Looking forward to retirement in a few years
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Comments (8)Gldno1, I admire your dedication (and energy)! I am letting my irises bloom this year (or not), but then will have to dig and divide. It's not so much that they're crowded; it's that grass and speedwell are choking them. I'm not looking forward to this.......and I'm glad clashing colors have never been an issue with me. :-) I planted four Buck roses last year: Quietness, Aunt Honey, Earth Song, and Prairie Sunrise. I'm delighted with the way they came through the winter. Two others that were new last year (not Bucks)--Strike it Rich and Sunsprite--suffered more damage but are still with us. I usually avoid hybrid teas, but fell in love with Abbaye de Cluny two years ago. It died down to the ground last year, but came back to produce those sumptuous blooms. Ditto this year, although I won't see the blooms till June. It's always exciting to see perennials of all kinds come back. They're like old friends....See MoreDo you have one that you are looking forward to this year?
Comments (12)I've got several in one bed that are starting their Leap Year in 2011, and I'm excited for them all: Liberty Thunderbolt Dick Ward Heatwave Abiqua Drinking Gourd Dream Queen I bought this house 3 full years ago (starting my 4th gardening season now), and this was the first official bed I dug out grass from scratch and planted & spaced everything with a proper game plan, structure shrubs, jap maple, a birdbath. Nothing was shoved in or randomly placed. Everyone looked great in their Creep Year. I don't do official written eye counts anymore, but my mental count is telling me every single hosta has put on multiple eyes between Creep and Leap. Liberty is up. The rest range from nubbins to being ready to unfurl. This is the first year I'm going to stand back with a critical eye and determine if the bed needs companion plants or whatever. Very excited! Gayle...See MoreRetired to the south two years ago but
Comments (11)Which part of the South did you move to? I don't know if it makes a difference, but I've lived in many places around So Cal, and no one EVER greeted me. When we moved into this house in fall of 2003, I was SHOCKED that on Christmas Eve Morning the next door neighbors came ringing our doorbell (I was still asleep!), introduced themselves and had a home-made jar of cookie dough mix for us! They explained they wanted to wait to give us time to get settled before coming over. I have NEVER experienced this in the past. Sad but true, people are either "too busy" or tend to keep to themselves these days. It's not like it was in the 50's or 60's - when everyone knew everyone. OR, What if you make friends with your neighbors, and then decide you have "problems" with them...or, worse, THEY have problems with YOU! My hubby just RECENTLY met the neighbors across the street for the first time. They have lived there over a year now! My son's dog got out one day, and hubby had to go across to get him. THAT created his first short meeting. Then one night we heard a loud crash. The neighbor was trying to haul a pick-up truck up their steep driveway with a small car (wife driving & hubby in the truck), and the cable snapped. Hubby took his truck and helped haul the truck up. Now - when neighbor sees hubby outside, he hollers "hello!". We've lived here about 2-1/2 years now. I had every intention to go out and about and meet neighbors. I've been too embarassed, as we STILL are not settled in - boxes and "stuff" everywhere! Plus, may hair hasn't seen the inside of a beauty salon in like 7 years, and my glasses broke about 3 years ago - so they sit on one ear only (plus I can't see anyway). We've had numerous problems - hot water leak under foundation in kitchen area which cost a fortune not just in repairs, but in water and gas bills for four months, mice in kitchen that showed up when they started digging up the neighborhood to build new houses, bees that decided to make home in our wall...not to mention that both hubby and I messed up our backs while moving - hubby actually fractured something in there - so HE was down for several months, son decided he needed to move back home for awhile - so even MORE stuff! It just never ends. I am on disability, so I can't do much so fast these days... So, we meet new friends - then what? I can't even let them in house because it's still a disaster, PLUS, we dumped our sofa and loveseat when we moved - nowhere to sit! PERSONALLY, I've been in hiding! LOL! Everything is just too stressful right now. I WANT to be neighborly - it's just me and this mess holding me back. I HAVE gone out and introduced myself to neighbors in past. But seems everyone wants to distance themselves. I don't know what the deal is. I guess if I threw a bar-b-q every weekend with written/hand delivered invitations, and had a pool and lots of entertainment, they MIGHT show up and become friendly...haha......See MoreChoosing Cats over Friends
Comments (39)I agree marie-ndcal, tough love is the only thing that works in these situations and I'm glad you used that approach and it was successful for all. I would never let any adult move into my home without rules and some sort of plan. My friend has a big heart and I think she just opened her arms and said of course we'll help you and we all know you can't be that vague, especially when the people who need your help are already very irresponsible. They're trying the tough love approach now and it's basically being ignored. They're being used, big time. I've known her son since he was born, I want to talk to him, but I don't think it would go well. An update on the cat situation, it wasn't said directly to me, but third person I heard that she said if anyone wants to visit them and has allergies to the cats, they can just take medication. Well that might seem like a solution, but anyone who has these allergies knows that over the counter drugs that work for cat allergies will make you extremely tired and groggy and unable to drive, not to mention other side effects. Apparently other people who didn't have cat allegeries before are unable to stay in her house for very long. She's become frustrated with people not visiting her, either for a few hours or for a few days. I think she's now ignoring the elephant in the room and looking outside her home to place blame....See Moresushipup1
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