I have begun the construction of what is soon to be my herb garden. I decided against a fixed, in ground garden and went with a portable wooden planter. This will allow me to plant right away, thus thwarting the ice queen and her evil schemes. It will also allow to bring it out for the immense amount of direct sunlight it needs each day.
I went to Native Sun and bought four specific herbs today. While the significance of these herbs will remain hidden to you, the reader, I don't mind naming them for you. Thyme, Hungarian Blue Poppy, Feverfew, and Sweet Annie. I will be using all organic fertilizers and natural soil with a bit of sand. No pesticides or nastiness of any kind.
As some of you may know, I am a bit of a book hound. I love love love to read. I had a man come up to me today in Barnes and Noble and ask me why I had not yet purchased a Nook. "Well sir," I said to him kindly, "because I like to read paper books." He proceeded to list for me every detail of this little device and specified that the screen even looked like you were reading a real book.
It is a dream of mine to have a grand library of my own one day filled to the brim with all of the fantasy novels that I hold dear to my heart. I want to bring guests in to my house and have them stagger back at the enormity of my trove. Forgive me for thinking that a tiny electronic device sitting on the counter will not have that same effect. I like to hold a book in my hand and feel the spirit of it come to life as I peruse the ideas that are held within. So again I say "good day sir!"
I'm like you, Tim, but I've begun to wonder about the resources used to produce the books we love versus the resources used to power a device like the Nook. Reading the chapter in STUFF on the book itself has me wondering if digitized reading might not be more environmentally friendly (even if it's not the same for us bibliophiles).
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