RE: OT - now tubers was-Wonderful web tribute to the Armed forces

Well Kitty... don't fret, we are more than making up for your downsizing:(

I am glad to hear that you are still doing something to put you into the
spirit of Xmas...

Will have to check out the book, doubt I would make it to the show this
season.

Donna


> Donna,
> I'm not 'abandoning' Christmas.  But I've realized that spending 4 days
> putting everything up and taking it down for just me is ridiculous.  I
> still
> decorate, but more modestly.  I'm skipping most of the outside lighting
> because of electric costs this year but will still frame the porch with
> green garland and red bows.
> 
> There is a new Tim Allen/Jamie Lee Curtis movies this year - I think it is
> called Christmas with the Kranks.  It appears to be taken from John
> Grisham's "Skipping Christmas".  The book was abolutely hilarious; don't
> know why they changed the name.  I doubt the movie will be as good, but
> might be fun to see.
> 
> Kitty
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 11:40 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT - now tubers was-Wonderful web tribute to the Armed
> forces
> 
> 
> > Now wait a minute folks... I can relate to downsizing... but totally
> > abandoning .... nah....
> >
> > We did that one year here, when there was just too much to do.... it
> > just wasn't the same.
> >
> > Donna
> >
> >
> > >
> > > > I am going to simplify Christmas this year too.
> > > > Bare minimum.
> > > Same here. No tree - gave it to my niece.  No outside lights, trying
> > to
> > > keep
> > > the bill down.  Presents will be inexpensive but thoughtful.
> > > Kitty
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jesse Bell" <silverhawk@flash.net>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 5:25 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - now tubers was-Wonderful web tribute to the
> > Armed
> > > forces
> > >
> > >
> > > > Man, oh man...I hear ya. Our farm is pretty big and of course I went
> > > > nuts with putting in new gardens (like a kid with a new box of
> > crayons
> > > > and Big Chief Drawing pad). NOW...it more than I can keep up with. I
> > am
> > > > scaling down. I love water ponds and all that...I just don't want
> > the
> > > > maintenance of keeping them up. I'm 42 years old...and right
> > now...my
> > > > soul feels about 80. I am going to simplify Christmas this year too.
> > > > Bare minimum.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jesse
> > > >
> > > > james singer <jsinger@igc.org> wrote:
> > > > Donna, I love water gardens and pond and fountains and streams--in
> > > > someone else's yard. We have a koi pond with fountains in the atrium
> > of
> > > > our building, and it's great to watch the clients become mesmerized
> > by
> > > > the bubblers, the fish, and the changing lights. [Other shoe] but I
> > > > don't want another labor intensive garden at the plantation.
> > > >
> > > > The nearby branch library has a retention pond--maybe a quarter
> > > > acre--with a fountain in the center. It's planted with mostly
> > > > natives--canna, water lily, arrowroot--and lotus. It's really
> > fantastic
> > > > when all are in bloom. [Asidum: Heard one of the local news readers
> > > > call the library a lie-bury this morning. Obviously, she wasn't
> > hired
> > > > for her intellect.]
> > > >
> > > > Incidentally, just picked my first tangello of the season.
> > > >
> > > > On Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at 07:57 AM, Donna wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hum..... no wonder watergardening is still in the dark ages...LOL!
> > > > >
> > > > > Donna
> > > > > Who knew you were not going there, but the watergardener in me had
> > to
> > > > > do
> > > > > it :)
> > > > >
> > > > >>
> > > > >> A little out of my ken.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Kitty
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>> Hum.. tubers you say....Well how about some tropical water
> > lilies or
> > > > >>> lotus? ... Both do well in a whiskey barrel size container?
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Donna
> > > > >
> > > > >
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