I'm retiring!!!
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Comments (23)Eduarda: as with any animal, some have problems and others don't. Charm is a real "Miss Manners" and full of personality. Charm raced for the full 4 years of a greyhound's career. She was very shy when we first got her, but very well behaved. I've never had a dog that listened to our every word and makes eye contact all the time! She wants to please and is sensitive if she thinks she did something wrong. Charm doesn't want to get on any furniture -- but, some greyhounds live on furniture! She doesn't bark at any noises or people. No agression at all. The only time she barks is when we play "20 questions" to figure out what she wants -- to go outside, water, food, play, etc. When we ask the right question, she barks! And, she never lies about it...if she says she wants to go out, she needs to go out. Debbieca: I have to use a lot of shrubs outside the fence because of the deer population. In spite of all my efforts to plant only deer-resistant shrubs, they still pick those in the winter when they are desperate. (i.e., St. John's Wort, illicium) I'll be adding more salvias, coreposis, stachys, snapdragons, gaura, etc. for perennials. I try to use foliage and the grasses for color combos. I planted several hundred narcissi and bluebells which are popping up throughout the shrub garden. I'm about to plan the east side of the shrub garden, which is a blank slate except for a Chaste (vitex) tree. I was so inspired by the grasses garden in another thread! I sat here on the computer last night pulling together a list of all the grasses that will work on my gentle slope. I'll probably be posting for advice so that it works well with the cottage garden inside the fence -- as this will be a view over the fence....See MoreWould there be a hort. job for a snow bird?
Comments (6)I think you may be approaching this from the wrong direction. In most areas of the country, the bulk of the hort positions, especially those that do not have a lot of degrees behind them, tend to be rather seasonal in nature. And even in the milder areas of the country, like the southwest, southern California, etc., that usually coincides with the primary growing season - April through September/October. So your chances of finding a temporary position in the "off season" would be greatly reduced. Even along the west coast where one can garden all 12 months and nurseries are open year round, thing slow down dramatically from November to March. Yes, established landscape companies do work throughout the winter, but do you really want to be doing the hard, very physical grunt work typically associated with landscape installation or would you prefer something a bit lighter? If you are looking at something like nursery sales, then I think you need to focus on finding a seasonal position close to home where you will be present during the growing season and save your time in CA for rest and relaxation. Perhaps other readers located in SoCal or the southwest might have different input for you, but from my perspective, I doubt you will find much available for such a short period of time and at a rather "off" time of year....See MoreDo you stay 'healthier' now that you're retired?
Comments (6)Working and being around all sorts of people from all sections of your community or city, kept your immune system on it's toes. It's a marvelous system. You were coming into a constant stream of germs everyday. Once you retire and see only a few people, it gets a little lazy so that when you do bump into something from outside your usual environment, it hits you hard. Of course, we are getting older and our immune systems are not as good as they once were. That makes a difference too. When I first started babysitting for children that live on the other side of town, I usually got a sore throat and/or a cold. I NEVER get one otherwise. I think it must be that they were bringing home germs that they are used to but were new to me. Now, several months later, I seem to have gotten used to them too....See MoreMom is retiring
Comments (26)They're not together (they separated when I was 5, more than 40 years ago, but they both live in their hometown) that's ok. They're still friends. He thought of her mom as his until she died (only three or four years ago). But he may be a part of what's playing into this for me. She's highly social. She really loves seeing her friends at work and interacting, planning, doing things during the workday with them. He really isn't, but he's said that it was hard not to go to work any more, life was really different for him. He loves to putter and work on cars, the house, etc., and yet, he's already out of projects and he's rather bored, I think. I may be worried she's gonna be majorly bored. She doesn't see her work friends outside of work and her outside of work friends are hard to get together with. She's probably being very positive! And I'm letting her. She'll never know about this one weird facet I am experiencing. Nothing like being a tweener. I get to take care of my kid and my aging parent all at one time....See Morenhbaskets
4 years ago
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