tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11783188.post1880220546486974678..comments2009-07-16T19:42:31.571+02:00Catofstripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626451503696948747noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11783188.post-24524612034906845182009-07-16T19:42:31.571+02:002009-07-16T19:42:31.571+02:00Nice to meet you too. <br />I have similar feelings about dandelions...although a much maligned plant, in my opinion, their flowers are cheery, the leaves are tasty and nutritious, and the seed globes are beautiful. And, you can cast out wishes on their seeds: just make a wish, blow, and watch as their seeds float away on pretty little parachutes. Magical.Rosehttp://flyawayvegan.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11783188.post-34006983851753290122009-07-16T12:15:43.675+02:002009-07-16T12:15:43.675+02:00Hi Rose, nice to meet you.<br /><br />The garden is a bit subject to attack by novelty but in a good way I like to think. Only a few plants get past the trial stage to become regulars, Magentaspreen aside that is, it&#39;s some weed!<br /><br />PFAF are good although some of the information is user generated so it&#39;s worth cross referencing if you can. Great starting place though.<br /><br />Glad you like the food blog too. The banner is because I have a mind made for word association and to me a Stripey cat is a Dandy lion (although most people would choose tiger there). Also I had a nice picture of dandelions that seemed unappreciated and they&#39;re edible too... I&#39;ll stop now ;)<br /><br />Like your blog too and have added it to my reader list.Catofstripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626451503696948747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11783188.post-58878077822088463532009-07-16T00:26:26.392+02:002009-07-16T00:26:26.392+02:00Thanks for sharing news about your garden...what an array of interesting plants.<br /><br />Thanks also for the link to PFAF, I hadn&#39;t known about this resource...it seems like an excellent one. I&#39;ve been trying to figure out what to do with some purple shiso I&#39;m growing this year, and PFAF definitely had lots of useful information.<br /><br />BTW, I stumbled across your vegan food blog, The Stripey Cat, a week or so ago...like that blog too. I thought it was interesting that our blog banners are similar. I&#39;ve only been blogging for about 3 weeks, and I made a banner in Illustrator of a dandelion plant...and here I thought I was being so original...looks like you beat me to it.Rosehttp://flyawayvegan.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com