FNM Troubles and Worries and Problems
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Comments (10)My husband has only given her money 1 time and that was 8 months ago. She ask him all the time but he refuses to give her anything. We have spent 100's of dollars on her children for cloths that they needed badly, but he will not give her any more money. Children which are wards to the state they live and are staying with her real father. We talked about it last night, he knows where I stand on this. He is worried that he will loose her, since she is only his step daughter and her mom (his last wife) has passed away. We talked about intervention and enabling her last night. It seemed like I got through to him. But today her sister called and said that she paid to get her license issues taken care of so she would have a valid license until they take it away for DUI. I guess I am playing the guessing game to see if she is comings or not. He claims he does not know if she is coming and she will not answer his calls now. He does not believe in tough love, he believes in love unconditionally. I am finding this is a hugh flaw of his!!! Im going to see how the weekend plays out and decide what to do as far as moving my things out of the house that I value and putting them into storage. He has already told me that if we lock her out of the house we will have to take all the screens out the windows so she does not distroy them, he knows she will try to get in. I will let the police know about this if this is what has to happen. I hope I addressed all the coments in all the postings. Please keep them going. I am still very uncomfortable about all this and will not have a nice weekend if she comes here....See MoreA worried rain garden winger . . .
Comments (13)The plant list is similar to what you have described Nandina! Chionanthus is definitely on the planting list, next to the bench. Did not know it has both male and female plants. Have already planted several viburnums down below--Sargent's viburnum. And dwarf fothergilla (witch hazel's cousin) in the front, and some red twig dogwoods but I think I will transplant them, I don't like them in this setting. The larger shrubs are mostly our witch hazel collection, so Hamamelis species and varieties. We surveyed a local native high quality natural area to come up with some ideas on plants that would naturally be growing in this situation. One we are going to try along with the viburnums is pagoda dogwood, but keeping deer off of it will be a challenge. We found native currants in our reference plot but staying away from them due to lots of white pines nearby. Hence the maple-leaved viburnum choices. Debating on Illex verticullata because they don't do well with the excessive deer browsing problems around here. Am trying to solve that problem as well! I am planning on perhaps wild blueberries but so far haven't found any low growing ones and I have enough high stuff for the back. They would replace the redtwig dogwoods. The ones I got are cute, with small leaves close to the stem, so very ornamental but they look too contrived in this natural setting. I have a more formal place for them. As for the salt, YES, there are alternatives, but to get the grounds crew to coordinate and think out of the box may take some doing. I have had to re-do the plant list a couple of times. It's sometimes like searching for the needle in the haystack--native, deer resistant, salt tolerant, shade tolerant . . . I mean c'mon!! :) Our soil is limestone base so somewhat forgiving on salt. I have a huge compost stash for ammending and that helps. Also helps to counteract juglone, which thankfully is not really a problem in that area with the one walnut tree. Anyway, I will post the plant list in a bit for anyone interested. Lots of wildflowers, some ferns and grasses, not all for the rock garden, some for the hill down below. Am focusing on shrubs and trees first though. So far I've shown the two schemes/layouts to a lot of folks for feedback, some like the busier one, some like the more formal one. I'll probably do a hybrid. My MS Paint skills are deteriorating so not sure how many more versions I will play with. Eventually I will map the whole thing. Actually doing a map with grid paper next week with my class. Would love to find a site where you could download standard graphics for trees and shrubs and forbs. That would save me having to draw or try and find clip art for them....See MoreWeekend Music (FNM): Worry, Trouble, Ache, Sick, Sad
Comments (36)I started Part II I'm getting ready for company on Sunday, and so I've been a bit preoccupied. Link to Part II...See MoreWeekend Music (FNM): Worry, Trouble, Ache, Sick, Sad, Part II
Comments (19)@carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b I cannot see the second video you posted underneath the one by Les Paul and Mary Ford. If you could give the name please so I could look it up thank you....See More- 8 months agolast modified: 8 months ago
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8 months agoTrouble
Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble
Trouble been doggin' my soul since the day I was bornWorry
Worry, worry, worry, worry
Worry just will not seem to leave my mind aloneWe'll I've been
Saved by a woman..........
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