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I don't have any added advice, but I will add to your list of herbs; Dill. I love making dill butter for carrots (only thing that comes to mind right now :) ) When I lived in New Orleans area I grew flat parsley, it did great and would self seed in the same patch.

Have fun with your new garden patch!

I guess I do have some advice, take leafy up on her offer of a rosemary, will be faster than from seed. I love cuttings from people!

gc

Leafy, There are two ways to insert a picture into your post. There is the "insert image" button on the tool bar for inserting pictures from the web and then to use photos from your computer, look below the typing screen on the right hand side where it says "browse" and next to it "upload". Just like you would use for attaching anything from your computer in an e-mail, or uploading to picasa or photobucket. That's what I can't get to work. The other pictures I've uploaded on this thread were straight from my computer. If you get it to work, let me know.

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thanks loads leafy :)

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correction because sometimes I'm a goof

Leafy, Usually I upload from my computer, but I've got a picasa site, I might try that. thanks.

waysider, your picture of the anemones will put mine to shame.

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Twinky, I was thinking the over "qualified job" would be the easiest to get and was actually hoping for it. Got a letter the other day from them and they have decided not to hire that post. All the cut back in the government here.

BUT, I do have an interview on Friday the 13th ;) on another job. Its a temporary job, but could be a foot in the door nonetheless.

gc

A couple of weeks back my first flower bloomed. Its a purple anemone. I wanted to post a picture because its sooooo pretty, but for some reason I can't get the attachment feature to work. Anyway, yesterday my husband and I put one section of my raised beds together, I'm going to have three, all for vegetables! I can't wait until they are all done. I've begun sowing seeds; so far I've got yellow onions, leeks, Brussels sprouts, sweet peas; annual and perennial, gazania, trailing lobelia and alpine strawberries. I have a few more Feb. seeds to sow yet.

Leafy, I've got daffodils blooming too, one pot of them. You see, there was this one small pot of them sitting on a table outside. The temp dropped here, the wind picked up and then it snowed. The wind made a couple of the leaves droop, I felt so bad for it that I brought it inside. I planned on putting it back out once the snow stopped, how little I know! the next morning I had two blooms! Now there are 7 beautiful daffodils smiling up at me!

When I lived in New Orleans I grew sweet white corn in my back yard! People would stop to ask me about it. Its tougher and different to garden here, but I'm learning. It's kind of exciting too. I do miss my creole tomatoes though.

Kimberly, will you post some pictures of your fountain when your done? It sound wonderful! AND I've finally transplanted the fuschia! Once I got it into the back garden, I hate not having a side yard, I made three plants. One standard, one very large bush and one that I put into the back hedge since it has no root system. I've taken hard wood cuttings from a fuschia before with good results, but this thing is BIG! I'll post a picture of the two when I figure out why I can't get the attachment feature to work.

Twiggy, any snow where you are?

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I'm glad to hear the good news about your uncle going home! Still praying for him.

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your cats are pretty! thanks for the link, I enjoyed seeing your pictures.

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praying

I'm so glad ya'll are ok, like you said, that's the most important thing. The smell of burning synthetics has stayed with me for 25 years. I'll keep you in my prayers.

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George, my husband says that all the time especially when I'm asking him to s p e l l something he is trying to tell me, poor man LOL

Twinky, I haven't worked in 3 1/2 years. I lost my job in 2005 when they had to tear down the building where I worked because of damage from hurricane Katrina. The next year I moved here. :) Its been 20 years since I've applied for a job because I was at my last job for 15 years. 15 plus 3 1/2 is...ok its only be 18 1/2 years since I've applied for a job, I'm good at rounding up ;)

the three jobs I'm apply for are office types; one is a support day worker, one is a receptionist at a school, the other is a maintenance secretary. that last one I'm qualified for , the receptionist I'm over qualified for, the support day worker will be transferable skills. I wouldn't mind working at a garden center, and there is a job opening up at Mt. Edgcumbe that I wouldn't mind. The hours are such that I could then take some courses too. Have you ever been there? They have some camellias in the spring and there are some tapestries in the house I'd like to see. I've never been in the house.

Oh and thanks for the tips!

Thanks leafy :)

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edited because I forgot to say thanks.

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twinky, I've got bulbs coming up all over the place! 25 here, 30 there, 9 in that pot, 18 in that one, two there, 7 over there...and the bluebells are popping up all over the place (those were my transplants taken out of the front garden)!! I go out and check on them every day, its so unbelievable! Where I'm from it doesn't get cold enough to plant bulbs, and if you get one or two to bloom, well, they rot before the next year.

The upsetting part is, when they all are in bloom in May, well I will be home in New Orleans. My neighbor reminded me the other day that I will most probably miss most of my bulbs blooming.

wg, that's a nice story about the momma spider. We get big spiders here and I never mess with them. They will spin a web any place. There are times when you come out the front door and end up with web in your face. Then when you start up the stairs towards the car you get more in your face :) They love my fuschia, you can always find bees and spiders hanging around there.

leafy, is that your cat pictured below your nick? He/she is so beautiful!

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Praying here, too. What country?

George

I'm living in England now. :)

The spelling is the same for the most part since both countries speak english. But I don't want to look ignorant by being tripped up by words like center/centre, clerk which is pronounced clark here, color/colour, aeroplane/airplane and the big one being aluminium/aluminum, same word spelled and pronounced differently. There are many more and mostly I can figure it out what is being said like the English coupe' and the American coupe.

Thank you everyone for the prayers!

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edited because I forgot to say thankyou

I'm applying for a job, three actually. I have not applied for a job in 20 years! I'm in a new country, so everything which I took for granted in the States; like understanding the system, spelling, education and driving is now new to me. Two of the jobs I'm applying for are in fields I've never worked in, but I believe my skills are transferable.

I'm asking for prayer.

thanks, gc :)

Oopsie, the turtle hissed like a..ferocious beast. Fercious? Did I just invent a word?

New words are invented all the time ;) :D

Main Entry: fercious

Part of Speech: adjective

Definition: violent, barbaric with angry tendencies, a combination of ferocious and furious

Synonyms: barbarous, bloodthirsty, brutal, brutish, cruel, fell, feral, fierce, frightful, grim, implacable, inhuman, inhumane, lupine, merciless, murderous, pitiless, predatory, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, relentless, ruthless, sanguinary, savage, tigerish, truculent, unmerciful, unrestrained, untamed, vehement, vicious, voracious, wild, wolfish; with underlining hateful, heated, hot, huffy, ill-tempered, incensed, indignant, inflamed, infuriated, irascible, irate, ireful, irritable, irritated, maddened, nettled, offended, outraged, piqued, provoked, raging, resentful, riled, sore, splenetic, storming, sulky, sullen, tumultous/tumultuous, turbulent, uptight, vexed or wrathful acts displayed.

Antonyms: gentle, innocent, kind, mild, nonviolent, tame, tender

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gc, why not transplant the Fuschia to the bottom tier. Then you would have a Fuschia waterfall effect. Just a thought!

Watered Garden, now I most assuredly know we are sisters. How many other girls would ask for a compost bin for their birthday, anniversary or mothers day. Any garden tool, bush, tree, plant, seeds, pot, water feature is the way to my heart. My family knows they better nevuh, evuh give me cut flowers. Most are hybrids or have been treated and can not be propogated. I have tried.

I went out back today to start digging my pond but the soil was too wet. I am not complaining about that one. Woo hoo!!! The soil is still too wet!!! That has not been the case here in a very, very long time.

Kimberly, Its large enough that I'm hoping to turn it into 3 plants, one might work as a standard, but one of the other two might work in the bottom tier, thanks.

I asked for a new water can for Christmas, one with a rose, neither of my other two have one, I didn't get it. But, I did get my trellis for my birthday this past year!

My husband gives me roses usually for most occassions. Sometimes they are plants and other times long stemmed. Last year for Valentines he gave me 6 beautiful reds. I planted all 6 and ended up with one plant that made it. Did the same with some pink roses, ended up with one again. Right now I have three dozen rose stems in pots, hoping for one of each color; red, pale pink and peach. (Our 2nd anniversary!)

Happy Birthday Leafy!!!

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wg, we had a nasty year last year too. Very wet for most of the summer, we did have a couple of weeks of warmth, kinda sorta, well I was able to wear shorts for a few days. Hardly any sun though. I'm hoping for a better summer in 09, fingers crossed.

My sweet peas are beginning to sprout, they and my onions are under my sun tunnel. I've got garlic planted, this will be the first time to try my hand at growing it. I've got loads of spring bulbs poking their heads out of the ground. (insert smiley rubbing hands together ;))

I'm attempting to transplant my husband's fuschia. The plant is beautiful, the flower is pink and dark purple and it flowers profusely. It loves where it is, but I don't. It is right smack in the middle of my front garden. Its so large that I can't plant anything near it, it take up 1/2 the top tier and shades 1/2 the bottom tier. I've got a place for it in one of the back borders. Here is a picture of the flower

Leafy, my basil didn't do well last year. Will try again with the yellow and orange peppers you suggested. I've got the seeds all ready to plant. I sure hope we get more sun this year!

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That I don’t trust any organization that claims to have all the answers or claims to be the only way.

That I’m a lot wiser than I gave myself credit for being.

You don’t have to know anything to be right with God.

I’ve learned that non-christians are not the enemy

I’ve learned how to be cynical, or maybe I’ve given my cynical side a lot more room to surface.

I’ve learned that I can be myself and be loved and that this love is very freeing. (not sure this one has anything to do with twi)

The rest, I’m still unsure about :)

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After reading some of the stories of what went on, I do sometime feel the fool.

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This is interesting thread. I didn't get into twi until the late 70's or maybe it was early 80's, but I had already met God by then. The church where I was going at the time was wonderful. Most of the people there were either teens or 20 something year olds-long hair and blue jeans everywhere. We were so young and innocent then and we loved God with everything we had. We would regularly go to the French Quarters to witness, sing praises to God with abandonment as we drove around in the old delivery van (and I can't sing a lick!) and it seems that our life style had changed over night from drugs to Jesus people. Once I was part of twi everything changed, it went from loving with your heart to loving with your head. It was so hard to live up to expectations.

I'm so sorry that Jim Doop has died, I was thinking of e-mailing him about his book :( I guess I can't now.

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Hi hated the term household holiday and well ho ho was just plain goofy. I thought it was disrespectful. I wanted to giggle every time someone said "ho ho". I never used either titles. Of course, I never told anyone my thoughts on the matter since I thought I knew so much less about the bible and God. I had Christmas every year, baked goodies, sent Christmas cards to people who would appreciate them, decorated a tree and my son got gifts. I love Christmas time.

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cheranne, Did you see this one?

A 5 year old doing her rendition of the same rap song! :)

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leafy, thanks for the suggestions, I'll look around to see what can be gotten here. Most people I know here grow tomatoes in a greenhouse and they have wonderful success.

I didn't know that about the peppers! :)

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