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Posted 5/21/2018 11:20 PM (GMT 0)
Wow about the amaranth. I have those little purple hyacinths growing all over the place. I think that the squirrels did it because I only planted them in one place. They are multiplying now though so it is a pretty patch of purple...

I hope your garden does fabulous.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 5/22/2018 12:19 AM (GMT 0)
Pitmom, Joyce both of you are in my thoughts more than ever.

Deer are eating all the flowers I planted for bees and hummingbirds. Oh well.

We are switching from Verizon to ATT.
in an era where a car can drive itself, you would think the transition would be so much smoother.

It is actually so frustrating with Google controlling gmail, Yahoo etc. That I have had to put things aside twice before activating my old gmail account

And we are not wireless yet, that ships from amazon.

Good thing I love to read.

Making myself a new dress that looks like a summer dress instead of a sack or what ever they sell these day. I always had this issue fitting into clothes. So I made mine for years.
Back at it.
With change of life, I am finding Jean's to hot ! I know, it is almost like sacraledge! Lol

Stay well all.
Posted 5/22/2018 12:46 AM (GMT 0)
First things first...still no word on the biopsies...hope that's a good sign.

Second...miracle of miracles...there is new growth on the mimosa tree!

Myself...I had a 'kit' 2-3 years ago, to grow forget me nots. It 'failed'. Well, lo and behold...I found them blooming in the flower bed this year!!!! Hope your amaranth grows well for you.

I've invested in another canna. Burgundy leaves and supposed to bloom orange. I chose one with buds on it already. Still want to get the one that blooms coral/salmon.

Found some bouganvilia (sp?) on clearance...figured, for $5, why not? Got another tropical on clearance...supposed to have orange star shaped flowers all summer. I'm out of control!!!! ha ha

I picked up the fencing panels and posts today. I'll be reworking one of the flower beds back in the 'dog yard' area. Tired of the green garden posts and rabbit fencing which the dogs have pushed over looking so crummy. It's the shorter version of the main fence...black 'wrought iron'.

Supposed to rain again tomorrow...but then about a week of dry, warm temps. Holding off planting the cucumber transplants and tomato plant for another day or two...we're still 'soggy' from a week of rain!
Posted 5/22/2018 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
It's sunshiny today at least for now. We've had higher chances of rain for the last week. We need the rain but I still prefer bright days.

I don't have a green thumb and I'm heat intolerant so I don't garden much. Pretty much only pots and they usually die before all is said and done. Something about needing watered. LOL I do love looking at them, though.

Nothing particularly new today. I don't really even have anything planned but to maybe work on organizing my laptop files. I made a huge mess of it yesterday but it will be ok. I think I can fix it.
Posted 5/23/2018 3:27 AM (GMT 0)
hi everyone, little pop in by the turtle. bit agitated...but ok. await mri results / xrays.
Posted 5/24/2018 8:49 PM (GMT 0)
Still....No....Word.

I've been a bit of a lunatic at the garden center! More plants than I know what to do with!

I picked up 3 new day lily colors today. One is supposed to rebloom like the d'oro type!

Hoping my back hold up long enough to rework the one flower bed and install the new fencing.

Hope everyone has a peaceful day.
Posted 5/30/2018 2:38 AM (GMT 0)
Sorry I haven't been posting. Lost my internet and phone for 3 days following a bad storm here. Finally got it fixed today!

First call I made was to the pathology department for my biopsy results.

The forehead is basal cell carcinoma. Slow growing, least aggressive form. Yay! Surgery is scheduled for June 8th.

Sternum is 'pre cancerous' and should be managed by the freezing technique.

What a relief! Of course there will be rechecks to follow.
Posted 5/30/2018 11:38 AM (GMT 0)
Glad you got some answers Pitmom. I hope that they are easily removed and that everything is clear after that. Keep us posted.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 5/31/2018 11:59 PM (GMT 0)
I am glad to hear things are okay-ish Pitmom.

I hope things are easier, Karen.

Trina--did you get your internet yet?

Jamie--I think of you often--hope all is well.

Ms. Joyce--I hope things are better with you.

I have been gardening and working. We are two weeks from our small biking trip--so I am trying to work out everyday. We did 14 miles last weekend, and I want to do at least 20 this weekend. We were up to 30 at our peak.

The garden is in very nice shape. I have about a dozen peppers already growing on a few plants--an Italian frying pepper. I have little wee tomatoes forming. We eat lettuce and radishes every day, and I have dropped off a big bag at the soup kitchen. The beans are starting to climb, the cucumbers are HUGE, and the chard is almost ready to start cutting.
Posted 6/1/2018 2:26 AM (GMT 0)
I think of you all. second meditation group was good. bit stupid with coin last night. not too bad. sun a little out, hence hit the library and pick up some goodies. bro finally got disability pension. 3 yr battle...good on him. he happy about it. caught a couple of times with him.
be good my friends. doc away. no results. endo fri. sugars ok.
Posted 6/4/2018 1:31 PM (GMT 0)
Rain and pain. Rain and pain.

Dreamed I had been 'buried alive' only to awake and figure it was because my body was 'locked up'.

Had to turn the furnace on!

This is wrong on so many levels.

Waiting for Aleve to kick in.
Posted 6/5/2018 12:43 AM (GMT 0)
Pitmom. so glad for your good news!

We have internet now, went back to Verizon. I have nothing to say about AT &T.

Making myself a dress of jersey material to wear, bought 2 others. Hormones making it to hot to wear jeans. Never in my life did I think the day would come when I would NOT want to wear jeans.

Never say never!
Posted 6/6/2018 8:42 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Karen, pitmom, Myself, Bnot and everyone.

Checking in as I've had a lousy few days thanks to a stomach bug. Coming off pregabalin has been a failure too, my anxiety is through the roof 2 weeks after I reduced from 400 to 300mg. I've gone back up to 400 but the anxiety hasn't calmed yet. Hopefully it will soon. Want to feel stable again. Next time I try coming off it I will go much slower. It's crazy as my Dr said the guidance says you can reduce from 400 to 0 over 2 weeks! I think I'd go out of my mind if I tried it that fast.
Posted 6/6/2018 9:09 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Andy,

I been having a rough time too. My dog passed away on the 15th of May. Now I am on my second day of having to take insulin. But we go one day at a time, right??? That is all we can do.

I am sorry about your anxiety. I hope that it calms down for you.

Take care...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 6/7/2018 4:25 PM (GMT 0)
Peace and strength guys...
Trina
Posted 6/8/2018 7:55 AM (GMT 0)
Sorry to hear that Karen.

I had an ok day yesterday, and in the evening felt quite good for a change. But last night I was just lying in bed wired. Today my anxiety is through the roof again. I hate it. Med increase doesn't seem to have helped so I dont know why all this has come on quite suddenly.

I hope it settles soon. I'm doing autogenic meditation twice a day and hoping it will keep me level. Still managing to get into work ok which is taking my mind off things sad
Posted 6/8/2018 9:50 AM (GMT 0)
What is autogenic medication Andy? I am not familiar with this.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 6/8/2018 10:53 AM (GMT 0)

getting by said...
What is autogenic medication Andy? I am not familiar with this.

Hugs, Karen...

Sorry meant meditation. You lie for about 10-20 minutes and concentrate on different body parts making them feel warm. It's supposed to help switch off the "fight or flight" response. I've done it on and off for years and it helps me me a bit get through rough patches.
Posted 6/8/2018 11:04 AM (GMT 0)
That's cool Andy. I do meditation like that to fall asleep. but I relax the muscles in my body with the meditation.

I am glad it helps.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 6/8/2018 11:12 PM (GMT 0)
So, I had my surgery today to remove the skin cancer on my forehead. The doctor was able to get all of it. Great, right?

When the nurse/assistant showed me the sutures...from my hairline to my eyebrow...I was not prepared!

Years ago, I was diagnosed with depression and body dismorphic disorder (and other things) primarily because of my surgeries and scars.

Logically, I know this saved my life. Logically, I know this will heal. Logically, I know that massaging the scar will help minimize it.

But the mentally ill part of my brain has me shattered again. I feel hatred. I feel grief. I feel something I can't even name at the moment. I feel disgust. I feel hideous. My head is screaming.

I will get through this.

I just wish people would stop minimizing it...even after I tell them my diagnosis.
Posted 6/9/2018 3:39 AM (GMT 0)
Andy ,

did Edgar Cacey develop that back in the 50's or 60's. My mother use to do that.



Trina
Posted 6/9/2018 9:07 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Pitmom,

I am sorry for what you are going through...

I am sure that the scar will fade. Stay strong. Things are going to get better.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 6/12/2018 2:02 AM (GMT 0)
healings pitmom...Karen, good stuff on meditation andy and Karen. hi to all, and healing thoughts to u all. up n down but still kickin and screamin.
Posted 6/12/2018 8:22 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Jamie,

Nice to see you posting. I hope you have a good night mate.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 6/13/2018 2:41 AM (GMT 0)
One of the hibiscus I bought on clearance finally bloomed and let me tell you all...it was soooo worth the wait! I've never seen a blossom like this! Three sided...lavender in the center with a peach frill all around! Stunning!

Lisa bought me a Cassanova canna since the Picasso one was a total dud. Today, I found one with burgundy striped leaves and a pink bloom! I planted it with a Persian Sheild, a Fuscia and pink wave petunias.

Miraculously, the Mimosa tree is showing signs of life! So far, 2 of the 3 main trunks are sprouting new growth! Only time will tell how well it will fill in.
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