tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post2265274370998880870..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: Running on FumesMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-73234213595819148362011-08-09T17:59:00.493-05:002011-08-09T17:59:00.493-05:00APG - You're such a funny girl! Poly fumes ar...APG - You're such a funny girl! Poly fumes are not something I'd like to inhale for any period of time. I'm just hoping by doing the polying outside or with good ventilation, I'm not losing too many brain cells!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-35438988648280350922011-08-09T15:48:37.547-05:002011-08-09T15:48:37.547-05:00Fumes...you must be reminiscing the 70s :0DFumes...you must be reminiscing the 70s :0DThe Apple Pie Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340020795649093810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-87908956674339549512011-08-09T10:48:22.698-05:002011-08-09T10:48:22.698-05:00Sue - Since I know what gorgeousness follows the b...Sue - Since I know what gorgeousness follows the blue tarps, ya sure, you betcha! <br /><br />I'm determined to get pics of the pantry today. Hubby has been using it as a repository for tools but I may make him clean up so I can take pics.<br /><br />Linda - Thanks for the info. Not being able to sleep is soooo frustrating. Last night was the coolest temps we've had in an age, I was bone-tired . . . but still wide awake at 12:30 for a short while, then awake again at 3:30. Grrrr. I can fall back asleep within an hour if I read, but even my book light bothers my bed partner so I hate to do that. If I get up and leave the bedroom, I'm up for the duration. Oh well, we'll both keep working on this. I know we're not alone.<br /><br />Susan - Thanks, dearie-dear. Will try for pics today again.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-61180424786278368822011-08-08T12:30:56.376-05:002011-08-08T12:30:56.376-05:00You watch those fumes, now, Mama Pea. Are picture...You watch those fumes, now, Mama Pea. Are pictures forthcoming? I want to see that bright yellow pantry with all it's wonderful cabinets and shelves.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-23026857683386588342011-08-08T10:06:03.589-05:002011-08-08T10:06:03.589-05:00Hi there, Linda here. I wanted to answer your ques...Hi there, Linda here. I wanted to answer your question to my blog. I'm afraid my short term solution to getting more sleep has been to take the sleep meds that my doctor prescribed, for a few days straight instead of doing at most every other night. It has been really nice to get 4 pretty good night's sleep in a row, but now I'm going to see if what happens without them for a few days. <br />My plan, should I wake up, is to have my quantitative genetics book at the bedside to read. Something dense and incomprehensible, but that will occupy my mind. The other is to try a meditation/ visualization technique and focus on my breathing. I hope you find what works for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-34078618821481273282011-08-07T10:53:31.338-05:002011-08-07T10:53:31.338-05:00LOL! Dolores would have to find someone else to B@...LOL! Dolores would have to find someone else to B@#$% at, I suppose. But I don't know-could you handle blue tarps all over the place? Any more pics from the pantry? I'm DYING to see it all together!!!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-26139762206289801832011-08-07T08:46:03.373-05:002011-08-07T08:46:03.373-05:00Sue - I have an idea! Why don't you come live...Sue - I have an idea! Why don't you come live here next summer and landscape our place with your amazing green flower thumb knowledge? I'll send you home with your truck stuffed to the gills with vegetables. (Whadda ya mean you couldn't leave Delores with no one to harass all summer??!)<br /><br />Leigh - Thanks for your kind words. Picture of FINISHED pantry coming up soon. We're still debating moving the two freezers in right now or waiting in case we might need the space for stashing stuff we still need to move out of harm's (construction) way!<br /><br />Jane - When Papa Pea handed me the artichoke tubers this spring, I told him I thought you could only plant them in the fall. But in reading the instructional blurb that came with them, it says you can plant in spring OR fall. Hurumpf!<br /><br />Stephanie - I promise it just LOOKS like more than it really is!<br /><br />Erin - Is there ANY cool down in sight for you??<br /><br />judy - Well, THIS summer has been a drastic change, that's for sure!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-58370918326448988502011-08-07T08:37:41.899-05:002011-08-07T08:37:41.899-05:00Lynda - You MUST replant a clematis! They're ...Lynda - You MUST replant a clematis! They're so lovely. We haven't grown any Jerusalem Artichokes for years so we're eager to have them again, too. I've bought a few now and then at our organic co-op but I just know these will taste even better!<br /><br />Sparkless - Yeah, I keep thinking about them coating my lungs, too. (I am being very careful though.)<br /><br />Mama Tea - Seeds and plants just seemed to appear and jump into the dirt in my garden this year!<br /><br />Dr. Momi - We, too, are being promised a cool down in the next week. Keep your fingers crossed!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-85679884478942803852011-08-07T07:53:39.350-05:002011-08-07T07:53:39.350-05:00Your cherry tomatoes are at the same stage mine-I ...Your cherry tomatoes are at the same stage mine-I never grew this kind before-neat how they grow in pairs! LOVE IT---LOVE IT ----LOVE IT---the weather forecast of coarse-70;s all week-I know be careful of what I wish for [ I don't need winter yet ] but I can't forget what one local farmer from isanti said-"We are in for drastic change in weather"I walked away thinking,what does she know,we all don'tjudynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-55194368854061768412011-08-07T07:53:22.402-05:002011-08-07T07:53:22.402-05:00Your cherry tomatoes are at the same stage mine-I ...Your cherry tomatoes are at the same stage mine-I never grew this kind before-neat how they grow in pairs! LOVE IT---LOVE IT ----LOVE IT---the weather forecast of coarse-70;s all week-I know be careful of what I wish for [ I don't need winter yet ] but I can't forget what one local farmer from isanti said-"We are in for drastic change in weather"I walked away thinking,what does she know,we all don'tjudynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-82144913904637922372011-08-07T07:38:32.110-05:002011-08-07T07:38:32.110-05:00I'm glad you are going to get a few cherry tom...I'm glad you are going to get a few cherry tomatoes, no work involved LOL! "Inadvertent Tomatoes" we'll call that strain. I think ANY heat above 80 when combined with humidity is intolerable, our heat index was 88 already at dawn thanks to the humidity but it might as well be 120, it's all yuck!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-74645826715758972242011-08-07T06:47:33.564-05:002011-08-07T06:47:33.564-05:00Wow, you have an awful lot growing for someone who...Wow, you have an awful lot growing for someone who purposely didn't do a garden this year! LOL! So glad the progress on the room is going well:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-16890227230646124842011-08-07T06:21:11.546-05:002011-08-07T06:21:11.546-05:00I didnt think I would say it, but I think I am rea...I didnt think I would say it, but I think I am ready for fall. And speaking of fall, when I ordered my Jerusalem Artichokes they told me they will only ship in the fall, not the spring. Well darn it, now they cheated me out of a fall harvest. Well I cant wait to see when you dig them up and the harvest you get. At least I will be prepared.Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-62553341537965984792011-08-07T06:08:05.224-05:002011-08-07T06:08:05.224-05:00Yes, why is it "cooler" temperatures alw...Yes, why is it "cooler" temperatures always seem to be accompanied by higher humidity! Looks like things are doing well in your non-planned garden. The Jerusalem artichokes look great! I really need to plant some too. Looking forward to seeing the photos of your finished pantry.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-3360876190901477162011-08-07T03:22:33.902-05:002011-08-07T03:22:33.902-05:00Humidity-ugh. We've had it bad this week too a...Humidity-ugh. We've had it bad this week too and even though the temps are pretty decent (mid 80's), that humidity puts the kabosh on doing much past 10 am. <br /><br />You're untended garden is doing great. I think I'm going to do that next year.....I'll plant it and NEVER look at it again for 6 weeks. I just dug 2 volunteer Red Pontiacs that yielded well over 5 pounds. I'm willing to bet I don't get that from the ones I planted. <br />Maybe I'll come up next summer and watch YOU garden! LOL!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-14731009464157821312011-08-06T21:25:37.980-05:002011-08-06T21:25:37.980-05:00LOL! You kow it's humid when your underwear s...LOL! You kow it's humid when your underwear sticks to you all day. <br />:-)....I'm looking forward to next weeks 70's.dr momihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-54566494807683091852011-08-06T21:24:44.547-05:002011-08-06T21:24:44.547-05:00Amazing how much can still grow when you're no...Amazing how much can still grow when you're not even trying...and in all this crazy weather we've been having! i hope you get to have your tomatoes soon!Amy Dingmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955555538158746355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-85200120866747645502011-08-06T19:54:48.422-05:002011-08-06T19:54:48.422-05:00The "Ungarden" sure is still producing l...The "Ungarden" sure is still producing lots of yummy stuff.<br />I hope your fumey days are coming to a close soon. Nothing worse than those polyurethane fumes to give you a headache and kill a few million brain cells.Sparklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806553694200529082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-27612972023169325692011-08-06T19:23:37.699-05:002011-08-06T19:23:37.699-05:00Your sunchokes sure look healthy. I have wanted to...Your sunchokes sure look healthy. I have wanted to grow some for quite a while. They can be a bit pricey. I always think about getting them when I make my potato order...and then don't order them. Maybe this will be the year. Your clematis is beautiful! I had a nice white one growing in the wisteria...one year it never grew back...such a sad loss.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189157322930654023noreply@blogger.com