Hey kids! Do you like comics? If so, then join our resident comic nerd...I mean expert...Mike at 2:00 p.m. this Saturday, June 2 for Comic Books: Then or Now?. We'll talk about vitally important things like DC or Marvel, which superhero has the best movies, favorite writers and artists, and whatever else you want to talk about. It should be a pretty good time.
Almost everyone I know who gardens uses mulch. In the flowerbeds, around the trees, and all over in the landscape you see mulch of all types. Cypress mulch is probably the most familiar, but there are many other types of mulch that can be used. Besides being decorative, mulch is very beneficial for all plants.
Where were you on Friday, May 18th? I was surviving the zombie hoard. Lee's Summit teens kicked off this year's Teen Summer Reading Program (entitled "Own the Night") with a 3 hour Zombie Apocalypse Survival Camp. Teens from all over the city joined us for Zombie trivia, Zombification, and assorted zombie survival exercises.
I am very proud of myself this year. I’ve managed to keep my little vegetable patch weeded. You may think that this is not such a big deal, but it is for me. I hate weeding! Trying to differentiate between weeds and vegetables (especially when they are seedlings) is a pain. Who knew that spinach seedlings look just like grass? Not me. Good thing I was letting those weeds get a little taller so I could get a hold of them. Bending, stooping, or kneeling is also a pain (sometimes literally). I have been using a rotary cultivator to help with the weeding chore.
Organic gardening is one of the most popular of all gardening methods. Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary defines organic as: of, relating to, or derived from living organisms. So basically, going organic means you garden without the use of chemical herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, or fertilizers.
What are you planning for your vacation this year? I'd bet it involves beaches or passports, maybe Disneyworld? This year, I gathered a few friends and joined 500 various romance novelists in the Windy city. After all, there's only one thing better than a job that daily surrounds you with thousands of books. That would be a vacation that surrounds you with hundreds of authors (oh, and free food). Amy F. and Terri C. (both fellow MCPL librarians) joined me in our first trip to the romance reader's cultural Mecca, also known as, Romantic Times Book Convention.
While I was doing research for my new vegetable garden, I ran across several books on companion planting. I had heard of companion planting, but I didn’t know any details. So, I checked one out. It was full of very interesting information! For instance, I learned that marigolds deter many insect pests, and most vegetables don’t like fennel. Also, many plants have other plants that can harm or enhance their flavors. I had never realized that you couldn’t plant certain plants near each other.
