Auntmeanie

With this much recommendation, we do know I'm doing this tonight,right? ...even with the still "whhhaaaats going?" about this series, I trust you both completely. *wink* Hmmm, well, I'll order it an give it a try! hey, I ordered the Alaska stuff..LOL....sOOOOO cookie intrigued and trusting her buddies ------------------

Simply, Condolences to you and your family, the warmest of hugs and heart-felt caring. I wish I could only turn back time or make things better. but, just a simple gift of a hug and a place to vent. here for you, cookie ------------------

Oh NO mia Mare! I have that *not worthy* thing going on... I mean your sooooOOOOooooOOoooo cool and organized Chica! I feel like your dopey pal you keep an eye on. *wink* Actually, I've been scooped up by a Cuban-American babe. It happened at blinding speed...LOL. Hence, why I'm in a big city. But, Your brother and I would get along as buddies, after all I was a beer-stall girl at Bike Week in Daytona during the early 80's and can do most of the speak. I love Bikes, but it was somewhat vetoed by my family. LOL. *ahem* Anyway, Your very stablelized friend knows there must be other Floridians or girls from states nearby. He sounds too good a catch to lose!!! and if he's Mare's brother, he's a double-dutch good catch. Warm hugs, cookie ------------------

DARLENE!!! Hi there!! this is not what you think...I mean ummmmmmmm ahhhhhhhhh Ooops time to go! Seee ya! cookie (diving for cover)

Darlen... visited? I thought you started this all.. confused cookie ------------------

Ahhhh but Hillbillee, Thee are OUR Michigan Farmer. Michigan farmer, as you stated, that you are. And you made the mistake, girlfriend, of wandering in here,so we claim you!!!! ROFL.HUGS All around. You'll just have to stay and become part of the family/clan. So, sister-mine, what's nest time? ¿Que? (which means...what??? What is *nest time*?) you cityfied wannabee-homesteader wants to know!!! cookie ------------------

OH PLEASE DARLENE!!! DebbieLee, if I or Darlene are parked in front of the fridge....it's the cold air! LOLOL!! I'm just grateful your all kind about typos... warm hug to DebbieLee cookie (typing impaired) ------------------

I also posted it to see if a certain song or songs ever perked you up? Any song inspire you? Cookie musing too much? ------------------

(((((((DebbieLee)))))!!!! Hey there!! Actually, it's Miami so you know the humidity is so high you can sometimes drink the air! LOL. You get the most minimalist art haircut you can get...I keep mine either in a ponytail, bun or braids and still get stray humidity wisps. As for makeup, no foundation, mostly pressed powder and minimal as possible. Everything is lite. I keep napkins and such to *blot* my face. etc. Basically, I do what everyone else does..*endure* summer and dream of autumn. ------------------

The le-moan what??? enquiring minds want to know ------------------

(((((((((((((Becca!))))))))))))) a drive-bye cookie-ing ------------------

Hey! We made a deal...NO personal flogging for revealing coping mechanisms or berating ourselves for our personal troubles.I know in my heart that you cannot say that speaking troubles out here didn't make you feel better.(Now if we could only lure our Darlene to speak ). midnightmom, I have no idea what made you say what you did but what gives? what in the world would make us think you an ogre? You know your much beloved. I think we're much better suited to rescuing each other then admitting our foibles. *smile* None of us wants to be a burden yet we want to feel justified that our troubles are real and viable. that simple balance marks us as *clan* to each other. I do think the blues can overwhelm us on some days, the trick is what we do to COPE. what we share to help each other. okay hokey cookie ------------------

Coooooool!! Go Chicadita!!! One for easing the soul, one for easing the body. Prettyyy cool! warm hugs, cookie ------------------

A friend sent me a whole article long ago how the germans use goats and sheep and of course shepards to *mow* lawns on state land. I found the image of a shepard armerd with his crook maintaining the most prominant lawns intriguing... I sometimes wish our governemnt was more green friendly just idle words, cookie ------------------

Oh no Salsa mix? *wink* Deblyn is armed and dangerous....lOL. More updates later please! cookie

ACK!!! Mare!!! Your supposed to be offended not intrigued at me being a possible contender. LOL Cookie ------------------

Ohhh Look! A new turf to play in... Hi gang! The mischievous Cookie ------------------

What trouble are you trying to get me into DebbieLee? *wicked grin* Poor Mare is probably blanching at the thought of me after her sweet Bil. Cookie (lifting eyebrow at misbehaving friends) ------------------

Sometimes music can sooth our souls or reminds us that things aren't *too* awful, Bring on the rain Another day has almost come and gone Can't imagine what else can go wrong Sometimes I like to hide away and lock the door A single battle lost but not the war... cause... Tomorrow's another day and I'm thirsty anyway, so bring on the rain It's almost like hard times circle round, a couple drops and they all start comin' down Yeah, I might feel defeated, I might hang my head I might be barely breathing but I'm not dead. I'm not gonna let it get me down I'm not going to cry and I'm not going to lose any sleep tonight Cause tomorrow's another day Jo Dee Messina ------------------

All I could say Shi-anne is WOW! That is some managerie you have! Tell me when you get your alpaca!!!!! Cookie in admiration

So, we're discussing various threads of things that scare us and trouble our souls. What do you do for escape? Darlene and mine's trick of driving off into the sunset briefly? Prayer? Gardening? Cooking? Shopping? Long walks? Calling friends? What? For smaller troubles I *tub-ify* I fill the tub and put soothing scents in it, light candles, maybe a cherished feel-good book or simply a headset with soothing music and soak (read as:sprawl in water bonelessly). FOR at least an hour with the phone turned off and the door locked. The water logged but happier cookie ------------------

I am on the floor, Log Cabin Mama.. over the vision of you dumptsy dumpster diving!!!!! But, I love your thrifty use of things, gotta admire your thinking!! ------------------

Have you ever had bouts of crying or blues for no reason or reasons you can't readily solve? Is crying and bouts of despair normal as long as you let them wave over you and pass? What did you do to get past it? we need your reply on *From Within*:confused (Darlene can slug my arm later for telling you) cookie ------------------

Okay Deblyn and Frannie and all, Well, what happened lately to make you feel less-then-glued? If it will bring up bad memories, refrain, but will it help Darlene realize shes average? Go for it! I personally think it's normal to have small bouts of the blues... but that's me, our wild cookie Hugs to all ------------------

Hey, Look I know I'm not a real gardener, that I've newly discovered its joys and such but....*sigh* On another page I started waxing enthusiastic to trying tomato growing on my balcony. Well, I went to Walmart and was ready!! Ready to buy perlite, soils, feeds whatever. Your girl was going for it. I'd dragged a Cuban-American friend along for lugging duties and moral support. I bounced into the garden dept. and NO SEEDS. Now, I knew there were no *starter* plants cause I did a once over of the back lot. I FINALLY got someone to answer me as to where I could find seeds and he sneered (loudly) "everyone knows it's seasonal, that means next batch in October." As I backed off he bellowed, " Should I warn the Walmart produce section about you, ha ha ha?" Meaning I'd wander into produce (superwalmart) and decide to denude a tomato of it's seeds. Of course I was mortified and quietly fled. I know you envision me as some out-spoken but No. You get my unspoken words. In this case as he bellowed on, I simply lifted one eyebrow, nodded and left but seethed inside. My friend encouraged me to seek a garden nursery. my question is, do most nurseries harbor baby plants or should I just seek seeds online? Final thought, is it me? or doesn't Miami have a all-year-growing scale and most seeds should be available? Thanks for letting me vent. I'm not an idiot just not used to this turf. I'm trying NOT to be mad Cookie ------------------