Pameliap's Blog

Roses, Roses, and more Roses

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:18:00 GMT

For the first time in many moons, I was able to get something done in my yard. We have a big backyard that we're finally able to start planting and planning, since we have well water now (I wouldn'...

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A Visit from Friends

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:11:00 GMT

Life has been a bit hectic lately. One of our key people at school decided to retire mid-year and hasn't been replaced yet, so until we get another teacher in and trained so that the GED teacher ca...

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Saying Goodbye

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:03:00 GMT

Thank you to everyone who kept us in your thoughts and prayers. My MIL died Sunday morning, with two of her three daughters at her side. Her other daughter had come down last week, and DH had been...

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Hanging on

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:41:00 GMT

It's been a while since I've posted, though I do try to read everyone's blogs several times a week. Life has been a bit overwhelming (at least where time is concerned). These days I get up, take ca...

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Our inseparable girls, Molly and Maggie

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:35:00 GMT

Molly and Maggie are now three years old. It doesn't seem that long ago that I decided I wanted a puppy (my last dog, a snoodle named Belvedere, died about 18 years ago during my first year of teac...

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Return of the plant that would not die

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:58:00 GMT

I haven't been doing much in the yard, as school has started again. Even though my students won't return until Sept. 2, my contract calls for 190 days, so I have to be there, playing with paperwork ...

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Fire Blight (The importance of cleaning pruners)

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:15:00 GMT

I just spent an hour cutting dead branches from my two four year old loquat trees in the back (I have another in the front that is still healthy, thank goodness). Apparently there is a disease called ...

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Good, Great, and Wonderful

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:27:00 GMT

This was emailed to me by a friend. It was sent to them by ...

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Too hot to trot

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:40:00 GMT

Man, it's hot! And it's only going to get hotter as the day goes on, sheesh! I have so much to do in the yard and I can only stay out a couple of hours in the morning (well, if I got out there at f...

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July Jungle

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:25:00 GMT

The plants are taking over and the zinnias are leading the charge! At the beginning of the season, I started a new perennial bed, and sprinkled what was supposed to be seed for very short zinnias,...

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It's done...mostly

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:32:00 GMT
We finished laying the pavers under the arbor, after having to stop midstream first for a brief storm and then to go to Lowes for more sand. I'm very sore, and yes, the back is aching. I won't know if...

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Back to normal (whatever that is)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:53:00 GMT

Hopefully we're now back to our regular life. Mom-in law was released from the hospital on Thursday and seems to be doing fine at home. It was so funny - she had moaned and complained everytime she...

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Ma-in-law update

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:13:00 GMT

Doris (my mom-in-law) is still in the hospital. They haven't found anything broken, but they have a physical therapist working with her so that she'll be able to get up on her own by the time she g...

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It's always something...

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:11:00 GMT

Roseann Roseannadanna used to say "It's always something" and sometimes I have to agree. It was wonderful to be able to get all of the panels we need to do the picket fence in the front. It's not s...

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Rain!

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:47:00 GMT
Last night we had the most wonderful rain! It poured heavily for about an hour here. The areas of the yard that I had watered soaked up the rain quickly, while the other areas puddled and pooled. The ...

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