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My Fountain

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:46:00 GMT

About 10 years ago one of my sons gave me a fountain for my garden. Big and beautiful! When we bought our new house 5 years ago we made that be the last thing on our...

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Missing GG

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:10:00 GMT

Hi GGers! Just checking in as it's been a while since I've been here. I just enjoyed a browse through the blogs. Even though I retired in August, my new part time job...

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What????!!!!

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:27:00 GMT

Sooo...I was sitting on my front porch enjoying this beautiful weather, admiring my azaleas and after a few minutes I realized the azaleas did not look "right". They looked like they ha...

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Retired!!!!!

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 12:56:00 GMT

I retired on Friday!!!! Oh I am so thankful today for the way God worked this all out. I haven't been on GG much for quite some time. Not that I didn't have the time but my job had reac...

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Garden fun

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:46:00 GMT

I have had so much fun with my garden lately! I was invited to a garden tour by an old friend that I had kind of lost touch with for many years. We reconnected on facebo...

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Garden musings

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:34:00 GMT

Finally a quiet Saturday morning! Time to get caught up on GG. If you haven't seen Bill's christmas cactus pics stop right now and go look! I have resigned myself to ...

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Snow or mosquitoes?

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:39:00 GMT

Well, I should be writing while sitting by the fire, snuggled up in my blanket, drinking hot chocolate. But instead it is 74 degrees, the daffs are blooming as well a...

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After Christmas letdown

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:26:00 GMT

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Seems like after Christmas I always have a bit of a letdown. I tend to relive the activities and then worry about stuff. I have decided tha...

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What a gift!

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:02:00 GMT

Well, I drove in my driveway from work yesterday after a long dayand I was thinking about how much I have been missing my mama lately. Anyway, the rose bush that I r...

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Porch sitting anyone?

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:17:00 GMT

Mercy! What a day yesterday was. I have had this week off to get some things done around the house and to rest a little. I had a day of sewing planned yesterday. Well...

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Moon Flower

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:34:00 GMT

Hi guys! Just a quick note to say I just found 3 new baby buds on my moonflower! Yaay! I planted him so late in the season, I didn't know if I would see anything. We FI...

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Just catching up

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:54:00 GMT

Hi GG's. Just checking in on this hot Saturday morning... browsing GG. I ran the Peachtree Road Race last Monday and I'm still too darn sore to do much gardening so I...

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A lesson well learned

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:52:00 GMT

Well, I took my cocky self to my son's house this weekend and thought I'd stroll through his little veggie garden and give him some tips ...if need be. He is just sta...

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Pics of my garden

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:16:00 GMT

So I got up this AM and walked out in my PJs and saw the orchid lily. I had to run back in and get the camera...the blooms don't last long! I ended up strolling the...

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Mama's rosebush

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:46:00 GMT

Some of you may have read my blog about my mom's backdoor rosebush. I rooted a piece about 3 yrs ago after she died. Well, here is a picture of it in all it's glory! ...

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