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No Hurricane Here!

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:06:00 GMT

We dodged this Hurricane-though I feel for those in its path. Water, Water & downed trees! We were supposed to get a lot of rain from the outer bands; I had less than 1/4 inch in my rain gauge-Go...

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The Cereus Has Bloomed!!

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:54:00 GMT

For some stupid reason(me) I can't get my pictures from my photos to here. So, go to my photos to see them. ANYWAY-yesterday morning as I was doing my morning survey, there they were! THREE blo...

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4 INCHES OF RAIN & STILL RAINING!

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:05:00 GMT

So far this morning we have had 4 inches of rain, and it is still falling. My yard is totally, TOTALLY under water. I am lacking 3 feet from the front door and about 2 feet from th...

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Cereus Getting Ready to Bloom!

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:08:00 GMT

Hey, guys & girls-I have been a dirt moving fool these past two weeks. Borrowed Pete's "gator", and I fill it up, throw Peanut (the daschund) in the back and we move dirt around! Peanut thinks he...

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Hot & Sweaty!

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:33:00 GMT

Whew-I've been busy these last few days! We have had rain off and on, so every thing seems to be holding it's own! I started clearing a little bit of brush where the majority of my daylilies are ...

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Going Slow

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:58:00 GMT

You can tell it's almost mid summer here. My garden is still producing, although slow, which is ok! It's hot! I have some very small canteloupe, that I hope make it. It's n...

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Folklore Cures

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:03:00 GMT

Hi Gang! Not much has changed garden wise here. Flowers are still growing, although s l o w l y, and still making peppers & eggplants and the new cukes are finally starting to vine, and the squas...

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Weekend Sales

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:40:00 GMT

I finally remembered to go the the Farmer's Market in Lake Charles before noon on Saturday. Wow-lots of veggies and jams & jellies & cakes (taste tested zucchini-chocolate chip cake) & plants & pi...

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NEXT....

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:53:00 GMT

Coral Berry -

I am raising this one in a pot, but I hav...

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Today's Special..

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:53:00 GMT

SHRIMP PLANT -

This is the 'brown' shrimp plant. Ther...

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Blooming Plants

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:02:00 GMT

This morning I posted some more pics in my photo album for June Blooms. I will add a litle day by day. The morning glory tree is just beautiful in the morning. The cannas are non stop-worms and ...

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Nothing new on the River

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:53:00 GMT

Father's Day BBQ & ride down the river was pretty much uneventful. I tried for some pics of the turtles and the water birds (just one Long Neck White Bird), and the hyacinths are st...

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Fresh Dirt!!

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Yesterday I got a truckload of topsoil to fill in holes and low places in my yard, and extra for the flower bed and veg. garden when necessary. I'M SO EXCITED!! The cats and dog were having a bal...

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Hot & Dry

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:28:00 GMT

I guess a lot of us can relate to that! My garden is starting to struggle, even though it is watered every other day, and those in containers every day-sometimes twice a day! 89-93...

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A Ride Down the River

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:15:00 GMT

I have been playing with posting pics in my blog, with Bill's help, but I'm still missing something. I'll keep working on it periodically-but for now, instead-the pics of this river ...

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