prairie point

Archive for July, 2003

the largest pecan tree in the world

Posted: Thursday, July 31st, 2003 in nature and environment | 7 Comments »

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon and we just felt like getting out of town. I had read about a garden in Weatherford that was open to the public and we decided to drive there and see it. With time on our hands afterwards we drove back through town and found a tourist […]

confluence

Posted: Wednesday, July 30th, 2003 in blogging and technology | 2 Comments »

From Joel at Pax Nortona I learned of The Degree Confluence Project, which has its goal to “visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location”
These are the entries for the four intersections nearest me:
33N 97W     […]

another kind of prairie point

Posted: Wednesday, July 30th, 2003 in something about me | Comments Off

Tricia tells me that those triangles along the border of this new quilt she is working on are called “prairie points.”
Some of those fabrics are ones I helped pick out when we stopped at quilt shops on our road trips. I like western patterns and she’s worked them into several quilts […]

anticipation

Posted: Tuesday, July 29th, 2003 in blogging and technology | 1 Comment »

I’m expecting a new machine from Dell any day now. After reading the troubles Fred has been having I’m wondering if I made the right decision. This time I’m getting a laptop so I can work out on the patio instead of being cooped up inside all the time.
Actually it’s Tricia who […]

green calculator

Posted: Monday, July 28th, 2003 in nature and environment | Comments Off

Like to take quizzes? You can estimate the amount of carbon dioxide you generate with this calculator at the National Wildlife Federation site.
I came out about average. Hope you do better.

 

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