Best/Worse &What did I learnt today/Chat with Friends #109

Mary that's a cute picture! It is sad to leave someone when you know you'll probably never see them again and liked them so much.

Betty that one that looks like it's dying is a bulb, not tulips. This came up after the tulips had died out, and they had tiny little flowers on them that lasted just a few days.

I have more pics but it's late, me and Dave did a serious Wal Mart run and got back about 30 minutes ago, now it's bedtime.

I'm glad you had a great birthday LK, I'm sorry I missed it :(

Have a great night and I'll catch up with everyone tomorrow if I'm not too awfully busy.

Oh, best of today, getting most of the weeds out of the flowerbed along the fence.
Worst of today, having to dig weeds and go to Wal Mart, I didn't want to do anything lol!

What did I learn? I don't know what I learned, now that's bad!

Hey Crissy - I asked DH to look as well - and we think your 'mystery lily' is a Red Canna...we have one too...it should have red leaves and a red flower...

HUGS - Night NIght.....

Mary

PS: on my flower "riddle".....where have YOU seen this flower before?

Mary, when Shannon was in Kindergarden....and at that time a very sick kid on chemo...they had a Grandma that volunteered in the room. She did this for 10 years! Well, we adored her. And I honestly believe that if it wasn't for "Grandma Little" and Mrs. Blanchard...the teacher...my daughter might not be here. They went above and beyond to keep Shannon healthy....did extra cleaning on desks and tables...sent journal back and forth every day so I knew what was going on in class...if someone had the sniffles....etc.

Well, I ended up keeping Shannon in Kindergarden for two years...she missed so much that first year..I wanted her to have a stable year. Well, our dear Grandma Little passed away 8 years ago. Her family set up a scholarship for students that worked and volunteered in the primary wing...and wanted to possibly go on in the future working with kids.

Shannon was selected to receive the Grandma Little Scholarship, a $200 award towards books or whatever for college.... and it was presented by her daughter...and Grandson Tyler...who had been in Shannons Kindergarden class that first year....and they were both inseperable at that time. Well, I heard the name...and the tears just flowed! Now, as I said above.....Mrs. Blanchard the Kindergarden teacher also passed away. She had cancer.....and told me one time "I think God prepared me for this...by caring for Shannon in my class. I think He was setting an example." So, on June 26th...they give out that scholarship also. These two women just touched our lives so much and are so special to us both.

Now come on Mary...dmail me a hint. LOL

Crissy...I need help with weeds...I no longer know which is weeds and which is flowers....they are all blooming. Does that count for a full blooming garden when the weeds bloom?

I really have to go to bed....started that way at 10:30!

Deb - Your story is very touching - I'm going back to re-read it in a bit....

I just had an accident with a Circle E candle that burned my right index finger...and may hinder my typing a bit tonight...it is VERY minor but hurts like the devil...

Of Course I will d-mail you a hint Deb! But only because you are my "Twin Sister" and everyone always gets us mixed up. :)

(Truth is my sister's name is Debbie! Deborah Sue)

Hugs,
Mary

Mary's flower appears in the banner across DG in the summertime....
I have one too, believe it or not, but it isn't blooming just yet.
And best, it is a perennial for me.

Glad you liked the book, Mary. Yes, it is worth a second read.

Lovely photos of the kids....and beautiful of Carrie, too, Deb.

Of Course Sharran is Correct! Very Good Sharran!

I was so excited when I realized this was the very flower in the Daves Garden Web Banner....

Of course DH says..."Oh - I knew that already".....

Sharran - I'm hoping it's a perennial for us as well...although the strange way it has grown up...I might be tempted to plant some more...around it...it has grown at a complete diagonal....90 degrees.........not very pretty but was I surprised to see that it matched the DG Banner... :)

My first day "back at work" since my last week was a "vacation week" (as you know I was out sending out resume's)

Hugs to all,

Mary

Carol beautiful flowers!

Good luck with the Racoon. When we first put in our pond they would drag plants all over…I know they are here because the neighbor scared mom and a little one up his tree last week but they haven’t bothered anything in my yard for quite some time. I am going to try a feww feeder goldfish in my back tubs and see what happens….if they survive I will try some in the front pond.

Bev, fantastic lilies….I want to get more, I only have three right now…Stargazer (we think), a Big Orange that my son gave me, and some small landscape lilies that I have no I.D. on….

Waving Liz!! The mold is a kit we picked up at Michael’s… What ya throwing out???

LK Cannas are so beautiful…..I love them!

Love your leaves Betty, love the stair step idea.

Crissy, so glad you got your camera…..looks like you are having fun with it!!

Hey Judy, sounds like a really good time…sorry you’re still sore.

Great pic of all the kids!

I love Crocosmia….mine is coming back quite well…I don’t think I could have too many…I think they are fantastic!

Bill and I got in our 30 mile ride this morning … a nice flat one.
Laura and I finally got Dorothy’s yard finished….we are going to take a break tomorrow to catch up on some of our own work then we do Doris’s yard starting Tuesday. We are really, really tired right now.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Good morning,

Mary, thank you for the hint! And no, I didn't notice it....Congrats to Sharran for being so observant.

Thanks for the compliments on Carrie also. She so looks like my Moms side of the family.

Zhinu....did you get jello legs? That is soooo much riding!

Mary, I have no sisters....and I am Deborah Kay. I pretty much answer to anything around here.

Today is the last "scheduled" day of school, and then 10 days of exams where they just go in according to their testing schedule. Shannon is supposed to go to her senior class trip to a local state park....but got permission from the principal to go make handprint T-shirts with the kindergardeners.

I have to tell you a cute one. She came home laughing last week and told me "I will be late coming home on Friday, I have to go home with Stephen....he is taking me to meet his parents before we get married!" LOL Ahhh, love the four and five year old groups!

Waiting for my coffee to finish up

Everyone have a great day.

Debbie

Good Morning!! I was going to post more pics but our new firewall has blocked picasa AND the online picture gallery from Kodak, so I won't be doing that! LOL At least it didn't block ya'll, I'd have a coronary!

I have some great news but don't want to post it on a public forum, so I'm going to figure out, once again, how to do an email blast...

morning all,

mary, are you talking about those red/pink trumpet looking flowers? if so holy moly ! i got it covers one whole side of one fence, and my neighbors apple tree too very invasive but it is so pretty in full bloom i try to keep it cutted back but it loves to grow lol
your girls are so pretty.

crissy, love all your blooms very pretty, oh i cant wait to hear good news!!! mind will be wondering all day

trisha, oh michaels, so far still cutting away in the back yard but i had to stop so many times! so irritated this stupid bubble is still here ahhhh! so today i will call the cardiologist and get a appointment, alot of stuff im getting rid of is that kind of stuff like metal chairs that need re-webbing that have been sitting for years and now its too much trouble to fix what are you looking for i may have it lol
think will get to garage next weekend.

judy, im still giggling, glad you didnt hurt anything glad things are finally settling down for you my goodness have you been busy! nice to yap with you as always

betty, you must be getting ready to go boating soon, umm what is this i hear about a dog show in california???? what citys?

ok running behind everyone have a wonderful day

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Betty, those steps are so nice! Are they easy to make?

Ok, I don't have time to figure it out. Do ya'll remember me mentioning a long time ago about a raise my boss was working on me getting?? Well, I got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starts July 1st.

WoooooHooooo! How awesome is that! Congratulation Crissy! So happy for you! Just in time for my birthday on july 18th! ROFLMBO

Seriously, I am so very happy for you....you deserve it.

Debbie

great news crissy congratulations!

Leave it to me, posted my goodmorning and photo's and chit/chat on another thread..they must be trying to figure out what to heck I was talking about..lol

Crissy congratulations...that will make up for some of the shift differential that hubby lost when changing work schedule won't it..see, it pays to be a good worker...

Debbie, won't forget your birthday..that was my DH's birthday, had he lived he'd be 67 and my cousin who married Roger's brother so became my SIL will be 57 (10 yrs. to the day and almost minute difference than Roger-always celebrated together)...now I can add you to my list...isn't it funny how many of our lives entertwine...

LindaKay, thanks...they are easy I just started at the top and made a level area for step #1, then about 5 or 6" lower dig up another and so on...on my way home tonight I know of someone who has rhubbarb leaves so I'll go get some so I can use up the other 2 bags of cement in my trunk...mind you, it takes an entire bag to make 1 big leaf but still not bad, less than $5. a leaf..sooo funny, I asked Greg yesterday to help me pick up the leaves and set on each step, he was working on the boat and was going to a b.b.q. later so said he would in a bit...out of the corner of his eye he could see me moving one closer to the area that I was working on so put down the tools and moved them saying "I know what you are thinking and don't"

Liz, yes there is a major dog show in California .. think it's in October..not sure (lol) which of the San's it's in but know it's less than 2 hr. drive from you...you are still not feeling good, are you sure it was indigestion? better get it checked out... garage sale sounds great, know they do well here..ask me, they always seem toget some of my $$$..was looking across the street last night and saw that Bernice had a beautiful antique chair out at the roadside, kept thinking of all the things I could do with it but decided against it..so there it still sat this a.m. - guess not a lot of created people driving the streets.. I could see it with wire mesh in the bottom of the seat, moss and vines and flowers..a sign going across the back..if I keep this up I'll be picking it up tonight...

Speaking of plants...left the house early, just love the early morning drive if I've plenty of time, taking back roads, so got to Barrie at 8:15 so went to Walmart, of course the nursery..Walmart in Barrie has some really nice healthy plants, not so in Midland...there sitting in a corner was a shrub with pretty flowers, almost looked like coroepsis (?) flowers on it...thought of a perfect little area for it..looked at the tag and it said Japanese Kerria..whatever kind of shrub that was...pretty so why not buy it...

Keyed in "Japanese Kerria" and have to make some changes..it grows up to 6' high and 6' wide and needs special care...leave it to me..lol

http://search.shelmerdine.com/NetPS-Engine.asp?CCID=11050002&page=pdp&PID=234

Debbie, kindergarden project sounds like fun...oops client came in have to run be back shortly

Betty, that will be so pretty when it grows. it says it is a type of rose?

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/108983/

Did you ever get a picture of the "roger" plant?

Think Linda Kay that I've planted it in an area that just might get too much shade..will move it over to the patio garden area...

http://www.denverplants.com/perennials/html/rodge_pin.htm

As I've been working on the patio area I've been thinking of digging up sod to create an entrace with flower beds...I just might go and see if they have another Japanese Kerria and I'll put it on each side as to create the entrance...might look pretty, now watch me not find a 2nd one..already on the one I purchased are several blooms..more petals than what the photo shows...

I hope your happy. I am going to the local Nursery at 3:00.

I'm so laughing Debbie...did we give you the 'urge'...don't blame me, it's Carol that got me going to the nursery with her wanting a rose...

Well, I have wanted a yellow rose...a Peace Rose as Tubby showed me awhile back. And then one of my little petite rose climbers didn't make it I had gotten from a dear friend DG'er.....and then your all showing me these beautiful plants.

The wheels are just turning away up there in my brain, cob webs blowing out my ears....and DH is gonna be so mad at ALL OF YOU for making me do this! LOL

Debbie

He'll get over it..just don't tell him I was part of it otherwise if we ever meet on one of my visits he'll give me the what for..lol go for it Debbie you deserve it...it's a beautiful sunshine day here today, I so want to be home...just called Judith (hairdresser) need a perm badly, her answering service is one, just hope when she calls she doesn't say come in today...I want to play tonight, well, that's what I'm thinking of doing NOW, if I get home and sit to take my shoes off, nope, I'll be in bed sleeping...

Don't forget to show us photo's of you new 'treasures'...

Speaking of treasures, wow, forgot I had given the office address for one of my swaps..gift just came, beautiful windchimes...will take photo's tonight for you all...

LOL Debbie!

I'm already looking forward to fall when I can separate and move things and what-not, I'm not liking the way my beds are this year, at all.

It's almost lunch time, I am Hungry!

Betty that is pretty, even though it gets huge!

Oooooo I can't wait for pictures Betty! Oh fiddlesticks. I was going to say something and forgot...

Do you all 'think' out what you need, which bed they'll go, do a design???

I'm the 'buy' and set anywhere, what will be will be...and that's about the look I'm getting in my gardens...Michelle when she brought me the wheelbarrel full of bulbs and iris said my garden had a 'fun' feel to it...is that good or bad...hmmmm

Think I'll forgo lunch today and go to the recycle store..Michelle is looking for shutters for the house she's just moved into up the street from me, needs them to be around 55" long, who knows they just might have a pair or two...that would really make her day...

Hi there!

OMG, feeling so much better...Started my day nice and early, almost done with what I should have done on the weekend, pack while I go.
Going to house this weekend for Fathers Day! Steve was there this past weekend and got the upstairs toilet installed and working, LOL...was so cute had to tell me ha'ld tested it out too!

Ok went back to reread the posts...LOL, Mary I'll get you two "twins" straight.
I am glad your interview went well, would worry about shakey hands...my problem is talking about myself, lol get all sweaty and sometime tongue twisted, geesh...But your sounded really good, have you head anything else? Keeping fingers crossed.

Mary, Carrie, is a beautiful young women! I love the photos you shared with her animals. Yes definatley keeping her in my prayers, Thank God they found this so early and Dohope she will follow all the docs orders...
Loveing the story of the kindegarten group.

Crissy, yayah, jumping for joy for you, well deserved!! And oh my your gardens are looking beautiful, you should be very proud of what you've accomplished, isn't this just your second season?

Trisha, Aww..Sage is really artistic, how proud you must be of her endeavors, Love her frog stepping stone.
Nice new Garden art, It's so pretty and looks awsom by your pond...Wow, you have been so busy with all the gardening, I think it so nice that you are doing this for your neighbors, you are sweetheart.

Bev, Always wonderful to see all of your lovely gardens. How is your Grandaguhter? I hope she is doing well in her recovery.

Oh Linda Kay, I am so smiling, love how your DH made you personalized pancakes, what a sweet, sweet thing to do...Did you go for that Margaurita? Hope you indeed enjoyed it.

Betty, Betty...you are one busy lady, have hard time keeping up. But I am so glad Bernice come to visit and "makes" you rest a little. But you know, I just really love to see and hear all that you do. Some wonderful new ideas you have...
That is one speacial Grandson you have, Kyle is sure to be proud of himself, Great that the Mayor came to present him with Certifcate...

Carol, So glad to hear your racoon was caught! Your Wisteria is pretty. And I love your iris too, as well wellBev's. Oohh, I hope you do get the new Rose, why not, lol.

You are all too cute...running off to nurseries can't say i blame you, would love to do the same ,b ut well still trying to move some things around. The plants I got from the nursey in Wisconsin are doing real well and now that the weather is getting nice hopefully I will enjoy some beautiful growth too.

Liz!!! Okayyy, you see I am posting? no more giving me what for, yes my friend always fantastic to blab with you. Sorry it took so long, but thats how these things happen.

Woohoo, today, we are signing Breenie up for her first college course! Soon as she gets rolling. My kids have days and nights mixed up, not so cool, but I suppose to be expected since noone has to get up for school at the moment.

Just want to Say hello to a good number of people...If you are reading, know I think of you often and I hope you are all doing well, some I have chased down, lol....Ves, Wonderhug, Tropicanna, Anjil(you are always in my prayers) Jeannine, Ruby, Dawn, Tangigirl, Rachel...
I am sure there are some I am missing, trying to go by memory... Oh and Gita too!

Oh Betty, Wanted to answer your question, Yes, i do many things out in my chair, Reading, beading, having coffe and watching my little piece of heaven is one of my very favorites, as well as watching the fires, nothing like just relaxing and listening to natures song.

lets see, Julia just told me a few minutes ago, the neighbors stole my hummings bir! LOL, it usually Circle their feeders and my fushia and feeder as well...Still haven't captured it on film, but it is sweet to see him.

Well, off to switch out the laundry.

And Shar, Waving a hiya to you too, lol...been lurking around other forums, Got to say, love your little blue sitting area, and Please share the photo with you sitting there, I LOVE it...

Did i show you my Iris...They are almost done.

...Sorry to say i do not know the names of them...But they are Gorgeous!

and some yellow pretties.

These were the first and most are now spent...

Seed, ROFLMBO.....Carrie is mine...not Marys. LOL See it is hard to keep them straight!

Debbie

Thanks Judy, My Morgan is doing fine. Just trying to get used to the diff meds. BEV
Crinkled Joy

LOL...Debbie! I swear, I meant to type Debbie, not Mary...

OMG, OMG!! How very exciting...
Betty, Liz...everyeryobody!

You are not going to believe this! My baby rose is opening...Here is the absolute crazy thing, This is the transplant I did Last Spring, if you remember my telling you this was one I truley believed to called Jacob's Ladder, I swear to you that this bloomed White flowers, I have never ever planted red roses, only had The white and Josephs coat. So I have babied and cheered this little transplant for over a yearand to my extreme suprise it's RED! How in the world can this be??

Tears springing as this is my new memory garden, transplanted this rose in honor of Carol, now birdie is there and last fall October 13th i added Caro's Eades kick ass compost! It is just amazing because well, Red is for the color of love...I just can't believe it's RED not White, lol truely a big, big difference...Buyt I am so Proud of this Mircle in my memory garden, and see another baby bud!

Woohoo, got to go sing her a song.

Judy I had the front flowerbed last year and did the same exact thing with it, just added some Cosmos to the back, bored with that look. The front flowerbed was used by the previous owners, they had 7 holly's in it YUK!!! I didn't build the bed along the fence until Sept or Oct last year, so this is the first year for that one. I have too many iris's in an area I didn't want any, I want a separate iris bed with numerous varieties. I want a variety of plants that bloom spring/summer/fall/winter in the long bed by the fence. Not sure what I want from the front bed.

Seed, I have had the same experience. I had lots of yellow and orange roses, and some peach & pink ones...but not red. Well, apparently when my DH trimmed them...he cut them past the graphing? I don't know what this means...FIL explained.....but when he did that...they lost their color. Now every one of my roses is red. My beautiful orange climber at the back porch...is now all red. So, I have a lot to learn about roses.

How odd, I'll have to add that to my "What did I learn today?" portion of my post tonight..had no idea that they could change colors, somewhere in the back of my mind though I remember Grandma having loads of peonies and saying that all of a sudden they were all white..she said it had something to do with the bees though?..interesting it is.. you'll have to tell us more Debbie about cutting them past the graphing? not sure what that means..miss Gita when we are in a muddle about plants, she always had the answers...if you are lurking Gita, could you help us out?

The iris are beautiful Judy, your gardens are coming to life..how's the front yard garden? no weeds I hope...ohhhh they weren't weeds were they, wildflowers they were...

Crissy, the gardening will get easier as the years go by...when the home is new it seems to take forever and a lot of energy to make a difference...

My Carol Eades compost in a bag was set into the ground just in front to the big window frame with metal starbust...planted a few more plants in hopes to make it extra pretty...every year I plant sunflowers and every year I don't get '1'..had hoped they would take, would have looked so pretty for her..

I know a little about grafting, like when they sell you a dwarf tree, or a fruitless peach, for example, more often than not it's grafted. What they don't tell people is the grafting goes away or can be cut off. My mom bought a fruitless peach tree when I was 4. By the time I was 7 it has begun to bear fruit but they would all fall off long before they were ripe. Every year the peaches got a little riper and a little riper until one year they were completely ripe. Same thing happened to her roses, she had big beautiful roses and one year after the frost they came back 10 times smaller and one color. I dmailed duckmother with your question Betty, she'll know the answer.

Know what I have to do when I get home tonight...

At lunch I dropped in to the re-use it center but they did not have the shutters that Michelle was looking for but they did have a magazine rack, already have one at home the same, made of wood with the dowling (will take photo tonight) and it was $4.00 so I couldn't resist..

So now I have in my little car, 2 bags of cement in trunk, 4 frames leaned against the back seat, a shrub in the front seat, a magazine rack on the back seat....excuse me...got to clean my car...won't keep the rack, somebody I'm sure will want it...

How very interesting Crissy, thanks...when I was at the nursery one day last week, not sure which as I'm at a nursery almost every day..lol..there was a sign saying Mother Geranium's - $8.99...was only a young man on duty and he couldn't answer what the difference between a regular one and a mother one..perhaps it has something to do with grafting of some type?

Forgot to say, I've a box of windchimes I received in the mail as well to bring home...NEED A TRUCK!!