| Flowerfreak Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 12:16 pm: |   |
 Welcome to Flowerfreak's Journal
Well go figure! I was interrupted while starting my journal today, but it is ok because I was interrupted by a very good friend. "P" stopped in to see me at work :) We talk for quite a bit (imagine that)! She was on the way to the bakery by my house to get "M" a Cinderella birthday cake for tomorrow. She (as she always does) invited me out for the birthday party if I wasn't doing anything. Unfortunately, I have my cleaning job every Friday evening. I do need to stop out and visit her more. I always tell myself that, but never make it out there. "P" goes to the Dr. tomorrow to find out if she is having a boy or a girl. She thinks this one is a boy because this pregnancy has been more complicated than the first, lol. "P" is a great friend. One of those you don't see or talk to often, but know that she will always be there if you ever need her & her front door is always open to you.
We are getting a break from the rain today. In the past 3 days we got well over 4 inches of rain. I think it's closer to 5 inches. There is more rain on the way tonight & tomorrow. I can't decide to turn the fans on in the basement to dry it out, or just let it go. I'd run the dehumidifiers and fans, but they just pull way too much energy & I really don't need that utility bill right now after both my water and sanitation bills have doubled from having to water the plants so much lately.  I guess one good thing is that I've kept the plants and trees alive through the drought...except for one. I am going to have to get the lone tree in the back cut down. I am constantly picking up dead branches that have fallen. I really don't need the tree or any of the bigger branches falling into the neighbor's yard as we don't get along that great. I am ok with taking the tree out though because I will finally be able to start my compost bin in that corner and hopefully have enough room to grow some vegs. & pumpkins next year, yay :-) I want to be able to grow enough pumpkins so the kids can come over & pick out their own pumpkin(s) and I'd still have a few left to decorate with (and hope the "punk" neighbors don't trash them). I can always grow some pumpkins in mom & dad's garden if I don't have enough room. I should probably do that anyway so mom will have some for her house on Halloween too.
So I think Moira jinxed me by not thinking DJ & I ever work! I have been busy here today and have to keep coming back to my journal to finish sentences. I can only imagine how broken up this first entry is going to be, lol. I started this about 9:30 or so and it is now after 12:00. I still haven't had a chance to check on the other GB topics yet (especially my goldfishbuddies, hehe). On that note, I think I will end my first journal entry here, as all of this trying to go back & forth with my entry is driving me even crazier than I already am (if that is even possible)! |
Oooohhhh........ myyyyyyyyy........ GOSH! You made a journal and it took less than 3 hours. LOL. I'm so proud of you! Look at everything you have to talk about... tons of rain, the inevitability of pumpkin terrorists, friends and family... What will become of your calendars and bits of paper? LOL. I'm so thrilled to have more fabulous stories to read on GB.  [OoGBoO] That would be the insignia of the Goldfish club: a little GoldfishBuddy in a bowl, complete with bubbles. |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 01:27 pm: | |
Welcome DJ  I thought you would be proud of me. After all, whether you know it or not, you're the one that pushed me to do this goofy thing! lol
That is my problem, lol!
My back ups since I don't have the internet at home... you know, in case the whole world's computer system should crash, haha
OMG! You're killing me. Great, something else for me to try to remember....unless I can remember where to come & find where you have posted it!
[OoGBoO] (that's hard to type). BTW...how in the world did you ever think of that?! |
| Growit Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 02:17 pm: | |
No Lisa!!!! I was only kidding. I think both you and DJ are always doing so much which is why I find it so hard to understand where you get the time to post so much on the forum. I didn't mean to jinx you. Now I feel well bad.
Lovely start to your journal. Shame about the neighbours from hell though. Some people just don't seem to have respect for anything. Love DJs description of 'pumpkin terrorists' Haha!
Heres hoping I'm forgiven for any jinxing your fellow OoGBoO.....did I spell that right?
Moira x |
I really like ASCII art and the bubbles in that other fish pic I made inspired me. :-) |
I speak from my own experience here at the farm. LOL. I'm sure I had my inadvertent revenge, though. They had to go through poison ivy to get to the pumpkins they smashed.
Boy, Moira, I don't know. That fish doesn't have a bowl! [OoGBoO] HAHAHA! |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 03:00 pm: | |
A big welcome to my journal, Moira (aka fellow [OoGBoO])!!
hehehe...me too! I am a big smart aleck (sp?). I am just glad I can type pretty fast & am glad I don't type as slow as my boss...he still types with just his 2 index fingers---eek! Anyway, that happens to me all of the time at work where it will be dead silent & then all heck breaks loose for about 20 mins. and back to dead silence. Some days are just more hectic than others. This morning happened to be a hectic one 
...Moira, don't feel bad, feel happy! 
Isn't that the truth. I think it is terrible these days. Yes, "pumpkin terrorists"..she is funny. I was afraid to put pumpkins out this year because of them. Heck, I am afraid to put anything out anymore. I am not home enough to keep close enough watch. I live on the corner and it seems like my house/yard stick out like a sort thumb, so that makes it harder, not being "sandwiched" between neighbors.
Goodness, no forgiveness needed, but if it would make you feel better...how could I not forgive a fellow [OoGBoO]?! (I think I am starting to get the typing of that down!) Whenever I type that (and when I first read it--quickly) I read it as OOO GOO BOO ! lol |
Oh, dear, that is a prime target. I think these days that everything is fair game, though. When we lived in an apartment in California, I had a Christmas wreath I had made hanging on the door with some very pretty brass bells dangling in the middle of the wreath. Some weirdo came up one day trying to tell me that I knew his Mom, yada yada yada, and such and such. I didn't know his Mom (or anyone else there, either). I can't even remember what he said except that he got really aggressive and I said something sarcastic about him being such an Einstein. After taking a lot more weird mumbo jumbo from him, he finally left and I closed the door. Later when I went out to walk my dog, I discovered that the wreath was gone. I was so upset and I knew it was him because we were at the top of the stairs, along with only one other apartment, and I could always hear people going up and down the stairs. I hadn't heard a thing except for that guy leaving. Made me wish that I really HAD known who his mother was. |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 03:37 pm: | |
Apparently so. I've had one of my landscape rocks thrown through one of my tenant's windows (of course that freaked her out & she moved), basement windows broken, small decorative landscape fences bent & broken, and I've also been "egged" to name a few things. Parking is no fun either; I've had the whole side of my truck taken out too. Ah, the joys of living in the city....NOT!
lol! |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 03:45 pm: | |
I wasn't going to say anything about leaving us to die w/o a fishbowl of water...luckily I got one typed in here so I didn't start flopping all over the place, dying of oxygen! HAHAHA
(Sorry Moira, rough crowd around here today, lol)  |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 04:34 pm: | |
It is a rather gloomy day, but at least we are getting a little break from the rain. It is rather cold too.
I wonder today (the same as I did yesterday) if/when I should bring in my potted begonias. They are still blooming & look so pretty I don't want to take them inside just yet.
I really need to find the determination (and time!) to finish sanding & staining my woodwork so I can have more room in the basement for new cuttings, seed starting, etc. I guess I do have the 1st floor apt. still to use, but I am running out of space there too and besides, I really need to get that cleared out & cleaned up and ready to rent. Maybe I should "punish" myself and not play any sports this session & stay home & concentrate on finishing the woodwork & foyer. Sigh. Ok, maybe I'll have it done by spring. Just keep thinking: one board at a time is better than none!
Since I just did start this journal I guess it is fair I can write about this past weekend since I had such a fun time. Dad, Dar & Mir & I were at the farm Sat night for opening deer season. Dar realized he didn't have as many adult beverages as he thought he had down there. Dad volunteered to drive us into town to get some. (Normally, just us kids would go and I'd usually drive). I guess since not as many people were down this year, dad felt lonely & wanted to go along this time. Dad drove his truck since I was tired of driving so much. We got to the liquor store (dad stayed in the truck) & I asked dad if he wanted anything & he said "No". He paused and said, "See if they have any plastic forks. We're out of them back at the farm." I laughed hysterically and said, "Why in the world would you think a liquor store sells plastic forks?!" Well little brother was in a mood so when we were in the store he decides to ask the clerk if he ever had anyone go in there & ask if they sold plastic forks. If that wasn't funny enough, the clerk replies, "No, but I have had someone ask for ketchup, an' I had some right down der in that bucket!" I think I almost peed my pants (well it's the truth) trying to tell this to my dad when I got back to the truck.
After we left there, I offered to run in the little town grocery to get a box of forks to hold us over for the weekend. Once in the store, en route to find the forks, I saw bunches of candy and I am a sucker (no pun intended) for candy. They had gummy teeth. I had to get some, just for fun. I picked up the small box of forks (which I noticed had "dishwasher safe" on the box. That was another funny story. When I got back to the truck, I had to ask everyone why someone would make it a point to make DISPOSABLE plastic forks DISHWASHER SAFE!!! LOL
Ah, back to the gummy teeth. We (including my dad) were all experimenting with them, trying to look funny with gummy teeth in our mouths, just having a fun time. For some strange reason, I had my old camera and was taking pictures. It was a fun time and I was sooo happy to see dad in a great mood. When we got back we played euchre. Dad was yawning well into the 2nd game so we all called it quits after 3 games and went to bed. Even though I only saw 1 fawn that whole weekend, it was a great weekend.
Note to self: Don't forget to keep watering the gardenia since it's been moved to the 1st floor kitchen!! |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 04:36 pm: | |
Don't forget to take picture of clematis that was and hopefully still is blooming for the first time :) |
OMGosh! That is so awful. I'm guessing it isn't anything personal against you, just a matter of convenience, but I know I'd be taking it personally if I were the one getting bashed like that.
I considered not mentioning it, either, but the concept was just too funny to let it slide. LOL!
I figure you're about to go home soon, so I'm posting this bit now while I read your last post. (I had to laugh when I checked my email and saw four entries in a row for posts to your journal. And there you thought you couldn't keep a journal!) |
I think I've killed mine. Problem solved. LOL. |
Great reading!
I am going to hijack your journal here for a moment... If you don't get anywhere with the woodwork, I wouldn't worry too much about it. I think I've done enough work at my house this summer for the both of us!
Dishwashable, disposable forks... that IS weird and funny. LOL. My husband's mother would probably love some of those. She hand washed some plastic-coated paper plates that we had bought in the first place specifically for the purpose of avoiding doing any dish washing when his parents were here. Haha! I've also seen her wash and rinse out our used paper towels and hang them over the side of the dish drainer to dry.
I've seen all sorts of gummies, but never gummy teeth. Creepy! What flavor were they? One time I was in a grocery store that had all sorts of non-grocery-related aisles. I was in rare form when I came across a jar of crappie candy. I went into fits of laughter and tears. I went to my Mom and told her they had "crappy" candy. She didn't understand, so I retrieved the jar and showed her. When she explained that it was CRAPPIE candy and not CRAPPY candy, that just made it all the funnier. It was one of those things that racked me with laughter every few minutes for an interminably long time thereafter. It still makes me laugh to this day. |
| Growit Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 08:43 pm: | |
Haha! Ok Get it now. Took far too many braincells though. Don't think I have many as I can only remember things for a few seconds. |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 - 08:24 am: | |
Silly, that is why your in the [OoGBoO] club...remember?! HAHA
I used to take it personally, but I've come to the conclusion that I just live in the wrong spot. I think there are just too many kids around with nothing to do. I never did anything to anyone, so I figured that had to be it. I am pretty much nice to everyone (as long as I get the same respect), but prefer to keep to myself for the most part. I will say "Hi" to my neighbors, but I don't care to get in their little gossip huddles. That just isn't me. I mind my business & I expect others to do the same. I'm not a very sociable person (although you'd probably never believe me since I ramble so much here)!
EEK! How did you kill them? Mine do pretty well w/o much care.
That is the problem...I haven't worried about it for almost a year now. I keep putting other projects in front of it. You many have done enough work for the both of us, but I feel I should have done as much as you did this summer, but haven't. Too many other things getting in the way.
Oh, you have brought back memories of my grandma. She used to do the same thing. She would also reuse aluminum foil and Ziplock bags, just to name a few things. She'd rinse the bags out & leave them to dry & reuse them. A lot of what she did came from living in the depression. She was a terrific woman 
The gummy teeth were cherry flavored & actually tasted pretty good! That is a funny story about the Crappy Crappie candie, lol! |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 - 08:55 am: | |
So this journal thing is turning out to be not so bad. I actually remembered to take a picture of the clematis last night. I'm pretty sure it is the Jackmanii. I need to remember to find out what to do with this plant & when since this is the first year I planted them. I am so happy it actually grew & survived the drought. I thought I had lost it at one point, and that made me make sure I started taking better care of it & watering it more. Glad I did:  
While I was taking these pictures last night, I noticed how well the spirea was doing. This is the one I had brought back from Central that had gotten weed wacked down to nothing by either my dad or brothers. Of course, not being able to throw a plant out without trying to rescue it, I put it in the ground and watered it well the first few weeks. Oh, I am so happy it is coming back, but really need to find another spot for it, as it is too close to the Mt. Laurel here. I'll also have the moonbeam coreopsis K gave me blooming in front of it. Yes, definitely needs to be moved, but unfortunately, that might wait until spring.
I need to decide on what to do with the rose bush, as I don't like it's new home in the new cutting garden bed. Hmmm...I wonder if I could move it the the outside of the back fence and put another clematis in it's place. I'm really stuck on clematis now after I've seen this one work for me. Maybe I should put another obelisk and clem on the other side of the purple sandcherry since I want to get that ornamental grass out of that location....Sigh, when am I going to find the time? Oh well, I have to be happy that my yard is what it is now compared to 5 years ago. Yeah, just keep telling yourself that.
Oh, one more thing: find some bulbs & plant them!! |
Ditto! LOL. Well, first I forgot to water my Begonia, and then I think it was colder one night than they had predicted. I could probably revive it, but at this point I'd rather just give up on baskets and containers. They are just not my thing. Mmmm, but cherry gummies are! |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 - 11:15 am: | |
lol!! (Another reason why I can't slow down & stop doing so much all of the time...I wouldn't be able to eat as much as I do without gaining 100lbs!)
I have been experimenting with containers the past few years and its actually become pretty fun. I like to just buy a few different plants that catch my eye & "throw" something together and see how it turns out. Other times, I just plant one thing per pot. Here is the best one I think I did so far 
I made it 2 years ago & I have just been bringing it in for the winter. It doesn't look this great now, but it still looked ok to set outside this year. I think I'll have to redo it next year though |
