A Day in the Life of a Master(s) of Education

So I just came from a trip home to DC which turned out to be a working vacation. I spent 3 of my 5 days there attending the National Children & Youth Garden Symposium which is all about getting kids interested and active with the outdoor environment. Works out pretty well when you are the Horticulturist of a Children's Garden (i.e. me). It was fun, informative and interesting but not my reason for blogging today. I was talking to a friend who lives in DC about what's been going on in my life and they were saying that they use my blog (since I don't do any other form of social media) as a way to keep update on my goings on. During the course of the conversation she asked "What ever happened to the photo of the beer drinking dog?", to which I responded "oops". Turns out I never did post that photo from my Cali trip about 2 summers ago. All together now...say it with me...FAIL!! I have no real reason as to why it has taken me so long other than the fa...

So as you know blogger world, I have been traveling to Orlando a lot recently. Usually when I head down there it's mostly Disney business mixed with Orlando pleasure. My former roommate Amanda had the same realization about Orlando I had about Atlanta....if you are going to make this new city your home, explore it and give it a fair chance. So she made an "Orlando Bucket List" and you guys know how I love bucket list. I've got about 4 going right now! Anyhow she shared one thing on her list with me this past weekend and in doing so made me realize I never really gave Otown a fighting chance. As far as I was concerned if it wasn't Disney or DC it wasn't worth it. I say all of this to say....Orlando is not that bad. It's still a tourist trap and it's still a city lacking a definitive identity outside of the theme parks but it's trying to be more. Since Orlando is trying so will I....even though I no longer live there. For Amanda and myself I ...

So yesterday at ABG we had a film shoot that I actually cared about. In the last couple of months we've had a reality show, independent movies and a couple of dramas all film at the garden. I've never really been all that interested...until yesterday. I religously watch Drop Dead Diva on Sunday nights except when I'm on the road, then I watch it Monday night On Demand. So you've probably guessed by now, that's who was filming yesterday in the Garden. Since I'm pretty much the only person at the Garden that watches no one else really cared but they all made allowances so I could be near the crew whilst still being professional. I mean they do not pay me to gawk they pay me to keep the plants alive...which I did....as I watched the crew and the actors. My team helped me out too by pretty much delgating anything that the crew need outside to me. If they needed a water key, I was on it. If they needed a tree trimmed, I pulled out my pruners. If they needed some plan...