happy gotcha day, frankles!
frank came barreling into my and pippin's lives 3 years ago today. it feels like he's been here forever! they bonded at their very first meeting and have been inseparable ever since.
the day they met...
every day is a joy with these big hooligans. 💖
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Comments (8)The cutting was planted into a 4 inch pot , containing rich well draining potting mix , [ from a local garden center ] peat ,perlite and Schultz potting mix for cactus and succulents. No recipe or measurements. Everyone has their own personal way of rooting cuttings , based usually upon precedence. Besides...when you are a gardener/plant nut , you are allowed eccentricities. I probably just enjoy the idea of mixing the contents of assorted bags together....enough people root successfully with tap water !!!!!! :) Anyway , there are 15 tiny leaves above the soil , and about an inch and 3/4 of stem under the soil, [ 2 nodes ] . I made a very slight and gentle scarification , and added a little rooting hormone , before planting . When I say tiny leaves I do mean tiny. Mature leaves are only an inch and a 1/4 . Thankfully the plant isn't wilting. Ryan, you asked about how the houses fared. My friend's house was fine. Just ruined landscaping and some brown areas of grass , from standing water, due to storm surge. We just put on a new roof on our bungalow [ did it ourselves ]. The house needs to have new insulation put back into the attic , new gutters , [ old ones are 23 yrs. -same as the house ] replacement of missing or bent soffit and fascia . We painted some interior ceilings that were stained from water intrusion ,and our 12 year old daughter needed a new bedroom carpet. Another task is to replace a piece of drywall in the garage ceiling. The whole garage could use paint anyway. The outside wood garage trim needs to be replaced , because I caught it with the bumper ,while attempting to park the Toyota as tight as I could , alongside the garage door. Our house faces east , and it is open and unblocked by other houses. For all Geography Buffs , that means we welcome breezes of all strengths right from the Atlantic Ocean !! All this is trivial damage compared to so many Floridians. Many of my friends lost homes or businesses. Now don't anyone ask " Why do you live there ? " It has been 75 to 80 degrees and sunny , all week. What's your weather when you step outside your door ? :o My personal disappointment ,is that we lost so many limbs off our oak trees that surround the house. Their canopy provided shade and dappled sun , for many plants. Florida Gardening Forum is full of hurricane stories pertaining to what happened to people's homes and landscaping. I haven't been on that forum for a while , so I don't know what the current topics are. Florajilly...See MoreApril Fools Day!
Comments (3)Yesterday at school we all decided to "get" our teacher. One of the girls said she couldn't come in due to a doc appt. then about half later I said I couldn't make it due to personal reasons. Right before lunch someone else said she had to take her baby to the doc for shots, she almost forgot. After we got back from lunch someone said she had an interview and wouldn't be in. About an hr later someone said she couldn't come due to a problem she was having. He goes hey guys it seems a lot of people won't be in but thats ok, he said he would be there even if only one person showed up. About an hr goes by and someone else says she won't be in. then he goes wow whats going on, are you messing with me? She said to him, maybe she had it wrong, and to ck. the date, he looks at Fridays date and we all laughed and said "gotcha" Guess you had to be there!!! It was pretty good really. I guess being back in school does have it perks if getting the teacher is still fun....LOL Lynda...See MoreSome of my St Paddy's Day decos
Comments (28)Luvs, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to answer you. As Kathleen said, the rooster dishes gave me the "Bird Flu"! LOL The two bead garlands in these pics came from Walmart and Target a few years ago. I wish I had bought more of them. I painted most of the ornaments myself. I did buy a box of mixed color ornaments after Christmas this year and painted shamrocks on the green ones with the faux stained glass paints. I used a lot of gold ornaments with stained glass paints and regular paints and glitter. LOTS of glitter! I don't think I'll ever get all the glitter out of my carpet. LOL The flowers I painted are the carnations. The chartreuse flowers came from Old World Pottery for 77 cents a bunch. I made and painted all of the shamrocks....See MoreFor paulines, sue, and bill, 50 pack a day granite countertop
Comments (60)This from someone who was originally interested in HELPING you: In a recent interview Mrs. Selber mentions teaming up with Al Gerhart who has some interest in the granite \radon scare. Al Gerhart is a carpenter whohappens to own a website called the SolidSurfaceAlliance.org. He educated himself, regarding materials he works with that may expose him to harmful elements." Upon further review it seems this "personality" is well known for his view of natural stone. All one has to do is look at the website to get the gist of his viewpoint. Coincidentally, there also seems to be a new business venture for Solid Surface Alliance as the website now sells Geiger counters to detect radiation His debates have earned him quite a place online in forums discussing the subject. After a certain debate on a well known residential forum, a renowned geoscientist in the industry concluded: "Al attempts to hijack debates by choking the system with verbal diarrhea. The problem appears to be that he has a bit of knowledge about some things but not enough sense and understanding of the subjects. In that debate on the Garden Forum he threw in so many fabrications (plain made up lies) that his credibility just plummeted to zero. Anyone who operates this way (by including a number of facts to gain an element of credibility in the eyes of a generally uninformed audience, twisting facts deliberately or because of his lack of understanding, and then throwing in a number of lies) does not deserve extended airtime. Many years ago when doing science psychology I still remember my professor giving the advice to his students that you should never engage a nutter in debate. You can never win an argument with such people. I recognized this early in the forum and that is why I would not engage him in "debate". One of his major problems is that he does not know what the numbers mean and how they are derived." In response to the buildclean tactics, The Marble Institute of America is in the process of doing their own independent study: "The Marble Institute of America (MIA) is grateful for the preliminary response from the members to the newly established Truth About Granite Fund. Based on this positive response, it's clear that their colleagues share their commitment to protect consumers from needless fear mongering by establishing standards for the testing of granite so consumers can safely and comfortably enjoy the beauty, durability and practicality of this natural stone." When we asked the MIA why Sara Speer Selber consider The Truth About Granite Fund as a draconian move that is being waged against BuildClean(TM), they simple responded: "The Truth About Granite Fund was established to help raise funds to develop unbiased, scientific standards for the granite industry, including the testing of granite for radon. No such standards currently exist in the natural stone industry. Previous tests of granite samples have found they are safe. However, the Truth in Granite Fund aims to take advantage of new, advanced scientific instruments that make testing both more practical and more accurate. Our goal is to make sure testing follows consistent protocols, so that future studies are meaningful and based on consistent, approved science not isolated methodologies or unapproved instruments. Ultimately, our goal is to make sure the granite we sell is safe." This latest sales tactic received the attention of an independent group called the Natural Stone Restoration Alliance (NSRA). The NSRA saw Radon testing as an added service that their members could provide to the homeowners along with all their other services for natural stone. I am one of the lead testers and trainer for the NSRA , invited times Members of the SolidSurfaceAlliance.org to discuss and provide proof of this threat to the home owners. The SolidSurfaceAlliance.org agreed to provide an alleged radiation producing granite sample that they claim to have in their possession to do independent testing. After an initial agreement between the two groups it seems the Solid Surface Alliance has reneged on the delivery of the alleged material. I was disappointed of the outcome. The NSRA than requested the name of the company that Mr. Gerhart claimed to just have rejected over 10k worth of radon producing granite. When the information was not provided, I ask if he could purchase the next slab that Mr. Gerhart rejected. But for some reason Mr. Gerhart could no longer find a sample for testing. Mr. Huligar went on to say: "All we care about at this point. As for whether are not Stone adds a measurable amount of "radon" in a home, Mr. Gerhart had agreed to come to NY and pick out a hot slab that I would place in my own home after testing my home for radon. Once the granite was installed I would test my home again as described by the EPA and have it tested by someone approved by the EPA. Not only would we do the short and long term test, we would also video tape the whole event, the selection, the creation, the install, and than setting up cameras for anyone to view the stone and meters on the net. I was looking forward to do this, but at this time it appears that Mr. Gerhart has no plans on doing as he said which is a big disappointment." The NSRA plans to push for this simple test, they feel that the consumers only care about one thing; "whether or not adding granite in your home would significantly change the radon levels in a home". At present, the most prudent consumer should watch the outcome of this debate and make an informed decision, not taken in by a scare tactic by advertisers....See More- last year
thanks, all! this is one of my favorite photos of them. unlike all but 3 of my 11 danes over the years came from a couple of great dane rescues. frank, pippin and eden came from show breeders. all of them had/have wonderful personalities.
eden, i lost her to bone cancer 3 years ago. that left me with only pippin. she took eden's death hard and was sad for such a long time, and after watching her mourn for 2 months i finally decided it was time for a companion for her and that's when frank was offered to me. best decision ever!
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@KW PNW Z8 i'm glad you enjoy the pictures! i've had other bonded pairs over the years but pip and frank take it to a whole new level. while they both love attention from me and seek me out multiple times all day long, neither will let the other get out of sight. if one goes outside, the other follows. they often start evenings off sleeping separately but always end up together in a pile. pippin loves to take sun baths outside on the deck even on the hottest days. frank doesn't like the heat any more than i do so he will nap in front of the sliding glass door where he can be close to her but stay cool at the same time. 😂
upside down, sound asleep.
they are the only 2 that i have puppy pictures of. this is pip's litter, she is on the far right. they were about 8 weeks old when this was taken.
frank's litter, that's him on the far right. the puppy second from the left recently starred in a movie called "the friend" with naomi watts and bill murray. bing was the star of the show! knowing how much you love dogs, i highly recommend it! it recently became available on amazon prime for rent. i won't spoil it for you but i'll tell you it has a very happy and poignant ending.
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@chisue "clumsy" is my middle name so i can relate! i don't know about you but even the slightest bump on my arms/hands leave those bright red spots that make it look like they've been through a meat grinder. they don't hurt in the least but are so unsightly!
acupuncture has truly been miraculous for me. i've even had him do treatments a couple of times on my lower back when i thought i could lift something i should not have lifted.
😂oh yes, teenagers! pippin just turned 5 in may but she has what is commonly known as "brindle brain" when it comes to danes. she is still very, very playful and every once in a while she will have a spurt of all out zoomies in the house when she runs full speed through the house from one end to the other. that's when i paste myself against a wall until it passes!
frank will be 7 on 5/31 which is considered "senior" in giant dogs. you would never know it because he's every bit as playful as pip. when they get too rowdy in the house i tell them to "take it outside" at which point they go flying out the dog door and the songbirds scatter.
pippin came to me at just 11 months old, the youngest dane i've ever had. even though she had been a show dog for several months prior, i had a challenge or two with her and her puppy brain. thankfully, she's always been very obedient (thanks to her previous owner) so those challenges were minor and easily corrected.
because she wasn't "all that" in the show ring and her breeder was also showing one of her litter mates, she decided to place pip in a companion home. this is the photo she sent to me to give me first choice. we had known each other for 10+ years through our mutual love of the breed. when i saw the photo, i couldn't wait to get my hands on her! hailey has told me many times that pip is the best puppy placement she has ever done.
"bitey face" is a favorite game and many times it can make watching tv problematic.
if you didn't know these two, this would probably be concerning. lol
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