Posted on 07/21/2002 5:15:17 AM PDT by Chairman_December_19th_Society
We will not tire, we will not falter and we will not fail! [President Bush]
Good Morning!! Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!
A couple from the northeastern United States is working with American fertility expert Dr. Panos Zavos to have the world's first cloned baby.
Hundreds of people gathered in New York to discuss plans for what to do with the WTC site. Plans are to be narrowed to three next month, and the final one chosen in December.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
These bloom in my state, Indiana, in late May or early June. They are NORMALLY quite hardy, and live for decades if NOT CUT DOWN.
The peony is the state flower of Indiana. They have a fragrant smell and are quite beautiful, if allowed to live and NOT CUT DOWN.
Every Memorial Day included a trip to place huge containers of peonies on the graves of all the relatives. I've lived only in Indiana and Ohio, so I don't know whether they are as popular in other parts of the country, but here, they're everywhere.
Aren't you sorry you asked? :-)
SMKs ... (Smackin' My Knees) ... Radix ... you worry too much ... this is a CAYABYBCHGFCIJY thread ...
Come As You ARE,Bring Your Brain, Commitment, Humor, Generosity, Fellowship,Conservatism, Insights ... Just YOU, thread.
Not, always, in that order. I have simply ... which is never simple ... been enjoying your company!
Peonies ... my neighbor insists on calling them Peeeeoooowneees
This plant represents a perfect example of Mother Nature's slendid dance ... frequently, in order for its most magnificent ... pretty enough to nearly take your breath away ... blooms to open ... it requires the help of the lowly ant ... not nearly as pretty ... but they crawl inside the bud ... and force the tender bloom to smile.
Purdue Pete ... it may survive ... we are close to Fall ... as hard as that is to believe .... Hello!!!
This I understand completely ... though you are making it nearly beyond impossible for me to keep the appropriate sad face ... reflecting my sorrow over this event ... because, instead ... your angst is making me want to laugh.
Poor Mr. Marple ....
I have some peonies which have been living under terrible conditions for quite some time. They are 20 years old, but for the past 5 years or so, there have been fewer and fewer blooms.
I am planning to dig them and amend the soil as soon as it gets cool enough to stand it. They are a medium pink...look like the bottom picture you posted...and I will be glad to share them if you'd like some.
I'll let you know when I do the digging.
Prognosis is good ... but deep in the throws of this ... distress?! ... one might wish otherwise.
HAR!
I did not know that tidbit about the ants. I just know that they are crawling with them, and are a big problem when you cut a bouquet for the dinner table. They are near impossible to de-ant!
I have always thought it so wondrous ... the partnership between this near stately bloom ... and the wee ant.
Nah, I didn't think so.
Oh ... no ...no... no ... merely offering a way for Miss Marple to redirect her thoughts .... gettin' her mind off her flower woes ... Ha!
Well ... it was supposed to be sunny today ... instead, a cloud landed and engulfed my area .... no rain, though ... and I see I am just churning up the ol' bandwidth, here ....
I'll start inflicting preparations ....
Is this working........Test!
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Is anyone out there????
We have no a/c, but it's cool here in the basement.
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