tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post4058668212731728951..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Cutout Gardenstinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-91635059027521287322007-12-11T06:51:00.000-06:002007-12-11T06:51:00.000-06:00So true...who wants to shovel snow?So true...who wants to shovel snow?tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-23087788108557720722007-12-10T18:42:00.000-06:002007-12-10T18:42:00.000-06:00Snowbirds go south for the winter for the joints a...Snowbirds go south for the winter for the joints and bone aches and so as to not shovel snow! Most everyone in the Saints parents retirement community, have a winter home in Florida...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-4295423602469067662007-12-10T15:26:00.000-06:002007-12-10T15:26:00.000-06:00Well hi Skeeter,I hope the Saint's birthday festiv...Well hi Skeeter,<BR/>I hope the Saint's birthday festivities were great. We missed you!<BR/><BR/>I saw that comicstrip this morning about the blogs. It still suprises me that blogs have such a bad image-even dagwood says so then he gets attached. It was funny!<BR/><BR/>This weather is crazy! We too had a lot of warmth yesterday but today it is cool again. The weatherman was saying how we have tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-49604626228874991342007-12-10T13:44:00.000-06:002007-12-10T13:44:00.000-06:00oh but Skeeter, you miss the pretty Christmas ligh...oh but Skeeter, you miss the pretty Christmas lights with the snow. I like my four seasons and hate the hot weather. Thought I'd die when we were at Tina's in August. Then we went to her sister's in FL and thought I'd die there but it was a little cooler. I lived in GA for a couple of years, in fact Dawn was born there. Although I loved the people, I hated, really hated all the bugs and heat.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-52006278041233779302007-12-10T12:01:00.000-06:002007-12-10T12:01:00.000-06:00Gee, I am off the computer for a few days to enjoy...Gee, I am off the computer for a few days to enjoy the Saints birthday weekend activities and miss all this wonderful converting with yall….. <BR/><BR/>My dad had to send me a funny comment from the comics today about Blogging. Dagwood told his son that blogging was a waste of time and for people without a life, etc then Dagwood found out about Pizza Pete then he checked out the blog and now he Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-66615616437196107852007-12-10T08:48:00.000-06:002007-12-10T08:48:00.000-06:00Dawn, are you getting addicted to this blog like I...Dawn, are you getting addicted to this blog like I am? Looks like it. Love ya both.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-87010176312786144562007-12-10T08:14:00.000-06:002007-12-10T08:14:00.000-06:00Have fun. I am refinishing a antique treadle sewin...Have fun. I am refinishing a antique treadle sewing machine. I have vowed not to shop until it done as it is in the middle of my small living room! It is almost done and then I will display some Christmas decorations on it. <BR/><BR/>Travel safe in the snow. It is still raining here. Really dreary.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-21178847545856633482007-12-10T08:11:00.000-06:002007-12-10T08:11:00.000-06:00Yes, we still have Tartus, boxer/chocolate mix. He...Yes, we still have Tartus, boxer/chocolate mix. He can't be out in the rain because he can not see were he is going, to busy blinking his eyes.<BR/>Gotta go Christmas shopping today and it is snowing again, surposed to do it all week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-41348739093836372602007-12-10T07:48:00.000-06:002007-12-10T07:48:00.000-06:00Hi Ginger,I LOVE great danes. They are so beautifu...Hi Ginger,<BR/>I LOVE great danes. They are so beautiful and in my experience, very friendly and family oriented. I don't know what a silky terrier is but it is probably small-what a contrast between big and small dogs. What are their names?<BR/><BR/>I have two golden mixes and a dachsund/chihuahua. They don't dig unless going after a mole like your little one. My big dogs prefer to chew plants tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-60363648859733977622007-12-09T19:59:00.000-06:002007-12-09T19:59:00.000-06:00Oops, you probably did not need to see that last e...Oops, you probably did not need to see that last entry twice. Sorry 'bout that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-52132910323404866472007-12-09T19:55:00.001-06:002007-12-09T19:55:00.001-06:00Tina,I have a Great Dane, and a Silky Terrier. Th...Tina,<BR/>I have a Great Dane, and a Silky Terrier. They are both great help in the yard, esp. with the digging. My big girl has her own digging hole. The little one prefers to improve on the holes that the moles start. <BR/>Is your dog a digger?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-49006410290101134712007-12-09T19:55:00.000-06:002007-12-09T19:55:00.000-06:00Tina,I have a Great Dane, and a Silky Terrier. Th...Tina,<BR/>I have a Great Dane, and a Silky Terrier. They are both great help in the yard, esp. with the digging. My big girl has her own digging hole. The little one prefers to improve on the holes that the moles start. <BR/>Is your dog a digger?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-2355541693165822622007-12-09T18:49:00.000-06:002007-12-09T18:49:00.000-06:00Whoops, I forgot Sandy--here is to wishing Ninas f...Whoops, I forgot Sandy--here is to wishing Ninas father in better healthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-85998000354374924452007-12-09T17:35:00.000-06:002007-12-09T17:35:00.000-06:00Hey guys,Good to hear from everyone! I don't know ...Hey guys,<BR/>Good to hear from everyone! I don't know what the weather is like up in Maine, but down here it is 70 degrees and rainy. I was like Ginger, out in the rain! I love working in the garden when it is rainy and warm. Warm being crucial. I spread 700 pounds of crushed lime and cleaned my gutters. What fun. Just kidding-hard work. My leaves are mostly raked and Ginger, I think we all tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-45234006140508805942007-12-09T15:58:00.000-06:002007-12-09T15:58:00.000-06:00Here I am! I've been raking leaves in the rain an...Here I am! I've been raking leaves in the rain and wondering why I did not plant more evergreens. Although in the spring I will happy to have my perfectly placed hammock trees there.<BR/>The cut out garden is lovely and does not look like so much work. <BR/>My husband has long ago quit trying to get me in from the rain once I get going on weed pulling. My dogs think that I am outside just for Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678661200869193407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-27363011836962207102007-12-09T13:01:00.000-06:002007-12-09T13:01:00.000-06:00Dawn and Tina, I gotta tell you both. Sometimes ...Dawn and Tina, I gotta tell you both. Sometimes (like just now) when I read these comments it just brings tears to my eyes. You guys are sooooo darn smart and I just love it. Proud mamma here!!!! BTY Tina, Joanne just loves the photo of you with the hat. She says you always were so smart and such a great gardner. I doubt she will ever comment as she is not real happy about signing up for Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-70242606916464940392007-12-09T11:00:00.000-06:002007-12-09T11:00:00.000-06:00Hi Tina, No we are not in the house yet, I am wait...Hi Tina, No we are not in the house yet, I am waiting for our electrician to come back and run the main, Zacks side has power and heat off the shop but the new side still needs this.<BR/>Our zone is the last zone for growing wistera and needs protection. I have one on the edge of the woods that has grown to about 10 ft but has never flowered and sometimes breaks at the ground due to my firece dogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-29959549356276075262007-12-09T07:59:00.000-06:002007-12-09T07:59:00.000-06:00Dawn,Is it hydrastis canadensis? Is the goats rue ...Dawn,<BR/>Is it hydrastis canadensis? Is the goats rue used for medicinal purposes? I found a site but I am not sure if it is. I don't think we have here. It says it forms underground roots and sends up leaves all along it. Sounds icky to me because I don't like spreaders. But it does bloom Jun-Aug?tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-23076497480756059122007-12-09T07:55:00.000-06:002007-12-09T07:55:00.000-06:00Hi Skeeter, Dawn and Mom,Good to hear from you!Ske...Hi Skeeter, Dawn and Mom,<BR/>Good to hear from you!<BR/><BR/>Skeeter, I like your hobbies-all except the cooking. I don't like to cook much because it keeps me from the garden. I saw your driveway bed and I love it. Especially the crepe. It is beautiful.<BR/><BR/>btw, mom likes your writing just a wee bit better than mine. You are more witty than I. But methinks you may have a competitor on heretinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-16273535203796716242007-12-08T20:44:00.000-06:002007-12-08T20:44:00.000-06:00Yeh, but....where is everyone? Nina, Ginger and O'...Yeh, but....where is everyone? Nina, Ginger and O'Malley, Skeeter is here. Skeeter don't you think is it great to have a maintance free bed? My cedar, juniper and holly is that way. Shouldn't we advise my sister to think dishwasher? Or, when she has unexpected guest--put the dirty dishes in the oven? I've been know to do that once or twice. What do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-12212157660310181292007-12-08T18:05:00.000-06:002007-12-08T18:05:00.000-06:00I wanna know where I got such well rounded and sma...I wanna know where I got such well rounded and smart daughters? Glad you are coming on all the time now Dawn. It is like I talk to all my kids nearly everyday...with Terri-Lynn living next door and Joanne calling 15 times a week. What more can a mother of 4 daughters ask for. One lucky mother here. Love ya both.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-77147125196293520162007-12-08T13:20:00.000-06:002007-12-08T13:20:00.000-06:00Hi Guys, What a true, true luxury a smooth drivewa...Hi Guys, What a true, true luxury a smooth driveway would be. My drive is flanked with rock walls on both sides and it becames annoying to piece them back together after a season of plowing, not to mention a homemade brick with our last name imbedded in it--getting carried to our neighbors driveway. That was made by you Tina, our neighbor brought it back in pieces. Jack of all trades wants to tarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-62252902976966506922007-12-08T08:15:00.000-06:002007-12-08T08:15:00.000-06:00I love this little garden Tina! I think I like the...I love this little garden Tina! I think I like the small gardens because you can usually see everything in them. With larger gardens, sometimes there are too many things to be able to see it all… <BR/><BR/>We also have a little garden in the middle of our paved driveway. I refer to it as the Driveway Island as it is totally surrounded by asphalt! The island takes care of itself. It consist of a Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.com