Should I feel guilty?
lisaw2015 (ME)
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Comments (11)I'm prolly the biggest infidel here. I have actually pitched maybe a third or fourth of my orchids to make room for other tropicals. I've got a hibiscus, 3 different aralias, a beautiful ponytail palm that has ribbon-like curly leaves, 5 gardenia cuttings, a serissa, jasminum sambac, ficus retusa bonsai, an asparagus fern, and a stapelia, off the top of my head....See MoreWild germander desirable??? (Teucrium canadense)
Comments (6)Christie from Missouri: Consider the eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana, a native which is invasive throughout our state and has swallowed up thousands of acres of glades and rocky prairies in the wake of reduced fire frequency. Plants that were non-invasive under the ecological conditions under which they evolved can become invasive when their environment changes. Germander is rather aggressive in moister parts of prairie plantings, but in my experience, it does subside after several years as various tall grasses, sedges and taller forbs become established. Since cattle don't like it, I could see how the USDA might characterize it as invasive in pasture situations, where it may well be even more persistant than in a prairie planting....See More*Ahem* I feel a little guilty about this
Comments (48)I'm in much the same boat. As you know, I'm a frugal character, but that's not the issue with me - it's "wasting" Precious Petroleum. Plus adding to pollutants. And global warming. As I've said, part of my reason for fixing my 19-year-old car last year instead of scrapping it, at higher cost than I'd paid for it, was the amount of energy used, plus additions to global warming and pollution that are required to build a new car, and the proportion of another old car that I'd be using instead of fixing mine, that I believed would have quite a number of miles left in it. My Dad, a farmer, had trouble breathing in this part of the country over 60 years ago, so pulled up roots and moved to the west, where he had about exactly 40 good years of life, healthy. And liked his new life. I plan a trip through MI, WI, MN, ND to Sask for a family reunion (mother's side) at my brother's in early July. I'd hoped at one time to travel to British Columbia in June, visitng old colleagues and friends, but that's not going to happen. I'd thought once to maybe drive daughter back to AZ from the reunion (she booked her flight Phoenix - Minneapolis - Regina/return last week): would take too long away from work to drive. (Gosh, it's nice to be retired ... and enjoying continuing good health's a bonus). I'm to attend a reunion of former Korea missionaries in NC at the end of July, then visit niece's family in NW GA. It was at that gathering 3 years ago that, after a discussion of U.S. foreign policy, I approached one of the presenters, saying that it has seemed to me increasingly since 9-11, that had the U.S. treated Israel and the Palestinians much more even-handedly during the last 55 years plus ... ...that those planes would have never hit those towers. Looking at me searchingly, he asked whether our talk was off the record. When I asssured him that it was, he replied, "I agree with yu ... 100%", with some emphasis. To add to my dilemma ... my daughter has invited me to her "new" home in AZ to celebrate my 80th birthday next Jan. By plane? - hard on fuel, but I'll probably do that, for I don't have others to visit while in that area. To drive? - (my little car, standard tranny, that costs down hills and to yellow lights, though some say it's illegal)? I plan to do it ... but with some compunctions. We're stealing our grandkids' heritage (of which I have none). I could go to brother's on the bus ... but want to run around visiting friends. I may ride with others to NC - but then have trouble getting to my niece's. I could ride the bus to AZ next Jan ... and may well do that ... but daughter (different generation) takes for granted that it's to be by plane. Actually, I bussed to Edmonton (over 2,000 mi.) when that niece was married in '85 ... then rode with Dad back to Ont, when he came on his annual pilgrimage to visit friends and relatives. Actually ... I don't have much of a dilemma, for I'm going to make those trips, if I continue in good health. But I'll feel some guilty while doing it: one of the dilemmas of life. God trusted this precious world into our hands, to use its resources carefully , wisely and for the benefit of all: does S/He love some more than others? Not according to the Bible that I read. Not only that - my version of common sense says the same thing. Good wishes to all of you for a lovely spring weekend. ole joyful P.S. Sure am thankful that I got my driver's licence retreaded! o j...See MoreLetting things go -- nice things I just don't need anymore.
Comments (54)My husband gave me a beautiful string of pearls with a saphire clasp for christmas last year...guess I'm old lady :) But then my newest piece of jewelry is probably 1950 with most of it being 1880's...so perhaps I"m just an old lady at heart :) I love jewelry with history. Sell it and enjoy the vacation...and know that the person who buys it is probably someone like me who will cherish it as much as the original family member of yours did. As to purging...well frankly, I like stuff :oP I love all the stuff ya'll donate to charity because I haunt the goodwill and habitat store looking for it. I use it daily and it makes me feel good. But that said...I rather enjoy purging too, but perhaps that's linked to the fact that I bought a huge house full of someone elses "stuff". I happily donate items to habitat. I like the tax deduction, and I love the feeling of doing something positive for a charity I support. I also do put things outside with a "free" sign (because I think it's cute how people will take ANYTHING!...no one does that in Alaska) but most of those are children's things (which must be taken during school hours so DS does not see it LOL). That reminds me...I have a slide for free to put out tomorrow when he's napping LOL My one hoarded...hang on, I don't know, thing is my son's cloths and cloths I purchased for a set of twins we lost. I thought we were going to adopt or have another child and now that we've give up on that I have to open the boxes. I have literally dozens of large boxes full of lovely cloths, regular stuff, and brand new things for the babies we expected. I know I have to get to that stuff...it takes up a huge amount of space, both physically and emotionally, but I haven't quite gotten into the zone to be able to do that one. Maybe we should make a pledge...those of us who have some purging to do...I'm peronally going to get through those cloths and give them to someone who needs them within the first quarter of 2011. Jak...maybe you should empty the barn by then LOL Ok that's probably asking too much heh heh...See Morelisaw2015 (ME)
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