Re: Good weekend/ me too

Oh- there will be a realtor commission- but I really don't mind- they've 
been great!  I am happy is sold so quickly- the market here has stalled, 
so was a bit concerned.

Theresa

Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center 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
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>>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:
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>>>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
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>glad no one from here was hurt by the tornado. Scary!
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>>>I had such a good weekend. Nothing special happened. But for the last
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>month
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>>>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.
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>But
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>>>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
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>had
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>>>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
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>its
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>>>pot but there was so much of it I broke off a bunch of sections to try
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>and
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>>>root. I went to move the big spider plant (ummm...chlorophytum comosum)
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>and
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>>>discovered it had gotten so massive it broke the ceramic pot it was in -
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>18"
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>>>wide and the same deep, about, and there was no soil left, only roots.
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>And
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>>>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
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>in
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>>>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,
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>usually
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>>>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
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>do
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>>>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
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>(she's
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>>>7 months), what a kick she is. She likes to drink out of the garden hose
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>so
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>>>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
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>housebroken
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>>>yet so last night was the first she spent in our bedroom, suitably
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>confined
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>>>of course. She was pretty excited to be there with us and sleep was
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>elusive.
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>>>Then a group of coyotes started yipping very close, so we got up to check
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>on
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>>>our sheep a couple times which made her even more excited. But all was
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>well
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>>>and last night everyone slept just fine.
>>>My dry garden is still in bloom. I took some pictures but didn't get them
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>up
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>>>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
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>rain
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>>>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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