Native Plant Wildlife Gardening

I was passed the Honest Scrap award by Lisa from Get in The Garden. I’ve been negligent and delayed writing this, I apologize! The idea of Honest Scrap me to reveal 10 truths about myself that people wouldn’t learn from reading my blog, then select seven other people to pass it to, so here it goes…

1. I am an alcoholic and drug addict. It’s a non-issue as I haven’t had a drink in 20-odd years and I never think about it, but I’m highly intolerant of drunks. I’ve had far too much experience with such people to even be able to deal with it for a minute.

2. I chew the inside of my lip when I program. Otherwise I don’t fidget or have any nervous habits, it’s only when programming. It’s so bad that even if I never did it again the inside of my lip is never going to go back to normal.

3. There is a corn on my foot which causes me pain. It needs to be surgically removed but I’ve already taken a needle in the bottom of my foot. It so sucked. That’s never going to happen again. Although I have a high tolerance for pain, the needle to the foot option is out. Now there is a fascinating fact you needed to know.

4. I am a magnet for emotional vampires. I am on the quiet side and tend to back down to wait my turn, so highly charged emotional people like to be around me since it can be all about them. Needy, narcissistic people who need constant validation attach to me like a barnacle. I can spot this personality from a mile away and run like hell but they chase.

5. I am fascinated with body amour. Jewelry people never take off, tattoos, anything people keep upon themselves constantly. I want to know why and see beauty in such talismans. I have a very large personal space (do not hug me) but will reach out for a necklace on someone I just met, touch an arm tattoo or similar and grill the person about their choice. Fortunately no one has been offended yet and it’s compulsive behavior on my part. I do it before I think. Their stories delight me no end.

6. Art and art history is my first love. It’s what I studied. My era of choice is later 1900’s to early 20th century. I can get downright emotional over a painting from that period.

7. Dog behavior is my second love. I’ve worked with abused cases, do a lot of training and foster. I always take the behavior problem dogs and help work out their issues so that a dog who is not adoptable has a chance of finding a successful home.

8. I never get sick and I mean never. Those colds everyone gets each year bypass me, I don’t get poison ivy and mosquitoes don’t even like me. I’m annoying.

9. I am a Jaws baby. Yup. Saw Jaws as a kid and am convinced that big sharks are waiting for me at ankle depth in the ocean. I don’t think I took a bath for a month after that. Showers only. Poltergeist was the other one I could have lived without. I was a blond haired, blue eyed kid named Karyl Ayne just like the little girl and could relate just a tad too much. Bad idea.

10. No matter what I am doing it is likely that I’d rather be in the woods.

And I would like to pass this to:

Bridget Butler at Bird Diva
Curbstone Valley
Christopher Tidrick at From the Soil
David Steen at Living Alongside Wildlife
Liza and John’s Garden
Lost in the Landscape
Curtis at Native Plants with Adams Garden