The Roundup party is over....but there's always next year!!!

94 is such a good age.
Tils, I'm pleased for you that he's better AND that you & your mom have been able to enjoy him for so many years already.

Thank you.

Willowwind2- you have a date!! (Unless one of us can go)

Debbie McComber's Tea Room? Didn't know there was such a place, except in her books. I'm a knitter, so someone gave the knit shop books long ago. I working on a shawl for my GD using a pattern from one of her books.

Oh, Tills, that's great news about your stepdad. Big hugs!!

I'm drooling about MT. LOL

Debbie McComber lives in Port Orchard. They just had a 'Cedar Cove Days" celebration of some kind on the waterfront for the whole town. I've only read a couple of her books and it was awhile ago, but I guess it's a big deal. Her daughter runs the Victorian Tea Shoppe there. There was an article in the local magizine "Westsound Home &Garden" Living on the Kitsap Peninsula, and they had a nice article about it. Summer '09 edition.

I knew she lived there, and I get updates on what's going on because I went on her website to get the pattern. But I hadn't heard about the Tea Shoppe. I used to go to a tea shoppe in Florida when there for work, they had the best sandwiches (everything homemade) and I could get iced tea of marvelous flavors and no sugar!!! The no sugar was hard to do in Florida.

This one has very good food also. Great pies. I had peach ice tea yesterday, it was delicious.

Well sorry to say, was good now not.
He passed this afternoon. Think goodness my bro is there.

I'm so sorry, Mary. :(

I'm sorrry to hear about your step-father. Love and hugs to you.

Mary, Been there...there are no words that will lessen the hurt. Ditto on the love and hugs...

Mary, I'm so sorry for your loss.

I'm sad to hear it Mary. I hope he had a good life.

The circle of life sucks! Hope you all can get through the best you can. My sympathies are with you.

Oh ((( Mary)))), I'm so sorry for the loss of your stepdad. I am thinking of you tonight. It is so hard to lose the people you love.

Mary so sorry to hear about your loss. I hope his passing was peacefull.

Oh, Mary! Sorry for your loss and hope these ((HUGS)) help ease your grief a bit.

Sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Sorry about your loss tils. Thoughts and prayers to you and yours from me and mine coming your way.

Thank you All for your thoughts and kind words.
He is in a better place. My only big worry is how mom is going to deal with it. Time will tell Hugs

So sorry Tills, you and yours are in my prayers.

Tills I am so saddened to hear of your loss. You and your mom are in my thoughts.

Mary, I am so sorry about your loss.

Big hugs Tills.

If you all remember, I had promised Highmtn that I would collect some seeds for her recovering garden from roundup. Well, I finally got the package in the mail to her last week, and with the contributions that people had made, was able to put together a pretty full envelope of seeds.

I just got a wonderful d-mail from her giving all of us a big THANK YOU. She is having a rough time right now with her DH's health so won't have the time to post herself, but she said it was a wonderful break in stress for her to play with the seeds and know that they came from her DG friends.

Hi guys been working very long days and no internet time. Wrangell was all work and no play. Sorry Tills with your loss. I felt so exposed when my dad died last year. It seemed life had no person to back me up anymore.
Well to answer all your questions. I think a June, 2nd or 3rd weekend would be the best. So June 11-13th, or June 18-20th. Of course everyone would be welcome to stay as long as they wanted to visit Montana. You are right we have great shops in Whitefish, Bigfork, and Kalispell for shopping. We have both untracked motocross and road bike rides. We have a boat to go out on the Lake fishing, I have access to Sailboats to go out and race on the friday night or cruise on anyother day. We have two gardens to visit, several nurseries Wild Geese Gardens,Swan River Gardens,Columbia Nursery, Plantland, Hoopers (on internet), and Delanies in Polson, with a small rather wonderful one along the lake called Grouse Springs Nursery which is a place of a friend of Dan Hinkley's who has some exotic plants. She is quite knowledgeable and is interesting to talk to. Glacier Park, North Flathead river valley, Mountain Lakes, and lots of river hikes, canoe trips on the flathead river. Actually three Playhouses, Symphony concerts, Hot Springs with live music. There is a "Testicle Festival" and street dance around that time of year in Somers. And many many more things going on. I will plan a 'hay ride' into the mountains behind the house as an evening ride. I hook up a trailer to the truck and pull it filled with straw.
Start talking about it and I will start a thread to focus just on that. Go here.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1042646/

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Sorry about your loss Mary....I bet your Mom is thankful for your help and support. (I know I would be)
Linda

HELLO!!!!!

Well, the round-up isn't quite over!

I just got an absolutely lovely lovely surprise in the post (sorry, we've had a postal strike for the past 2 weeks - ) and how in the world did you know that I absolutely LOVE my feet!!! Good trusty feet, not much to look at but they do just go and go!!! A spa treat is just what they have been dreaming about, that and a nice pink polish!!! (Dream on tootsie, never going to happen!) (I am convinced that appendages have a consciousness quite separate from our central one - my extremities have a much higher pain threshold than I have - "oh owww, no I can't do that", my head says while my feet pound out miles and my fingers grip the wheelbarrow, up hill!!!!)

Thank you so much - it is such a treat! xoxxo

Hello,

Jumping in really quickly...

Rarejem,

HAPPY BIRTYDAY... I saw that thread as I popped in.....
Thank you for passing on my HEARTFELT THANKS for the mountain of seeds to the group. The seeds are still right on my kitchen table in a pot...and I have looked over them several times. I have to find (make) time to read over the winter seeding thread you mentioned. I have never tried that! That might be the super easy way to get these little treasures going! THANKS AGAIN TO ALL WHO SHARED SEEDS WITH ME. IT REALLY MADE MY DAY AND CONTINUES TO MAKE ME SMILE DAILY.

I am so far behind in my fall duties it scares me...lol

Tills,
I see you had a family loss. I'm so sorry...that is never easy even when you suspect it's coming. (((((((Hugs))))))))))) to you and your mom.

My partner has been very sick with Agent Orange problems. He ended up hospitalized on his last business trip and we FINALLY got him home. He's here recouping for the next few weeks. We start his neurological work up next Tuesday. I sure hope he gets some answers on things.

Also...my job was eliminated and as of 9-15 I am out of work. All things work out the way they are supposed to as I am most happy to be here tending my sweetie. He's got lots of things going to to really concern him.

Hugs.... and hopefully I'll be back one of these days to settle back into chat with all of you. This group ROCKS!

xoxo

Felicia

Glad Mary picked the right one Laurie. I too agree that the feet and mind over come the Pects, bicepts and quads. Hence American Football, gardening, Skydiving, and any Gravity sport.

Sofer - I always knew that Gardening is a sport!!!! excellent! We are gravity atheletes!!

Hghmtn - take good care of your self, sounds like a lot is happening.

And Tills - so sorry I've been off thread - I didn't know about your Step-Dad. It was a long life, but it doesn't make him less missed. I'm glad he had family to think of him.

Sorry I have not posted, Laurie your Dmail woke me up. I have been in a defunck and not realy here so to speak, alot has been going on. And I don't know witch way to run LOL

Hghmtn. Sorry I have not posted the seeds yet, but you have more coming. ^_^

The really hard part now is my mother, He is gone (Love him dearly)
I can not get down there till end of month. I have been told by other family members that she can not take care of herself being alone. I disagree with them as they do not know her like I do. But then again I am not there to see what they see. She will not leave that house.
Now I have to decide what to do.
Hate this part
Hugs

Highmtn, I'm so sorry your partner is suffering such severe health problems. That Agent Orange is really dreadful stuff (my DH lost a childhood friend to it). I hope you are getting enough unemployment to make it possible to stay home with him for a good long while.

How right you are Laurie "It was a long life, but it doesn't make him less missed" Well meaning people often ask such things as a person's age when they learn of their death, then nod sagely as though oh well it was their time. It seems like a natural question, but it sure doesn't ease the grief much.

Tilly, Go easy on yourself. It may be that the best thing for your mom is not to make any big changes. It would be like losing everything at once to have to move away from her home too. Is there any way to get some in-home care for her if she is really having trouble and you cannot get there yet?

"I disagree with them as they do not know her like I do. But then again I am not there to see what they see."

Perfect approach Tills - keep an open mind to what you have known, and how someone may have changed - she may need someone to be able to do that for, and with, her right now.

My warmest thoughts are with both of you.

When mom was in the hospital recently, they suggested it was time to put her in a nursing home....she was only going to get worse from now on, etc. I wasn't ready for that, luckily she lives next door so I can easily keep an eye on her and I did stay over there for a few days. But instead of getting worse, she is much better and I don't think that would have happened in a nursing home unless she thought it would get her out. She's one tough lady.

Listen to others but use your own instincts Tills. You and yours are in my prayers.

I have just gone through the same Tills. I waited a while and got care for my mom who just stopped in every day. I was fortunate that she knew the care taker. Now a year later my sister and myself have talked her into living with us. I already have a place built into my house for her to have her own space. My mother is building with Alzheimer's issues.
I am praying for you to have clarity with your decisions. May peace and a special strength inhabit you during this difficult time. Love You Tills.

We, too, have been dealing with the ailing mother issues. It isn't easy, but that's part of life. Joey's mom has dementia and other issues, and has been living with us for 9 years. Whatever you do, think about what is best for you, as well. We're here for you, Tills.

Harley really enjoyed chatting with Joey's mom, and I did as well. She was rather surprised to find a family camped out in the living room when she woke up in the morning and came into the kitchen for breakfast.

Thank you for chatting with her. She must really get lonely out here with no one around but us. And we're usually outside working most of the day. She really enjoyed visiting with you, too,and she particularly enjoyed you, Tills. She asks when you are coming back.