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CXLV11 With a Spring in Our Step

16 years ago

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Mary Queen of Scots - Antonia Fraser

How to Shop With Mary Queen of Shops - Mary Portas

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philc
16 years ago
"The Grapes Of Wrath" - John Steinbeck
veer
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16 years ago
The Wrath of Grapes: A Guide to the Creative Art of Suffering - Patrick Meanor
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Nope, stone fruits are most susceptible to brown rot the last 30 days of ripening. Sprays at that point are most effective. Some folks spray earlier for brown rot and have success. A powerful fungicide such as Indar is probably key for this early spray program. Most likely it knocks monilinia so hard it can't recover by the time of harvest. Given your in IA, do not spray for brown rot at this time. If you have a problem with scab, you can start spraying at shuck split. For brown rot wait at least till the fruit is sizing. Here, Oriental fruit moth attacks after the shucks are off. If you have problem w/ OFM, you can start spraying something like Triazicide Once and Done at that point.
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I vote for the weekend before, one can never tell how warm it is going to be, and it hasn't been a cold or wet winter, so spring may just be here waaayyyy early. Suggestion- put your name on a tag on each plant you bring to swap. Then everyone knows where their new plant is from and can contact that person for growing info. Plus, people like me who just cannot remember where/who I got something from will not have any excuses! :) We also need to determine what to do with plants that are not traded. People came and went at various times during the fall swap and the last people ended up taking all the odds and ends that didn't get new homes and didn't get to go back home. Some kind of plan is needed for this area too. Any suggestions? Susie
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I am glad I saw this thread..That is my next method.. I am rooting some in a sunny window as we speak but it's winter and boy does it take longer for the process without lights and a warm room. I too was wondering how much Spagnum Moss and how much water ratio with the added ingredients? Mike, thanks abunch.I was enlightened! Mike
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The Step Mom / Step Daughter Dynamic
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Dyinginside, Your husband stated that it will end in divorce because of you and his daughter. one thing: HE SHOULD NOT DEFINE HIS MARRIAGE TO YOU ON THE BASIS OF HIS DAUGHTER . PERIOD. BIg red flag here. and to top it off he's not interested in going to counciling now????? I agree with sweeby, you have leverage, use it. You are in your parents home. If your husband thinks that is where its heading and he has made the decision to not change this direction, because he's the one who can change this or at least put his foot down and say to his daughter, she is my wife i love her , stop treating her like Sh*t, then there is only two things you can do. 1. Tellhim counciling now and work it out while being at the parents house. Cause counciling does cost and financially you'ld be in better position to do this... 2. If he insists on no counciling and stays.....tell him to leave with his daughter. My feelings on this: If i were under my parents roof, in this situation and my husband said, well i've spoken to my daughter and she still doesn't like ..and i guess if that is the way its going to be between you then i guess i'll have to divorce you....I would tell him, pack your bags now and leave with your daugther please. I would tell him , i know you love me and you love your daughter but if this is the way you think then its obvious you have chosen your path and you want your daughter and there is no sharing of you between me and her. Please have a wondering life and take care of yourself and yoru daughter...Give him time to pack up and go to a relative until he cna find an apartment. WHy muddle through a situation when your husband has obviously made a decision not to act and to pick his daughter? I know you are in love with him but maybe he needs to be alone with his daughter to form a relationship with her and he can't handle the both of you.ITs sad. unless you all go to counciling i dont think this will work. You will be left alone and resent not acting faster.
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lemonhead101
16 years ago
Love you when you Whine - Emily Jenkins
veer
Original Author
16 years ago
Nice one Liz

Mr Grumble Goes For a Walk - Pat Edwards
thyrkas
16 years ago
Mrs. Pringle of Fairacre - Miss Read
lemonhead101
16 years ago
Fast Food Nation - Eric Schlosser

(Pringles is a type of potato chip/crisp in the US).
dynomutt
16 years ago
McDonald's: Behind The Arches -- John F. Love
phyllis__mn
16 years ago
Arch of Triumph........Eric Maria Remarque
leel
16 years ago
Textbook of Healthcare Ethics -- Erich H. Loewy
veer
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16 years ago
The Doctor's Dilemma - George Bernard Shaw
thyrkas
16 years ago
Physician, Heal Thyself - John Marco Allegro
woodnymph2_gw
16 years ago
Healing the Shame that Binds You - John Bradshaw
leel
16 years ago
The Healer's Power--Howard Brody
dynomutt
16 years ago
Unlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement -- Anthony Robbins
connie_in_western_nc
16 years ago
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich...William Shirer
veer
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16 years ago
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin - David Nobbs

(made into a very funny TV series in the UK)
dido1
16 years ago
All that Fall - Samuel Becket
sheriz6
16 years ago
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf -- Leo Buscaglia
lemonhead101
16 years ago
The Fall - Albert Camus
veer
Original Author
16 years ago
Rise and Shine - Anna Quindlen
ccrdmrbks
16 years ago
The Clocks Agatha Christie
woodnymph2_gw
16 years ago
The Pit and The Pendulum - Edgar Allan Poe
lemonhead101
16 years ago
James and the Giant Peach - Roald Dahl

(Peach pits - geddit?)
deep___roots
16 years ago
kon-tiki // thor heyerDAHL
veer
Original Author
16 years ago
George Raft - Lewis Yablonsky
lemonhead101
16 years ago
Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
dynomutt
16 years ago
Friday -- Robert Heinlein
phyllis__mn
16 years ago
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late....Harry Kemelman
lemonhead101
16 years ago
The Jewish Heritage Cookbook - Marlena Spieler
woodnymph2_gw
16 years ago
My Name is Asher Lev - Chaim Potok
leel
16 years ago
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco and William Weaver
ccrdmrbks
16 years ago
Rose: My Life in Service Rosina Harrison
dynomutt
16 years ago
Orchids for Mother -- Aaron Latham
connie_in_western_nc
16 years ago
White Oleander...Janet Fitch
veer
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16 years ago
Garlands of Flowers - Lys De Bray
lemonhead101
16 years ago
Neil Sperry's Book of Texas Gardening
sheriz6
16 years ago
The Gardener's Bed Book - Richardson Wright
veer
Original Author
16 years ago
No Bed of Roses - Joan Fontaine
lemonhead101
16 years ago
I Never Promised you a Rose Garden - Joanne Greenberg
woodnymph2_gw
16 years ago
Cider With Rosie - Laurie Lee

(one of my all time favorites)
lemonhead101
16 years ago
Alcoholic Anonymous (the Big Book) - author unknown to me
deep___roots
16 years ago
junky // william s. burroughs
veer
Original Author
16 years ago
Just William - Richmal Crompton
leel
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Just Doctoring--Troyen Brennan
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16 years ago
Doctor in the House - Richard Gordon
dido1
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Richard 11 - Willam Shakespeare
dynomutt
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The Life And Times Of Little Richard: The Authorised Biography -- Charles White
leel
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Charlotte's Web--E.B. White
dido1
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The Sword in the Stone - T.H.White
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16 years ago
The Sword at Sunset - Rosemary Sutcliff

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