Oh the miscellany.

[mollyringle]

radiofreecarbon and I discovered the coolest plant mecca yesterday, in the form of Swanson's Nursery in north Ballard. Five acres of pleasantly organized plants, all looking healthy and happy. As a plus, it was foggy and chilly outside, which is my preferred way to browse plants.

But the best part of going to such places is finally being able to put a name to the plants you've seen everywhere but couldn't identify before. One such, for me, was rockrose (Cistus sp.), an evergreen whose leaves have this lovely distinctive myrrh smell. We are now proud owners of two such shrubs. Also picked up some kinnikinnick, a nice NW ground cover that radiofreecarbon knows about from being the type of person who tromps through wet forests and examines stuff in them for a living, and wintergreen as well.

OK, call me dense, but until yesterday I did not know that the flavor we call "wintergreen" actually comes from this plant. I thought it was some variation on mint. But the tag on the plant said "edible red berries," so I cautiously picked one off and nibbled on it, and, whoa! It tasted exactly like a wintergreen LifeSaver! Cool. I like having garden plants with interesting qualities. Now let's hope the &*^%@ squirrel leaves it alone.

In other news, Roy of "Siegfried and _" got mauled by one of their white tigers and is in critical condition. Yikes!

And a present for the Orlando fangirls: Orli with totally hot rumpled hair. Click-save!

Comments

[kenshi.livejournal.com]

The paramount question in my mind with this whole Sigfried and Roy business is:

Does Nevada have a same-sex marriage law, and if not under what legal grounds can Sigfried visit Roy in the intensive care ward?

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

I don't think they have a same-sex marriage law, but that's a moot point here because, as I understand it, Siegfried and Roy are legally "royalty" in Nevada, and thus can go wherever they want.

Music

[(Anonymous)]

Oooh! Okay, forgive me, but this has nothing to do with most of what you wrote, although it was interesting. But "One Day More" is the best song from Les Miz! The day before Les Miserables closed on Broadway, I happened to be in NYC. There was this huge poster with the Cosette picture and it said, "One Day More"! It was very sad...and yet so funny!

Okay. Sorry about the slight hyperness.

Re: Music

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Ahh, yes, it was in my head all day after listening to the CD. A longtime favorite of mine, that show. I was considering doing a post about how they made Cosette too silly and girly (as an adult) in the musical, and romanticized Eponine too much, when in the book things are rather different - but all the same, that's a great musical.

The same folks did a fabulous job with 'Jane Eyre' (the new musical), too. Might want to check it out!