Happy Thanksgiving! The snow has melted, but it's not going to be much of a gardening day since everything will be soggy. Still have bulbs that I dug out of front yard to plop in back yard. Eden, I wish my house smelled like pies this morning! Brenda, Hope those turkeys are thawed. If they're not, I know there'll be a good entertaining story from you later. Jerri, special thoughts to you this day. I know you will be missing Sassy, but are thankful your time with her. Martie, I just love that arborvitae hedge sprinkled with snow. Chelone, I checked our your chimney project photos and enjoyed the descriptive text too. It looks terrific and can't wait to see the mantle installed. Sue, I know how hurtful things can cast a shadow over the rest of your life, so I hope that you can shake that off as well as the cold. Consider the source is my best advice. I'm grateful that my wrist seems fine now and I didn't have to go to the Dr after all. Marian, I cringed when I read your comment about hitting the ganglioma with book! I do remember that 'treatment' for 'wens'/sebaceous cysts which are above the skin. Shudder. A ganglioma is below the skin, so there's nothing to break open externally. Oh, this is not very nice TDay talk is it lol. Monty's foot seems a bit better too. He has not slept on my bed with kitty's this week so that made me worry. This morning I invited him up, and he hurtled all 65 pounds of flailing limbs right up there. (I caught him running outside yesterday too, so figured he felt better :-) I do have appt for him at vet on Friday as we need to check out his bunny hopping on walks which is unrelated to the sore on his foot. Happy Thanksgiving from Foster Rippie, who knows how to live in the moment and be thankful for whatever he's got. Note that is a real smile on his face. Greyhounds are the only breed that actually 'smiles' just like humans do, with lips pulled back and teeth together. The clenched teeth can be scary to the unknowing :-) Cynthia

...and 2nd one; this one has leaves more rounded than 1st. Was told it's E. Doris Taylor. Didn't have blooms yet on either one yet. Does either one of these look like yours? Rina This post was edited by rina_ on Fri, Nov 29, 13 at 7:20

I spent last week, in summer temperatures, planting bulbs and watering madly. This week the temperature has dropped and it has been raining since Friday night. I hope we can still plant, though, since I still have a dozen Dutch iris, two kinds of lilies that Vesey's sent me by mistake, and one of these days I will get the two kinds of daffodils they did not send. They very kindly apologized for the error, and told me to keep the lilies. Actually, this is the first time I have had my bulbs in before Thanksgiving, and had all the kids not been coming, I might have put it off, waiting for rain. I see by the long range forecast the temperature is supposed to go up again next week, so housework, this week, and gardening next. About planting in layers, I have not found it very successful. The years that I have done it the weather decided warm up too fast, and all my bulbs were in flower almost at the same time, so the little ones disappeared. I tend to hide them around hostas where the leaves will cover up the straggly leaves after they bloom.

Good morning Kath. I got a call from Nita this morning and she was getting ready to leave Van Horn, heading my way. She said it was in the 40°'s and very windy. Brrrrr It's 65° here this morning and we just had a little shower (much needed!). If the rain stops then I will go to church early to watch the twins hunt Easter eggs and then go on to church services. If it keeps raining I will only go to the services. My good friend and neighbor is having a big party at her house this afternoon and I plan to go there for awhile. Nita should get here late this afternoon and hopefully will have a little time to rest before we go to my DS and DIL's house for dinner. Happy Easter to everyone.