter draws close to us. It is time for the ritual once every year. I have to retreat with all my plants and move them into our green house. It is back-breaking effort. I just hauled them in and have not got a chance to make them settled nicely yet. I would like to have a very last look at them. Life cycle just goes through another year. Expect some new surprise as well as nostalgia when a year forwards. I guess that is the beauty of gardening, maybe life as general. Caring, reflecting and growing.

Babara, Did You Write These Dumb Questions?

Babara, Who Did Write Your Stupid Questions?

Canned Tomato

We started last year to do home-made canned tomato. We did enjoy the whole winter that followed-especially making my trademark dish Spaghetti with Chines Meat Ball. It was totally home-made since the tomato was from our garden. This year we had to purchase some from our Farmers'market since our garden did not produce enough. It was a busy Sunday. Sammy made Cheese Cake for Mary's dinner before we changed gear to do the canned tomato.

Mary's dinner was wonderful. She is a great artist creating beautiful stuff. She is brutally honest and a proud liberal. I hope that my mind can still be sharp and young like her when I am beyond 80 if there is a 80 for me. I just feel very luck to have a lot of ordinary but extraordinary wonderful people around.

Well here they are

Just Facial

Sammy and I went to see Don and Chris in OSU's Wexner. It is very sweat story. Well I did read An interview with Don (Bachardy)in BUTT Magazine. He did a lot of portraits for his partner Christopher Isherwood during a long period time. It is such a nice thing to record a unchanged natural process called aging. I do not think that I have that gift to paint. But I can take pictures to see how age climbs on my face. Well I took a few pictures to start. It is only facial, sorry it is not porn. Here they are

Gardening Again!

I did a bit gardening again today. I know, I know. Yeah am I addicted?@## More like meditating, being real and surreal. Something makes life a bit pleasant. I love one creature nurturing the other one, the intricacy between nature and man making, the various forms of life. Well, I hope that one day I can make living with it and make other happy at the same time. It is still pipe dream and feel good just dreaming^^

Things Hang

Before heading home from our drafting trip, we stop in Charleston for antiquing. Well we found this Roseville piece - hanging pot. Well we finally have our very first piece of Roseville Pot. Now it hangs right in the middle of our dining table. Just beautiful. Sammy finally found a old clock he loves and it took a while to adjust and make right time.