RE: Wind and snow! And the planting season ahead...Oh, and bulldog puppies...

Eight?!!  Holey moley - that's a bunch dear!  And mink oil is real good for protecting leather.  I've used it for years.  Can't WAIT to see pics of this litter - LOL!

Pam

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 15:17:09 -0500

>Glad to hear you were able to hold your house together in all that wind,
>Tony!  And with so little damage from all that wood.  
>
>We had some good wind the other day (Christmas) but it was mixed with snow.
>We had a good covering and the grandboy wanted to go sledding the day after
>Christmas with me on the back hill (ivy covered.)  That little sled ended up
>every which way and the two of us were drenched and thoroughly chilled
>before we got back inside.  We had a bit of time to talk about plant
>dormancy, too, considering the ivy easily supported our weight on the sled
>and showed no wear or tear.
>
>I picked up the mail on my way back into the house and there was my first
>winter seed catalog!  I've already got it marked up.  Daughter Rayna and her
>significant other (more than a boy friend, not quite a fianci) gave me a
>beautiful heavy leather garden bag complete with tools!  Now I'm really
>aching to go spring digging, but I'm afraid to soil that beautiful leather
>bag!!!  Any ideas on how to protect it?  
>
>Oh, one last thing, since I don't get much chance to join in much any
>more....  Bill and I worked with Rayna's friend Katherine to get Rayna's
>male bulldog available for stud at the vet's office while Rayna was on
>vacation.  The ultrasound came back yesterday that show's Katherine's female
>has EIGHT puppies within by Rayna's Blue!!!  (An average litter is about 3.)
>I can hardly wait to snuggle them!  We live close to the vet's office, so I
>will try to get there to help her when the pups need their check-ups, etc.
>:>D  It will be at least another year before we can attempt to breed Izzie,
>so I'll just enjoy Katherine's pups for a while.
>
>Blessings,
>
>Bonnie
>(SW OH - zone 5)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
>Of Tony/Janice Veca
>Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 1:34 AM
>To: gardenchat
>Subject: [CHAT] Wind
>
>We had a terrific wind blow through here last night (early this a.m.) It
>blew my neighbors 4x8 & a 4x4 plywood sheets over the fence & onto my new
>planted area I did this past fall. Luckily it damaged only one azalea, a new
>variety called "Silver Sword" I bought at H D. I still have 1/2 the plant.
>I'm glad it didn't blow through our front window. Luckily my roof is still
>in tact. 
>Still showers off/on. We had 1" just before the the wind blew.
>Craaaaazzzzy!!!
>
>Tony <><
>ANOTHER GR888 DAY IN PARADISE. 
>
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