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Smartmouthwoman said:
No perfume? We'll just to see about that...

We finally got a good rain today. Most of it while I was driving to work.. but I'll take it.

Had an interesting lunch. Friend picked me up and drove us to a new toney restaurant district built in an area that was once the WORST of the worst neighborhoods in Dallas, just outside downtown. It's called Trinity Groves... check it out. We ate at the Amberjax Fishmarket Grille... I had blackened redfish with grilled veggies and jalapeno grits on the side. Yummy!

Very impressive. Drug houses run outta town by yuppies. :rofl
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Your lunch sounds delicious! Yum! I had a soup and sandwich combo - okay, but nothing to write home about, but their chicken soup is well-known around here for being one of the best.

Had a good chuckle about yuppies in your area, bless their hearts! :thumbs:

We have rain scheduled for the next few days - like we need it! On those few days it doesn't rain, all lawnmowers, both riding and push types, are hauled out, and the noise all over town is deafening for a few hours! :lamo:

Greetings, SMW. :2wave:
 
Smartmouthwoman said:
No perfume? We'll just to see about that...

We finally got a good rain today. Most of it while I was driving to work.. but I'll take it.

Had an interesting lunch. Friend picked me up and drove us to a new toney restaurant district built in an area that was once the WORST of the worst neighborhoods in Dallas, just outside downtown. It's called Trinity Groves... check it out. We ate at the Amberjax Fishmarket Grille... I had blackened redfish with grilled veggies and jalapeno grits on the side. Yummy!

Very impressive. Drug houses run outta town by yuppies. :rofl
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Your lunch sounds yummy! I love to see neighborhoods reclaimed and the troublemakers run off. Wish we had a mayor in Columbus that was more willing to support such things. The restoration efforts would have gone more smoothly if he had. We have areas that for years folks have been restoring beautiful grand homes from the late 1800's one at a time. What was once a bunch of boarded up crack houses are being given new life restored to their original grandeur. I know of someone that picked one of these houses up for peanuts about 15 years ago. After all the renovations it was appraised a couple of months ago close to $750,000. As the neighborhood continues to be restored no doubt the price of the home will continue to increase in value. Tomorrow I am having lunch with a friend at Romano's Macaroni Grill and then we are going to do a little shopping.
Romano's Macaroni Grill and Italian Restaurant
I love their Chicken Marsala. Their Eggplant Parmesan rocks too. So does their Margarita Pizza. Decisions...decisions.
Father's Day is next weekend. I've got a few ideas for the mister, I'll know it when I see it. Glad you got that needed rain!
 
polgara said:
Your lunch sounds delicious! Yum! I had a soup and sandwich combo - okay, but nothing to write home about, but their chicken soup is well-known around here for being one of the best.

Had a good chuckle about yuppies in your area, bless their hearts! :thumbs:

We have rain scheduled for the next few days - like we need it! On those few days it doesn't rain, all lawnmowers, both riding and push types, are hauled out, and the noise all over town is deafening for a few hours! :lamo:

Greetings, SMW. :2wave:
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We have had a good amount of rain Polgara. The grass needs mowed every couple of days. This weather also promotes fungus and spider mites. I sprayed for spider mites today. They attacked my privet hedge and plants in my shade garden. My scarlet runner bean plants are starting to climb the arbor. The leaves are HUGE. The flying saucer morning glories and moonflowers have started to climb too. Two of the eight stargazer lilies have popped through. No sign of the dinner plate dahlias. The Italian white sunflowers are up. I have to thin them and think I will try using a bulb digger to sorta "punch" them out of the earth taking the dirt and all not to disturb their root system and transplant the extras along the same row I planted gladiolas in the back of a bed. The glads will be in bloom and long gone before the sunflowers start.. Hope it works. Sunflowers don't transplant easily. Redid my little herb garden. Put in dill weed which I use a lot of in salads and on fish. Also planted parsley, thyme, sage, rosemary, oregano and basil. My little veggie garden has tomatoes, cucumbers mainly for bread and butter pickles and different peppers. Strawberries are going to be late this year. Within the next couple of weeks hope to go berry picking.
 
vesper said:
We have had a good amount of rain Polgara. The grass needs mowed every couple of days. This weather also promotes fungus and spider mites. I sprayed for spider mites today. They attacked my privet hedge and plants in my shade garden. My scarlet runner bean plants are starting to climb the arbor. The leaves are HUGE. The flying saucer morning glories and moonflowers have started to climb too. Two of the eight stargazer lilies have popped through. No sign of the dinner plate dahlias. The Italian white sunflowers are up. I have to thin them and think I will try using a bulb digger to sorta "punch" them out of the earth taking the dirt and all not to disturb their root system and transplant the extras along the same row I planted gladiolas in the back of a bed. The glads will be in bloom and long gone before the sunflowers start.. Hope it works. Sunflowers don't transplant easily. Redid my little herb garden. Put in dill weed which I use a lot of in salads and on fish. Also planted parsley, thyme, sage, rosemary, oregano and basil. My little veggie garden has tomatoes, cucumbers mainly for bread and butter pickles and different peppers. Strawberries are going to be late this year. Within the next couple of weeks hope to go berry picking.
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We're having trouble with millions of ants of all sorts - I think they're homes are being flooded out. I've spread mint and pennyroyal in front of the doorways, and so far they haven't entered the house. *fingers crossed*

I took pictures of my irises and rhododendrons, so if I can figure out how to get them from my phone to here, I'll post them. Where's a 5-year old kid when you need them? :lamo:

Greetings, Vesper. :2wave:
 
polgara said:
We're having trouble with millions of ants of all sorts - I think they're homes are being flooded out. I've spread mint and pennyroyal in front of the doorways, and so far they haven't entered the house. *fingers crossed*

I took pictures of my irises and rhododendrons, so if I can figure out how to get them from my phone to here, I'll post them. Where's a 5-year old kid when you need them? :lamo:

Greetings, Vesper. :2wave:
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I hope you figure out how to post them, would love to see the pics! You made me laugh out loud because not too long ago my 5 year old grandson was showing me how to operate apps on an ipad that I had no idea existed. :lol:
 
Mornin SMW.
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Yep another Two For Tuesday and we have rain rolling into the area. Now wheres that coffee again?
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Smartmouthwoman said:
Good morning fans of Tues. Time to rise and semi gloss... I mean shine.
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Since it's Tuesday, which I consider to be just a stop-gap day between "Oh *Groan* it's Monday again" and "hump-day Wednesday," which gets us one-day closer to the weekend, I'm having my routine :coffeepap: while wondering whether it's ever going to stop raining here! Sheesh! We've got millions of ants that have had their homes flooded, and they are scurrying around trying to stay dry, which means they'd love to move in with me, so a war has been declared! I don't know why they haven't decided on high rises like the termites in Africa who build 20-foot mounds, but I know I sure wouldn't like that either, so I hope it dries out and everything gets back to normal soon. Please?

Good morning, SMW. :2wave:
 
Mornin, P. When it finally stops raining, look how green your vegetation will be all summer! The saddest flight I ever took was from Dallas to Houston one year when we were in the middle of a drought. So sad to see hundreds of miles of dead grass and trees. :(

Glad were not facing that this yr, although the lakes are still down.

IOW, send us some of that rain! We'll even take a few ants off your hands!
 
Smartmouthwoman said:
Mornin, P. When it finally stops raining, look how green your vegetation will be all summer! The saddest flight I ever took was from Dallas to Houston one year when we were in the middle of a drought. So sad to see hundreds of miles of dead grass and trees. :(

Glad were not facing that this yr, although the lakes are still down.

IOW, send us some of that rain! We'll even take a few ants off your hands!
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polgara said:
We're having trouble with millions of ants of all sorts - I think they're homes are being flooded out. I've spread mint and pennyroyal in front of the doorways, and so far they haven't entered the house. *fingers crossed*
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We're having the same problem here in NW Ohio. I've never seen so many ants.
 
What a nice day this has been. Had a great lunch with a friend at Macaroni's. The food was awesome. We were both starving so we started off with appetizers. A heart attack on a plate. Deep fried macaroni cheese balls that were coated in a crispy breading and fried to a golden brown and a dipping sauce made from four different cheeses topped with truffle oil. For the main course I went for the Margarita flat bread topped with fresh tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and lots of fresh basil. And dessert was a delicious piece of New York cheese cake made with a shortbread cookie crust and fresh sliced strawberries that we shared. Everything was about cheese... hog heaven. A first happened today. Our waitress just graduated from college with a degree in Music Theory and has been in voice training for years to be an opera star. Today she asked if we would like a serenade? We said sure. This young woman has talent. She sang a piece from Vincenzo Bellini opera "I Puitani" with no accompaniment It gave me goosebumps.



Went shopping and found a new pair of walking shoes that feel awesome on the feet and are as light as a feather. Going to try them out in the morning to help work off all that cheese I ate today.
Now it's wine time. Salute!
 
vesper said:
What a nice day this has been. Had a great lunch with a friend at Macaroni's. The food was awesome. We were both starving so we started off with appetizers. A heart attack on a plate. Deep fried macaroni cheese balls that were coated in a crispy breading and fried to a golden brown and a dipping sauce made from four different cheeses topped with truffle oil. For the main course I went for the Margarita flat bread topped with fresh tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and lots of fresh basil. And dessert was a delicious piece of New York cheese cake made with a shortbread cookie crust and fresh sliced strawberries that we shared. Everything was about cheese... hog heaven. A first happened today. Our waitress just graduated from college with a degree in Music Theory and has been in voice training for years to be an opera star. Today she asked if we would like a serenade? We said sure. This young woman has talent. She sang a piece from Vincenzo Bellini opera "I Puitani" with no accompaniment It gave me goosebumps.



Went shopping and found a new pair of walking shoes that feel awesome on the feet and are as light as a feather. Going to try them out in the morning to help work off all that cheese I ate today.
Now it's wine time. Salute!
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