Re: If winter comes...

I agree. How can you live in Colorado and not like trees?
Or maybe I'm just not understanding it because of this cough medicine I'm
on......

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


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From: <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] If winter comes...


> > in Colorado. His wife is from the west and doesn't even like trees...
> What????  that just doesn't make sense.
>
> >> ...She is a licensed engineer...
> Oh.  That sort of explains it, but even so.........
>
> Glad you have a chance to spend time with family, Auralie. It's still
> just a tad early here for the best fall colors. Another week yet.
>
>
> Kitty
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
>
> > Real sign of seasonal change - saw the first junco this morning!
> > Dodged a bullet on frost last night. It was predicted, but only got to
37
> > degrees. We struggled to get in as many of the big plants as we could
handle.
> > Spread sheets over the others. I had sworn not to try to bring in the
big old
> > hibuscus bushes another year, but they are full of buds and just
beginning to
> > bloom after being eaten by deer when we first put them out last spring.
We
> > have a man coming at the end of the week to do a bit of work, and he
will help
> > us bring the rest of the things in. We just can't handle them any more,
though
> > I had a hard time persuading my DH not to try.
> >
> > This past weekend, youngest son and family flew in from Colorado to see
> > fall colors. My son, who left for parts west the next day after he
graduated
> > from college, and has never looked back, says the only things he really
> > misses are fall colors and Breyer's ice cream. Now they can get Breyer's
> > in Colorado. His wife is from the west and doesn't even like trees, but
he
> > has been longing to show her Northeastern autumn colors. Of course we
> > think the hillsides of golden aspens in the Rockies are just stunning,
but
> > he says boorrring! No accounting for tastes. It looks as if the weather
> > will be perfect, and colors are just beginning to turn. Don't think she
will
> > be converted, however. She is a licensed engineer, and likes everything
> > the same size in straight lines. Oh well, she makes a lot of money.
> > Auralie
> >
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