RE: roll call.... now the west coast

My daughter lives in LA, her in-laws in Seal Beach and some of my
son-in-law's relatives in San Diego.  The fires and smoke are terrible.


> [Original Message]
> From: Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 10/23/2007 11:13:00 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] roll call.... now the west coast
>
> None of the fires has moved in our direction but we are on edge, there's
> nothing on the news except fire and half the horizon has a big smoke
> layer. It would not take much to burn here either but fortunately, being
> a desert, there isn't as much fuel.
> My sister-in-law went home and reported that the fire came right up to
> her backyard. One person on her street had their car burn, but no homes
> damaged.
>
> Cyndi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of sundrops@earthlink.net
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 6:20 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] roll call.... now the west coast
>
> Hi everyone, I'm fortunately far away from the fires (as is Theresa).
> There
> has been non-stop coverage of the fires in Malibu and San Diego on TV,
> and I
> get an LA news station at night and heard a grim assessment of the fires
> in
> Santa Clarita last night.  It's a gripping story in a horrible sort of
> way -- they are so at the mercy of Mother Nature on this one.
>     Although our fall has been comparatively cool and wet, we have had
> some
> absolutely perfectly gorgeous fall weather including today, everything
> mild
> and golden with blue skies.  I have done a small amount of planting of
> shrubs and hope to broadcast lots of seeds this fall and early spring to
>
> spiff the place up.
>     Now if I could get the crazed acorn woodpecker (they store their
> acorns
> in a granary -- many many acorn-sized holes made usually in big pine
> trees)
> (and they live communally taking care of the young) to stop pecking at
> my
> gable, I'd be all set.
> --Barb, Grass Valley CA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 5:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] roll call.... now the west coast
>
>
> > Sounds like Cyndi's ok, anyone heard from Barb??
> >
> > On 10/22/07, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Well looks like the weather issue is now on the west coast..... Hope
> >> everyone
> >> is fine and when you get a minute, drop in and let us know!
> >> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071022/ap_on_re_us/california_wildfires
> >>
> >> Donna
> >>
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> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp TX
> > zone 8A
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