That's a new one to me, I don't believe I've ever seen a Christmas carp. Do you pack it in ice? LOL Ric
Your Neck of the Woods Chat- Winter Solstice 2012
Our stuff is pretty much packed, all I have to do is crawl into the attic and rotate all the containers. Ya'know, move Easter to the front and Santa to the back.
The sun has been peeking through here off and on all pm. It's like 50*F out there. Kinda makes me want to dig out some shorts. Ric
Ha Ric!!
WHat no shorts? Didn't you come to Seed Swap in sandals last year??
happy--
The W-Box is yours! Will put a tag in it today.
You can keep it for now--rill you transplant the bunches. It would not be a good idea to move them now.
One move (planting) will be enough....Then--if you come to the Plant swap--you can bring it back.
IF you don't--you can keep it. I have another one and seldom use these.
Don't worry about hogging them--They multiply in my beds so thick--it is like a ground cover.
I can easily dig up a few more if anyone wants any.
Gita -- Thanks! I'll be delighted to return the W-box to you! Maybe I can find something you'd like to refill it with!
Do you think the forget-me-nots will be ok in a drought?
All my great plans for the day were for naught -- I did errands, but ran out of time before I could work in the yard (and it's too dark now) or get my office work done (I'm trying to come up with a reason not to do that right now!).
Happy--
I can say with assurance that the Rose Campions can survive in any soil and with or without water.
The Forget- Me- Nots --I am not sure...they do seem to be at home almost anywhere. Nd care-free...
They are so self-sufficient....
Anyone know better??? G.
I have two places for them that you have inspired me to try -- a big area with bulbs and nothing else but pachysandra over them -- none too thick. I've been trying to get the pachysandra to spread. I learned the hard way that it likes a bit of water every so often. And also on my awful front hill.
LOL Sally, I've been known to shovel snow in flip-flops. Ric
Oh man, Happy, I can sooooooooooooooo imagine that hill covered in forget-me-nots, rose campion and alyssum, all drifted and mixed together, those 3 would work, and LOOK, great!! That link that Sally shared, outsidepride, looks to be a great place to get a large amount, too. So good, in fact, that I have saved it. :)
The Alpine forget-me-nots (Myosotis Alpestris) are the ones that like drier soil, so see if you can get your hands on seeds for those ones. Here, let me help you: http://www.outsidepride.com/seed/flower-seed/forget-me-not/myosotis-alpestris-blue.html =)
I really like those knobs that you showed, they look.. well... Happy. =)
Now Sally, about that carp you're packing...... ;P
Got my Christmas carp put away this morning, too then spent the afternoon planting bulbs. (hiding head in shame). I had dug up the area in front of the house awhile ago. Too long ago that I forget when. Anyway there were several clumps of daffies that had multiplied, so I pulled them apart with help from a grandy and they have been sitting in the wheelbarrow down in the crawlspace. Well, with today's mild temp and the ground very diggable I figured I could still get them in the ground. Have a few more to do tomorrow. Better late than never.
I am so proud of completing this quilt (in under a year) that I just have to show off. Made it for my oldest son for his antique bed (made by his G-G-Grandfather on the exs' side). He actually got sheets to match it.
Really nice quilt!!!! I have always admired that ability ,
Very nice Robin, that should be around for quite awhile. Ric
WOW, Robin! I'm terribly impressed by quilts made of square blocks... but that one has some serious angles in its pattern. And still the points are sharp! Double wow. I'm in awe.
Ditto all that! Excellent work there, Robin, with multiple off grain pieces and angles and corners, still sharp. WOW!
WOW Robin, that is a spectacular looking quilt!!!!!!! Living in Amish country, I see lots of Amish hand-made stuffs, including their quilts, and I've never seen one of theirs look NEARLY as good as yours!! Did you make the pillow sham to match too? Absolutely GORGEOUS!!!
Just watching quilting on TV. Yours could easily won a prize! Looks great on that good sturdy looking bed.
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only person still wearing flip flops. I wear them while digging on my awful front hill, and the neighbors come and shriek at me.
I stopped wearing flip flops to garden a couple of years ago when I tore the ligaments in my ankle. I was climbing the rock wall carrying a bag of soil when one of the rocks wiggled and I tried to keep my balance even though my foot was slipping all over the flip flop. Needed to wear a boot for 4 months after that. The ortho doctor says he makes all his money on people who ski here in the Poconos or the locals who wear flip flops.
OUCH Roses!! Flip-flops sound like a really bad idea to me on any non-flat, non-even surface... but then again, I've got a horrible right ankle and the thought of anything like your experience makes me cringe!! I wear either my hiking sandals or my ratty old sneakers for all my yard work. Sometimes I wear my boots, but not nearly as often as I should. < =/
Happy, what are the neighbors shrieking at you for? To stop working on that hillside in flip-flops!? "Put some shoes on Young Lady!!! Aaaaahhhh!!!" Hahahahaaa!! =)
Oh god, I just had a flashback to the awful broke ankle I had last winter.
I don't think I'd ever be able to wear flip flops again. It's been a year and I still don't feel completely "heeled."
Hehe.
(I'll see myself out.)
oh boy , our poor "Teri/Terry" crew who got those painful lessons!
I'll admit to loving my flip flops but will try to move to my 'river ' sandals that are more securely strapped on. I have even had a couple scares with the flip flops getting slick on the deck. Now how stupid must I be if I can't take that as a warning?
Now I will though claim that our working on the ground in general is good for us to keep all kinds of balancing muscles in good shape.
PS Terry- Haha! No fair . All my rotten tomatoes went in the compost long ago...
With all these warnings, I suppose I need to shift to sneakers. But I do feel that I can "feel" the ground better in flipflops so they make me a tad more secure -- must be illusory.
The more your feet have to work, the more muscles and nerves are engaged. But when working, maybe the effort and distraction are not such a good combo. My MIL who has always live di apartments and never dug in the dirt or walked on grass, seemed to view grass surfaces as minefields. The irregularities...I even read somethign once about actual ground and the stimulation of more nerves...
We'll need a new thread sometime. Days are getting longer , even if it's hard to tell and only a minute a day or so.
Go to main forum, bluepoppy asking for wintersowing help.
Please do, Happy.
Is the weather weird or what? There was supposed to be almost NO chance of rain today -- and it is raining!
I almost exclusively wear Crocs. Until a year ago I had a large boney/arthritic joint on my right big toe which made shoes painful. Since it was removed shoes are an option but I'm so comfortable without them. The doc said if you have to wear flip-flops the contoured ones are the best and one consideration is you don't feel your holding them on by scrunching your toes. Sally's river sandals sound right, I know our Josh wears Chocos', then you have Crocs, Birkenstocks, and other "Earth shoe" styles. I don't think my Crocs are slippy unless they're nearly worn out.Ric
Starting a continuation chat thread as this one is getting long just like the days are starting to do, Be back in a jif with new link.
We have moved over here, come join in the fun!
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1293570/
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