Author Archives: Richie Madden

Bamboo Activity for May 23, 2013

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Richie Madden
Every day I go out to the centerpiece bed in the middle of the backyard and look for new activity. This bamboo species is the latest of our kinds to shoot in the spring. Today I found our first new shoot. I am hoping that this year as it is more established, brings many new shoots as it is pretty bare at the moment. A friend recently asked me if that was a mulch bed rather than a bamboo bed as it is mostly empty.
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Our Garden vs Critter(s)

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Richie Madden
This morning the "Varmint(s) of Voorhees" struck again, this time taking from one of the Giant Belgium plants! This was an act of war. I ran to Home Depot and bought 50' of galvanized poultry netting and surrounded the tomato section. This is now two levels of fencing around this section of the garden. The 4th of July, get this, has now a 3rd layer of protection as it is also surrounded with hardware cloth fencing!
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First SSM Marriage In The United States – 5/17/2004

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Richie Madden
On this day, only nine years ago, Marcia Kadish and Tanya McCloskey became the first same-sex couple to legally marry in the United States. They had been partners for eighteen years, and after a five hour long wait in line they received their marriage license the night before they wed.
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