Re: Re: Barns

Sweet angel, I would - but coming home w/ the scent of 2 dogs and 3 cats on my clothing, I'm already in the doghouse severely!!
;-)

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Kitty
Sent: 4/10/2004 2:28:56 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Barns

> Poor Seamus, with my arm in bad shape, I can't pick him up anymore.  I am

> shipping him overnight express to Jim so he can give him some TLC.

> 

> Kitty

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>

> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>

> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 2:00 PM

> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Barns

> 

> 

> > I'll bet if it had been Shamus, the 80-pound enforcer, that hit the

> > barn, it would have crumbled. Just crumbled.

> >

> >

> > On Saturday, April 10, 2004, at 12:47 PM, Kitty wrote:

> >

> > > It's been there for well over 100 years, so it's pretty sturdy.

> > >

> > > ----- Original Message -----

> > > From: <Chris@widom-assoc.com>

> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>

> > > Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 8:12 AM

> > > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Barns

> > >

> > >

> > >> And the barn's still standing?

> > >>

> > >> Chris

> > >> Long Island, NY

> > >> Zone 7

> > >>

> > >> -----Original Message-----

> > >> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On

> > >> Behalf Of Kitty

> > >> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 11:03 PM

> > >> To: gardenchat@hort.net

> > >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Lots of questions...need help re lilies & peonies

> > >> especially...

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> Re >     Hows the job going?

> > >> Well, I guess it is time to come clean.

> > >>

> > >> I began work at Arbor Farms Mon, Mar 15.  It snowed Tues so we didn't

> > >> work. On my 3rd day, Thurs, little Ms. Motormouth picked up a large

> > >> stack of pots, went the wrong direction and came directly at me with

> > >> them.  I took a step back to get out of her way and went down a long

> > >> slope.  I managed to stay on my feet the whole way down but ran out of

> > >> room and smacked my left shoulder into the side of the barn.

> > >>

> > >> I finished the day in a fair amount of pain.  I worked Friday, but

> > >> just

> > >> wasn't able to keep up since I couldn't use my left arm.  So March

> > >> 19th

> > >> was my last day.  I had my reasons for not accepting their offer of a

> > >> workman's comp claim.  This arm was already in bad shape last fall,

> > >> including the 2 ruptured neck disks; this incident just aggravated a

> > >> problem I already had, but which I had thought was 'fixed'.  It's 3

> > >> weeks later and I am able to use the arm, but I can only lift it just

> > >> so

> > >> far and in limited direction. But it is getting better, though I can't

> > >> sleep through the night.

> > >>

> > >> I now realize that I'm not going to be able to work in a tree nursery

> > >> as

> > >> my left arm just is not strong.  I also realize I need a job that

> > >> provides insurance.  So I'm back on unemployment for awhile and will

> > >> look for something to which I am better suited.  Meanwhile, I am

> > >> enjoying working my own garden at a slow pace while my arm heals.

> > >>

> > >> Sorry I didn't say anything sooner, but you were all so supportive, I

> > >> sort of felt like I was letting you down.  The job was fun while it

> > >> lasted.

> > >>

> > >> There is no need to reply, but if you do, let's confine this topic to

> > >> just one day, ok?

> > >>

> > >> Kitty, who IS able to hit the broad side of a barn.

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> ----- Original Message -----

> > >> From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>

> > >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>

> > >> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 3:11 PM

> > >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Lots of questions...need help re lilies & peonies

> > >> especially...

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>> In a message dated 4/8/04 9:10:50 AM, kmrsy@comcast.net writes:

> > >>>

> > >>> << Peonies from fall planted containers are just fine - like you

> > >>> said,

> > >> they

> > >>> have their feeder roots.  >>

> > >>>

> > >>> Kitty, after the discussion on spring planted Peonies I diid ask the

> > >>> GH

> > >> owner

> > >>> if she had rcd complaints on the peonies and passed on the

> > >>> discussion.

> > >> She

> > >>> said she has never had complaints but would assume most gardeners

> > >>> purchase

> > >> them

> > >>> thinking they would not get bloom the first season but we have had

> > >>> some

> > >> bloom

> > >>> in the GH.

> > >>>     Hows the job going?  Have you worked with any new shrubs or trees

> > >>> we should know about?

> > >>>     Ceres

> > >>>

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> > Island Jim

> > Southwest Florida

> > Zone 10

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