Kiva loans

I have microlent to:

Shamim Akhtar Nasar Ahmad Group


Shamim Akhtar Nasar Ahmad Group
Location:Pakistan, Raiwind
Activity:Transportation

Niètaga (le Succès) Group


Niètaga (le Succès) Group
Location:Mali, Koutiala
Activity:Retail

Oyunchimeg Norpil


Oyunchimeg Norpil
Location:Mongolia, Arhangai
Activity:Internet Cafe

Maybe they’re zombie tomatoes?

Well. Last week was a little crazy.

I got all caught up in this Whole Foods boycott, working on their new blog, and reading something like 50+ strategy emails a day.

The clincher came on Thursday night when I came home from going out to get a tamarind ice (my new favorite thing; I think [...]

R.I.P. Tomato Plant, May 2009 – August 2009.

Remember the lovely wee seedling I brought home and how I fussed over it? And how it turned into a great big beautiful plant?

But then… the blossom end rot came.

Now this:

And so now, I say this with all due sincerity…

UP YOURS, YOU STUPID PIECE OF CRAP PLANT. I’D COME OUT THERE AND KICK [...]

Oh frig, you guys.

I think my tomatoes are developing blossom end rot.

What can I do about it?

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Fire Escape Gardening : early July

Although that photo is of the very first bean harvest (in its entirety), there have been several others — all of which yielded the same amount. Oh! And this one time? I got two beans at the same time. DOUBLE HARVEST.

Yeah. So far, not really worth making my husband lug home 20 pounds of soil [...]

Perhaps I am suffering some sort of rain-induced dementia.

For those of you not living on the eastern coast of the US, here’s what you’re missing out on: rain. Rain, more rain, cloudiness, then some downpours, followed by a 30-minute window of sun where you shout, “Holy shit, I see the sun! GET YOUR SHOES ON EVERYONE!” which will immediately be followed by more [...]