A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Coffeehouse 2132--is your yard work done?

California grows a lot between the burns. We are not in so much danger now until the next winds come along. And the next idiot with a match.

Good morning everyone.

Tina, I am so glad to hear the fires are dying down some. I am with Sheri, that would scare me.

I can see where the fires would burn out the old dead underbrush & stuff, allowing the new growth to come in strong and healthy, but what about the trees ??? That has got to be bad.

Sometimes fires are good. The man who used to do our yard had a plan to burn leaves and left a huge fire and went to do another yard. When the police called my husband at work, the fire had burnt our entire field, almost back to the barn (thankfully someone had thought to let our dog out of his pen), and had melted the blacktop on the road. The field grew back nice and pretty though.

my goffy hubby used to burn along the metal fence line when we didn't have a weedeater. my roses came back prettier and prettier each year.

Yes, I am surrounded by wonderful eucalyptus trees that came from a burned grove. The babies were popping up everywhere and we got permission to thin them when I was pregnant with Jonni. We dug up thousands of seedlings and planted a couple hundred around our house. That was 17 years ago (plus a little). They make great fire wood.
Today was another run around day for me. But most of my days are so not too different. But I am very home now and had a nap too.

Super early morning for me today. Woke up a bit ago and couldn't go back to sleep, it's 75 degrees in my bedroom. Turned the AC on last night but it's making a funny noise and so I'm dying from the heat in here.

Mom if you get up and come in here I will take a coffee. Call me. :wink:

Wow, your up,come over the coffee is brewing.

Wow, coffee, eggs, bacon, and toast! What a great mom!

Healthy breakfast there Cindyfaye! Sounds like something I'd typically have.

I didn't expect breakfast too, you know though when I wake up super early I usually wake up ravenous. So it was great! I love my mom, and not just because she feeds me well.

A lot of places you can order them online. Even around here they have home delivery for a fee.....

I thank God that Mark likes to go grocery shopping with me.....it's nice having someone else help you fight your way thru the grocery store.

Wished you lived closer Cindy so you could stop by while Jiffy is here.

I wish I lived closer so I could stop by. While Jiffy is there and between her visits too. I am up also but having off and on internet connection problems. Good morning. I often start my day with potato chips. Always coffee.

Tina, I wish you were closer too! I know JIffy would love to meet you and so would I!

Cindy, I'll get Mark right on that. He's so strange, he likes to go. He thinks that even after 11 years of being together that I'll forget all of a sudden the things he likes I guess. And he ALWAYS pushes the cart. I never get to push it.

Usually we stick to a budget, but once in a while we'll get tired of that and just go in and buy whatever we want. That's always fun when I can talk him into that.

Are you going to check it twice?

Ok you guys--when Mark gets done doing Cindy's shopping tell him he can come and do mine. I cannot right now, and while Rod will, he hates to do it. I am sure I could convince him to let Mark do the grocery shopping.

Gee, I want to get together with you all as well. We just did not plan this right--the very least we could of done was be living in the same or adjoining states, right??? This living all over the country is the pits. .
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and to bring up the title of this Coffeehouse......

No, my yard work is not done yet...

I agree Carol...it would be nice if we all lived closer! I am not very close to anybody on here. I think I would have to drive 12 to 15 hours to visit any of you.

I tell you what, I'll let you all borrow Mark in trade for a visit!

I didn't want to start a whole topic just for one picture, so I'm throwing it in here......just uploaded the picture of the sky from this morning. I thought it was pretty!



Too bad the smoke from the waste filtration plant is ruining it!

whoa! awesome pic.

afternoon all! just poking in for a few before I start supper. eggs and pancakes tonight. we also need to get to the grocery store!

YUM! I like breakfast for dinner!

Oh gee if I could---

i have a soulution why don't u all just move down here to florida!!!!! the weathers great all year round! lol see everyones happy! now that we got that settled moving on lol

my yard work i think for today is pretty much done for at least 3 days... planted a wild lantana found growing in the woods... its almost like a tree so i think im going to let it grow like a tree... =) got bit by a tons of fire ants at least 40 all together all over my feet... their swollen and veins popped out and im jittery from the poisin i guess im shakey lol... but the thing is the bug people came out and spryed for fire ants and things like that this morning! hmm... and there wasnt any ant piles so i put some amdro down but i got bite some more haha... but yea...

more mexican petunia planted out back of the house... i say 2 months the whole back of the house will have hedges along the back side of it(whihc is what i want) them things sure do grow fast and easy!.... but yea...

hows everyone?

Can't stay I'm cooking dinner, but Scott--then I'd be complaining about the heat and especially the humidity! I can't be pleased when it comes to weather.

Be back later!

lol loz well arent we just being picky! gosh! lol haha nahh i complain about the heat and humidity everyday... well its been nicer supposed to be in the 60's i heard sometime this or next week idk... i hear tons of things lol! but loz that is a great picture up there ^ i forgot to comment on it... ... i love the red! or some might say vibrant oragne but i say red *oh yea i went there and i bought property* lol!

mmmmm....mmmmmmm the eggs were really good. I let the rest of the fam fight over the pancakes since there was very little syrup. did I mention we REALLY need to get to the grocery store. ha ha
it's in the 60's here now. it is so nice! tommorrow we have highs in the 70's and lows tomorrow night in the 50's. I love the fall weather.

We really need to go too. Grocery shopping. It seems like we always delay it until we are almost out of everything.

Thanks Scott. Sure am glad to be rid of the humidity, even though it's trading it for the cold. Although I really miss swimming in the pool. I really do.

Mom if you get on here early, I'm up. What time are we going to Walmart? Call me.

I'm off work today, on my third cup of coffee, gotta get some ppwk together and get to town before noon.
So what's shakin' with everyone else this fine Friday?
Oh and Loz....can you pick me up some tolit paper at walley world today? were about out of that too and I really don't want to do any shopping today either. ha ha

Morning all,
No yard work isn't done here either... have 3 trees of leaves to rake soon as they finish falling off the trees.. hopefully it will happen this weekend,supposed to be in the high 70's ... wonderful weather for raking...
Mom is doing better this morning- she had us worried yesterday... she started getting dizzy... we went back to doc and they wanted xrays of her back to make sure she didn't break anything as she is so fragile... hoping they call today and say she is fine... today she is only sore where they gave her a tetnus shot... which is good- dizziness is gone so far today too and she actually ate breakfast today....
I got a decent nights sleep too which helped me a lot- which is good I have to work on getting the rest of the blood out of the carpet and got laundry and ironing to get done too... behind of most everything- Joe took today off to help me catch up too.
Nana

I am sorry to hear about your mom nana! Tha'ts sad.. But i'm sure shes so thankful to have you as a daughter to take care of her!!

Nothing much going on hear today it's sooo hottt hott hottt here today! I just got back inside from hanging out the laundry and and making a fresh pot of coffee... Also from bringing and putting away groceries! From wally world! mom went i can't stand to shop there anymore the people are so rude at the cash register... just the other day when my grandma was here we got a woman soooo rude that i wanted to scream.. plus the man behind us was not very nice so he got told off by me no one messes with grandma no one....

so we don't go there no more my new favorite stores are publix and kmart -target! no more walmart... lol


so what is everyone else doing out there.. tonight maybe take some pictures of the yard at my house i promised for some lol!

So how is everyone doing tonight. Anybody 'home' tonight???

Hi, Cindy--how ya doin'???

I am here, but only til our Chinese food is delivered...

Hiya Carol and Cindy!

You can get Chinese delivered to the house. The place by Tractor Supply delivers. I forgot what that one is called.

dam it Janet!

Awwwwww.....there's those beautiful eyes!! I have those in my

Shirley Files!!!

Are you practicing? I hope you don't poke an eye out!!!

Shirley, you are a nut! Only you could pull a picture 'out of your files' that quick.

Get up here and do the real show.

I am here. Is this where the party is?

Maybe we could have a Rocky Horror party!!

did i hear party? come on yall i got gingerbread muffins with lemon sauce for them! lol made fresh! by myself... lol