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It's a 'mulch' day here. ......followed by planting potatoes.
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Good morning ! Yay for mulch !!!
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And Yay for potatoes! Are you doubling up on anything this year, Sunny? Or expanding with something new?
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I am doubling up on carrots, cucumbers and bush beans....and expanding my strawberry patch with another variety for more jelly. I plan to do a lot more preserves. potatoes are planted....Red Pontiac and Russet Gold.
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I wonder if you could put up small potatoes ? They are good fresh though. Yay for more jelly/jam. I love the red pontiac..and as I love the gold varieties that I buy at the store, I bet those are going to be wonderful tasting as well.
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Junie, one can preserve potatoes....but it wouldn't be worth the hassle I think. Well, the mulch is down....wearing long kitchen gloves this time did the job for keeping my hands dye free. I only did the flower beds around the house but it still looks good.
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Pics when you get blooms, Sunny?
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Yes, pictures please...they always make me smile.
I will say good night 🌙 now, sleep well.
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Sweet dreams, Carol. Do you have your grands again tomorrow?
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No, I do not, Tina. Their mom is done with school for the year.
Sleep well, Tina !
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Pics when you get blooms, Sunny? Yes, I will definitely do that.....the only thing blooming at the moment is the dandelions though. Oh oh ! The " wishing flowers". My Granddaughter Cora, brought me a clover flower as it was white, and told me it was a wishing flower. I had to carefully explain how the yellow flowers get white, then you blow on them and make a wish. Littles are so cute. I had not ever heard of dandelion flowers being called wishing flowers. Sadly I had to tell her that Papaw would probably mow down the "wishing" flowers before they had a chance to become wishing flowers.
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Did your last cow calve yet, Sunny?
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No, not yet...she is due June 5th. Is it just me or is Junie's post mixed in with mine???????? I never posted this: Oh oh ! The " wishing flowers". My Granddaughter Cora, brought me a clover flower as it was white, and told me it was a wishing flower. I had to carefully explain how the yellow flowers get white, then you blow on them and make a wish. Littles are so cute. I had not ever heard of dandelion flowers being called wishing flowers. Sadly I had to tell her that Papaw would probably mow down the "wishing" flowers before they had a chance to become wishing flowers. boohoo
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Nope, it is not you. The second half of your post is mine...
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Nope, it is not you. The second half of your post is mine... Well then, I am glad that you didn't call Tina any bad names.
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I just got a call from my local pharmacy asking if I could make it there in a half hour....it seems that they had a few last minute cancellations and were trying to give out an extra 5 immunizations as to not discard them. I just got back....after getting my first Moderna shot. It pays to call them every week asking when I can get mine.
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Isn't there a three week wait for the 2nd shot? I'm getting the Pfizer one un a couple of weeks and the second on June 30.
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As I understand it, Tina..in the U.S. with the Pfizer. vaccination one has to wait 21 days to get the second shot...With the Moderna, the waiting period is 28 days. But that is the waiting periods in the United States. Canada vaccinations may well be different.
I am headed to bed. Sleep well everyone.
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As I understand it, Tina..in the U.S. with the Pfizer. vaccination one has to wait 21 days to get the second shot...With the Moderna, the waiting period is 28 days. But that is the waiting periods in the United States. Canada vaccinations may well be different. Canada can't do anything right it seems, they have stretched the second shot 90 days after the first.....then we'll find out that in the end, none of the vaccinations took effect.
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No, I think that is not right. The second shot is more variable as to timing. So the first is your main vaccine. The second is a booster. It is not to be given before the 3-4 week deadline because a body needs time for the first to work its way around. I think the booster timing is not as critical as the vaccine. So your country is spreading the vaccine intelligently, Sunny. I do think they load more vaccines into babies faster than they should. On a typical first visit a wee little body is invaded by measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus and polio. Then monthly or whatever, boosters all around. I don't know if they have added more. I believe in vaccines. But I do wish there was a better way to give them. Like they switched to chewable vitamins or something. A drop at a time on a nipple?
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I guess we will all find out in time.
We are going on a meat buying trip this morning. At least it is a nice day for a drive.
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Thanks for explaining that Tina.
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I think we'll all need another shot too and maybe one yearly for awhile, like flu shots are given now. It will travel around the world for a few years now. Sweet dreams all.
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Yes, I can see updated boosters for many years to come.
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Yes, I agree. I think it will just be another annual vaccination to deal with.
Back home my Dr. Would call me so I could make an appointment. Here they don't care..call to make an appt or don't...
Good morning !
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GG and I just picked up our veggie seedlings and a few flowers at the garden nursery....we went in the pouring rain, we were the only ones there.
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The rain was irrelevant. That you were there and did not have to rush thru and also had noone else rush you thru was wonderful I am sure !! It makes me happy to think of you there looking at your leisure.
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I wish I had the money to shop at my leisure as well. The lawnmowers are serviced and ready to go. Not that there is much grass here yet but the dandelions are growing a foot high.
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The lawnmowers are serviced and ready to go. Not that there is much grass here yet but the dandelions are growing a foot high. Aw you are growing " wishing flowers" 💐 too !!
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I wish I liked the flavor of dandelion greens but I cannot deal with a lot of the bitter flavor of some greens. Sweet dreams all.
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I dislike dandelion greens as well Tina, they remind me of the taste of fiddle heads...yuck. There are plenty of 'wishing flowers' Junie, my lawn will only be cut later in the week. Today is a 'planting oats' day.....with the 'help' of the two grands. I might plant the two of them by the end of the day.
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I actually like dandelion lawns. They look more pleasant than some grasses. Do you hand sow your oats, Sunny?
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Tina, we have an old fertilizer broadcaster that we use to spread the oats....it works quite well since a grain of fertilizer and a grain of oats weighs the same. We try to improvise to cut down some work without adding any expense.
The black flies are bad today, poor GB is a mess of sneezes and runny eyes and nose with the pollen in the air. He asked to come in the house...that never happens. I gave him some allergy meds so he is resting at the moment.
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Hello, everyone.
We just got back from our first grocery trip to Wal-Mart since we got both our vaccinations.
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Grocery shopping or other, Carol?
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Well, I went thru the garden center...but aside from hostas all this Wal-Mart had was annuals. So I bought a few vitamins I was out of, and did my grocery shopping...not many people had on masks, but I did. However the pharmacy there was giving out covid vaccinations. That was nice to see.
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