tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post1448267550987279830..comments2023-09-30T04:52:44.684-04:00Comments on Flartopia: Signs of SpringAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post-50056270590910241982010-03-29T23:40:28.063-04:002010-03-29T23:40:28.063-04:00The snow has melted here and I am once again hopef...The snow has melted here and I am once again hopeful Spring just might be here to stay for awhile this time! Sounds like you got a lot done in your garden. I have not done anything with mine yet. <br /><br />I also wanted to let you know that I got your package in the mail. I am a little late letting you know, hope you understand. Thank you so much, I can't wait to try the soap and lotion. I just love goat milk products like these. It was so nice to get "good mail" in the mailbox for once!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664824920459341153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post-44358047827519837202010-03-25T20:07:25.382-04:002010-03-25T20:07:25.382-04:00Hola Flar...
Swing by the Casa and pick up a litt...Hola Flar...<br /><br />Swing by the Casa and pick up a little something in your honor, chica.Boozy Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765083787738573580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post-66324384591525693342010-03-23T03:35:24.279-04:002010-03-23T03:35:24.279-04:00Me again! Thank you to Flartus for the wonderful p...Me again! Thank you to Flartus for the wonderful package which arrived today. Beautiful goats' milk soap and lotion. And, I must add, a box of Cream of Wheat. (As a result of my asking what it was! Lol!)Hugs to all.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09785329897294524869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post-50488095074642995752010-03-22T13:16:19.398-04:002010-03-22T13:16:19.398-04:00I could get my hands dirty if I went outside, too....I could get my hands dirty if I went outside, too. We're got mud up the wazzooo....but no flowers, blooms or green.<br /><br />I do remember the beautiful Springtime in the Carolinas. They were my favorite part of living in Rock Hill South Carolina.<br /><br />I spent many hours each Spring visiting Glencairn Gardens taking photographs of flowers, birds, turtles, frogs, and fish. I have the cutest photos of my children playing in the grass with the gorgeous flowers as a backdrop.<br /><br />I do miss that, but I don't miss summer and the opressive heat, humidity and hordes of mosquitos and humongous scary palmetto bugs! gak!<br /><br />It's a good thing Spring lasts a good long time there. Here in our mountains, Spring lasts maybe a week and then we have summer. But summer is absolutely wonderful with cool mountain breezes. We rarely ever have to turn on our swamp coolers or A/C.<br /><br />I remember turning on my A/C in Rock Hill beginning in June and never turning it off until November! bleh!<br /><br />Oh and I love bats, too. Not so much the poop. We don't have any mosquitos here, but we do get gnats and flies, and those bats do a fine job at swooping down and devouring them. :)<br /><br /><br />~LisaLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post-59277855153208940092010-03-21T01:08:56.414-04:002010-03-21T01:08:56.414-04:00Bats! OMG. That would freak me out.
But I agree...Bats! OMG. That would freak me out.<br /><br />But I agree with you-- It's nice to dig around in the dirt :-)<br /><br />Happy weekend.<br />jjJoanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post-257183904546016262010-03-20T15:46:52.340-04:002010-03-20T15:46:52.340-04:00I really enjoyed your post! May I be allowed to be...I really enjoyed your post! May I be allowed to be just a teensy bit envious that spring is on its way for you, whereas for us here..... :-( Still, mustn't grumble. My vege garden has just had a big clean up and I'm going to put in a few things including those fancy lettuces that you just pull off the leaves that you want. Fortunately they will grow through the winter here. Usually!<br />Do you know, I don't think I have ever seen a bat?Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09785329897294524869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post-15372970912897629802010-03-20T12:25:07.116-04:002010-03-20T12:25:07.116-04:00Ok, if we're comparing, aside from mucking out...Ok, if we're comparing, aside from mucking out the occasional horse stall, I came home from my first year of grad school and, on my own, cleaned out the old chicken coop which had sat empty (but dirty) for years. After 9 months of using nothing but my brain, I needed to sweat! And I'm sure my parents appreciated it when it came time to sell the house--it was an old milking house; lots of room for GUANO. ;)Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post-10211426841044041102010-03-20T12:09:58.832-04:002010-03-20T12:09:58.832-04:00I wondered how you got the photo!!! Alix - I'...I wondered how you got the photo!!! Alix - I've never mucked out a horse's stall, but I have mucked out a coatimundi cage that was the size of a huge living room. All with one one of the coatis clinging to my shoulder and nosing under my shirt looking for a cheese cracker treat!!<br /><br />NancyMom Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173057786790186340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post-43579114517052769962010-03-20T12:06:14.125-04:002010-03-20T12:06:14.125-04:00Mom L and Alix--Those aren't my hands! (You c...Mom L and Alix--Those aren't my hands! (You can click on the picture for the source.) Rosie has not yet mastered use of the camera.<br /><br />Liz--Spring usually catches me by surprise; I was so desperate for it this year that I was paying closer attention than usual, I guess.<br /><br />Joanna--I didn't realize there were such differences in the wildlife between our elevations!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post-59178739305649105882010-03-20T10:09:24.994-04:002010-03-20T10:09:24.994-04:00We don't have dirt yet, just mud. I grew up in...We don't have dirt yet, just mud. I grew up in Raleigh and my father was a bluebird fanatic, built houses etc anything to attract bluebirds to our yard. He'd sit at the dining room table with his binoculars trying to spot bluebirds. Thx for the memory, we don't have 'em up here in Boone.Joanna@BooneDocksWilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889259406024845745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post-39788859743842849232010-03-20T09:52:43.678-04:002010-03-20T09:52:43.678-04:00I was walking the neighborhood with the kids the o...I was walking the neighborhood with the kids the other day and enjoyin the green and purple and white poking through the dirt. Went out again last night and saw full on blooms and couldn't help but smile and smile!!Eternal Lizdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12436844959718198383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post-47584424351784440062010-03-20T06:56:35.714-04:002010-03-20T06:56:35.714-04:00Mom L is right about the decomposing hands photo, ...Mom L is right about the decomposing hands photo, but I think it looks cool. And working in the dirt is one of the most therapeutic things ever. Kind of like mucking stalls. Seems like dirty smelly work, but really it's good hard work and a great time for contemplation. I've mucked a few stalls in my day and always loved it. Weird right? But it made me happy. Manual labor is very satisfying and being dirty means you accomplished something. Plus I got to hang out with Adrian's horse.Boozy Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765083787738573580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post-23180917995848131312010-03-20T06:50:51.036-04:002010-03-20T06:50:51.036-04:00Guano know a funny story?
When Larry was a young...Guano know a funny story? <br /><br />When Larry was a young boy (little devil that he was) he and his friends would go out at dusk when the bats started to zip around the sky in pursuit of mosquitos and such. Since they operate strictly by sonar frequency, they would follow just about anything moving in the sky. Including baseballs that the boys would throw up as hard as they could. The bats would go after the baseballs even when gravity called them back to earth. Poor bats would smash right into the ground. I don't think any of them got hurt because they sensed the ground and would put on their brakes before taking a total header. Young boys have odd senses of humor. It's a miracle any of them get married. LOL<br /><br />PS: You do know what Guano is, right??Boozy Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765083787738573580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481203733160854169.post-88090546656873376712010-03-19T22:09:56.546-04:002010-03-19T22:09:56.546-04:00OK, Flar, I really do understand how satisfying it...OK, Flar, I really do understand how satisfying it is to have your hands in the garden dirt - I used to do that, long ago. But sheesh! When I caught my first glance of your hands, all I could think was that your post would either be a CSI-type with a decomposing body or a story about zombies in your backyard!!! <br /><br />It does look like you had a good time...<br /><br />Nancy in IowaMom Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173057786790186340noreply@blogger.com