Fun Stuff

[cjsmith]

A new snapdragon bloom just open enough to be "snappable"
Cool minty-ness
A bright moon late at night, lighting the way to the car
A kitty who curls up and sleeps next to me
Sleeping in
Palm Pilot e-mail
Minty-ne... oh, I said that
The ability to purchase things online
Someone to bring me lunch

Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Do your snapdragons talk?

Have you noticed that the shorter snapdragon varieties don't snap well? Only the tall ones do.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I haven't thought about it. This is the first bloom on the first snapdragon I've ever had. I guess they might talk if I'm in the right mood.

Mine are the tall happy-to-snap kind. Yay. :-) :-)

[gs.livejournal.com]

A few days ago I watched my son, through the back window, carefully playing with our snapdragons, just the way you showed him. It was a very sweet moment. Thank you.

I like minty-ness too. The smell, the taste, the tingley sensation. I especially like peppermint and wintergreen. I've got peppermint and spearmint plants around my house; I only planted a couple, but they're spreading like wildfire.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I immediately got a clear mental picture of him snapping the flowers open and closed. I'm inordinately pleased that he was amused by that. :-) You have sweet kids.

Mmm, peppermint, wintergreen, spearmint. Minty-ness on the chest helps with congestion. Here's an odd note: I've noticed that jackiecat really LIKES the smell of minty-ness on my fingertips. Maybe related to catnip? (Catnip is often called "catmint", though I don't detect any real minty smell to it.)

[lkeele.livejournal.com]

Wow, I never knew snapdragons actually snapped. Are they also actual dragons?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Are they also actual dragons?

That part depends on how grown-up and withered your imagination has gotten :-). But they do indeed snap. Put a thumb and forefinger on opposite sides of the bloom, about where you'd think a jaw hinge might be if the flower's horizontal crease were a mouth. Press gently - and the mouth opens! :-) I love doing that.