Wow. Thought I'd check in again but I rather expected I'd missed a lot. Apparently I'm not the only one not posting much. I don't have regular access to a computer these days. My desk top one bit the...
Checking in. Had Margie's memorial gathering this past Saturday. I brought bottles of bubbles for everyone...she loved blowing bubbles from the time she was a little girl. Autopsy report says it was...
Hi all. I know it's been a long while since I checked in. I'm a total wreck. My daughter died April 7th. She had collapsed April 5th, was pronounced April 7th but because she was an organ donor, I...
Please do some research on Japanese Knotweed root for Lyme's....
Checking in. Took a couple days after Christmas to stay at my place...rather crowded with my grandson's girlfriend staying there while on liberty from the Navy. Bottom line is...where ever I go, I...
Sinking again...fighting to stay above water. Why is this so hard? I've realized that I have no investment in this home, monitarily or otherwise, so no 'pride' in it. I've contributed nothing to it...
Hello all. Checking in. Still living in limbo...part time there, part time here. Too many fights with Lisa. She's so deep in her grief and not wanting to change anything in the house. Says it's too...
Hi Leo, welcome. Sorry to hear of your troubles and I can 'identify'. Being 'young' and forced out of 'normal' routine and interaction is a difficult thing to navigate. I was declared 'disabled from...
Popping in again. I'm at Lisa's full time now. Brought Micah up with us, so less back and forth. Wish I could say things are going smoothly but, I can't. Under 'normal' circumstances, two people...
While I believe there is no 'magic pill', anti depressants helped keep me alive while I sorted through the rest of my life circumstances...so I agree with Tim Tam...see a professional and get a...
Hi all. Better day today. Splitting my time between Lisa's and my place. Away from my computer a lot, so not much posting. Thanks so much for all of the warm thoughts and encouragement. It's really...
Yesterday was my birthday...61...the age my father was when he died. I feel blessed. Today, I have to send my beloved Tyson over the rainbow bridge. His DM has worsened and now he is incontinent of...
And the hits just keep coming...my daughter overdosed again today...still waiting for word from the hospital...took 5 doses of Narcan to revive her...no idea how long she was down. I'm gonna lose my...
Sorry I've been m.i.a. lately. My partner's Mom had been in the hospital the last 2 months and passed away on the 7th. I'm staying with her now and don't know how often I'll be logging in here....
The deer ate almost all of my tomatoes. Sigh. Better planning for next year....
I think it stemmed from her finding out her Mom was having serious money problems...overdue accounts...that now she is trying to help get straightened out. I'm just so tired of other people's...
I'm not good...but I'm not unsafe. Fought with my partner...she 'doesn't feel like we're married' because she doesn't know my pin number on my bank account or where I put the cash I took out of the...
I've hit that point that I seem to hit every summer where I just lose interest in everything. I feel tired all the time but still don't sleep well. Too hot and humid, too many mosquitos, everything...
Hi all. Sorry for the absence. Busy time of year. The cucumbers are finally taking off and getting flowers. There are tomatoes forming on the vine. Fourth planting of sugar snap peas are growing...
Finding a good therapist/counselor was the best thing that ever happened to me. I had been injured on the job more than once...have had multiple surgeries...straw that broke the camel's back was yet...
Hi all. Still busy in the garden. Today, I wrestled with New England False Grape vine in my main bed. The roots are entangled with the azalea, so I'll never be rid of it, but trying to keep it at bay...
Trina...I love, love, love honeysuckle! The other morning, I was sitting outside on the bench, breathing in deeply of the air laden with the scents of honeysuckle and milkweed. Natures perfume!...
Trina, she has 'underlying health conditions' and had a bad reaction to the second dose of Pfizer. Now, it seems she is reacting strongly to any germ she comes in contact with. I'm hoping things calm...
Sorry I'm late to the party...again. I have herniated discs in lumbar/sacral area. At one point, it was pinching a nerve...much like sciatica but not the sciatic nerve. It only radiated through the...
Hello all. Busy time of year for me. Sorry for my absence. My daughter has been in and out of the hospital but they were unable to find out what made her so sick...some tests are still pending. She's...
Ever been bitten by a tick? Have you had a Lyme disease test done? Mine went undiagnosed in the beginning because I never got the bullseye rash but I did do the antibiotics for 28 days eventually and...
Trina, yes, I've tried Nextdoor. That was the first one to ghost me on the job. Next was a friend of a friend of my daughter's. Last was a friend of my son. No one wants to work on mobile homes....
Hi all. Turned out I did see my daughter on her birthday...no baking though...she wanted a Carvel ice cream cake! Still haven't found anyone to do the repairs on my home, so I guess I'm pulling out...
I hope talking with your workers brings about a workable solution for you. I wish I had some words of wisdom to impart but, sadly, I do not. All I can do is let you know that I have heard you. Hoping...
I do not intend to minimize what you're going through with what I'm about to say...only sharing my experience... How is your bone density? I just recently went for a scan and discovered I'm...
Hello all. I'm still holding on. The garden is doing well. Strawberries forming nicely...more lettuce than I can eat by myself...sugar snap peas up about 10 inches...cucumbers getting their first...
Just numb. Not happy, not sad...just numb....
Looks like I've missed quite a bit. I'll have to go back to the other thread and try to catch up. That will teach me not to go MIA for such extended periods of time! The garden is growing well. The...
GreenBeans...that's such great news about your Dad!...
My sugar snap peas have sprouted! So have the black seeded Simpson lettuces! Still waiting for the cucumbers to show and waiting for the Sun Gold cherry tomatoes to show up in the garden centers. The...
TMO, welcome to the forum. Hope your doctor can give you an answer for your troubles. Check out the benefits of asparagus for the urinary tract. Please keep us updated! Rain, rain, go away! I...
Buena, I potted my asiatic lily bulbs in March and put them outside. I figured since the rest of them are in the ground out there, why not?? They're sprouting nicely, right in time with the others...
Trina, it looks like Sweet William to me from the pic....
Hi all...The car saga continues...she bought a 2013 Dodge Avenger with the money she owed me and help from another friend. No idea how or when I'll get paid back. I told her that, if she was going to...
Well...the car that I helped my daughter get blew the head gasket today. Back to the drawing board. She'd come up this way to see the dentist...she needs a root canal done. She couldn't drive the car...
Hi. I have 2 herniated discs in the lumbar/sacral spine location...no spasms though. I, too, need a different mattress so I'll be checking the replies to your post. I'm 4ft 11in tall and most...
Hi all...sorry I went MIA for a few days. Picked up 4 planks of exterior trim and deck screws and constructed four 2ft x 2ft x 10in planting boxes...placed them...filled with garden soil...mulched...
Hello all. Got a good dose of natural vitamin D today, outside in the sunshine and fresh air. Filled 2 large dog food bags with yard debris, cleaning up for the nice weather to come. Of course, that...
Just realized I mis-spoke...plant the tulip bulbs within a ring of daffodils! Not the other way around! oops!...
Hello all. Sorry I didn't see the birthday announcement...hope it was a happy, special day! I've lost track of the plants that didn't come back. Once in a while, the deer will cross the street and...
Chotti, any bamboo is forbidden in my town now. Besides, I have a small mobile home lot and it's already full! I'm slowly converting the plantings into more low maintenance plant choices...putting in...
I'm pushing myself to do things in and for the house lately. Yesterday, I took the bulbs out of the kitchen light fixture (6 of them), took the globes off (3 screws per globe), washed them, cleaned...
Hi all. Stuck in between two seasons. I've been getting a bit more garden cleanup done. Worked on the ornamental grasses yesterday...hate wearing gloves...so my hands suffer a little. Rain expected...
Hello all. I'm just a little excited because I finally found 2 chairs to use at the dinette table that I really like. They're upholstered with nice cushioning. I found them at the Habitat for...
Rich? How'd it work out? I hope you're feeling all right. I understand it can lead to a very sore arm....