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Good morning everybody. Was just reading over the posts from last night through this morning. . . .

First a ((hug)) to Stat as he comforts a colleague and friend in time of tragedy. That is tough duty, and so many of us seem to have gone through that lately.

And a ((hug)) to Ringel and the Mrs. I don't know why bad things happen to good people, but dealing with Hombre's cancer these last several months, I know that a positive attitude and faith help, but the waiting, the worry, the treatment itself it is difficult even when the prognosis is excellent.

Hombre once said there was something about holding a hammer that makes you feel like you can build anything. But ya'll left WD40 out of the essential tools list. The recipe: if it doesn't move and should use WD40. If it moves and it shouldn't, use duct tape. And if it doesn't work, hit it with the hammer.

I'm thinking BBD is pretty excited about that RV too and I'm tickled for him and the Mrs.

Hope Sheila gets a good report on her foot today and congrats to TK on great success in his self improvement project. I'm pondering a system in which a raise means you get your hours cut? Pretty hard to get ahead.

Good to see that Mal stopped by. You should do that more often.

I can just imagine how much fun it would be to be GW's family and enjoy an extended visit with the goats and all the splendor of Alaska. And I know he's enjoying them too.

Carrie Underwood is an amazing person and entertainer. It was once said about Karen Carpenter of the Carpenters that she was a musical genius--simply never ever had to do a second take when recording a song because she just never ever made a mistake. I think Carrie has that special gift too--she just never gets it wrong, ever.

And I've pondered it and thought about it, and I don't KNOW what that halo on the Google octupus is all about. :(

Mrs. BBD is super excited. She wants to get it to the house so she can begin to load it up with all of her stuff. I'm thinking she will be like a hen getting her nest the way she wants it. Just finished talking to the fella that sold us the RV. I was under the impression that all would be required to purchase for the navigation to work would be a CD to load into the system... He mistakenly told me wrong about the navigation. You have to buy this gizmo from Pioneer and then the CD which together would total over $600.00 for navigation. I guess what I will be doing is simply buying a Garmin. It would be a lot less expensive and work just as well. Mrs. BBD and I went to the bank yesterday and got the cashier's check to pay for the RV yesterday. This morning before Mrs. BBD went to quilting down at the church I got the insurance all taken care of. At this point all that is left is to wait until tomorrow morning to go pick it up.

I've been thinking about getting my own RV, this one's for sale.

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Lights on in space -- for safety! :rofl:
 
Went to the VA yesterday for my annual GERD and Barretts Esophagus checkup. They are scheduling a further exam at a local Charlotte hospital because of the condition. As of yesterday I am forbidden to eat or drink my favorite nutrional supplements. No more Snickers, honeybuns, pecan pie, cakes, cookies, candy bars.........hell, the entire candy and pastry aisles in Walmart. I will somehow manage to survive but it won't be easy.I can have all the PB&J I want but it won't be the same as an Almond Joy. And worst of all, the ultimate insult------no coffee. Dammit.


Just think how great everything is going to taste when you are once again able to eat them...:D
 
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Here's an update on the progress of the Spring flower planting. I said Spring because Summer is still a few days off and I just put the marigolds in last weekend.

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Here's a "before and after' on the window boxes:

Before:

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and after:

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Plantings around the 'new' tree. Purslane and polka dot plant (I don't remember the name of it, but it looked good in the nursery):

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The wee decorative peppers I raised from seed around the new locale for the flag pole:

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Sweet potato vines relegated to their own private pouches where they cannot bully other plants around:

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Window boxes after they were first planted:

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And today:

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Very pretty, Nosmo.
 
This is how my tomato plants looked 3 weeks ago.....

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I'm getting a bumper crop of tomatoes. I've already diced and placed in quart bags a bunch of them....enough to fill 5 1-quart bags.

This was what I picked one morning.
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This is how my tomato plants looked 3 weeks ago.....

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I'm getting a bumper crop of tomatoes. I've already diced and placed in quart bags a bunch of them....enough to fill 5 1-quart bags.

This was what I picked one morning.
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Mine are only about where your 3-weeks-ago ones were. All green. Shouldn't be long though, it's hot today. Really hot. Why I bet it's over 80.
 
This is how my tomato plants looked 3 weeks ago.....

P1010922_zpsbb9f6543.jpg


I'm getting a bumper crop of tomatoes. I've already diced and placed in quart bags a bunch of them....enough to fill 5 1-quart bags.

This was what I picked one morning.
P1010935_zps5a1835c4.jpg

Mine are only about where your 3-weeks-ago ones were. All green. Shouldn't be long though, it's hot today. Really hot. Why I bet it's over 80.

Once they start turning, it doesn't take long.

I took a chance and planted early...most of my friends tomatoes are also still green. I'll give them some of my red ones, and when my plants peter out, they'll be giving me some of their tomatoes...it's all good.
 
Good morning everybody. Was just reading over the posts from last night through this morning. . . .

First a ((hug)) to Stat as he comforts a colleague and friend in time of tragedy. That is tough duty, and so many of us seem to have gone through that lately.

And a ((hug)) to Ringel and the Mrs. I don't know why bad things happen to good people, but dealing with Hombre's cancer these last several months, I know that a positive attitude and faith help, but the waiting, the worry, the treatment itself it is difficult even when the prognosis is excellent.

Hombre once said there was something about holding a hammer that makes you feel like you can build anything. But ya'll left WD40 out of the essential tools list. The recipe: if it doesn't move and should use WD40. If it moves and it shouldn't, use duct tape. And if it doesn't work, hit it with the hammer.

I'm thinking BBD is pretty excited about that RV too and I'm tickled for him and the Mrs.

Hope Sheila gets a good report on her foot today and congrats to TK on great success in his self improvement project. I'm pondering a system in which a raise means you get your hours cut? Pretty hard to get ahead.

Good to see that Mal stopped by. You should do that more often.

I can just imagine how much fun it would be to be GW's family and enjoy an extended visit with the goats and all the splendor of Alaska. And I know he's enjoying them too.

Carrie Underwood is an amazing person and entertainer. It was once said about Karen Carpenter of the Carpenters that she was a musical genius--simply never ever had to do a second take when recording a song because she just never ever made a mistake. I think Carrie has that special gift too--she just never gets it wrong, ever.

And I've pondered it and thought about it, and I don't KNOW what that halo on the Google octupus is all about. :(

Someone else may have explained it by now, but in Germany at the zoo, there was an octopus named "Paul" who, by using his tentacles, correctly predicted the winner of a number of WMs in soccer: 2010, 2006, 2002, 1998. Paul died in 2012, poor octopus. So, the google comic is of Paul in heaven, still trying to decide who is going to win in 2014...


Now, as to the bolded, I read this paragraph and this is once more proof that you are definitely my type of woman!!! LOL

#hitTheDamnedthingWithaHammer-2014 !!!



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(loved it, just loved it)
 
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Went to the VA yesterday for my annual GERD and Barretts Esophagus checkup. They are scheduling a further exam at a local Charlotte hospital because of the condition. As of yesterday I am forbidden to eat or drink my favorite nutrional supplements. No more Snickers, honeybuns, pecan pie, cakes, cookies, candy bars.........hell, the entire candy and pastry aisles in Walmart. I will somehow manage to survive but it won't be easy.I can have all the PB&J I want but it won't be the same as an Almond Joy. And worst of all, the ultimate insult------no coffee. Dammit.


:eek::eek:
 
This is how my tomato plants looked 3 weeks ago.....

P1010922_zpsbb9f6543.jpg


I'm getting a bumper crop of tomatoes. I've already diced and placed in quart bags a bunch of them....enough to fill 5 1-quart bags.

This was what I picked one morning.
P1010935_zps5a1835c4.jpg
Are those heirloom tomatoes? They look delicious!

I don't think so....I planted several different kinds and placed the little tag by the plant, but they've gotten so bushy and I hayed all around the plants I can't tell which is which. I think the Heirloom have indentations like pumpkins, and I haven't gotten any like that, so it was probably last year that I planted those.

I did plant some "yellow" tomatoes which are really tasty, but they look odd being yellow.


These are heirlooms.....I didn't plant any this year.

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This is how my tomato plants looked 3 weeks ago.....

P1010922_zpsbb9f6543.jpg


I'm getting a bumper crop of tomatoes. I've already diced and placed in quart bags a bunch of them....enough to fill 5 1-quart bags.

This was what I picked one morning.
P1010935_zps5a1835c4.jpg

Mine are only about where your 3-weeks-ago ones were. All green. Shouldn't be long though, it's hot today. Really hot. Why I bet it's over 80.

Pick some of them green and pickle them with some habeneros.
 

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