Tell a secret!

Okay, some people wanted this forum, so they could talk about themselves and their lives without all the 'outsiders' and non-"Daver's" knowing their 'business'. So far, we have been a little silly and talked about how much Louisa spends on plants, as well as defined 'tail gate parties'. So, who wants to give up a real secret??? LOL
I'll start. I garden in a sports bra and baggy shorts! LOL I figure I will still be fat no matter what I wear, so I may as well be comfortable! :) I'll probaby succumb to skin cancer one of these days, and I know it isn't funny, but I just cannot stand to wear a bunch of clothes and definately not a hat!! Most of the time I go barefoot and have worn gardening gloves about twice in my life-that was to pull out poison oak. Okay, those are my dirty little secrets. LOL

Oh you dirty girl!! How shameful!! Speaking of dirt....I grew 12 inches this afternoon, my back is killing me and I weighed in at 145lbs!! No shoes, just sandals!! No gloves, no nails now!!!! But sitting here at the puter now and squeaky clean. I never feel as cleansed after my shower as when I work in the garden. Love seeing that red stuff run into the drain!! I'm trying to be light-hearted but feeling pretty sick inside!! Ben is unwell again and it now seems he has another allergy but this time covered from head to toe. That poor girl of mine!! Sorry Chele!! Carry on folks!! :-)

Poor Lou! Does it ever end??? Hmmm, 145? About what I weighed when I graduated. How I would love to see that again! LOL Don't think my scale goes that low. LOL How dare you be sitting inside clean? That is down right unAmerican. Now get out there and get dirty and forget all your problems. It is far too early in the day to be clean! (Let me know what L found out).

I had to come in Chele!! The wind was blowing the heck out of me!! Yes, thanks I will keep you posted soon as I hear some more!!

I garden in my bikini top and cut off hiphugger jean shorts
sandals and I try to use gloves-but find myself holding them more than wearing them! Thats in the summer-other wise im bundled up like a bear!!! 3sweatshirts my snuggle dudes under my jeans and carharts over it all!!! gloves n hat too!
*The old German lady across the road complains about my summer gardening wardrobe all the time(says im naked)but its so quick to just go dive in the pool and walha-clean and cooled down!! ;]
Whew! That was an easier secret! LOL! >:)

I don't like shoes either and I don't know what is worse, ants in your shoes or between your toes. I can't reach my feet so last summer when that happened, I rolled into the house and stuck my feet in the toilet. flushed those ants down the drain! surely someone has a more embarassing story than that!

When it's hot, I work in the yard in an oversized tank top and cotton shorts. No underclothes, as they are too hot and uncomfortable. I do have to wear socks and tennis shoes though. Can't stand to be barefoot and I can't stand to wear shoes without socks. I've never worn a hat, but I've been looking for one of those floppy straw hats like the lady wears on the Gardener's Diary show. Haven't found one yet though.

When I work in the garden I wear a tank top and shorts or my swimsuit with shorts no shoes unless I am going in the green house sense it has rocks and I can't walk on rocks barefoot anymore. I usually have my hair in a pony tail if its long enough or a bandana on to keep it out of my face. No gloves unless it's something like poison ivy or something thorny I am trying to pull up .I like the feel of the dirt on my hands . As for the fingernails they have to be cleaned before I go to work, what little I have once gardening gets into full swing. None of this is any big secret .The secret is what I am growing my neighbors are just sure it must be drugs of some kind why else would anybody need a GH. GO FIGURE! (trust me folks its just flowers and veggies.) lol

short sleeved or sleeveless tshirt and shorts in the summer, sweats right now. Work boots as in construction boots. The lace up kind. The rest of the time, barefoot. Never wear a hat or sunscreen and rarely wear gloves unless it's poison or buggy. I'm a total slob. Always have been, always will be. :-)

Sorry! I have no secrets! I just came over to the parking lot cause I didn't want to miss out on anything....actually any and all my secrets are too secret to share with even members...those almost 500 close friends...in fact they are so secret I can't even tell myself what the are...I used to be crazy but we are much better now.

Okay...sometimes barefooted but most often I wear those rubber flip-flops and when they come off I have white marks from the straps and my feet are black! Uck!

I also stripped in back yard once when a terrible biting bug was digging in my flesh... "blush" my husband liked it though!

Tink...LOL

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Zany, I needed your post right now. Was kind of depressed today and a good laugh will help fast. AND I laughed, but good. Nothing serious here, just sick of cold weather and today had a headache that wouldn't go away. Winter blahs in the spring!!

Why Brugie! Tell us your deepest darkest secrets and you'll feel much better...We won't tell a soul...;-}

I wish I could, but my life is like an open book. People know me better than I do. Guess I've had some great moments in my life, but can't think of anything embarrassing or that I'd keep a secret. I'm overweight, flat footed, have some gray hair that is hidden by frost right now, and I STILL wear shorts and tees in the summer.

I wish I could, but my life is like an open book. People know me better than I do. Guess I've had some great moments in my life, but can't think of anything embarrassing or that I'd keep a secret. I'm overweight, flat footed, have some gray hair that is hidden by frost right now, and I STILL wear shorts and tees in the summer.

Just about forgot...if I don't quit buying flowers, I'll probably be getting a divorce. :-)

Well, if you get that divorce make sure you ask for a substinance stipend that covers garden plants and you should be fine! Naw on the othe hand a pretty posey may brighten you day but it can't keep you warm at night!

My most embarrassing moment happened just this morning. I woke up late, got my cup of coffee and decided to sneak out to the greenhouse in my nightgown and water my seedlings and Brugs.There I was in a short nightgown, uncombed hair and no teeth.I heard a truck and knew I couldn't get back to the house without being seen so I just stayed in the GH figuring they would go away. NOT!! It was the gas man to fill the GH tank. Of course he walked up to the GH and could see me inside(I couldn't find a Brug big enough to hide behind)so he decided he would like to see my plants since I was out there.Believe me when he opened the door it was a sight he'll never forget. If I ever hear another vehicle when I'm out there in the morning I'm racing for the back door that has a doggie door in it. I'll take my chances on getting stuck in the door.

That could be a sight to see. Just imagine which end the guy would be looking at if you did get stuck in the doggie door.........

LOL!!! so snow........did you show him the plants???

the tears in my eyes from laughing-TY snowhermit

tig, He got a very brief look at them while I tried to hide a little bit behind the Solid Gold Brug.He probably thought I was being unfriendly but it's hard to talk or smile with no teeth.I just know he'll go back and tell all the guys that he met the wicked witch of the north country this morning.

I am SO laughing right now! I can picture that and I am in pain. :)

Brugie, The guy wouldn't be able to see the dog door. It's on the side of the house, but I would be in plain sight of anyone driving down the rode.Now that sight I'm sure would cause someone to have an accident.

Too funny, can't stop laughting that is something that could happen to me.

ok,,,,,since no one is going to read this but a FEW OF YOU GUYS,,,,,,LOL I also wear no bloomers or the strap to hold
up what gravity has pulled down,,i wear a swimsuite op and big cutoff coveralls,that are huge ,lol they make me feel small lol.I keep my hair really short,so i can run the waterhose over it to cool me down,i also ,,,now don't be
telling this on ol nana.i keep a 5 gallon bucket in the shed
,,,don' know why but i fix my drink,potty come out side to
work and then i feel it,,,,i really think it's the dablame
water hose that causes it,I always have to PEE,,,,no matter
how many times i go .before coming out .so i sneck in the shed and pee in the bucket...always .......it's really
becoming a addiction with using a outhouse......i hope I
don't start having to get up in the middle of the night to go to the shed,,,,,,HELP!!!!!![[[[[nana]]]]]
ps,,,,,,do u think it's time for DEPENDS

I don't need a bucket. The way you guys are spilling the beans, I may just pee right here on the couch. ROTFL

ROFL, Snow! I know how you feel! I just roll out of bed, grab a baseball hat and put on old clothes (usually just an oversized DH t-shirt & shorts or jeans depending upon the weather). Oh, and definitely some old sneakers since we've three dogs contributing their two cents to the yard. Then, I'm off to tackle whatever it is that needs to be done. No make-up, no shower, probably no teeth brushing ~ it's just plain old me.

Before appearing from their homes, my neighbors seem to have a must be "groomed" first rule. Probably not a bad idea since I always feel like a slob when they stop by to talk or when I cross paths with them on trips to the garage. But, why shower first when I'm just going to do it again after all my labors? They don't get it. I don't play the "grooming" game. I'm just not going to get ready for the day before I go outside & get in the dirt and sweat.

Fortunately, the UPS, FedEx & postman all seem to accept me for me. They never laugh when in my presence, but they probably take back some pretty good stories to their friends & co-workers :)

well, I haven't built an outhouse yet, but I know exactly what you mean nana! It never fails, when I finally get outside, I have to go terribly!!

Now the bucket is a good idea. Would sure save trips to the house when drinking coffee outside. Only I don't have a shed to put it in.I don't have any neighbors but it would just be my luck to be on the ole bucket and that stupid gas man would come walking around the house again.I'm sure after that he'd go back and ask to have his route changed.

OK - no laughing (for those of you who have seen me)

Bright purple metallic with hot pink stripe spandex shorts and my matching purple and pink sports bra, no shoes unless I'm using a shovel and then I use leather sandals. Thank goodness I live in the country, since I prefer to find a big tree and just squat to getting the bucket ring imprint on my butt. Comb the hair just enough to get it in a ponytail holder and under my baseball hat, coffee mug in one hand and cigs in the other.

I've been known to head for the creek for a quick skinny dip when I get too hot and icky. (My 3 yr old thinks it's a great pool)

Oh my gosh Snow...I cannot stop laughing. I almost spit out my coffee on your first story and then couldn't stop laughing after I read everyones else's posts. No teeth...lol lol, trying to hide behind a plant..lol....I'm sorry but I now have you and the situation pictured in my mind and I can't stop laughing..............lol.....lol

Nana, I know what you mean about having to p## while your outside. I drink a lot of water and constantly have to go...sometimes I don't quite make it.

Michele, I can't believe you made all these nice ladies bare their secrets. Lol lol lol lol

Hate to say it, but I do wear gloves most of the time..I don't like getting dirt under my long fingernails (and they are my nails). I have to wear some type of shoe, don't like dirt squishing between my toes. But I do love fondling the rich brown dirt and get this...shush..don't tell anyone else...but I enjoy weeding too. Oh please don't throw anything at me, unless it's another plant to grow.

Donna

I won't throw anything at you, Donna -- I'll give you free room and board if you'll come and weed our yard! This thread has me laughing aloud, hoping I won't wake DH from his slumber in the next room. :D

This is a gardening site - I did NOT expect to have to sit in a wicker chair over a bucket. I was howling with laughter until my dog became disgusted and left the room! snowhermit and herblady, you have truly made my day. Up way too early this morning with intentions of packing to move, but had to peek in here and read up and got hooked on this thread.

You were talking about having to pee once you start gardening. For me, it's the grocery store. OMG, OMG...this was before they realized that it's good customer service to have a bathroom. Horrible to be standing and trying to look casual by pretending to read a cereal box thinking - I'd kill for a gallon size bladder right now, is it safe to walk?

I never thought of a bucket. Probably a good thing.

Oh I can see that the longer this thread goes on the more hilarious it's going to be...lolol!! Nana I know where you are coming from!! Hee-hee!!!! And when you don't have a bucket, there's always the compost heap...lolol!!!!

I went out this morning to the GH to check on things. I was showered,gargled with mouthwash, fully dressed and my teeth were glued in with Fixodent.The only thing that saw me was a red squirrel that was sitting in my bird feeder. Now where was that gas man this morning??????

I heard jerry baker say that day old urine would get rid of ants. but if you think about it they are always out in the open.I live in the country and I wear moo-moos so I can be inconspicuous....I am rolol.

oooooooooooo hahaha hehe that fixadent,,,,,, yes i do then to forget to glue that stuff in,,,,, and if bye now chance the water or ligth man come bye to read the meter..... heheh i scare the [deleted] out of them,,,, i try not to talk cause me parcel on one side falls down making my teeth longer on one side and then they flap up and down,,,,,, i try to bite down and talk,but i get so excited,, i open my big mouth,,,,, once i was outside yelling for hd and the dablame things jumped out of my mouth and it was a race between me and my lab getting to them first,,,, he thought i was playing trowing something for him,,,,,, it's really not my fault,,,, do u know how many packs of seeds i can buy for the price of Fixadent,,,,,,heheh

Nana, hang on to those teeth.Wonder if they sell straps for teeth like the ones that you can attach to your glasses so you don't lose them. It might look silly with two strings hanging out of the mouth but if you sneeze there'd be no worry of losing them ole teeth. LOL
Just think of all the seeds you CAN'T buy for a new set of teeth. ROFLOL

Speaking of p--, my DH sits in his shop and watches TV, reads, whatever. When it is time for relief, he goes out on the back side of the shop to let it go. He hides behind a cedar tree, probably trying to hide from the neighbors. Don't know who he thinks he is fooling!! Anyway, my point is this. Everyplace he goes back there, the shrubs and trees are growing like mad. Could it be the recycled beer? If so, I'm going to have him use some of my big brug pots this summer. :-)

Paul James once said how good beer was for plants. He also said rather than waste the beer, you should drink it and then just pee where you were going to put the beer. Then you would both be happier. LOL Maybe your hubby watched that show too. :)