Susan H. Simko wrote this about fish juice:


I've seen it at the Lowes on Roxboro Road in Durham. I can't remember
the bottle colour but do remember seeing it on a lower shelf.

Durham might as well be Nebraska! I never go there, isn't that ridiculous?
I used to when I had an artist friend who lived there in the coolest
neighborhood downtown, but she moved. I really like Durham, though.
Brightleaf Square is neat, or was. I got an espresso maker at that great
kitchen shop there.



Anyone else use the Peter's rose spikes?

I saw these one brief moment in time, years ago--plant spikes just for
roses. I think they sell out fast. Where did you get yours? Speaking of
Osmocote--the Schultz ripoff I bought that is for roses and flowering
shrubs says it lasts four months at temps averaging 70 degrees. Here, that
would be, what, a little trickle until July then gushers?? What do you
think? I think maybe I ought to do a heavy application of Mill's in the
cooler spring, rather than later when the time release really starts
flowing.



Here's hoping that we don't suffer another major power outage with the
ice storm predicted for this Sunday in NC! December we spent five and a
half days without power.

Yes, it was really scary the first night, and we have lots of trees that
are invisibly cracked, just waiting for another load of ice to break. Good
luck. Hope Durham Power gets their stuff together this time. I love how
our moron governor launched a big study about WHY there was so much damage
and WHY it took so long to get power back on. It is simple--great big old
trees, lots of them, and above ground electric lines. Are we willing to do
without the trees? Not on your life. Although--the way Nature has been
cleaning house, I guess we have to make due with less.


Thinking about that, I probably ought to make
some bread tonight or tomorrow.

You MAKE bread? Got a breadmaker, or do you do it the old fashioned way. I
am no baker! But I love baking. Very cozy.




Susan
s h simko at duke dot edu