Tag: life
group name: gardening
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March 13, 2006 02:21 PM EST --
I had grown up on the south shore of Boston and commuting to the city on the busy trains became an everyday way of life. I became quite proficient at hopping from bus to train to another train in . . .
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April 23, 2006 01:55 PM EDT --
Finally some sunshine! It has been very cool and rainy here in California for much too long. I got out in the garden today only to find an unspeakable crime, that despicable act of barbarism that . . .
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May 02, 2006 10:57 AM EDT --
Butterflies and dragonflies
Songbirds, doves and hummingbirds
Congregate in my urban Eden
Deep purple iris, coral hibiscus
Bright pink caladium, lavender daylilies
Entice my early . . .
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July 22, 2006 04:19 PM EDT --
It's 107 degrees here in sunny Sacramento, Daddy is sweating like a pig in Purgatory and I just told the lawn to go eat sh*t and die cause I ain't mowing you today. I hosed down all the cats so . . .
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October 10, 2006 09:12 AM EDT --
I didn't write this. It is just so funny I had to share it with you. Hope it brings a smile and a chuckle to your day!
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> Now here are the rules from the male side. . . .
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March 29, 2006 10:49 AM EST --
This is the time on year northerners look outside longingly, trying to rush Spring with thoughts of seedlings and Summer gardens. The truly foolish ones pull back the mulch and uncover tender shoots . . .
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November 06, 2006 08:27 PM EST --
This was e-mailed to me and I just had to share it with all of you! I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. I thought it was wonderful! It just makes me realize what a great country we . . .
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May 15, 2006 02:01 PM EDT --
Subtitled: A Gardener's View of Life
When I looked at the twenty-five foot tall weeping cherry tree, with it's thinly leafed branches twisting through Central Hudson's . . .
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June 06, 2008 12:20 PM EDT --
Cute story to share....
Those Are Our Babies!
By Lakshmi Sridharan, San Jose, California
I'm an avid gardener, but my husband isn't. Getting dirty just doesn't . . .
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September 15, 2006 01:05 AM EDT --
With the exception of a few changes this is a re post. I first published it right after I joined Gather. This was before I got addicted to Gather. It got no comments then.
I'm getting . . .
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October 22, 2006 03:52 AM EDT --
A simple vine climber that will be around for years;That I had made all by myself from a old toddler bed frame ,a few simple tools,silicone,tape,grinder,sticks(made from scaps cut off from our railing . . .
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October 03, 2006 08:47 AM EDT --
I am the mother of 5 grown children. Incredibly I learned some of my mothering skills from my animals.
I loved being a mom. Oh, I remember the exhausting nights with fussy babies . . .
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November 16, 2006 08:38 PM EST --
With the gardening season drawing to a close, you might want to consider "dusting" your garden. Adding sawdust, that is.
Sawdust is a terrific material for enriching the soil with humus, which . . .
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July 27, 2008 12:57 PM EDT --
Randy Pausch died yesterday, July 26, 2008.
He was an American professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University.
In August 2006, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He pursued aggressive . . .
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June 28, 2008 02:54 AM EDT --
Hey all your gather friends, I am still alive, but I have been SO busy I have not had time to enjoy your company much...
I hope all of you in the Northern Hemisphere are enjoying the sunshine!! I have . . .
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July 18, 2006 08:59 PM EDT --
The stifling heat is magnified by the humidity, both of which are pressing down on me. Making a decision not to be slothful, in spite of the available excuse today, I take out the bucket and the plastic . . .
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June 29, 2006 01:02 PM EDT --
By Mona S. Svendsen
Technically I'm taking two days of! My body called up my brain on Tuesday morning, telling it, that I, Mona, should take a couple of days off. I am a great believer in . . .
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April 03, 2006 02:16 PM EDT --
I must have "sucker" written in 48-point block letters across my forehead. And evidently, this calling card has been posted there for a very long time. Because for a very long time, I've . . .
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August 18, 2006 04:52 PM EDT --
The sense of accomplishment can greatly influence the way you feel.
Working outside around the yard and garden can be so relaxing. I think a big part of it is the sense of accomplishment.
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