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Yes, strip the dead leaves off, and take your cuttings, put them in water. They should be OK. The tops of the plants may be a bit mushy, just trim that off!

Oh Cookie that is just sickening, in full bloom too. Can you find any buds that didn't get damaged?

Stacey he is absolutely adorable!!! You didn't post the link though.

Cookie i m so sorry to see the tropicals. I wish i could have talked more on the phone with you. Wow today has been a crazy day and its still crazy , kid have friends over. i shoveled food down my gullut for dinner. LOL
truck died , truck got fixed.
Girl i work with still sick. 190 gals of cider today with my boss. but he is older and in bad health.God bless him , he is a trooper. we did it. but boy am i pooped
still have spooky cupcakes to make for kids party on sunday. Sorry Cookie no can do class. Totally forgot about this party ? uhg.
life is in full motion at the moment and not slowing down until tuesday i think. ?
Susan good luck on the job and it sounds great with a short short drive too ! wow. good luck
Stacey to cute as always he is precious
Sorry Jaye haven't got the beads out :( my bad . Tuesday for sure.
well got some laudry to do , then make cupcakes for sunday and hopefully Lucy doens't get up on the counter and eat any ? ! yikes
take care everyone
blessings to you all

Thanks LK...I thought that would be the case...it doesn't matter where on the plant I take the cutting as long as it's after a "Y", right? Sad thing is we'll be back in the 70's now.....only getting down to 43 tonight then back to the 70's for Saturday and Sunday with a low of 50's.....geesh....of course tomorrow is the party....so won't be showing off my tropicals to anyone!

The plumerias should be okay...(I hope) the leaves always die off over the winter anyway....it's just getting them dug out (they're still in pots) and pulled into the basement.

Plasma day....so I'm beat....going to go hit the couch!

Uncle Kel says the same thing too Stacey! But then he's a worry wart and don't like to see little babies sick...
He does resemble you Stacey!! Awww.. so next outfit will be for Thanksgiving right? Will he be our little Injun?

Cookie, if the stems are not frozen, you might be able to salvage them.. take cuttings that aren't too soft. Even if you have to take below the Y, do so. You just have to wait on blooms!
Trim like LK suggested, and make sure they're long cuttings in case the mush keep progressing. Add some Superthrive in the water.
Or like one DGer had once suggested for mushy cuttings.. plant them directly in pots, water once till growth, and I think she had them under grow lights, that might stem the rot.
I haven't tried the second method. But, I hate to tell you this, I lost some cuttings last year as they were turning to mush, and I didn't stop the rotting in time. It didn't help with leaves falling directly into the water. Room temps were fluctuating, without my knowledge :(

No expert here for lush brugs, but I can tell you how to kill them!!!

Sue, don't worry about the beads. Take your time. It won't be December when I mail out my nieces' package.
You need to rest your body gf!

Susan, here's hoping they put you on the payroll asap!!

a....... s..........a.........p.......... YES, would be nice.... siiiiiiiigh

good morning everyone
waiting for Ric and Robyn . Lucy is going crazy this morning already chewed up some paper.
i got her to not chew on the kitchen table...... welll as i typed it she started to chew on it ! uhg. go figure ?

LOL Sue use those rawhide chews and dried pigs ears, if you give her one of those she won't focus on the furniture as rawhide and dried pigs ears have flavor mmmmmmm
Wow hope you slow down by Tuesday, that's busy busy busy!

I used my John Deere lawnmower trailer last year, put some water in it and brug clippings and they sat in the garage all winter, growing growing growing! Just as long as you get good stem stalk and keep them wet they'll grow. If you leave them there too long, like I did with some (almost 5 months) they will rot, and you might want to change the water now and then like I didn't do..peeeew!

Crissy, that is a good tip, change the water every few days, they don't like stagnant water! Some put a fish tank bubbler in the water, and keep the water moving, but they all have to be in a large container like a fish tank or bucket.

ARGH how do you send a dmail blast? I can't remember!

1. Click on "My Info" link (in the top bar of links);
2. Select "Manage your friends and groups"
3. Use the text box to assign a name to your group and press "create the group"
4. Add all the usernames you wish to include in this group (you can add and edit it later if needed.

Morning all--oops guess it is more like noon. Off to run some errands today then back to sorting out some things for a garage sale my DIL will be having.

Jaye, this is for you dear lady--I actually resigned from the festival!! Wahoo--maybe now I can get caught up on things.

Mom is still very weak but making slow strides toward feeding herself again. The Rehab center has gotten special flatware that is commonly used with patients who have Parkinsons for her to use and they seem to be working. Still a long ways to go but now any progress it fantastic to me and my sister.

yaaaaaaay!!!! to you, Marion, for retiring!! you worked so hard at the Festival for so many years, I thought you'd never give it up!!

Woo Hoooo Marion good for you!!! Also, I'm so glad to hear that your mom is starting to eat a bit by herself, hoorah to special flatware!

oh Marion - Really good to hear they're getting her to eat a bit. Special care for her seems to work ^_^

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New swap for Christmas stockings!

Do you know how hard it is to catch up on everyone when your internet isn't available for a couple (3?) weeks??? So many things going on! my move is complete and I'm now in Des Moines..love it here but not loving the idea of how bad the winters can be! I've gone from zone 7a in Oklahoma to 5a here.. that's a big change!

Stacy, Jonathon is so handsome and looks so healthy..glad he's doing great and is at home!
Cindy, congrats again on the upcoming wedding..I really am thrilled for you :)
Jaye, my friend..hope you're doing well.. I was thinking about you yesterday..
Susan-keeping my fingers crossed that the job offer comes your way!! They'll be lucky to get you :)
LK, I love that quilt and I agree..looks almost like stained glass!

Waving hi to everyone else..hope life is being nice to all of you!

And now a pic of Kailey from her first birthday party :) She was enjoying the cake and ice cream lol

((((((((((((Chris!!!)))))))))))))) so good to see you back here! Missed you, girl!
I'd love to live in a zone 5a!!! We live in zone 3b
Kailey is soooo cute!! don't ya just Love 'em at that age?!?! They think you're wonderful, and know everything!

Hi folks !
not much here
just recovering from the last few days
crissy i will look into them pig ears. good idea.
sleeped most of the day
hope i m ready for tomorrow
sure hope the lady i work with is there tomorrow ? ! i wonder if she quit ?

That is a big change Chris, but OK winters can be rough too, so you know, got to take the good with the bad. She is so cute!!!

Sue PetSmart usually sells them in big crates up by the registers. It will save your furniture.

Well we went out Saturday night and when we were leaving we found the truck like this:

Oh, Crissy, that is cold!

Morning everyone!

That's not ice LK, that's a shattered windshield.

Glass inside the truck

Anothern

OH NO! What happened?

It was either hit with a baseball or hammer in a parking lot when we went out Saturday night.

OUCH!!!

Yea, that took some serious doing to shatter a windshield like that. My first thought was hail but it hadn't hailed LOL

Looks like someone tried to break into your truck........

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Hope they did not take anything?