iris lilies
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Saturday Night Live had a spoof of Anne Margret dancing in that 1960’s sort of way, hilarious.

In keeping with my disinterest in musical theater, I had no idea who Charles Strouse is. I had to sit through a production of Bye-bye Birdie once...

maybe. I am making soups this week and freezing them so I can add much of it to soups. But I’m going to freeze some as well.

Huge bag of freshly picked spinach just landed on the table here, so I will have to do something with it. I already have salad made for 3+ days.

Major, major accomplishment!

Most states have requirements to operate on a balanced budget. They mske up what they need/want with federal money. It is not a good formula for...

My passion is “ fun with flowers” and it would decidedly become far less fun if I made it a business as many well meaning people suggested I should....

I actually enjoyed Covid times quite a lot. Those times were not very people-y.

My cup runneth over with humans. Duringthe last week of April, I went on a 6 day roadtrip that included a bunch of interaction with fellow humans....

Yes that looks like a healthy clump, it is loving its water

I stopped by the Missouri botanical gardens today and saw this sad little clump of Iris versicolor. It is quite diminutive so perhaps it is...

Yes, before his eye surgery DH got new eyeglasses every few years that bordered $1,000 in cost. I had normal bifocals which required replacement few...

Louisianas and Japanese iris like water. Pseudacorous iris like water too. Most bearded iris are desert plants but they do fine in the Midwest...

My parents were college educated and good at talking about professional goals for grown-up life and college curriculum. But…It’s odd that they...

oh yuck! That is bad. this reminds me of something I’m happy about: where I live, we can sit on the ground. We don’t have fire ants. Oh certain...

Oh yes . the bearded iris I grow hate water. probably we were talking about Iris versacolor earlier and that is a water iris

I wonder if your environment is more friendly to silver maples than ours is. They are borderline weed trees here, they certainly never get as big as...

I abandoned an iris bed for being too wet and DH has taken it over and put in potatoes. We shall see how well they do.

I never would have thought of DJ Trump as a leader of austerity measures. I gotta say, I agree with him about kids learning to be satisfied with 3...

The vegetable garden here is huge, but I dont take photos of it it because IT ISN’T FLOWERS IS IT? And therefore does not count. We have beets but...

I am very glad you have laid out your thoughts about the path forward in the next several months. Thank you for keeping us informed. I hope your...

In that situation you need a landline. when we first made an offer on our Hermann house, our phones or I think track phones? Anyway, we couldn’t...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sUIfoaduzYY Another video showing fallout from the UK Supreme Court decision. Sports authorities in the UK are...

I liked the clarity of transmission in our old landline, but when we moved to Hermann, we would’ve had to give up our phone number and so that was...

The writing of trans activists over the past two weeks in protesting the decision of the UK Supreme Court had them carrying vulgar and threatening...

Two weeks ago the Supreme Court in the U.K. defined “woman” in the correct biological way, an adult human female. This definition exists for legal...

He is cute, I will give him that. otherwise I don’t know much about him

One Democratic politician in my state who has tons of charisma, but unfortunately, lost his politician job and went to prison for campaign law...

One thing I really like in actual sincere discourse is when my position is not poorly represented. The discourse is much more effective when you...

sure,I agree she did her bit for the presidency as do all the wives. I don’t especially like her tone when she talks about it, but maybe that’s just...

Ok, charisma. NOT Michelle Obama. She is lately doing a whining tour of privilege on podcasts and interviews. It is not attractive. Being in the...

“Emotion not logic got us to Trump.” That is entirely your own assessment.

peonies do have a range of bloom time. My coral ones are early. I still have some in tight bud. yes, there are yellow peonies. They were once very...

Well, Ron DeSantis does NOT have the campaign chops, the charisma, to win much apparently. And then it’s too bad because I think he is a decent...

I find the peonies to be a little puny down here in the lower Midwest. They like it to be colder. but then, the biggest peony grower and...

if I load the photo directly from my photo file, it’s probably bigger, but it’s either sideways or upside down. these coral colored flowers are...

Our grocery stocking day seems to be Tuesday. So I should avoid that day. And ha ha me getting up to shop from 7 to 9 AM, Ha ha nope.

My parents said directly and clearly: don’t expect an “inheritance” because we are paying for your education. As it turned out tho my mom did...

I found myself participating in annoying grocery store behavior a couple weeks ago when I was oblivious to blocking an aisle. Usually, I’m not that...

Thatvwas fun to see your glasses on stage!

that is really nice to hear Tradd. This is such a difficult time for you and your customers so I’m glad they think you are serving them well.

that’s what family trusts typically pay for, education costs and real estate down payments. My mother sold an inherited farm to pay for my...

Rave or Rant? I have almost too many bluebells. They have come up all over after renovating a flower bed. I never thought I would be in this...

I am old and do not remember all of these student loans I was going to college. Did people of my age, 70, actually get loans back then? I know that...

Dave Ramsey has been counseling his listeners for the past several years to just continue and pay off your student loans. Take advantage of whatever...

Yes to the chef. if I won the lottery, that would be the very first service person I would hire, well, after an attorney. I would hire a chef even...

But I NEED the sync service. which reminds me, all of a sudden, my calendar is not syncing. God, I am so annoyed when this random tech crap...

I’m on the board of at least two 501(c)(3) organizations, but believe me, these are not boards Junior league types are fighting to join. I am very...

Could you survive in wealth? Check each item if you can read a menu in French, English and another language. have favorite restaurants in...

Could you survive in middle class? Check each item that applies. I know how to . get my children into Little League, piano lessons, and...

Could you survive in poverty? Could you survive in poverty? Check each item that applies. I know how to . find the best rummage sales locate...

We don’t have a debit card due to the security problems with it. My understanding is if someone wipes out your account (stealing) with a debit card,...

What has changed with eggs? You kidding bro? First 100 days of accomplishments coming from the White House. ….just kidding you

I try to delete photos from ICloud storage each week. I pay $.99 per month for storage.

I’m sure the library world is clapping enthusiastically, but I’ve been out of that world for 10 years. public libraries are funded by local tax...

I belong to a bunch of little bitty hobby groups. All of their business receivables are cash or check. Membership dues of $5 each. Sales of $220...

so are you saying the RMD’s when passed to a qualified charity are not taxed at all?