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Comments (100)Wow, what abusy forum in the last 24 hours! Oh Cynthia, what a disaster! You and your sister must be so disappointed. I hope she isn't in too much pain as well. Good that her kids are stepping up to the plate in her time of need. And the same applies to you V. Good foy you guys to be taking care of MIL. Rotator cuff injuries don't ever go away by themselves (ask me how I know) - sometimes surgery is required but often a course of physio will do the trick. Irt's a long haul either way. Interesting comments about kids and independence. Actually TCS wasn't the problem in the morning yesterday - it was all me! He was standing outside, fed, warmly dressed, teeth brushed, back pack packed and on, while I was still in the house trying to dress the dog (harness, coat, Invisible Boots), looking for my hat and mitts. I walk TCS to the bus and then walk/run the dog before I come home again. I am very pleased with TCS's mornings - he gets himself up, finds clothes, packs his stuff, and will often make his own toasted cheese sandwich, glass of milk and Flintstone. I usually try to keep him on track time-wise, by saying things like "It's coat time, Adrian" or "The hand on the clock is at the 3". That means it's 8:15 and time to be brushing teeth and finding winter duds. He's good at bedtime too, with his music practice, snack, reading etc. although he would keep his light on to all hours to continue reading! And he also takes his own bath, washing his hair himself, although I like to rinse it sometimes, as he does leave some shampoo. He also makes his own bed, it's a sloppy little nest to be sure, but he does do it himself. I think he's doing o.k. for seven years old! It's interesting that I brought up my two kids the same way, because both DH and I worked and sinmply couldn't do everything, and my DD has been very self sufficient since the age of about 17. DS on the other hand.....I'm still working on him *G* I like using the debit cards. We have them only for one bank account, and that is our "disposable" cash. We have another account for bills etc., and a pension goes into each account, with the bigger one into the "bill" account, so the money is always there to pay the monthly bills. My rant is because the "disposable" income always gets disposed of *LOL* This week I saw an ad from the SPCA about a rescued Boston Terrier, and I just love my Boston, so I called to see if maybe we could adopt him. The SPCA wanted an adopti0on fee of $700! Yikes! There isn't that much in the diposable account right now, so I had to send my regrets. Still sad about that one. But that's the way it works. When the dispoable is disposed of, no more spending. Simple. I should just dispose more of it myself *LOL* I really like the HOnda CRV. When we bought the Subaru Forester, it was toss up between it and the CRV. The only reason that the Forester won out is that DH is a big man and he didn't fit well into the CRV driver position. We now have a big horse of a Ford, but still have the all wheel drive. Once you have it, you always want it! DD just bought a Nissan Extrail (I keep calling it an Entrail *LOL* it does have "guts") with the 4 wheel drive. She commutes about 45 minutes to work, including night sifts when the plows might not yet be out, and also drives to the ski hills every week-end. The 4 wheel drive is almost an essential for her in the winter. We went for the $500 deductable beacause we have only had one accident in 35 or 40 years. The difference was about $50 bucks, so in the long run we are o.k. with it. Glad that our little mishap had some good consequences for somebody, PM2! My solarium window faces south east. Too hot and bright for orchids directly. When I do my pelargonium cuttings, I cut a good sized stem, remove the lower leaves, stick on some rooting hormone where I removed the leaves, and stick the stem into the dirt, I mean, earth (sorry, gardeners don't have dirt). I water carefully as they don't like to be very wet. I use clear plastic cups so I can see the root development.I usually lose a couple to "black leg", that is, the stem turns black and rots, but not many. I also water with my leftover Lotus water, which has extra oxygen and apparently has sanitizing effects. This seems to help with damping off or whatever. Glad to hear Ebony is better. I hate my hair. Doesn't matter if it short, long, or inbetween, it always looks lousy. Hmmm, maybe I'll get it cut today. I got carried away with JJobs yesterday, and spent an hour cleaning the grout on the kitchen floor. Looks great - but the tree is still standing in the living room. It's getting really old still having Christmas stuff around - TCS started decorating Nov. 29th!! Our smoke detectors are hardwired into our house, and yes, we do have a carbon monoxide detector too! Gotta run if I want a drive to the hair salon. No time to proofread, sorry if there are mistakes. Later. Julie...See MoreMme Testout needs some beer with her pretzels.
Comments (13)I think it important to remember that there is no single correct method, with all others being wrong; if you do nothing at all, you can have a rather attractive rose. However, if the idea is for some specific look (e.g, to make a climber conform to the structure on which you're growing it), there are certainly methods that will help you accomplish that goal. Remember that even on climbers, flowers will appear on the new growth, not directly on those existing canes. So prune and train with the idea of where the flowers will appear. If it's a variety that puts up 6" or 12" or 18" canes before flowers, plan with those not-yet-existing canes in mind, realizing that they're going to emerge from the bud or two nearest the cut tip, or if the cane is horizontal, all along the top surface of that cane, from the axillary buds. I think that's the trick that you, as a "newbie" will soon learn, but maybe don't have just yet -- envisioning what the plant will look like on the spring growth flush, as opposed to what it will look like on pruning day. In your first year or two or three (depending on the climate and the size of the structure), you're developing an architectural framework for the plant, while also trying for some good bloom in that framework. Once the structure is covered, then your job each winter/spring will be to bring it back into good form for the upcoming year. If possible, to do that I like to remove the entire plant from the structure and re-tie it in the places I want it (much easier said than done in the case of big, heavy, thorny, stiff plants that are years old). But to the extent that you can do it, you'll get a better plant. That's one good reason to have a climber cover only the surface of the structure -- not woven through it -- so you can get it loose for retraining in future years. And yes, in a climate such as ours, we can usually remove massive amounts of wood each year, to the improvement, not the detriment, of the plant. There are a few exceptions (Marechal Niel comes to mind -- it hates hard pruning), but most roses can handle a really severe pruning in early spring, if that's what's needed. Is there any chance you might drive down to Lakeland this coming Sunday? The Central Florida Heritage Rose Society will be meeting at 2:30, Jack M. Berry Citrus Building, Florida Southern College campus, for a training session on pruning. Jim Bailey will be leading the talk and demonstration in the classroom (on potted roses). But then afterward, we could look in the FSC gardens and discuss pruning of the larger climbers. Malcolm...See MoreOT- My garden season just went down the toilet
Comments (20)My prayers are with you Karen, I'm sorry about your BFF's mom. Are you hiring someone to redo the bathroom or is it a do-it-yourself project(just redid ours-pink-with a Monet print,the boys hate it!) Now is your chance to make it?Fresh?Funky?Serene?Cottage? Just remember some days your the bug and some days your the windshield... When things here are crazy I have to prioritize, mine is watering(sandy soil)I was given some ferns two summers ago that spent most of the summer in the kiddie pool before I could get time to plant them!!LOL!! My mom gave me some good advise, it went something like this-a man had to move some stuff but all he had was a donkey-at the end of the day when he wasn't finished he was told "there's only so much you can do with one ass" I try to remember that when I feel overwelmed. -B...See MoreBook Discussions?
Comments (55)I was horrified by the behavior of the children in this novel. It took me back in time to a place where a "good" friend of mine and I competed for attention driven partly by a kind of jealousy we had for each other. It made me think of times when both of us were unkind to each other, but the young girls in this story really take it to extremes. I felt myself wanting to fight back for Elaine, all the while knowing I could not. So I guess this story really hit a familiar yet uncomfortable place in my heart which is why I had such a strong reaction to it. In spite of this, I have more Atwood stories in my TBR pile, as I do overall like her writing because she does a good job of pulling me in emotionally....See Morebragu_DSM 5
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8 years agoHere are some off-topic babies...
My Hildewintera aureispina are almost a year old. I just love these guys.
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Cynthia Curry Russo
8 years agoDoes any know the name for this one. My friend gave me 3 cuttings and called it a pencil plant. They are huge now.
Or this one. She called it donkeys ear?
i love that it has babies on each node of the leaf. Good for sharing.
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