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Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 60-70 range
the last few days, but last night was 33 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was foggy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. I guess that took care of the last tomato plant.
( We had the last toms for Thanksgiving)
I have in the garden Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of rain, alas..................It did get up to 60
this pm for about 2 minutes!
Emilie
Nor Cal
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Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 60-70 range
the last few days, but last night was 33 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was foggy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. I guess that took care of the last tomato plant.
( We had the last toms for Thanksgiving)
I have in the garden Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of rain, alas..................It did get up to 60
this pm for about 2 minutes!
Emilie
Nor Cal


Hmmmm...

Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 20-29 range
the last few days, but last night was 17 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was snowy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. Last month took care of the last tomato plant.
( We got the last turkey in the store for Thanksgiving)
Looking to next spring to grow Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of snow, alas..................It did get up to 29
this pm for about 2 minutes!

Enjoy Life ... Dan
South East Michigan

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mleblanca wrote:

Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 60-70 range
the last few days, but last night was 33 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was foggy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. I guess that took care of the last tomato plant.
( We had the last toms for Thanksgiving)
I have in the garden Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of rain, alas..................It did get up to 60
this pm for about 2 minutes!
Emilie
Nor Cal


Hmmmm...

Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 20-29 range
the last few days, but last night was 17 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was snowy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. Last month took care of the last tomato plant.
( We got the last turkey in the store for Thanksgiving)
Looking to next spring to grow Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of snow, alas..................It did get up to 29
this pm for about 2 minutes!

Enjoy Life ... Dan
South East Michigan


Dan seems to be very competitive with his adversities ;O)
Me thinks that we need a gardening report from bungadora to
put him in his place, otherwise I fear that we will soon be reading
the account of his upbringing, which features him and his twenty
siblings growing up in a shoe box, in the middle of an interstate, where
he had to get up, half an hour before he went to bed, so that he could
work twenty-eight hours a day, eight days a week, down at the mill, and
when he got home his dad would cut into him with a bread knife, and then
sing glory halleluja while dancing around his grave.
So, Bungadora, if you be there, please put this up start in his place ;O)
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mleblanca wrote:


Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 60-70 range
the last few days, but last night was 33 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was foggy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. I guess that took care of the last tomato plant.
( We had the last toms for Thanksgiving)
I have in the garden Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of rain, alas..................It did get up to 60
this pm for about 2 minutes!
Emilie
Nor Cal


Hmmmm...


Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 20-29 range
the last few days, but last night was 17 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was snowy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. Last month took care of the last tomato plant.
( We got the last turkey in the store for Thanksgiving)
Looking to next spring to grow Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of snow, alas..................It did get up to 29
this pm for about 2 minutes!


Enjoy Life ... Dan
South East Michigan


Dan seems to be very competitive with his adversities ;O)
Me thinks that we need a gardening report from bungadora to
put him in his place, otherwise I fear that we will soon be reading
the account of his upbringing, which features him and his twenty
siblings growing up in a shoe box, in the middle of an interstate, where
he had to get up, half an hour before he went to bed, so that he could
work twenty-eight hours a day, eight days a week, down at the mill, and
when he got home his dad would cut into him with a bread knife, and then
sing glory halleluja while dancing around his grave.
So, Bungadora, if you be there, please put this up start in his place ;O)
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Ah Billy, you eloquent devil, you. Howz it going in the
more southerly areas of CA?
Em in the North parts
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mleblanca wrote:

On Dec 5, 6:00 pm, Billy wrote:
In article ,
"Dan L." wrote:



In article
,
mleblanca wrote:


Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 60-70 range
the last few days, but last night was 33 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was foggy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. I guess that took care of the last tomato plant.
( We had the last toms for Thanksgiving)
I have in the garden Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of rain, alas..................It did get up to 60
this pm for about 2 minutes!
Emilie
Nor Cal


Hmmmm...


Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 20-29 range
the last few days, but last night was 17 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was snowy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. Last month took care of the last tomato plant.
( We got the last turkey in the store for Thanksgiving)
Looking to next spring to grow Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of snow, alas..................It did get up to 29
this pm for about 2 minutes!


Enjoy Life ... Dan
South East Michigan


Dan seems to be very competitive with his adversities ;O)
Me thinks that we need a gardening report from bungadora to
put him in his place, otherwise I fear that we will soon be reading
the account of his upbringing, which features him and his twenty
siblings growing up in a shoe box, in the middle of an interstate, where
he had to get up, half an hour before he went to bed, so that he could
work twenty-eight hours a day, eight days a week, down at the mill, and
when he got home his dad would cut into him with a bread knife, and then
sing glory halleluja while dancing around his grave.
So, Bungadora, if you be there, please put this up start in his place ;O)
--

Billy
Republican and Democratic "Leadership" Behind
Barshttp://electronicintifada.net/v2/article1248.shtmlhttp://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=9KVTfcAyYGg&ref=patrick.net


Ah Billy, you eloquent devil, you. Howz it going in the
more southerly areas of CA?
Em in the North parts


How are you doing up there, Emilie, one hundred miles south of Mt.
Lassen (an active volcano, The Juan de Fuca plate is being subducted
under the North American plate which gives rise to volcanoes north of
Mt. Lassen. This subduction zone used to extend down to southern
California but is being replaced by the San Andres slip fault)?

Being less than 200 miles south of you. I guess I qualify as southernly.
Was a time that I knew when it was Spring in Southern California (the
tumbleweed was in bloom). But now I've traded that in on the wild onions.

Our weather is tracking pretty much as you are, according to the
local "fish wrap".

We are doing about mid-sixties during the day to the mid-thirties at
night. I think that I should remind our mid-western gardening friends
that the walls of our homes are made of wood framing and (with luck)
insulation) on 4" thick walls. Our homes are smaller, because most
of the year we are trying to get out of them. So, mid-westerners are
better actually better prepared for winter than Californians. We just
can't believe that it, Summer, is over (basically a guy thing, I think).

But I still fetch my paper in my bathrobe (those synthetics are great
for warmth). I set out a walnut and some of the "black oil"
sunflower seeds for our resident Squirrel along the way. And this will
be the habit, rain or not (I wear a hat when it rains), until Spring
returns. Hopefully, I will have made some sage decisions about next
year's gardening by then.

You planning anything new or expanding for next year, vegetablewise?

Anything new flowerwise?

I really think that this Winter's planning of next Summer's garden
drags me into the future and keeps me alive, not to put too fine a point
on it.

Hope you are doing well.
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mleblanca wrote:
On Dec 5, 6:00 pm, Billy wrote:
In article ,
"Dan L." wrote:


In article
,
mleblanca wrote:


Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 60-70 range
the last few days, but last night was 33 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was foggy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. I guess that took care of the last tomato plant.
( We had the last toms for Thanksgiving)
I have in the garden Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of rain, alas..................It did get up to 60
this pm for about 2 minutes!
Emilie
Nor Cal


Hmmmm...


Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 20-29 range
the last few days, but last night was 17 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was snowy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. Last month took care of the last tomato plant.
( We got the last turkey in the store for Thanksgiving)
Looking to next spring to grow Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of snow, alas..................It did get up to 29
this pm for about 2 minutes!


Enjoy Life ... Dan
South East Michigan


Dan seems to be very competitive with his adversities ;O)
Me thinks that we need a gardening report from bungadora to
put him in his place, otherwise I fear that we will soon be reading
the account of his upbringing, which features him and his twenty
siblings growing up in a shoe box, in the middle of an interstate, where
he had to get up, half an hour before he went to bed, so that he could
work twenty-eight hours a day, eight days a week, down at the mill, and
when he got home his dad would cut into him with a bread knife, and then
sing glory halleluja while dancing around his grave.
So, Bungadora, if you be there, please put this up start in his place ;O)
--


Billy
Republican and Democratic "Leadership" Behind
Barshttp://electronicintifada.net/v2/article1248.shtmlhttp://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=9KVTfcAyYGg&ref=patrick.net


Ah Billy, you eloquent devil, you. Howz it going in the
more southerly areas of CA?
Em in the North parts


How are you doing up there, Emilie, one hundred miles south of Mt.
Lassen (an active volcano............snipped........................ ....


Lassen has a fair amount of snow so far,nothing recently.
And we're doing OK I guess. The endless fog is rather depressing. So
I went for a hike at about 2000 feet this day and it was sunny and
bright up there--a great way to cheer up. About 20 of us and we went
about a
total of 8 miles, so I'll be tired tomorrow!

You planning anything new or expanding for next year, vegetablewise?
Anything new flowerwise?


I am running out of room so there is not much expansion-mostly a
matter
of rotation. If something new comes in, then something has to go out.I
do
need to get some more wire and prepare some gopher free vegetable
areas.

I really think that this Winter's planning of next Summer's garden
drags me into the future and keeps me alive, not to put too fine a point
on it.

I agree with that 100%

Hope you are doing well

You too.

Emilie
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In article ,
"Dan L." wrote:

In article
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mleblanca wrote:

Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 60-70 range
the last few days, but last night was 33 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was foggy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. I guess that took care of the last tomato plant.
( We had the last toms for Thanksgiving)
I have in the garden Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of rain, alas..................It did get up to 60
this pm for about 2 minutes!
Emilie
Nor Cal


Hmmmm...

Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 20-29 range
the last few days, but last night was 17 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was snowy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. Last month took care of the last tomato plant.
( We got the last turkey in the store for Thanksgiving)
Looking to next spring to grow Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of snow, alas..................It did get up to 29
this pm for about 2 minutes!

Enjoy Life ... Dan
South East Michigan


Dan seems to be very competitive with his adversities ;O)
Me thinks that we need a gardening report from bungadora to
put him in his place, otherwise I fear that we will soon be reading
the account of his upbringing, which features him and his twenty
siblings growing up in a shoe box, in the middle of an interstate, where
he had to get up, half an hour before he went to bed, so that he could
work twenty-eight hours a day, eight days a week, down at the mill, and
when he got home his dad would cut into him with a bread knife, and then
sing glory halleluja while dancing around his grave.
So, Bungadora, if you be there, please put this up start in his place ;O)


Brrrr ... Do you not know what cold is?
I am jealous I am looking at 6 inches of snow and it does look cool.
I can only dream about next year. You guys are still gardening

Enjoy Life ... Dan

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Brrrr ... Do you not know what cold is?
I am jealous I am looking at 6 inches of snow and it does look cool.
I can only dream about next year. You guys are still gardening

Enjoy Life ... Dan


That is why the universe made house plants and forcing bulbs a way to
keep the thumb green . And visions of growing plants danced in their
heads a corruption of course. Hell with the sugarplums )

Bill wondering what is a sugarplum. Looks like a goggle search for
this ignorant guy.

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Brrrr ... Do you not know what cold is?
I am jealous I am looking at 6 inches of snow and it does look cool.
I can only dream about next year. You guys are still gardening

Enjoy Life ... Dan


That is why the universe made house plants and forcing bulbs a way to
keep the thumb green . And visions of growing plants danced in their
heads a corruption of course. Hell with the sugarplums )

Bill wondering what is a sugarplum. Looks like a goggle search for
this ignorant guy.



I guess sugar was something to dream about but not today. It was a rare
treat in 1850. Yet black walnut brittle comes to mind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_plum

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In article ,
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Brrrr ... Do you not know what cold is?
I am jealous I am looking at 6 inches of snow and it does look cool.
I can only dream about next year. You guys are still gardening

Enjoy Life ... Dan


That is why the universe made house plants and forcing bulbs a way to
keep the thumb green . And visions of growing plants danced in their
heads a corruption of course. Hell with the sugarplums )


House plants ?????

That is something I have have not thought about. Perhaps house plants
are of feminine in thinking. Where outdoor gardening are more masculine
in thinking. To think of it, all of the outdoor garden shows that I know
of are all males are the host. Victory Garden - male, Gardening Smart -
male, cultivating life -male, P. Allen Smith - male (well maybe half
male). House plants, hmmm... Martha Stewart?

I have always viewed Winter as the time for learning. Spring is the time
for cleaning. Summer as the time of doing. Fall is the time for
preserving. Winter is here, I am currently on chapter two of "Gardening:
when it counts, by Steve Solomon" and "Anathem by Neal Stephenson
(SciFi).

House plants - it maybe possible. First I will have to look very very
deep into my soul and search and look for that feminine side if it is
there

Shields Up ... Dan

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On Dec 5, 7:00*pm, Billy wrote:
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*"Dan L." wrote:





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*mleblanca wrote:


Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 60-70 range
the last few days, but last night was 33 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was foggy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. I guess that took care of the last tomato plant.
( We had the last toms for Thanksgiving)
I have in the garden Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of rain, alas..................It did get up to 60
this pm for about 2 minutes!
Emilie
Nor Cal


Hmmmm...


Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 20-29 range
the last few days, but last night was 17 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was snowy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. Last month took care of the last tomato plant.
( We got the last turkey in the store for Thanksgiving)
Looking to next spring to grow Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of snow, alas..................It did get up to 29
this pm for about 2 minutes!


Enjoy Life ... Dan
South East Michigan


Dan seems to be very competitive with his adversities ;O)
Me thinks that we need a gardening report from bungadora to
put him in his place, otherwise I fear that we will soon be reading
the account of his upbringing, which features him and his twenty
siblings growing up in a shoe box, in the middle of an interstate, where
he had to get up, half an hour before he went to bed, so that he could
work twenty-eight hours a day, eight days a week, down at the mill, and
when he got home his dad would cut into him with a bread knife, and then
sing glory halleluja while dancing around his grave.
So, Bungadora, if you be there, please put this up start in his place ;O)
--



My dear Billy, cold is relative and there isn't much glory in living
in the frozen (but not the most frozen) arse capital of Canada.

However, high of -24C today plus wind chill. My local garden group is
talking about the insulating powers of snow, and wondering if their
car batteries wouldn't freeze if their cars were deeply buried enough.

On the plus side, garden catalogues are starting to come out and if
nothing else the cold weather keeps tone deaf carollers at bay.

Dora
http://www.picturetrail.com/bungadora


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On Dec 5, 7:00*pm, Billy wrote:
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*"Dan L." wrote:





In article
,
*mleblanca wrote:


Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 60-70 range
the last few days, but last night was 33 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was foggy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. I guess that took care of the last tomato plant.
( We had the last toms for Thanksgiving)
I have in the garden Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of rain, alas..................It did get up to 60
this pm for about 2 minutes!
Emilie
Nor Cal


Hmmmm...


Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 20-29 range
the last few days, but last night was 17 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was snowy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. Last month took care of the last tomato plant.
( We got the last turkey in the store for Thanksgiving)
Looking to next spring to grow Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of snow, alas..................It did get up to 29
this pm for about 2 minutes!


Enjoy Life ... Dan
South East Michigan


Dan seems to be very competitive with his adversities ;O)
Me thinks that we need a gardening report from bungadora to
put him in his place, otherwise I fear that we will soon be reading
the account of his upbringing, which features him and his twenty
siblings growing up in a shoe box, in the middle of an interstate, where
he had to get up, half an hour before he went to bed, so that he could
work twenty-eight hours a day, eight days a week, down at the mill, and
when he got home his dad would cut into him with a bread knife, and then
sing glory halleluja while dancing around his grave.
So, Bungadora, if you be there, please put this up start in his place ;O)
--



My dear Billy, cold is relative and there isn't much glory in living
in the frozen (but not the most frozen) arse capital of Canada.

However, high of -24C today plus wind chill. My local garden group is
talking about the insulating powers of snow, and wondering if their
car batteries wouldn't freeze if their cars were deeply buried enough.

On the plus side, garden catalogues are starting to come out and if
nothing else the cold weather keeps tone deaf carollers at bay.

Dora
http://www.picturetrail.com/bungadora


-11F?
I enjoyed your pictures. You have beautiful plants. How long is your
growing season?
I've started wondering about what to grow next year, and how much and
where to plant it.
Thanks for the weather check;O)
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*bungadora wrote:
On Dec 5, 7:00*pm, Billy wrote:
In article ,
*"Dan L." wrote:


In article
,
*mleblanca wrote:


Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 60-70 range
the last few days, but last night was 33 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was foggy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. I guess that took care of the last tomato plant.
( We had the last toms for Thanksgiving)
I have in the garden Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of rain, alas..................It did get up to 60
this pm for about 2 minutes!
Emilie
Nor Cal


Hmmmm...


Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 20-29 range
the last few days, but last night was 17 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was snowy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. Last month took care of the last tomato plant.
( We got the last turkey in the store for Thanksgiving)
Looking to next spring to grow Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of snow, alas..................It did get up to 29
this pm for about 2 minutes!


Enjoy Life ... Dan
South East Michigan


Dan seems to be very competitive with his adversities ;O)
Me thinks that we need a gardening report from bungadora to
put him in his place, otherwise I fear that we will soon be reading
the account of his upbringing, which features him and his twenty
siblings growing up in a shoe box, in the middle of an interstate, where
he had to get up, half an hour before he went to bed, so that he could
work twenty-eight hours a day, eight days a week, down at the mill, and
when he got home his dad would cut into him with a bread knife, and then
sing glory halleluja while dancing around his grave.
So, Bungadora, if you be there, please put this up start in his place ;O)
--


My dear Billy, cold is relative and there isn't much glory in living
in the frozen (but not the most frozen) arse capital of Canada.


However, high of -24C today plus wind chill. *My local garden group is
talking about the insulating powers of snow, and wondering if their
car batteries wouldn't freeze if their cars were deeply buried enough.


On the plus side, garden catalogues are starting to come out and if
nothing else the cold weather keeps tone deaf carollers at bay.


Dora
http://www.picturetrail.com/bungadora


-11F?
I enjoyed your pictures. You have beautiful plants. How long is your
growing season?
I've started wondering about what to grow next year, and how much and
where to plant it.
Thanks for the weather check;O)
--

Thank you. I'm planning to commandeer some public space next year
along the side of the house to plant alpines and such. I can't fit any
more into the garden and should thin it out a bit.

We usually get 115 consecutive frost free days per year, from mid-May
to mid-September. The nights are cool during the summer because of
the altitude and we don't get a lot of days above 20C which also
affects growth. Calgary doesn't get as cold as some other parts of
the prairies during the winter, but it's quite dry and there are a lot
of temperature fluctuations so dessication of plants can be a problem.
The temperature was 0C only a week or so ago, for example.

It's actually easier to garden in some parts of the prairies that have
a lower zone IMHO, because the temperature fluctuations are less
pronounced, it isn't as cool at night, and there is more precipitation
which also gives more snow cover during winter.

Two more months and I'll be starting the tomatoes.
Dora

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On Dec 5, 4:25 pm, "Dan L." wrote:
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mleblanca wrote:
Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 60-70 range
the last few days, but last night was 33 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was foggy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. I guess that took care of the last tomato plant.
( We had the last toms for Thanksgiving)
I have in the garden Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of rain, alas..................It did get up to 60
this pm for about 2 minutes!
Emilie
Nor Cal


Hmmmm...

Well it was COLD this am. It has been in the 20-29 range
the last few days, but last night was 17 F the coldest so far
Add to that the fact that it was snowy and damp and it was
definitely Cold. Last month took care of the last tomato plant.
( We got the last turkey in the store for Thanksgiving)
Looking to next spring to grow Lettuces, spinach, broccoli and onions.
Only a tiny trace of snow, alas..................It did get up to 29
this pm for about 2 minutes!

Enjoy Life ... Dan
South East Michigan

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Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan.


Well, shucks, Dan, wait until July when it gets to 115F, betcha can't
beat
that.
We lived in North East Ohio for 20 years, so I do know what Cold is.
Sometimes I wonder how I ever made it thru that January when it never
got above zero degrees. My husband could have transfered to that SE
Michigan
place, and I told him to come see me on weekends, I wasn't goin'
there!!

So anyway I went out check the last tomato plant and it was just as
green
as ever, thanks to the fog/cloud cover. And I found 2 ripe tomatoes,
about
the size of an egg (hen not ostrich) and we each had one for lunch.
YUMMY
I do enjoy life and hope you do also..
Emilie
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