tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post6970813185543109883..comments2024-03-29T14:49:22.410+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: The Collecting ImpulseSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-67422207029169592482018-04-25T13:10:19.408+01:002018-04-25T13:10:19.408+01:00Get some diatomaceous earth - works wonders on ant...Get some diatomaceous earth - works wonders on ants and slugs. It is ground up coral and the sharp edges cuts into their digestive system. It is safe for pets. Good luck!Jean Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244968309213848871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-70106494515744377052018-04-25T02:50:27.883+01:002018-04-25T02:50:27.883+01:00I would love to be minimalist, but I live with a c...I would love to be minimalist, but I live with a collector & a "but we might need this" type of a person. Well, I also think we might need it. We're doomed. Ha!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-80220710422252556662018-04-25T02:36:27.721+01:002018-04-25T02:36:27.721+01:00I try to plant what the pests don't like. That...I try to plant what the pests don't like. That way I don't need to kill anything. And if it can't be avoided, I wimp out and get my husband to do it. (ants)<br /><br />Other than that, a shrug of the shoulders is what I fall back on if something is eaten or otherwise dies.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-64515792143430625302018-04-24T21:32:22.578+01:002018-04-24T21:32:22.578+01:00Slugs......Snot lumps from hellSlugs......Snot lumps from hellJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-28580593562839532018-04-24T19:40:02.435+01:002018-04-24T19:40:02.435+01:00We tried everything under the sun but it all comes...We tried everything under the sun but it all comes back to killing. In fact, we have created our own slug killing app, an alarm that goes off after sunset, whereupon one of us has to go out with the miner's torch headband and pick their way through the vegetable garden and assorted herbs and flowering plants.<br />I just throw them in a bucket with petrol in it, R cuts them in half first.<br />But otherwiese we are peaceful.<br /><br />I am considering getting a pair of Indian Runner ducks but apparently they make a lot of noise which will not go down ell with the neighbours.<br /><br />Still, a nice idea that seems to be working for some: <br />https://permaculturenews.org/2013/02/05/a-complete-guide-to-using-slugs-as-a-resource-with-indian-runner-ducks/Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-2384864847427759292018-04-24T16:48:40.692+01:002018-04-24T16:48:40.692+01:00Despite our best efforts, our mint plant was eaten...Despite our best efforts, our mint plant was eaten by aphids or something last year. SWMBO says she's going to try about 4 herbs this year.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-37116164493913074972018-04-24T16:17:00.776+01:002018-04-24T16:17:00.776+01:00Love those feathers!Love those feathers!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-4568709608137283432018-04-24T15:30:35.218+01:002018-04-24T15:30:35.218+01:00Blogging is the best for recording the crazy detai...Blogging is the best for recording the crazy details of daily life. I love your art of collecting. I wish I had started mine when I was young.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-35972111492125523892018-04-24T15:15:41.617+01:002018-04-24T15:15:41.617+01:00A good curiosity about things goes a long way to o...A good curiosity about things goes a long way to our collecting habits. AS a little kid it was one of your learning strategies. I often wonder where you learned scientific naming of plants .Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-2631008886909214182018-04-24T14:24:42.486+01:002018-04-24T14:24:42.486+01:00you'd probably have a nervous breakdown if you...you'd probably have a nervous breakdown if you had to live with me with all the stuff I have. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-88964252653430761692018-04-24T13:55:31.054+01:002018-04-24T13:55:31.054+01:00The Taste of Tennessee shot is fabulous.
And I kn...The Taste of Tennessee shot is fabulous. <br />And I know nothing about slugs. <br />I believe I may be collecting grandchildren these days. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-84261593270448187622018-04-24T09:41:50.574+01:002018-04-24T09:41:50.574+01:00I think the owners of that chicken shop picked the...I think the owners of that chicken shop picked the wrong state. Surely, it should have been "Taste of Kentucky". I guess "Taste of Florida" would serve alligator burgers in a rich orange sauce. Another shop "Taste of Nebraska" would specialise in boring items like grey socks and lumps of wood.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-77294409206333714722018-04-24T09:21:58.749+01:002018-04-24T09:21:58.749+01:00I collect unusual friends, and though their number...I collect unusual friends, and though their numbers have dwindled in recent years, I'm always on the look out for more...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-45280658159016126882018-04-24T08:44:34.167+01:002018-04-24T08:44:34.167+01:00Slugs and snails are abundant in our little garden...Slugs and snails are abundant in our little garden and I hate killing them. When we had an allotment we used slug killer only once after watching the poor things wreathing and foaming while they died. We now only buy plants that slugs and snails do not eat even though I would love some of the others.<br />As for collecting, my thing is of course needlework items, fabric, cottons, buttons and wool. I have tons of the stuff and still keep buying if I see it at car boots etc. lol I can always see in my minds eye what I could make with it.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.com