Apropos of Nothing v.17

Bonehead, that's exactly what we do with cilantro and basil, except we put them in freezer bags, which are thicker and will protect them better. I order pint Ziplock bags on the web; I used to be able to get them at the local hardware store but they stopped carrying them. They're a perfect size for a lot of what I put up.

Thanks to you, Pixy, I had been forewarned and left the theater during those scenes. I did, however, stay to see the man get the crap kicked out of him and enjoyed that scene immensely.

Don't think I'd want to see the movie. Too in-your-face. And I don't think I'll read the two other books in the series. One is enough. On to something else...

I spent several hours watering my daughter's garden this morning, since she and her husband are still away on their honeymoon. I ate breakfast as I watered.....strawberries, blueberries, rsapberries, little tomatoes. Yummy. Chewed on some mint for dessert.

Geeezz Pony, you sure do a lot of heavy work. Your new beds look wonderful. I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stand up at all if I lugged all those rocks. Bravo!

I will neither see the movie nor read the book. Sounds way too violent for me. I just finished [bold]The Help[/bold] and really enjoyed that, a lot more than I had expected to. We had a live-in maid eons ago when I was growing up, and so a lot of it resonated with me.

Snacking in the garden is the best! We've got peaches and blackberries, and currant tomatoes, right now, plus peppers and cucumbers, although I don't usually snack on those until I get into the house. Our peaches mostly have at least some brown rot, since we try to grow them organically, but there's plenty of good eating anyway. So far I've frozen seven or eight quarts.

It sounds as though your daughter has quite a productive garden! She's lucky to have a mom nearby to take care of it for her, too.

Woooo. So tired. I spent a very long day up at camp with Tracy. We spent a bunch of time on the shooting range, then went out in the canoe and fished for hours. Just got home a little while ago. I had a very good time, but I am totally beat.

This is the time of year that the full moon rises directly over Mt. Rainier in the evening, even before MY bedtime.

Oooooh. That's just awesome. Photo contest entry! :)

Beautiful.

Stunning photo!

Wow Sharon!

Looks like someone blowing a pingpong ball into the air - nose, cheek, hair all in the mtn. - wonderful

Beautiful!!!

Great looking garden , Pony. Please rest your back.

Judy, so very glad the wedding event was wonderful!

I am not eastern European either. I have selective vision.

Yesterday, I dropped DH and 5 others off in NY on the Delaware River for a canoe trip. I will pick them up on Wed. at the Delaware Water Gap. The weather will be good for them I think. Almost 100 miles for them. Soon after I got home we were in a tornado warning. The sky looked ominous and then very suddenly the wind picked up and it poured. Glad I wasn't driving then.

My youngest daughter comes home today from PA. Have not seen her in 7mo and have really missed my baby! yeah!

Sharon thank you for sharing (Sharing Sharon) such a wonderful photo.

I have bumped the thread about the harvest adventure to EWA in August, should you have any interest.

Well I am going to be a grandfather for the second time and now I have a grandson. My GD and I are great friends now I have a GS to get in trouble and teach how to sail, fish, hunt, and all of the things .....................................................my GD already knows. (See I'm not a sexist)

Congratulations! I take it he's not born yet but your daughter or son knows the gender? Isn't it fun to have grandkids to teach?

Congratulations Sofer.

Congratulations! :)

Congratulations, Steve.

Very exciting, Steve! Congrats. I bet your gd loves you! I think you'd be a fun gf.

I got all the pots on my deck 'organized.' Meaning I went thru every one of them, dumped those that were dead (it killed me to dump 3 jack frost brunneras) into compost, pulled weeds out of those that are living, put them all together in one spot to make watering easier and 'neaten' up the deck a bit. Tomorrow I'll clean off all the other junk that's out there - tools, recycling, junk junk junk.

I also got some alstroemeria in the ground that a friend dug and gave me. In the ground and irrigation running to it. Boy, it's just great to be able to put the irrigation on the plants as I go. it makes such a difference, esp in stress relief! Carole, if you want any of the alstro, I have more! I'm going to pot it up for the MG plant sale (and whoever else may want some). It needs to get planted right away as it's been out of the ground for a while now. Altho I was told they don't do well in pots. I may put it all in the ground in an area I have avail and then can divide it out next spring. I have limited time over the next couple days. I think I'll put it in the place I just pulled all the garlic from. I have the irrigation already set up there and at least it'll be in the ground.

Sofer, what lovely news! Congrats to all.

Congratulations Sofer... all grandkids need a Papa like you!

I agree!!! Congrats, Pop-pop or what ever you are called.

I am going to be teaching my one grandson science this year. I am so excited! He turns 6 in a couple of weeks. If I need some equipment I'll be able to borrow it from DH's classroom. Some of the things we'll be studying are: nocturnal animals, habitats, human body, simple machines, magnetism, electricity and space. I'm already thinking of things to do. I'll probably go overboard. LOL

Are his parents home-schooling him? That sounds like a lot of fun, Jan. We always exposed our GD to science as she helped us garden and identify animals and plants using guides and band shorebirds in the spring. When she has science homework from school my DH is often able to bring the topic alive for her with concrete examples, and she says it makes it much more interesting. It's wonderful to be able to pass those interests along to a new generation, isn't it? You must be tickled pink!

Ohhhh, Jan, can I come too? sounds marvellous.

I do think a child's education is so much more effective if the family are involved and interested/interesting. The number of my patient's who report having 'missed' out on early education largely because they were just in it on their own and floundering. I know it is hard for parents to keep up, especially when workwork demands are high, jobs short on the ground, and more than one child at home and needing them, but goodness every one loses out: kids, parents, society, when education is bland.

Well done Jan and Sofer - and all the rest of you who are involved in keeping young minds (and old ones) fresh.

Congratulations to Steve, who I'm sure is the world's best grandpa!

Jan and ghgal, you've got great learning experiences cooked up there for the little ones. What a blast! I bet you have as much fun as they do (and learn a bunch too).



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I have a mutant dahlia bloom!

Pony, what an interesting flower! Betcha couldn't do that again!

MHF, we love turning the kids on to nature and gardening. Grandkids are SO much more fun than kids!

I'm proud to be referred to as the "messy" Grammy for my granddaughter.

Soferdig, how lovely! Can't wait to see photos of the two of you together. When is the baby due to arrive in this world?

Gwen, we are of like minds. I am thinning pots, and i will begin to thin beds very soon. Then I'm going to start a thread listing everything as I pull it out. If anyone wants it, they'll have to let me know. Otherwise, I'm girding my loins to toss things into the compost. Must make life at home easier.. must make life at home easier.. must make life at home easier.

Laurie, I concur.

Beautiful dahlia, Pony.

Come on over, Laurie. Yes, GHG, they are homeschooling. Henry shows some autistic tendencies, but I love being around him and engaging him. I taught biology, so the naturyal sciences come more easily to me than , say, the physical sciencs, but then DH can step in and pick up the slack. We'll just have to remember that he is only 6. LOL I'm already looking into family memberships at some places. Rather than buying them 'things' this will be much more fun.

Grandykids ARE so much more fun!!! For example - one of our sons had some big, fluffy, mallard duck slippers and left them here when he went off to college. Well DH uses them sometimes in the winter. One of the grandykids found them and they have now become playthings. One is a fierce duck and the other a happy duck. The ducks hide from each other, so the kids converse, etc. in trying to find the lost one. It is hysterical. Luke, 4, puts them on his hands and slides across the floor. The pretend voices are priceless.
Oh, DH put up a tent today in the backyard cuz the heat and humidity are down so they are having a 'sleepover' tonight. Pop-pop and 3 little ones like sardines in the tent.

Do you think Henry is autistic or perhaps he has Asperger's? Whichever, science could be very appealing for him. And what better place than a garden to start learning. What fun!

Just when our other DGD has become a teenager, we've been presented with another mite who was three months old yesterday. So I'm glad we still have the swing set and toy kitchen and wooden blocks. Except for the swing set, all the toys we have belonged to our own kids, so they've stood the test of time.

Thank you all for the congratulations!. My daughter is due in early Dec. Not that I want a Capricorn but I shall shine light on him all through his first few months to let him become a Gemini. Sorry Capricorns.
I too enjoy the GD/S because I have time to enjoy and listen. When I was raising my Daughter and Step kids I was always at work. Life sucked then. Now it is wonderful!

*ears perk up*

Pix is going to get rid of plants?

*lurk* *watch* *wait* *skulk*

He'll be a Sagittarius if he's born in early December. Superior sign if I do say so myself, ahem. :-)

Ditto to what Katie said. ^_^.

It may be more Aspergers, GHG. He does love science. He just started a martial arts class and loves it. He went to a birthday party which was held there and the pictures of him showed a smile on his face as wide as a barn door while he was kicking at something. When he shows me his moves, he is talking to himself saying what he is doing - word for word from what the instructor told him.

Either way, it will be great for you to have that time with him. That's such a wonderful age!

My DD is Sagittarius also. Very much one way about everything.