stupid covid, i feel like a caged animal
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Comments (43)Thank you, thank you for the "beautiful home" comments. When it was new eight years ago, I was enthused about keeping it clean and orderly. That mindset went by the wayside with the advent of gardening. Now the new decor has revitalized my domestic instincts. I hope it lasts, but I'm really getting less gardening done. I have planting to do now and I've wasted the cooler weather being inside. Oh, well, such is life. Cath, one could argue that I was doing the wrong thing by seemingly buying every blue & white fabric in sight, but in the end it turned out well. The original pillow covers were a very odd abstract design, very not me, so it worked out well with some work on my part. And DH loves it, too. He asked me to make a cover for the recliner to preclude stains even though it is stain-protected. Do you believe he picked a blue & white toile from the stash! Campanula is right. They are larkspur. Delphiniums don't work here - too hot, I guess. The larkspurs reseed and start coming back every January. I'm starting to pull them out now. They have lived their life beautifully. I don't know if the heat is doing them in or they are just this short-lived and are running their natural course. They make a spectacular splash in the garden during the time when stuff is frozen back and roses aren't ready yet. Freezes don't bother them. Without them the late winter/early spring would be so barren. I love that they come back on their own. I'm not disciplined enough to be doing seeds in August for planting in Sept/Oct to make a winter season garden. Did it once and don't think I'll ever do it again. That's all hot-time here and doing the tedious work of distributing tiny seeds in tiny pots while sweating on the screened porch is not my idea of fun. I suppose I could do it in the evening. I'll have to think about that. They'll have to be reseeders though. More research. So, Suzy, I think we have the apparel language straight at least for now. I would dearly love to visit the UK and France but it is highly unlikely since I don't buy lottery tickets. But if I do, I will be up to speed on the language. And thank you for the "Sherry's famous larkspur" comment. It made me smile. Sherry Here is a link that might be useful: If only sweat were irrigation......See Morehere we go...I feel like crying and screaming over our build.
Comments (51)Oh, KYgirl--Big hugs coming from me, too. I haven't been on his forum in a while because I've been dealing with our own build from He$$, and I didn't read all the responses in this thread, but I did read your original post. We've just gone through something very, very similar--different problems, but similar in scope, jerk of a builder, almost no on-site supervision, several horrible subs, lots of stress and tears. It has been horrible. We ended up moving into our house ten days ago while it was still unfinished because of having to be out of our rental, reaching our bank deadline for closing, etc. I just wrote you a long post, but realized that it ended up being about me, not you--and this is your thread! So, I guess I just want to say that I sympathize with you, and I think I understand a lot of what you must be feeling. It's a good day if I haven't cried more than once before 9 a.m.! This has been the most stressful, unpleasant experience of our lives. Friends will say, "Oh, you must be so excited to be in your house," and I feel like a spoiled brat if I don't respond positively. It has been a nightmare. There's still lots to be done here, dh and I are doing and/or redoing stuff that we've already paid contractors to do, but they either did a crappy job or haven't been showing up. It just sucks. As badly as I feel for you, reading your post at least made me feel as though I'm not the only one who has gone through this and I thought you might want to know you're not alone. The old misery loves company routine, I guess! Take care of yourself, and try not to let it get you down--I know how hard it is, but if we don't look at the positive side, we'll go completely crazy. Although, at least you could then plead insanity when you're charged with killing Mr. Peanut!...See MoreThank goodness for stupid animal tricks!
Comments (9)Yep. Those hamsters can fit under very tight spaces. Years ago, My daughter had 2 hamsters in her bedroom upstairs. They got free and disappeared. I got an inspriation and went looking in the basement and found them. We have a laundry chute in the floor of the bathroom closet. Those little rascals crawled under the closet door and fell down the chute! Its a 2 storey fall to the bag in the basement which we keep open. One little hamster must have gone through the bag opening and slammed onto the hard floor. (The laundry had been done recently and there was no pile to lessen the impact of the fall. The 2nd little guy managed to stay in the bag. The one that fell to the floor was not in good shape when I found him. He acted a bit dull, and he died a few months later while the other one lived one more year. A note of caution: Hamsters originate from burrowing, desert animals and do not have a fear of falling. In the home, they must be protected from toppling off drop-offs. If you place one on a table top, it may saunter unconcernedly right off the edge and plop to the floor. The do not seem to have a sense of height....See MoreCovid and Post-Covid home design
Comments (67)I removed my comment after sushipup posted but it was about what people did or did not find useful this past year. It is always difficult to look ahead to see what is needed because often the small things that are of the most help are overlooked. It would be interesting to see what changes in looking back at this past year and a almost half what people found most useful....See More
24 days agolast modified: 24 days agoTo cheer you up, here's a photo of our breeder's new litter of Aussies at the beach! All black tris, one red in the mix.
I have no idea how she got them lined up and focused like that - I'm sure it had to do with food...since she still has them all I'm guessing they're not quite 8 weeks.Ninapearl thanked seagrass_gw Cape Cod- 24 days ago
thanks for all of the well wishes!
@seagrass yes, it's hard to get excited about a meal when i can't taste anything. sorry to know you have lasting effects!thanks for the aussie puppy photo, they're adorable and definitely made me smile!
i participated in a photo shoot last year with 11 dane puppies. it was an interesting day, for sure. they were just 7 weeks old and keeping them corralled was quite an experience. to get this photo, 11 of us ducked behind the wall and kept hands on them so they'd sit still. the outtakes from this were hilarious!
this is pippin's group puppy picture (she is on the far right end), same photographer who is also one of the co-breeders of both of these litters. her photography skills are out of this world!
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