tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61833952767354906712024-02-18T17:36:56.550-08:00semi-retired?kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652593587702392410noreply@blogger.comBlogger573125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183395276735490671.post-49457731677016616402021-03-06T11:05:00.002-08:002021-03-06T11:07:06.171-08:00COVID CAPERS...A NOTE FROM HOME <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp06NYn_KBOuAZHnpzYhRJrmgtk7suRRLAg-tm6LiZ0Rmg8jOqxDlV7Vn5HwWuUMOOCnCd15-rMziJ7R8dJoyG9vb7WW2SC07852DHtpFO9Cjp6JVDNiBaRQEbOFKdrDlUMxT3YshjG9U_/s639/IMG_0846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="639" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp06NYn_KBOuAZHnpzYhRJrmgtk7suRRLAg-tm6LiZ0Rmg8jOqxDlV7Vn5HwWuUMOOCnCd15-rMziJ7R8dJoyG9vb7WW2SC07852DHtpFO9Cjp6JVDNiBaRQEbOFKdrDlUMxT3YshjG9U_/w400-h206/IMG_0846.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>We're enjoying our new house colors and new roof. We're doing our part to keep the economy rolling, it seems. We had the house resided and painted just after the big fire in the Rogue Valley which took out two towns. It's still a mess down there in the south end of the valley. The roof was completed on December 29th...</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>THE COVID UPDATE is that Jack has completed his vaccinations, thanks to the VA, which evidently got plenty of Moderna early on. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Me? I just yesterday... after 3 weeks of trying... secured an appointment at the local Albertson's grocery/pharmacy for next week...Moderna again...</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3gZTeREm3Eh7wb5xjXn40liSJK7Lk32HAgg8rf9QyMf79kDzP_ovxSg1TEkluPSyE6BKy0mqF9HroyuSnpWCZZzS37H5KvmHe2tcrTjubrw3-ZkJDvktzpenVo2cwUyPQhPIE8Z14fER/s431/IMG_0859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="429" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3gZTeREm3Eh7wb5xjXn40liSJK7Lk32HAgg8rf9QyMf79kDzP_ovxSg1TEkluPSyE6BKy0mqF9HroyuSnpWCZZzS37H5KvmHe2tcrTjubrw3-ZkJDvktzpenVo2cwUyPQhPIE8Z14fER/s320/IMG_0859.jpg" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /> I ordered three of these daylilies from Oakes Daylilies in Tennessee. It's called Dynamite Returns (returns meaning that it is a rebloomer throughout the summer).</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>I also ordered a chaise lounge...something I've always wanted for the garden. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgVcdjVZK7HBqwOCWWBpGNC1DoBvWkpXIa9xopxJPg0zftqVrxdX6cu-y_xTXXreedC6n10EEOxwY-YWc3L-ewsqhqwJ921fmRXRD9j1vWbEWV7jKezgHiPznpPu4xJxT8uCno8eA_0sC/s332/IMG_0870+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgVcdjVZK7HBqwOCWWBpGNC1DoBvWkpXIa9xopxJPg0zftqVrxdX6cu-y_xTXXreedC6n10EEOxwY-YWc3L-ewsqhqwJ921fmRXRD9j1vWbEWV7jKezgHiPznpPu4xJxT8uCno8eA_0sC/s320/IMG_0870+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>This one is resin so it will be fine out under the maple tree. </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>SO HERE'S MY QUESTION OF THE WEEK: </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>WHY WOULD YOU GO TO ALL THE TROUBLE TO ADD AN AMENDMENT TO THE COVID RELIEF BILL AND THEN VOTE AGAINST THE BILL, LISA MERKOWSKI? </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Meanwhile, we wear our custom made masks by Terry (these new ones are triple layered). 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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We're sporting our custom made masks...Jack's daughter is mass producing masks instead of quilts these days. We're staying home as much as possible...no dentists, doctors, hair stylists, hardware stores, garden centers...</b></span>kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652593587702392410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183395276735490671.post-11111888700527449732020-04-25T16:18:00.000-07:002020-04-25T16:18:00.342-07:00MAPLED! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> I didn't start out to be a collector of maples...Japanese maples to be exact...but somehow over the years...I've added several...and these aren't all of them. According to garden rules, 3 to 5 of a particular kind of plant makes you an enthusiast...more than five and you're a collector! Oye! Besides these, I think I have at least five more in the yard, including three vine maples. So enjoy!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> Just a couple of nice looking tulips...</b></span><br />
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<br />kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652593587702392410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183395276735490671.post-63789808824256557492020-04-06T14:20:00.002-07:002020-04-06T14:20:13.650-07:00WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STAY HOME<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> Refrigerator clean out! Has to happen before our next load of groceries is delivered! Yes, we are paying to have them delivered now because the local Fred Meyer is over loaded with folks wanting to pick up their groceries. We pay $9.95 plus a 5% tip...so naturally I try to order more than if I was going to the store every few days. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>What I've noticed is that every successive refrigerator that I've owned is harder to clean. This relatively new GE is a true pain! Lots of little nooks and crannys for crumbs to collect. And I haven't even done the bottom freezer yet. Oh joy!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> This is what you can do with a bag of frozen wild blueberries from Trader Joe's, sugar, cornstarch and some pie crust mix... on a VERY QUIET weekend</b></span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Oh, and did I mention the Tillamook French Vanilla ice cream? Takes the sting out of not being able to go to the Grange and buy plants! SORT OF!</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's very naked right now in March, but we hope for lots of blooms this summer that attract pollinators to the garden.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My daughter in law Susan found this great dragon fly at the MADE IN CHICO store. It really compliments my "garden corner" of the dining area. We secured it with an anchor bolt. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The original blew down during a big windstorm this winter and they rebuilt it using new posts and the original 40 year old cedar boards. IDIOTS ABOUND, IT SEEMS. It looked like HELL, and we decided its only hope was to paint it and give it some uniformity.</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Before we painted, we had to saw off the boards that were sticking out beyond the posts on our side. The neighbor heard the saw and came out saying, "I wanted those boards that way! Shame shame shame," he said for not asking my permission to cut them! We told him, "Go fuck yourself! It's our side of the fence and it looks like HELL!"</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AS WE SUSPECTED, TRUMP ONLY HIRES BULLYS...</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">MIKE POMPEO IS A CASE IN POINT.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HE BULLIED AN NPR REPORTER AFTER SHE DARED ASK HIM ABOUT UKRAINE AND THE FIRED AMBASSADOR. TOOK HER INTO A PRIVATE ROOM AND SWORE AT HER, CALLED HER A LIAR. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">WHAT AN ASSHOLE HE IS! A COMPLETE JERK! </span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I get antsy to clean out closets and cupboards!</b> </span> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Should have thought to snap a photo of the before but who'd believe it? This is the closet we call Fibber MacGee's</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> closet. "don't open that closet door, MacGee!" his wife Molly would call out to him before you heard the crash. Yes, heard...it was a radio show.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay so no one remembers radio any more...but being an audio learner, I loved radio. Anyway, here I've done my best to reorganize everything from towels, tissue, bum fodder, cleaning products, pest spray, first aid and bandaids, toothpaste, soap and supplements. Oh, and bags of birdseed. Good times!!!</span></b>kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652593587702392410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183395276735490671.post-35943710491698302752020-01-18T11:04:00.001-08:002020-01-18T11:04:39.834-08:00UPDATES AROUND HERE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">UPDATE on the conspicuous consumption department: I did manage 6 meals for two out of this big, luscious hunk of meat, plus sandwiches...too much for us!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> UPDATE ON SILVER HAIR. I'm finally growing it out to a real hairstyle. And I had to replace much of my hair product with different stuff. I now have healthy, non-color treated hair, so a cleanout of hair old products was required. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> UPDATE on threatened cosmetic drawer clean out...I started with the lipsticks and got it down to almost the basics, eliminating about 50% of them. I separated them by color: PINKS< NUDES<darks font=""></darks></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's amazing how many of these I have collected through several years. It was obvious when I went silver, that some of the very warmest colors were not going to work for me, due to a more neutral skin tone. Mr. A painted numbers on these Estee Lauder lipstick tops with only one round body, non EL left. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NEXT UP? FIBBER MACGEE'S CLOSET...THE SO-CALLED LINEN CLOSET WHICH IS MY CATCH-ALL, COSTCO CLOSET...AND YES, I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO KEEP A FEW TOWELS IN IT FROM TIME TO TIME... </span></b>kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652593587702392410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183395276735490671.post-60287235265285173962019-12-26T16:35:00.001-08:002019-12-26T16:38:45.229-08:00PRIMED FOR CHRISTMAS LUNCH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I threw caution to the wind and went to Cartwright's meat counter and ordered a 2-bone prime rib...a true PRIME grade, 3 pound roast. What I got when I picked it up a few days later was a 4 pound roast...$75 worth of prime meat. Oye! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Christmas Day: I took the beast out of the refrigerator and let it sit on the counter for 2 hours. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I didn't have the required roasting pan so I just plunked it down into my heavy pot and skewered in the big thermometer. I elected NOT to salt it much...a bit of Trader Joe's onion salt sprinkled on the top fat.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I heated my big oven (which I hadn't used in over a year) since getting a big toaster oven. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The stove oven smelled dusty as it heated up to 450 degrees. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I discovered that there are as many prime rib recipes as there are turkey recipes, with recommended roasting temperatures from 325 to 550! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What to do? I heated the oven to 450 and set in the roast on one of the lower racks. I let it cook for 15 minutes and then lowered the temp to 350. I checked the thermometer periodically at first waiting for the thermometer needle to move. Finally after about 45 minutes, it headed towards the bottom of the meter...still no temp markings, but it was getting warm. I set the timer for 10 minutes, over and over and checked it, over and over. At about 1.75 hours, it finally read almost 140 degrees, rare or medium rare...depending on whose recipe I read. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I pulled it out and let it set in the pan for about 15 minutes. The temp did climb to 140 degrees. I used my good German meat knife and undid the strings that held the ribs to the bottom of the roast. I sliced off the end piece and cut it in half, giving each of us an outer section of dark and then I split a slice of rare. It was fork tender!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Since we have over 2 lbs of leftover beef, we'll be having this again on the weekend. I also used the bones on Boxing Day to make broth for the minestrone. </b></span>kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652593587702392410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183395276735490671.post-83594759461453678692019-11-27T14:08:00.000-08:002019-11-27T14:08:28.362-08:00BOMBO WHAT?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">IT'S BOMBOGENESIS...OR BOMB CYCLONE...when the barometer drops dramatically in a short period of time, creating a low pressure system with hurricane force winds. 106 mph at the Oregon coast, and 58 mph here in the Rogue Valley. Our neighbor's side fence that borders our long uphill driveway to the street was a victim. Our newly constructed fence (our side fence, their back fence, seen here from their backyard (the natural wood fence) did fine. No issues. Our house is fine (the snow covered roof beyond the wood fence.)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Had we not replaced their back fence (our side fence) this fall, it would surely be down, just like this one. That section toward the camera is laying right in our gravel driveway going up to the street. You can see many more leaning sections of fence. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We're not even sure that they realize the fence is down. They may have left for work this morning in the dark and not even seen it! I'm sure that the deer will see it and take advantage of some new area to browse! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happily, our fence (our side of their back fence shown here in the fall) is well made and can withstand gale force winds.</span></b>kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652593587702392410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183395276735490671.post-79007271555828892752019-10-23T10:29:00.001-07:002019-10-23T10:29:36.730-07:00OVER 70 AND STILL STYLIN'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i>Most of the styling blogs I follow are created by women in their 60's...the true "baby boomers" born in the 1950's. While I enjoy their fashions, I really feel that I'm beyond them not only in age but in what I know that they don't know...what comes in their 70's. So here's my one off attempt at <span style="background-color: purple;"><span style="color: white;">OVER 70 AND STILL STYLIN'.</span></span> </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i>So we'll start with TRUE CONFESSIONS! As you hit your 70's, your body will change...things will fit differently...and you may feel disappointed at that...but it's still your only body and you'll be happier if you accept that and learn to style it. </i></b></span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i> </i></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For me, tops that are a bit looser and a bit longer smooth out the torso.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also for me, I haven't worn skirts in years, except for dancing. Most skirts have too much fabric around the middle or are too short. So I've looked for the rare midi skirt (hits at mid calf) and so far have found a very few that are A-line. The one above is from Eileen Fisher and comes in black or chocolate. Yeah, more than I wanted to pay but it is good quality and easy to pull on. I tried wearing it with booties...the "look" these days, but frankly it made my legs look like gate posts! So I use a loafer or a wedge heeled shoe. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>As for SHOES, they can be cute as well as comfortable..and useful to draw the eye away from other locations...these are well padded cushy loafers from Clarks. I've had some foot "issues" from all my years of dancing and these keep me free from pain. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>FUN WITH JACKETS: There's nothing like a special jacket to perk up a basic color. This one is 100% cotton by "Parsley & Sage. I've been wearing the crap out of it this fall as it goes with all colors and is just the right weight for chilly mornings in our valley. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>GOING SILVER: Yep, after 30 years of being a redhead, I dared to grow out my "real" hair. What a shock! I have more silver than I knew and some nice big streaks in the front. Luckily I had a very supportive stylist who kept my locks short but sassy during the year of grow out. Now I can afford to go to the salon every month for a cut and it only takes about 45 minutes out of my day instead of 2+ hours of getting my roots done! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> I also discovered that my makeup had to change...seems that while you hair is going silver, your skin is going neutral. Who knew? So I went from a mid tone warm foundation to a mid tone neutral one. I also changed my eye shadow colors to neutrals as well. AND I've been happy to wear silver jewelry. These earrings and pendant are thanks to my daughter-in-law Susan who got me started with BRIGHTON jewelry. I love their stuff because while it's silver plated, it's also coated so it won't tarnish. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A NEW LEAF? Why not? I vowed during the hair growout NOT to look like the frizzy haired women I met at the garden club! You REALLY DON'T have to look like a bag lady just because you have silver hair! It was time for me to pay more attention to upkeep and style! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SLOWING DOWN: This is my garden turtle Herkemer who has faded over the years but still looks good. I debated repainting him but the more natural look suits him. And more natural look suits me! We've all seen women who, as I put it, turn into "cartoons" of themselves with too much makeup and jewelry or styles meant for teenagers. I call it "trying too hard." I slowed down and took a look at me... </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>MILES: So no matter how many you have on your odometer, nobody knows but YOU! Adjust your outlook and it will help turn back your attitude! Oh, and SMILING IS GOOD!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>That's it for me in this first blog...I'll keep trying to look MY BEST by keeping my daily routine of wearing makeup, a bit of jewelry and a well-fitting pair of pants. I'd love to hear from you. </b></span>kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652593587702392410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183395276735490671.post-91961179022682617452019-10-13T17:47:00.000-07:002019-10-13T17:47:10.407-07:00FALL IN THE AIR, IN THE GARDEN AND OUT OF THE CLOSET...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I've spent the week dumping, washing and storing pots...fitting out a new pot storage area against our new side fence.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We installed a tarp over the whole pot storage shelves to keep the rain and snow off. It's better for the pots and the spiders like it too!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Our Parthenocissus is doing its thing and turning lovely shades of gold, orange and burgundy.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Fall colors come out of the closet...a dark brown skirt with a new top and an "artsy-fartsy" new jacket that will go with just about anything casual...which is all the style I wear these days... </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"Airing out" the cashmere and cotton sweaters</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Enjoying the last of the geraniums...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>And Sally Holmes is our official "Last Rose of Summer."</b></span>kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652593587702392410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183395276735490671.post-82533510388920171022019-10-08T10:11:00.000-07:002019-10-08T10:11:57.247-07:00FENCED OUT AND HAPPY ABOUT IT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We replaced our neighbor's back fence (our side fence) when it became clear that the neighbors were not going to fix it...it was leaning into our property and about to fall over. The posts had rotted off and we were using metal stakes to keep it upright! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>So $3200 later we have a stout 120' cedar fence!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I decided to paint it "Boxwood" by Miller Paint. Their "Storm" brand fence and deck paint lasts well and is easy to apply. I have to say that this was probably my "swansong" in fence painting...I painted by first fence when my dad handed me a paintbrush in 1948. I was four years old and I've been hooked ever since! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We have buried electrical service and the old box circa 1978 was in need of a facelift! So my under-gardener came to the rescue with some textured dark green paint. Much better. Turns out the fence was actually built off kilter and on our property...not on the correct property line so we got an additional 2' of yard thanks to our contractor remeasuring the entire plot lines! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I kitted out the "bus stop" niche (we had to build the fence to acommodate the transformer box) with a cedar deodar that I raised from seed and we hung an old cultivator for some garden whimsey. </b></span>kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652593587702392410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183395276735490671.post-82920326206096424242019-09-17T15:21:00.000-07:002019-09-17T15:21:03.811-07:00WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Our communal fence with our neighbors to the north was falling down. Turns out that it was built about 3' into our property and NOT on the property line. Our neighbor Marcelo is a licensed contractor and we got him to build our new improved fence during a slow time in his business. We got the lumber delivered today. The old fence went to the Biomass plant in White City, so it is going for a good cause...generating electricity. Meanwhile Marcelo talked us into removed the ENTIRE back fence (100') not just the 75' we had originally planned on...more lumber will be needed! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> It's nice when you have the right equipment to do the job. The gate fence post had about 2 1/2 feet of concrete around it! So little Bobcat and a chain did the trick! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Up and out she comes! Stay tuned for more exciting ADVENTURES IN FENCE BUILDING...!</b></span>kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652593587702392410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183395276735490671.post-13329384837323571012019-09-16T11:11:00.000-07:002019-09-16T11:11:10.219-07:00CLUELESS BUT NOT SHOELESS!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This scene on my bedroom floor forces me to admit that I'm a shoe aholic! Even Chase doesn't want to cross the shoe picket line! It was time for a good clear out. So the old, the unworn and the unpadded footbed shoes went to the Goodwill. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every garden year I say, "I don't think I'll mess with growing potatoes this year." And every year I change my mind when I see the seed potato boxes at the Grange. So this year I used a potato bag from Gardener's Supply. It turned out well and we are enjoying the creamy deliciousness of these Yukon Gold favorites. There is nothing to compare with fresh dug potatoes or in this case, fresh dumped out of the bag spuds. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>My customized wagon (my under-gardener added holders on the side for my spade and fork) needed a good cleaning and some paint. While he was at it, the same aforementioned helper drilled some drain holes in the pan so it wouldn't collect water. It's almost "pot moving season" and I don't mean that smelly growy shit that has sprung up all over this valley! I mean my own ceramic pots that need to be moved out of the way of the BIG ASS maple trees... soon to start dropping their leaves. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Two good things about August...school shopping and peaches! I don't have to do any school shopping nowadays but I do give my neighbor's school age girl a gift card for school supplies. I remember fondly getting a fresh box of crayons, Dixon Ticonderoga pencils and fresh pink erasers! Good stuff!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Back to the peaches... I buy a 10# box or two from Old Stage Orchard on the west side of the valley. The Sun Havens are really sweet and juicy this year so I have put several bags of them in the freezer...the ones we haven't eaten with Umpqua vanilla bean ice cream. Yummmmm!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I peel and slice 'em, add some Fruit Fresh and pour them into plastic bags. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Fruit Fresh keeps them from browning as they are exposed to the air. It is mainly ascorbic acid with citric acid and dextrose. Now it is harder to find because there aren't as many folks who can or preserve or even make jam. I couldn't find it at Safeway and had to go to the Grange Co-op where they still have canning supplies. I'm thinking about a third 20# box but I can't wait very long! I am also looking forward to the Gravenstein apples from the same orchards for saucing. My big bottom freezer will be crowded soon with good stuff! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Waiting, waiting, waiting for the tomatoes to ripen. Prepared for a tomato glut at the end of the month!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Clematis and morning glory make a nice combination of purples.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>A happy ivy geranium by the garden gate...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Echeveria and morganianum decorating the cream separator.</b></span>kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652593587702392410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183395276735490671.post-27869898827640274902019-07-05T11:34:00.003-07:002019-07-05T11:34:48.018-07:00GARDENERS KNOW ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">48 years ago when I moved to Oregon, I went to the local nursery in search of Agapanthas. the nurseryman looked at me like I had two heads. He'd never heard of 'em. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I went to a local garden center. "We can't grow those here in our zone," I was told. That was correct then. My mom brought me up some from California and they froze that winter and never reappeared in the spring. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Today? I routinely grow 'em in pots and in the ground. All the nurseries here in Southern Oregon stock them as "no fuss" landscape plants! </b></span>kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652593587702392410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183395276735490671.post-68756251288112254042019-07-05T10:38:00.000-07:002019-07-05T10:38:21.041-07:00NEVER NEVER NEVER SHOP AT THE HOBBY LOBBY!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER FELT THEY HAD TO PRINT THIS AD FROM THE HOBBY LOBBY. IT IS A DIATRIBE ABOUT THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. IT IS BULLSHIT. SHAME ON THE MAIL TRIBUNE FOR PRINTING THIS CLAP TRAP AD. THEY'LL DO ANYTHING FOR AD MONEY, IT APPEARS. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> YOU CAN SEE HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS PAGE OF THE NEWSPAPER. YEAH, FREEDOM OF SPEECH BUT THIS IS AN AD THAT THE NEWPAPER DIDN'T HAVE TO PRINT! NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO INSINUATE THAT I'M NOT A "TRUE AMERICAN" BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE IN THEIR RELIGIOUS SHIT! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>SHAME ON OUR NEWSPAPER FOR PRINTING THIS! TOO BAD I JUST RENEWED FOR 6 MONTHS! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NO NICE PRETTY PICTURES CAN HIDE MY DISGUST AT THE PIG IN THE WHITE HOUSE. I'VE HAD IT! I'M READY PROTEST IN THE STREETS. I'M READY TO SEND MONEY TO THE PERSON WHO CAN WIPE THIS CANCER OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH. I'M READY TO THROW A BRICK THROUGH A WINDOW LIKE SOMEONE DID LAST NIGHT AT THE LOCAL REPUBLICAN HQ. I'M READY TO SPIT AT THE IDIOTS WEARING MAGA HATS..I DON'T CARE WHO THEY ARE OR WHERE THEY ARE! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! I'M TOTALLY DISGUSTED AT PEOPLE WHO ARE IGNORING THIS RAPE OF OUR CONSTITUTION. I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANY MORE.</span></h2>
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