Besides books on food and foodways and eating, Michael Pollan also wrote The Botany of Desire, about how plants manipulate humans to create new plant species.
This leads me to wonder: Do I really want what I want? Or is there some external force working in the universe to thwart my true desires? I mean, I know how I'd dress given my druthers (Stevie Nicks is a GODDESS), but the reality of me is much . . . sloppier. And less lace driven, although still platform shoed.
And for those more formal occasions like prom:
And she had an album entitled Bella Donna! Which is a super poisonous plant! She was so meant to be on this website somehow.
To return to the subject of garden desire, in my last post, I swooned over black/burgundy plants. Now those are schmexy colors invoking Tom Ford a la Gucci (in the not hilarious, campy way, but in the oh, goodness! way). But why not pink? Not fuchsia, but pink. Or lavender? I mean, look at Scott Weber's garden on any of his postings on Rhone Street Garden. Photographic skills aside, this gentleman has a lovely sweep of lovely! Why don't I want it? OK, I'm lazy, and those flowers aren't going to deadhead themselves, but is that it? I know why I don't plant anything with yellow foliage or flowers even though I do like them. It's because I read once that real estate agents plant yellow flowers because viewers remember that, and hence, will remember the house. My reasoning is that yellow flowers/foliage will cause someone who is casing the joint to come back and rob it. Yah, I'm serious. Hey, it's a good a reason as any.
But again, am I creating my personal Eden or the other way around?
This leads me to wonder: Do I really want what I want? Or is there some external force working in the universe to thwart my true desires? I mean, I know how I'd dress given my druthers (Stevie Nicks is a GODDESS), but the reality of me is much . . . sloppier. And less lace driven, although still platform shoed.
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| GODDESS |
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| He'd be the best prom date ever, no offense Alan, David, or Derek |
And she had an album entitled Bella Donna! Which is a super poisonous plant! She was so meant to be on this website somehow.
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| Atropa belladonna |
To return to the subject of garden desire, in my last post, I swooned over black/burgundy plants. Now those are schmexy colors invoking Tom Ford a la Gucci (in the not hilarious, campy way, but in the oh, goodness! way). But why not pink? Not fuchsia, but pink. Or lavender? I mean, look at Scott Weber's garden on any of his postings on Rhone Street Garden. Photographic skills aside, this gentleman has a lovely sweep of lovely! Why don't I want it? OK, I'm lazy, and those flowers aren't going to deadhead themselves, but is that it? I know why I don't plant anything with yellow foliage or flowers even though I do like them. It's because I read once that real estate agents plant yellow flowers because viewers remember that, and hence, will remember the house. My reasoning is that yellow flowers/foliage will cause someone who is casing the joint to come back and rob it. Yah, I'm serious. Hey, it's a good a reason as any.
But again, am I creating my personal Eden or the other way around?
I'm pretty sure I would LOVE to see you dressed up like that! I think I would wear that stuff too if I could get more than my thigh in it. LOL
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