Getting the gang back together or... You're in the band!

Hello there, Folks! Hope to see you once again this Saturday from 6 to 8 PM at the not-so-well hidden location of the Lakeside Starbucks! The old spot needs some attention and some color. The old gang pulled and weeded last weekend, but we have much to do. Come on out, sip some java and lay some mulch. Always fun. Never clean.

Bring code names.

A nice shot of a wonderful fella from our Guerrilla Gardening team! This was last year's event and we are really looking forward to getting back tonight to plant our sunflowers!

BTW: - so trendy...

Our theme song is in a different format this year.

Love ya!

Hello there, Folks(!) and welcome to the day before Guerrilla Gardening Day! In 2009, the Well-Fed Guerrillas met to choose a location and to plan out a crazy survival garden at our local Starbucks. The plans went swimmingly and we were able to make a big change happen overnight. Since then, we have returned several times to the same spot and have continued to create wonderful scenes of color for the visitors to our favorite caffeine dealership. Our efforts have been mentioned in several articles. The fine people at Starbucks at Lakeside have mentioned over and over that people continue to remark on this wonderful spot. When people visit this particular spot in our neighborhood, I want them to come away being wowed! And your work has made that happen! Tomorrow: Bring buckets, plants, top soil or just a great big smile. We'll be ever so glad to see you there.

Want to read more about Guerrilla Gardening Day?
read: http://www.guerrillagardening.org/
Hannibal and Nora Belle

Guerrilla Gardening Day is coming around again!

details...
coming...
soon...

A grand time had by all!

There is a lovely montage of photos from our recent guerrilla attack here:


http://www.kidsadventuring.org/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=48
Enjoy! I know we did! More details of the fruits of our labor coming soon.

Hannibal

This Saturday night!!!!!!

We'd like for you to join us once again as we hit the old familiar spot for some updating.

Our green rock has faded, and the mint has taken over. Come along with us, grab a frap. or some other fun beverage and put a hole in the ground.

No potluck ahead of time this year. Sorry. Busy day for us round here.

Saturday night, 7 PM at the old familiar. Bring a plant or just drop one off.

Can't join us? Who needs you?
We do, actually.

But if you can't come to the greatest, dirtiest party all year, then at least do something about your own yard already. Sheesh.

Stick a sunflower in the ground somewhere fun. Send us pictures.

We love you.-- Hannibal and Nora Belle

p.s. We'll be joining forces again with that awesome group of youngens': KIVA (Kids In the Valley, Adventuring!). Check out their blog about the night here:
http://kidsadventuring.org/blog/?p=2947

Make that two...

Well, at least we are consistent.

A year? What do you mean a year?

Well, May 1st has happened upon us.

We now have a Facebook page at
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=274462367509&ref=ts.

We are also planning a Guerrilla Gardening Day event for May 1st. Same location. Simply adding the sunflowers and anything else you want to bring along.

I'll post a time to meet a little bit later in the week.

Start those gardens. We need all the spring we can get!

update and facebook page...

My aren't we young and hip...
new update, new attitude, new facebook page.

The fruits of our labor...

Thought you might like to see how our sunflowers turned out!

And the beat goes on....

I can't tell you how inspired NB and I have been lately to get back into the groove with our independent Salem beautification team, Well-fed Guerrillas.

We found a neat-o new spot. We have a new member, welcome Lilli Ocelot! and this just in: On a wild Wednesday coffee run, I discovered that the people who maintain the land lots at our first Guerrilla Gardening event, May 1 at Starbucks - Lakeside, had recently brought mulch to cover the areas. They mulched around all of our lovely flowers.

This must have been VERY time consuming for the individual, but OMG! It looks great! Out of respect for this unnamed person, we must...must continue in the fight!

Much love,Hannibal and Nora Belle Please welcome Lilli Ocelot! She is awesome. Dinner ideas? Plans? Looking for something around late June... Oh, and Nora Belle says it must happen at someone else's house this time. She is busy getting ready for the birthday party of the year.

well done WFGs!

Well done, WFG's. The ground covering was a success and today I received a personal thank you from the store manager. Thank you for your time and efforts! It was great working with you all. Over 50 plants were planted, new mulch was laid and a whole lotta fun was had.


Pictured: Ar-er, Ninnan, Bubba, Nora Belle, Lady Lantana, POD, Hannibal, and always clicking but never pictured -Flicker Clicker! also wic: an unnamed gentleman who stopped by to lend a hand! Let's just call him, hewholivesnextdoortochickens or Hewhodoesn'tcallthecopswhenhisneighbor'schickensjumpthefenceandtaunthisdogs. Thank you also for that!

Feel free to contact us anytime if you would like to start another action or host a potluck dinner at your house. Best wishes to you all. Thanks to those who donated and those who dug. You are awesome!

Well Fed Guerrillas Strike Tonight!

I feel like rousing the rebels with a little Rage Against the Machine and a whole lot of coffee, but likely we will just have a simple...

ok, go.

Meet us at 7:30 PM tonight at the Salem Lakeside Plaza Starbucks.

If you don't want to guerrilla with us, just come along for the fun. We will have things for little hands to do, as well. At our recent visit to Richmond, we had the chance to see the work of some local gg's and they gave us some ideas and supplies to keep kids interested while we work!

Check list:

flashlights

mulch, flowers or supplies

snacks, a bathroom is nearby

tools for digging

the kids,if you have them

water for plants and yourself (we have several milk jugs)

your code name!

Name tags will be provided!

Best and thank you,
Hannibal and Nora Belle

Two Days!

Two days! We need mulch, and a few more plants!

I, Hannibal, was particularly inspired when walking along the streets of Richmond yesterday morning. I was searching for examples of gg, as Richmond seems to be the home of gg in the United States.

After finding this wonderful picture- an example of how guerrilla gardening can transform an empty space, he headed to the lovely Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden for a much needed mini date with Nora Bell!

She was definitely the prettiest flower there! Oh my!

We hope you can come out with us tomorrow night. And we hope you can bring some much, shovels and flowers!

4 days!

4 days...

Homework:

mulch, mulch, mulch
plants, plants, plants

Meet at 7:30 for a drink Friday night.

8 PM, we strike!
-- Hannibal and Nora Belle

WFGs:

After that lovely meal, the wonderful fun in the yard, and the truly engaging conversation that went on last night, we are truly going to miss these potlucks!

Wipe the kids out playing with friends and eat a magnificent feast: pasta with lemon and capers, homemade cheese and bread, blueberry pie - made on site, apple bread, quiche filled with one pig, fresh fruit, and to die for mango and black bean salsa.

Oh, man! I was hurting today. So stuffed.

Thanks to all who came out. What a blast.

With our planning coming to an end and the implementation of our efforts coming on Friday night, we are so glad that you have joined us on this little quest to make the world a better and prettier place. We will look forward to meeting again next year to plan for the official day, and certainly will welcome any ideas to have mini-meetings, plannings and bombings throughout the year.

Feel free to schedule an event and send it out to the group, or just call on individuals. That's ok too. Invite others along next year, if you would like. Use the guides, given out last night (available by e-mail, if you were not able to get one), to inspire greatness.

But enough about next week. Let's focus on this week!

Meeting at 7:30 PM, reconstruction site.bring - clothes to get dirty

any plants you want to add.

compost or top soil

tumbler or reusable coffee mug - for your drink

water jugs or milk jugs, filled with wonderful h20

the kids

8:00 PM = dark, so bring flash lights or head lamps

name tags will be provided

If you can't work with us and want to donate something, or just come and watch:

bring: sodas, lemonade, finger foods

plants, mulch or potting soil

a song or two, the new Common cd...

a banjo,fiddle, guitar, washboard

Can we get these guys? klang.org

a rest chair, icy thick cold shakes

a dramatic reading from your favorite book

etc.

Check for updates here on our website:http://www.wellfedguerrillas.blogspot.com/

Well Fed Guerrillas:We do what we do, but never on an empty stomach.

It will be a pleasure to dig with you.-- Hannibal and Nora Belle

Just think, after next week...we can slow it down...

hhhh-A Team!

What started out as a way to get families together and make Salem prettier has become a bit of a joy for Nora Belle and me. We look forward to meeting with everyone, including a few faces who were unable to meet with us last time.

We have word of sausage quiche, seed bombs, and some non-flame retardant beer, coming along with the various families tomorrow.

I haven't heard from Tooley D (code name given, since he never sent one!), but maybe some of that yummy bread, eh?

Come early, stay late. Arrive late, take off early. Just stop by. We would love to take an inventory and set up a design for Friday night.

Bring a list, or whatever plants you can. Lucky Lantana dropped off plants today. Thanks

LL! Beardless Jo (cng-shnso)- still on for taking some shots on May 1?

Thurston Howell (cng-shnso)- and his family? ideas, How was your trip?

Haftagetaways (cng-stnso)- where are you? we've got some work to do now!

Jammin J C(cng-shnso)- - in town?

Riddle Me This and Bell of the Ball (cng-stnso)- : Any chances you could come along? Riddle Me This - Chapter 10 made me sit on the edge of my seat!!!! Where were you when you wrote this stunning chapter and were you worried that someone might be looking over your shoulder? The N? WOW!

Mama G.G. is in the house!

Mama Taney, Strawly and the boys, are in the how-us!

Nora Belle, Hannibal, Bubba, AR-er, and Ninnan are in the HOUSE!

Too true and HA-H (cng-stnso) are coming along, I heard. Thanks you guys! What a brave band we are becoming!

OH! This just in! Bring a big rock and/or a plain t-shirt if you want a team t-shirt. Application party Saturday night! We have an iron, and we will use it for JUSTICE! and maybe bring a buck or two to pay Onion Brush, POD and Lulu back for buying the iron on transfers.

Couple of weeks ago, did you think we were going to have this much fun? updates at

http://www.wellfedguerrillas.blogspot.com/

-- Hannibal and Nora Belle"Ich liebe es wenn ein Plan funktioniert"

rent Man on Wire - stunning!

Potluck and Planning Meeting for the BIG event!

Let's meet again for a night of dining, planning and rebel-rousing fun. **** "Put it up to eleven." One last night to meet to go over the events for Guerrilla Gardening Day.

6:30 PM, love to see you there!

E-mail us for directions, to avoid revealing secret code names.

SalemGuerrillas@gmail.com

Kids welcome!

Bring a dish or drinks to share! You will have to announce your code name at the door. Have it ready!

Homework:

Bring plants, mulch, weapons of green construction, and a hungry belly. Even if you can't make it for dinner, let us know where we can pick up donations.

Look for another spot to add a sunflower sprout.

Paint a substantial rock green, then add BLOOM to the rock. L is green, other letters are black.

We will be making these Saturday night. Wear painting clothes.

Work on your secret code name. Hannibal likes his secret persona and seems to have taken it on as a well worn summer dress. He is not a chatty person, but his character has certainly become so. Our most recent additions are Lulu, Mama G. G. and Lucky Lantana.

Glad to have you all on the team. Anyone starting to sweat? Any chance of getting someone to play a little music for us while we plant?

8PM - May 1, 2009 is the BIG event. Mark it on the calendar.

-us

****
Nigel Tufnel: The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and...
Marty DiBergi: Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?
Nigel Tufnel: Exactly.
Marty DiBergi: Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?
Nigel Tufnel: Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?
Marty DiBergi: I don't know.
Nigel Tufnel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
Marty DiBergi: Put it up to eleven.
Nigel Tufnel: Eleven. Exactly. One louder.
Marty DiBergi: Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?
Nigel Tufnel: These go to eleven.
Nigel Tufnel: The sustain, listen to it.
Marty DiBergi: I don't hear anything.
Nigel Tufnel: Well you would though, if it were playing.

Hannibal has been drinking too much coffee lately...

Hello there. In an effort to make certain we have enough plants to make a difference, we suggested that we reach out to the community to ask for plants. Reaching out decreases autonomy, however it increases the possibilities. We sent out a flier to the group, and asked for your opinion. We have some time to get to get these printed for our neighborhood tomorrow and would like for you to consider printing them and posting them around their neighborhood.

Initially, we asked for input from all participants, and thought it would be wonderful to have everyone in agreement. But let's face it, this is war, a war against weeds and neglect. Both spread like wildfire. If we waited on everyone to agree on something, then we could not put this plan into action.

If you are not heard from before 12 midnight tonight, your vote will be considered a yes. If you were planning on voting no, 12 midnight is your final time for input on this flier. With a name like Hannibal and Nora Belle, we command attention. We shake our righteous fists at you and proclaim this battle nearly won. All we need is a few plants, some mulch and a couple of madcap misfits. You were told you were special, talented, lovely people. This is the truth. Don't make us pull the pin on our holy hand grenades.

The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch!It's one of the relics Brother Maynard is carrying with him!Brother Maynard, bring forth the Holy Hand Grenade.So uhhh... How does it work?Consult the Book of Armaments!And Lord Antioch held the Holy Hand Grenade up on high saying.Oh Lord, bless this thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch that with it we may blow thy enemies to bits.... In thy mercy.And the lord did grin.And they did feast upon the lamb, and the stoat, and orangatang, and breakfast cereals, and Skip a bit brother.And the Lord spake saying.First shall thou pull out the Holy Pin.They thou shalt count to three.Three shall be the number thou shall count.And the number of the counting shall be three.Thou shalt not count to four.Neither count thou to two, unless thy then proceed to three.Five is right out!When three, being the third number be reached, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade toward thy foe, whom being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it!Amen...

Much love, and a power trip,

Hannibal and Nora Belle.
p.s. If your code name is listed here, you are even more specialer, because you wrote to us with input...

Onion Brush, POD, Lulu, Mama Taney, Strawly, Hannibal, Nora Belle, Bubba, Ar-er, Ninnan, Mama G. G.

specialer and stuck to your computer...geeks.

Forgive us. We have been reading way too much Roald Dahl in our spare time.

"I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed salary, and very little original thinking to do." Roald Dahl

word.

p.s. Atom of Atom and His Package thought it was "awesome" that we included his songs on the Guerrilla Gardening Day Mix cds. I told him, that's just how we roll.