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May. 16th, 2017 10:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zesty_pinto"Thanks xxx, we shall await their verdict."
"it would not pass. Thank you for your vigilance."
Email communication from me is a little more florid than I would like. I blame exhaustion and you people.
Okay, seriously, it's cool.
Today's podcast rotation is catching up on "Hello from The Magic Tavern." Matt Young's voice always cracks me up.
From this second trip, I learned that communion ceremonies can vary wildly. The previous one we attended was in a dining room underneath a fancy hotel and had the lighting and gild of a fine dining experience. This time it was a banquet hall behind a bar where I was crammed into a table with two families, loud children, and a more set dinner atmosphere of fish, chicken, or beef. No events, and the guy next to me was wearing a polo shirt and khakis. The people attending were mostly cop families and blue collar types, so I felt it odd that I was wearing a tie this time (because the last one I attended I felt a bit underdressed, hah!). Ironically, one of the kids wore the exact same tie as me in the exact opposite slant, allowing us the opportunity to form one downward-pointing chevron of navy and teal if combined.
Michelle's extended family had a crisis with their grandmother who almost literally was brought back to life due to her blood pressure kinking out. It was a happy miracle, and their grandmother was grateful enough to see everyone. What a way to celebrate Mother's Day, eh?
The drive back home on Monday included a plate of pastries, because no one really wanted to haul them and we were given them out of obligation. What is left of them (no doubt long-gone now) are in the break room.
Oh! For Michelle's birthday, she ended up getting a bracelet, some Vera Bradley swag, a whole number of brands that I have no idea about because I'm awful in that way. We visited her friend, who is pretty much ready to deliver their first child and it seems like they're ready for it since their house is full of cradles and cribs and so many devices. Her shoes are coming soon. Switch is coming on Wednesday. I ordered her bras from China as well because she remarked on how her current ones are not working so well for her right now. I may be spoiling her. My bank account agrees, hah!
We did some hoe work once we got back and brought back all the stuff. Pulled some weeds, cleaned out plastic planters and debris from so many past gardeners, tore off a few more edges from my fingernails in the process, etcetera. Interesting fact: this gardening area has been abandoned for awhile now, and as a result, we found a ton of old tomato cages lying around. We took a few for ourself, put a couple more aside, and noted how there are colonies of ancient green onion plants that have settled in nicely along there along with strawberry plants that have gone feral.
Despite the frost killing so much, some of the plants are surviving, although I'm seeing root rot now. Ugh. I was warned by the condo board that they're planning on tilling the field as they rezone the whole thing, but I can tell the weather's finally fair enough to plant outside: that's why I'm going to try again soon. Plus, a good number of bean sprouts just exploded while we were out. Insane, I know. Though, now I'm second guessing it since they tend to be a warmer weather crop and the moderate climate range is still around the 60s. Maybe I can plant the mint outside?
Any advice for 60 degree average climate weather plantings? The farms around here started fertilizing this weekend, so I think it's a good time to start, but I was curious if I should wait on the beans and try squash instead.
I didn't follow most of what's going on in the news, but what I did catch just makes me feel like someone is trying to make "Duck Soup" into a real life art project these days. It's going to be fun finding what I missed while I was away. Sigh.
"it would not pass. Thank you for your vigilance."
Email communication from me is a little more florid than I would like. I blame exhaustion and you people.
Okay, seriously, it's cool.
Today's podcast rotation is catching up on "Hello from The Magic Tavern." Matt Young's voice always cracks me up.
From this second trip, I learned that communion ceremonies can vary wildly. The previous one we attended was in a dining room underneath a fancy hotel and had the lighting and gild of a fine dining experience. This time it was a banquet hall behind a bar where I was crammed into a table with two families, loud children, and a more set dinner atmosphere of fish, chicken, or beef. No events, and the guy next to me was wearing a polo shirt and khakis. The people attending were mostly cop families and blue collar types, so I felt it odd that I was wearing a tie this time (because the last one I attended I felt a bit underdressed, hah!). Ironically, one of the kids wore the exact same tie as me in the exact opposite slant, allowing us the opportunity to form one downward-pointing chevron of navy and teal if combined.
Michelle's extended family had a crisis with their grandmother who almost literally was brought back to life due to her blood pressure kinking out. It was a happy miracle, and their grandmother was grateful enough to see everyone. What a way to celebrate Mother's Day, eh?
The drive back home on Monday included a plate of pastries, because no one really wanted to haul them and we were given them out of obligation. What is left of them (no doubt long-gone now) are in the break room.
Oh! For Michelle's birthday, she ended up getting a bracelet, some Vera Bradley swag, a whole number of brands that I have no idea about because I'm awful in that way. We visited her friend, who is pretty much ready to deliver their first child and it seems like they're ready for it since their house is full of cradles and cribs and so many devices. Her shoes are coming soon. Switch is coming on Wednesday. I ordered her bras from China as well because she remarked on how her current ones are not working so well for her right now. I may be spoiling her. My bank account agrees, hah!
We did some hoe work once we got back and brought back all the stuff. Pulled some weeds, cleaned out plastic planters and debris from so many past gardeners, tore off a few more edges from my fingernails in the process, etcetera. Interesting fact: this gardening area has been abandoned for awhile now, and as a result, we found a ton of old tomato cages lying around. We took a few for ourself, put a couple more aside, and noted how there are colonies of ancient green onion plants that have settled in nicely along there along with strawberry plants that have gone feral.
Despite the frost killing so much, some of the plants are surviving, although I'm seeing root rot now. Ugh. I was warned by the condo board that they're planning on tilling the field as they rezone the whole thing, but I can tell the weather's finally fair enough to plant outside: that's why I'm going to try again soon. Plus, a good number of bean sprouts just exploded while we were out. Insane, I know. Though, now I'm second guessing it since they tend to be a warmer weather crop and the moderate climate range is still around the 60s. Maybe I can plant the mint outside?
Any advice for 60 degree average climate weather plantings? The farms around here started fertilizing this weekend, so I think it's a good time to start, but I was curious if I should wait on the beans and try squash instead.
I didn't follow most of what's going on in the news, but what I did catch just makes me feel like someone is trying to make "Duck Soup" into a real life art project these days. It's going to be fun finding what I missed while I was away. Sigh.
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Date: 2017-05-16 04:49 pm (UTC)Wow, so happy to hear about Michelle’s grandmother. Happy Mother’s day indeed … I love hearing stuff like this.
Nothing wrong with spoiling :D
Im an awful person for snorting/laughing at “we did some hoe work” … my brain stopped and didn’t let me finish the sentence because I am crazy. Lmao.
I wish I knew something about plants but sadly I do not. My mom is the only one in our family who loves gardening (my dad had a veggie garden in our backyard for a few years, but he got tired of all the rodents/skunks eating his goods, so he gave it up eventually).
I avoid the news like the plague these days. So depressing ):
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Date: 2017-05-16 05:02 pm (UTC)Sadly, her side isn't all roses though; you reminded me how her grandfather is scheduled to get heart surgery. Her family line has a history of coronary disease and they eat meat-heavy diets and party like any lively Portuguese family would, but when I see that, I always get concerned (though they look great despite that, considering; hell, her grandfather looks like an ex-wrestler he's so burly). I think he'll be all right, but normally they spend their summers going to their home in Portugal, so these plans are going to be canned for the year. :\
No worries on the gardening, I figure whatever I don't learn from experience, I might wheedle from some one else on my feed. I feel like I need to up my gardening game all the same.
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Date: 2017-05-16 09:15 pm (UTC)