Re: tolerance of lack of same/ alone

Well thanks lady, I appreciate that. I just know I'll never understand
people if I live to be a hundred. And people wonder why I prefer the
company of animals and plants?? Figure it out Einstein. On a joyous
note, I took a bucket full of luffa gourds to work and people were
totally excited about making their own luffa sponges and snapping them
up!! It was awesome. I handed out drying and processing instructions and
everyone was acting like I'd discovered how to split the atom or
something. It was a very educational experience for these folks and some
are even bound and determined to grow gourds next year. That was very
cool indeed.


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@islc.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 20:52:07 -0500

>Oh Pam, just remember what Jesse says. 'People are stupid!" It's hard to
>ignore remarks like that sometimes though. Especially when you are feeling
>icky already. WE don't think you're strange!
>A
>
>Andrea H
>Beaufort, SC
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 8:51 PM
>Subject: Re: [CHAT]tolerance of lack of same/ alone
>
>
>> One more example of this one mule town and I'll shut up. Our water was
>> off today (main break on the next street) so I couldn't water. I went
>> next door to saw hello to the older couple who run the snack bar at the
>> auction, who are dear people and have become friends. In the background
>> you could hear a couple old biddies. "whos' that" "oh my dear, don't you
>> know?" "no" "that's THAT woman who lives next door" "oh no, that one who
>> lives alone w/ that big cat and all those plants?" "oh yes, haven't you
>> heard about HER?"
>>
>> Like I have leprosy or something?? Ruth gave them a withering look, I
>> rolled my eyes and said good evening and left. Ugh. This my friends is
>> what I contend w/ every day. Water off a duck's back for the most part,
>> but I had an abominable headache and found it annoying tonight. What
>> fun.
>>
>> Like my neighbor Joanne says "get a life - get a garden".  A retired
>Special Ed teacher - she's fabulous!
>>
>> Happy Thanksgiving to all BTW...
>>
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> From: "Jesse Bell" <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
>> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Date:  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 11:23:38 -0600
>>
>> >Hey, I can relate.  Truly.  A housefull of teenagers is not for the faint
>of
>> >heart let me tell ya.
>> >
>> >Jesse Rene' Bell
>> >Claremore, OK
>> >Zone 6
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>From: kmrsy@comcast.net
>> >>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> >>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> >>Subject: Re: [CHAT]tolerance of lack of same/ alone
>> >>Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 16:24:28 +0000
>> >>
>> >>Jesse,
>> >>reminds me of a story my mother told of how, when I was an infant, Pat
>> >>was ~20mos, and Sue was 5-6 yrs. Once every few wks she got a night out
>> >>all by her lonesome and went to a movie. That night it was pouring rain,
>> >>she couldn't get a cab, her umbrella broke in the wind, the heel came
>> >>off her shoe, she fell down a hill, and missed half the movie. She said
>> >>it was worth it to get that time alone.
>> >>
>> >>Kitty
>> >> > OH man...I hear ya Gene.  Love my husband, love my kids...but I would
>> >>really
>> >> > like to be able to take a bath or go to the bathroom without somebody
>> >> > calling my name or walking in on me.  It gets old.  And no matter how
>> >>much I
>> >> > gripe...it seems to fall on deaf ears!!  I'm 41...hitting that time
>in
>> >>my
>> >> > life when some alone time is needed and very much required.  My
>family
>> >> > doesn't seem to understand that.  It's "honey, honey, honey and mom,
>> >>mom,
>> >> > mom".  Ughhh.  The youngest three children are all 15 years
>old...they
>> >>can
>> >> > fend for themselves for awhile.  And I have to ask my husband every
>now
>> >>and
>> >> > then "What did you do before you married me and you were a single
>> >> > father...try to remember...and do that again for me, huh?"  I
>remember
>> >>my
>> >> > mother going throught this very same thing...and thinking "geez, what
>a
>> >> > grouch!".  There were five kids in that household...and my father did
>> >> > NOTHING to help around there.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Jesse Rene' Bell
>> >> > Claremore, OK
>> >> > Zone 6
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > >From: "Gene Bush" <genebush@otherside.com>
>> >> > >Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> >> > >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> >> > >Subject: Re: [CHAT]tolerance of lack of same/ alone
>> >> > >Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 07:08:18 -0500
>> >> > >
>> >> > >Hello Kitty,
>> >> > >     I found that the longer one lives alone the more difficult it
>is
>> >>to
>> >> > >form
>> >> > >a relationship where the two of you move in together, marry or what
>> >>ever
>> >> > >you
>> >> > >choose where you live together *all the time*. Whew!! The changes,
>the
>> >> > >adapting to taking another into consideration if you simply wanted
>to
>> >>go to
>> >> > >the bathroom by yourself. Been married for a bit now and still have
>> >>trouble
>> >> > >once in a while with two people in this house at the same time. Does
>> >>not
>> >> > >mean I care any less for who I am married to.... but... somehow it
>is
>> >>all
>> >> > >worth it at the end of the day.
>> >> > >     Gene E. Bush
>> >> > >Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
>> >> > >www.munchkinnursery.com
>> >> > >genebush@munchkinnursery.com
>> >> > >Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
>> >> > >
>> >> > >----- Original Message ----- > Pam,
>> >> > >snip...
>> >> > > > Living alone is not unusual.  Lots of people do.  As long as it
>> >>works
>> >> > >for
>> >> > > > you and you have the network of friends you want and need
>(including
>> >> > >Sugar),
>> >> > > > there is no need to feel odd-man-out.  I've been alone since '89
>and
>> >> > >frankly
>> >> > > > these 14 years have been much better for me than the previous 14.
>I
>> >> > >don't
>> >> > > > understand why anyone would give you a hard time for being single
>> >>and
>> >> > > > orientation is nobody's business.
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > Kitty
>> >> > >
>> >> >
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