BORN BEFORE THE WIND...more Gypsy Stories

well that's neat flowers!

Didn't even think in terms of diagnosis, just seriousness. Since she has had obstructions before, it is a good possibility that that is occurring again. You have best plan possible laid out. If push comes to shove, I am sure you and Steve can get her in a car....grin, although little old ladies can be feisty....grin

Too cool, Karen. Native means originates in that area.....same thing for plants as people. A native plant grows naturally in the wild in a location, and was not introduced to that area by importation or artificial means.

Moon, I knew you could give a better definition!

Hi flowers that fine and thank you.
Just a stubborn woman who says she ain't having anything done if somethings wrong anyway, too old.
Told her that was just going to make her suffer not everything is lifethreatning.
Just wanted a little input on if I should be worried for her.

She always tells me to roll her in the pond.
I say sure so I can spend my days in jail. lol

Your definition was spot on Venice. Mine is just a line from a text book or journal I read at sometime.

I Think it is coool. Evidently when the tall jack pines were cut the native tree was able to get the sunlight to thrive because didn't see them before tall trees were cut. Yes I'm with you that little lady needs to see a dr. soon; Trina you always have something blooming Thats great.

jj sounds like my kind of elderly lady ya gotta luv em

hhhmmm...me beginning to think chest on fire yesterday was definately an allergic reaction to something, cause that type of chest cold doesn't disappear on its own in less than 8 hours...

only cause I grow them in the house flowers...I'm sure If I grew these outside the would have stopped flowering by now

She can be fiesty alright, but we have an edge.

Not to make light of her problems but she can't see us coming.

I do very much appreciate the help though. Because I was not sure how concerned I should be.

Will keep close eye on her.

So Moon, do I need to put those clematis seeds from this summer in the fridge?

Trina, does that mean you are better or not? I was confused!

If the pain gets too bad, you won't have too much trouble getting help for her.

JJ, in my opinion, if she isn't better by Thursday morning, I would call her doctor and see if she could get an apointment before the weekend.

Trina you never know what reactions you will get with different plants. I got eat up by ants when working in friends yard the other day and itchy all over. Maybe you should take a break from your plants for a day or two to see if symptons go away.

Ok I'm going to go try to make stuffed peppers. For lack of knowing what to do with all these I picked today.

Ought to be interesting.
Smiley wanna help??

I have stuffy head feeling but I knew that was coming....but yesterday after messing around outside Every breathe I took felt like my chest was on fire....I've had bronchitis off and on since childhood...that's what it felt like..but bronchitis doesn't go away in 8 hours just because you took robitussin.....

Still have head cold...but what ever I got up close to that wouldn't allow me to breathe is gone....so definately BETTER not great but better

JJ better freeze the peppers you have extra. Went to farmers mkt today and they were expensive. Sounds like allergies to me Trina. Venice would like to help you with seed question but not sure. Hey Smileymon!!

I have been freezing them flowers. Usually they don't do well but this year while everyone else has not gotten much out of their garden because of the weather, my plants look lousy but are producing like crazy.

Read somewhere to spray them with epsom salt and they really took off.

Trina, are you still smoking??? That will really make your chest raw! I know from past experience when I use to smoke.

Venice, I only put seeds in the freezer if I am planning on keeping them for an extremely long time. Most of my seeds are stored in small manila envelopes (the size you put keys in) and I keep them in a tin box with a tight fitting lid and store at room temperature.

Oh shoot, forgot to throw out grass seed, brb yall carry on. We are fixing to get a few days rain and want to get it out. Moon I got all those plants out and forgot what half of them were and where I should plant them so next spring should be interestiong for sure lol

Moon -- So you think I could plant these new seeds now?

flowers when your grass seed starts growing send me a picture for reference will you...and no venice I haven't had but maybe a drag or 2 in the last 48 hours..since the burning chest thing started...

You can just call it your surprise garden, Flowers.

JJs, what kinda peppers are you stuffing?

JJ, make her have a diet that is good for her diarrhea. Tell her to eat and chew slowly.

Ripe bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, tea, potatoes, Activia, cottage cheese.
No raw food, sweets, beans, or fatty foods.

JJ, have you had roasted peppers?

"Our recommendation for storing peppers is simple. If you are roasting many and want to store them indefinitely, try freezing them. Layer the peppers between sheets of wax paper in a plastic container for easy removal. and thaw as many as needed. Stored this way, roasted peppers should last for several months. If you have a small amount of leftover peppers that you plan to use within a week or two, place them in a small container, cover them with olive oil, and refrigerate them. "

cottage cheese gives me diarrea

Green Bell pepers.

And what am I suppose to do with these mushrooms I was given.
Never seen any like these. The DH gets morrels but don't know what to do with these.

Venice, they will need temperatures above 60-65 degrees to germinate, which they will get now, but what are you going to do with them over the winter? The plants will not be anywhere ready to go into the ground until 6 to 8 weeks after they first sprout out. That would make it sometime in November before they were ground ready, but it would be way too cold for baby plants outside, so you would have to overwinter them in the house. I would look up the last frost date predicted for your are and back up six to eight weeks and plant them then. If the last frost date is March 15th, say, then you would start your seeds in side in mid to late January. In the meantime, you can just put them into an envelope and protect them from moisture until you are ready to plant. Hope that helps..... Moon

Never roasted a pepper.
Blanche them and freeze them.
Honestly I don't usually have to worry cause I don't get enough.

JJ, blackberrys and or juice from them is a teriffic remedy for diarrea.

Trina don't think you would want to follow my lead on grass seed. I use to be paticular and only got blue fescue, well after bare spot and no growth I just keep throwing out any kind that I can grab as long as its green I don't care lol

Sorry, no idea on the mushrooms. I am not familiar with those. I assume they are edible, so you could always saute them in a little garlic butter or use them as you would button mushrooms.

Trina, low-fat cottage cheese!!!

Moon, You don't think I could start them now and grow them in the house? I read somewhere that they might not bloom the first year. So I thought I could get a head start.

Thanks for the remedies I am making a list
Taking laptop to the kitchen

JJ, are those the inky mushrooms? If the are, my mother cooked them. I don't recall eating them though. lol

Yes,Ma'am, if you have room for them and can give them good light and consistent temperature, you can absolutely start them now.

I have no idea what they are.
The guy who gave them to me couldn't remember what they were called . He just said a friend of his sells them and gave him more than he needed. DH had shared his morrels so he was returning the favor.
I figured my DH would know so I didn't ask the guy how to cook them.

Venice, I have cone flower seeds ect. I'm gonna wait until spring and put them out after last frost.

JJ, mushrooms to me are like poke salad, it grows in your yard but I have no desire to eat either one.