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6-18-13, 8:16pm

RosieTR replied to a thread Compost Question? in Gardening & Farming

Even dog poo compost would be fine to use for fruit trees or ornamentals but not veggies. As for bird waste in veggie gardens, chicken poo is too...

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6-18-13, 8:12pm

RosieTR replied to a thread Do you feel like there's a "new normal" for your climate? in Environmental Issues

Yes, I was astounded by Phoenix's use of water. Yes, they have multiple sources of water but most of them ultimately come from some mountains...

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6-17-13, 8:35pm

RosieTR started a thread Vehicle question: older 4Runner or new Crosstrek? in Transportation

We would very much like a high-clearance, snow-worthy vehicle and have been saving up for such. My heart was set on a 4Runner, which we could afford...

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6-17-13, 8:25pm

RosieTR replied to a thread make-do tomato supports in Gardening & Farming

The only issue with those, Gregg is getting them back out. OTOH, they would be bomber in high wind!

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6-17-13, 8:21pm

RosieTR replied to a thread Do you feel like there's a "new normal" for your climate? in Environmental Issues

Yes, Bae, I think this is similar to what you're talking about. Some people don't do anything to mitigate, either because they are absentee (which...

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6-15-13, 11:31am

RosieTR replied to a thread Where should we go? Soliticing ideas for international travel in Travel & Home Exchange

Thanks for the suggestions! I will look into some of the beer trip ideas ;) I hadn't thought about it before but maybe there's some sort of...

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6-15-13, 11:16am

RosieTR replied to a thread Do you feel like there's a "new normal" for your climate? in Environmental Issues

Well there is data suggesting this is not my imagination. I too remember fires even close to the Front Range, but the data from the last 40-50 years...

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6-14-13, 9:07pm

RosieTR replied to a thread make-do tomato supports in Gardening & Farming

Lots of great suggestions on the tomato staking. Did you do the wildflowers with beans? I threw some wildflower seed in my yard and they are...

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6-14-13, 9:02pm

RosieTR replied to a thread Drowning! in Gardening & Farming

Nope, hot and dry enough that most of the lettuce is bolting. The basil and tomatoes are happy, though!

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6-14-13, 8:56pm

RosieTR started a thread Do you feel like there's a "new normal" for your climate? in Environmental Issues

After this week, I don't know what to think. I had been hoping that 2012 was a scary anomaly; something that would become more frequent but not yet...

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6-10-13, 8:10pm

RosieTR replied to a thread Where should we go? Soliticing ideas for international travel in Travel & Home Exchange

Thanks for all the suggestions! I'm not too interested in Asia for some reason, so more going to concentrate on Europe or S America. I realize 2...

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6-10-13, 7:55pm

RosieTR replied to a thread linguistics in America in Open Forum

Yeah, this thing was fun! I clearly remember abandoning "pop" when it became clear I was a Midwestern hick in Massachusettes. And after my stint in...

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6-6-13, 8:42pm

RosieTR replied to a thread Yellowstone? in Travel & Home Exchange

We did Yellowstone in early Sept and it was great! However, I recall y'all are beholden to the school year. I did a trip with friends to the Tetons...

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6-6-13, 8:35pm

RosieTR replied to a thread Where should we go? Soliticing ideas for international travel in Travel & Home Exchange

I should add that we do already have passports and time is ticking on them!

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6-6-13, 8:34pm

RosieTR started a thread Where should we go? Soliticing ideas for international travel in Travel & Home Exchange

One of our long-term goals is to do more travel, and it's been many years since we visited another country. I would like to plan and save for about...

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6-1-13, 9:06pm

RosieTR replied to a thread How did you choose where to live state, town (or closest town)? in Open Forum

Well, I was born abut 10 miles from where I live and DH grew up within 30 miles after the age of 5. However, we each lived elsewhere for some time:...

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5-26-13, 9:13pm

RosieTR replied to a thread experiencing events without the reactions you expect in Simple Spirituality & Religion

Glad the mediation is changing your life, Zoe Girl! After all, if your normal reaction would have been stress/worry/anger/frustration all weekend,...

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5-21-13, 8:19pm

RosieTR replied to a thread First ripe tomatoes! in Gardening & Farming

The trees haven't even fully leafed out yet here! I didn't dare plant my starts because we get sneak attack weather often in the spring.

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