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Post by ahntjudy on Sept 17, 2019 7:25:45 GMT -5
Getting some nice figs this year...Squirrels and birds are sharing...
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Post by ahntjudy on Oct 24, 2020 7:17:33 GMT -5
Not necessarily garden related but..
I was outside yesterday picking the pole beans and it felt as if something got into my ear and felt some tickling.. Stuck my pinky in there to no avail..
I have one of those wall mounted fastener holders out in the garage in which Daddy, many decades ago, included Q-Tips in one of the little drawers..They're in a little baggie and still as clean and new as they were way back then..
What I observed is the major difference in the Q-Tip brand of old and of new.. Those old ones are so nice and loaded cotton puffy compared to the current ones which have definitely cut corners.. Not a huge surprise..
No more ear tickling either..yay..
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Post by tom 🕊 on Oct 24, 2020 8:27:06 GMT -5
it felt as if something got into my ear and felt some tickling.. My fourth grade teacher told a story about getting a bug in an ear. One night one of her sons stuck his head out of the car window, and a bug flew in his ear. She could not get it out and got up with a doctor. The doctor said, "Mrs.Casey, all you need to do is put in a drop of sweet oil, and the bug will come out." That's one of the few thing I learned in fourth grade. That, and the multiplication table, and something about picking up pawpaws.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Oct 24, 2020 13:44:52 GMT -5
ahntjudy , I hadn't thought about the decrease in quality, but you're right. The thinner cotton doesn't stay on as well, so the q-tip isn't as effective, at anything other than perhaps just quick wipe-up of small splotches on plates, counters, stoves or wherever. TP has become narrower, sometimes thinner. TP in commercial buildings is far from what it used to be as well. tom 🕊 , I remember my mother asking us to get sweet oil for her when she had an earache. Your comment reminds me of other methods my parents used. Dad's mother and grandmother used a lot of natural remedies, including horseradish for something which I don't remember. Maybe it was a cold? Stocking up on supplies to overwinter the pandemic, I thought of how many different manufactured remedies are now available in pharmacies. I have no idea what some of them are for, or how they're allegedly better than home remedies. It never occurred to me that curing actions would eventually segue so far away from natural remedies, or I would have written down my parents' remedies to help get me through whatever comes along. Other than something (which I can't remember now) for mosquito bites, and sweet oil for ear aches, I'm really having trouble remembering what they used. A cut potato was a remedy for something, horseradish for something else. Or maybe it's just that I'm getting older and my mind isn't as sharp as it was? I do remember where the chocolate is, and that's important as well!
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Post by tom 🕊 on Oct 24, 2020 14:15:46 GMT -5
Dad's mother and grandmother used a lot of natural remedies There are now extensive internet sites on herbs and home remedies. Here is one. www.earthclinic.com/I use home remedies daily.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Oct 24, 2020 19:10:15 GMT -5
tom 🕊, thanks. I'll check it out.
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Post by emmsmommy on Oct 24, 2020 19:49:06 GMT -5
The doctor said, "Mrs.Casey, all you need to do is put in a drop of sweet oil, and the bug will come out." That's one of the few thing I learned in fourth grade. That, and the multiplication table, and something about picking up pawpaws. tom 🕊, your fourth grade memories made me chuckle. My fourth grade teacher was an eccentric gentleman who introduced us to Greek mythology, science experiments, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, weekly spelling bees with the quarter prize, and negative numbers. He made us think outside the box and was one of my favorite teachers. As for home remedies for an earache, my great grandmother said that pee in the ear would cure it as would someone blowing smoke in your ear. I think I did let grandma try the smoke, but NO, NO, NO to pee. I seemed to have several inner ear infections one year and the only thing that really brought any immediate comfort was a hot towel on my ear. My great grandmother also used skunk grease rubbed on the chest for congestion until her youngest daughter had a reaction to it.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Oct 31, 2020 14:46:37 GMT -5
My yard is presenting an interesting vista, more so than other years, or perhaps I'm just appreciating the changes more. But even the unwanted trees like the black locust have lovely fall colors, with cascading branches now hanging down, displaying a blend of pale yellow, deeper yellow, and unwavering green, clinging to the spring and summer colors and refusing to acknowledge Fall change.
I enjoy seeing the yard collecting leaves, turning from all green to partially golden and pale yellow, eventually becoming almost solid with leaves. Neighbors are raking their leaves out into the streets. I cringe when I see how many leaves they're discarding and donating to the leaf gathering trucks which will soon clear the streets of their autumn decorations.
The City created a Bootistic contest this year, so residents have been spending time creating diversified Halloween scenes. My next door neighbor actually won! She had an interesting blend of a large spider web extending from the ground up about 10' (+/-) to a tree section where multiple branches extended into different directions. The spider was the largest I've ever seen; it must have been at least 4 feet from end to end. She also had the typical grave markers, more spiders, a few ghosties, a fake dog skeleton, and other creatures I don't remember offhand.
These massive spider webs seem to be more common this year. Most extend from the ground upward several feet to a connection on a gutter or roof. And of course, they're host to massive spiders.
I've enjoyed driving around the neighborhood and admiring the creativity. It's somewhat of a shock though when I see a massive blow-up creature. It's just a different kind of decoration, creative perhaps, but not as much as those designed by residents.
I'm wondering if I'll see giant turkeys as Thanksgiving displays.
These decorations remind me that years ago I wanted to make a sleigh and reindeer; somewhere I may still have the patterns. If only I can find my saw...or maybe I'll try assembling some of the dozens of tree branches and trunks that I've been lusting over during the summer, thinking how I could integrate them into yard designs.
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Post by James on Nov 8, 2020 12:38:36 GMT -5
Stuff going on in my yard. Two four letter words: Cold, Snow.
Can't remember? I call it CRS Disease. "Can't Remember Stuff"
Birds: Juncos, Magpies and Eu Doves.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Nov 8, 2020 18:34:46 GMT -5
Leaves...lots of leaves, maple and sweetgum, to be mulched and gathered for soil-building garden candy this winter. Birds...lots of birds. The bluejays, cardinals, crows, bluebirds, and mockingbirds are well-established. The winter juncos, chickadees, nuthatches, and titmouses are moving in, too. A few flowers still blooming...fall chrysanthemums, ageratum, and asters. Bees, skippers, and little wasps are getting their late meals there. Yellowjackets are busy, too, dag-nabbit.
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Post by Mumsey on Nov 8, 2020 19:39:32 GMT -5
Nothing growing here except self seeded dill. The only color remaining is the sapling Cleveland Pear tree. Pretty orange color.
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Post by ahntjudy on Dec 9, 2020 17:15:35 GMT -5
My old Japanese Red Maple hasn't been this bold in color for a good number of years... This was the last of its beauty... A few days before that, in the sun, it shone brilliantly scarlet...
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Post by ahntjudy on Dec 9, 2020 17:20:37 GMT -5
This is part of the yard stash... Under the straw at the end of the leaf pen is one of the garlic beds...
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Post by desertwoman on Dec 9, 2020 20:05:45 GMT -5
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Post by Mumsey on Dec 10, 2020 5:36:10 GMT -5
I noticed the sage still looks good. The Little Gem fall crop still has green, it isn't growing though. Looking tired. The leeks are green and perky. Peeked for garlic, didn't see any coming up. Parsley I had in pots is growing again, I had cut it off some weeks ago. Nice to see some green!
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