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The afternoon improved..trip to Lexington..

Category: GARDEN ROOMS | Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:03 am

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Ron had to get his truck plates renewed so we went to Lexington later today. After he got his business done,we went by the antique store i bought my pergola from (1st one) to give the owner some pics of the finished product. Then we went into another one on that street, they were closing their business,and were having a up to 75% off sale.I found a few nice things.Then i seen it,yup i had to get one....a victorian outside light post with the globe balls,they had several diffrent ones in their store as fixture(decoration) the owner had them marked down to 169.00,and assuming,lol.you know what that means(makes a donkey out of you and me)well,the girl said 25% off,hmmm,i was thinking more like 50% off is what i wanted to pay,the store girl calls the owner....After a brief chat..TADA..I Get it for 50% OFF.Can i hear a WHEW-HOO???lol..im tickled of course..Ron is im sure rubbing his head,,lol..
Will take a pic of it tomorrow if its not raining.
But im not sure still where its going,but ill find a place.

Tonight we had more rain,and hail tonight,didnt have that last night.Its quieted down now,hopefully no damage,winds didnt seem as fierce.

Weve been sitting here discussing (Me and Ron) about painting the Garden shed,i want to paint it white with green trim,well he's not real crazy about it ,but says go ahead,so thats what im going to be doing soon,i hope...
PV in tree this morning,dark sky.
roses are ok.
pet in fountain,alive still, lol.
Have a goodnight all..


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Warm but wet now..

Category: GARDEN ROOMS | Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:41 pm

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Maybe even more rain today,blah! Sure cant plant anything now.
Woke up at 7 with Bear standing on me in bed,to wake up and feed him.Been a good day to sleep in,lol.
I feel bad for Eagle Pass, Texas...they were hit hard,prayers for them!
Happy for Glenda and her new grandbaby...I havent had any new ones in awhile, but 6 for nows a good number of grandkids!
Wishing you all a great day,HUGS..
Kat..



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More gnome damage

Category: GARDEN ROOMS | Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:01 am

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No not really, just to the pocket book of buying them,found 2 cute ones at Kmart.
Today we were out and driving by walmart,i seen their dumpster from the road, I said "Ron,there's greeniery in their dumpster ,turn around.Ron has never dumpster dived at walmart before,lol..W ell he was a trooper about going back there,and when we got there.....they had thrown out bleeding hearts,can you believe that,got 6 plants .They also had petunia's grabbed several of those.
there was tree's but we couldnt get to them, the dumpster was really tall,and the trees were covered up quite a bit(Boo-Hoo)..but i saved 6 bleeding hearts(saved about$45.00) they originally were priced at $7 something, their tags said.
Then sutherlands had hanging baskets for $2.99 for customers with a paper they had mailed to them,i got lucky found 1 outside near plants and got them for $2.99,hehehehe..Oh well,a penny saved right!







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My slide show

Category: GARDEN ROOMS | Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:23 pm

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http://www.slide.com/r/g3XnDHIE7j8iv8B3chg5cHJIZn_B46x7?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url

On slide..

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Wore Out Tonight............

Category: GARDEN ROOMS | Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:10 am

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Boy what a day! After we got home,and i put pics on comp,and did post and earlier blog,i went outside and did some stuff in the yard. Ron mowed some of the yard,planted the last of the azealas,and did his fountain..
Went outside after dark,lit my light on the pergola for the 1st time,looked pretty good.
Now im just trying to relax some before bed.
bought pr. for $4.50





Good night all!

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****Old Well Pump turned Fountain*****

Category: GARDEN ROOMS | Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:33 am

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Now today while at the Garden Show, we came across this old well pump turned into a neat fountain, they wanted $89.00.But Ron happened to remember one laying out behind Bates city antique shop,and made a quick call there .He decided to build his own, then buy the one at the garden show.
the $89.00 one.
a trip to lowes for the pump and stuff,and here is the start and finished project,,


Ron had a little more in his ,cause of the name on his, (GEM). He liked the top on his better,now it just needs to move out front away from my fountain. I am quite proud of his finished product,and it took him no time to put together!!

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Walmarts got a new garden policy ...MAYBE...

Category: GARDEN ROOMS | Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:21 am

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They finally got smart! Yes today while shopping at walmart in Blue Springs,Missouri,they were having a 50% off clearance sale "on their plants"...While i was outside going through their plant racks, the big bosses came outside.They were amazed by the quantity of women buying their reduced hanging baskets etc.
I SAID TO THEM , "YOU FINALLY GOT SMART!" They agreed with me,said "they figured it out finally!"
I told them of my dumpster diving years ago,and saving over 200.00 in geraniums,that they'd thrown away,that was in their Piedmont store though.
Any ways, i bought several hanging baskets for a little over 3.00 a piece, i was tickled!!


The other day at another walmart store (Oakgrove,MO}
they were throwing away cabbage plants in there trash buckets, thats was depressing to me, thinking of all that waste. I hope that today was a new start for all walmart stores.
Why wasnt that food(plants ) donated to churches to feed the poor,or some place where it could do good?
Listen up walmart and all other garden centers,you too will be judged...Feed our hungry,first! That will help your wallets in the long run when you gain the people's respect again! Even Sam might roll over in his grave .....and say "Its about time!".

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Antique Garden Show this weekend

Category: GARDEN ROOMS | Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:12 pm

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The premiere is tonight ,but the actual selling of items is tomorrow. Just costs a few dollars to get in.Were going tomorrow to see if the guy from Texas will be there selling all his trellis and things.The town is greenwood,here in missouri. Cant wait!!
Gonna rip out out some old clematis ,on garden shed and plant my hollyhocks i got yesterday. The clematis is looking really bad.I think the hollyhocks will give it a more cottage look on the garden shed wall.
garden shed.
frogs tongue,etc..ducks
the other side(shady)


Not sure what were doing today,butim sure it will involve plants and dirt,lol..
Have a great day all..

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Mandevilla time...

Category: GARDEN ROOMS | Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:00 am

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Today while shopping for mulch at Colonial,found some hollyhocks and a few other things.
Then we went to Bens garden center,where i found our mandevilla for this year,our last years pink one didnt make it .So this year we got a red one.


here's 2 of the climbing roses ,the 3rd isnt blooming yet, but loaded with buds.

we got 3 diffrent red ones.
We are both tired now, cooked 2 hamburgers,and warmed up last nights left over macaroni and cheese for supper(9 thirty pm)..lol.
Now im kicked back with coffee in hand,Rons in shower, where Ill be soon,,
Hope every one out there had a great day..if not "there's always tomorrow!" Night...
hugs Kat..

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Most azealas planted...

Category: GARDEN ROOMS | Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:10 am

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We took a break earlier and went to wally world and guess what, came home with two more tea roses ,a blue girl and aapricot,the blue very frangrant to me, but Ron couldnt smell it.And another 6 pack of geraniums(pink)and a few other little flowers to put under the bird bath, to replace what got frosted on..
Got home planted roses, and azealas. Then it was bbq time ,yup...hot links and hotdogs, and macaroni and cheese...so supper was easy.My sneakers are a muddy mess....Oh and Ron got his first pair of camo shorts,lol..ive been wanting him to get a pair, will see how they look on him after his shower.He hasnt wanted a pair,since he says,'he's not in the army'!..lol..



a owl i saved


some of my watering cans


pv at play






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