iris lilies
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The only bit of frugality I’ve I done this week is snag two small wrought iron patio tables through Facebook marketplace. I’m not even going to say...

Dump your worms into the garden soil and let them be free. Yes, some of them may sacrifice to a bird, but so what? you can always hide them under a...

That is cool. I like that idea. It’s not enough to vote for Trump, but good reminder.

The Goodwill stores here are now pricing men’s shirts of quality at $10. Regular men’s shirts, ones they perceive not to be a great quality are $5. ...

Still, the Desantis law is stupid as represented here. Legislating bodies shouldn’t be making laws to keep other legislating bodies making laws. Too...

For my library department, which was not a publicly accessible department but operated behind-the-scenes, I was able to provide some flexibility in...

I am not looking forward to getting rid of some living room furniture because it will be a PITA. I have two bright pink chairs with a custom...

There is my favorite Goodwill in the twon 30 miles from me, but on the path to St. louis so I go by it often and stop in. Clean, so clean! I think it...

Here, the Goodwill store puts Xmas items in storage and hauls them out for the season. back several years ago when I was shopping one Goodwill...

You mentioned boxes and things piled up in your hallway. Here’s a photo of our little hallway with a line of things cluttering it up. The...

Random comment: don’t forget ya’ll that you can place people here on “ignore.” It is a nice feature for not having to wade through...stuff. Go to...

Losing friends and even acquaintances is hard. I have entered into that season of life. Rob, it is tough that you lost the one friend who you felt...

Speaking of pulling things out of the freezer to clean it out, we’ve been eating vintage applesauce this week. It’s 12 years old. Hasn’t killed us...

more fake news since this is Gary Shandling, who died a few years ago. Rest in peace, Gary, who created the best comedy show ever seen on tv....

Funny picture, nice setting for it.

I am jealous of you people with fake wood. I just checked it on the Internet and it looks pretty good. one of the problems of our deck is that it...

Other photos, better!

Alan, that photo is funny of you sitting in the grassy knoll but honestly, it looks like it’s Photoshopped, and badly. but I’m really not the one...

in order to appease my deck hate, this year I just threw money at the problem and bought outdoor rugs and fru fru pillow stuff, things I have never...

I can’t help with your question, but already our deck, the floor of it anyway, needs re-staining. It was just stained last year. I. Hate. Decks.

oh yes! Those horizontal and vertical controls! So annoying.

This is huge!

It would!

In your book, I think it is anyone dwelling in Gaza including Hamas. Just helpin’ ya out jp ‘cause you asked.

Yay, another dreaded thing accomplished!

Because I am the same age as many here, it was JFK assassination.

oh yes, they are doing their job!

I see. Jerry Seinfeld was invited to give the commencement speech at Duke University. Some kids walked out. No doubt Newman was involved there.

ha ha fake news. Jerry doesn’t even do campus shows anymore because the kids are too woke. To be fair, comedy is subjective and I think it’s...

Oh please…more of this? The chip on your shoulder keeps you from appreciating what you have. whatever. but to contribute in a positive way to...

Yesterday at our Iris show the weirdest and grossest thing happened. It’s going to go down in American Iris Society annals as ONE of THOSE STORIES. ...

Karma, baby! It is a bitch. But seriously, self awareness of our own foibles can somewhat mitigate guilt. It makes us human and reminds us that we...

They need a channel that is Donald JTrump trials all the time, a separate channel just for that.

my neighbor down the block, took a Time-lapse photo and captured it, so it was visible from down here in Missouri. I couldn’t see them though.

Hmmm, according to the nalomi .wolfe article, Zionism like most things is more complicated than “respect the rights of Jews to have a homeland and...

I troll Facebook for used furniture, specific things I’m looking for, because I just like older solid pieces. Effective life is that we have a truck,...

yes, that #4 lept out at me too. I swear since last fall I looked up Zionism several times to see if they are wildly divergent definitions. They...

https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hres894/BILLS-118hres894ih.pdf This Resolution passed the US House by a huge majority. What does it really...

Barn doors: nooooooo!!! For these reasons: 1. They do not shut out sound 2. they are a decorating trend that has passed 3. They are fine…in a...

My friend, sometimes readers of the New York Times need the obvious stated.

it is such a relief when things like that are done.

Nice!

we had several hummingbirds buzzing around lately. I wanted to shout at them to tell them to go find better sources for their sustenance, but they...

I have a pretty newish Iris called ‘Bashful Look’ that is a pretty deep pink, with bluish/lavender beard. Last year it won Best in Show at two...

I heard that a couple of days ago too. We probably were listening to the same source, but I don’t remember where I heard it. Anyway – yes, the moral...

Who doesn’t love pocket doors? Builders who have to build them. our architect planned for pocket doors in a couple places, but our builder...

Pretty flowers. But it is hard not to grow pretty flowers in your climate!

I’ve watched the open concept floorplan invade the wonderful Victorian houses of my former neighborhood. When somebody does a gut rehab any more, ,...

Doors are important? I guess so!!! In our 1800 sq ft cottage bungalow our “public “ rooms are pretty open to each other—there are doorways with...

I don’t even know why I bother to respond to you, Bobby, but I cannot imagine what kind of tech set up you have. You can’t use paragraphs. You can’t...

Bobby. 3 photos. Really? can you delete 2?

hi Quade, welcome.

Today finally DH installed a banister on the stairway from the first floor to our basement. I’ve been asking for it for months, and gave him a...

Remember all the good that the Occupy movement did? yeah

oh yeah, try Frenchies, number one on the AKC list. I have had eight French bulldogs in the past 15 years. I’m sure you all remember when I got a...

I kinda like that the students at Washington University here in St. Louis have a specific goal that is within their realm to influence, and that is...