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Posted: Jan/25/2006 8:57 PM PST
Hello, all. Always nice to meet more gardeners. Just a short intro this time, ok? I'm in rural Alberta (Zone 3a) and garden perennials, vegetables, annual flowers, fruit trees/shrubs, and bonsai. I'm just a bonsai-beginner (only 3-5 year old trees), and I'm slowly getting the feel for proper form. It helps being Buddhist. My focus is on northern gardening, 'though I must admit I'm totally clueless about lawns and semi-clueless about water-gardening. I plan to put in a small cascading pond this summer, so I'll have to do a lot of reading first. I discovered Heirloom tomatoes 2 years ago. I'm up to about 50 varieties (we're lucky to have a good 3 acres to vegetable garden, thanks to our farming cousins down the road). It's a very addictive habit, and it's got me interested in heirloom veg. seeds of all types. I don't know how far I'll go in that direction - there are just so MANY! - but I'm saving seed from all my current tomatoes and my rarer flowers. It's all a big lesson in a huge classroom, really....and there are decades before "graduation". :o Other stuff? I'm actually pretty boring. Married for 16 years, a writer and stained-glass artist; "formally" trained in forensic osteology (but I gave that up after my last stint in Israel); born and raised in Italy, fluent in 3 languages and stumbling/learning through 7 others (just a hobby); kids include 4 cats, 2 dogs, 1 canary, 1 6-foot Iguana, and a Partridge in a Oear tree (I lie: it's a woodpecker in a Blue Spruce.). A tea-fanatic, 'though nowhere near a Tea Master. That's another hobby I would like to cultivate over time. Used to be I couldn't tell an Assam from a Macha, but I've come to enjoy and appreciate the world of tea very much. We're lucky to have a couple of excellent shops nearby (out here, "nearby" is anything less than a hour down the highway). I'd like to get my Master Gardener certificate next year. It's very expensive here, so it's on the "we'll see" list. Ugh, did I say "short?" Well....never trust a writer when she says she just wants to say a few words. You can't shut us up without duct-tape. *grabs roll, tapes fingers together, and waves bye-for-now* Namaste, - Merricat |
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Posted: Jan/25/2006 9:07 PM PST
Hi Merricat and welcome to GG ! Sounds like you will have a lot to offer from teas to bonsi. Hope to see you around the threads. swindyi |
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Posted: Jan/25/2006 9:15 PM PST
Hi Merricat! Welcome to the forum. You will enjoy your time here I am sure. Lots of combined knowledge here. When we are not being silly, sometimes we even discuss gardening! |
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Posted: Jan/25/2006 9:28 PM PST
Merricat: Welcome to GG. It's a wonderful site with wonderful people. |
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Posted: Jan/25/2006 9:52 PM PST
sounds like you are anything but boring! glad you found GG (and us)! we're a pretty friendly bunch and there's lots of Canadians and cat lovers here, too. 
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Posted: Jan/25/2006 11:35 PM PST
Hi Merricat....and a big welcome from the east coast of our fair country:banana-wa Glad you found us....you can sure teach us a thing or two from bonsai, to languages, to teas....WOW!!! You will find a great group of friendly gardeners here, who stray off subject lots - so join in the fun! We do have another member from your province here too. Zone 3A....spring will be a long time coming up your way...but good things are worth waiting for 
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Posted: Jan/26/2006 3:21 PM PST
Merricat, Nice to meet you! Maybe you can share some of your Italian receipes, we'll have our own Gilda De laurentis right here at garden guides! (She host's the Food TV show called Everyday Italian) So where in Italy are you from? I've been there a few times myself......love the country! My family is from nearby Croatia our family home is about an hour from Trestie. I hope you grow some basil and parsley to add to your tomato's. |
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Posted: Jan/26/2006 3:54 PM PST
Welcome to GG Merricat. |
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Posted: Jan/27/2006 3:27 AM PST
Hi there Merricat..It is nice to have a fellow Albertan on the board.Where abouts are you? I am in Drumheller. Welcome to the board but I warn you it is addictive so grab a cup of tea and join in. Jules I hope you don't mind I snagged your gorgeous kitty. |
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Posted: Jan/27/2006 2:38 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by kinnika Jules I hope you don't mind I snagged your gorgeous kitty.Not at all - anything posted here is free to be snagged! |
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