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Comments (28)Aw Janice. . we're putting you on our prayer list. . You weren't by any chance praying for patience, were ya. . lol I really feel for you with the spring coming on and all. . I showed/trained/raised horses for thirty years and I never realize I was just training myself for hosta gardening. . lol We used to put up about 1500 bales of hay a year. . I hated hay season. . lol I sure am glad I did that sort of stuff now though. . it helps me in my old age. lol... . I moved six truck loads of dirt, 12 loads of mulch, and all those bricks last year. My neighbors think I am crazy. . all that work. . in the hot weather, too. On top of that, I go out in the mornings in my nightie and take pictures of my plants. I'm trying to discpline myself to dressing first so I don't have to duck behind things when a car goes by. . .lol. . besides that . . you know you'll pull a weed or two . . maybe move a bucket or rock while you are out there. . I've ruined more nighties that way. . . I know what you mean though. Nowadays, I pace myself a whole lot more, look for better ways to move things, etc. I just knew I needed to keep moving and I didn't like the idea of walking these old country road alone. Soooo I took out the roto-tiller and broke up some side yard. I started to notice hostas. .. well you know what happened after that. . lol My honey likes it because one acre of yard he used to have to mow is not there anymore. . . I'm fixin' to take more off his hands if I live long enough. . .lol Let me know how you come out on your doctor appointment. . .that's got to be very painful for you. I dread that sort of thing happening. . . Sidney, sending hugs and prayers your way...See Morebest way to handle this situation (long, sorry)
Comments (9)I am so sorry for your loss. First, you MUST report this to law enforcement immediately. Even if they tell you that you cannot press charges against this person(which I cannot imagine as he was guilty of trespassing at the very least), the law enforcement officers should make an 'information report' about the incident. Secondly, find out exactly what the law says where you live. I live in a rural area with no leash law, so dogs can run free as they please. HOWEVER, once a dog steps off its own property, it can be shot if it is a threat to any person or animal. Thus, in our area, your neighbor could have legally shot the dog on his property or even if it was on county property like in a roadway, but could not come onto your property and legally shoot it as he did. Third, in addition to reporting the incident to the police, report it to the humane society if your area has one. Fourth, consult an attorney about how to proceed in protecting your property from this person and his animals. In some jurisdictions you must clearly post No Trespassing signs. In others, you must mark your perimeter with a certain color of paint. You may have to send a "cease and desist" letter informing this person that criminal charges will be filed if he trespasses onto your property. You obviously need a fence to keep your animals home, and his animals out, and I realize that is a major expense. Consulting an attorney is also an expense, but you have a very difficult situation on your hands and need to be careful every step of the way to ensure you understand the law and comply with it yourself. It also will help establish firmly for you just what your legal rights are. Fifth, you need to inform this neighbor that the encroachment of his animals on to your property will no longer be tolerated. It is best to do this in writing. You will have to decide for yourself what steps to take if the animals come onto your property again. It is best to think about this and decide in advance what to do. That way you don't make a snap judgement in the heat of the moment that you might regret. I would find it almost impossible to even attempt to maintain a friendly relationship with someone who came onto my property and behaved as your neighbor did. I suspect it is time to worry less about getting along & being a good neighbor and time to worry more about protecting yourself, your family, your animals and your property. You know, a person who would kill an animal in front of its family on its own property might do just about anything. Be careful. Finally, if you want to forgive this person, fine. Do the Christian thing and forgive him if you can. BUT, do not forget! I suspect that a person like this, if he knows you have forgiven him, might do something similar in the future because he got away with it once. Again, my condolences for the loss of your beloved pet, and especially because you had to witness such a heinous event. I hope everything works out for you and your family....See MoreWe've come a long way, baby.
Comments (23)Outside, I'm so thankful that my kids love to play outside and we are fortunate that we live by the water, so they can fish, swim, crab, kayak, etc if they want. But most of the time, they are just happy running around outside with the kids across the street. And they play a lot of basketball and lacrosse by themselves when the neighbors aren't around. Right now my younger two are at the pool. They do have their moments indoors - my 15 y/o has been watching a TON of soccer since there are two Cups right now - one in Europe and one for N/S America. None of my kids are video game addicts (possibly because we resisted getting any gaming systems until they were much older and well established playing sports and doing outside activities). One thing that I personally see is that it is often hard to find kids who are home during the day anymore in the summer. Most around here have dual working parents so their kids are in camps all day every day. I'm a SAHM so sometimes it is hard to find kids for my younger kids to play with. They do go to a couple of camps but not every day all summer. When I sometimes go to the pool with them, I'm amazed at how empty it is during the week b/c so many of the kids are off at day camps. I almost always have to find friends (nonmembers) to go with them, whereas when I was a kid, I'd walk to the pool and know that I'd have at least a handful of friends to hang out with when I got there....See MoreFake Perle has come a long way
Comments (8)Well, when you think about it, virtually all of the yellow Teas have Noisette ancestry. They picked up extra yellow pigments from R. moschata. It's kind of a long story, but the short version is R. moschata and 'Park's Yellow Tea-Scented China' each had their own set of carotenoids, which were broken down into perfume by their own sets of enzymes. When the two lines crossed in the first Tea-Noisettes, the "yellower" roses basically got both sets of carotenoids but not both sets of enzymes to break them down. And that's why several roses -- e.g. 'Safrano', 'Le Pactole' -- that are basically 3/4 'Park's Yellow Tea-Scented China' were "yellower" than that parent. If you have a paid HMF membership, look at descendants of 'Smithii', 'Jaune Desprez', 'Devoniensis', 'Lamarque' and a few other offspring of 'Park's Yellow Tea-Scented China' with Noisettes, and you'll find some familiar Teas. Other yellow Teas have incomplete lineages, but I'd wager that most or all have R. moschata ancestry. The pink ones probably came down through 'Rose Edouard'. And I think Nabonnand came up with his own version of "Pernetianas" by crossing the pink and yellow lines, which might be how he got such beautiful "sunset" colors. As to 'Alliance Franco-Russe', there are doubts that that name is correct for the rose as well. I wonder if the stronger sun in Australia is more the reason why "Fake Perle" doesn't show the "salmon center" that you see in some pics of our 'Alliance Franco-Russe'. I will say that my plant has blooms very similar to those of 'Perle des Jardins', but the petals have a bit more substance. Both will occasionally show "hints of pink smudges" when the weather is on the cooler side. The foliage is different, however, so I could tell them apart even if I lost their tags. Adam, thanks for sharing your nursery rescue. It's been too long since I've seen blooms on mine. While some other Teas kept going until November -- late Autumn for me -- this one wound down a bit earlier. :-) ~Christopher...See MoreYayagal
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