He’s 14 months old. I’ve had him since he was about a month. He’s a good guinea pig. He gets along well with the cats, even lets Elphie climb in his cage with him! He knows his name and his favorite foods are timothy hay and dried papaya chunks.
I just filled up a plastic container with peat pots and planted a bunch of things. I’m not overly fond of peat pots, but it’s the best I’ve got at the moment. I’m going to start a project with using only perlite as a growing medium and see how that does. I should do that right now with some of the other seeds from things I just grew, so I can compare growth rates. Anyway, planted: 3 pomegranate seeds, 3 things that I think/hope were African Violet seeds, 3 pots of ornamental pepper seeds, 3 sage and 2 lavender. Now I need to find the heating pad so I can give it bottom heat.
Five minutes later…
Ok I put some pomegranate seeds into the perlite as well as some cactus seeds. I’m curious to see how it works. Perlite is great for seeds because you can see them so well once you’ve set them down, so you don’t overcrowd an area!
I wanted to post a picture of this because I love it, and because I’m testing out something with posting photos. I know I have jade and a few types of lithops/mimicry stones/living stones..not sure what the tall ones are, another form of jade? Not sure about the one in the middle either.
I just got this email from one of the people I’ve worked with recently.
“Everything works GREAT. I am going to give you a $50 dollar bonus. It is not much, but you wrote a lot of code, and I appreciate it.”
It’s for a project he’s doing with his own money in his spare time. It’s a cool concept and it’s been fun to work on. I’ve even learned a few things from it, but to get something like this out of the blue just makes me so happy! 
Sure, the money is needed, and appreciated, but just knowing that he was happy enough with it to even think about that…wow.
Awesome.
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Lestat is a new musical that is opening on Broadway in March. The book and score are by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The role of Lestat is being played by a dear, sweet, gorgeous, sexy, wonderful man whom I have had the honor of knowing since I was 14. He’s been on Broadway many times, most recently playing the lead in Phantom of the Opera, and Raoul just before that. However, this is his first time originating a leading role in a show, and I am so thrilled for him. I do believe a trip to NYC will be in order in a few months.
Anyway, go check it out, the site and the trailer are sweet!
My book on “mame” Bonsai came today! It’s called Miniature Bonsai, by Herb Gustafson. I can’t wait to read it. These bonsai are so small that they can fit in the palm of your hand!
I haven’t planted any of my new seeds yet. Maybe I’ll do that tomorrow while it’s snowing outside.
I think my Alpine Strawberry has pretty much bit the dust. It’s a perfect pot for herbs though, and I have several types, so that’s something I definitely need to get started on. My calceolaria is doing really well, I need to get some good pictures of it soon!
I don’t want to jinx anything, but I just might have a sign of life from the cactus seeds I put down last week!
Ok so I might just keep my gardening stuff here. I started an avocado seed today. I hope I can make it grow, it’s been almost ten years since I’ve had one live. My calceolaria is doing really well. There’s a lot of new growth coming up and lots more blooms which makes me happy. The pink polka dot is reviving nicely as well.
I have a bunch of seeds that I need to get started on. Dwarf pomegranate, purple carrots, japanese maple, toothache plant, several herbs from my cousin and desert rose.
Still waiting on the cactus seeds to germinate…too many things I need to repot as well. No time, no room, no pots!
