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[Sally PB]

I am now watching a robin build a nest n the top of a tangled trumpet vine 'tree'

I'm trying to grow these for the bees. I bought two in pots at Flowerland; hopefully they're old enough to flower this year.

I've read they're "impossible to kill." Whoever said that didn't buy the $7 ones at TSC. I bought two of those last year and got nada. I bought one this year, and it does have a live sprout. I know they green up later in spring.

 

[bobbi-j]

Good Morning, Cafe’!

I’m trying to remember who posted the solar eclipse calculator, and if it was here or on the Pond. I have a non-English speaking coworker who was wondering how much of it we would see. (We’ll only see it get dark since it’s cloudy today.)

 

[bobbi-j]

Good morning, thanks for the lovely baby pictures. I brought more coffee and some mini apple turnovers.

We're dealing with a weird situation here--we're trying to get a HELOC to finish up our siding project (THANKS INFLATION) and the appraiser is being...odd. She was asking super invasive questions about our intentions while she was here, and went back to the bank to ask what they wanted her to do, because we have a really old kitchen and 'are living on subfloors'. Huh? I don't understand how she needs to be involved like that, or why there is any sort of question--what we need her to do is finish the appraisal. Now the bank is trying to tell us how we need to spend the funds, but we don't have a dollar amount in any way yet (value of the house or how much equity they'd be willing to forward us). Kicker is---this house is 150 years old. We bought it as a fixer upper, and we're in the midst of everything, living in a constant construction zone. We don't have subfloors. They're the original floors of the house, just unfinished. I feel weird now about having someone who is meant to be impartial come into my house and look down their nose at how we live.

Has anyone ever challenged an appraisal before? Here is a pic of my dining room, just because.

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I just want to say, I think your floor is beautiful!

 

[aart]

I'm trying to grow these for the bees. I bought two in pots at Flowerland; hopefully they're old enough to flower this year.

I've read they're "impossible to kill." Whoever said that didn't buy the $7 ones at TSC. I bought two of those last year and got nada. I bought one this year, and it does have a live sprout. I know they green up later in spring.

They can spread pretty easily....once it gets going.

I’m trying to remember who posted the solar eclipse calculator,

Eclipse calculator

 

[bobbi-j]

They can spread pretty easily....once it gets going.

Eclipse calculator

Thank you!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Well golly that came me at zip 98564.
never even dimmed here.

 

[DobieLover]

We were supposed to have clear skies today. We were in the path of 97% totality.
The cloud cover started about 2 hours before the eclipse did and we had light rain during it. Couldn't see a thing. Very disappointing.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Good Morning, Cafe’!

I’m trying to remember who posted the solar eclipse calculator, and if it was here or on the Pond. I have a non-English speaking coworker who was wondering how much of it we would see. (We’ll only see it get dark since it’s cloudy today.)

The only one I can think of to help you is @jnicholes

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Cafe good morning one and all!

Tea is ready.

Temperature is in the 50s and clear.

Have a great day!

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafe. Coffee is now ready too.

It's quite beautiful out today. Wish we had this all day yesterday.

Already out working on the pond. I'd love to have water flowing through the bog even if I don't have any stones in it yet for filter media. My poor fish.