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So--what do YOU do all day--when not in the garden?
Comments (24)What a wonderful, varied, group we are! It's been fun reading everyone else's post, but I've been dragging my feet with my own. Mostly because I'd like to write a lot but am too lazy to do so :-) I grew up on a farm in Nebraska, and like so many of the folks here, loved and owned horses for much (actually most) of my life. I literally grew up on horseback, taking my mom and dad's cattle back and forth to pasture, riding for fun, and training a couple horses of my own. By the time I got out of high school I had several horses of my own and continued owning, riding, and loving them until my move to Minnesota almost 13 years ago. At that time, we couldn't find a place we could afford that had room for horses, so I gave my last two to my sister in Missouri and that's where they have been ever since. They are old now, one is fully blind (has been since he was young) and the other is nearly blind (old age) but they are loved and well cared for. I loved drawing and painting and might have made a career in art, but got married right out of high school instead. I did a little of this and a little of that, a few years later had two children (a daughter and a son, now adults), then went to work as..... a meat wrapper at a locker plant, then a part time cook at a hospital, then into the hospital's business office, then started taking part time computer classes and got an associate degree in computer programming. I eventually ended up as MIS director at that same hospital where I started as a part time weekend cook. Management changed, I wasn't happy any more and I went job hunting. That's when I came to Minnesota. My ex-husband and kids followed once school was out for the year. I currently work for IBM on the iSeries Support line (techincal support) where I provide usage and defect support for the iSeries computer and (mostly) certain IBM products that connect to the iSeries to access data. I've been doing my current job for almost 13 years, and like it better then I've ever liked any of my past jobs. I spend a great part of my day talking with customers all across the US. Most of the people I work with are very nice, even when under a lot of pressure due to the very problem they called me about. I love my current work schedule, which is 4 10-hour days a week. Although I drive 42 miles each way to work, I get to work at home on Fridays and that is great too. MONDAY, is my very own personal day and when I spend a lot of time in the garden and doing whatever I like. I love gardening, photograph, backyard bird watching, doing things on my (personal not work related) computer. I love and have done many kinds of crafts and other creative things, but photography is the lifelong creative love. I had to restrain myself a little bit with that, for much of my life, but then along came digital and I went nuts! I own two good digital Canon SLR's and take photos literally by the thousands. I've photographed a few weddings, but don't really want to make a career of it. When I retire (in 12-15 years), I'd like to have a part time (at least in the spring and summer) at a garden center or nursery. I'd also love to spend part of my time traveling and taking photographs of beautiful and interesting places and people. My daughter is married and she and my son-in-law live in Tulsa, OK. My son is married (as of last December) and he and my daughter-in-law are here in Minnesota. I can hardly wait until one of them makes me a grandmother :-) My daughter is in no hurry to do that, if ever, but I think chances are pretty good with my son. Cross your fingers for me!...See MoreSo...what would YOU do?
Comments (20)Hi Sharon, sorry to hear of this! I can speak from 18 months experience, I do hope they don't plant the bamboo. You might remember we bought the "bamboo house" in December 2011. I don't think they can neglect it enough that it would die - if that would work ours would have died from the previous owner's neglect. I've noticed leaving our old neighborhood in The Village recently that one house along Penn (north of the library, I think, on the east side of Penn) had planted bamboo all along the outside of their fence on Penn, and it was dead. And I thought "whew, that was lucky" and when I drove by the other day, it was greening up! Ugh! You don't need to do anything right away, but there may come a time that you might want to install a barrier. It can be acquired locally at Alligator Alley on 10th, it is about $3 per linear foot, and you need to dig 20-22 inches down and put it in at an angle to direct the bamboo rhizome's growth to the top level of the soil where you can see it and cut it off if needed. I believe a grove, once established, can send out runners equal to the height of the plants in the grove. Bamboo is a grass, so the 20-30ft tall grove in my backyard has sent runners easily 20-25 feet away. It's not such a big problem in the lawn area if you keep your lawn mowed, it will knock the bamboo down and prevent it from being established. If it's in a neglected lawn or flower bed, it can get real problematic, real fast. I will upload a few pics tomorrow when I can go out in the daytime and snap some. Bamboo grows over 1 foot per day, sometimes more. So DH might get into the previously neglected flower bed and cut the 'boo down to the ground and all will be fine. Less than one week later, there are 8-10 foot shoots in that place. They all need to be dug out, and the roots are tough and thick. We will be installing a barrier soon, to cut back on the amount of maintenance we have to keep up with on our 'boo during spring and fall shooting season....See MoreWhat would you call this old house???
Comments (20)Your house looks like a modest Queen Anne to me. I live in one myself. It was built in 1887 by a reasonably well-to-do family, but they were not obscenely rich, so it is more toned-down than some of the Queen Anne's that make it into picture books. Clues: asymettry, massive roof (this was to give the house a more vertical aspect ratio, as the victorians wanted their houses to be castle-like), second floor overhang over bay (I have that), the 2:1 aspect ratio of the windows. Also check out house of antique hardware and see if you can find some patterns that resemble the latches on your cabinets; it's hard to see the exact details but they look a bit Eastlake style to me. Other things that will help to place your house include looking for gas lines in the walls and near light fixtures (you might try unscrewing a ceiling fixture and looking for a capped off gas line; we have them everywhere). I don't know what decade that would put you on one side or the other of, but a wikipedia or similar search on electrification would tell you. If you have dual gas/electric fixtures that would give you a decade (see rejuvenation lighting). Also the number of panes in your windows can be tied to a time period. I wish I remembered all of this off the top of my head, but it can be looked up. Your doorknobs might give you another clue. Victorians were not all about gingerbread and frills; they were into enjoying nature and maximizing comfort; thus the large windows, high ceilings, and window placement that maximizes natural light and cross-ventilation. My husband and I both have engineering training so we really appreciate the ergonomic aspects of living in a Victorian. Sunshine and fresh air never go out of style. Enjoy your wonderful home! Here is a link that might be useful: House of antique hardware...See MoreIf someone named a rose after you, what would it be called?
Comments (20)Too funny, Cynthia! Years ago, Gregg Lowery showed me a red seedling of Bubblebath he used as his downy mildew indicator plant. He said he called it "Bloodbath". I wanted a plant of that! Yours would have to be grown with it!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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