The Daily Lizzard

Spring Comes to the Greenwich Garden

noreply@blogger.com (the lizzard) — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:43:00 +0000

Scabiosa "Butterfly Blue"

Columbine "McKana"

Columbine "Winky Blue and White"

Saxifraga "Highland Red"

"Angelique" tulip

Well, spring has finally arrived in the Greenwich garden! The tulips are looking lovely and all but one of the perennials have survived the winter. I've added some new plants this spring:Columbine "Winky Blue", Scabiosa "Butterfly Blue",and Saxifraga "Highland Red". Every trip to Home Depot results in some new additions to the garden! I just can't resist all the beautiful temptations. Vegetables are planted,and the herb garden is doing very well. I can't wait to pick and eat those first tomatoes! YUM!!!

Just because this was making me laugh...And, I like to bust the Lizzard's chops!

noreply@blogger.com (butterfly) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:53:00 +0000

courtesy of icanhascheezburger?

The Lizzard Returns!

noreply@blogger.com (the lizzard) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:12:00 +0000

Snow falls on St. Francis

and covers all

the sleeping bulbs!

The new orchids!

OK... so I've been a little busy lately. There are some new orchids in the collection and some of the non productive ones have been donated to the Orchid Society. They auction them off to new homes gaining money for the society and hopes of success for the new owners! The Greenwich garden is under snow and ice now. I planted 100 tulip bulbs just before the snow hit! Hopefully Mischievous Squirrel didn't see me planting them. We all know that he will assume that they are a spring treat for him! Have a good winters nap my lovely garden...See you in the spring. My thanks to Mischievous Squirrel for maintaining my blog while I was so busy. I haven't seen you in a long time...Are you settled down for a long winter's nap too? Maybe some seeds ON THE SNOW...NOT ON THE DECK...can lure you out!

Since the Lizzard has not posted in ages...A Photo Album!

noreply@blogger.com (mischievous squirrel) — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:05:00 +0000

Since the Lizzard is too preoccupied with her garden to come inside and update her blog once in a while...I, Mischievous Squirrel, have taken over!

Here is a photo album from Lizzie Sue's Garden. By the way, I am eating her tomatoes RIGHT NOW!!! Muuuuuuuaaaaaahaaaaahaaaaa!

What is happening in Connecticut this weekend? A Belated 4th of July Celebration!

noreply@blogger.com (the lizzard) — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:06:00 +0000

We set off explosive devices...and filled the neighborhood with smoke!!!

It's Official...the Herman Sisters are Popular!

noreply@blogger.com (butterfly) — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:25:00 +0000

Well, maybe not popular-popular, but they are a part of popular art...on TwitterMosaic.com!

Casablanca movie posters -- what a lovely entrée into the wonderful world of mosaics for the Herman Sisters!

The first poster is a black and white version in which Aunt Jackie aka crazyvermonter appears several times. You can see the circled kitty faces that I was able to find with a quick eyeball scan...

In this colorful version, Aunt Jackie and your favorite reptile, Lizzie Sue aka the_lizzard appear together! Those Herman girls really get around, huh? I have marked them with separate colors -- this time crazyvermonter is circled in green and the_lizzard in red.

Congratulations ladies! As per usual, you can see the original versions of the mosaics with the list of members at www.twittermosaic.com and become a part of the art by "following" twitter_mosaic.

An Episode of "This American Life" that details the tragic story of "the Squirrel Cop"...and other good stuff!

noreply@blogger.com (butterfly) — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:03:00 +0000

Today's post features an audio player!!! We found a very funny (and...somewhat appropriate) episode of This American Life from Public Radio International, WBEZ Chicago, that we thought y'all would enjoy. There are some great stories included here -- it is definitely worth a listen...

So, GO! Get yourself a cup of tea (or coffee) and enjoy TAL's Episode 115: "First Day".

-------> Mischievous Squirrel, my esteemed fellow-guest-blogger, may want to skip the section of the program regarding the "Squirrel Cop" -- it is very disturbing! <------

[Image courtesy of the reproductive powers of Jared Benedict, who borrowed the design from his This American Life T-shirt and painstakingly recreated the artwork in Adobe Illustrator. I know what that's like...God, bless his patience!]

Speaking of Teabagging...Yowza!

noreply@blogger.com (mischievous squirrel) — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:32:00 +0000

This guy makes your friend Mischievous Squirrel feel a little bit insecure...Jeez Louise!

[ Photo courtesy of http://fark.pbwiki.com/Squirrel ]

Who says rodents have no talent?

noreply@blogger.com (mischievous squirrel) — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:48:00 +0000

Mischievous Squirrel here, again! I am really enjoying this guest-blogging gig...It's so nice to be in the air-conditioned house, enjoying a drink on the Lizzard's couch and surfing YouTube on her laptop.

Check this guy out...COOL!

Don't Drink and...CLIMB!

noreply@blogger.com (mischievous squirrel) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:32:00 +0000

And now...a Public Service Announcement from Mr. Mischievous Squirrel, Esq.

DON'T DRINK AND CLIMB!

tDL has been temporarily taken over while the Lizzard is out of town...

noreply@blogger.com (mischievous squirrel) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:14:00 +0000

Hello, folks! Mischievous Squirrel here.

tDL's administrator recently informed me that the Lizzard would be out of town for about a week and asked if I would be willing to fill in for her as a guest blogger.

I was truly honored by the invitation! It had always been my understanding that the Lizzard was not fond of squirrels, but I was assured that she was "actively reconsidering her position and trying to improve her public image on the issue." The guest blogging job offer? An extension of the symbolic Olive Branch -- and I never refuse food...

So here I am! Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed! Ready to work and help out on the Daily Lizzard!

[ Muaaaaaaaahaaaaaahaaaaaaaaahaaaaa -- the mischievous games begin! While the Lizzard is away, let the Rodents and the Antelope play!! ]

Mom's busy in the garden, folks...KILLING SQUIRRELS!

noreply@blogger.com (butterfly) — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:08:00 +0000

How do you feel about that, Prairie Dog?!?

Fourth of July in the Garden

noreply@blogger.com (the lizzard) — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 00:21:00 +0000

That damned squirrel is back!

The sign was clearly posted!

Lovely snapdragons are added to the front bed.

The new pink verbena,"Limerock Dream", and "Moonbeam" coreopsis.

Everything is growing fast here in the Greenwich garden! The new rock garden is working out very well, and all the flowers planted in it seem to be happy. However...the school system has failed the local rodent population...The sign was clearly posted and still they think it's OK to pig out here!!! I may have to resort to more drastic measures! Squirrels BEWARE!!!

Look what's new in the garden!

noreply@blogger.com (the lizzard) — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 15:50:00 +0000

Recently I have added some new plants in the front garden beds. Now that the greens of the spring bulbs have died back, I've added some Snapdragons in their place! No easy task considering that you have to dig around the sleeping bulbs. In the new bed I've added some pink Verbena and some new types of Coreopsis. The salmon colored one is "Limerock Dream" and the tiny flowered yellow one is "Moonbeam". I love their delicate little flowers! The Nasturtiums on the deck have started to bloom in shades of yellow, red, and orange. The newly constructed rock garden on the ledge is finished and planted with red Verbena and pink Impatiens. Normally I wouldn't have put pink and red together, but they really seem to complement each other very nicely! The new bed along the neighbors garage is finished. What a digging task that was. Every time I put the shovel in the ground I'd hit a rock! Not always a little rock but a LARGE rock! Some were too large for me to lift! The ones that I could lift became the wall of the rock garden. Today is the first day all week that it's not raining. I'll be out there tonight weeding and planting in the moonlight! New photos will be posted soon. Be sure to check them out!

Oh, Mother. You are so...DISNEY!

noreply@blogger.com (butterfly) — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:44:00 +0000

The Daily Lizzard has been rated...

No bad words were found.

How sad. You'd better sex those plants up, lady! Can't you plant some cucumbers or zucchini in that garden? [snicker, snark, snicker, LOL, SNORT!!]

Nice melons, by the way...

Garden Updates

noreply@blogger.com (the lizzard) — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:09:00 +0000

Wow! Look how big we've grown! It looks like we may be eating tomatoes in July. Yummm! There are flowers on the string bean plants and we've had many arugula salads. The flowers are still happy and the new flower bed is the envy of all the neighbors. Wait until the blanket flowers start to bloom. I plan to create another bed by the mailboxes for the rest of the blanket flowers when the seedlings are large enough to transplant. The next venture will be some flowers in the back yard!

The envy of all the neighbors!

The big flower pots...

Pansies are still going strong...

Look at these tomatoes!

My, how we've grown!

There's flowers on those bean plants!

WWW.LIZZIESUE.COM --- It's Lizzard Approved!

noreply@blogger.com (butterfly) — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:53:00 +0000

We are very excited to announce that www.lizziesue.com (main site) is officially uploaded and ready for your viewing enjoyment!

Check it out and tell your friends in the NY/CT area. Know any small store owners who need help with their window displays? Stores that are less than well merchandised? Tell 'em to call Lizzie Sue...she's a professional!

In addition, for those who have "Charlie Brown Syndrome" when it comes to holiday decorating in their homes...Lizzie Sue is offering seasonal decorating services for a select few. Book her early, folks!

All graphics custom-designed by the butterfly, of course!

Let us know what you think :)

Musical goodness break :)

noreply@blogger.com (butterfly) — Tue, 29 May 2007 05:46:00 +0000

Here is a fun new little widget filled with musical goodness. Enjoy :)

[See the WWW.LAST.FM widget in tDL's sidebar...]

Improvements to the Daily Lizzard...could it get any better?

noreply@blogger.com (butterfly) — Sat, 26 May 2007 02:09:00 +0000

Also detailed over at TBB:

For those of you who enjoy XML FEEDS:
"Comments" feeds for Atom and RSS were not working correctly --- they were directed to the regular Post feed, instead of the Comments. This has been rectified! :)

Wanna Search tDL??
Just added a dandy little Google-powered "Search" field so that you all can search the blog with keywords. As Google continues to crawl the blog pages, this search will get better at finding stuff in the blog (takes time.)

For those of you who enjoy searching by using an INDEX:
Just added a tDL SITE MAP that will provide all Lizzard's posts in Monthly Archives, Daily Archives with Post Titles and Archives Sorted by Labels....[Vanessa will try to update this monthly???]

Wowsa. Enjoy! :)

Springtime in the new garden!

noreply@blogger.com (the lizzard) — Wed, 23 May 2007 02:07:00 +0000

Rescued Orchid Blooms!

Spring Flowers

Future Tomatoes

The Raised Garden

There's a new garden here in Greenwich! After many years of being separated from the soil, we have been reunited. My man has kindly built me a raised bed in the yard. The plants and seeds are in, so now it's all about waiting and watering. The flowers in the front of the house are looking very happy. I'm hoping to create some more flower beds in the front. There is a "rescued" orchid that has just come into bloom for the first time. Gotta love the rescued plant. You never know what you'll get! Good or bad, it's always rewarding to revive an ailing plant and get it to bloom for you!

A special Mother's Day video posting...

noreply@blogger.com (butterfly) — Sun, 13 May 2007 20:53:00 +0000

Especially made for the Lizzard...a disco surprise!

This letter opener was way too cute not to share!

noreply@blogger.com (butterfly) — Tue, 08 May 2007 07:34:00 +0000

Check this rabbit out...not the most efficient worker, but always hilarious around the water cooler, I suspect! LOL

The Lizzard is a menace to society!!!

noreply@blogger.com (the lizzard) — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:08:00 +0000

Look what I did on vacation with the kids...I'm a pistol-packing momma!

I started out a little scattered on the first target --- but look how much better I got by the second and third!

First time out and I am already a crackshot!!!

Kitten update...from Vermont!

noreply@blogger.com (the lizzard) — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:16:00 +0000

From the loving foster parents, Jackie and Jim...Momasita and a couple of her kittens, Petey and Tilly!! Where are the other 3 kittens??? Camera shy, I guess...

Good Luck, new babies. No trouble getting you all adopted, I suspect. Resistance [to cuteness] is futile...

Surreal...somehow in spite of the ending, still lovely!

noreply@blogger.com (butterfly) — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:22:00 +0000

Because the Lizzard has been too busy to post...doing what? Probably cleaning...scrubbing this, washing that, dusting the other and then some wiping! Stop cleaning, start living.

This has been a Public Service Announcement from The Daily Lizzard --- Building Better Blogs for Tomorrow. Enjoy!