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Muscle car Marathon

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Muscle car Marathon
Did that grab your attention?

Are you a fan of muscle cars? I’ve always found them attractive, or perhaps it’s the men that drive them that I find dangerous and thus attractive? I’m not sure, but either way I’m a fan. Are you a fan of Muscle Cars? If you are you’re in for a real treat because the Muscle Car Marathon will air Nov. 24 at 9am EST on Speedtv.

Yes that photo is silly isn’t it? My muscles in this photo would be more developed if I had been in the garden this past summer as much as I usually am, but unfortunately I just didn’t feel up to being out there as much this year. Oh well. I really do like muscle cars. Honest.






Green Tea

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I enjoy a nice cup of Green tea when I’m sitting in my garden on a nice fall day. Sometimes I have one to warm me up after I’ve come inside after working in the garden for hours. Does anyone else enjoy green tea too?

I’ve actually been drinking Green Tea for several years now. It’s caffeine free, and studies have shown that it might help fight or prevent certain types of cancer. It is also said to aid in digestion.

What types of green tea do you drink? I often drink Japanese green tea. Since I try several different types of green tea I’ve been looking it up on the internet. I found a site that sells Japanese green tea online and has a lot of information about the various types of green teas, brewing methods, and storage information too.

As I was browsing the site I found a product called Matcha. This looks like it could be good! It’s powdered green tea. It may even have more health benefits than traditional forms of green tea. I must look into this.

Does anyone else enjoy a good cup of green tea or do you drink it for it’s health benefits?

Gnomes in the Garden

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My poor husband. I’ve been having fun torturing him with the thought of our garden being filled with gnomes – everywhere! LOL Don’t get me wrong. We both enjoy the cute little fellows but I’ve been teasing my poor man with the idea of hundreds of gnomes placed throughout our garden beds.

I think he might be starting to dream of gnomes.

To back up my little trick on my unsuspecting husband I went looking for sites about gnomes and I found a really good one. There’s quite the assortment of garden gnomes and information at PhenomeGNOME. I love this site! It’s chalk full of everything gnome.

There’s a Gnome forum where you can chat with other gnome lovers and collectors, Gnome Gallery that you can send photos of your gnomes to, perhaps with a story about your gnome. Another interesting feature of this site is the Gnome guide where you can learn the history of gnomes- both fact and fiction. For example did you know that by most accounts, gnomes originated in the icy vastnesses of Scandinavia.

There’s even a brand new Gnome blog called MissGnomer’s Blog. MissGnomer used to hate Gnomes until she discovered ceramic gnomes. She purchased a few of them and her fascination grew until she wanted to know everything there was to know about gnomes from their history to lore.

Vintage German gnome If you love gnomes you must visit this site. You can read about the history of german garden gnomes along with the story of one of the first garden gnome creators August Heissner. If I were to start collecting gnomes, and I’m just saying, I think I’d want to collect some of the vintage beauties like I saw at PhenomeGNOME. There gorgeous!

Naughty Gnome I quite enjoyed the Naughty Gnome page on this site. My husband has a wicked sense of humor and I think he might go for one of the naughty gnomes. Perhaps we’d be able to move on from there and get one or two more “tasteful” gnomes if we got a humorous one first. I’m sure some of you have seen naughty gnomes or perhaps you even have one or two of your own. They just make me laugh.

I’d love to find a bobble head gnome. Now that would be cool. It would also be a gnome that could travel with you if you kept it in the car. You could travel from place to place and take pictures of it at famous or scenic location just as some people do with their garden gnomes.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention PhenomeGNOME welcomes visitors to submit stories about their passion for gnomes, how they got started with gnomes, and stories about what you do with your gnomes – such as keeping one at the office or taking one on trips with you. You’re also invited to share photos of your gnomes or collection. I think they’d eventually like to have a photo gallery of gnomes from all over the world.

So, should I stop torturing my husband with the thought of hundreds of gnomes throughout the garden or should I let it rest for a while? I think I might bug him for a little while longer.

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