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Archives for January 2009

Gardening: good for making sexy time

January 25, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 11 Comments

Scientists tell us what women already know: men who garden are hot. “As little as 30 minutes a week tending the garden or allotment can dramatically improve men’s performance in bed, according to the experts in the field. Digging, weeding or mowing the lawn for half an hour reduced men’s risk of failing to live […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous

Moss carpet by Nguyen La Chanh

January 16, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 8 Comments

Is it just me, or is moss everywhere these days? I love all the new applications designers and artists are finding for the lovely green stuff. Like this prototype moss carpet by designer Nguyen La Chanh. The base is constructed of a foam called plastazote, which is soft and retards the growth of mold. Each […]

Filed Under: Indoors, Inspiration Tagged With: Indoors, moss, moss art, moss carpet, nguyen la chanh

New Year’s resolutions 2009

January 4, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 17 Comments

My balcony veggie patch, future home to new raised beds. Happy New Year! Here’s to 2009 being good to all of us. Every year, I make resolutions for my garden. Sometimes they’re lofty, sometimes precise, and sometimes, like last year’s, general and acheivable. This year, everything revolves around growing more edibles. How much (more) can […]

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