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In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
Friday, May 22, 2020 4:02 AM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Nothing like having a pepper mill break while you are making supper. Least what fell off went into the food and not the floor.
Friday, May 22, 2020 1:45 PM
BRENDA
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Drat that! Fresh ground black pepper has SUCH a nice flavor. I hope you can find a good replacement for your mill.
Friday, May 22, 2020 1:47 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Nothing like having a pepper mill break while you are making supper. Least what fell off went into the food and not the floor. How did the recipe tast with extra pepper? ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake #WEARAMASK
Friday, May 22, 2020 4:31 PM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Friday, May 22, 2020 4:33 PM
Friday, May 22, 2020 4:37 PM
Friday, May 22, 2020 5:33 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Hey Signy - just to let you know, I was curious and looked up avocado leaves as mulch. Aside from them being tough, large, water-repellent, and packing flat, they are reputed to be good mulch. They don't have any allelopathy as far as I can tell. Mulch away!
Friday, May 22, 2020 6:06 PM
Saturday, May 23, 2020 5:04 AM
Saturday, May 23, 2020 11:11 AM
Saturday, May 23, 2020 11:16 AM
Saturday, May 23, 2020 11:32 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: I really hope you feel better soon, Signy!
Saturday, May 23, 2020 11:45 AM
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 6:18 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Off to do my laundry in a bit then out for a walk in the rain. *sigh*
Saturday, May 23, 2020 6:36 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: I really hope you feel better soon, Signy! Oh, I will. Aches and stiffness are a measure of how much physical work I've done, and it's pretty specific to what I was doing. If I lay off for a day or two or rotate my tasks the pain goes away. Today is DEFINITELY a no-yardwork day! I wish you and BRENDA could have had a cup of tea or coffee with me, and just wandered the yard and enjoyed the cool quiet morning, and then gone inside to some comfy couches and have a nice chat! ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake #WEARAMASK
Saturday, May 23, 2020 6:40 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Off to do my laundry in a bit then out for a walk in the rain. *sigh* MORE rain? Is this that "dry summer" that was predicted? How is the rest of BC doing, rainwise? ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake #WEARAMASK
Saturday, May 23, 2020 7:40 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: So I have a ??? for you, or anyone who knows anything about gardening: I have small space about 20'X10' in the backyard devoted to native/xeric plants; I used to have a ceanothus (california lilac) in there, but it cratered after growing spectacularly for 2 years. I'd like to replace it with something, it would be nice if it were evergreen fruit-producing but I can't find any that do both, so am looking at mexican elderberry, native mulberry, or persimmon. any thoughts? ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake #WEARAMASK
Saturday, May 23, 2020 7:45 PM
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Monday, May 25, 2020 4:10 AM
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Monday, May 25, 2020 10:00 AM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Well, the rain held off on my walk. Not so far but only the end of May. I am hoping that June and further on will be dry. Wet in spots up the Interior and the Valley, down to where I am and Vancouver Island. Still seeing snow at higher elevations. Suppose to warm up for the mainland next week. I hope so. ETA Forgot to mention the tornado that happened in Saanich which is on Vancouver Island. No damage done except for some dirt thrown around and a trampoline that it picked up and then dropped further down the road from the house where it belonged.
Monday, May 25, 2020 12:01 PM
Monday, May 25, 2020 1:39 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Well, the rain held off on my walk. Not so far but only the end of May. I am hoping that June and further on will be dry. Wet in spots up the Interior and the Valley, down to where I am and Vancouver Island. Still seeing snow at higher elevations. Suppose to warm up for the mainland next week. I hope so. ETA Forgot to mention the tornado that happened in Saanich which is on Vancouver Island. No damage done except for some dirt thrown around and a trampoline that it picked up and then dropped further down the road from the house where it belonged. Hope we get some dry weather soon, Brenda. 4 more days of T-Storms in a row by me here starting today. Here's hoping I luck out and it's just a small amount of rain per day and I'm not spending any of those nights up until 6:00AM mopping. These back to back to back 3" rain storms are killing me this spring. Did you hear that the Chicago River flooded and knocked out the broadcast tower that sent Channel 2 and about 10 other stations to everyone in the Chicagoland area? Lake Michigan is breaking dams all over the place and becoming a huge hazard. Naperville, IL must not have been prepared at all for this type of weather since it didn't get much more water than we got here and it put tons of houses several feet underwater. An 18 year old girl was walking her dogs and they all got swept away... they only found one of the dogs later. Usually I'm the only one I know dealing with water issues on my house, and although they were bad last time, I was able to keep up with mopping up several hundred gallons of water and was fortunate to have a few large containers to keep up with the collection effort when the storm sewer backed up and I wasn't able to dump it anymore. I've always heard of toilets backflowing and dumping water into houses, but never saw it with my own eyes until now. Talk about feeling helpless... My brother and his wife had everything in their basement destroyed and one of my friends has spent the last week cleaning up his and deciding what to throw out and what to try to keep. Hope you're doing well otherwise. It's times like these where I really envy people who rent apartments. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Monday, May 25, 2020 1:40 PM
Monday, May 25, 2020 3:23 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI:
Monday, May 25, 2020 4:23 PM
Monday, May 25, 2020 4:47 PM
Quote:BRENDA I would have loved a house when I was younger
Quote: but yeah, repairs would have been the end of me. So maybe a good thing I could never afford one. Getting slammed with some depression again weather and other stuff related.
Quote:Yeah well. Someone brought in a slight case of bedbugs over the last week. On Saturday I had to be very careful how I did my laundry. The manager did bring in the pest guy and had it sprayed. Hope he got them all but I didn't see anything.
Monday, May 25, 2020 4:50 PM
Monday, May 25, 2020 8:00 PM
Quote:Happy to oblige. Wondering if the story of the 18 year old girl and her dogs dying in the flood was the part that really got her off. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Monday, May 25, 2020 8:54 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Hey SIX, how did your brother's visit go? I take it he came, and left? ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake #WEARAMASK
Monday, May 25, 2020 10:16 PM
Monday, May 25, 2020 10:22 PM
Quote:SIGNYM: Hey SIX, how did your brother's visit go? I take it he came, and left? SIX: We had a great time. He was here for a few weeks. I didn't really put him to work at all, but he did stand outside doing nothing for about 90 minutes in between holding the ladder for me when I finally patched up and re-shingled the roof that the squirrel ate through (I did manage to find a perfect match for the shingles, which I never thought I was going to be able to do). It took a lot longer than I thought it would and bought him a pizza afterward to say thanks. Depending on how long this whole thing goes on he might be coming back. Offer's always on the table. Going to have to get the windows finished and get the A/C in and see how well it works first though. He doesn't do well in heat, and it's a good thing he left before the current 80 and 90 degree weather set in.
Quote:It was a nice break for me. I mean, I worked a lot and got a lot done, but we never watched the news or paid any mind to it on the internet. 2 whole weeks away from everything was really nice. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Monday, May 25, 2020 10:25 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: I knid of feel that in this thhread we can be nice to each other, even if we sling shit elsewhere. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake #WEARAMASK
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: One of the reasons I hate midwestern summers. Well, I hate summer in general.
Quote:Good deal! Arguing and the "news" can be so ... draining. As you can see, we've been a busy family too. Well, I have places to go (livingroom), people to see (family), and things to do (unwind and continue our Warehouse 13 marathon!).
Monday, May 25, 2020 11:09 PM
Quote:Wondering if the story of the 18 year old girl and her dogs dying in the flood was the part that really got her off. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Monday, May 25, 2020 11:23 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:BRENDA I would have loved a house when I was younger No, you wouldn't. Owning a house has only one upside: you don't pay rent. Other than that, it seems to be a constant headache, wherever you are! I know but after my dad died, we lived mostly in apartments so I was missing the loss of freedom during my later childhood. Quote: but yeah, repairs would have been the end of me. So maybe a good thing I could never afford one. Getting slammed with some depression again weather and other stuff related. Umm... I was hoping that moving to a brighter, cleaner, larger, and more functional home would have helped with the depression, but it still seems to be dogging you. Is it the isolation, do you think, that's causing you to feel so blue?
Quote: Oh, eeew. I hope he got them all, too!
Monday, May 25, 2020 11:27 PM
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 3:07 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Quote:Wondering if the story of the 18 year old girl and her dogs dying in the flood was the part that really got her off. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 3:42 AM
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 1:53 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: He was posting TO me. And ABOUT ME. But even if he was directing his post to you (he wasn't), you have your way of dealing with assholes, and I have mine. And you may have noticed, this isn't the only place where he's tried to KEEP PEOPLE FROM DISCUSSING THINGS THEY WANT TO DISCUSS AND EXPRESSING THE OPINIONS THEY WANT TO EXPRESS. *HE* IS CLEARLY *NOT* HERE TO DISCUSS. He's an asshole ... and I'll shove his JACKshit right back at him.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 2:25 PM
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