Pre-Thanksgiving Gardening, Puttering, Pet, etc. Thread

Hi, everybody! Since Ace posted today(!) and Misanthropic Humanitarian has a little time off, we have sort of a combo Home, Garden and Pet thread today. Hope you have some fun with it.

Hi KT, still got a couple things blooming here in East Texas. One is a big Brugmansia, one of which you featured a week or two ago. the other is
a Passion vine I planted this spring which is still blooming - I liked this shot
because of the little yellow lady bug (or something) that's on the flower.
always love your thread! - Tom Servo

That flower is so dramatic. Anybody know if that is a ladybug or something else?

And this plant is dramatic:

Pets

We miss Misanthropic Humanitarian. Hope he's having a good time. While he's gone, a couple of my pets through the years, in case you have any pet thoughts to share today. Our own pets have managed not to get painted during a house painting project.

This was our Lucky. We think he was kicked out of his original home for chewing clothes or from some other form of destructiveness. He was hiding flat on the ground, among the weeds, when we coaxed him out with dog biscuits. His gums on his top front teeth were over-grown. But once they were cut back, they were fine.

He was a happy dog. Tore up pajama bottoms, towels and sheets. Good jumper. But very happy.

Here are two of our Garden Kitties, Panda Boy and Mac. They are with a big savoy cabbage (they love to drink water from the leaves) and a broccoli gone to flower.

Mac once went for a ride through town on the top of the van. We had to coax his little claws from the luggage carrier. We still have Panda Boy. He is not sure if he likes people or not. He is likely to climb your leg somewhat roughly.

Travel and Music

1400 year old ginko tree

There are more photos, plus more information, at the link above, as well as at this one:

A 1,400-year-old ginkgo tree in China has recently drawn thousands of people from all over the country. Golden leaves have been falling on the ground since mid-November, turning the temple's ground into a yellow ocean. The ancient tree grows next to the Gu Guanyin Buddhist Temple in the Zhongnan Mountains and is a perfect celebration of autumn.
The ginkgo tree, also known as the maidenhair, is sometimes referred to as a "living fossil" because, despite all the drastic climate changes, it has remained unchanged for more than 200 million years. It is a living link to the times when the dinosaurs ruled the earth.

On second thought, maybe I will not be going to China. I'll stick to the photos. Maybe someone would like to go to Colonial Williamsburg, though. They are having their Come, Ye Thankful People Come program of tunes, poems, and readings from several centuries related to harvest time and Thanksgiving.

Wonder if they will be doing this one:

"All the world is God's own field . . . Unto joy or sorrow sown"

At Williamsburg, you can also sign up to learn how to make a Holiday Decoration in a Mug.

A couple more photos from the Wintherthur gardens, by groovy girl:

An overview of one of the meadows. There are many tree species as Mr. Dupont particularly enjoyed incorporating trees into the garden. In his day the garden was larger (much of the acreage was sold to an adjacent golf club IIRC).
The prospect is reminiscent of British gardens designed by Capability Brown I think, though I am not sure that was the inspiration.

Stunning.

These lace cap hydrangeas are still stunning in late September. IIRC these are along one of the Enchanted garden paths that receives filtered sunlight.

Looks like a good place to spend some quiet time.

Edible Gardening

Got some things put by for Thanksgiving Week?

Speaking of Harvest Home, some things from By-Tor:

Finding hard green tomatoes for sale is like finding a rainbow unicorn. These have to be canned quick, because once they start to pink, they can't be fried or canned. I wound up getting 10 pints for about $3 of tomatoes.
Water bath canning for 6 minutes in a brine of 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon of citric acid powder. Plus one fresh one set aside for my lunch.

40 lbs of tomatoes yielded 13 pints and 6 quarts of marinara sauce. I have the process down now so it's pretty easy. I used vine ripened tomatoes which are flavorful but have more water. 30 minute pressure can in my Presto Electric canner.

And that's not all he's done.

Puttering

Got any puttering plans for the coming week? Done any puttering? Any puttering adventures or misadventures to share?

My brother's puttering:

If you would like to send information and/or photos for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is:

ktinthegarden
at that g mail dot com place

Include the nic by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ,
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Posted by: K.T. at 02:42 PM

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1 Howdy all. I'm at work running lasers. Please tell me about growing things.

Posted by: Muad'dib at November 20, 2021 02:45 PM (sjdRT)

2 I don't putter at -5. I did can some strawberry applesauce, courtesy of fruit from Costco. It is yummy.

Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at November 20, 2021 02:46 PM (r9FP4)

3 That gingko tree is beautiful

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at November 20, 2021 02:46 PM (Z/jzm)

4 Also, ginko trees stink to high heaven. Had a bunch of them at my university, and I avoided that particular area. Pee-yew.

Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at November 20, 2021 02:46 PM (r9FP4)

5 Almost gave up
Good afternoon Greenthumbs
Though we have had frost, below freezing this morning as well but just looked and plants in mini greenhouse are still fine. Picked a 3/4 ripe Anaheim pepper Thursday and going to put it in a cheesesteak tonight.

Posted by: Skip at November 20, 2021 02:53 PM (2JoB8)

6 I did not know that, tcn. Interesting.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at November 20, 2021 02:53 PM (Z/jzm)

7 SO, a pet thread related note:

Conor and I were walking at our favorite spot on Manassas Battlefield, which has horse trailer parking, eight of which were occupied.

Family at the end of the lot was getting ready to take their annual Christmas Card photo, with their kids, donkey, and horses. Best part was they had Christmas wreaths they were putting around the necks of all the four footed family. Should make for a fantastic Christmas card.
I would liked to have taken a picture, but felt that was not appropriate since it was their family event. But it was a nice cheery note for the day!

Thank you KT for maintaining the Pet Thread while MisHum (well deservedly) goofs off!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Lie back and think of the sweet graft! ~ at November 20, 2021 02:53 PM (hOUT3)

8 tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at November 20, 2021 02:46 PM

I understand that it's the fruit of the female trees that stinks. If not picked up promptly when it falls.

In some places, they prepare and eat it, but not after it starts stinking. Or, that's the impression I get.

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 02:54 PM (0ghg2)

9 Made pumpkin custard today (instead of plain baked egg custard). Winged it, and it actuallyturned out well !

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at November 20, 2021 02:55 PM (Z/jzm)

10 Love pumpkin custard and pudding.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 20, 2021 02:56 PM (EZebt)

11 Mom likes baked custard. I make it often. Making a turkey today and didnt really feel like making pies. This was too easy

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at November 20, 2021 02:59 PM (Z/jzm)

12 I should do some puttering or at least go shopping after feeding the horses. I've had so little ambition lately.

Posted by: PaleRider, happy Saturday at November 20, 2021 02:59 PM (3cGpq)

13 Pretty tree but I've come to hate leaves having about a hundred trees in our yard. Maybe if it was real gold.

Posted by: leber at November 20, 2021 02:59 PM (flVsI)

14 My garden spot these last 20 years has gotten more shady, and if the mini greenhouse was in more sun would do better.
But my whole yard has more shade than sun.

Posted by: Skip at November 20, 2021 03:00 PM (2JoB8)

15 My $#&*!!!@#* neighbours on the next street burned wet leaves, so no gardening today. Gray haze from smoke rolling through the backyard...

I love that door! My puttering is putting up the Christmas decorations. Have to glue the porch deer back together; its legs fell out.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at November 20, 2021 03:00 PM (/+bwe)

16 Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Lie back and think of the sweet graft! ~ at November 20, 2021 02:53 PM

Sounds fantastic!

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 03:00 PM (0ghg2)

17 Taking a mid-day lemonade break from "puttering". Well, not puttering exactly, but by the time I am done today, the car ought to be able to go "putt, putt" again. Cylinder head is back on the engine, and some of the head bolts are started.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 20, 2021 03:00 PM (P3gRi)

18 Previous thread is still open.

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 03:01 PM (0ghg2)

19 I have leaves in piles but yet to get tractor out and start chopping them up. More are down than up now.

Posted by: Skip at November 20, 2021 03:01 PM (2JoB8)

20 Thanks stand-in Cobs!
Gonna miss that wiley Ace, but I'm confident all of AoSHQ will boldly carry on!
Love all of you gardeners and awesome pet-care-taking people. (Jewells)!
Let's carry on as best we can...(lookin' at CBD, JJ, and, yes you, WD

as well as all miscellaneous contributers)
See ya all this eve...
I feel very honored and humble to be welcome here!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at November 20, 2021 03:01 PM (16EvI)

21 MLiS. Mom started and I continue just custard for pumpkin dessert. Its hard to avoid a soggy crust when trying to bake it as a pie. Other pies do better on that front but I rarely make pies of any kind. I really don't need the extra calories from pie crust.

Posted by: PaleRider, happy Saturday at November 20, 2021 03:02 PM (3cGpq)

22 Spotted cucumber beetle

Posted by: OCBILLL at November 20, 2021 03:02 PM (SUECK)

23 Alberta Oil Peon at November 20, 2021 03:00 PM

It might be automotive, but it's still puttering. Putt, Putt.

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 03:05 PM (0ghg2)

24 Tom Servo's Brugmansia is just, I don't know, stately or something.

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 03:06 PM (0ghg2)

25 Say...did I mess up? I was thinking it was Ace taking a vaycay...is it actually MisHum?
Sometimes I can be really stupid....

Posted by: COMountainMarie at November 20, 2021 03:08 PM (16EvI)

26 OCBILLL at November 20, 2021 03:02 PM

I didn't think it was a ladybug.

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 03:08 PM (0ghg2)

27 PaleRider, I like pie more than cake. Have a crust recipe that was my grandma's that I find to be a no fail, flaky crust, but I've really lost my appetite for sweets and seldom make any dessert anymore

Making the meals for mom to eat now have to be pureed. So no crusts for her.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at November 20, 2021 03:09 PM (Z/jzm)

28 KT until the pet thread comes and it's the end

Posted by: Skip at November 20, 2021 03:09 PM (2JoB8)

29 Since this is part Pet Thread, here's a pic of my kitteh April who was on the AOS Pet thread about 5 years ago.

She'd had trouble with heart congestion this year, she had been getting weaker in the last month and her breathing was getting more labored. On Tuesday morning I picked her up to bring her in from the lanai. She starting coughing and when I put her down she fell over and started meowing and panting. I rushed her to the vet and they said there was nothing they could do and I agreed to euthanize her then.

Here's a pic of my furry buddy whose passing has left a hole in my heart.

https://tinyurl.com/nhdhy8um

Posted by: kbdabear at November 20, 2021 03:10 PM (qAR6u)

30 That was a smorgasbord of comfort reading. Good stuff.

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at November 20, 2021 03:10 PM (d9Cw3)

31 Aww, so sorry, kbdabear. She was beautiful!

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at November 20, 2021 03:12 PM (Z/jzm)

32 COMountainMarie at November 20, 2021 03:08 PM

Ace is taking vacay next week. MisHum is off for a while today.

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 03:12 PM (0ghg2)

33 A couple of ginko trees on my block; they stink up the sidewalk something awful. Funny thing is, they are planted right outside a big fancy condo. Pew!!!!

Posted by: vivi at November 20, 2021 03:14 PM (USW1s)

34 32
Phew!
Sometimes I have to wonder about my attention span...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at November 20, 2021 03:15 PM (16EvI)

35 I planted a turkey last year hoping to have a big bird for this year's feast, but nothing grew. Any advice for next year?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 20, 2021 03:15 PM (q91FV)

36 Love those tomatoes, makes me want some!

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 20, 2021 03:16 PM (Zv0y9)

37 Ginkgos are pretty but the downside is how some of them tend to smell in the spring. I'll just leave it at that.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at November 20, 2021 03:16 PM (vuisn)

38 kbdabear at November 20, 2021 03:10 PM

I'm so sorry. April was beautiful.

She looks a lot like Panda Boy's sister, who never adapted to people. She remained sort of wild, sometimes took off for a few weeks (like her Mom) and sometimes showed back up with injuries. I'm glad that April had you.

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 03:18 PM (0ghg2)

39 kbdabear that's sad, both our cats went fairly quick but seem to have lived longer than most.
Still miss ours

Posted by: Skip at November 20, 2021 03:18 PM (2JoB8)

40 This week saw from as close as across the street two red tail Hawks eating a dove they had just taken on the ground. Never been so close!

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko gender fluid at November 20, 2021 03:18 PM (FdqJj)

41 Awww, look at the smile on Lucky the dog!

Posted by: JuJuBee at November 20, 2021 03:19 PM (mNhhD)

42 Hey

Wonderful pictures of talented people.

I have a couple of house plants that are showing burn spots. I might figure it out.

Haven't tried to garden here, the climate and ground is different from the land and climate i am more used to.

I appreciate the community here.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at November 20, 2021 03:20 PM (IDhUW)

43 A couple of puttering / fixing issues in the apartment things.

First, the shower drain got very slow. The liquid drain cleaner I tried made it even slower. So I picked up a snake that can be hooked up to a power drill. Isn't technology great? I spent more time cleaning the snake afterwards than I did clearing the drain.

Item number 2 is an electrical outlet that started sparking a while back when things were put into it. When I got the snake, I also bought an electrical outlet so that I could replace the bad one. Sure, I could call the landlord to replace it, but where's the fun in that? But when I pulled out the old outlet, I ran into an issue. The old outlet has the necessary holes for standard three-prong plugs. But only the four basic wires are connected to the outlet. There are no grounding wires connected at the top or bottom. There's another pair of wires in the space behind the outlet, but they've been capped together and don't appear to serve a purpose. I'm not sure why they're even there.

Maybe I should call the landlord after all...

Posted by: junior at November 20, 2021 03:21 PM (PTw5h)

44 Also, based on last thread, yes, Internet has changed the way we communicate. As with all, if not most this things, the change can be used for good or for evil.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at November 20, 2021 03:23 PM (IDhUW)

45 What a weird coincidence. My wife and I recently noticed a small, super bright-yellow tree this fall on the corner of a local strip mall a couple miles away. It really stood out and I finally decided to research what it was last night. Of course it was a Ginko Biloba tree! I don't think I've ever seen one before and it was really interesting reading about it's ancient origins, how it's from China etc. and I was thinking of getting one for the front yard.
I'd heard of the health supplement but didn't even know it was from a tree.
The article said they can live 3000 years geez!

Posted by: SamIam at November 20, 2021 03:24 PM (oasF3)

46 Beautiful thread and pets, too @

Posted by: CN at November 20, 2021 03:25 PM (ONvIw)

47 Not all gingkos stink , only the "female" fruit bearing trees do that. The others are clean and beautiful in the fall.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 20, 2021 03:25 PM (Zv0y9)

48 Thanks everybody. This is the 5th cat I've had to say goodbye to, doesn't get any easier.

One thing I'd like to say to those who have to have a pet put to sleep. Be there for them. I know some people can't bear it but it's usually a very quick and painless procedure. They're already frightened and when it's time to go, think of them not being only with strangers when that final time comes.

Posted by: kbdabear at November 20, 2021 03:26 PM (qAR6u)

49 I planted a turkey last year hoping to have a big bird for this year's feast, but nothing grew. Any advice for next year?
~~~
Lol, you poor thing, probably just don't have a green thumb. I don't advocate trying again. Maybe, cook the turkey and then buy a live miniature version or two to raise.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at November 20, 2021 03:26 PM (IDhUW)

50
A simple Plunger is usually very effective with slow shower drains.

The key is to fill up the tub with several gallons of water. As soon as it starts draining, use the plunger. The water in the drain does most of the work. Plunging "air" does not work.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- at November 20, 2021 03:26 PM (Y0kiA)

51 The internet has certainly updated the way we lie to each other. And the volume thereof, natch.

Posted by: klaftern at November 20, 2021 03:27 PM (taPSh)

52 The ginkgo tree, also known as the maidenhair, is sometimes referred to as a "living fossil" because, despite all the drastic climate changes, it has remained unchanged for more than 200 million years. It is a living link to the times when the dinosaurs ruled the earth.

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A newly released game about running a dinosaur park (Jurassic World Evolution 2 - you can guess what happens quite frequently) specifically identifies them as a food source that the park uses for the taller herbivores.

Posted by: junior at November 20, 2021 03:27 PM (PTw5h)

53 The key is to fill up the tub with several gallons of water. As soon as it starts draining, use the plunger. The water in the drain does most of the work. Plunging "air" does not work.
Posted by: Soothsayer -- at November 20, 2021 03:26 PM (Y0kiA)

Cherry bombs work wonders for clogs

Posted by: kbdabear at November 20, 2021 03:28 PM (qAR6u)

54 re: 4. "Also, ginko trees stink to high heaven. "

From the articles I read about the tree, only the female ones smell. They have fruit that is stinky, yet edible. You want to get male Ginkos to avoid that issue.

Posted by: SamIam at November 20, 2021 03:29 PM (oasF3)

55 "Golden leaves have been falling on the ground since mid-November, turning the temple's ground into a yellow ocean. "

Some fallen leaves are way better than others.

I appreciate some fallen leaves. Like I appreciate the fallen petals of a Camellia.

Posted by: Golfman at November 20, 2021 03:29 PM (hOMhY)

56 @50 The key is to fill up the tub with several gallons of water. As soon as it starts draining, use the plunger. The water in the drain does most of the work. Plunging "air" does not work.

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Makes sense, and if I hadn't already cleared it, I would probably give that a try.

But a powered snake is actually kind of fun (assuming it's something that you don't have to pull out frequently, of course), given how much effort is involved when using them manually as I used to have to do.

Posted by: junior at November 20, 2021 03:29 PM (PTw5h)

57 Now that the wedding is comfortably in the rear view mirror, I can relax and concentrate on other things. I cleaned up the flower beds, and added some mulch to the newer roses.

Bogie was no help.

I also finished two knitting projects, and wound yarn for another.
Bogie was no help.

Previous doggos would least ignore these things, Bogie gets jealous and tries to prevent chores.
I love him anyway.

Posted by: CN at November 20, 2021 03:29 PM (ONvIw)

58
Receptacle Testers are nice to have for testing "outlets." They quickly tell you if the receptacle is grounded, or if the Neutral and Ground are reversed.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- at November 20, 2021 03:30 PM (Y0kiA)

59 Don't you need to bake the crust first? I have to for my lemon meringue.

Posted by: Been Lurking at November 20, 2021 03:31 PM (JVCkA)

60 Pets!

Posted by: m at November 20, 2021 03:32 PM (fVJPF)

61 Nice Pets, Chinese Tree and Red Gravy Y'all!...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at November 20, 2021 03:32 PM (R/m4+)

62 >>Don't you need to bake the crust first? I have to for my lemon meringue.

Posted by: Been Lurking at November 20, 2021 03:31 PM (JVCkA)

Not necessary for standard pumpkin pie recipe.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at November 20, 2021 03:33 PM (Z/jzm)

63 Thanks everybody. This is the 5th cat I've had to say goodbye to, doesn't get any easier.

One thing I'd like to say to those who have to have a pet put to sleep. Be there for them. I know some people can't bear it but it's usually a very quick and painless procedure. They're already frightened and when it's time to go, think of them not being only with strangers when that final time comes.
~~~
I am truly sorry for your loss. I agree one should be with one's pet at the time of their end of life.

First cat I had to take for this, I had uncontrollable tears, no other reaction, just continuous water from the eyes.

My dog when I had to do this, joined me in spirit until she was gone.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at November 20, 2021 03:35 PM (IDhUW)

64 62 concur. Unlike lemon meringue. Pumpkin filling is not usually precooked.

Posted by: CN at November 20, 2021 03:35 PM (ONvIw)

65 Cucumber beetle on the Passion flower. Kill it. Adult version of corn root worm, which leads to many tons of pesticides used in the US.

Posted by: Candace Taylor at November 20, 2021 03:36 PM (i0IQm)

66 Kbdabear, I'm very sorry you lost your beautiful calico, April. I'm sure you gave her a lot of love and a good life.

I have a lot of cats and I dread the day I lose the first one. I haven't had to deal with that since I was a kid (50's now). I adore them and they are a daily joy for the wife and I (as well as a good bit of work of course, but worth it).

Again, so sorry and my hope and prayer is that our beloved animals are there in the afterlife to be reunited with us.

Posted by: SamIam at November 20, 2021 03:37 PM (oasF3)

67 Good afternoon all! I planned on finishing up clearing the deck of pots and putting the furniture away. Got involved with jewelry stuff and now it's gotten cloudy and colder so that's off the agenda today. Spending time with my son later.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at November 20, 2021 03:39 PM (nxdel)

68 I planted a turkey last year hoping to have a big bird for this year's feast, but nothing grew. Any advice for next year?
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

How much gravy did you add? I can be a close thing.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 20, 2021 03:39 PM (/i32d)

69 My daughter brought me some tomato starts and planted them in big pots on my patio. There were no tomato plants anywhere so I'm off to a slow start this year. Maybe by January I will have tomatoes.
Didn't MisHum say something about deer hunting?
Love the cute little building with the pretty door.

Posted by: AlmostYuman at November 20, 2021 03:39 PM (ipfTe)

70 "From the articles I read about the tree, only the female ones smell."

When I was at Ohio State there were a couple of female Ginkos on either side of the entrance to the main library. It always smelled like someone had barfed before entering. They were stinky especially when it rained.

Posted by: Tuna at November 20, 2021 03:40 PM (gLRfa)

71 This week saw from as close as across the street two red tail Hawks eating a dove they had just taken on the ground. Never been so close!
~~~
I saw a hawk grab a sparrow from a grocery store parking lot. Sure surprised me!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at November 20, 2021 03:40 PM (IDhUW)

72 48 Kb
I decided for myself that when the time comes, my critters will be home. I did this with my sweet girl dog, who was 15 and went down fast. It certainly was not cheap, but she and I got through it way easier than if I had to take her away from home. The vet gave me a sedative for her before the procedure. It was very peaceful.
Not everyone can do this. My girl hated riding in cars, so this was best for both of us.
My heart goes out to you. Hold on to the good times.

Posted by: COMountainMarie at November 20, 2021 03:41 PM (16EvI)

73 I have a section of the garden that due to plow pan (tiller compacts the soil below the tilth level) and that corner is dug down with a berm around it due to tillage, it always collects water when it rains a lot

I decided to bore holes with the fence post auger to see if I could get more moisture absorbed, and then I found some links to terra preto, which is the Amazonian dark earths that were created by pre-columbian farmers through adding organics and charcoal to the laetrite jungle soil.
So have I have been boring post holes and filling them with compost, vegetable scraps, dirt and charcoal out of the wood stove.
We will see if there is any difference next year on that end of the garden.
It is supposed

Posted by: Kindltot at November 20, 2021 03:41 PM (P9T5R)

74 When I was at Ohio State there were a couple of female Ginkos on either side of the entrance to the main library. It always smelled like someone had barfed before entering. They were stinky especially when it rained.
Posted by: Tuna

If it was Saturday or Sunday morning, that wasn't the trees.

Just say'n. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at November 20, 2021 03:42 PM (/i32d)

75 @74

Probably a combination of both. LOL

Posted by: Tuna at November 20, 2021 03:43 PM (gLRfa)

76 Oh, last weekend I was running to my niece's place outside of town and saw a man training his falcon on the side of the road.
I talked to him for a bit, and he released a pigeon to show me.
The falcon lost the pigeon in the woodline, and he explained it was a young falcon that he was training up, it hadn't learned the knack yet.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 20, 2021 03:44 PM (P9T5R)

77 From Boise area: Last Sat., I emptied the trailer of all food/toiletries. Also moved 11 cartfuls of sweet gum leaves to our leaf cages, for composting in future.

Tues., a friend came for 1.5 hours, helped me pick Golden Delicious apples before that night's first hard freeze (23 F or so). I peeled/cored apples in eve. and made 2nd applesauce batch.

Wed. aft., another friend came over for 2 hours, helped me strip the probably-Jonathan tree, then bag up leaves my husband had already piled (pre-eye surgery).

Fri., I took my 2 batches of applesauce, and canned up 7 pint jars. We had some rain in the afternoon.

Today - our 4-H club arranged a rake-up day at my house. 17 families! Dads with leaf blowers and shredders! Moms! Multiple ages of kids with rakes! They produced 39 leaf bags full! The kids get "community service hours" credit - and I get a manageable solo work load, going forward; I'm down to only 4 sycamore trees still dropping leaves. I still need to trash veggie garden debris before the ground freezes, but now I have time for that.

(Husband's doing all right post-surgery.)

Posted by: Pat* at November 20, 2021 03:46 PM (2pX/F)

78 Just cleanup this week - moved the portable rose bushes into a protected, but outdoor storage. A bit of tree trimming also - nothing major - just trying to slowly shape up the maples along the street.

Recovered a couple of monster hornet nests out of the trees and gave them to the homeschooling lady behind us. Her kids love this kind of thing.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 20, 2021 03:47 PM (/i32d)

79 The Ginko fruit can smell like butyric acid (stale butter and dog poop) when it starts to rot. A lot of places will plant only the male trees on purpose.

A couple of years ago there was an Asian lady picking up the fruits down at the state capital mall and I asked what she planned to do with it, but her English was so poor I never understood her answer.
I suspect she was going to eat them, it is one of the things you can do with the seed of the fruit.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 20, 2021 03:47 PM (P9T5R)

80 29 Since this is part Pet Thread, here's a pic of my kitteh April who was on the AOS Pet thread about 5 years ago.

Here's a pic of my furry buddy whose passing has left a hole in my heart.

https://tinyurl.com/nhdhy8um
Posted by: kbdabear at November 20, 2021 03:10 PM (qAR6u)

In that photo, April is quite the looker! Pretty eyes. So sorry for your loss.

Posted by: m at November 20, 2021 03:48 PM (fVJPF)

81 {{{COMountainMarie}}}

It is a good day when I see you in the comments.

All I can contribute to the garden thread is that, after a hard frost, local sorghum has all been harvested. The sorghum-specific front end of combine would scare shitless any Antifa blocking a farm road. Hey, more fertilizer.

Sunshine:
The Jive Aces present "Bring Me Sunshine" (Morecambe & Wise theme)

http://www.youtube.com/oXvJ8UquYoo

The real action starts a tad into the video.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at November 20, 2021 03:48 PM (u82oZ)

82 Recovered a couple of monster hornet nests out of the trees and gave them to the homeschooling lady behind us. Her kids love this kind of thing.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 20, 2021 03:47 PM (/i32d)

I expect they received them with screams of delight.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 20, 2021 03:48 PM (P9T5R)

83 Neighbors have gingko trees. They sure are slow growers. I love the brilliant yellow leaves in the fall. Also, when leaves fall it seems they all come down same day. It's like it's snowing.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 20, 2021 03:50 PM (ju2Fy)

84 48 -- Years ago, when it came time, you just handed the critter over and walked away. Then I read about someone's vet coming to the house. I've never done that, but I've stuck with every one since then. The last cat I had to put down was Tiger, the last of my infamous bookstore cats. When I took him in, I discovered that the vet had repurposed one of the exam rooms to a special place for with a uethanizing critters. Much nicer than in a sterile examining room.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- bitterly clinging to the deplorable life '70s style! at November 20, 2021 03:50 PM (j0p94)

85 Kindltot

Well I remember the Ginkgo tree sex control debates when I was a HOA president in Reston, VA.

We had female Ginkgos lining the parking lot in one third of our 128 townhomes.

Magnificent trees. But, after much debate (6 years!) , they were taken down. Not sure if they were replaced, as I moved out shortly afterward.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at November 20, 2021 03:52 PM (u82oZ)

86 {{{Captain Josepha Sabin}}} -- bitterly clinging to the deplorable life '70s style!

I trust you and your XO are thriving. My Russian Sage plants have survived so far. This is their first winter. Hope your plants are doing well.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at November 20, 2021 03:54 PM (u82oZ)

87 (((HUGS))) Kbdabear. April was beautiful. They sure do leave holes in our hearts. But so much comfort and joy before we go through the pain of losing them.

Posted by: PaleRider, happy Saturday at November 20, 2021 03:54 PM (3cGpq)

88 That pic of the Holiday Decoration in a Mug is putting me in a holiday mood. Greenery and red berries with two candles on a wood table, gorgeous.

Posted by: JuJuBee at November 20, 2021 03:54 PM (mNhhD)

89 My dark purple passion flowers only bloom when it's over 90 so no more for this year. :-(

Posted by: SouthTexas at November 20, 2021 03:55 PM (TlNv+)

90 JuJuBee

Yes. Minimalist input for classy decorations. Not overly busy, like Christmas Vacation style failures.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at November 20, 2021 03:56 PM (u82oZ)

91 Back to chore.

Have a great afternoon.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at November 20, 2021 03:59 PM (u82oZ)

92 I think this weekend's "puttering" will mostly be cleaning out whatever bio-warfare hazards are in my refrigerators and freezers to make room for all the Thanksgiving food. And I think the wife wants me to tag along to the nursery to get a new laurel to replace the dead one.

Posted by: PabloD at November 20, 2021 04:00 PM (mCus8)

93 Yellow flowers are Angel Trumpets. Don't eat them unless you want to spend the next few days in LaLa land.

Posted by: OutOfControl at November 20, 2021 04:01 PM (ALHIC)

94 NaCly
Always good to see you as well.
We get around, don't we...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at November 20, 2021 04:02 PM (16EvI)

95 I decided to bore holes with the fence post auger to see if I could get more moisture absorbed, and then I found some links to terra preto, which is the Amazonian dark earths that were created by pre-columbian farmers through adding organics and charcoal to the laetrite jungle soil.
So have I have been boring post holes and filling them with compost, vegetable scraps, dirt and charcoal out of the wood stove.
We will see if there is any difference next year on that end of the garden.
It is supposed
Posted by: Kindltot at November 20, 2021 03:41 PM (P9T5R)

My grandmother did something similar to this for her flower beds around the farmhouse. The days coffee grounds and eggshells were thrown in there as well.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 20, 2021 04:02 PM (ZJizj)

96 76 Oh, last weekend I was running to my niece's place outside of town and saw a man training his falcon on the side of the road.
I talked to him for a bit, and he released a pigeon to show me.
The falcon lost the pigeon in the woodline, and he explained it was a young falcon that he was training up, it hadn't learned the knack yet.
Posted by: Kindltot at November 20, 2021 03:44 PM (P9T5R)

How cool!

Posted by: m at November 20, 2021 04:04 PM (fVJPF)

97 Much fun, combining plants and pets...
Have a wonderful rest of the day my friends.
Off to do chores.

Posted by: COMountainMarie at November 20, 2021 04:05 PM (16EvI)

98 I think I'll try planting wildflowers now for the spring. Read up a little and they suggest overwintering the seeds for my area. Tried just throwing the seeds around in the past and never got much, which was one of the first things they warn not to do.

Posted by: dartist at November 20, 2021 04:05 PM (+ya+t)

99 I don't know whether to call this gardening or pet or just miracle. But I've been saving it for this thread.

A couple of weeks ago when we had our roof reshingled, I went out each morning with a mug of coffee to stand our front walk and look. Say twenty feet from the house.

The third morning a fox came up to me. I mean, he could have put his nose in my hand. He looked up at me half-puzzled, like a neighbor's dog: Do I know you? I tried not to breathe. Then he wandered off into the front garden--between me and the house. He paused every few steps to look at me. You know the way pets do when you have a chore outside? Are you through? Are we going in yet?

After a few minutes sharing the morning with me, he wandered off to the driveway and off into the meadow behind the house.

Thank you, universe.

Posted by: Wenda at November 20, 2021 04:07 PM (tHGM4)

100 I bought a trac vac to suck up the leaves on my property. Brand new. Had a bad carburetor from the factory. I have to wait until mid dec to get a replacement.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 20, 2021 04:07 PM (UkBFs)

101 There's another pair of wires in the space behind the outlet, but they've been capped together and don't appear to serve a purpose. I'm not sure why they're even there.

Maybe I should call the landlord after all...
Posted by: junior at November 20, 2021 03:21 PM (PTw5h)

It's against code to make a junction that's unreachable... so in a box.
Ginkos... Every ginko tree planted in the last 100 years or so, has been a male clone. I believe in any given population, about 20% will turn female. If frogs can, why not primitive trees?
Fruit reduction chemicals do NOT work.

Posted by: MkY at November 20, 2021 04:09 PM (Foq6I)

102 Lovely story, Wenda.

Posted by: m at November 20, 2021 04:09 PM (fVJPF)

103 Ugh, bummer CAT.

Posted by: PaleRider, happy Saturday at November 20, 2021 04:10 PM (3cGpq)

104 The trumpet vine shot is quite nice. It reminds me of when hi-school kidz in New Orleans would pick and dry 'em so they could put 'em in a pipe to 'get high' on. Umm ... not so much. Lot of 'em died, and the 'lucky' ones got off with either brain or lung damage. They didn't realise the 'trumpet' belongs to the Angel of Death ... just sayin'.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 20, 2021 04:11 PM (mu5GU)

105 What a neat story Wenda!

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at November 20, 2021 04:11 PM (nxdel)

106 Thank you, universe.
Posted by: Wenda

How neat is that!?

Posted by: Tonypete at November 20, 2021 04:11 PM (/i32d)

107 NaCly Dog November 20, 2021 03:48,

I couldn't get the Youtube to work.

Found this. Nice. Bring Me Sunshine

https://vimeo.com/102711143

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 04:12 PM (0ghg2)

108 Also ginkos... the fruit is eaten by orientals. It has a good taste, but like a lot of "high" cheeses, has to be gotten by your nose first.
It is the seeds that are ground for the memory aid.
Also, the trees will drop every one of their leaves within a day or two. Very nicely mannered.

Posted by: MkY at November 20, 2021 04:12 PM (Foq6I)

109 Trumpet vines. Not even once.

Posted by: m at November 20, 2021 04:13 PM (fVJPF)

110 Just got back from the market with andouille sausage for Thanksgiving gumbo. Booze run Monday. Maybe Wednesday cuz I might imbibe too much before hand.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 20, 2021 04:13 PM (BFigT)

111 Had a bad carburetor from the factory. I have to wait until mid dec to get a replacement.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at November 20, 2021 04:07 PM (UkBFs)

Wow! Those things are started at the factory. My bet is the fuel just gummed up (wasn't completely emptied). If I was desperate, I'd remove it and clean it.

Posted by: MkY at November 20, 2021 04:14 PM (Foq6I)

112 KT

Thank you. That is the intended clip.

Changes made.

You Tube --
* types *
*deletes*.
They are part of Google, a force for evil.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at November 20, 2021 04:16 PM (u82oZ)

113 Afternoon all. Hundreds of advantages of living in the country. One huge drawback?

Dumping grounds for unwanted animals. Yeah. We adopted two more cats.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 20, 2021 04:17 PM (OCTRt)

114 SouthTexas at November 20, 2021 03:55 PM

I wonder what variety they are. Dark purple . . .

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 04:18 PM (0ghg2)

115 CAT, what brand engine? And what size?

Posted by: MkY at November 20, 2021 04:19 PM (Foq6I)

116 C.A.T.... Amazon might have a carb that works. Or Tractor Supply. They're not that expensive or so it appears.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 20, 2021 04:21 PM (BFigT)

117 rickb223 at November 20, 2021 04:17 PM

We know what it's like. Around here, sometimes it's hard to say which ones are locals and which ones are dumped. Because some people let their dogs run, for example.

Our friendly pit bull neighbor dog that visits every day for peanut butter sandwiches is in heat. Still running free. She looks like a valuable dog, as pit bulls go. Her human family is not very responsible with other humans, either.

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 04:23 PM (0ghg2)

118 Yeah, sometimes you're just lucky.

Posted by: Wenda at November 20, 2021 04:24 PM (tHGM4)

119 Well, if he checks back later, first thing I'd do is at least break the seal on the bottom of the float bowl. See if fuel is flowing. (Some have a side port for just that).
If no, make sure the fuel shut off isn't. (I know, sometimes the directions are absorbed, not read).
If the fuel is on, and there's no flow, then the float is stuck. Drop the bowl, and use carb cleaner. Might be as I described above.
I doubt it's a bad carb.

Posted by: MkY at November 20, 2021 04:24 PM (Foq6I)

120 We actually did some gardening today! Loaded the mature compost into the cart behind our mower and spread it around some shrubs in the yard. Dog "helped" but since she doesn't like the noise of the mower, her help consisted of lounging around elsewhere in the yard.

Still fun though.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 20, 2021 04:25 PM (fTtFy)

121 We are back fromthe trip to the woods. I've been going both days on the weekend, as long as the weather holds.

I have been giving the old dog CBD oil, for the seizures. It seems to help. The instacart shopper accidentally got CBD oil for humans, which I think is stronger. I gave her the regular dose, before I noticed. It seems that is what she needs! She has more energy and just acts like she is feeling better. I think this is worth trying on dogs with seizures or pain. She still gets gabapentin and prednisone.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at November 20, 2021 04:32 PM (YynYJ)

122 Hello, Fellow Puns Lovers!

Did you hear about the American shareholder advocate who did a stint as a department-store Santa, and also enjoyed destroying religious statues?

His name is Icahn O'Claustic.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at November 20, 2021 04:34 PM (14ukD)

123 Colonial Williamsburg is a meh. I went when I was a kid and really loved it. I went about a dozen years ago and just felt irritated. Very commercialized, not terribly charming. The Governors Palace is not even original. None of it. It is called a "renovated" Governors Palace, but in fact it is a complete rebuild based on "clues", etc. The reconstructed building opened to the public in mid 1930. Williamsburg is mostly cheesy now. The gift shops and Ye Olde pubs have suffocated what should be a charming blend of a few original, and some mostly reconstructed, period buildings that caused one to feel a unique connection to early America.

Posted by: GrandeMe at November 20, 2021 04:34 PM (ytutJ)

124 You know the classic heart shaped houseplant? It will take over the whole room? What's that one called?

Somebody gave one to the family when Dad died in 2012, I haven't managed to kill it yet, but it grew really huge (long) and then wigged out and died back to one or two leaves. It's taking over a room again. So can I prune it back? I'd throw it away but then I would feel like a heel or something.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 20, 2021 04:37 PM (1Zi6N)

125 Rickb223 you and yours are good people

Posted by: SamIam at November 20, 2021 04:38 PM (oasF3)

126 Philodendron?

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at November 20, 2021 04:39 PM (Z/jzm)

127 *Checks intertubes*

Yep! It's a Philodendren.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 20, 2021 04:40 PM (1Zi6N)

128 123.Where are the gifts made these days? When I went many years ago, I was able to get a sterling bracelet actually made there.

Posted by: CN at November 20, 2021 04:40 PM (ONvIw)

129 I'd throw it away but then I would feel like a heel or something.
Posted by: Common Tater

1) Regift it.
2) Stop watering it so when it completely dead you can through it out!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 20, 2021 04:45 PM (BHGPS)

130 hiya

Posted by: JT at November 20, 2021 04:46 PM (arJlL)

131 *waves to JT

Posted by: rickb223 at November 20, 2021 04:50 PM (OCTRt)

132 Not a lady bug. It's a Diabrotica beetle. Aka Squash Bug.

Also called a lot of naughty things by gardeners world wide.

Loved the Brugmansia. I could almost smell them from here.

Posted by: steveaz at November 20, 2021 04:50 PM (ft6BO)

133
How do?

Puttering, but doing motorcycle maintenance puttering instead of gardening puttering. Have warmed up drained, filled, warmed up, drained, added a cup of vinegar & filled the cooling system. Bunch a nasty looking goop came out of the overflow tank while i'm warming it up this time. Almost ready to flush for 1st of 3 flushes with vi egar

Posted by: BifBewalski @ (IJES/) - at November 20, 2021 04:51 PM (IJES/)

134 Common tater, philodendrons can cause issues for pets, toxic for some

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at November 20, 2021 04:54 PM (Z/jzm)

135 Common Tater at November 20, 2021 04:37 PM

You can cut it back. Might also be a Pothos. They look a lot alike. Still, you can cut it back. Just make your cuts above where a leaf is attached to the stem.

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 04:55 PM (0ghg2)

136 Common Tater at November 20, 2021 04:40 PM

After you cut it back, you could also start the cuttings in water and give them away as Christmas gifts!

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 04:56 PM (0ghg2)

137 hiya
Posted by: JT at November 20, 2021 04:46 PM (arJlL)

Howdy JT!

Posted by: Doof at November 20, 2021 04:59 PM (mZUr4)

138 Cool thread, KT -- THANKS!!

Posted by: Doof at November 20, 2021 05:00 PM (mZUr4)

139 Pat* at November 20, 2021 03:46 PM

Glad your husband is doing well post-surgery.

Glad you were able to get help with the apples. The applesauce sounds yummy.

And the 4-H helpers! How wonderful!

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 05:00 PM (0ghg2)

140 Saw a Hawk on way to store, thought they fly south, global warming I guess.
Mask suggested at State Store, 1/2 maybe had them but I didn't.

Posted by: Skip at November 20, 2021 05:01 PM (2JoB8)

141 ...you could also start the cuttings in water and give them away as Christmas gifts!

What a Splendid idea!

Just passive aggressive enough to lay a guilt trip on them. Heirloom houseplants. "It it Dies in Your Care, Bad Things Will Happen."

Posted by: Common Tater at November 20, 2021 05:01 PM (1Zi6N)

142 Thanks, Doof!

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 05:01 PM (0ghg2)

143 Remember to keep grapes and macadamia nuts away from dogs while you have visitors (and other times, too, but visitors may not know . . .)

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 05:02 PM (0ghg2)

144 Common Tater at November 20, 2021 05:01 PM

Actually, heirloom plants are better if they are something a little more interesting: Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter Cacti; Hoya or maybe certain begonias.

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 05:04 PM (0ghg2)

145 Common Tater at November 20, 2021 05:01 PM

Although, if the shipping crisis gets worse, plants are an available gift.

Pothos or philodendron are not really "must save forever" heirlooms for most folks.

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 05:06 PM (0ghg2)

146 Well may be, but this is the only plant that is looming as an heir. It was one of those funeral plants.

Great Gift! "Don't Let It Die, Or You Hate Grampa" kind of thing.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 20, 2021 05:07 PM (1Zi6N)

147 My Christmas cactus is beginning to bloom. It actually was moms so I'm happy I've been able to keep it alive.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at November 20, 2021 05:08 PM (nxdel)

148 Posted by: kbdabear at November 20, 2021 03:10 PM (qAR6u)
~~~~~

Very sorry to hear about April's passing.

Posted by: IrishEi at November 20, 2021 05:09 PM (7b2L9)

149 GrandeMe at November 20, 2021 04:34 PM

It's a shame that it seems to have gone downhill. A common story for organizations, though. Maybe the special programs are the only attractions left.

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 05:09 PM (0ghg2)

150 weirdwife asked for a toaster oven and a bb gun for Christmas.

Posted by: weirdflunky at November 20, 2021 05:09 PM (cknjq)

151 > Saw a Hawk on way to store, thought they fly south

We have several Red Tail hawks around. I don't think they migrate. Most hang out wherever they are year round. Hell, we have Robins here in the Bluegrass that don't migrate. Stupid birds.

However I did put up our feeders the other day. We try to attract the smaller birds and Cardinals, woodpeckers and other interesting to look at creatures. Interestingly... no squirrels have bothered the feeders.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 20, 2021 05:09 PM (BFigT)

152 147 My Christmas cactus is beginning to bloom. It actually was moms so I'm happy I've been able to keep it alive.
Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at November

That's so cool.

I just got out Christmas stuff. My space is really small, so I can only pull out my favorite stuff.

I have a tree topper that we had ever since I can remember. It's a dark haired angel. Looks like my mom.

Posted by: nurse ratched at November 20, 2021 05:10 PM (U2p+3)

153 moved and spread a dumptruck load of topsoil too tarred to punctuate

Posted by: f'd at November 20, 2021 05:11 PM (Tnijr)

154 My Christmas cactus is beginning to bloom. It actually was moms so I'm happy I've been able to keep it alive.
Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at November 20, 2021 05:08 PM (nxdel)

That's a really cool memento!

Posted by: Doof at November 20, 2021 05:12 PM (mZUr4)

155 And kbdabear,
You're a good man to be with your little kitteh to the end.

Our fur friends are proof God loves us.

Posted by: nurse ratched at November 20, 2021 05:12 PM (U2p+3)

156 weirdflunky at November 20, 2021 05:09 PM

Squirrel coming up on the menu?

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 05:13 PM (0ghg2)

157 And kbdabear,
You're a good man to be with your little kitteh to the end.

Our fur friends are proof God loves us.
Posted by: nurse ratched at November 20, 2021 05:12 PM (U2p+3)

Now more than ever (to borrow an overused phrase) - the Horde is also proof that God loves us!!

Posted by: Doof at November 20, 2021 05:14 PM (mZUr4)

158 "weirdwife asked for a toaster oven and a bb gun for Christmas.
Posted by: weirdflunky"

I highly recommend the DPMS Panther SBR (made by Crosman) full automatic BB rifle. Only 25 shot per mag but it's a blast.

Posted by: f'd at November 20, 2021 05:14 PM (Tnijr)

159 If a Christmas cactus blooms at Thanksgiving doesn't that make it a Thanksgiving cactus?

Posted by: Skip at November 20, 2021 05:15 PM (2JoB8)

160 Squirrel coming up on the menu?
Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 05:13 PM (0ghg2)

She actually had a through and through with my pellet gun on a running squirrel.

Best shot i've ever seen. In the left ear and out the right ear. While it was running.

Posted by: weirdflunky at November 20, 2021 05:17 PM (cknjq)

161 Doof!

For you!
https://youtu.be/MA3aKUwu-Dk

Posted by: nurse ratched at November 20, 2021 05:18 PM (U2p+3)

162 I have a tree topper that we had ever since I can remember. It's a dark haired angel. Looks like my mom.

Aww, that's nice nurse! What a treasure to have!

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at November 20, 2021 05:22 PM (nxdel)

163 Doof!

For you!
https://youtu.be/MA3aKUwu-Dk
Posted by: nurse ratched at November 20, 2021 05:18 PM (U2p+3)

Thanks! Lou Reed has some great tunes.

Have you ever hear this cover of Pale Blue Eyes from REM? Pretty good...
https://youtu.be/dR7vgMPsV2A

Posted by: Doof at November 20, 2021 05:25 PM (mZUr4)

164 Used to buy Christmas cactii at the University's nursery until they started calling them Holiday cactus.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 20, 2021 05:26 PM (ju2Fy)

165 I had no idea that you could make Fried Green Tomatoes with tomatoes that have been processed.

Interesting.

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 05:26 PM (0ghg2)

166 That vista with the trees at Wintherthur is extraordinary. Maybe we're kind of lucky to have had some rich folks who donated their property for public enjoyment.

Posted by: KT at November 20, 2021 05:28 PM (0ghg2)

167 I have heard that one Doof.

I'm in a mood.

https://youtu.be/4bQeGfDfyMc

Posted by: nurse ratched at November 20, 2021 05:33 PM (U2p+3)

168 159 If a Christmas cactus blooms at Thanksgiving doesn't that make it a Thanksgiving cactus?
Posted by: Skip

Hi, horde! Actually, yes: https://tinyurl.com/3zu8wtdu

Posted by: April -- dash my lace wigs! at November 20, 2021 05:36 PM (OX9vb)

169 86 -- {{{NaCly}}} Yes, mine are fine. They're going to sleep for the winter now. Next spring, I'll slash them down to a couple inches. You want to leave them alone for the winter. That helps get them through better.

Happy Turkey Day!!!

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- bitterly clinging to the deplorable life '70s style! at November 20, 2021 05:38 PM (j0p94)

170 weirdwife asked for a toaster oven and a bb gun for Christmas.

Posted by: weirdflunky

THAT'S a keeper.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 20, 2021 05:38 PM (OCTRt)

171 I'm in a mood.

https://youtu.be/4bQeGfDfyMc
Posted by: nurse ratched at November 20, 2021 05:33 PM (U2p+3)

Then I'll offer this...

https://youtu.be/IHHC3XVudjY

Posted by: Doof at November 20, 2021 05:44 PM (mZUr4)

172 For vegetable gardeners,I'd recommend Steve Solomon's The Intelligent Gardener. It teaches you how to remineralize your soil and grow more nutritious vegetables.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at November 20, 2021 05:54 PM (YynYJ)

173 Then I'll offer this...

https://youtu.be/IHHC3XVudjY
Posted by: Doof at

Nice.

Posted by: nurse ratched at November 20, 2021 05:57 PM (At4NM)

174 Why's the woman below the Korean chick at JJ' house?

She could have just as easily modeled it at my house.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 20, 2021 05:59 PM (ju2Fy)

175 Oops, wrong thread.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 20, 2021 06:00 PM (ju2Fy)

176 I always enjoyed the Grand Illumination on Duke of Gloucester Street (we called it Dog Street) in Colonial Williamsburg when I was a student. Free and fun.

Posted by: ChupaMe at November 20, 2021 06:38 PM (Ey/j2)

177 That green bug with black spots is a cucumber beetle. It's a pest to crops.

Posted by: Where are my ping pong balls? at November 20, 2021 06:52 PM (m3XFr)

178 Your little bug is a spotted cucumber beetle. They also have ones with stripes. They are quite damaging to cucumber plants, squash, cabbage, broccoli, etc. Drop them in soapy water to kill them. Spray neem oil in early summer or pyrethrin to keep them at bay, especially if you see those cute, whitish moths flitting around with the black spots on their wings.

Posted by: Annie Rose at November 20, 2021 10:52 PM (xwwiT)

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