Coffee and...for Nov 4, 2005

Continued from http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/554983/

Here's our first "Daily" thread.

What's on the table?

~julie~

Well, I wish one of you would come and do a slide show for me at Brevard College. I have done this for newcomers as part of program called "Inside Transylvania" (our county's name). Various speakers for entities in the county, such as the library supervisor, the police chief, the newspaper, etc. come and explain how they operated and what they offer. After doing this 8 years, I feel am not very "fresh" and last year I felt blah.
I know: I'll take a picture of a moonshining operation and wake them up.

Well, Darius is still sleeping, but I'm up and getting DH off. Couldn't believe how noisy the fur baby was when she was eating. In fact, we're all pretty noisy come to think of it. Poor Darius ... she sat around and talked and talked last night. Had to be tuckered out. There's nothing on the table for her, though, as she said she doesn't do breakfast ... no not even coffee! Can you imagine? I'm not sure if it's because she's not feeling up to par or what. Okay, I'll let her tell the rest when she gets up. Y'all have a blessed day. ... Elaine

Was there a problem with DG last night? I tried getting on around 8:30 and the site wouldn't load?

TGIF everyone. Look like we're in for a great 3 days here. In the 70's all 3 days. Hope to get lots done outside tomorrow. I still have stuff on my "to do" list from last weekend and now i've added to it. DGS who is 3 will be here for the weeked, how much do you think I will really get done?

l01- hope you have a good visit with Darius.

Time to head out. Everyone have a great day!

Elaine, so glad to hear Darius arrive safely and yall are getting along famously. Maybe I will hear from her today.

I spoke with my ds yesterday. The tree debris removal people were surveying the damage around the power lines yesterday, so it looks like they will start that clean up so the power company can get in to fix the lines that are down. In the meantime, he's still running the generator.

I am really hoping they get that trailer moved in early today so I can hit the road and get home before it's too late/dark. I seem to get sleepy early these days and it's hard driving in the dark.

Well, I think I will get over to the property shortly after reakfast and start removing some of the brush on the back acre that the clearing man missed. It ought to be fun.........hard work.

Looking for photos Elaine, and Darius, can you stop by today? Maybe we could make a 2 car convoy from Archer to Kissimmee?

Molly
:^)))

This for Darius when she gets up and 'at em'. GOOD Morning, DARIUS! I'm so glad you make it safely to Elaine's. Hope you're feeling better this morning.

Ok...this is for everyone else.

GOOD MORNING!! y'all!

I fell asleep in my chair right after supper, then watched my crime shows. Then I got to the computer turned it off thinking "There's something you need to do." Couldn't think what it was...went to bed, and think about anything until I got up clicked on Dave's. OOOooops! NOW I remember! hehehehe The *daily* thread! :-D (Now you see why I told you guys we'd be passing the 'baton' for starting the 'Daily', sometimes I'm just not thinking straight and forget *everything*. LOL)

Yesterday I didn't do much (at all!) but I did get a few marigold plants pulled up and gathered the nice ripe seeds for next year. I think I'll make dough for homemade pizza for supper tonight. All depends on whether I remember to double the amount of yeast...if I forget, we'll have it tomorrow night. hehehehe

Mary...thanks for the explanation of the 'better rider' for your horse. Now, I understand what you were talking about. I've always known that horses instinctively know whether a person is comfortable with them. We were given a Tennessee Walker when we first moved to Wisconsin. I loved horses...but from afar. Cinnamon *knew* I wasn't a "horse person" and played me to the 'inth' degree. One time she got loose when I was the only one around to try and catch her. That horse played "chicken" with me for a couple of hours. She'd run down the lane like a spoiled child...turn around and CHARGE full speed right at me. And for me, that's scary...especially when all I had to hide behind was a pine sapling! LOL This was a horse that 'babysat' my youngest son. She would stand perfectly still and let him play with his cars and trucks, making 'roads' around, under, and through her legs. And when she moved, she knew exactly where he was. There was never even the hint of an impending disaster. (Just don't let 'Mom' try to take away Cinnamon's "kid". )

Better go and catch up with some other forums...see ya later!

~julie~

Morning again everyone- had the sub for breakfast- still 1/2 left for anyone who wants it! Topped it off with three frozen cookies and a small glass of diet coke. Do I see that black hole of food opening up for me??

Darius does NO breakfast?? Man, I never miss a meal. In fact I hop out of bed, thinking of what I am going to eat!

Dishes done, one bed made and general pick up all done - and it is ony a little after 8am!! Sun is shining and I want to get outside and get stuff done.

Off to the races...

Good morning, everyone!

I could swear I posted after Ernie last night...wonder where it went. I have missed so much I just know I'm going to end up reading the last few threads. I'll do that when I have lots of extra time! LOL LOL

Sarv - you go right ahead and keep buying bulbs, then ship them to me! ;-D

Going to a fall craft show today. Hope I find lots of good things!

Have a wonderful day!!!

Jody

Sarv I too had a huge sub yesterday ate half and put half in fridge for lunch today but son stoped in and filled up so geuss I will have to make something else for lunch .I buy mostly pelleted Petunia seed from Harris seed company I will start them first part of feb in 128 plug trays filled with sterile seed starting mix just pre wet the mix with hot water the night before and fill trays the night prior to planting and put seed on top and press in for good soil contact place tray in plastic bag and put on heat mat for bottom heat and turn on lights they need light to germ. As soon as 25 percent are sprouted remove bag and continue with bottom heat and light. I water several times a day with mist only and grow on the dry side giving a good wetting about every three days this helps ward off damp off Since the outside rows seem to do poorly I dont use them anymore I feel the moisture and heat is more stable within the inside compartments. At about a week after I remove the plastic I remove the bottom heat and grow on for a month transplanting after true leaves have formed. I usually go into four inch pots at this point with good potting soil to which I have mixed osmokote 14 14 14. after that I will leaf feed a dilute solution of fish and kelp every couple of weeks. There you go right or wrong this works for me.

Tidal Wave Silver is a whitish blushe with a light purplish shade that if grown a foot apart in all directions will mound up and form a hedge almost three feet high and just be covered with blooms very nice. Only the Tidal wave series does this. Good luck

There is a baby howling for food lol see ya all later. Ernie

Hey thanks Ernie - I especially love the pink ones. I will be sure and get some and with your good directions, I hope I am successful. I need a heat mat! Do you remember where you got yours? (will tell the kids to order me one for xmas!!)

Grrr-not a good day... DH just came home and said on his way to work he noticed that our mailbox/post was all over the neighbors yard. Drat. I can't believe someone would do this!! We just got a new one this summer to replace the rusty one we had. Now we won't get mail/paper until it is fixed. I supposed I could sit out front and wait for the mail, but that would waste my entire afternoon. gimme more cookies...

8 more subs left for anyone that is interested..

I'm going to take advantage of DGs hinky connections and get busy instead of sitting here waiting for a "Page not Found" message. See ya later. (grabbing half a sub and running away...)

Good Morning, GOB's and GOBette's! Hubby is out the door and on his way to the base for work this morning and I've got the house all to myself and the poochies for the first time in a couple of weeks. I've no where to go and have no obligations other than having a good cuppa and a shower in a bit plus a couple loads of laundry! YAY!

Mum is doing better. I went over yesterday afternoon to check on her and she was already up with her walker getting her own lunch. I can hardly believe that wonderful old woman bounced back from this latest bout like she has. Even the docs told us last week they thougth this was it. Mum truly is the EverReady Bunny! She just keeps on going and going and going!

I hope all you folks have a wonderful day here in DG-land and have a lovely weekend. Remember to rest up and regroup, next week's coming and Friday is Veteran's Day.

*Hugs* to all....~Babs~

Ernie...I'm SO glad you stopped in a gave us your recipe for Wave Petunias! I'll pass on the subs...but I'm definitely going to order some Wave seeds. I grew some waves from seed I gathered from my purchased plants last year. I was very impressed with the fact that I actually *got* Wave-type plants. But I think the most impressive thing that happened was all the volunteers that came up this spring. I had those gorgeous deep purple petunias twining in and out of everything. I just loved the appearance. It's a good thing the plants weren't as vigorous as the parent plants were, or I would have lost ALL my daylilies! :-D

Hi Sarv! Hi Sheila! I had problems with DG yesterday...but it always managed to go through the second time I refreshed the screen. (That's probably how we get duplicate posts sometime, eh? :-))

Hi Babs! Glad to hear the good news about your Mom. She sounds like quite the lady.

~julie~

Sarv I got two from Charlies and one from the local farm store these come without thermostats and in my experience and opinion any heat mat that can't be regulated is lame. most all the cheaper ones work the same way and supposedly heat about 20 degrees above ambient temprature. This means if the surrounding air is 50 the mat will be 70 if you can insure your temp is down that works for most things but if the sun comes out and warms your space to 70 your mat will go to 90 or higher and dry your soil and burn your tiny seedlings to a crisp been there done that stopped it all with a plug in thermostat.I use the four tray size it is about 70 bux and about 40 bux for the thermostat. Looking in the Harris catalog I see what looks to be a good one for two flats for 80 bux. Do some looking they are sold in a lot of places. Remember to use an external theromenter stuck in the soil to check on the regulator because there are differences in mine set to 65 degrees may only heat to 6o so the calibration on the thermo needs to be done to produce tru temps. Good luck Ernie

Well, Darius left around 9:30 and it's quiet here. Got sheets in the dryer and am sitting here with my coffee reading all these posts. Can't keep everyone straight, so I'll just say hi to everyone and hope y'all all have a great day. Oh yeah, I kept having trouble with DG last night, also. Finally just gave up and went to bed. My cereal is gone so think I'll snatch half of one sandwich. :-)

Hi all, have been very busy here. Am trying to get things done around the house before I leave again to go to Bellingham, WA to tend to my dad and mom, when he gets out of the rehab. center. Am leaving Sunday for that long 6 hr drive again. Had to do a lot at work to catch up and to make up for being gone again.
Dad is going home on Tues, the 8th. Is doing much better. Actually is climbing a few stairs now. Still not walking on his own at all yet tho. But slowly, but surely.

I need to finish up in the yard with fall clean-up and digging up the dahlias, plus getting my bulbs planted. But the dang rain, wind, and cold won't stop around here. I sure hope I get a break this weekend before I leave.

Ernie, I grew some petunias this past winter/spring. Boy, did I learn a lot about growing them. I had done it all wrong at the beginning and ended up with only 14 plants at the end. I grew some blue Wave ones. They were just gorgeous tho! I am definitely going to grow some more tho. Thanks for writing on how you do it.

Sarv, I will take a sub for lunch, thanks.

I also noticed that DG wasn't working right last nite either. So I ended up chatting with my son about the dental school interview visitations plans. He is actually coming home here to Oregon on the 18th of Nov. to interview on the 21st with the Portland school. Am sooooooooooooooo excited!!!! Haven't seen him since 1st of Aug.

Darius & I01, hope you two did have a good visit together. Am so glad there are such nice people in this world, especially in the gardeing world.

Julie, thanks for the new thread each time. Didn't know that petunias reseeded themselves. I haven't had any volunteers but maybe because I mulch very heavily.

Molly, am glad that things are moving along. Hope your son can survive in town with that generator for a bit longer. Can't wait to see pics of your new place as you go along. You have such a great opportunity to do just what you really want to do!

Well, hope the rest of you all have a good day and weekend.
Later, Carol (DR)

Morning, every one!

Just got my server back, have not had it since 5 AM, that 's when Samson woke me up licking my face, nice !

All morning have been busy with the invisible fence contractor, took quite a while to set the borders and to listen to the explanations, very interesting, he had Samson on the leash all this time, that was nice for me.
Maria

a quote by C. Darwin I heard on BBS :

The first part of your life is ruined be your parents,
The second part by your children

Carol (dr) I think one of the reasons my waves reseeded themselves wa because I used a tip from some gardening show telling us to USE the petunia plants AS mulch! hehehe (Would you believe that I had petunias growing in the middle of the YARD!?!!) Glad to hear your Dad is doing so well. And thrilled to hear the news about your son coming home for that interview! YAY for Carol!!!

Sarv...I bought my heat mats from Park's last year. I think I bought 2 small ones and 2 large ones. I also got the thermostat, but I never got it hooked up. My system is in my basement and it's pretty cool down there so I didn't have to worry about anything getting *too* warm.

Ernie...thanks again for all the info.

Elaine...I'll just *bet* it's quiet at your house. I can imagine what it would be like to have Darius with *me* for a little while...poor thing wouldn't get *any* rest! :-)

~julie~

Maria...Samson is GORGEOUS!!! (I'm so jealous! ....well...almost jealous. I stop and think about how my animals are behaving at the moment...and the jealousy goes out the window. LOL)

LOVE that quote!

~julie~

AWWWW Samson what a sweetie love him so much

Busy here lurking caught up on all but do not type fast enough to respond on everything
BUT I am here and keeping up (or trying too) LOL
Anne

maria, that is one handsome pooch :)
i am so happy you two found each other.
you "sound" so happy these days - samson
is just what the doctor (should have) ordered!

waving hello to all
marsha

Afternoon - just back from Wally world- bought (SHAME ON ME!!) three more clematis- had them for 1 and 2 bucks. How's a gal to pass them up!! And they had names on them.... Also got credit for my lost amaryllis- and I bought three more to replace them.. The clerk was someone I knew, so I felt less guilty... I always feel like they think I am lying about not getting a product.

Stopped at Wendy's for another burger - gosh I have eaten out 5 times this week - this has gotta stop! (says my wallet)

Going up to visit MIL = didn't go last week.

Hello to everyone!! Sue

It's still morning here, lol, so Morning GOBs and 'Ettes!

I was just going to lurk today, but I had to tell you all a cheap alternitive to heat mats. I bought 3 large waterbed heaters at Goodwill last spring for $4.50 each. They worked just fine for me.

Oh and I had major DG problems last night too. Even I gave up.

Son of a GUN!! Gayle I never thought of THAT!! I'll bet there are all kinds of them in the thrift store up town. And today's FRIDAY! They're OPEN!! TA DA!!! SHOPPING!!! :-D

I just came in to find my kitchen shears for cutting stalks...only meant to *check* what's new...didn't intend to get STUCK here! LOL

~julie~

Hello all. This is the first time I have signed on today. If I do that early, I find that I don't get much done, so this morning started working picking up the house, laundry, cleaning the car, finished cleaning up some flower beds, potted up some Gerberia daisys, am going to try to keep them through the winter. Don't know if it will work or not. We are leaving in the moring to go to my sister's for the weekend. She has a computer, so I will check in from there. If I don't I will spend all day Monday just reading the weekend posts! She is taking me to a shoe store, that is operated by a factory that makes Easy Spirit, Naturalizer, and some other brand have forgotten. Any body need me to get anything for you? These shoes are "seconds" have bought there several times, and be durned, I can't find a thing wrong with them. The are about 1/2 price. I too had trouble with DG last night. Got signed on, read the posts, then typed my response, and it took maybe 50 tries before it went through. I was determined after typing all that somebody was going to see it!!

Sounds like you all have been real busy, and most are having a good day. That's great news. My ob/gyn office called just awhile ago, and the dexascan, mammagram, and pap smear are all normal. Good news!! I still have several things to finish, before going out to eat (seafood dinner) sponsored by a local church. We went last year and it was great. I am giving Mr. B a bath this afternoon, and will have to endure his pouting for the rest of the day. Am having to take him with me this weekend, as my son who was my dog sitter, has moved about an hour away. So want to have him clean and smelling good for the trip. He will have a playmate, my sister's yorkie.

So everybody have a good afternoon, and I will check in later this evening.

Carol, I am so glad your dad is doing so much better and I hope he continues to improve rapidly.

Maria, Samson looks like he is happy to be home. Does he realize what the electric fence is yet? Boy, that could be a Kodak moment.

Petunia's reseed here whether you like it or not. I have them everywhere. They try to come up in the cracks of the pool decking and they overtake the area where the pool pump in every spring to fall. I planted two plants in containers 5 years ago. And they are everywhere now.

Sarv I too just brought home two clematis for a buck a piece. I am going to plant them in containers to dress up the front of the house.

MG, thanks, I have two of those heaters here and to think they were in the pile to go to the thrift shop this weekend. Yahoo. Now to figure out where they came from. I haven't owned a waterbed in 20 years. HHmmmm....

Defocat, have a safe trip if I forget to tell you again before you leave. Well I will trade you. I have to give Kitty a bath today. He is so fat that he can't clean his back and it gets nappy looking really quick so he gets a bath every month. Not a happy cat afterwards or during for that matter.

Hi to everyone else...

Casey

Hi everyone. Just a quick note before I go outside to work on fall yard and garden cleanup. Waterbed heaters work just fine for heat mats, I used one for years and now it's dead and I have to get a real one if I don't find a replacement at a thrift store (can't remember ever seeing one there). I just laid a thermometer on it and never cooked anything! I also remember reading about somebody who was starting a lot of flats that spread out an electric blanket, covered it with plastic and put the flats on it. Cheaper than a heat mat if you are into a lot of flats. Have to put the control unit in a zip lock bag just in case of over enthusiastic watering.

Julie, thanks for starting the Daily Thread. Put up a post it note on your computer till you get into the habit. And then remember to read it!! Ha. I write myself notes and forget to read them.

Maria, you do sound much happier. LOL at the good morning kisses!! Just having some furry critter there saying good morning is a great way to start the day, and now you have a happy friend to take care of, and he will take care of you too. Man's (and woman's) best friend. So, I'm glad you have each other. A little obedience training and he will walk calmly with you on the leash.

Darius is well on her way to her next stop now, I hope the weather is good and I hope she feels better. Elaine, feel free to join our coffee group. We love to have new folks stop in and become part of the family. I just happened to think that maybe you have been here before and I missed seeing you........? It's hard to keep up with everyone but we try. Thanks for taking such good care of our Darius! It's too bad her sister doesn't appreciate her but that's how it is with siblings sometimes.

Whose dog killed a cat on it's own porch with the owners watching? That is horrible! We all have to hope nothing like that ever happens to/because of our pets. One of my elderly neighbors was visiting her son in California a few years ago, they went for a walk with the 2 Dobermans, the one she was walking saw a cat, jerked the leash right out of her hand and was gone. She fell and broke her shoulder when he pulled her off balance. Her son felt so bad, he said he should have thought of what could happen with a big dog and a very frail lady.

Babs, your mom sounds like a real go getter! I'm glad she feels better and the doctors were wrong about her leaving us at this time. She has enough spunk to fool them a few more times.

Somewhere in my basement is a small frog who seranades me now and then, he is singing now and makes me smile, but when I go looking for him I can't find him because he doesn't say anything then. He is a true soloist I guess. I would like to move him into the greenhouse to eat bugs this winter. Here froggie, froggie, froggie.

Time to get outside, the sun is out and things have dried out a bit from yesterday's rain. It's still not the banana belt tho so I'll dress warm.. Hmmmm, this was a quick note? LOL

I was unsubscribed here for over 2 weeks so I missed a lot of stuff. Is darius just on a little vacation? You all mention she doesn't feel well - what's wrong? I hope her COPD isn't acting up....

Wood, Darius is on a trip down to her sisters to drop off some of her plants and then I think she is scooting over to MollyMc's for a peek, then back up home for a second load. She is going to be a snowbird waiting out the colder weather with Molly. She managed to find some broken glass that a worker left behind and never alerted her too. She has a cut on the bottom of her foot but I am sure it has begun to heal nicely by now. I think she is also suffering from a bit of nerves which is causing some stomach issues. Her delightful sister hasn't been so delightful as of late. I don't think her lungs are giving her any extra problems then normal.

Oh by the way, HI, I am Casey
LOL

Argh.....when I want to remember a name ....it's GONE!! Betty? I think I got it right. hehehe Darius wasn't feeling the best when she left for her trip down to Florida yesterday. I'm not sure whether the COPD was a contributing factor or not...but she cut her foot pretty badly earlier in the week. The poor lady just has one of those black clouds following along over her head.

If you go back to the #50 thread, Elaine was talking about her visit with Darius.

Hey, Gang! I am safe at my sister's in Kissimmee, after a lovely evening/diner last night with IO1 and her gracious husband. IO1 even baked a birthday cake for me... chocolate angel food cake! I'm afraid I wasn't a very good guest.... VERY tired and still with a bad tummy.

Then down the road to see MollyMc's new place today (on the way) as they were setting her mobile home level and tying it down.

She is SO excited! While they were finishing, I parked my truck full of plants (and my cat in it under some shade) and we went into a little burg for lunch. Molly is so cool! She should be back in Ft. Lauderdale this evening.

Glad to hear from you Darius. hoping everything will work out better in the near future. Watch that cut foot in the tropical climates, lots of rare stuff that doesn't live up north. lol

Another dull dreary wet somber depressing dismal boring day here. Did nothing. Have a pot of chili on the stove. Put too much Cayenne in it again. Someday I may learn how to use those little spoon things. LOTS of meat. cleaned out some older stuff in the freezer that were on the brink of freezer-burn. DW due back from work in a couple hours so have to have everything done. Might have time to make some cornbread. Rats ! I hate these unproductive days, but not as much as I dislike working in the rain.

Ernie, so glad to hear Jenny is getting better, and the 'maters were beautiful. The fence is on my new Grizzley table saw, from Bellingham no less. That's a bad place for me to go to. Too much candy. Almost bought a cement mixer there too, but the truck was full of saw.

Back to the kitchen. Have to get the working dishes cleaned up and table set. Everyone have a great evening. I'm really jealous of Gwendalou's new Aga cooker. What a fantastic stove.

Glad your safe Darius. I was just inquiring about you.

So you are staying there for a couple days, and then heading back home by Wednesday-Thursday. Right.

Yeah I know, mother hen syndrome....

Miss a day, miss a lot!! i'm still not in sync with the time change, snuck back into bed this morning to catch up and slept until noon! Now I probably won't sleep tonight but it sure felt good.

Babs, I think for Christmas you should get your fabulous mom a pink jogging suit, then she will really be like the Energizer Bunny! She's an example for all of us.

Julie, I had those wave petunias reseed too, and right up through mulch. It was a delightful surprise. I bought several more this spring, but the drought didn't do them much good. I love them, they fill up so much space with so little effort.

Maria, Samson looks like he's right at home! Our neighbor installed that invisible fence when they got their new yellow labrador. He's poorly trained (like their kid) but when he comes up to the "fence line" he just freezes and gets this goofy look on his face. Never goes past it. He's a barker too but doesn't spend too much time outside so I don't often hear him.

Made it to the Taste of Home store today, and Casey and Jody (and SARV!) have dmail about the books. Also went to movie with DH and saw Good Night and Good Luck, which is about the senate hearings in the fifties when Joe McCarthy was holding hearings and accusing everybody and their brother of being Communists. It was interesting because I recall seeing them on tv. They did an excellent job of recreating the times, and used real images for many of the scenes.

Sarv, how are you going to overwinter the clematis? In the basement with grow lights?

Somebody bake something will ya?

Meezer, you are way behind, look at #50 lol

Oh, crap.

ROTFLMAOWMP!! M5

Well, Darius got off in such a rush this morning , I forgot to give her the cake ... so here it is. Y'all help yourself and Darius ... you take whatever's left. ;)
We were suppose to go to Mexico tonight but went by way of Italy instead. Had chick marsala. *drool* Had you going a minute about Mexico, did I? hehehehe
I put the other thread on my unwatched list as I posted to it quite by accident. Wasn't paying attention where I was posting. Will try to do better in the future. Think I'll go soak my bod and slip into something comfy.
... Elaine

Maria, this thread was started this morning, and #50 was yesterday's. I'm already confused enough, I don't need any help! What did I miss????

Who got an Aga? I should live so long...........