Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home4/mar8dav/public_html/wp-includes/load.php on line 656

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home4/mar8dav/public_html/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4411

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home4/mar8dav/public_html/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4411

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home4/mar8dav/public_html/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4411

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home4/mar8dav/public_html/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4411

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home4/mar8dav/public_html/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4411

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home4/mar8dav/public_html/wp-includes/load.php:656) in /home4/mar8dav/public_html/wp-includes/feed-rss2.php on line 8
easy 10 points – gardenerscardiff.co.uk http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk For the Best Gardeners in the Cardiff Area Sun, 01 Feb 2015 20:05:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.21 Your Questions About Gardening http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-221/ http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-221/#respond Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:05:03 +0000 http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-221/

Sharon asks…

Rate my poem 1-10? Poem included! Easy 10 points?

If love was a Rose,
Then you’d own every Rose garden i planted.
If Love was a Leaf,
You’d own every tree i’ve sat in.
If love was Paper,
You’d own every copy i’ve made.
If love was Every Minute,
You’d own my every day.
If love was a Kiss,
You’d forever own my lips.
If love was making every Hoop,
I would never miss.
If love was something Amazing,
I’d give you all of Heaven.
If love was a Wish,
I’d wish for you at every 11:11.
If love was a Lie,
I’d never tell the truth.
If love was a Choice,
Then I’d choose you.
If love was Words,
I’d write you a never ending book.
If love was in Eyes,
I’d give you my every look.
If love was Money,
You’d own my every cent.
If love was time,
You’d own every moment i’ve spent.
If love was a Brain,
I’d be so very smart.
And if love was Love,
You would own my heart.

~ Rate 1-10, if you rate anything below 5 please give me a reason why and how i can improve it? Originally written in January of this year for my boyfriend. ~
I want HONEST advice and ratings just saying “love it 10!!!” won’t give you 10 points. Thanks in advance!
Well the name of the poem IS “If Love was…” and my boyfriend asked me “what do you compare our love to?” so it motivated me to write this. I’m not asking for you to change the theme, was asking more about the lines that come after. You also didn’t give a rating.
It’s If love was not were.. Thanks to all the answers though!

GardenersCardiff answers:

9 . I really liked it i thought it was cute, but in my opinion i think you should take out: “if love was making every hoop” to “if love was a lie” (keep love was a lie). Your really good btw 🙂 you should post this online. I dont know if they have poetry, but look at deviantart.com

Sandra asks…

Is Lilith a Goddess, suppressed by patriarchal society, or the ultimate bad influence?

If you don’t know who or what I’m talking about get your two points elsewhere please–serious replies only.
The Sumerian/Hebrew daemoness, Lilith has a captivating mythos surrounding her. Most agree that she was cast out of the garden of eden for standing up to Adam, and perhaps even for fighting him off when he tried to rape her, and this makes me think she got royally screwed. It is easy for this look at her beginnings to see her as an antiheroic, victim gone mad, who made the best she could out of really bad circumstances. However if you look at what she became, it’s hardly anything to be proud of. She wandered the Earth in the guise of a whore, seducing any male creature she could, dropping litters of children in every corner of the globe with no intention or desire of caring for them in any way. She became the most powerful daemon in the world, but all she cared to use that power for was to feed her hungry crotch. Is this a goddess? Or someone we’re better off forgetting?
Bible bangers with no brains , who idiotically spout “demonz be evil, duh!” and “god dint like her so neither do i” are doubtless going to waste their time and limit on questions by saying retarded things here–lets all ignore them and hope they go away………
actually kithcy, he sent three angels name sanvoy, sansevoy, and smengelhoff to bring her back or kill her, she made a deal with them and now their names can be used to banish her–I would have loved to have included everything I know about her in my question, but I ran out of characters.

GardenersCardiff answers:

Ok, it depends on which religion you look at I guess. In my opinion she is a goddess, albeit, one I know little about. She was royally screwed, and I think that can screw anyone up a little bit.

In some branches of Paganism, and part of my beliefs, nothing is wholly good or evil. We all have a little demon in us, and the test is to find the balance. My guess with Lilith is that she got screwed and then her balance was upset, so she became the dark creature of legend that we know her as today. I revere her and respect her, even with all that. Why? She demanded equality from Adam, since in the “story”, they were joined at birth as twins, and then refused to submit to man. Enter the Christian doctrine, and she is then turned into a primarily evil creature, whether it was by her own means or by circumstances around her. I might be a little ticked off if that stuff happened to me.

Maria asks…

What do you think of my short story?

What do you think of my short story? This is just the beginning, and I haven’t edited it completely, so I apologize for any grammatical errors. Comments? Questions? Concerns?(lol)

The rush of the crowds around me is so much different than I am used to. A waft of sweet smelling candies exits the door when I enter it, lost in the wonder of mortal food. Eli runs to catch up with me as I crisscross around the store, wishing I could by something. Too bad I do not have any coins with me.
“We really should get going,” Eli warns, tugging on my hand. I pull away, turning to a different shop when we exit. The salty sea air fills me, and in the west waves crash on the shore where children play in the sand and splash in the water.
Pressing my hands against the window and peering into the dim lighting inside, I realize it is a restaurant. “Can we go in there?” I ask him.
“We are not allowed. Your father is probably-”
“Papa can wait,” I reassure him, leaping up onto the stone wall surrounding the small gardens on the side of the boardwalk. Mortals have it easy; at least that is what I think. Eli is always saying how we have it made, not them. Of course I beg to differ. Having legs is probably the highlight of my time here on land.
“But Scarlet-”
“Do not ‘but Scarlet’ me, mister. Who’s the older one here?” I indicate to myself as I dig my toes into the sweltering sand, which has been under the intense gaze of the sun since morn.
“Let us not forget who is the more mature one in this group,” he mocks my gesture and points to himself. I scowl at him, furrowing my eyebrows.
“Let us not forget the stronger one!” I tackle him in a headlock, pulling us both to the ground.
I am so concentrated on taking Eli down that I do not realize how close to the water we have gotten. Before I know it, I am nearly knee deep in water with Eli safely on shore. He looks absolutely horrified as I exit the water. I push the urge to scratch away, but it is too tempting. “We must go now,” he snatches my hand away from my legs.
“Good idea,” I agree, running after him down the shore toward the border of trees separating the public beach from the private shores.
While crossing the paths over there, the twigs and leaves scrape the bottom of my feet, which are already starting to grow numb. Branches tangle in my hair, and my arms are grazed by the thorns whenever I try to unsnarl my hair.
By the time I reach the filthy, rocky coast, I am nearly crawling to get to the water. Eli helps me in, along with himself as the mortal flesh begins to shed, leaving scales in its place.

GardenersCardiff answers:

Ohhhhhhh sounds very interesting. A sort of little mermaid things – well not the actual little mermaid, but using mermaids Lol. Sounds very interesting. Like the relationship between the two characters. I also like how the transformation happens.

Wonder what happens next.

Powered by Yahoo! Answers

]]>
http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-221/feed/ 0
Your Questions About Gardening http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-218/ http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-218/#respond Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:05:03 +0000 http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-218/

Jenny asks…

Why don’t the UK government invest in inproving the existing railway infrastructure in London?

I’m sure it must be cheaper to improve the London railway network than build the new CrossRail. For example rebuilding a station where Park Royal West Station once stood, ie: where the Central and Piccadilly lines cross, to allow passengers to interchange. This is just one of many cost effective improvements that can be made to make travel easier. MP John Randel suggested another: to link the Central Line from Ruislip Gardens to Ickenham and on to the existing tracks to Uxbridge. There could than be direct trains to Northolt and Shepherds Bush from Uxbridge and if the Metropolitan &/or Piccadilly were down you could have an alternative. This would also ease the rail replacement bus services.
I’ve made suggestions to TFL but I’ve got back stupid answers.

GardenersCardiff answers:

I partly agree with you, there are all kinds of small extensions, reopening of tunnels and stations, and other improvements that could be made. I see your point that such improvements would be much cheaper than CrossRail. Unfortunately, Boris and Tfl just cancelled everything that was in the planning stage, such as the Croydon Tramlink extension.

But London really needs a deeper faster network like other cities do, as the existing underground is too slow. There have been plans for such since the 1950’s. CrossRail is one way towards solving that problem.

It also needs the Hackney-Chelsea line and more radial routes around outer London. The East London Line extension is good but it isn’t enough.

Daniel asks…

Are there tomato and pet-safe herbicides?

Okay, so I made a big mistake and neglected to weed the garden for a month. The only actual veggies in it are 6 tomato plants, and all are on one side of the rectangular garden. I weeded that half by hand. The other half had much larger weeds, I guess because they didn’t have to compete with the tomatoes for root space, and I couldn’t pull most of them up. I figured that if I weed whacked that half, then turned the soil it might help at least make it manageable. Unfortunately the soil is too dry to make this easy (I’m weak, what can I say?).

Anywho, my question is, is there a weed-killer that would take out the weeds on that side (only about two feet between where they start and the tomatoes end) without killing my tomatoes AND without harming my outdoor cat or myself? If not, would my original plan of turning the soil work out if I were to water it a bit and let it sit over night?

Or any other suggestions…

GardenersCardiff answers:

Any chemical will harm you, your pet, and the tomatoes. I had the same problem and we took a large piece of thick black plastic(like a contractor bag type material) you can find this at the hardware store it comes in rolls. Cut it to size and spread it over the plants you wish to get rid of. This will go faster if you cut the weeds first but it is not absolutely necessary. In about three weeks everything will be dead underneath with no ill effect where not intended. If you have ever passed a commercial “garden” you have probably seen them cover their rows before the planting season begins. When you go to the hardware store tell an employee that you need 3 or 4 mil black plastic in a roll. They will know where to find it.

Mary asks…

I have a moral delema. Easy 10 points for the best resolution.?

So my high school has what they like to call a garden. It consists of a dried up patch of grass and a bush.
On a Friday, quite a while after school, my friends and I thought it would be fun (and it was) to take a pumpkin that was sitting in the garden and smash it on the weekend. It was not growing in the garden, it was just sitting there and it was on the verge of rotting.
On monday the school recognized the pumpkins absence and made an announcement to not do that anymore. My friends then were passing notes in class talking about the weekend and the pumpkin. The teacher took the note away from my friend, Leah, and read it. she sent her to the principals office for the theft.
Leah is now supposed to write an apology and take care of the garden for a little while. (My school is a VERY tame high school so they were a bit harsh about a pumpkin they weren’t really even going to use)
Me and the rest of my friends now feel extreamly guilty for Leah taking all the blame and feel that we should come clean. Leah however really doesn’t want us too. She says that she would feel awfull if we did and that its just easier if she just left us out of it. So should we or shouldn’t we turn ourselves in?
on the one hand, we feel guilty.
on the other, Leah just wants this to blow over as fast as possible and doesn’t want to get us in trouble too.

10 points for best answer!!

GardenersCardiff answers:

No matter what she is your guys friend and even though she doesn’t want you to take some blame she probly does she just doesn’t want to say it because she cares about you…do the right thing it will make your friendships better on the long run.. And also you won’t have guilt hanging over you

Powered by Yahoo! Answers

]]>
http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-218/feed/ 0
Your Questions About Gardening http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-119/ http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-119/#respond Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:05:06 +0000 http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-119/

Sandra asks…

I need to make a windchime for a girlscout project. Easiest way?

So my girl scout troop is doing a nature garden, and sensory plants and birshouses, and we need a windchime. So my job is to research how to make a windchime, home made. We were thinking Pcb (or whatever theyre called) pipes, but that would just make a hollow sound right? So what can we use to make a beautiful sounding winschime. thanks!!!

GardenersCardiff answers:

If you are making birdhouses other than just for show, you should take into consideration the fact that wind chimes, especially those made with metal pipes, are often used to scare off birds. Maybe you should decide which is more important to you, the chimes or the birds.

If you decide to forge ahead anyway, here’s a wind chime made with jingle bells.

Http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10641

Charles asks…

Is there anything particularly unhealthy about this quick’n’easy chicken curry recipie I’ve created?

It serves one to two people.

Take a chicken thigh quarter. Remove the skin and cook it in a steamer.
When it’s cooked, dismantle the meat into lumps and throw away the bones and gristle.

Next, make up some vegetable gravy using vegetable gravy stock cube or vegetable gravy granules. About half a pint. Once this is made, stir in a few teaspoons of cury powder (vary the amount depending on how hot you like it).

Now put the chicken lumps into a pot, and pour over your curry gravy.
Chop up a small onion – not too fine – and a mushroom, and toss them into the mix along with a small handfull of frozen garden peas.
Now cover it and allow it all to simmer gently.

Next, wash some rice to remove as much starch as possible, then boil it up so it becomes light and fluffy.
Make a bed of this rice on your plate, and serve the curry poured over.

I haven’t made this before. All my previous currys have been very unhealthy with high fat content, and I’m trying to move away from that.
When I say a chicken thigh quarter, I realise that may be misleading.
I mean the cut which consists of a chicken thigh with the drumstick still attached.

GardenersCardiff answers:

Doesn’t seem to be. The only thing you need to watch is that stock cubes sometimes have a high salt content. If you don’t add any extra salt it seems pretty healthy. Also try using brown rice, as this is much healthier than white.

George asks…

Need Help! English – little diary extract. Please can someone help me inprove it, easy 10 points?!?

“My son, my precious little darling son, is dead.

I never wanted to relocate here. The sinister hallways and the monotonous rooms, they weren’t for me. I greatly preferred our previous house; always bustling with activity and people in high spirits. That’s my home. But, here? Men in uniforms march solemnly down the corridors constantly, and I know none of them by name.

But, that’s not the worst of it. Not by any means.

I’d always speculated what the farm-like structure in close proximity to our house was. I distinguished it was something to do with ‘them’, but never did I think my husband would be involved in such a horrific affair. Not ever.

He was always fond of investigating, my innocent little boy. I never considered this mannerism would get him to where he is now. I presume he took it one step too far, but he didn’t understand, he couldn’t understand, he was too young, he was just a child.

It was the day we were to move again. He went missing. We weren’t particularly concerned to begin with, like I said, he liked to explore. It was when we went into the back garden, the forbidden garden, that I became apprehensive. No-one can ever understand the way I felt when my daughter noticed the window ajar and the freshly-made sandwich that lay before me on the ground. No-one.

Simultaneously, my husband, daughter, the guardsmen and I all began to panic. We shouted and shouted, ran and ran, as if we didn’t know where he’d gone. I didn’t fully understand myself what went on in those buildings, and I’m not sure I wanted to, but I do know that they were unscrupulous. People died there, people were burnt there, and those people were Jews. That’s all I knew.

When we finally reached the boundaries or the grounds, that’s when I set eyes on them. I saw the hole under the fence allowing passageway and his clothes, my cherished little sweethearts’ clothes. And I’ll admit; I crumbled. I knew by the look on my husband’s face as he sauntered hesitantly towards me, what had occurred that day.

The despondent clouds have drawn in now, and there’s no silver lining. The rain patters on the aluminium roof of the shed beyond the window and a crack of thunder rolls through the valley. I’m left abandoned and perplexed, and nothing will ever be the same again. My son is dead.”

Any help with it i will REALLY appreciate 🙂 Thankyooooou. Shannon xx
Aw, you guys are so nice 🙂 🙂 xx

GardenersCardiff answers:

Your grammar and punctuation is superb. I wish I could write like that !
I agree with the above I want to know what happens next!
It’s a really good diary entry its keeps your attenion and makes you want to know what happened next. I would give this piece of work an A*!
Hope you carry on these skills you have in writing.

Powered by Yahoo! Answers

]]>
http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-119/feed/ 0
Your Questions About Gardening http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-113/ http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-113/#respond Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:05:03 +0000 http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-113/

Betty asks…

(10pts)you want easy perfect point, so answer this question now….?

Below are pairs of sentence. Complete the sentences in each set with structures parallel to the ones provided. Each sentence suggests an idea for completing the other sentence of the set.
Example A
1.Our mind, the greatest creation on earth, can generate for us
a.Sublime happiness OR
b.________________
2.Our mind, the greatest creation on earth can
a.________________ OR
b.Destroy us completely
Answer A
1.Our mind, the greatest creation on earth, can generate for us
a.Sublime happiness OR
b.COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
2.Our mind, the greatest creation on earth can
a.GENERATE FOR US COMPLETE HAPPINES/ MAKE US SUBLIMELY HAPPINES OR
b.Destroy us completely

Try to answer this sentence…
A.
1. Our mind is only barren soil. Unless it is continually fertilized with new ideas, it soon becomes.
a.Worn out and
b.___________
2.Our mind is only barren. Unless it is continually fertilized with new ideas, it soon
a._____________ and
b.No longer produces.

B.
1. Our mind is like a garden.
a.Which we may cultivate diligently OR
b.____________
2. Our mind is like a garden
a._____________ OR
b.Allowed to run wild.

C.
1. We should try
a.To change out lives for the better and
b._____________
2. We should concern ourselves with
a._____________ AND
b.Discovering a new sense of hope and direction.

D.
1. Many times, we are afraid
a.To take chances AND
b._____________
2. Many times, we are afraid of
a._____________ AND
b.Venturing into unfamiliar enterprises and territories.

E.
1. Most successful men made good because they
a.Made decisions AND
b._____________
2. Most successful men made good because they believed
a._____________ AND
b.That they then had to burn their bridges behind them.

Thank you so much and goodluck….
don’t worry, i already finish answering this sentence by my own … goodluck again

GardenersCardiff answers:

The answer is C.

Paul asks…

Start of a story – easy 10 points =]?

Okay, this is my start of a story. Could you please tell me if it’s okay?

I was never one for the adventures of normal little boys at that age. Now, as I watch my children’s children play in the garden, I remember having fun a different way. My explorations were not of burrows made by small mammals, nor of venturing into the woods at the back of the house. No. My explorations were of a different sort. For I, Benjamin Quill, dreamt of the stars.

————————————————————————

Yeah, I know it’s kind of an overused plot…but, I plan on making it differant!

Could you please tell me how I did?
Thank you!
P.s. I’m only 14 so please forgive any mistakes i’ve made! Grammar isn’t my strong point!

GardenersCardiff answers:

You should really say “Grandchildren” instead of “children’s children”.

Laura asks…

easy question?

make that 20
1. whats your name spelt backwards?
2. What did you do last night?
3. The last thing you downloaded onto your computer?
4. Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery?
5. Last time you swam in a pool?
6. What are you wearing?
7. How many cars have you owned?
8. Type of music you dislike most?
9. Are you registered to vote?
10. Do you have cable?
11. What kind of computer do you use?
12. Ever made a prank phone call?
13. You like anyone right now?
14. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?
15. Furthest place you ever traveled?
16.Do you have a garden?
17. What’s your favorite comic strip?
18. Do you know all the words to the national anthem?
19. Shower, morning or night?
20. Best movie you’ve seen in the past month?

GardenersCardiff answers:

Ill answer , wait

nuaj
see my son and daugther in law
this morning
3 days ago….jejeje
very log ago
pants shirt among other things
several cars
rap
yes vote
yes cable
company lap top
prank , no
yes
bungee , shure
southamerica
yes garden
superman
no , only in my languaje
morning
the nigth of the generals

Powered by Yahoo! Answers

]]>
http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-113/feed/ 0
Your Questions About Gardening http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-22/ http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-22/#respond Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:05:02 +0000 http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-22/

Mary asks…

good entrance essay? please be honest? easy 10 points?

It’s some question about what personality traits i have that could positively contribute to the college’s environment?

Caroline Zegatasky was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania in 1948. She was a devoted wife, daughter, crossing guard, Roman Catholic, and homemaker. My parents met Caroline when they moved into the home neighboring hers the year before I was born. After I was born, my mother tried desperately to find someone to look after me when she returned to work because she wasn’t entirely comfortable leaving me at a day care center. Eventually, her searches lead her to Caroline. Caroline had always been unable to have a child due to a medical condition, and was delighted when my mother asked her if she would care for me. Caroline and I would soon become inseparable, and her name would become synonymous with family. She played an important role in my childhood, and I had always thought of her as a second mom, and she of me as the child she would never actually conceive. Unfortunately, she died before I could even imagine the value of the lessons she had taught me. From her, I learned how to work hard without complaint and to highly value education.
On workdays, my mother would walk with me to Caroline’s house in the early mornings. Caroline and I would often spend time gardening. As a child, I would rather pick flowers or play with them than plant them. Caroline disagreed with my priorities and bought mini-gardening tools for me and always encouraged me to help her landscape. After receiving these tools, I would follow her around the garden pulling weeds and watering flowers for hours instead of playing. Eventually, I’d proudly assess the results of my hard work. Then, I would run over to her with a big, overconfident smile on my face only to see she had done much more work than I. From her work oriented values I learned I could always do and be more.
As I got older, I would still come to visit Caroline occasionally, but not nearly as often. After attending the Junior National Young Leader’s Conference, I couldn’t wait to visit and show her how much I had grown and learned. While looking through pictures I had taken during my trip, Caroline admitted she wished she had the same opportunities when she was a child. She regretted her poor, academic performance and wished she could return to high school and get straight A’s, attend college, and become a nurse. She advised me to always value my education above almost everything else.
Today, I have analyzed and am using the lessons Caroline taught me. I try to be gracious, hardworking, and generous; I hope that if she were alive today, she would be filled with pride over my accomplishments and the goals I have for my future. I wish I could thank her for all that she’s given me, and show her how appreciative I am for the impact she made on my life.
should i try to include the name of the school or doesn’t that matter?

GardenersCardiff answers:

If I were to read this with out knowing what the question was, I would think that the question asked you to write a story about a person you admire. Or if Caroline were still alive, I would think you were trying to get her accepted into a college. Don’t get me wrong, the story is great, and Caroline does sound like a great person, but she shouldn’t be the highlight of your essay, you should be the highlight. Also avoid using contractions when writting an essay: it’s, she’s, can’t, write the whole word out apperantly that’s proper english. If I were you I would think of the question differently, describe events in which you have made use of your best skills. On this story it seems like you are talking a little bit about how you learned your skills and not so much how you put them at work. Just being honest here. I do wish you the best of lucks 🙂

Lizzie asks…

10 easy points???i need names 4 a few poems k?

what do you think of these poems? I need some names for them and I’m open to criticism.

1)

When nobody listens,
when nobody cares,
When nobody bothers,
I’ll be there.

2)

Anger is a raging fire,
Consuming all in its sight.
Joy is a string of lights,
Dancing in the night.
Grief is a dark river,
The end, no one can see.
Love is a rich chocolate cake,
Shared by you and me.

3)

I lumbered off to sleep one night,
I closed my eyes and doused the light.
When all was still, I drifted away.
Many things happened in my head as I lay.
I saved the world as a secret agent,
I won first place in a beauty pageant,
I skydived off a flying penguin,
I surfed the waves on a garbage bin,
I acquired super powers,
I watered the garden and fed the flowers,
I slaid a dragon, rode a horse,
Made my way through an obstacle course.
Raced a rhino, wrestled a bear,
Received a blue ribbon in the county fair.
Fed a lion, hit a home run,
Rode to work in a hot dog bun.
Threw a pie in someone’s face,
Had lunch with a monkey in outer space.
Lived in a cave, next to a mule,
Imagine how I felt when I woke up for school.

4)

As I was walking,
A tune played in my head.
I tried to sing it but it didn’t click,
I tried to recite it but it didn’t fit,
So I wrote it down instead.

5)

You say that I’m stupid,
And never fit in,
You say that I’m weird,
And act like it’s a sin.
You say that I’m fat,
And my brain weighs a gram,
But I’m unique and special,
And I love me for who I am.

GardenersCardiff answers:

1) I’ll Be There
2) Emotions
3) Unimaginable
4) I wrote
5) Who I am

Hope this helps 🙂

Daniel asks…

what do you think of these few opening paragraphs?

So, I’m beginning a story about art and magic set during the renaissance in Europe. I wanted to know what you thought of this opening, whether it is too slow, or too wordy. Thank you!

The most brilliant man in the world had a habit of stroking his lanky, graying beard when he stood in thought. One might think that the colorless, old hair would fall out from such excessive tugging. A spectator would likely affirm that the man kept his hand at his chin for many hours at a time, but there were never any people around to make such observations. The man was always alone in his garden, and he did not notice his beard-stroaking habits. When Daxton Tabbart stood thinking, he focused only on the visions in his mind and the blank canvas before him.

He could have painted a number of things. The flowers in the garden, for example, might have made for a lovely work of art. Daxton had planted lillys, daffodils, poppys, and petunias. They were brightly colored and skillfully arranged so that each simple flower complemented the ones around it while still magnifying its own beauty. And at this time of day, with the sun blazing directly overhead, tidy, little shadows were located directly beneath each petal. Bumblebees could be added to the painting too, if they could keep from stinging the painter.

Daxton, however, was not in the mood to paint flowers.

He had the option of painting a self portrait as well. The water in the pond was still enough for him to see his own face perfectly reflected, and he had already mixed the paints appropriate to produce the perfect shade of greenish-gray to use while making his eyes. Also, in weather that was so pleasant, it might have been easy to capture his smile.

Daxton, however, was not in the mood to paint faces.

So Daxton stood, his eyes and mind fixed on the canvas, and his fingers combing through his beard, for an unknown amount of time.

GardenersCardiff answers:

Yeah, it’s rather lacking in plot and/or relevance right now. There’s almost a lampshade on the lack of action, characters, and clear passage of time right now, and it seems like a rather unnecessary amount of description just to have nothing really happening because the character doesn’t feel like doing anything.

The description is decent, really,* it’s just a pretty big lump and too much of it is in ephemeral, indeterminate language… “might think…” “if there were an observer…” “if the bees could keep from stinging the painter…” Concrete detail makes the reader care more than “coulda woulda mighta.”

(*Except that the plurals of lily and poppy are lilies and poppies, fyi.)

Powered by Yahoo! Answers

]]>
http://gardenerscardiff.co.uk/your-questions-about-gardening-22/feed/ 0