MOTW June 2015 - Elly

[LilyPad]

Contrats, Elly, I look forward to learning more about you!

Week 1, tell us all about you! We know you obviously like amphibians, but we want to know about the rest of your life. Details about you, your life, hobbies, families, past times, favorite colors, poems you have written etc etc....just use this post to brag/boast/bore us how you please.

[irThumper]

Congrats, Elly!

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Yeah! Can't wait for her to reply!

[elly]

Yay, This was unexpected, considering I only have kept one kind of frog!

1. I was fascinated with aquariums and terrariums as a kid, although my aquarium set ups weren't that great. I was that kid that used to hang out in Wal-Mart's fish department.

2. I keep many kinds of plants and herbs, (though it seems sometimes bad stuff happens to my most favorite for some reason.) I have tea bushes, black ornamental peppers that I try to re-grow from seed every year. Lots of stuff. I have gallons of blueberries to pick right now, but I'm waiting til' it gets cooler.

3. I like finding out which weeds in my area are edible, or at the very least their names and any history behind them. (violet leaves are pretty good in spinach salads and daylilly flowers taste a bit like squash.)

4. Pizza and ice cream would be great, but I can't handle milk. Sushi and curry are good. I mostly live on stir-fry.

5. The majority of stuff in my closet is purple, blue, or black. I don't mean to pick only those colors but I'm attracted to them.

6. I write. But very, very slowly.

7. I like having an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 going in the background when I'm doing chores.

8. I work in a vaccuum shop, but it feels like most of what I do is work on my own yard.

[LilyPad]

You do not have to own many types of frogs to be a valuable part of the forum

On photo week, you'll have to share pics of your herb garden! Now you make me want to try my day lilies when they pop lol.

[elly]

Edit: Aw, thanks.

Alright, though right now most of them have a single herb taking over. Just a huge patch of lemon balm or mint.

Also, be sure you have daylilies (Hemocalis), not ordinary lilies (like Easter or stargazer) because those are poisonous. I've even read to be cautious using some of the new cultivars.

But still with the right kind of lily, the buds are pretty good fried and put on salad.