Sentences with phrase «of black thumb»

I have a case of black thumb.

Okay back to the orchid thing... Orchids are one of my favorite flowers, but I seem to have somewhat of a black thumb.

Kale is something I grow every fall / winter and it is forgiving of a black thumb!

You guys have heard all about my blackest of the black thumbs, so I've just decided I'm probably better suited to styling with faux florals and greens... ha!!

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They include — and you should skip to the next paragraph if descriptions of medical injuries will nauseate you — a swollen bloody thumb, recently reconstructed after a fireworks injury; a 17 year - old's foot charred black by an electrical burn; and a worm pulled from a patient's anus.

Over the course of the season, Betty is called by the Black Hood multiple times, threatened with the potential murders of her boyfriend and her sister, and most recently sent a decaying thumb.

No matter how one feels about Michelle Wolf, the comedian whose performance at the Saturday dinner got a thumbs down from President Donald Trump, the notion that the First Amendment or journalism generally benefits from the country watching a hotel ballroom full of black - tie guests hobnobbing with the D.C. blue book...

A good rule of thumb is that if it's a game on one of ESPN's real channels, it'll probably be blacked out on +.

I see an awful lot more of people thumbing their noses at the «stupid white people» than I see white people giving grief to blacks and mexicans.

We forever have our thumb on the channel - change button of ultimate moral - religious truth just in case we might have to change our minds, just as we did in 1890 on plural marriage and 1978 on ordination of black members....

Everyone who tried this batch of Caribbean Black Beans with mango gave them an enthusiastic thumbs up.

Cut into about 2 - inch lengths and briefly blanched in the microwave, I used them as the basis for a quick salad that also made good use of preserved lemons from my fridge, as well as lemon thyme and lemon verbena, both growing miraculously in my backyard, despite my oft - black thumb.

INGREDIENTS Sea salt and rashly ground black pepper 1 cup basmati or wild rice 3/4 pound salmon fillet, skin off and bones removed A handful of raw shelled peanuts 1 clove of garlic A thumb - sized piece of fresh root ginger 1 fresh red chile A small bunch of fresh cilantro Peanut or vegetable oil 1 heaped tablespoon tandoori or mild curry paste A handful of snow peas 1/2 can of coconut milk A handful of bean sprouts 1 lime

My black thumb keeps me from growing tomatoes, or much in the way of food stuffs other than herbs, but I know that a properly green thumb and a few tomato plants can keep you in tomatoes for months.

Add a large pinch of salt (a pinch is three fingers and a thumb) and freshly ground black pepper.

Zucchini bread might be the very first thing I ever baked or cooked on my own, when I was a kid (my mother doesn't have the black thumb I do, so I grew up around excesses of zucchini) but I haven't made it in years.

1 cup black rice, preferably soaked overnight 1 knob fresh ginger, about the size of your thumb, peeled 1 cinnamon stick or 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon A few large pieces of organic orange zest Pinch of salt 2 cups water Handful each flat leaf parsley + cilantro, roughly chopped 1/3 cup toasted slivered almonds 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds 3 - 4 dates, pitted and chopped

For one, they are super-easy to grow inside, right on your counter top — trust me, I have a black thumb and I can grow oodles of them — and two, they are an amazing way to get that much closer to eating healthy.

The brain area that controls neck muscles used to be between areas that control the thumb and the top of the head (black arrow) but a new study puts the neck between the shoulder and the trunk (red arrow).

«Some years ago we may have thought of [black holes] as surly loners sucking their thumb in the corner and gobbling anything that happened to come by,» Miller says.

My rule of thumb: combine a generous portion of veggies with lean protein (chicken, turkey, fish, beans), a whole grain (quinoa or brown rice), or a pulse (like black beans or chickpeas), and a good - for - you fat (such as olive oil, avocado, or nuts).

Blend a cup of unsweetened almond milk with half a lemon, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, a thumb of fresh ginger root and a pinch of black pepper.

from pinky to thumb: ESSIE 1 «Blanc», MAYBELLINE Color Show Vinyl 400 «Grey Beats», DOUGLAS «Out of the Box» nail polish, BASIC, MAYBELLINE Color Show Vinyl 404 «Black To The Basics»

I have a total black thumb, so we are just praying the massive amount of plants we bought live to see next month.

I love having a garden, but I have a black thumb, so my mom does most of my gardening.

I am the same with a black thumb... however one trick I learned with orchids was when I was working at a fancy restaurant in Texas we had them EVERYWHERE and we watered them once a week with ice cubes — apparently the slow melting of it keeps them hydrated at a slower pace!

The singer gave a thumbs up while out and about in Los Angeles in a pair of denim shortalls that she coupled with a black tee, a neck tie scarf, a Chanel necklace, black tights, and lace - up sneaks.

'' «thank you for the work of your hands, I love my fingerless mittens, they are so beautiful, breathe taking, the thumb slot has a look of stacked flower... can you make them in black?

To give our little garden a fighting chance against our black thumbs we purchased a truck load of nutritious potting soil.

Cute prints get the thumbs up for me, and I love the playfulness of the light blue and black Fit & Flare Dress (now $ 60).

The people of Rome dress almost exclusively in black so while I stuck out like a sore (American) thumb, it felt great to wear light colors on dreary gray days.

I have a total black thumb but I absolutely LOVE your little hanging succulent garden and can't wait to make one of my own!

The town of Black Creek, named for the oil that contaminates the water supply, has made Mikkelsen and his brother welcome, but the men who supposedly run it are under the thumb of a ruthless villain named Delarue (Morgan).

Call of Duty: Black Ops hits shelves this Tuesday, the 9th, so get your headset ready and warm up your thumbs,...

Actually, make that a white - on - white SLS AMG Roadster, with matte black multi-spoke 19» / 20» wheels and a thundering exhaust note capable of making Skeletor himself curl up in a ball and suck his thumb.

While all of us at ZigWheels loved the way the new R8 looks, the only thing that stood out like a sore thumb were the alloys which we wish were gunmetal or piano black.

While it's impossible to say what your unit cost might be — there are too many variables from project to project — a broad rule of thumb is that if you're producing a minimum of one thousand black - and - white trade paperbacks, your cost is likely to be around $ 1 to $ 2 per unit, and for hardcovers about $ 3 to $ 4 per unit.

The pods came and tried but my black thumb killed them before they could take hold (I never could grow any sort of plant that required any sort of care).

For instance, there's an asymmetrical antenna cut at the top of the tablet, a little shock of black that sticks out like a sore thumb on the versions with more color.

Each key of the Q10's keyboard is black with white symbols and has a slight groove to offer a better feel when typing with your thumbs.

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Any other color or pattern is a disqualification, as is a thumb - print of black or chocolate on a rust leg.

Even if you've got a black thumb and can't tell a weed from a wisteria, you'll enjoy spending time exploring 127 acres of gardens and terraces, all imagined by William Randolph Hearst and designed by architect Julia Morgan.

Credit: Jeremy Lips / Tom's GuideThe Elite's button layout is nearly identical to that of a regular Xbox One pad, though the face buttons are now all black, and the d - pad, thumb stick shafts and optional paddles are all made of sturdy stainless steel.

In the latter case, the image creates a haunting sense of regret, even if the black substance sprays like your thumb is on the hose.

In 1970, he took a beautiful black - and - white photograph of his artist friend Michael Buthe — and then painted the face over with primary red, blue and yellow hues, a typically nose - thumbing gesture.

2008 Gowanus Basin: A Sense of Place, Gowanus Canal Conservancy Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 100th Annual Thumb - Box Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY Black and White, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY 100th Annual Members Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY

In sculpture it can be a distorted thumbs up, unreliably assuring viewers that everything will be OK, a pair of disembodied pitch - black testicles, or a gravestone in the same vein as MEMORIAL: inscribed with a grocery list.

In the past when we have seen gadgets like these, we've thought they were a novel tech solution for a black thumb, but now with the proliferation of these devices, we have to ask, do we no longer know how to water our plants without a gadget telling us when to do so?

If you have a black thumb, as in you regularly forget to water or take care of houseplants, you don't have to rely on smartphone alerts.