Orvus.

From: "Lucille"

..... I'm probably one of the few people on earth that looks forward to a
cold,
rainy day.

You're not alone -- I LOVE colr, rainy, cloudy days! After THIRTY-FIVE
endlessly and unrelentingly sunny years in Lizard Land, I absolutely crow with
delight when the temps stay below 80 here in Magnoliaville!
I honestly don't know *how* anyone can survive in Florida! I would
willingly and happily move back to Lizard Land and live in that hot, horrid,
nasty DRY city before I would even consider living anywhere in Florida -- or
Louisianna or Texas for that matter! I am actually quite surprised that the
humidity isn't worse here in Magnoliaville. I think it's because we are so far
north and way out of the city proper.
Now, if Mother Nature would just cooperate and bring us some rain I would be
ever so happy -- LOL! Folks around here still think I am crazy but I LOVE the
rain. Of course, once they find out where I moved from they start to
understand -- LOLOL! CiaoMeow ^;;^
..
PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ Queen of Kitties
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their
WHISKERS!!
Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs!
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From: "Gillian Murray"

Well, all. I have just returned from my local Ranch/feed store with their
last jug of Orvus. ....... The owner said some people even wash their hair in
it, so we may try
it on the dogs. .....

I have used it on my hair and my friend uses it on her Weimaraner who has
very delicate, sensitive doggy skin and is allergic to all sorts of things.
Works great! And as someone else said -- use just a wee little dab on any fur
babies as it really soaps up!!!!! You can always add more but it's a bear
trying to get too much of it out! CiaoMeow ^;;^
..


PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ Queen of Kitties
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their
WHISKERS!!
Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs!
Online Photos at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

Sorry, Lucille, but I HATE FLORIDA!!! Wow, that felt good!!

Well, Gillian, I was born and brought up on the northeast coast of England.
Moved to the U.S. as a newlywed with my Brit DH who had "itchy feet". Lived in
Montreal, then various parts of north central Ohio, then DH was transferred to
Tampa. I DIDN'T LIKE IT EITHER. We were there for 10 years, Aug 83 until Mar
94, while our kids went through the teen years. Never did get used to shopping
for a Christmas tree in shorts and sandals!!!

The company went under, and DH was out in the cold for all of a day, then
another co. here called to recruit him.

Summers here are just as hot and sticky, in fact I think they are even worse,
but at least we get some cool weather in what passes for winter. Very rarely
actually freezes, but at least it is cold enough sometimes to wear tweeds and
sweaters.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Now, now, before you trash Louisiana -- realize that South Louisiana is not
necessarily representative of all of Louisiana....we're way more civilized
up here in the northwest corner of the state....and the weather is not
"quite" as humid.

--
Jere

"Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply " wrote in
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From: "Lucille"

..... I'm probably one of the few people on earth that looks forward to a
cold,
rainy day.

You're not alone -- I LOVE colr, rainy, cloudy days! After
THIRTY-FIVE
endlessly and unrelentingly sunny years in Lizard Land, I absolutely crow
with
delight when the temps stay below 80 here in Magnoliaville!
I honestly don't know *how* anyone can survive in Florida! I would
willingly and happily move back to Lizard Land and live in that hot,
horrid,
nasty DRY city before I would even consider living anywhere in Florida --
or
Louisianna or Texas for that matter! I am actually quite surprised that
the
humidity isn't worse here in Magnoliaville. I think it's because we are
so far
north and way out of the city proper.
Now, if Mother Nature would just cooperate and bring us some rain I
would be
ever so happy -- LOL! Folks around here still think I am crazy but I LOVE
the
rain. Of course, once they find out where I moved from they start to
understand -- LOLOL! CiaoMeow ^;;^
.
PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ Queen of Kitties
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their
WHISKERS!!
Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs!
Online Photos at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

Oh good ... I'm glad to see someone else has trouble with gardening ...
plants see me coming and they drop dead cuz they know I'll eventually kill
them with my 'black' thumb. Oh well, can't be good at everything, can we?
Now just exactly what am I good at ..... well, hrumph, let me see now ...
there's got to be something ... sure, it's ... a ... oh well it'll come to
me later I'm sure.

Sharon (N.B.) :-)
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illian Murray" wrote in message
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Sharon. love;

I can't grow a damn thing here!! My beautiful Rose for HM's Aniversery
looked gorgeous, and was supposedly on Florida stock. The flowers were
lovely, and beautiful, the buds were petty. Then the little bas***rds got
hit by the evil sun, and they re dying wimps. Sorry, Lucille, but I HATE
FLORIDA!!! Wow, that felt good!!

gillian
"clancy" wrote in message
...
Oh Gillian - I'll beat you with a wet noodle if you don't stop rubbing
in
all those great temperatures. We might've reached 15C today - grey,
cloudy,
sprinkling - our poor perennials don't know whether to pop up or drop
dead
...

Sharon (N.B.)


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"Gillian Murray" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Well, all. I have just returned from my local Ranch/feed store with
their
last jug of Orvus. It is just under $20 for 120 ounces, so it will
work
out
a lot more economical to use than the stuff in a blue jar at the
stitchy
stores. The owner said some people even wash their hair in it, so we
may
try
it on the dogs. Interestingly enough, on the container it DOES mention
it's
use in handwashing delicate fabrics, so I guess the secret is out!

Gillian
sweltering in 100deg (shade) temps in Florida.

r
Louisianna or Texas for that matter!

Parts of Texas are almost as hot and dry as Lizard Land (miles and miles of
hot,dry nothing LOL)
San antonio is considered a semi-arid areaa ( inches above normal this year
though). WE often get droughts (usually followed by a torrential
downpour LOL
We have had 2 hundred year flood within 5 years lolol
sure you don't want to come on down???
heheh
kathy
san antonio

"clancy" had some very interesting things to
say about Orvus.:

Oh good ... I'm glad to see someone else has trouble with gardening ...
plants see me coming and they drop dead cuz they know I'll eventually kill
them with my 'black' thumb. Oh well, can't be good at everything, can we?

I'm a black-thumb myself. :-)

My pets are healthy and happy, plants have zero life expectancy with
me. At least pets will TELL me when they need something, plants just
sit there and suffer at me and blend into the scenery.

--
"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing
(or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL

It's a lovely 76F/24C here in East Tennessee with low humidity and moderate
winds from the SSW.
Of course before the rain and tornado watches it was about 86F/30C with
about 30 % humidity (or that's what it felt like any way)
Angela
"Gillian Murray" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Well, all. I have just returned from my local Ranch/feed store with their
last jug of Orvus. It is just under $20 for 120 ounces, so it will work
out
a lot more economical to use than the stuff in a blue jar at the stitchy
stores. The owner said some people even wash their hair in it, so we may
try
it on the dogs. Interestingly enough, on the container it DOES mention
it's
use in handwashing delicate fabrics, so I guess the secret is out!

Gillian
sweltering in 100deg (shade) temps in Florida.




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In article ,
(KDLark) writes:

My grandmother's roses didn't do too
well, it's true, but the camillias, the azaleas and the magnolias, the phlox,
the daylilies, etc. -- just beautiful.

Well, that's the thing with extreme climates ... you can't grow what you used
to back home, or at least, not easily.

If I want my beloved lily of the valley, I have to dig them up every fall,
stick them in the fridge to simulate winter, and replant them in spring. Ditto
any other "spring bulb" flower.

OTOH, all those tropical things you-all drool over on those Australian
travelogues do quite nicely in the California desert. My bougainvillea won't
survive a northern winter, but they thrive here. I have all sorts of things in
my yard that would be annuals elsewhere and here they're full-size shrubs. Two
blocks over, a gal has a couple ten-foot gardenia TREES. (Mom just sobbed when
she saw them; she was so impressed when she got hers to three feet.)


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WIP: Fireman's Prayer, Amid Amish Life, Angel of Autumn, Calif Sampler, Holiday
Snowglobe

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On Thu, 27 May 2004 20:06:34 GMT, "Gillian Murray"
wrote:

Well, all. I have just returned from my local Ranch/feed store with their
last jug of Orvus. It is just under $20 for 120 ounces, so it will work out
a lot more economical to use than the stuff in a blue jar at the stitchy
stores. The owner said some people even wash their hair in it, so we may try
it on the dogs. Interestingly enough, on the container it DOES mention it's
use in handwashing delicate fabrics, so I guess the secret is out!

I highly recommend Orvus for washing dogs. Dilute it -- about
1/4 cup in a quart of water works for me. It cut my dog washing
time in half because it rinses out so much faster than regular
dog shampoo.

Peaches