Monday, December 1, 2008

My Alter Ego on TV

As some of you know and many of you have probably guessed, Vertie is not my real name. When I told my husband that I had started a gardening blog and that I was using a different name, he asked why.

I told him it was fun to have a nom de plume.

He asked, "Don't you mean nom de bloom?" (Now you see why I married him.)

So at the risk of confounding you and breaking through the fourth wall, here's a video from Central Texas Gardener.

I appear in it, and yet the name Vertie is never uttered.

Thanks, Linda. It was a pleasure to meet and work with you, and the video is wonderful.
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11 comments:

  1. Carol MichelDecember 1, 2008 at 9:02 PM

    You were great in the video, and that is a wonderful program. I wish we had something like that in Indianapolis. Maybe we do, and I just don't know about it!

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  2. GailDecember 1, 2008 at 9:26 PM

    Oh, I couldn't get the URL to open. Can you post another link! Gail

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  3. AnonymousDecember 1, 2008 at 11:28 PM

    Well done! That's a nice interview, and I was very interested to hear more about the Green Corn Project.

    By the way, I couldn't get your link to open either, but I found the video on the CTG website. It can also be found here on YouTube.

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  4. GailDecember 2, 2008 at 7:12 AM

    A great video and interview Vertie. What a good idea Green Corn Project is...it takes community gardening to the people...love it! Now to find something similar here. Gail

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  5. GailDecember 2, 2008 at 7:12 AM

    Thanks Pam for the link! Gail

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  6. vertieDecember 2, 2008 at 9:28 AM

    The link should work now. Blogger had some issue with it.

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  7. vertieDecember 2, 2008 at 2:54 PM

    Thanks for the links, Pam.

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  8. IrisDecember 2, 2008 at 5:35 PM

    You were great, Vertie! And your hair was great, too. Very nicely done piece. I enjoyed hearing the enthusiasm from all the different peoples! See you tomorrow.

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  9. AnonymousDecember 2, 2008 at 6:22 PM

    You'll always be Vertie to me (just as Annie will always be Annie). I love the idea of writing under a nom de blume.

    The video was great. Y'all are doing wonderful work with the Green Corn Project.

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  10. UnknownDecember 2, 2008 at 10:36 PM

    I just saw you on my recorded CTG today and was going to email you. Congrats, you sounded great and did the Green Corn project proud. I love how awesome the GC beds are looking along the jogging path.

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  11. Annie in AustinDecember 2, 2008 at 10:54 PM

    Life is more interesting with Green Corn Projects and Nom de Blooms!

    The clip was well done and you look good in aqua.

    Annie at the Transplantable Rose

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