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Confession.....

Diposting oleh fawaid on Selasa, 29 April 2008

It's confession time. If you frequent my blog you know I am pretty open about most everything. I share my ideas, things I find and stumble across, sales, contests, information, etc. So I need to own up with all my blogging buddies so I get back to blogging again where it doesn't feel like I'm "hiding" something. Anyway, the photo is NOT ME - just a stock photo I found but it plainly tells and explains my absence these last couple of months.

The couch has been my best friend during the day allowing me to lounge and sleep as I have tried to fight off being sick. And this being baby number 4 the pounds are coming on all too quickly as well! LOL!!!

I feel like I am starting to have more consistent days/hours where I feel pretty good. Please forgive my lack of blogging. I found that whatever "strength" I have had left for the day went into tending my family and trying to still be a mom/housekeeper/cook/etc. Although my husband stepped up and has been doing a WONDERFUL job!

So I hope to be back to "normal" (can you even say that when you are pregnant? LOL) soon. thanks for continuing to stop by! xo - Meg

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Network Display Tech a Hit at Interop

Diposting oleh fawaid

Only half-way through the day one of Interop 2008, IT managers are feeling the love for DisplayLink USB graphics enabled docks, monitors and adapters.

One friendly visitor said, "I come to this show every year and there are usually a couple of really interesting things that make it worth the trip - this is one of them."

Others simply say, "that's cool" or "I love it". We agree.

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See USB Productivity At Interop!

Diposting oleh fawaid on Senin, 28 April 2008

Visit DisplayLink at Interop, where we’ll showcase a variety of technology that makes multi-display productivity a snap.

A multi-monitor set up that actually saves power
Six monitors connected via USB
USB docking stations and port replicators
USB graphics adapters (UGAs) for VGA and DVI monitors
PC and Mac drivers
And more!

See it first-hand, Booth #2458, to experience the simplicity and power of DisplayLink’s network display technology and enter to win an ultra-portable Dell laptop and one of thirty UGAs!

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A new secret garden!

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Sitting by the window this afternoon i feel like I'm in a terrarium, all of this rain. It's warmish, a little steamy and you can actually see the new leaves growing on the trees. On Saturday I made a new carnivorous terrarium and took some photos to show the process.

And here is my new killer all done.

These are my specimens, the venus fly trap, pitcher plants and sundews. The fly trap is standard fare, but I hadn't seen these other guys for sale before. I bought them in the garden store of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, not a budget move, but what can you do. I mostly buy my plants at the Union Square Greenmarket or Sprout Home in Williamsburg.

I've been dying to plant up a carnivorous terrarium for years but just couldn't get myself together to do it until this weekend. On Saturday I went to the New York Botanical Garden ( I know I know, I spend a nerdy amount of time at these places) to see the new Darwin exhibit. He was a master botanist which I wasn't aware of and he, too, was fascinated by carnivorous plants because of their obvious adaptation to their surroundings. (side note, sorry......) Anyway, I got home and immediately planted this guy up.

These are my chosen vessels, the bell jar I purchased from Outside NY, which i think has since closed, for $30 something (a steal compared to others and it wasn't even on sale!) and the dish is from the local hardware store. You can buy all different sizes of bell jars at English Creek Gardens for less than I've seen them locally, too.

There are hundreds of ways to plant terrariums, the bell jar type is neat because it allows you to easily access your plants which isn't possible if you plant in say, an old jug with a small neck.

First I laid down a layer of gravel for drainage so if it gets too moist inside your terrarium, your plant's roots won't be sitting in water which would cause them to rot.

Next I gently removed the little buggers from their pots and loosen them from the soil so you can see individual roots. I just used the soil from their plastic pots to mound up in the dish. If you needed a little extra, regular potting soil would do the trick.

Once you decide where everyone is going to go, you just dig a hole and put them in it, taking care not to break the roots. Then you just put a bit more soil around them and gently pat down.

I like to cover my dish with sheet moss, which is a dried decorative moss you can find at most all garden stores. I think it makes the whole terrarium look more natural and wild to me. To cover the top you just break the sheet moss up a bit and tuck it around the plants. For the sides, I cut a long strip of moss and just wrapped it around. To get the moss to stay in place, I tightly tied a piece of matching sewing thread around the dish like a present.

I ended up with an amazing mossy cake shaped terrarium. Before you put your bell jar in place you need to mist mist mist. When the bell jar is in place, you should monitor it's water level every few days. If there are large water droplets on the inside of the the jar, you'll need to take off the cover for an hour or two. A moist environment is how these plants like it, but if its sopping wet, they mold.

TaDa! One more for the dresser.

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What a weekend..

Diposting oleh fawaid on Minggu, 27 April 2008

Papa Merrick came for a visit this weekend and I am so full of inspiration I can hardly keep from exploding. I have apartment ideas, garden ideas and not enough time to start any of them just yet.

So for the next few days, i have to channel my inspiration into my cork boards until i can get to work. If you've been to my house, you know my office is filled with an ever changing assortment of stuff on my boards. This is a peek at one of many!

Yesterday I made another terrarium ( i wasn't joking, it's an addiction) and I'm going to post some "how to" photos tomorrow.

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