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Old June 1st 10, 01:00 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Cheryl Isaak
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Well, I did manage to make a little progress on Ladybugs and BumbleBees

http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-perl/it...l?item=05-2630

The center flower is done, the other short one to the right is started and
the long stem is started.


Read and finished Borrower of the Night (Elizabeth Peters).

Moved two plants and watered them in repeatedly. (About to run out and move
some tansy to a place I can let it wander) Only other garden related news is
that when asked to dig out sand cherry, DH heard "kill sand cherry by
looping off the roots". So, that is partially dug out and may live despite
radical surgery. Plan for this week is to finish the "new hole" and work on
the move myself.


Otherwise, it was a massive clean out weekend. I have a box of books started
that Gillian will pick up the end of the summer, if I don't decide to mail
them to Lucille just to get them OUT OF THE HOUSE. DS's room now looks like
it belongs to a young man, not an 11 year old.
DD's room is a MESS, but we found the bottom of her closet!! HURRAH. I've
collected a mess of magazines to be recycled (no craft magazine was harmed
in this process). And for the first time ever, the trash barrel supplied by
the town will be full with out me tossing old pieces of carpeting or vinyl
flooring.


Oh well, going to move those tansy and water them and then fold laundry.
Then a latest-ish breakfast, a shower and errands. Up to 4 already (library,
returns at TJ Maxx, Target or Walmart for cheaper toiletries for the kids -
I can get their preferred brand cheaper than the grocery store - and the
grocery stores....
And then more clear out until lacrosse.


C

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Old June 1st 10, 02:33 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Nancy
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On Jun 1, 8:00�am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
Well, I did manage to make a little progress on Ladybugs and BumbleBees

http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-perl/it...l?item=05-2630

The center flower is done, the other short one to the right is started and
the long stem is started.


Lovely. I did manage to do 100 stitches (a 10x10 block) on "Fractal
53." At this rate I might finished it next year.

Read and finished Borrower of the Night (Elizabeth Peters).


Finished the new Alexander McCall Smith and started "The Sweetness
at the Bottom of the Pie." Hard to put down.

Moved two plants and watered them in repeatedly. (About to run out and move
some tansy to a place I can let it wander) Only other garden related news is
that when asked to dig out sand cherry, DH heard "kill sand cherry by
looping off the roots". So, that is partially dug out and may live despite
radical surgery. Plan for this week is to finish the "new hole" and work on
the move myself.


No more planting for me and after the 2+ inches of rain yesterday
afternoon and evening no watering in the near future.

snip...the rest of Cheryl's doings over the weekend and plans for
today.

After "working" on the holiday (laundry, ironing, yes I still iron)
and making a relish tray and cutting up fruit for an "indoor" picnic
at a friend's house, I'm taking today off. Well, unless the
thunderstorms and rain really let up, then it's off to the church
to donate an old computer monitor for them to use in VBS.

I may get a few more stitching done and will read more of that
wonderful book.

Nancy
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Old June 1st 10, 09:33 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Ellice K.
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On 6/1/10 8:00 AM, in article ,
"Cheryl Isaak" wrote:

Well, I did manage to make a little progress on Ladybugs and BumbleBees

http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-perl/it...l?item=05-2630

The center flower is done, the other short one to the right is started and
the long stem is started.


So cute! Glad someone got to stitch!

Read and finished Borrower of the Night (Elizabeth Peters).


Ah, sounds good. I did actually read a very light, $1 bargain mystery
"Shrouds of Holly" by Kate Kingsbury. That was during the "I can't sleep at
all" night between 2 & 4:30 am.

Yesterday we watched "Taking Chance" - a movie with Kevin Bacon. Fabulous
essentially true story about a Marine LTC doing the escort duty for a fallen
soldier, being returned to his Montana home for burial. Very apt for
Memorial Day. We also watched a PBS feature on Medal of Honor winners -
including the only female recipient, a civil war doctor, who had her medal
taken back after some changes in the medal criteria - but she refused to
give it back, & then it was returned when the "recinding" was recinded.

Moved two plants and watered them in repeatedly. (About to run out and move
some tansy to a place I can let it wander) Only other garden related news is
that when asked to dig out sand cherry, DH heard "kill sand cherry by
looping off the roots". So, that is partially dug out and may live despite
radical surgery. Plan for this week is to finish the "new hole" and work on
the move myself.


Good for you. I'm recuperating! Tomorrow - more morning planting and
finally getting the stuff into the pots. We think, ahem, that with it
getting dark late, and if DH goes in earlier, we could get the current yard
update finished by the end of next weekend. It's a plan. I'm hoping to
make a trip to the nursery we love in Purcellville (about 25 mi) to get some
hanging baskets for the porch. Last couple of years we bought gorgeous
stuff there, huge, beautiful and for really good prices. Plus, DH loves to
wander around checking out the chickens roaming! We've gotten a couple of
trees there, but they won't come here to deliver because the traffic is bad
getting thru the town of Leesburg. But, our Macoun Apple tree ( a twig 3
years ago) has over a dozen apples, and the dwarf, weeping Peach has a
couple of dozen little peaches. It's not supposed to fruit - hah - but did
a few last year. I think they're okay for doing jam, not really for plain
eating. And of all things - our cherry tree is fruiting, as is our plum -
which is also only good for jam. On that note, the serviceberry is hugely
full of lush berries - which many birds are enjoying, but I'm going to
harvest a bunch today or tomorrow. They're quite tasty, kind of between a
blackberry and a blueberry in taste. It did really well post all the snow.

I'm having a hankering to plant some hydrangeas in our wet corner.... And
we're on the look-out now for a semi-dwarf, or dwarf type willow tree for
the swamp area. Can't be more than a 20' wide type tree. Height not really
an issue.

Otherwise, it was a massive clean out weekend. I have a box of books started
that Gillian will pick up the end of the summer, if I don't decide to mail

*snipping more of Cheryl's adventures*

I'm looking at doing that clean-out later this summer. This morning was a
few hours of vacuuming - at least all the "Puckster" stuff is gone, and the
many pairs of shoes went into closets. And the stove got scrubbed
(stainless shows almost as much as my prior black glass topped one).

Ah, the builder rep came over today. Yeah - this guy worked for the company
which bought our builder, and was very nice, showed appropriate and
heartening disgust for what was left incorrect by the primary company. So,
discovered that the basement leak is a crack thru the foundation wall panel
and they're going to repair that. And will fix the stained sheet rock in
the LR ceiling (left after roof leak fixed) and check to make sure the roof
is actually okay. Agreed that the tree the HOA is making us take down was
part of the "land" trees which was a developer/builder issue and they should
replace it. Told me that since we have to take it down, to leave the
section with the tag on it - but that may be a problem as that's about 5'
high. And....with any luck they will fix the crack in the ceiling of the
Mbath, including the crumbled/dangling part over the sheet rock screws. So,
yeah - but, we'll see. Right now I'm really happy that they'll fix the LR
ceiling and the basement leak.

So, today, still no stitching. But, I did work on stuff for my ANG
certification program, and got the stuff to start my EGA master craftsman -
so that's all now in page protectors, and I'm getting ready to prep that.
More fun, lesson 2 of the Tudor & Stuart Goldwork Masterclass got posted, so
I've been looking through that. Reaally nice photos and info on the
manufacture of gold threads.

Tonight - off to WW meeting - for the get in shape plan of action. Plus my
"personal trainer" from the new Sport & Health which opened today in our
'hood called. We were able to purchase sessions at 1/2 price during the
pre-opening - and as members of the HOA we got free membership, with a
minimal for the 2nd adult and no joining fee. Most exciting - they have a
full spa and indoor pool - so finally - year round water aerobics.

Well - so much for the weekend. Back to drudging and deadlines, and maybe,
finally I'll get to stitch something tomorrow during heat of day not
working outside time.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Ellice

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Old June 2nd 10, 03:47 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Joan E.
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On Jun 1, 3:33*pm, "Ellice K." wrote:
On that note, the serviceberry is hugely
full of lush berries - which many birds are enjoying, but I'm going to
harvest a bunch today or tomorrow. *They're quite tasty, kind of between a
blackberry and a blueberry in taste. *It did really well post all the snow.


Serviceberry, aka juneberry. YUMMMM! Try and pick as many as you can
and make a pie. Juneberry pie is one of my favorites!!! Snow isn't
going to bother them. They grow wild about 90 miles NW of here.

Not quite sure why, but only one of my tiny (about 2') juneberry
bushes has fruit this year, so I'll only get a handful...if I remember
to go pick them when they're ripe!. Rabbits, I think, got to one of
the others but it should come back.

OTOH my Bali cherry (I think the other name for it is Evans cherry) is
*loaded* with cherries this year! Last year the birds got every
stinkin' cherry, so this year I have some hologram strips to hang in
it, which is supposed to chase the birds away. Has anyone ever tried
those? LMK your experience, if you have, please! If it doesn't look
like they're going to work, I'll have to get some netting. This will
be the first year I might actually get to taste them.

As far as my flower beds go....they're in a saaaaad state. With the
rain, new DGD and my dad's problems, I just haven't had time to do any
weeding or going to the nursery to use the gift card DS gave to me for
Mother's day. I did manage to plant a few sweet pea seeds but need to
plant more. I found a short type that I'm hoping will drape over the
edge of my raised bed.

Joan
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Old June 2nd 10, 04:33 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Ellice K.
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On 6/2/10 10:47 AM, in article
, "Joan E."
wrote:

On Jun 1, 3:33*pm, "Ellice K." wrote:
On that note, the serviceberry is hugely
full of lush berries - which many birds are enjoying, but I'm going to
harvest a bunch today or tomorrow. *They're quite tasty, kind of between a
blackberry and a blueberry in taste. *It did really well post all the snow.


Serviceberry, aka juneberry. YUMMMM! Try and pick as many as you can
and make a pie. Juneberry pie is one of my favorites!!! Snow isn't
going to bother them. They grow wild about 90 miles NW of here.

Snow issue wasn't the cold, but the infamous storm that landed almost 5' of
snow in our back yard. This tree has lots of stalks, and some of them were
quite flexed, but seem to be coming back. Thanks for the idea!

Not quite sure why, but only one of my tiny (about 2') juneberry
bushes has fruit this year, so I'll only get a handful...if I remember
to go pick them when they're ripe!. Rabbits, I think, got to one of
the others but it should come back.


Ours was fruiting even the first season - now it's about 8' tall, and at
least 6' wide.

OTOH my Bali cherry (I think the other name for it is Evans cherry) is
*loaded* with cherries this year! Last year the birds got every
stinkin' cherry, so this year I have some hologram strips to hang in
it, which is supposed to chase the birds away. Has anyone ever tried
those? LMK your experience, if you have, please! If it doesn't look
like they're going to work, I'll have to get some netting. This will
be the first year I might actually get to taste them.


Good for you.

As far as my flower beds go....they're in a saaaaad state. With the
rain, new DGD and my dad's problems, I just haven't had time to do any
weeding or going to the nursery to use the gift card DS gave to me for
Mother's day. I did manage to plant a few sweet pea seeds but need to
plant more. I found a short type that I'm hoping will drape over the
edge of my raised bed.

Joan


We're flowerless at this point! But my perennials are coming in, and the
Lady in Red Hydrangea out front looks awesome (and lavender due to the
soil). I saw some really nice impatiens this week, and may grab a flat.
And am thinking of trying to plant some flower bulbs that were from last
year, but seem to be okay... If nothing comes up it was little effort. Who
knows.

You have much more fun, joyous stuff to do than plant!

Ellice - who now has to go run to PT.

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Old June 2nd 10, 04:48 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Susan Hartman[_2_]
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On 6/2/2010 10:47 AM, Joan E. wrote:
On Jun 1, 3:33 pm, "Ellice wrote:
On that note, the serviceberry is hugely
full of lush berries - which many birds are enjoying, but I'm going to
harvest a bunch today or tomorrow. They're quite tasty, kind of between a
blackberry and a blueberry in taste. It did really well post all the snow.


Serviceberry, aka juneberry. YUMMMM! Try and pick as many as you can
and make a pie. Juneberry pie is one of my favorites!!! Snow isn't
going to bother them. They grow wild about 90 miles NW of here.


My serviceberry is *full* of berries and the squirrels are going crazy
with them. They must be delicious to squirrels!

The &%%$!! squirrels are constantly on the deck, digging in flowerpots.
DH found one of his pepper plants uprooted and left stranded on the
deck; he replanted it and hopes to save it. We can only blame the
squirrels. I planted several moonflower seeds in pots and spread them
around the deck, so the vines will grow around/through the sides, but
only 2 appear to be coming up because the squirrels have been playing in
the pots.

We've not had this trouble to this degree before; I told DH is was
because the dearly departed cat is no longer "protecting" (a.k.a.
marking) the deck, and therefore we need another cat. He didn't buy it.


sue



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Old June 2nd 10, 05:13 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Gillian Murray
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Susan Hartman wrote:
On 6/2/2010 10:47 AM, Joan E. wrote:
On Jun 1, 3:33 pm, "Ellice wrote:
On that note, the serviceberry is hugely
full of lush berries - which many birds are enjoying, but I'm going to
harvest a bunch today or tomorrow. They're quite tasty, kind of
between a
blackberry and a blueberry in taste. It did really well post all the
snow.


Serviceberry, aka juneberry. YUMMMM! Try and pick as many as you can
and make a pie. Juneberry pie is one of my favorites!!! Snow isn't
going to bother them. They grow wild about 90 miles NW of here.


My serviceberry is *full* of berries and the squirrels are going crazy
with them. They must be delicious to squirrels!

The &%%$!! squirrels are constantly on the deck, digging in flowerpots.
DH found one of his pepper plants uprooted and left stranded on the
deck; he replanted it and hopes to save it. We can only blame the
squirrels. I planted several moonflower seeds in pots and spread them
around the deck, so the vines will grow around/through the sides, but
only 2 appear to be coming up because the squirrels have been playing in
the pots.

We've not had this trouble to this degree before; I told DH is was
because the dearly departed cat is no longer "protecting" (a.k.a.
marking) the deck, and therefore we need another cat. He didn't buy it.


sue



Squirrels come onto our deck, and steal green tomatoes. To add insult to
injury, they usually leave the "nibbled" one on the railing. I try to
keep the birdfeeders full of seed, just to keep them off my plants.

G
 




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