Just need to talk to my friends (203)

I order White Christmas/Jumbo bulb. I love the freshness of the white and also that it shows up at night.

Tree? I would buy a small tree at WM. the trees in small containers grow really fast. How would you feel about a crab apple? They are so beautiful in the spring or maybe a female Hackberry for the birds and shade for the cows. Elms are so slow growing.

Hey there everyone —

You've all been so busy!

Beth - I'm glad you had a great trip. Too about about the noisy hotel neighbors - I hate that. Glad you're home.

HB - I'm glad your mom is doing better. It's been kind of a haul.

Mint - Hmm, sandwiches better than McDonald's? You're definitely being buttered up for something. 🙂

Zetta— I'm glad you weren't hurt after that fall! Also, we had a wind storm here last week. Ugh. I hate those.

JeriLynn- Good news about the babies - and the rest you're going to be getting soon.

Carl - Cellulitis sounds painful - I hope that it's even more under control than it was a couple of days ago. And yay for daylight savings time!! Winter days are dark and cold up here in the cold waste.

Lorita - I can't say I'm a big fan of autocorrect. And speaking of Zetta/Extra — a couple of years ago I learned from one of my younger friends that "extra" can be slang ("oh that GG, she can be a little extra, can't she?). I had no idea, but I always like learning new slang.

Carl and Lorita — We wouldn't roll up our jeans, we'd just let them drag on the ground. They they'd fray at the bottoms. Somehow we thought this was very cool.

And about WWII - my dad was in the navy for WWII. He was too young to enlist legally, so he lied about his age. He told us that his ship was meant to be at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, but it left early (I think that's right), so he just barely missed it. Whew!

As for current news - I dropped my husband off at the airport yesterday so he could see his mom in Charleston. He'll be back home on Thursday night. This means that I'm home alone - and I could run amok if I wanted to. 😄 Instead, I'm doing work and being boring. I'll stay up late tonight and listen to Death Guild, and participate in the online chat, but that's about it for excitement.

Hope you all have a great night!

Good morning porchlings.

It should be pleasant around these parts today— warmish ahead of rain tomorrow. I'll take it after the last couple of colder than average windy days we've had of late. It'll be a nice break from the downed trees and wires closing random roads near me.

Carl— Your ice machine/elevator story reminds me of a similar one DH and I had. Years ago when DH was recruiting at MIT, I tagged along and we stayed at a brand-new hotel with a view of the Citgo sign. Our room was on the corner and all night we heard "moaning" coming from the room next to us. This caused much giggling and speculation about those guests on our parts. Imagine our chagrin the next morning to discover it was the service elevator.

Lorita— I have a friend who is an arborist with the horticultural society— her answer to which tree should I get is almost always "an oak" saying there's a variety for every situation. That said, if you'd like something showy, an ornamental cherry might work. I have a massive Yoshino in my back yard that is a stunner. They grow fairly quickly into a wide canopy shade tree and tolerate alkaline soil and low moisture. The flowers are gorgeous in spring, the fall foliage is spectacular most years and they're not at all messy.

Iris— Nice to have you back among us.

Jerilynn— Congratulations on your triplets. Have you named them yet?

Gothic G— Team dragging hems here, too. I don't know how old you are, but it's nearly impossible to roll or cuff a flare or bell-bottom jean. That said, I do have a pair of "boyfriend" jeans that I roll in the summer with sneaks or Birks. In my world "extra" is applied almost exclusively to my mom.
________________________________________________________________________________________

From the be careful what you wish for files— DH liked the new cardiologist. I didn't personally like the previous one who was nearing retirement anyway, so I suggested he see mom's doc. He seemed to have a greater sense of urgency about some things and has ordered testing ahead of a potential surgical consult as well as adding an additional medication for heart failure. If he does need surgery, it looks like it'll be open-chest vs the TAVR mom had. We should know more by the end of the month.

HB

Good morning

Looks like this is going to be a week where winter and spring will be fighting it out.

Good Morning again,

Update on the triplets: the smallest one weighing (I guess) about 4 pounds was rejected by Boogie. DH brought him to me cold and limp with his head lolling to the side. I immediately stuck my finger in the sugar bowl and then into his little mouth. DH mixed the colostrum replacement. The baby was too weak to suckle, so I used a syringe to get some nourishment into him. We had to be gone to town all day yesterday, so I wrapped him up, took a bottle and a syringe and off we went. He was in my lap or in his sling against my body all day. I gave him drops of colostrum every hour yesterday. Oliver the Cat slept by him on the couch when we got home. Last evening he perked up!!! He stood, bleating, crying for food. He drank almost 1/2 ounce. He's peed and pooped. He slept on a pillow pallet by my bed last night. Didn't cry. He's in my lap now, sleeping after his first bottle of the day. If I can just get him thru these first few days, he might make it. DH says he'll have to go back to the barn. NOT happening. His name is Peanut. I promised him he could live his whole life here and never go to the sale barn. Wish us luck.

Lorita, glad the tornado avoided your area. It's a scare, though!

I'm sure you know you can freeze bananas. I do that, and they can be used for banana bread or on oatmeal or in smoothies. 3 times I got lucky and bought a brown paper bag with bananas with peels looking not the best, but the fruit inside was nearly perfect. A bag of 14-16 of these cost me 99 cents.

Good morning Front Porch Rockers.

Sounds like you all have been very busy.

Iris. It's nice having you back, it will take awhile for you to get caught up. When I got behind, and saw how many I had missed, I never thought I would get caught up, but I did it took me a few days.

David. You have been missed, thank you for checking in. Take care of yourself.

JeriLynn. You are so special loving those babies like you do. You saved Peanuts, life. It brought tears to my eyes, the way you took care of him. Looks like you have a indoor house pet. 😄 it's sad that Boogie, rejected him.

GothicG. Look like a lot of us are dealing with lots of wind. Enjoy your alone time, at home. My kids were gone for three days, I'm glad they're home but I did enjoy my alone time. Thank you for asking about my fall. It was just dummy me getting up too fast.

Carl and Beth. Five years ago when my kids took me to Poland, the room we stayed in Warsaw, was right between the elevator and pop machine, it was so quiet. Only noise we had was leaving the sliding door open so we could hear the traffic below us. We were on the 3rd floor and a big traffic circle was below us. Beautiful view. We went to Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Schindlers Factory and The Anne Frank House.

I also remember the olden days, where it cost you .25 cents, to get into a movie. We lived in Sacramento, California. We were kids not even 10, and we walked right down Broadway, to the Tower theater on Saturdays, to go to the movies, not a care in the world. And for 10 years old that was a long walk. It was about 6 city blocks.

I also remember in Hish Scool we had to ware dresses, and the girls would rat their hair to be real high and the higher you got, the cooler you were. I miss those days.

My daughter is having a tree planted in her yard, the baby one that came with their new built home, did not make it. The landscaper wax here yesterday.

Take care all, Hugs Zetta aka Extra 😁

type Just need to talk to my friends 202

I'm glad to be back I've missed all of you. Someday I hope to be back to normal.

Iris. I have been watching Jackie and Shadow, for a few years, egg 1 and 2 have hatched and both are being fed. I have my TV on the channel viewing the nest. Looks like Wagon Train, will have to wait for a few weeks. I'm now waiting for #3 to hatch. 🦅

Lorita, yes that was Jackie on the nest, she usually spends the night there. Both her and Shadow are very protective of their eggs. The moderators, think the spot above Jackie's right eye is some sap and dirt. I hope it never goes away. 🦅

Lorita 2 are being bottle fed, the 3rd one is still with Boogie but DH gives him a small bottle twice a day just to be sure he’s okay. He’s the largest of the babies so he was better able to manage.