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Comments (10)You probably didn't plant the hosta upside down--you certainly would have noticed that at the time! A more likely scenario is that you have a neighborhood squirrel population, and one of them saw you planting the hostas, and decided to check to see if you had hidden a nut in the hole. In digging around for the nonexistent nut, the helpful little squirrel overturned the hosta, and having very minimal horticultural skills, simply left it that way. This is a routine occurence in my gardens, now that I no longer have a cat that will go up in the trees and chase down the squirrels. I find it prudent to water new plantings in thoroughly, then go back the next day to replant the ones the squirrels have upended. They don't ever eat the hosta, just toss is to one side or flip it over. As long as you get to the plant in a timely fashion and plant it again immediately, it is unlikely to suffer any damage. Sounds like your hosta may have sat upside down for a while, but if you soak it in water for a couple of hours, replant and keep it well watered, it should be fine....See MoreHave you ever done a YOLO?
Comments (32)I've had a lot of great opportunities and experiences. Not all are things that could only be done "once in a lifetime" but I'd say that there are many things that just don't have the same impact the second time around.. or at another point in our lives. I had the opportunity to live in South Africa as an exchange student in the very early 80s. I was on the eastern coast and watched dolphins in the ocean from my classroom window, hiked the drakensburg mountains, saw many different sides of the beautiful and pained country, and had afternoon tea with Alan Paton (author of Cry, The Beloved Country-- which was the reason I chose RSA as my host country). In many ways, I was far too young for such a great experience. I would like to return one day but it will never have the same impact. The country is changing and my world view has changed. As a recent college grad, I received a full scholarship for a PhD program at a university in a very academically focused region of the country. I ended up dropping out of the program but the experience was incredible-- just living in an area with so very many interesting, intelligent and academically-focused folks was exhilarating. It was also a very self-indulgent phase of my life. Yes, there were great demands on my time as it was a highly competitive program -- but the luxury of a scholarship w/stipend allowed me to focus only on my studies and my outside interests. I was surely on a small budget lol.. but it was one of the happiest times of my life. At that same time, I had a boyfriend whose family had a large cottage on an island in Lake Winnepausakee. Our bedroom window opened up to a beautiful view of Mount Washington. A simple experience-- but one that has stuck with me. We spent many weekends and breaks in that home-- where our days were planned around grand meals cooked in the simple, vintage kitchen. We percolated coffee on the stove, made scones, french bread and pasta from scratch, collected morels in the woods. I was blessed with many wonderful meals and memories. There are a number of experiences I've had on trips that I surely COULD do again but probably won't. Mtnrd mentioned the SF Opera which is one of my favorite travel memories-- located in the high desert, the roof of the amphitheater was retracted to allow the starry blue night to serve as the backdrop and ceiling. I can't put into words how very breathtaking it was. One that stands out for a number of reasons is being present when my youngest nephew was born. My BIL had just had back surgery and while he was in the room with my sister-- but he was in a hospital bed. I was to jump in and take over as birth partner. Truth is, I was a terrible birth partner. I was paralyzed as labor progressed-- and while she had a VERY short labor/delivery, it was horrifying for me to watch. Yeah, yeah, I know. It's a miracle.. and surely the birth of my nephew was extraordinary, but it was one of the most UNnatural things I've ever witnessed lol! The family joke is that my sis forgot the pain in seconds.. and it scarred me for life. :) What's my next YOLO? Not sure. I plan to start a business in the next 5 yr. I'd like to travel to Sweden to meet my extended family. I'd like to do an extended language immersion/cooking trip. But here's the thing with YOLO's.. you don't always get to plan them well in advance, you never know what opportunities are around the corner. :)...See MoreDid you ever have Reiki done?
Comments (8)I have never had Reiki done but my aunt did when she had lung/brain cancer. It didn't affect the outcome of her disease but said it made her illness easier to deal with over the long run. I had severe neck pain for almost a year.....saw the MD, had physical therapy, did the exercises, saw the chiropractor and finally started acupuncture. The chiropractor helped for about a week. I had four acupuncture treatments over six weeks and it has been miraculous.......and I didn't really have high hopes for a cure. It has been almost a month and I still have minimal to no neck pain despite doing all the activities which exaberated it. (Cooking, reading, computer time.) I had no insurance but it was well worth the money. I was able to get a senior discount and the treatments were $55 each time....See MoreHave you ever done this for Christmas
Comments (23)Our street goes all out every year to win the community spirit award. We all chip in to rent a lift. The first year we all had the same strings of lights on our roofs and across the street linking to neighbors' houses. The lights that ran across the street had a wreath or whatever as a center decoration over the street. It required a lot of work, but a few of our newer neighbors had done similar designs in their previous neighborhoods and bought computer programs that synchronized the lights to the piped music. Two neighbors have bought every kind of decoration possible and put them up in their yards and on the front of the house and roof. We are more simple in putting lights along the shrubs, the front door and garage doors in addition to the uniform string along the roof that one of the younger guys hangs for us oldsters. The neighbors worry about us!...See More- 8 years ago
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