Mid-Atlantic Musings - Page 3

The Puberty Fairy struck here today! Young Prince Heartogold was under a spell that kept him locked in his chamber till past nigh time to go help the Queen of the Snow. Yeah well, ha ha, the Young Prince was stuck with a "steed' that was still buried in snow and could not hither to the Kingdom of Denny's for a Grand Slam with his pals. Mehopes he has suffered from his slothfulness. The End.
LOL, after a few hours, and contemplating the Puberty Fairy stories here, I decided it wasn't the biggest deal in the world. Sigh. And now back to the cool structures and topiaries. My garden would really benefit from accents like these, they add another element. I have nothing structural. At the minimum I need to replace a thing we had put together to hang a small bird feeder and suet from. I've been wanting to put up a pole with a bird house on top with a green sedum roof. I saw that somewhere.

I posted this everywhere I could think of this morning but thought I'd share it with you. My son sent me the link last night and I'm so proud of him for doing this :)

aaaaawwwwwww me too.. and the website is very nice

He impressed the heck out of me but of course he IS my son :) I think this is his first website and I thought the video was a nice touch! I'm hoping it will melt someone's heart like it did my own :)

oh I am sure he will

RCN, I really enjoyed that so glad you shared. Made me want to go to AZ and get that cat and I'm allergic to them. LOL Beautiful cat and very special son. I have passed the link along to a friend that is very involved in pet adoption and other animal issues. I asked if she could send it out to some of her internet friends, she has a ton of them.
Ah Snowqueen what a wise Queen you are. You and those like you will find that much like the horror stories of Birth Pain the Puberty Fairy years will soon fade into fond memories and funny stories that you can use to embarrass your adult children with. LOL Holly

Thank you so much Holly! I'm hoping by getting his site "out there" he'll have better success in finding a home for Joey. All we can do now is keep our fingers crossed!

rcn, a very handsome kitty that is! If someone in MA adopts, your son could visit you on the same trip!

Holly, this Queen's wisdom, feeble it may be, is due to listening to other Kings and Queens who have been through the 'war' and share battle stories--thank YOU

LOL

WOW, he looks just like Fred. If he is the same breed he will be one hugh kitty, they need a lot of brushing so I hope whoever adopts him will be dedicated to a lap cat and brushing.


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Debbie, Your son did a nice job on Joey's website. I'd like to get another cat, but will need a kitten. I want one I can teach to like a weekly bath and damp grooming. I've read you can reduce their dander to an almost negligible point that way. I still miss Bubbles, who vanished on the 4th of July. Ric

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Oh Fred is a beauty. I just love cats and Ric is really going to miss having one. Once Sassy is gone (she is the last in a long line of cats) I won't get another. They just kick up my allergies, too much. Maybe I can find him a nice mixed terrier for a lap dog he loves mixed terriers. Have to find one with a good personality.

I was just sitting here thinking if I had my Greenhouse up I would have a good 3ft or more of snow piled up around the sides with snow comming off the roof and drifts I could see it being a lot higher than 3ft. Wouldn't my "Dream" Tropical Garden look great with a wall of snow behind it? sigh......... Holly

I keep looking out at mine to see if the roof is still in place.. 1st winter with it

Great goings on here. Nice son you've got there, RCN

You're right Sally. A sleepyhead is no big deal.

Everybody is working from home today. In the background of all of the conference calls are screaming toddlers and requests for cookies, fruit roll ups, yogurt and an occasional crash. Lot's of "Don't hit your sister" and "SHE'S playing with that now." I don't think the Californians are taking it very well.

Fred does get noticed! Most of the time I hear "Thats the biggest cat I ever saw". He is bigger then my dogs. And to think he was a scrawny, hungry stray that showed up at the back door in Feb years ago.

Sally, lot's of moms that work at home still send the kids to day care for that very reason.

Thank you, he IS a great son, I just wish he hadn't chosen to move so far away!

Chris, Fred does look like Joey - what a beautiful cat!

Ric, I remember when you lost Bubbles, still so sad :( I'm still feeding the feral that looks just like Bubbles and hangs around the nursery. He (or she?) is such a beautiful cat but still won't let me get too close.

LOL That's cute RCN, You should photocopy it and send it to each of the kids next Christmas.

RCN, We still miss her terribly. As we are going through all the pics and putting them back in files, I was thinking how many of the garden pics she is in, always underfoot. I remember how I would have to push her out of the way when I was weeding. Her tail waving under my nose. And no matter how often I would tell her no I will not pick you up and pet you. I would always end up giving her a little attention and suffer the conquests later. Holly

I remember seeing her in your photos too, Holly.

Why do guys always want to tough it out? I couldn't get DSO to wear gloves or boots out there shoveling snow. He had on a flannel shirt and down vest and wasn't even wearing his flannel lined chinos, just the regular ones. Although it was sunny, it was quite windy and it is cold out, in the low 30"s

Talk about toughing it out I could just about shoot Ric right, now. He is still out there with the snowblower and a headlamp. I've tried 3 times to get him to quit and come in. He just says I'm getting it done. GRRRRRRRR

Edited: OK I guess he will live till tomorrow. He just took the blower down to the barn..... sigh.

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hard to tell them what to do sometimes

LOL onewish boy I learned that a long time ago. He came in and went right off to bed, poor "stubborn" baby. He will be hurting big time tomorrow. He is very hard to get stopped once he is on the move, he just tries to do it all because he thinks that he needs to get it done while he can. Just wish he wouldn't push himself so hard.

well better that way than a lazy butt!!

Yes, but the recovery can be long and painful to them and us! LOL

I willl admit that I haven't yet read through these three pages of musings...but am wondering if the thread died or if there is a page four and so on some place else? I like the idea of having a place to go like this. I am looking forward to finding the time to read back through and see what was on everyone's mind this past winter.

Please advise.

Ruby

Ruby, I just haven't had the time to keep this thread going. Maybe things will settle down in the fall & I will. Or someone else could take it over before then.

Things have been pretty slow here this summer on the Mid-Atlantic Forum. Hope to see the chatter pic up a bit. I haven't been posting a lot myself. The flower threads have been the busiest. People posting pic of what is blooming in their gardens and chatting a bit. There was a July Blooms thread and now their is an Aug Blooms Thread.

Thanks ladies.