OT Yards and cubic yards

Cheryl Isaak · 2009-07-05T13:16:43+00:00

Well, I spent a little bit of time stitching yesterday, but mostly I spentthe day in the garden getting ready for about 4-5 yards of mulch. Which I'llhave delivered. The big bed is approximately 100 feet long and varies from10 to 20 feet wide with paths intersecting it in a number of spots. I useone of the online garden calculator sites; my favorite is 'm only mulching the paths - about 3 inches of the lowest grade stuff overdoubled landscape fabric.I hauled about 3 full but not packed down 55 gallon barrels out thereyesterday and that doesn't include the pruning and the stuff I divided outfor a friend. I suspect, continuing to use the barrel, I could pull 20 moreout over the next few sunny days.My cukes and pumpkins look anemic (I may actually go feed them today) butthe tomatoes are quite in the pink and look like I might soon have fewtasty cherry tomatoes.I think this week's big project will be moving the sand cherry. So, first,dig really big hole extending the "D" bed about 8 feet longer and even outthe shape and amending the soil with some finished compost. Hopefully, I'llget some labor out of this from DS and DD. Then dig up the sand cherry, andmove it....I'm also going to coppice the pussy willow and see what happened. I'm goingto have bag that, not compost it since it is suffering from gall. There achance it will recover, be healthy and look good again. Otherwise, it'scoming out.Cheryl

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ellice 17 years ago

Hey, I'm easy. Almost anything will work - as we're planning now the borders, and I have lots of space. We found a gorgeous, new variety of Lilac tree - some Japanese thing with golden edged leaves - that I think we're going to plant off the cut corner of the deck. Then put some nandina or similar along the long edge behind the Serviceberry, and on the other side we have a couple of choices, with a rose at the end. In front of the lilac, as it's a pretty straight, single trunk - about 3" caliper, we're going to plant a bed of hydrangeas around. So, I can do daylilies in front of the evergreens. And have room in the front bed. Plus, on the side of the serviceberry, along the rail from the walkout of the basement, we're bedding that - another rose at the end, and more hydrangeas. So, again, since it's a good space (this will alleviate the difficult mowing around the Serviceberry tree) there is room in the bed for color. The stuff immediately in front of the deck has to be evergreen as we didn't lattice the space, and need to cover it a bit. We saw some amazing purple hydrangeas recently. So, I'll work with whatever you want to send!

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ellice 17 years ago

I totally can see this picture. My DA had some fit when my grandmother had told me to take her full length mink. Who knows where it is - as if my DA could use it - on her every other year trip to NY for a few days. I do have my other grandmothers persian lamb jacket, with black fur collar and cuffs. While I wouldn't advocate buying fur, well, these were long dead when my consienceness was raised. I don't wear the jacket too often - but it's pretty cool - double breasted - kind of an Eisenhower jacket, IIRC. WRT my maternal DGM, I remember actually being quite little and going to the furrier in Manhattan with her for fittings. Still, it all looks quite silly in the warmth of FLA.

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Lucille 17 years ago

I had my mother's persian lamb tuxedo styled jacked with black sable collar and lapels. It was gorgeous but I couldn't see it here at all and sold it at the store in New York that specialized in selling used furs. I can't remember the name of the place,but I do remember that they were on 57th Street not far from where I worked.

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Lucille 17 years ago

Not that I'm compulsive or anything like that, but the name of the fur place was "Ritz Thrift Shop." I just had to look it up.

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NDJoan 17 years ago

Not on me! Nope, no way, no how! Unfortunately, I'd look pregnant! sigh.

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lucretiaborgia 17 years ago

You need to be older and remove the doubt lol Here we have spaces in parking lots (like the handicapped ones) that have a stork on them. I object to that and if I am going to have to park half a mile away, I park in the stork one and on one occasion told the security man to prove I was not pregnant. That flummoxed him completely lol

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Cheryl Isaak 17 years ago

Oh my GAWD Sheena!

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lucretiaborgia 17 years ago

It would be a very rare man that would handle that one, he was too young, maybe early 20s, and the thought of words like 'menopause' or anything like that would terrify him. He blinked.

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MelissaD 17 years ago

while I think the idea is nice for pregnant women I seriously wonder if they are allowed to enforce it. Where's the parking spot for those of us with arthritis - or sore feet? Maybe my sinuses are bugging me today

- can I park closer so I don't have to walk so far in the pollen infested air? LOL

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lucretiaborgia 17 years ago

My impression was that he did not want to make an issue of it. I don't think it is enforceable myself and I only did it because I am waiting for knee replacement and that particular day, could not force myself to walk the whole car park area.

When I was pregnant, I generally walked anyway, or if I did take the car I was still so damned healthy it never occurred to me I needed to park nearer the store. As for parents with kids, best teach your kids to be more manageable rather than expecting to park right at the door. Does the little bleeder good to walk in the fresh air :)

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ellice 17 years ago

I think it's common around here in "private" lots - as in a shopping center, the grocery store. There are signs for mothers with babies, or pregnant women. Seems a courtesy, which is somewhat enforceable - they could certainly put a sticker/notice on your car. But, I don't think it's ticketable. Who knows.

Ellice

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