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40 Seeds Columbine “Black Barlow” (Aquilegia vulgaris) Seeds by Seed Needs

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

All 40 seeds were planted three months ago, and so far four seedlings have sprouted. Nowhere near ready to have flowers yet, but am very happy with the seedlings! Columbines tend to have uneven germination rates so I’m not giving up on the rest of them yet. Especially as we head into the colder months…they like the cold. I’ll update my review once the flowers start showing and I can comment on their gorgeousness.

Update: I have two surviving plants out of the 40 seeds planted. The flowers were smaller than I thought they would be, but then, the picture didn’t show size context. I am very happy with my Black Barlows and would plant again, given that I love unusually dark flowers. They have survived well through our Zone 9 winter in pots!

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‘C.E.T. Enzymatic Oral Hygiene Chews for Cats, Fish-Flavored, 96 Chews

Monday, December 26th, 2011

These were recommended to us at the veterinary hospital to keep our cats’ teeth cleaner in between cleanings. As we’ve only been using them a few months, don’t know if they’ve helped in that regard, although one of our cats has been back and the doctor said her teeth “look good”. She had a dental three months ago, so who knows if treats had anything to do with that.

But we do know that the “kids” love them. They go absolutely, hysterically crazy for them. I’ve never seen such a response to any treat. Our 2-year-old bats his around like a hockey puck, terrorizing it, stalking it, and finally devouring it. Our middle-aged mellow boy carefully contemplates his and eats it slowly, like he wants to savor every bit of it as long as possible. Our senior queen kitty picks hers up and carries it to a private place where she can dine by herself. Our kids are large and the size of these is no problem. At first I cut them into smaller pieces, but that turned out to not be necessary.

I only wish they weren’t so darned expensive. Amazon has the best price, but with multiple cats getting 1-2 per day, every day, we need to buy them frequently.

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Dallas: The Complete First & Second Seasons (1978)

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

This is a must-have for any fan of the program “Dallas”. If you’re not a fan but have seen portions of the series and weren’t sure what you got from it, revisit these two seasons for maximum benefit. If you haven’t yet seen the show but are interested, this is where you start in order for the rest of it to make sense.

“Dallas” started out as a miniseries that wasn’t intended to become a thirteen-season international sensation. But even in the beginning, the quality that would span over a decade was evident. There had never been a character like J.R. Ewing. The Ewings were a television family that viewers came to love and care about, including J.R., if only to see what would happen next so we could make fun of it.

The nighttime soap showcased some of the finest acting that has ever been seen on television, but for the first two seasons, it’s primarily about introductions. Who are the Ewings? Who are the Barnes’s? What do we care? How do they relate to each other vs. the outside world? What kinds of problems do really rich, proud, compulsive capitalists have?

In these first two seasons, enjoy the production that has held up so well over the years while getting acquainted with the characters and situations that will seem so charming later as the original characters are replaced by hordes of less interesting ones.

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