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More than likely I should have been using shade cloth on my zucchini and pumpkin p!ants back in the day...
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I'm not so sure, Carol. I didn't need that when I lived back east. It is a desert SW thing. It can be too much sun for somethings sometimes. Sweet dreams all.
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I have used bird netting before but the shade cloth sounds awesome...a lot of work but one does what they need too. I am learning so much from you Tina It is so cool. Still no bear this morning...he might have moved on already. It rained all night and it was much needed....well water and rain water are so different minerally.
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Good morning.
I was awakened this morning around 4 am by the weather radio...telling of an impending flash flood. I have been awake since. Coffee should help.
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~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
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Not here it did not..I should have gone grocery shopping during the senior citizens time early in the morning after all.
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There are parts of the country expecting lots of rain and possible floods, Sunny. I'm not sure exactly where Carol is but it's obviously in one of those areas. Keep safe, Carol! I'm sorry you haven't caught your bear, Sunny. How long will they leave the trap? Did the bear do any damage to your garden"
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Carol lives in Southern Missouri just above the boot heel. Between Cape Giaradeau and Sikeston. Just north of where I live between Scott city and Cape it floods often. But if it rained a lot, it did not do so here.
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The way I heard it is that it doesn't matter how much rain you got as how much fell further up stream. Do stay safe, Carol. We all live with possible disasters. So much to plan for.
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Yes I have heard that as well, Tina. We live really close to the river. Cape Giaradeau has flood gates along the river right next to the old part of Cape. They are closed more here than they are open.
If I am not around tomorrow for awhile, I have a Drs. Appt..
I may be back in yet tonight, but I will say goodnight now. Sleep well, and stay safe.
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Thank you all. I checked the blackberries and they are still bitter. A few more days needed.
The last 2 years I've put shade cloth over the tomato plants. They were getting scorched. I ordered it from Amazon.
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No bear yet Tina, I only get the cage for a week. I did catch a barn cat this morning in my raccoon trap though He enjoyed the sardines but not the 'waiting to be let out' part. It is Canada Day here...sadly there is absolutely nothing going on because of Covid though. Oh well, GG will wear her special t shirt and DH has the day off as well. We'll put the day to good use with chores and the 'to do' list.
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Happy Canada Day ! You should check your mail.
LOL...wait till the barn cat tells all of his friends of the treats in the cage....
I am awake and have eaten breakfast.
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Happy Canada Day! A day worth celebrating.
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Happy Canada Day,
Wish I could cool off.. hubby decided to turn off ac last night and when I got up it was just to hot... humidity is coming in for our rainy season so UGH! need the rain but so far none happening.. Its bedding laundry day so washing sheets and remaking beds... even doing the mattress covers... must be bored..LOL!
Did do my office chores.. redid calendars, made a budget, wrote in auto crap in checkbook... hope I caught them all.. so of the abbreviations the bank uses are mystifiying...
Az finally went back to masks in stores are mandatory but people here just don't... here we go again.... hospital if full here again and they are sending people on to Tucson... crazy, lady next door in her middle 70's was exposed and had a test but she is ok so far... her sil is working and someone he worked with has it.. so could have brought it home... getting to close...
Well better go change washer loads... gotta make more poop bags for Milo and hubby's walks... that should take a while have lots of grocery sacks to use.... take care all and stay well...
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My DH hardly ever turns the fan on in our bedroom. I can't come in late and do it in the dark as there is one switch. So you would have to pul! The correct chain to turn off the light..Then you could go over and flip the switch for the fan to come on....too risky for me to turn off the wrong thing...so I just roast.
We are home and we had Tacos for supper
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Keep safe, Sheri. The news coming out of Arizona is truly dreadful. Tacos sound good, Carol.
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Thanks Tina, they were.
Going to go to sleep now. Sweet Dreams everyone.
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Thanks for the Canada Day comments...it sure was a quiet one.
It is hot and sticky outside, chances of showers every day for a week here. We need the moisture but it is impossible to get anything done.
I forgot to buy pectin to make strawberry jelly(this not going into stores is making me so forgetful). I hope I can get it at the local store....I need to call and see if they have it. I need to save every berry I get for preserving.
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Good morning. We are having a lot of rain as well...as much as this makes things hard, really it is preferable to the terribly hot weather I think we will be having when it stops raining here. I'll pick you some pectin up when I am at the store today, Sunny..
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Good morning. I'll pick you some pectin up when I am at the store today, Sunny.. Are you dropping it off on the same trip?
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Pick up some yeast for me while you're out, Carol. Please.
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Well, I didn't get you pectin, so I will not be over, sorry. All they had was pectin for low or no sugar recipes. I have never heard of such as that. I bought 1 box, anyway..gonna give it a try with sugar...I hope you have better luck. I missed your post, Tina..But if you are in need I can send you 3 pkgs...
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No yeast at my local store Tina but they did have some liquid pectin surprisingly. Carol, I never heard of no sugar pectin...does that mean it uses artificial sweetening instead?
I put in my grocery order for tomorrow but was told that I could pick it up in an hour since they were not busy. They only had one box of pectin, thankfully it has two pouches inside...so some jam will be made tomorrow, hopefully.
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It has Fructose as the first ingredient...I don't know what they are saying..I do know it is sweeter than sugar. I will have to check when I open the box...surely the directions will explain more.
I think it is naptime...towels are in the dryer.
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Oh, Thank you for the offer, Carol. I actually have yeast in my freezer. An one pound package and a jar of the stuff. I was just teasing. My masks that I ordered a week or so ago are in the mail. That means I will have 30 cloth masks and my N95 masks for the next year. or so. I see that Texas is now requiring them and shut their bars and restaurants back down. I feel bad for them and Arizona and Florida as well. I will be happy to have those masks.
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I know you were teasing, Tina..I just thought to offer. We are all having a hard time finding stuff, and it is good to help.
Masks..I have several. One with a filter sewn in...2 that I can wear with or w/o a filter. I have 2 more of those and a pkg of filters coming to me yet. And oh, I have a set of the blue paper masks that my niece, a Nurse Practitioner, recommends. I wish I had some N95.. But I will wear the masks with filters to the places I worry about the most. I am glad you will have all of yours soon. We all need to be safe, for sure.
I just heard that starting tomorrow, St. Louis will require masks.
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The N95's I bought for smoke in case of fires. I find them very hard to breath through. I really have to suck in hard to get a full breathe. I could not wear them and do a doctor's or nurse's job. I'd faint. But breathing smoke and ash is a problem too, so.... The quilting fabric masks are easier to breath through. There are lots of filters you can use in masks with pockets sewn in. Hepa filters for vacuums is one. Coffee filters are another. But I heard also the blue papers shop towels that are sold at places like Lowes are good if cut to fit. All of them need to be cut to fit. But I've been told the plain double-layer fabric will suit my needs as I'm not spending time indoors with crowds.
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My boughten filters are something called PM2.5 I have no idea what the homemade ones my sister sent are made from..But not the blue shop towels or coffee filters.
I found out that I get to have most of the kids next week. That will be a fun day.
Night night 🌙 everyone. Sleep well.
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Sweet dreams, Carol. Have fun wih the munchkins.
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I'm going to open a new coffeehouse.
We've got a spammer named zechecko filling up our topics.
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Well, the next one, 2598, won't let me in. Must be a hinky thing happening somewhere. Maybe your spammer. I am going out today to the bank. After Tangela brings up my groceries. I will be the first time I've been past my mailbox since March first. We live in interesting times.
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Well message me if the problem continues..this CH is closed
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