Sachet Giveaway

My sweet wife had decided to give away two sets of her dryer sachets to people out there who love herbal crafts. The giveaway lasts two weeks and is already three days in.
You can enter this giveaway by going to giveawaysandglitter.
Remember Even if you don't win you can still purchase these fragrant sachets from her etsy store.

Crochet Class at UTA

So this isn't necessarily... ok, anything like a garden post but I can't help myself.
I will be teaching a class on basic crochet at UTA this spring.  It will be from April 14 to the 28 for three Saturdays.  Even if you have no idea how to crochet, as long as you keep at it you will be able to do a simple project by the end of the last class.  Most of you are probably out of the area and won't be able to make it but if you live in the metroplex just go to UTA's continuing education site here.

Roses in the Winter?

It's winter still and the roses aren't blooming yet but that's just what my wife needed for her sachets. Trying to find a florist with some old flowers that they don't want AND are willing to give them to you is really hard. The big chains are too scared to let anything go out for free just in case someone decided to put them in a stew and eat them, gets sick, and then tries to sue them for the terrible flower petals that weren't meant for consumption in the first place. Fortunately we were able to find some but only because the person who had them wasn't going to have the time to make potpourri herself.

This next growing season I'll just have to make sure I collect all of the petals our rose bushes put out so this won't happen again, but it probably will.

Apples

My apple sprout is doing well. Currently it sits with yet another citrus sprout (don't know what kind) in front of the house.
My wife and I were sitting here wondering just how long people have been eating apples and, along with it, how long they have been using them in crafts. We have come up with the conclusion that we will NEVER know. Apples have been eaten for so long that the origins of most of what is done with them has been lost to antiquity.
I usually don't use all caps like above but it just seemed to fit.
Anyhow their uses have come to fit into many different cultures and with all of this global mixing about there are probably tons of new things to do. So I figure I'll plant the tree and eat. Unless I kill this one too...