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Comments (103)I was to busy yesterday to check in. I'm thankful to have had family and friends to share our meal and day. Today I am thankful to sit and enjoy quite time. LOL Sleet yesterday and cold cold this morning. I'm trying to work up the nerve to go walk. Maybe I will just walk farther tomorrow when the weather moderates. Bug nice surprise that DS will be or is home. Cyn what a pretty picture for Marian. Mary, feel better soon. Kathy we had a lot of rain the last couple of days. After such a long dry spell the ground was so hard a lot of it just ran off. I am anxious to go to the creek and see what transpired. Saucy, I need to find a cheese shop. I was looking for Guyere (sp) the other day and couldn't find any. Norma...See MoreStorm Check-In Thread/Are Y'All OK?
Comments (47)George, Jerreth certainly is having a challenging week. It sounds like the power might make it back on before you get home. What wonderful friends y'all have.....loaning Jerreth the RV with its' generator. I'm glad Jerreth is going to be able to save the frozen food. And, putting the refrigerated food in the 5-gallon buckets was a brilliant idea. That's a long way to haul water. So, I guess the two of them are building some serious muscle tissue.....and they don't even have to drive to "the gym" to do it. I know that you are doing terrific work at the Bible Institute and you are fortunate to have a spouse who shares your faith and supports your efforts. It can't be fun to be the one who is "home alone" at this time of year with the risk of ice storms, and I admire her so much for being willing to do it. You said that this is one of the "prices" which you wish y'all didn't have to pay, and I understand that, but we don't really get to choose the price we pay or the challenges we face. I know that Jerreth will come through this challenging period just fine and I suspect she won't even "rub it in" too much that you were off in sunny Mexico doing the work of the Lord while she was here dealing with the mixed blessing of having frozen moisture fall. Look at it this way: The good news, George, is that while you are away in Mexico, all your trees got watered. The bad news is that they got iced too. I hope the rest of your trip is successful and productive and the conditions at "the home place" improve soon. Dawn...See MoreTexas Public Gardens Worth Visiting . . .
Comments (30)Well, I think I finally have a good list of public gardens for my list. Here are the places I found thanks to those of you who added to this list for me. I appreciate your help. This is copied from my website. There are links to each of these on my website if you are interested in finding out more about a specific garden - the link is below - click on Texas Public Gardens in the left column. "Here is a listing of Texas public gardens and nature centers that would make a great place to visit on a side trip during your next vacation. Click on the links below to plan your next trip to see some of these beautiful gardens. If you have suggestions to add to this list, please contact us below." Armand Bayou Nature CenterÂPasadena Bayou Bend Collections & GardensÂHouston Beaumont Botanical GardensÂBeaumont Chandor GardensÂMineral Wells Chihuahuan Desert Research InstituteÂFt. Davis Clark GardensÂWeatherford Colleen Bright GardensÂWoodway Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens and Nature CenterÂCorpus Christi Dallas ArboretumÂDallas Earl Harrison House and GardensÂWaco Fort Worth Botanic GardensÂFort Worth Grapevine Botanical GardensÂGrapevine Green Acres Master Gardeners Demonstration GardensÂRockport Heard Natural Science MuseumÂMcKinney Hermann Park ConservancyÂHouston Ladybird Johnson Wildflower CenterÂAustin Mercer Arboretum and Botanic GardensÂMercer Moody GardensÂGalveston Mrs. LeeÂs Daffodil GardensÂGladewater Peckerwood GardensÂHemstead San Antonio Botanical GardensÂSan Antonio Shangri-la GardensÂOrange S.M. Tracy HerbariumÂCollege Station South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature CenterÂCorpus Christi Stephen F. Austin Mast ArboretumÂNacogdoches Texas Discovery GardensÂDallas Tyler Municipal Rose GardensÂTyler Valley Nature CenterÂWeslaco Waco WetlandsÂWaco Water Lily Collection at Civic League ParkÂSan Angelo Zilker Botanical GardensÂAustin Here is a link that might be useful: Allen Garden Club...See MoreFOTESS MAY SWAP: Double Delight on May 5th
Comments (111)Hey all just checking in. I happened to see info about African violets above. Back when my father was much younger he was quite the horticulturist and loved African violets especially. He still has a magic touch with them. Funny (but true) family story. My aunt (mother's sister and known/admitted black thumb) expressed her absolute glee over how beautiful my father's African violets were. She was explaining that she could never ever keep anything alive but had an especially difficult time with violets. At the next family get-together, my father brought my aunt a plastic potted African violet. He said, "this is one you can never kill; I guarantee it." He thought based on that, that she knew it was artificial. About a year later we were at her house and she had it in the middle of the kitchen table and said, "Look Rick, I have been caring for it for a year and it hasn't even dropped it's petals." When he looked at her quizically, she said "I water it every day and make sure to give it sun but not too much. You were right, I didn't kill it." My entire family erupted into laughter when he explained that it wasn't real. Though crestfallen at the time, it has become quite the family hoo haw....See MoreLars
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