Comments on wabi-sabihomeandgarden: The Next Big Thing

I hate to be the pronunciation nerd, but Mueller i...

2009-11-17T07:55:35.590-08:00

I hate to be the pronunciation nerd, but Mueller is actually pronounced more like mew-ler than miller if you are using the german pronunciation. That's really consistent with other pronunciations around central texas, where the spanish words are almost always mispronounced, but the german words (kay-nig, mew-ler, ber-ne) are almost always pronounced as they are intended to be pronounced in the native language.

Anglocentrism. Gotta love it. hahaha.

I think all our different pronunciations are part ...

2009-11-03T20:53:22.920-08:00

I think all our different pronunciations are part of what keeps Austin weird and fun! Gwadaloop, Purdinalez, etc., etc. Mewller/Miller fits right in with the rest.

Good idea to let that cardboard and mulch do the hard work of grass-killing and soil-replenishing while you enjoy the holidays.

Kat - Mewller High Life...hahahah omg. That's gre...

2009-11-03T19:19:39.589-08:00

Kat - Mewller High Life...hahahah omg. That's great.

Deb - I said Purdanales when I first moved here. Now I say PEDernales, but when you call up there, THEY say PURdanales. Hilarious.

Susan - you said "spot on." I LOVE that.

Merrymerry and Mz. Muddy Hands - all 3 of us are "stick it on the wall and hope for the best" girls, aren't we? I love y'all!

Need a home for your Elephant Ear? I'll adopt him...

2009-11-03T17:49:17.550-08:00

Need a home for your Elephant Ear? I'll adopt him. By the way, I'm sitting here drinking a Mewller High Life...now that's livin.'
kat

Mr. Harry hangs picture exactly the same way as Ja...

2009-11-03T09:14:11.892-08:00

Mr. Harry hangs picture exactly the same way as Jackdaddy and you KNOW I'm the "stickthepinin" and really, they never fall down. Also, I have places that need a cardboard-newspaper treatment so I can plant some more half-off really cheap plants I find at Loews at the very back of the nursery there.
Mz.Muddy

Miller, Mewler, PedeRnales, PERdenales, we have al...

2009-11-03T08:07:28.741-08:00

Miller, Mewler, PedeRnales, PERdenales, we have all sorts of name whackery going on in Central Texas. What is important is that you have a plan!

A plan which sounds ever so fabulous. It will be worth both the wait and the work, I am certain of that. Just promise you'll blog it all please and you can call it whatever you want!

I am not as smug as I thought. I had a typo on "t...

2009-11-03T07:35:33.573-08:00

I am not as smug as I thought. I had a typo on "they". It should be "they" not "thye". Ooops.

Merrymerry

Try using the word dour and pronouncing it correct...

2009-11-03T07:28:31.123-08:00

Try using the word dour and pronouncing it correctly: doer ( the ou as the oo in tool) and seeing the look on people's faces as they thye say smugly , "Oh, do you mean DOWER?"
In my head I say, "NO I DO NOT!!!" but really say nothing.
Your yard is going to be the bestest in the world.
Merrymerry

You are a hoot. I think your plans sound spot on-...

2009-11-03T05:26:36.485-08:00

You are a hoot.

I think your plans sound spot on--it will be a stunning garden. Keep us posted.