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Or patio, or concrete isthmus:  these solar lanterns power up during sunlight, and illuminate themselves at sundown.

Batteries are for chumps.

Dear Bryant Park,

Oh, how I miss you.  We whiled away many happy hours together, you and I.  I picnicked on you, lost Scrabble tiles on your grass, rode your carousel, watched films on your big screen, sucked your free Wi-Fi, and got drunk at your little tables. Even though I lived right across the street from that other, big park (you know the one), I would ride the subway just so we could spend time together.

I have my own outdoor space now, but it’s not the same; my porch doesn’t have ‘wichcraft stands perched on its perimeter.  Reminiscing in your sweet little green chairs will have to do.

Love,

Anna

Attention technogardeners:  assemble this Botanicalls DIY Plant Twitter Kit (you’ll need some tools, like a soldering iron, solder, needle-nose pliers, small snips, masking tape and a flat-head screwdriver–hey, I never said that turning your plant into a robot was easy), stick in the soil next to your plant, and listen to your plant’s feedback via Twitter.

Just be prepared when your tomato plant publicly complains that it needs a “companion” or is ready for its sammich, dammit.

These are called astro balls.  {snickers}  But really folks, they look great on a patio or piled in a big glass bowl.

(On an unrelated note, I really miss The Rosie O’Donnell Show.  Flying Koosh balls/Tommy-can-you-hear-me/show tunes FOREVA.)

Artist John Rooney, creator of Crash Bonsai, is now selling his tiny wreckage for us to smash into our own miniature trees.

As a collector of both bonsai and car accidents, I wholeheartedly approve this enterprise.