Re: today

Hi Bonnie- we replaced all of out carpet with laminate flooring a couple 
of years ago.  What a great choice it was.  You'll love it!

Theresa

Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:

>Well, I most certainly have the clay! LOL!!!
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>I love wood floor and we have some in the house, but couldn't afford it for
>the large area in the house.  We found a very, very good deal on a laminate
>to tide us over.  I don't want any more carpeting with 4 bulldogs shedding
>in the house.  It has been impossible to keep up with.  However, if we ever
>get any ahead, we will be looking into hardwood.  Mom & Dad's wood flooring
>lasted their lifetimes and still looked great.  What dad couldn't have done
>with the newer finish products!  
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>Blessings,
>Bonnie
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
>Of Bonnie Holmes
>Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 10:36 AM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] today
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>The tilled beds expose seeds to the light which makes them germinate. 
>That's why many gardeners/farmers are going to no-till...plus the fact that
>tilling disrupts the soil ecology. Also, why many people advise that you
>just cut stalks instead of pulling them out.   However, where you have
>soils like clay, you have to mix in mulch to make them work.
>
>Ah, wood floors...that is one of my next major desires.
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>>[Original Message]
>>From: Bonnie & Bill Morgan <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>Date: 5/30/2006 7:13:00 AM
>>Subject: RE: [CHAT] today
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>>You are so WAY ahead of me with the weeding and I'm tickled for you.
>>Honestly, I get two or three beds done and have another 6 or 7 to do and I
>>already need to re-weed the first one.   I find I have the most weeds in
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>the
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>>beds that were tilled.  The no-till beds (lasagna beds) have the 
>>fewest weeds even after all these years.  Any more beds or extensions 
>>to beds I make will be of the lasagna variety.
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>>Bill and I were hoping to get the new flooring into the family room. 
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>We've
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>>got most of the prep work done, but there weren't enough hours for us 
>>to
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>get
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>>the flooring down.  Plan B is to do that next weekend, hopefully. 
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>(Grandboy
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>>Brenden will be taking his First Communion, so we'll have to see 
>>whether
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>we
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>>need to postpone the flooring again.)
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>>Blessings,
>>Bonnie
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
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>Behalf
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>>Of Theresa
>>Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 11:44 PM
>>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] today
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>>Today is was just great here!  High 70's nice breeze.  This weekend I 
>>did manage to get the arbor powerwashed.  Also replaced the screen 
>>door on the front door, bought lattice to replace the fence boards on 
>>the side gates
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>and
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>>the fake fence surrounding the AC unit. (didn't actually get around to 
>>replacing those, but maybe another weekend).  Also got the side patio 
>>area measured, so tomorrow PM I can finally go order the paver 
>>stones!!  I hope they can deliver this Friday, as I plan to take a 
>>4-day weekend to get
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>them
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>>all laid.  LONG overdue (like since last summer).  I'm so sick of 
>>seeing
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>the
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>>sand bed and tracking sand in the house you just wouldn't believe it!  
>>So, painting the arbor is on hold for now.
>>Oh- I did manage to get the entire front and back gardens weeded!! Yeah!
>>Theresa
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>>Donna wrote:
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>>>Well after an all out war on weeds yesterday, (they are still 
>>>winning) I decided enough was enough and on to other things for today.
>>>
>>>Why do I always buy the wrong annual plants?   I seem
>>>to do this every year... buy what I like early in the season, then 
>>>when it is time to plant, they somehow just don't go together or
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>something.
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>>>They are all nice in themselves, but somehow my containers just don't 
>>>have 'that' look. sigh.
>>>
>>>Pam (and others south) how do you put up with this heat!... Yesterday 
>>>I thought I was gonna die keeping up with a 16yr old in the high 80 
>>>something weather.
>>>Seriously, quit early and layed on the couch for a couple hours!  
>>>Today it is 90 something, and already I am inside looking for 
>>>somewhere cool at 1 in the afternoon... maybe I will go out there again
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>later.
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>>>Donna
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