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In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
Friday, June 11, 2021 5:02 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.
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Managed to finish our biweekly cleaning, and stain the dresser legs darker. The legs... that was progress. Every day, some progress. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.
Friday, June 11, 2021 5:28 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: You can have my sugarbush. I don't know what's wrong, if it's the spot, the planting, or the bush itself but it has barely grown 2feet in five years.
Quote:OTOH my Island Oak (Q. tomentella) is turning into a real tree.
Quote: There is a front yard that I admire when I walk the dog in a certain direction. I would never do it myself, but the walkway to the front door has a white arch over it, and the plants along the side that are blooming right now are beautiful shell pink geraniums, sea lettuce (statice), pink hollyhocks, what looks like Shasta daisy and others. The woman of the house was there. I've stopped by and spoken to her from time to time, she invited me to her backyard once to see her David Austin roses.
Quote: Anyway, I haven't seen her in a while, so when I saw her today I asked how she was doing and heard that her beloved dog just died after 6 weeks of kidney failure. Turns out that this dog was eating morning glory (convolvulus) seeds which are toxic to dogs. I have that growing in our backyard. It planted itself (along, btw, with cheatgrass, pale pink/yellow/lavendar lantana, verbena bonariensis, and a few other volunteers), AAACK! I have been mostly ripping it out bc it tends to strangle my other plants, but I did save some seedlings in two pots and was going to let them scramble up the palm trees bc dd loves them so much but ... not anymore! Anyway, in addition to talking about her dog, she wanted to talk about gardening (as a distraction, I guess, so she would stop crying) and I asked her about a particularly pretty little shrub by her walkway and she gave me one. That was very sweet of her. I think I IDed it as pink maguerite daisy, and it's a beautiful little thing. There are many pictures online with a lot of variations. Some have narrower petals, some wider, some are pinker, some are semi-doubled. The picture that looks the closest can't be linked directly, but this is the second-closest
Quote:When I return the pot I'm going to give her a sympathy card. I've had to put three of my pets to sleep and it was a painful loss. We do grow to love our pets. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.
Friday, June 11, 2021 5:39 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Too bad I can't raise a cow in the backyard. Maybe chickens? ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.
Friday, June 11, 2021 6:06 PM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Managed to finish our biweekly cleaning, and stain the dresser legs darker. The legs... that was progress. Every day, some progress. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.
Friday, June 11, 2021 6:08 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: I'm slowly, slowly beginning to reform my awful sleep schedule.
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Good for you!
Quote: First a train of thought ... when doctors want to know how you feel when you get up - rested, energetic, or not ... they might really mean how you feel a half hour after you get up (but before coffee). Because there's such a thing as sleep inertia. I've REALLY seen it in a few people who wake up super grumpy until some times goes by, and I've experienced it myself.
Quote: Must be dear daughter's problem. she doesn't even start talking until an hour or so after she gets out of her room.
Quote: But maybe there's sleep inertia in the opposite direction, wakefulness inertia, as in when you're awake you stay awake. Because if there is, I have that. Once I'm up I routinely stay awake for 24 hours and up to 36 hours, which makes getting to sleep at a reasonable time impossible.
Quote: I just CAN'T imagine staying up for 24 hours at a time! After about 14-16 hours or so, the sandman comes and hits me over the head.
Quote: But lately I've been going out and doing yardwork for an hour before noon. And while I'm still not getting to sleep before 3AM, at least it's not 10AM ... or later.
Quote: I usually fall asleep quickly, but then I wake up at stupid o'clock. Sometimes it's after 2 hours of sleep, or 4, or 5 ... the faster I wake up, the more uncomfortable I am, and it's almost always bc of a subtly stuffy nose. Not SO stuffy that I can't breathe thru it, just stuffy enough to make breathing more difficult. I've learned to rinse and decongest my nose well before bedtime, and spray it with fluticasone right before bed so I don't get "rebound" stuffiness at night. And this is AFTER two sinus surgeries and trimmed turbinates and years of allergy shots and taking cetirizine every day.
Quote: Are you sure that you don't have a subtly stuffy nose??
Quote:Anyway, I'm sure that you've tried everything: cool dark room, comfortable mattress, right amount of food (or not) before bed, not staring at a screen an hour b4 bed etc etc. Since we are also trying to reform dear daughter's sleep schedule (lights out at 2 AM, out of bed at 11:30 AM) in your opinion, what were the most successful steps? I realize that quite often there is no ONE thing, you have to do them all.
Quote:BTW, I'm seriously thinking of getting a weighted blanket for her. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.
Friday, June 11, 2021 6:19 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: It was one of her odder comments to me along with my news about my health being good for another year to which she added, "God willing." They know I don't truck with their religion.
Friday, June 11, 2021 6:20 PM
BRENDA
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote: Brenda: Hearing aides are okay. Mostly just me needing to get used to them. Think my boss is jealous of me. The reason I am thinking on this is because before I left today she commented that I don't have much in the way of gray in my hair. She's had a lot of gray in her hair since she was in her late 50s and now it is going slightly whiter and more. SIX: Hehe. BRENDA: It was one of her odder comments to me along with my news about my health being good for another year to which she added, "God willing." They know I don't truck with their religion.
Quote: Brenda: Hearing aides are okay. Mostly just me needing to get used to them. Think my boss is jealous of me. The reason I am thinking on this is because before I left today she commented that I don't have much in the way of gray in my hair. She's had a lot of gray in her hair since she was in her late 50s and now it is going slightly whiter and more. SIX: Hehe. BRENDA: It was one of her odder comments to me along with my news about my health being good for another year to which she added, "God willing." They know I don't truck with their religion.
Friday, June 11, 2021 6:23 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Oh BTW KIKI, so far, in that head-to-head comparison of corn gluten to pendimethalin, they seem to come out about even. Altho I HAVE seen seed-eating birds peck at the corn gluten! What I got was Epsoma U of Iowa certified organic corn gluten, 25 lbs. I'm going to try it under the avocados too.
Quote:Got a big charcoal gray 3'X5' mat for just inside the front door, to replace the worn-out rug that we had which had lost its "no slip" backing and was a slip hazard, and had gotten thin and was impossible to clean. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Well, they are talking drought up here. Where I am and up into the Interior of the Province. Not good. I would have to look up how many wild fires have already been reported in BC but I do remember the number is higher. Drought. Sigh. No bueno.Quote:Yeah, it was some stray cereal boxes and a couple of tv magazines along with washed out cans. I don't eat a lot of canned food but I do eat canned salmon, a bit of soup and alternative milks containers are also recyclable up here. So there were a couple of them and a couple of small tins that had tomato paste in them.
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Well, they are talking drought up here. Where I am and up into the Interior of the Province. Not good. I would have to look up how many wild fires have already been reported in BC but I do remember the number is higher.
Quote:Yeah, it was some stray cereal boxes and a couple of tv magazines along with washed out cans. I don't eat a lot of canned food but I do eat canned salmon, a bit of soup and alternative milks containers are also recyclable up here. So there were a couple of them and a couple of small tins that had tomato paste in them.
Quote:Out in a bit, things to do. Later peeps.
Friday, June 11, 2021 6:29 PM
Friday, June 11, 2021 6:31 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: It was one of her odder comments to me along with my news about my health being good for another year to which she added, "God willing." They know I don't truck with their religion.
Friday, June 11, 2021 6:34 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Fingers crossed for enough rain for you, then!
Friday, June 11, 2021 6:35 PM
Friday, June 11, 2021 6:37 PM
Friday, June 11, 2021 9:01 PM
Quote: Brenda: It was one of her odder comments to me along with my news about my health being good for another year to which she added, "God willing." They know I don't truck with their religion. KIKI: Oh, even though I'm an agnostic I often say that. (And I've seen it's an oft-used phrase among Muslims as well.) It's just my way of acknowledging that there are many things in life beyond human prediction or control. Luck, good fate, god's grace, whatever I might call it, is imo always part of the equation. I do kinda' find it funny that she uses a very prominent Muslim phrase, though, considering how Christian she is!
Quote: BRENDA: Well, I have to admit that I have used it the odd time or two but mostly to myself and not other people. Oh, she probably thinks it is a Christian phrase. I have no idea on that one. Her husband picked up a copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at a thrift sale and they have been reading it. So she also proceeded to tell about the book after she asked me if I knew about. Which I do and some of the very basic ideas in it. She thinks some of the ideas in it or "too unrealistic" for the time the book was written in. Have I ever mentioned that she wasn't born in Canada? Her family immigrated from England when she was a baby.
Friday, June 11, 2021 9:08 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Oh BTW KIKI, so far, in that head-to-head comparison of corn gluten to pendimethalin, they seem to come out about even. Altho I HAVE seen seed-eating birds peck at the corn gluten! What I got was Epsoma U of Iowa certified organic corn gluten, 25 lbs. I'm going to try it under the avocados too. Oh THANK YOU SO MUCH for the info, Signy! I know you must have spent some time researching it, and of course money buying it, and then the effort trying it,and then letting me know! I've bookmarked it AND added it to my Amazon cart!Quote:Got a big charcoal gray 3'X5' mat for just inside the front door, to replace the worn-out rug that we had which had lost its "no slip" backing and was a slip hazard, and had gotten thin and was impossible to clean. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.
Friday, June 11, 2021 10:57 PM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Friday, June 11, 2021 11:32 PM
Friday, June 11, 2021 11:47 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Maybe she needs to join a book club. It sounds like (aside from being pretty clueless and also a tad overbearing with her religion) she has no one to discuss her ideas with, so she picks on you because ... well ... you're there (and her husband has found a way to escape her conversations). I can see how you'd find interacting with her to be taxing. That would be my reaction.
Friday, June 11, 2021 11:49 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote: Brenda: It was one of her odder comments to me along with my news about my health being good for another year to which she added, "God willing." They know I don't truck with their religion. KIKI: Oh, even though I'm an agnostic I often say that. (And I've seen it's an oft-used phrase among Muslims as well.) It's just my way of acknowledging that there are many things in life beyond human prediction or control. Luck, good fate, god's grace, whatever I might call it, is imo always part of the equation. I do kinda' find it funny that she uses a very prominent Muslim phrase, though, considering how Christian she is! Maybe she wil get a clue, inshallah! Quote: BRENDA: Well, I have to admit that I have used it the odd time or two but mostly to myself and not other people. Oh, she probably thinks it is a Christian phrase. I have no idea on that one. Her husband picked up a copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at a thrift sale and they have been reading it. So she also proceeded to tell about the book after she asked me if I knew about. Which I do and some of the very basic ideas in it. She thinks some of the ideas in it or "too unrealistic" for the time the book was written in. Have I ever mentioned that she wasn't born in Canada? Her family immigrated from England when she was a baby.
Friday, June 11, 2021 11:51 PM
Saturday, June 12, 2021 12:11 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: My god SIX, that's ... amazing.
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: That is incredible work SIX.
Saturday, June 12, 2021 12:20 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Oh THANK YOU SO MUCH for the info, Signy! I know you must have spent some time researching it, and of course money buying it, and then the effort trying it,and then letting me know! I've bookmarked it AND added it to my Amazon cart!
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Well, the areas should prolly go thru another watering cycle or two just to check for seed sprouting. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.
Saturday, June 12, 2021 12:27 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I wanted to put up some photos of the work, but it ended up being quite a bit more than I thought it would to really tell the tale...
Saturday, June 12, 2021 1:34 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I wanted to put up some photos of the work, but it ended up being quite a bit more than I thought it would to really tell the tale... But what a great ending to tell! And that oil-rubbed bronze paint sets everything off perfectly! imo.
Saturday, June 12, 2021 3:25 PM
JEWELSTAITEFAN
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote: SIGNYM: Dd discovered 3 large zucchini in the garden, and the only way to use those up is zucchini lasagna (or zucchini parmagiana, whichever way you think of it), Alfredo style since 2/3 people in the house have a problem with tomato. I'll say, according to the family it turned out GREAT. Using zucchini as "noodles" is a PITA bc I have to remove the seeds and most of the skin, slice them thin lengthwise, soften them in the microwave then egg dip the, dredge them in flour/parmesan mix and lightly pan fry them to golden brown. But it was TASTEEEE as dd says: the filling was ground turkey mixed with (a lot of) leftover cooked spinach and commercial Alfredo sauce powder and topped with shredded "Italian blend" cheese, so in one dish I got two vegetables (ion dark green, the other not so much) and we had cherries for desert, which was the non-green other color (cherries are in season here, and on sale). I'm DEFINITELY going to have to patrol that zucchinin patch more thoroughly and catch them when they're still store-sized! Cucumbers are filling out, but the tomtoes are stubbornly geen. Beets are quite large; I'm going to have to thin them ago (I see more greens in our future), carrots are growing quite nicely. Onions are ... growing. Going to plant the pepper plants that I started from seed since that's the other thing that I use quite a bit that's kind of expensive. Next year, tho, I think I'll substitute garlic and green onions for regular onions, since regular onions are relatively cheap but the other stuff is kind of specialty. I never did get to plnt the watermelon, and they take SOOO long to ripen I doubt I would get much in a season (and last year's one end-of-season watermelon was a disappointment) but I think we'll be OK with cantaloupe. I predict our veggie bill will go down this summer. Too bad I can't raise a cow in the backyard. Maybe chickens? JSF: How about rabbits? They multiply. Might help you get rid of your weeds.Interesting thought! Quote: Are all beets the same? A few years ago I had some beets at a restaurant. They were cubed, about an inch or more per side. But they were cooked such that they were almost bursting, bulging on every side. Very tasty. There are a lot of varieties of beets: different colors (yellow, candy striped, pink to deep purple), maturity dates and flavors. I wish I knew how those beets were cooked! It sounds like a cooking technique.
Quote: SIGNYM: Dd discovered 3 large zucchini in the garden, and the only way to use those up is zucchini lasagna (or zucchini parmagiana, whichever way you think of it), Alfredo style since 2/3 people in the house have a problem with tomato. I'll say, according to the family it turned out GREAT. Using zucchini as "noodles" is a PITA bc I have to remove the seeds and most of the skin, slice them thin lengthwise, soften them in the microwave then egg dip the, dredge them in flour/parmesan mix and lightly pan fry them to golden brown. But it was TASTEEEE as dd says: the filling was ground turkey mixed with (a lot of) leftover cooked spinach and commercial Alfredo sauce powder and topped with shredded "Italian blend" cheese, so in one dish I got two vegetables (ion dark green, the other not so much) and we had cherries for desert, which was the non-green other color (cherries are in season here, and on sale). I'm DEFINITELY going to have to patrol that zucchinin patch more thoroughly and catch them when they're still store-sized! Cucumbers are filling out, but the tomtoes are stubbornly geen. Beets are quite large; I'm going to have to thin them ago (I see more greens in our future), carrots are growing quite nicely. Onions are ... growing. Going to plant the pepper plants that I started from seed since that's the other thing that I use quite a bit that's kind of expensive. Next year, tho, I think I'll substitute garlic and green onions for regular onions, since regular onions are relatively cheap but the other stuff is kind of specialty. I never did get to plnt the watermelon, and they take SOOO long to ripen I doubt I would get much in a season (and last year's one end-of-season watermelon was a disappointment) but I think we'll be OK with cantaloupe. I predict our veggie bill will go down this summer. Too bad I can't raise a cow in the backyard. Maybe chickens? JSF: How about rabbits? They multiply. Might help you get rid of your weeds.
Quote: Are all beets the same? A few years ago I had some beets at a restaurant. They were cubed, about an inch or more per side. But they were cooked such that they were almost bursting, bulging on every side. Very tasty.
Saturday, June 12, 2021 3:41 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Oh BTW KIKI, so far, in that head-to-head comparison of corn gluten to pendimethalin, they seem to come out about even. Altho I HAVE seen seed-eating birds peck at the corn gluten! What I got was Epsoma U of Iowa certified organic corn gluten, 25 lbs. I'm going to try it under the avocados too.Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Oh THANK YOU SO MUCH for the info, Signy! I know you must have spent some time researching it, and of course money buying it, and then the effort trying it,and then letting me know! I've bookmarked it AND added it to my Amazon cart!Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Well, the areas should prolly go thru another watering cycle or two just to check for seed sprouting. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: I'm slowly, slowly beginning to reform my awful sleep schedule. Good for you! Quote: First a train of thought ... when doctors want to know how you feel when you get up - rested, energetic, or not ... they might really mean how you feel a half hour after you get up (but before coffee). Because there's such a thing as sleep inertia. I've REALLY seen it in a few people who wake up super grumpy until some times goes by, and I've experienced it myself. Must be dear daughter's problem. she doesn't even start talking until an hour or so after she gets out of her room. Quote: But maybe there's sleep inertia in the opposite direction, wakefulness inertia, as in when you're awake you stay awake. Because if there is, I have that. Once I'm up I routinely stay awake for 24 hours and up to 36 hours, which makes getting to sleep at a reasonable time impossible. I just CAN'T imagine staying up for 24 hours at a time! After about 14-16 hours or so, the sandman comes and hits me over the head. Quote: But lately I've been going out and doing yardwork for an hour before noon. And while I'm still not getting to sleep before 3AM, at least it's not 10AM ... or later.
Saturday, June 12, 2021 3:49 PM
Quote:SIGNYM: Dd discovered 3 large zucchini in the garden, and the only way to use those up is zucchini lasagna (or zucchini parmagiana, whichever way you think of it), Alfredo style since 2/3 people in the house have a problem with tomato. I'll say, according to the family it turned out GREAT. Using zucchini as "noodles" is a PITA bc I have to remove the seeds and most of the skin, slice them thin lengthwise, soften them in the microwave then egg dip the, dredge them in flour/parmesan mix and lightly pan fry them to golden brown. But it was TASTEEEE as dd says: the filling was ground turkey mixed with (a lot of) leftover cooked spinach and commercial Alfredo sauce powder and topped with shredded "Italian blend" cheese, so in one dish I got two vegetables (ion dark green, the other not so much) and we had cherries for desert, which was the non-green other color (cherries are in season here, and on sale). I'm DEFINITELY going to have to patrol that zucchinin patch more thoroughly and catch them when they're still store-sized! Cucumbers are filling out, but the tomtoes are stubbornly geen. Beets are quite large; I'm going to have to thin them ago (I see more greens in our future), carrots are growing quite nicely. Onions are ... growing. Going to plant the pepper plants that I started from seed since that's the other thing that I use quite a bit that's kind of expensive. Next year, tho, I think I'll substitute garlic and green onions for regular onions, since regular onions are relatively cheap but the other stuff is kind of specialty. I never did get to plnt the watermelon, and they take SOOO long to ripen I doubt I would get much in a season (and last year's one end-of-season watermelon was a disappointment) but I think we'll be OK with cantaloupe. I predict our veggie bill will go down this summer. Too bad I can't raise a cow in the backyard. Maybe chickens? JSF: How about rabbits? They multiply. Might help you get rid of your weeds. SIGNY: Interesting thought! JSF: Are all beets the same? A few years ago I had some beets at a restaurant. They were cubed, about an inch or more per side. But they were cooked such that they were almost bursting, bulging on every side. Very tasty. SIGNY: There are a lot of varieties of beets: different colors (yellow, candy striped, pink to deep purple), maturity dates and flavors. I wish I knew how those beets were cooked! It sounds like a cooking technique. JSF: They were what i would call normal beets, dark red. I assume the cooking was similar to slow cooking meat, like until if falls off the bone. The beets seemed mostly just robust, with flavor and bulges. I don't know if that is how to cook them, but I'd be willing to try if I saw a recipe - they were very good. Regarding rabbits - did i mention that they multiply? Haven't seen any long-term rabbit operations. Don't recall getting clear reasons why not. One place was my cousin. One visit they had a rabbit tied to a post. Another visit there was a cage or 2 in the yard. Another visit it looked like a cage farm, the cages multiplying. Then at some point, no cages. I think many of the places that I recall, they ended up setting the rabbits free. The rabbits could eat the grass under the cages. The poop did not reek like chicken, pig, cow, and was easy to handle. I think it went to fertilize gardens. Feeding and watering was apparently very easy. I got the impression that the real problem came when time to harvest a cute cuddly rabbit. My cousin had 2 sisters who likely made this event even worse. So they multiplied faster than they could be harvested. I've been told repeatedly that if you feed a rabbit, it multiplies. An effortless protein supply. If cooked until falling off the bone, it seems to be no different than chicken. Just expect to buy cages, before you start.
Saturday, June 12, 2021 4:57 PM
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Sunday, June 13, 2021 1:43 PM
Sunday, June 13, 2021 7:02 PM
Sunday, June 13, 2021 7:55 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: In the mean time, I sprayed the hasta beds and curbs for weeds and I set up my drill pump. Pretty cool tool for sure. Unfortunately, I'll have to be deep in the crawl space when I use it. "The shorter the better" on the suction side of the tube. But I did snake the other side about 10 feet out the back bathroom window and it was getting the water out. I was going to use the paint marker today too, but I've had enough of the crawl space for one day.
Sunday, June 13, 2021 10:19 PM
Sunday, June 13, 2021 10:23 PM
Monday, June 14, 2021 1:21 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I didn't try a long length from the well to the pump. It's only about 7 feet, which is actually probably too long for the application. I figure I might as well be close to the well to monitor the water level if I'm going to be in the crawl space already. Like you said though, it's really only for emergency purposes... so I'm probably just going to leave it as-is since I know that it works now. If my power goes out, I still have a generator. I've got a backup pump as well as extra PVC and an adapter if I ever have to do another quick change. At least this drill pump will allow me to do the quick change without being knee deep in freezing cold water next time. But the real use for it will be if the city sewer ever stops working during a 12" rain again. At least I know I can get water safely out and away from the house now. Thanks for the tip. That thing is great. I will be putting something down there to at least have the pump high and dry though. Right now I just have both hoses resting at the top of the well with the pump and the block it's mounted on sitting next to the well. Oh... and if fate wants to do that to me, I'm alright with it. I'm rather enjoying the 9" drought we're having this year. I forgot what spring into summer was like without feeling like you were on a sinking ship for 2 1/2 months in a row.
Monday, June 14, 2021 1:11 PM
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Monday, June 14, 2021 10:04 PM
Monday, June 14, 2021 10:05 PM
Monday, June 14, 2021 10:07 PM
Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: I conjured the sucking sound from the well would be able to be heard from the door. When the pump ran out of water, could you hear the pump/hoses sucking air?
Quote:Even so, might as well leave the output hose next to the door, so you can loop it out the bathroom window before crawling in the space.
Monday, June 14, 2021 11:33 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I can empathize, Brenda. I couldn't keep a plant alive to save my life. Luckily hastas basically take care of themselves. -------------------------------------------------- Give me liberty or just come shoot me in my house. I'm so over this ridiculous reality.
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 6:00 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I can empathize, Brenda. I couldn't keep a plant alive to save my life. Luckily hastas basically take care of themselves. -------------------------------------------------- Give me liberty or just come shoot me in my house. I'm so over this ridiculous reality. Yeah, I am not good with them. We went for a walk back to the store where I bought it but they were all out of pepper plants. Lots of tomatoes though but she has those.
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:06 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Back from lunch with my friend. Birthday present was good but alas what I feared happened. I killed the red pepper plant that I bought for her at her request. I knew it would turn out to be a mistake. Me and plants not a good combo.
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:09 AM
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 1:33 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I can empathize, Brenda. I couldn't keep a plant alive to save my life. Luckily hastas basically take care of themselves. -------------------------------------------------- Give me liberty or just come shoot me in my house. I'm so over this ridiculous reality. Yeah, I am not good with them. We went for a walk back to the store where I bought it but they were all out of pepper plants. Lots of tomatoes though but she has those. I have a problem with pepper plants too. I don't kill them outright, but they don't really produce much for me. Unlike my older sis: She sticks them in the ground and they REALLY produce for her! With the recent and predicted heat (97 today and 90+ for the next 7 days) I'm not doing much outside except watering, harvesting, and planting in my pepper plants, and walking the dog at 9AM. So indoor work, mostly still researching investments (still in the "information gathering" stage on one important category) and since the spray finish just came in yesterday we can finish dear daughter's dresser legs, set it upright and start putting things away. But dear daughter is everlastingly slow, and since I have to proceed at hear pace bc it's her stuff (and she sucks at organizing and is even worse at getting rid of things) progress is going to be very slow. Well, it is what it is, and any stepin that direction is good. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 1:35 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Back from lunch with my friend. Birthday present was good but alas what I feared happened. I killed the red pepper plant that I bought for her at her request. I knew it would turn out to be a mistake. Me and plants not a good combo.
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