Hey Darling Ones, When I finally decided to paint the main bedroom in Supergenius HQ back in like 2007, I inadvertently chose the same colors as the Wakefield Twins of Sweet Valley. One wall is…
Posts tagged Sadness Garden
The COVID Diaries: He Has Risen
Hi Darling Ones, In the middle of my many and varied pandemic depressions, I ordered a tradescantia nanouk named Travis. I’ve mentioned him before. What I don’t think I told you is that the first…
The COVID Diaries: Fecund
Dear Darling Ones, I love the word fecund, and am always a little bit sad that I can’t use it very often. Other words I love and can’t use very often include: draconian, concatenate, juniper,…
The COVID Diaries: Suitable for Sadness
Hi Darling Ones, Every time I add a new plant to the Sadness Garden on Planta it tells me a little about the plant (a tradescantia nanouk named Travis), as you can see above. Because…
The COVID Diaries: Just a Little Psychic Humor
Hi Darling Ones, Jodi Hanson spent the night over at our house every other weekend throughout the summer of 1987. That was the summer we discovered crystals, tarot cards (purchased at the Waldenbooks in the…
The COVID Diaries: Kinda Shoulda Sorta Woulda
Darling Ones! I hope you remember way back on February 25th when I predicted Phyllis the Amaryllis would bust our her flower on March 3rd. Because, take a look at that picture up there. I’m…
The COVID Diaries: Donuts & Other Delights
So, Darling Ones, Still no flower, which is okay. I’m putting my money on that baby bursting forth on March 3rd. I got a lot on my mind today, as I mentioned in yesterday’s letter,…
The COVID Diaries: It’s the Biggest Thing in My Life, I Guess
Attention, Darling Ones! We’ve officially entered Phyllis the Amaryllis Watch 2021, also known as the only reason for me to get out of bed in the morning. My baby bucket of dirt is gonna burst…
The COVID Diaries: Repetition, Pop Tarts & Phallic Plants
Dear Darling Ones, For someone who doesn’t speak to very many people very often I spend a lot of time convinced I’m repeating myself over and over. I don’t know if the pandemic has brought…
The COVID Diaries: Dinner with Boomers & Zoomers, or Bueller. Bueller. Bueller.
Hello Darling Ones, Thank for indulging my toxic loneliness yesterday. I felt much better after writing about it and getting those feelings outside myself. Much as I suspected, despite my negative attitude, dinner with The…