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Diablo Cody 's Candy Girl . This is a memoir about a woman who found herself feeling like a fish-out-of-water as she woks as a stripper for a year. Me...with my tan minivan and very traditional life...my goodness, I can't wait to find out if the gyrating has a happy ending! Spring Inspiration!
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Hedge apples These non-poisonous, non-edible fruits grow on a tree distantly related to the Mulberry Tree variety. Osage Orange is the most popular reference for the actual tree, itself. The green fruit, shown above, also has various names people use to describe the light green, bumpy balls. Hedge Ball, Horse Apple, Green Brains, and Monkey Brains are a few.
Harvested in the Autumn season, the fruit is rumored to repel some bugs and spiders. Once again, it is not edible by either humans or animals. Sadly, some livestock have tried to eat the hedge apples -- sometimes finding pieces of the tough fruit lodged in their esophagus causing them to choke to death. Martha Stewart recently featured hedge apples in some of her decorating and crafts. Economical and uniquely pretty, our editors like the apples best when placed in a clear glass bowl or hurricane lamp, poising them to make a striking statement in any room. (A local store had a few hedgeballs available for $1/per ball. Various Internet suppliers provide purchasing options, as well.) Thanks to HER-stories.com contributors Christine and Sarah for the two pictures featured above. |
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