Apropos of Nothing v. 2

We came from here:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1036938/

This thread can't be derailed because there's no topic. HA!

I think I may be coming down with a cold. Yuck.

My cat Myrrh has made it clear to me that she thinks pears are almost as good as mangos.

My MIL is driving me crazier with this tree she wants me to find an ID for.

Pixy, she says it isn't Portugese laurel. The leaves are too soft.

She just sent me a link to an album with better photos of the tree, and some bigger ones like it across the highway. If anyone is interested in looking, here's the link:

http://picasaweb.google.com/LindaL.webmail/NeedHelpToIDThisT...

My peace rose is blooming again. Pure yellow ones

More of the red ones opened

I've spent two days cleaning out the golf cart shed and my potting area.

Neat clean shelves all rearranged

More on the other side with room for pots above.

Looking out the door.

And around to the left at my nice clean outside potting area.

The whole area in the cart shed

Backside of the seperator

Wow- what a nice organized potting shed area thingie you have!

My potting area is the ground next to the pile of Tagro. hehe. We do have a small shed, but it's crammed full of everything from bicycles to tools to barbecue stuff.

Your hired! When can you come and clean up my shed? Nice job, I bet you feel great that is done. My is on the to-do list.... :(

The neighbors borrowed out golf cart so it was a good time to get it done for the winter. I could not walk through without stepping over thing. And yuck the spiders and debris.

The next two weekends are going to be hard. I have to go up to Seattle this Saturday and go through a bunch of Ivy's things and take some of them. Then on the following Sunday I'll be helping get some of her furniture out of the apartment and bringing home a cabinet that belonged to her.

Sometimes I almost forget she's gone, like when a text message hits my phone, my first thought is always her, she and I used to text back and forth so much. But then I realize it won't be her, and my heart breaks all over again.

I miss her.

yep..the spider webs in my shed and the little mouse droppings are not making me rush to get this job done. Wish I had a Honey..I would put this on the Honey do list!!

It is very hard to do things like that. Just do what you can and be kind to yourself. Will be thinging of you Pony.


This message was edited Sep 24, 2009 6:49 PM

I have a honey but he doesn''t do.

Sorry willow..my ex didn't do much either..so I got rid of him.Just kidding..I got rid of him for more serious stuff! Men! More trouble than they are worth sometimes! I get along great on my own..just don't like doing the grungy stuff. The smoke alarm battery decided to die early tueday morning. (4am) got the dogs barking..so I got up..took out the ladder..said a few swear word (grumpy before coffee) and figured out how to change the battery. Last time it was the one at the top of the vautled ceiling in the living room
had to call the electrican for that one. I would like to know why the batteries run out on a hard wired system? Most annoying.

Aw, pony.

The bark on your mother's tree looks like the prunus family ... is that a possibility?

I'm in the same boat, Bea. Sometimes it's wearing to have to figure out EVERYTHING on yer own rather than being able to delegate some arenas & coordinate on the heavier chores.

Of course, living alone means that you can lounge around in bed until 2 p.m. if you don't feel good, which I did today & didn't have to answer to anyone or care that the kitchen was dirty.

Summer, I have no idea whether it could be in the prunus family. I don't know anything about trees. Why Tracy's mother has decided to make this my task is beyond me. She knows trees way better than I do! I told her to email the Pierce County Master Gardeners. I've wasted enough time and energy searching through books and websites for this.

Yeah, I have a whole shelf of tree & Northwest flora books, and it doesn't seem to appear in any of them. I give you permission to make something up.

In my daily cruise through craigslist I noticed an ad from a woman looking to move to the coast because Portland's summers ARE TOO HOT FOR HER.

That is just not computing.

Granted, not everyone thrives in the 90s like I do, but Portland summers? Too hot?

Obviously a nutjob. Yeah, PNW summers get roasty for a VERY short time, but to move because of it...? Sheesh.

Prunus emarginata - Bitter Cherry?

http://share3.esd105.wednet.edu/rsandelin/Fieldguide/Plantpages/Trees/Deciduous.htm

I dunno - the Oregon Coast is highly prized as a retirement destination. The ocean really dampens the extremes of temperature. And Portland weather IS nasty, imo. Of course, I suffer if it's over 80 . . .

I just reread the thread - I think you have it, SK.

Pony - I'm so sorry about Ivy. But if it's any consolation, the best legacy that anyone could leave is people missing them. It just shows how wonderful a person she was . . .

I passed along the Prunus suggestion to her. Let her do her own danged Googling. Hmph. Thanks, Summer and Katie.

And Katie- yeah, Ivy is being missed by a whoooole lotta people. She was good. I was blessed to have her in my life.

Allright, I think I might have to catch up on glee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U-Qz8yzxVQ&feature=player_embedded#t=312

A propos of nothing, here is a link to a newspaper story I wrote about the famous Roasty Sauce. (Got some cooking in the oven right now.) Unfortunately, the video link is no longer live.

http://ornamentals-edibles.com/column/2008/091008.shtml

"Tomato Terminator". *lulz*

I remember reading about that Roasty Sauce somewhere here on DG. It does sound good. Next year when I plant lots more tomatoes, I'll have to give it a try... minus the poison. (peppers)

Summer - cool. I look forward to trying this (though I'll have to find that many tomatoes elsewhere - I don't yet have that kind of bounty). And I've posted the link to my FB page for my chef/gardener friends to try.

I may even have to look at a Vitamix. The funny thing is that one of my work colleagues just got one and can't say enough about it right now . . .

Hey, Katie, maybe you could ask yer chef friends something for me. Of course, olive oil is the default bottle we all reach for, except I know that it is not ideal for high heat. What do they think of it in a preparation like this? Would they use something different?

I had to buy beacoup bucks' worth of organic heirloom tomatoes at Safeway for this, since I have no homegrown ones, but I HAVE to have this sauce during winter. One cautionary note: Given the massive amount of reduction that occurs, I wouldn't use anything BUT organic produce if you are reaching outside your own garden.

Pony, I'm so sorry about the loss of your friend. Going through her things, while really hard, could also be a time you treasure, to touch the things that she touched and to let the associated memories flow through you.

I have an ancient Vita-mix that we got at a yard sale quite a few years ago. Stainless steel and hopefully indestructible, but the motor is beginning to have trouble with tough or prolonged blending jobs, like the massive amount of pesto I processed through it a couple weeks ago.

This message was edited Sep 24, 2009 11:25 PM

My Vitamix is indispensable. Does the article mention its versatility? Put ice with your ingredients and in 3 minutes you have ice cream. No ice, in 3 minutes you have soup.

I practically live on soup, and the Vitamix is the only thing that really produces a proper puree.

MHF- Thank you. It will be hard, but I'll be glad to have things that were hers. I was told she left a note saying I was to have whatever I wanted. That touches me beyond words. I really just want some of the things that I gave her over the years, and I'm also hoping some of her perfume will be around. She wore Linden blossom scent a lot, and it will always remind me of her. I am one of those people who associates memories with scents very often.

I hope you can push back the grief a bit, Pony, by remembering how lucky you were to enjoy such depth of friendship.

Poor Pony. Wish I could give you a quick kiss on the head right bout now.

I wish there was something we could do to stop the hurt, Pony. I think it's awesome that Ivy felt the way about you that you do about her and I hope that you can feel again some of the good moments when you're among Ivy's things.

Summer, I'll ask about the olive oil. You know, this would be a great question to ask Lynne Rossetto Kasper on the Splendid Table - I can just hear her going crazy about your recipe and adding her own suggestions. I'm not much of a cook, but I love to listen to her.

http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/about/lynne.html