General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse/What did I learn today? Chat with friends..newcomers always welcome.., 1 by Bettypauze

Bettypauze wrote:
Morning, high of 73°F, humidity 81% with 40% rain..I am thinking they’ve made an error on the % as I felt a few drops when I swept the front deck. Have to think up a solution for white flooring, in 2 areas I have planters, when petals fall and with this damp weather their colour seems to penetrate into the paint, pretty bought should not be.

Marie came over last night, brought me tomato and a cucumber and asked had I noticed a change in back yard, nope hadn’t been out, guess she told Ted that there was a large tree that needed to come down so both went out and took it down, might get a chance to use that new chain saw and cut it in sections for burning in the pit..great neighbours.

You have such an exciting history Sharon, was very interesting read. Was it after retirement that you took up your gardening? One year I bought several fish for my pond and enjoyed watching them Missy at the time would sit by the edge spending the afternoon looking at them then a Heron decided it was hungry. The next season bought a couple more, they survived the summer but not the winter, when doing my annual spring clean up there they were. This year I mentioned getting a few but didn’t. My mind is quite a size, around 15’ square and sloping down to about 3’ in middle..ask me I know the depth, giggling, as it’s the worse job come spring and always hear me saying I smell like a swamp lady once the chore that takes a few days is done. If i do decide to get fish next year I will but a bubbler. I do love the sound of the water feature, pushes water about 4-5 high, lovely sound. Sharon you are a keeper of things as I, i have a bottle sitting on medicine cabinet that is ancient, actually I think poisonous and a few other older soaps etc. what we don’t keep.

Forest, thanks for the compliment Re couch throw, breaks my heart to think of quilts given to me when I was young by my grandma that I didn’t appreciate. My youngest Jeff visited in year, they were travelling back to Toronto and asked me for a heavy blanket for the boys should they break down, he took the quilt comforter grandma had made from wool pants, shirts and jackets..weighs a ton, once under you can’t move, i never got it back, said us was his inheritance so it is in a good home. The other blanket I had of hers was starting to be thin, few holes in it so this past Christmas I made it into Xmas mitts and gave all the nieces and nephews and my kids a mitt to remember her by. I have a quilt my mom made me, all cross stitched, should be out on display but Ziggy would have his claws deep into embroidery thread so it sits in closet..must try to find somewhere to display it. Maybe you should so get that blanket, it could be someone’s treasure.

Lots to chat about this morning, going to grab a coffee, toast with my crabapple jelly before Arianna gets here at 9, it’s her 2nd class, she made the frog you micro and it helps when you have an area that is paining..know i out it somewhere but where??

Will be back once class is over to respond to the posts I’ve just read.