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We had some home maintenance things this morning, furnace/AC servicing and the chimney cleaning. took most of the morning but done for the year. one more appt tomorrow and hopefully done for a while. Ants are not a big issue here. montana has some serious ants. they make these huge...

We use straight white vinegar on weeds in addition to flaming option. the flaming option is not ok when its dry and fire is a possibility, and it is not a good choice near fencing or desirable plants as it can singe them . we have a huge long gravel driveway and parking areas where...

diane sue dont remember for sure if we used roundup on the bamboo. i know we didnt bother spraying the leaves. we used something very strong on the base of the plant. it was either a higher concentration of glyphosate or some other herbicide. we are careful about not spraying...

we are back from our camping adventure. it went pretty well ! Puss rode in his carrier in the camper so if he was loud, we didn't hear it. this is a 45 minute drive to the state park. its on the water so we were a little concerned thinking it might be busy. it was quiet, pristine...

tee hee..... bamboo is invasive!. we planted some once in a garden( this house) that was not supposed to be invasive. well, it was. we worried it would come up thru the concrete floors in the basement. we finally got rid of it but it was a mistake. day lilies are nowhere near that bad...

Shannon i had not heard about that earthquake. there is always more history to learn about , isnt there? i will look it up. i know the Mississippi river would like to change its course to the west and jump to another river basin, and engineers do a tremendous amount of work keeping it...

diane sue, Our day lilies are in a flower bed but they spread by underground shoots and are impossible to dig up. our winters are mild here. they are nice when they flower but they are like bamboo and comeup feet away from the parent plant. . maybe not quite that bad, but bad. we have a...

Shannon...not "new" science but someone delved into it further. its been known for a loooong time that we are subject here to a massive earthquake in the PNW, from Washington state up thru Vancouver island. that could happen tomorrow....... or never. a 9.0. i grew up in the 50's and...

Cathy DH was blaming the cat but i didnt think so. we have a lot of alligator lizards in the area but they dont eat corn. they eat bugs, beetles etc. we grow corn every year and have not had issues with raccoons or possums before. footprints were not clear, dirt was just stirred up and...

mostly taking today off. we will ride "something" tomorrow. DH got a cortisone shot in his knee and they said to hold off for a day or two so we did yard things today. some critter got into our cold frame and tore up all the corn plant starts. dh is really ticked but we cant figure out...

I did the whole range of therapy work today and half of stacked upper body. i jumped the weight up on what I did and also the reps. dont know why I was still using presses with 10 lbs so I went to 15 and it was fine. diane sue she had me start on 300 mg plaquenil. i take it in the morning...

i guess I'm odd person here, always liked sun salutations. haven't done them since the spine surgery. yoga moves make me nervous these days. yoga focuses so much on spine mobility and its mostly off the table for me. i can do some things , but twisting moves are not good so i really...

We did a trail ride this morning, early when it was still cold. theres a bridge over a creek about 1.5 miles in to the ride where we always stop and adjust clothing. saw our first pair of mergansers there. at the halfway point we stop on a bridge over where two rivers join, and...

We did a park walk this morning at the state park. a lovely morning, sunny and calm and quiet except for birds. . a lot of the walk goes along top edge of a bluff with occasional spots to see the water below. i spotted a sea lion this morning swimming along just under the surface. Ive...

diane sue those are good sources. i was stunned when I realized i needed a big surgical procedure. i have serious scoliosis L 2-5. i made up a list of doctors who did this surgery. names from my primary care, my physiatrist, and from the orthopedic group i already had used in the...

I am usually really good about putting things back where they came from. I hung the key up, but not in the usual place. Dumb! DH misplaces way more things than I do, but lesson learned. we mt biked this morning for the first time in a long time. the tree farm was closed a good part of...

judy that is incredible. i didn't realize that much distance got covered during a work shift. good in a way and not in others. no wonder you need good shoes.

yesterday I did a shorter than usual yard walk. I misplaced the mailbox key and thought I had dropped it outside so went looking for it. re walked the area I'.d walked the day before. later i found I hung it in the kitchen rather than by the garage door so all ended well. for a long time...

cathyshe could get deer stopper spray although sprays wash off in the rain. next year deer may totally ignore the flowers. we use some spray but mostly avoid attractive plants. deer change their minds about what tastes good by the year. fences seldom work unless they are completely...

the deer here are basically domestic livestock. some neighbors feed them which is such a bad idea for everyone. . they should be a little afraid of people for their own sake. when we are working on a tree, they wander past and barely look at us. they walk within 15 feet like we are...