Re: Good weekend/ me too

Wonderful news Theresa, you could use some! How's DH's job search coming
along?

On 11/8/05, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center <
4042N15@nationalhearing.com> wrote:
>
> Congratulations Theresa. No realtor commission to pay either.
> Sounds like a pleasant day for you.
>
> Kitty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Theresa" <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 9:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Good weekend/ me too
>
>
> > I also had a great weekend- nothing to do with gardening, but..... we
> > accepted a bid on my father's house! yeah! So, if all goes well it
> > should close escrow by 11/30 and that will be one less worry that I have
> > in settling his estate.
> >
> > I actually went up there on Saturday and looked around to consider what
> > fairly inexpensive things I could do to spiff up the place to make it
> > more appealing. While I was there I ended up showing the house and
> > property to 2 people (I had left the gate open). One of them ended up
> > buying the place. I'm really happy that it is sold, but also because
> > the family really loved the property and was delighted that there were
> > fruit trees planted there (my dad planted them before he even built the
> > house). I also had a chance to wander around the property (5 acres)
> > which I hadn't had time to do since my dad died. So that was really
> > nice for me. Tons of lesser goldfinch (they are so cute the all flock
> > to the tree rings when the watering system turns on), warblers, several
> > varieties of woodpeckers, jack rabbits, etc. And the neighbor next to
> > him has about a dozen sheep. I love the sound of the large brass bell
> > on one of the sheep. So- it was a nice day for me, to be followed the
> > next day by the good news about the house bid.
> >
> > Theresa
> >
> > Andrea Hodges wrote:
> >
> > >It sounds like a great weekend Cyndi. I love weekends like that.
> > >
> > >Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSR <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil> wrote:I'm
> glad no one from here was hurt by the tornado. Scary!
> > >I had such a good weekend. Nothing special happened. But for the last
> month
> > >I haven't been able to do much on the weekends - I had back problems,
> and
> > >then when that cleared up I got a horrible cold and couldn't do a lot.
> But
> > >this weekend I felt great. I finished getting everything tender into
> the
> > >greenhouse.
> > >Sure had a lot more work to do this year; because I neglected to tend
> it
> > >much over the summer things grew really wild. I already mentioned the
> 7'
> > >tall abutilon (now much smaller); as I pulled stuff out into the lawn I
> had
> > >to hack off about 4 feet of branches off the geraniums too. The bulbine
> > >frutescens that Kitty gave me kind of exploded, it's still contained in
> its
> > >pot but there was so much of it I broke off a bunch of sections to try
> and
> > >root. I went to move the big spider plant (ummm...chlorophytum comosum)
> and
> > >discovered it had gotten so massive it broke the ceramic pot it was in
> -
> 18"
> > >wide and the same deep, about, and there was no soil left, only roots.
> And
> > >darn it, the pot was a pretty one I bought in Mexico - of course you
> > >couldn't SEE the pot anymore, oh well. I just took some babies and
> tossed
> > >the whole thing; in a year I'll have another one just as big. I brought
> in
> > >the succulents and took a bunch of cuttings to root in a few days. Oh,
> it
> > >was good just puttering around.
> > >We have not had frost yet. Amazingly enough I still have zucchini,
> usually
> > >by the end of September they are pooped out. When I brought in a few
> for
> > >grilling on the BBQ my husband just groaned. The peppers are still out
> > >there, I picked almost 10 pounds of red and green ones which I'll have
> to
> do
> > >something with tonight. And the tomatoes are finally producing. They
> were
> > >not happy all year but NOW have decided to explode with fruit. I'm
> almost
> > >done with preserving though and I am not real fond of most recipes
> using
> > >green tomatoes, too bad.
> > >Our new dog Trixie is settling in. I've never owned a dog this young
> (she's
> > >7 months), what a kick she is. She likes to drink out of the garden
> hose
> so
> > >the whole time I was in the greenhouse she was right there, sticking
> her
> > >head in whatever plant I was trying to water. She isn't reliably
> housebroken
> > >yet so last night was the first she spent in our bedroom, suitably
> confined
> > >of course. She was pretty excited to be there with us and sleep was
> elusive.
> > >Then a group of coyotes started yipping very close, so we got up to
> check
> on
> > >our sheep a couple times which made her even more excited. But all was
> well
> > >and last night everyone slept just fine.
> > >My dry garden is still in bloom. I took some pictures but didn't get
> them
> up
> > >on the web, I'll have to do that tonight too. Everything else in the
> > >ornamental garden, except one hybrid tea rose, is winding down for the
> > >winter, but the salvias and zauschneria, even some penstemon, are still
> > >blooming. I don't remember this from last year so it might be that the
> rain
> > >we got in October has fooled them.
> > >Yep, it was a good weekend.
> > >
> > >Cyndi
> > >
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> > >
> > >Andrea H
> > >Petersburg, IL
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