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| We've barely stepped foot into winter here and already I am chomping at the bit to go to a Spring Swap this year, we weren't able to attend the last year (or has it been 2?!).
Since this forum has been kinda quiet lately, what all do you think you'll have to share next year and what will you be looking for? I know there will be an official thread on the exchange page as it draws closer, this is just for fun right now. I've been daydreaming of green Spring plants lol! I just rooted and potted up:
Wishlist:
Most of my garden is looking kinda bare this time of year but as you can see, I still have something growing in my hanging baskets:
And a couple more pics of my garden helpers: Starbuck
Jynx
Danielle
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 ATL (My Page) on Sun, Nov 18, 12 at 19:54
| Squirrley, I'd be up for having the trade at my place again. For some time we didn't have space. Well, we had space but I kept thinking any day now they'll come and do some work so I won't book anything. Well, who knows when any work will be done, so Lord willing and the creek don't rise (literally, that's the work that needs to be done!!!) we can do the trade at my place. Vast, wide open spaces galore :) -I will have a variety of fancy gingers -some traveller daylily once given to me by another GWer at a trade (it is a pretty lemon yellow) -a variety of herbs including thyme, several types of ground cover oregano, true greek oregano, creeping thymes and more -a LARGE Vietchenblau rose, it's in a 10 gallon pot! Mine divided several times. -I will probably have annuals from seed and annual vegetables plus I always have TONS of seeds! -most likely there will be irises. There will also be more. I would request the trade perhaps in April. There is only one caveat. My mom may need at least one operation in the new year. I'm hoping perhaps they will do it Jan or Feb though but I'll have to be home for some time to take care of her. |
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- Posted by squirrellypete z7b GA (My Page) on Sun, Nov 18, 12 at 22:26
| Hi GGG, I didn't mean to instigate scheduling the trade already but it certainly wouldn't hurt my feelings since you mentioned it. April is usually a great time unless we have one of those nasty late late freezes but that doesn't happen too often. I hope your Mom's operation isn't anything serious and I'll go ahead and wish her a speedy recovery even though it's a few months down the line. Your home and garden are always a joy to visit, thank you for offering it again (that is if the creek don't rise)! I for one would love to see all the work and changes you've done. I'd like to host it one year but I don't even live in Georgia so I don't think that would be convenient for everyone lol. I'm an hour's drive West of Douglasville. We certainly have the room but it would definitely be a trek out to the country for the metro-area folks. Your plant list just reminded me, I can use some creeping thyme after I revamp my stepping stone paths over the winter....gotta' add that to my wishlist. And I think your Irises are calling to me lol. Danielle |
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 ATL (My Page) on Sat, Nov 24, 12 at 15:47
| We could also do the trade in early May, but for some of us, that only leaves a few weeks for planting before heat can be a problem keeping things cool...I also try to schedule things around all my other Spring commitments. I tend to have a lot of clients in May, people worried they are too late at starting a garden. New gardeners tend to get the "bug" only after they begin to see spring unfurl in other gardens!! I will have many more plants. As I am cutting things down I see so many more things available for trades. Tons of perennial onions all sorts of oreganos perennials chrysanthemums probably many other herbs. If I can get some bottom heat somehow (i need to build a bottom heating unit) I can get rosemary going.... I would be interested in going to your place for a trade, transportation is my biggest problem now. My hubby works 7 days a week most of the time and usually long long hours. So that puts me behind...why not try getting this trade group really going again and perhaps we can get a fall group to your place? That would be nice too! |
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- Posted by squirrellypete z7b GA (My Page) on Sun, Nov 25, 12 at 18:27
| Glynis, April sounds good to me, of course I can't speak for everyone. You're the hostess so your word is law lol. I think most of the past trades were in April. I think I'll offer to do another trade later in the year, possibly the Fall swap, if a few gardeners are interested in coming out. Since I am not in a central location for most folks I probably shouldn't do an official Spring trade. That's the most popular one, as you said, everyone gets the "bug" in the Spring lol. And I don't want distance to discourage folks from attending that one. Anyone's welcome to visit my home and garden anytime during the year. My garden beds aren't nearly as nice and maintained as yours but the daylily field is lovely and is usually in its prime in late May/June. But because of the heat it may not be an ideal time to divide and swap things.
The greenhouse is also coming along nicely and is almost finished. Danielle |
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 ATL (My Page) on Sun, Nov 25, 12 at 19:14
| That's stunning! and you haven't seen my yard lately..."groomed" lol. |
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| Wow Danielle! Those daylilies are gorgeous! I haven't been on GW lately. I'm hoping to get back out there and get some things done this year. I would love to participate in a swap. No idea what I'll have just yet. And I would definitely love to see GGG's lovely gardens again! Glynis, I hope your mom's surgery goes well and that she has a smooth recovery. |
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| I haven't been on this site in a long, long time, either, but am so thrilled to see some familiar "faces!" I wanna come! Wherever, whenever! |
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| It's been a while for me too! But I just reactivated my account as well, and it's good to see some old usernames around here. I've been active in the Alpharetta Farmers Market in the past as a vendor, but the last 3 years I've been getting my college degree! SO alas I am graduated, working, and so happily enjoying being back to take care of my garden. It sure did suffer some neglect over the years, but my mom did a decent job keeping up with it while I was gone, and of course I would come home on the weekends sometimes for garden work days. Anyways, the point of this post is to say that I would be interested in going to a swap, and would have much to bring myself, to give away... Mostly annise hyyssopp sprouts( I love this plant), german purple bearded iris, and a good bit of seeds, plus probably a few random other things too!( like Raspberries that are so tasty but have taken over some areas so I need to dig them out and find someone who wants them!) Also, I have a problem with my apple and plum tree's... but I'm going to make a separate post about that here in day or two... |
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- Posted by squirrellypete z7b GA (My Page) on Fri, Jan 18, 13 at 18:33
| Well howdy friends! Good to hear from ya'll too. It's funny how we all start to wander back at the same time lol. Unless I manage to kill them between now and then I've got some basil (Genovese I think?) seedlings up and growing well that I just moved out to the greenhouse and should have plenty to share. Which reminds me I need to start another flat! I'll probably have some variety of tomato plants too. Herboil, I'd LOVE to get some of your raspberry plants!! Now that I've got a row of young blueberry bushes and some strawberry patches going that was the next berry I wanted to have a go of. Danielle |
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| Danielle, Here's the deal on the raspberries: Otherwise, you can have some, for sure! Come spring time the root stock will be popping sprouts and they are really hard to kill, even annoying! lol... Let's stay in contact though \.. I think my email is listed on my profile, and I live in on the border of Alpharetta/Milton.... so even if one of us can't make the meet, we can meet at a public location so I can bring you some :) |
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- Posted by squirrellypete z7b GA (My Page) on Sun, Jan 20, 13 at 22:20
| Hi Herboil, that all sounds find to me. We have property so I'm sure I can clear a nice spot for a nice long raspberry bed where they won't bother anything else. We have large wild blackberries around here that are delicious, but quite invasive as well so that's something I'm used to contending with every year. I've been reading up some on how to grow/maintain raspberries. I am actually in Alabama along I-20 so a bit of a drive from you lol. My sister lives in Acworth that I visit sometimes but that's probably as close as I would normally get to your neck of the woods. Hopefully we can both make it to the trade but if not maybe I could come out and meet you one day when I'm going to her place. Danielle |
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| Oh yeah .....you can always just sink a few bucks into some good raspberry shoots at many garden places and nurseries... It's easy for you to get raspberries, and I think you should start a place for them, even before the alluded to possible garden exchange. You should have them in your land and it's a healing herb, the raspberry, and I think even if you have to buy some, you should have them, because once you get them, they can be like fingernails... they just keep growing and growing, but also need cleaning and maintenance... just like those blackberries of yours... I thought you lived a lot closer, that's why I was saying that, but my offer still stands for you and others.... I have to say though, the raspberry is much different than the blackberry in that it will grow longer canes over time if you let them go, but much thinner, and will produce much more offspring shoots. Get them this year, one way or another, Danielle! |
This post was edited by herboil on Tue, Jan 22, 13 at 2:19
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- Posted by squirrellypete z7b GA (My Page) on Tue, Jan 22, 13 at 19:23
| Okee Doke, I'll bet the nursery I bought my blueberry stock from also sells Raspberries so I'll plan to check them out in late Feb/March when they start getting their plants in. They sell healthy 1 gallon potted blueberry shrubs in probably a dozen varieties for only $5 as opposed to Lowes that sells the bareroot sticks in a wrapper for twice as much. Either way I'll take your advice and get started on the raspberry bed. Thanks for the tips! |
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| You are most welcome, and as always, everything I have is a gift from the great lord of all the religions: thus, I can traverse in a land of exile and scorn with a horn of plenty. And throughout it, sow the seeds of good things and upon even the rocky soil: grow a garden of divine purpose. Even in the most adverse conditions, these plants will grow. So even now I make ready, for the harshest of seasons may be still upon us yet. Many Blessings |
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 ATL (My Page) on Sun, Jan 27, 13 at 17:34
| Danielle, where is the nursery? That's a great price for blueberries! |
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- Posted by squirrellypete z7b GA (My Page) on Mon, Jan 28, 13 at 2:02
| They're not in your area Glynis unless they have multiple locations but if you ever travel down toward Carrollton they're worth a look. I hope it's ok to post this info here: Southern States (Carrollton Nursery/Blueberries) I am in no way affiliated with them, just discovered them a couple of years ago by accident while in the area. It's a small nursery/feed store but they always have a nice late winter/early Spring selection of berries, grapes, heirloom tomato varieties, etc...as well as various ornamental shrubs. I found the shrubs and roses were hit or miss on the prices but all of the veggies/fruit seemed very cheap to me and they can go fast. It's also the only place around here that I can find who carries "Tomato-tone" fertilizer and they carry both the small and large bags. Lowes and the big box stores sell small bags of Holly-tone, Rose-tone, etc...but not Tomato-tone for some reason. I think I heard the blueberries were going up to $5.95 but I'd still gladly pay that! I'm actually going whenever their shipment comes in....usually end of Feb or in March. I do my grocery shopping often in Carrollton so the nursery is not out of my way. If you wanted, I could pick some up for you and we could settle up at the swap. E-mail me if you're interested and we'll discuss. They usually don't know which varieties they're getting until the truck actually comes in but I could call you when I go. In the last two years I've bought PowderBlue, Tifblue, Climax and Brightwell there but they had others as well. Danielle |
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| I'm looking forward to another trade and maybe seeing GGG's garden. I'm not sure what all I'll have but should have some rooted old roses such as Souv. de la Malmaison, a few crinums, Rose of Sharon (standard lavender I think) and some less common pepper plants including very hots. I may have some blueberries since I need to dig some sprouts around my large plants. My wish list so far: |
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| If I can make this year's spring trade I can probably bring (depending on how the cuttings root): Curly willows - a small much less invasive decorative tree that can also be grown in a pot, pomegranates - an unknown variety that the previous owners likely purchased at a big box store as there is a twist tie tag holder on it minus the tag, rosemary - which is hardy outside, and yellow brugmansias. I also have some Asian chestnuts in moist soil in the fridge that have started sprouting if anyone is interested (and if they last that long - I'm afraid I don't have tree pots that will accommodate tap roots). I also have a banana pup and a few starfruit seedlings. I could possibly try to root some thornless blackberries and some of what I think are muscadines (pretty sure the previous owners said that's what they are although I have yet to see fruit and don't expect to as I have no idea how to prune them). |
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 ATL (My Page) on Thu, Jan 31, 13 at 22:15
| I'm just waiting to find out the dates for a few events I will be attending in the Spring, but I'm thinking that the last two weeks of April will be a target date for the trade. I'm afraid to make it too late, for it being too hot to plant our goodies. I am very interested in old roses. I have many, and hope to eventually have many more. As time moves along I can list more of what I will have for trade. Should also have annuals and herbs, perhaps some veggies (especially a few unusual ones) for people! |
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| Hello Everyone.. it's been a couple weeks since I posted but I am glad to see the community up and thriving. A quick update and then a question for the community. UPDATE: I've started 36 Avocado Seeds, and expect to get at least 20+ plants out of them.. Right now they are under weaker light but will move them once they pop! I've invested in two double 4 foot florescent lights and right now I am excited to say I have many many basil, Anisse Hyssop( bee butterfly bush) and even a few Echinacea(purple coneflower) sprouts! The florous are awesome, 16 feet of lights, but I have them next to each other for super strong light so it's like a 2 foot by 4 foot section of seed raising light, and I can raise them up as the plants grow!! Also under the lights that have not sprouted yet are 3 mango seeds, and over 40 canna lilly seeds( the classic red ones the humming birds( and those little yellow finches) love! SO needless to say, I have a small nursery on my hands over here :) I am very excited and every day I carefully mist and water and check my babies :) MY QUESTION: Anyways... that's what's going on with me. I have lots of Chamomile( German, the annual type) growing from volunteers and I've transplanted them to an awesome bed, and I've tied up my raspberries and mulched, etc. And of course my garlic and leeks are doing great. Cheers everyone! |
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| I would love to be included in the annual swap. I attended one some years ago and had a wonderful time. |
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 ATL (My Page) on Thu, Feb 14, 13 at 11:49
| How is Saturday, May 4th for people? We'll gather between 10-11 pm, officially trading between 11-1 with a pot luck lunch. I plan to run this trade as the others i have held: You can set up personal trades 1-1, please box or bag those separately for the individual you are giving them to. We have an open trade for about an hour, where people can bring almost anything (I ask that you do not bring chemicals or plants that are considered undesirably invasive - unless they are 1-1 trades, then you can of course do as you wish!!!). You bring 10 plants, you can take 10 plants unless there are left-overs and then you can take more! we can trade: plants of all kinds seeds fun things like pretty pottery, tools, watering cans, bird houses etc. books and magazines garden related helpful items like bags of home compost, or worm "stuff", small containers of neem oil etc. pretty much anything garden related. I will place one specification on the date and trade at my home: my back has gone out. It's only been a week but it's really really bad and nobody can tell me what's going on. If I'm this bad I just can't possibly be a good host to you. If I'm fine then I will do my best to welcome you all and serve you as best I can :) I supply the place, the toilets (ha ha), drinks, dishes/cutlery/cups and clean up :) We are pretty much a gluten free household so I can't offer you things like serving utensils but I we have an oven to heat, a kettle....and will have recyclable/compostable goods for eating from and healthy beverages to drink. If you enjoy traditional sodas like coke & pepsi please bring them, we will have fruit soda (and perhaps some snappy -non-child-friendly) punch. Closer to the trade date, in April I will contact people posting here who are registered GW members who have said they would like to come to the trade, I'll give you my address and phone number at that time, but you must be a GW registered member and I would actually prefer that you have taken the effort to add some information to your personal page. After all, I'm giving you my home address. Thanks, all! |
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- Posted by organic_gardenhag 10 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 14, 13 at 23:29
| Is it time to officially move this to the exchange forum? GGG- I would like to consider myself in, in a small way. Bringing food to share, attending with whatever plants I have to swap/trade, to post later. I am having a MAJOR Spinal surgery, in 1 week, but can't help it I am an addict. I am not sure about the information on my page. |
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| That date should work for me. take care gardenhag! |
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- Posted by squirrellypete z7b GA (My Page) on Fri, Feb 15, 13 at 19:28
| Yay! That date works for Mom and me. We're sooo excited! Now to figure out what to bring for food! Sorry to hear about all the back troubles going around. I'm trying so hard not to throw my own back out between now and then. I do so several times a year now, usually gardening.....no fun. I hope you get to feeling better soon. |
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- Posted by organic_gardenhag 10 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 17, 13 at 12:26
| Pam- Thank you, I love my crocosmia so much, and shared them with many, as they are so prolific, they have to be contained by the concrete walk, I will bring you that daylily. The black and blue salvia, and Sheffield mum are also loved, admired and shared. I have so many plants from my first swap I can't name them all. I hope to see you there this year, too. I will try to get a few things potted up this week, but if I don't they will be potted by my gardeners in training. I will be hiring any and every young person willing to learn and work with/for me to pull weeds, mix soil, prune, rake, dig etc. I am having the most life changing surgery I could ever dream of. I will be fused and screwed together with rods, from my pelvis/butt to my armpits, a long segment fusion, starting with abdominal interbody disc replacement. All to correct my severe scoliosis, and other defects, and injuries. Yes, it will change what I will be able to do in the garden, forever, but I will still garden. I will be at the Northside Main Hospital at Peactree/Dunwoody Rd. from this comng Friday for about 10 days, having multiple stage surgeries. My wonderful Hubby and Best Friend from Nevada will be by my side, but I would welcome any garden web visitor who likes to cheer people up. I just got an ipad just for the special occasion, so I will be able to stay connected with the world and family. Only a gardener understands why we do what we do, just to be one with the soil and hang with our plants. Really warm hugs and garden love to all of you here. Lorinda |
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| I'm glad you're enjoying your plants. All the best for your surgeries. Pop in as you are able to let us know how you are. |
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 ATL (My Page) on Thu, Feb 21, 13 at 11:46
| gardenhag, I'm so sorry for what you are going through, and I really understand. I have one torn disc and at least one lumbar disc buldge and my hips are currently 2" out of alignment. I've been to ER, chiros and Dr.s in the last two weeks and nobody could figure it out until I went to a spine center. I'm also concerned about the date, but with everyone who's attendings help, I'm sure it will be a wonderful day and you are very welcome to come. I will warn you, my chairs tend to be aweful because I have all 50's furniture which is low. Except for a set of kitchen chairs which don't slope much in the back. So please please bring along what you need to make them comfortable for you to sit. I haven't sat for more than a few minutes at a time in over two weeks. After this message I'm back to bed! My best wishes to you. I really hope your surgery is a success. My husband was just telling me about disc replacement surgery last night. I wish I could come to visit you, but I'm not sure I'd be able to make it. I hope this is the only spring you will ever have to miss being so active in your garden. |
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| If anyone is interested in getting a jump on spring planting (like me- I just can't help it sometimes!) I'm having a little bit of an open house tomorrow for my neighbors, because I'm clearing out some plants and garden supplies and really didn't want to just throw them away. I'd love to save it all for the spring trade- there's tons of plants I'm looking for- but I they're taking up too much room :) Here's a list of things I'm getting rid of, and if anyone would like any of it, just reply for my address and you can come over and get what you want, first come first served! I'm in the Decatur/Emory/Clarkston area. 2 lady banks climbing roses While I'm at it... I also have 2 rigid pond liners for a pond that never really got built (these will be a job to extricate, as the area has gotten weedy, but they're pretty nice still) some pond plants that were growing in the sort-of pond any number of rose of sharon plants that my husband would LOVE if someone wanted to dig up and take. Want a rose of sharon hedge? We've got you covered. They bloom pink, white and purple and get 6-8 feet tall if not cut back. strawberry starts from runners the azaleas in my front yard (they bloom white) are all slated to get removed, so if any of you want a dozen azaleas (or even one!), we would be extremely happy if we were saved the effort of digging them out. They're in a very untidy area, though, with ivy mixed in. I believe there is also some forsythia mixed up in there that's up for grabs. And I have some flowerpots too (some are quite large), and some gardening chemicals, which I'll set out in the driveway. a large, bright-blue rain barrel (spigot not yet installed) tons of crocosmia Quite a few grow lights and light fixtures for seed starting There's probably more, but that's all I can think of at the moment. |
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| hi marcy72 just sent you a message about the stuff you want to get rid of wish i could go to a swap sounds like a lot of fun but im just getting my flowers and all started in my yard so wouldnt have much to share maybe i can come to one next yr hopefully organic_gardenhag im sorry to hear you are not doing well hope all goes well im in smyrna so if you r not too far from me and need some help in your garden from time to time ill do what i can |
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| Look forward to it, GGG! One of the highlights of my gardening life - getting together with a bunch of garden enthusiasts! Natalie |
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| Shane, you should still come, even if you don't have much to share. The people are great, the food is great, the plants are awesome. You can bring other gardening related things to trade, if you like. Garden magazine, books, tools, etc. |
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- Posted by organic_gardenhag 7 (My Page) on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 15:05
| I am home, 2nd day. Doing okay, its been a rough road thus far.....Surgery was an ordeal as expected! No complications. I have a big brace, walker, all the accessories. Trying to get up and around, stay on top of the pain, etc. anxious for Spring. My daughters will be here this Fri.. they can get some of my plants potted up, Guara-white Monarda -deep. Hot pink Aster -purple Black and blue salvia- deep blue We will see what else |
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| Thanks for popping in, Lorinda! I was just thinking about you. Take care! |
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 ATL (My Page) on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 23:13
| Lorinda, take care and DO NOT OVER DO IT! I'm so glad there were no complications, I hope you heal well, and find peace and tranquility during your time of healing and rest. |
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- Posted by organic_gardenhag 10 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 18, 13 at 11:34
| First, i dont know why my zone is stuck on 10, i am 7 and have tried to change it..many times. Haven' got anything yet, hoping to this week, my Sister, another gardener is coming from Nevada, this evening. She stays for a week, her hands are crippled w arthritis, and she uses oxygen, but she loves me, to come all this way, to help me. Yesterday, I beat a little weed loose with my cane and plucked it out with my dressing aid, not meant for weeding, and i should not have been where I was, unattended, discovered the magnet on the end this am, too bad weeds are not metal. Doing most everything else for myself, not quite as independent as i am accustomed to. Very Thankful today, for progress made in just three weeks. Cant wait to see you all in May. Lorinda |
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| I live at the south end of the state. 8 miles from Florida. Is there anyone interested in a swap near here? |
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