Good morning Lounge

How are you today?

Is spring showing where you live? I see spring flowers pop up all over the place here but the weather is still nasty. But supposed to get up in the 50s towards the weekend. Maybe this time it isn't just a teaser but spring really is coming!! :)

Picture of the Day

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That's a pretty pic. It's acting like spring here, but I think it's going to get cold again. :(

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I bet you can't wait to plant your veggie garden again!! :hug:

I called K on Monday and she's coming over next Friday to take a look and see what we can start. We want to get the back garden planted as well. It's been a dirt pile long enough.

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I am trying to figure out what to do with my balcony this summer. I would love to plant some tomatoes.

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Tomatoes do well in containers. :bounce:

Going to try for a little more sleep. TTYL. :hug:

What in the world were you doing up so early?

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I'm doing good; I hope you are, too. It's -27C w/ a wind chill of -35C, so I'm drinking hot green tea and letting the E kitty sleep on my lap to keep warm while I do my show and do some station business; I need to crash soon for an early day at my other job...

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OK, winter still hgas its grip on you. :scared: <-- cold
A kitty as lap warmer is very clever :D

Lovely picture.

I need to hit the sack, so that I'm awake for the Wednesday work day, but just wanted to stop by to say hello! :* :hi: :loveya:

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Thanks for stopping by.

Sweet dreams!!

It's certainly not Spring here yet, but we're all getting ready for it.

Our garden-seed orders came in this week; we're gonna grow us some
non-GMO veggies this year. All heirloom varieties.

Black tomatos, white tomatos, and everything in between.
Some red onions from SC that horticulturalists thought were EXTINCT
until about 5 years ago, and some bunching onions that have been
popular in China for about 30 centuries.

Anyway, I need to be at work soon, And I've got about 4 hours
to sleep betwen now and then...
So I guess I should go to sleep now, no? :hi:

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I am thinking about planting some tomatoes in pots on my balcony this year. I LOVE tomatoes. And homegrown ones taste so much better.

Maybe I can grow some lettuce too. I will see how it works out.

Yes, you should get some sleep. Sweet dreams!!

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There's nothing good about mornings.

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Have some coffee and a croissant

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It looks like a wonderful spring day is coming our way. Highs near 70, and a few showers.

But the rest of the week will be back into the 40's and maybe low 50's.

Seeing as there was snow and low 30's this time last week, complaining would only make me look silly.

I can do that on my own. :rofl:

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Ohhh ... enjoy your warm weather!! Do something outside, go for a walk :)

How was your day yesterday?

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I'll be working the phones today, our counterman is filling in at another store.

How's your toe thingie? ((((vibes))))

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Toe is OK so far, let's see how it develops till Friday. That anti-inflammatory stuff they put on seems to help :shrug:

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Time for some industrial strength coffee. :D

Busier in a different sense, the phones can really get hopping. But it'll be a nice change from what I normally (ha!) do each day.

not taking any risks. I love the German health care system :) No worries if I can afford it or not.

Well, you can't listen to music :P

:grr: We can be such a nation of idiots.

Can too, just quietly so I can hear mechanics butcher the language clearer. :P

music or mechanics language :rofl:

I better get going, I have a few errands before the fun starts.

Have a great day!! :hi: :loveya:

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It is now mud season, although snow would not be unheard of. The guy who plows my driveway appears to have shifted the blacktop about 3 feet in his head, and tore up my neighbors lawn all winter. I wonder what will become of that...

Today is my last day of work this week :woohoo:

I am flying to VA to visit my friend tomorrow afternoon - yes, THAT friend :bounce:. It's supposed to rain the entire time I am there, but I was promised lots of movies and snuggling on the couch, so I guess the rain isn't a bad thing ;)

Have a great day sweetie :hug:

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YAY!!! I want all the details when you come back :evilgrin:

Hope your day passes by fast!!!!

Please keep posting those fabulous flower pictures, maybe they will instill hope in me that Spring may come to this cold land one day.

Right now we're having gusts of wind ranging from 35-45 mph! Chill factor is -8 F. Certainly can't pack the long underwear away yet. :rofl:

I tried growing tomatoes out on my patio last summer - didn't work. The pots were big enough, so I really don't know why they didn't do too well. I'm thinking of trying one of these hanging tomato thingies. I heard that they really work. http://www.oldfashionedliving.com/tomato2.html

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The sun is actually coming out here ... just in time for my lunch break :D

AirmensMom's neighbor grew his tomatoes that way last year at least. And it turned out well. You might want to ask her about it.

supposed to pop out for during the next few days. One can only hope.

Yes, please ask AirmensMom about the hanging tomatoes. I'd be very interested. But I wonder if the expense is worth it. I can walk to the Farmer's Market from my house - that's where I get fresh produce during the summer months. Right now I'm starting to miss my garden. Last summer was the first summer in eons that I did not have a veggie garden.

My neighbor used a 5-gallon bucket, which lots of home-improvement things come in. Even if you have to buy one, they're not expensive. Stay away from the specialty ones that are made JUST for growing tomatoes. :eyes:

I thought about trying it this year. I have a sturdy clothesline post that would work just fine. Wish I could remember what variety my neighbor grew in his bucket. I think it was a regular sized one, not a cherry tomato. I'll ask him about it next time I see him. He was just over collecting my tomato seeds, which means he'll have to give me some plants. We all saved seeds last year and I guess I'm the only one who got a lot of them. :shrug:

By expense I mean if purchasing one of those hanging tomato things. They are about $20 bucks. I can buy a lot of tomatoes from the Farmer's Market for a twenty.

Last year I bought pots and soil, so that was out-of-pocket expense, but I got plants from a friend. I'm hoping she'll give me some again this year, b/c I'm literally set to go, and would certainly give it another try.

Great idea to save seeds. It takes a long time to start tomato plants from seeds.

When I had my garden I would purchase heirloom tomatoes plants from a local greenhouse. They are SIMPLY MARVELOUS!

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to try grow veggies. But I think tomatoes are pretty easy.

I think it is worth it. To eat the stuff you have grown yourself :hug:

I see that AirmensMom already answered you.

easy to grow, so I'm wondering why mine did not do too well last year. I'd certainly try again, it's clearly worth the effort (or lack of ;). And you are right, there is that satisfaction of eating something you grew yourself.

till I need to start buying the plants and equipment.

outside right not, it'd freeze solid. :rofl:

I'm at work, but just stopped by here to wish you a good day.

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sorry I wasn't around yesterday - the computers were down for server work until about noon, so we sat around and did nothing all morning.


The crocuses are coming up here, and I think I'm seeing the beginnings of tulips :) Our weather has been really odd, even for us, so we've been going between 30F and 70F and back again within a couple of days. :shrug:

since you told me on Monday about it, I knew why you were missing. Isn't it crazy how dependent we are by now regarding computers?

I saw your thread in the photography group, you sure are on time this year :) I like the "animals" idea.

good.


I kind of like that theme too - because it will be something different than landscapes...but it still could be landscapes too. It's really because I don't want to deal with another batch of nasty "why are there cats but no dogs" questions. Those really got my anger up.

hey, you can enter, why don't you enter dog pictures?? Maybe we can say "Animals besides cats and dogs" ... :rofl:

It makes it harder.


I don't enter anyway, because I figure that would cause people to question my neutrality.

I would never question your neutrality.

it's probably just me being silly, but there were problems in the (long-ago) past over neutrality of the contests, and it got ugly (I can't remember if you were there then) so I try to avoid any chance of appearing impartial.

so I guess I wasn't around back then.

But honestly, sometimes I wonder why certain pictures are winning or make it to the final round.

There tend to always be things that get to the final round that surprise me. And often there are things winning that I can't figure out why.

who feels that way. I know of at least one other person who is wondering too.

often. :shrug:


Of course, there are photos that I can't believe don't go farther than they do. It drives me crazy sometimes.


I will say, with the blind polling of the calendar last year, we got a much more even distribution of votes. I think people are influenced when they see how other people vote. (Sort of like they subconsciously want to go with the winner, not with the one they like best)

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Played soccer last night, with half a team. 4 of 6 guys, including our captain-manager, said that they couldn't play. To add insult to injury, it was the grudge match--the present team vs. the deserters that broke away and made their own new team. :grr: Fortunately, I borrowed a few from the game before ours. Having the late (10:15p) game sux. :(

I don't know the final, I thought we lost 4-3, but I get a text saying we won 5-2. Either, I got another goal, and I wanted it against them. I'll know when the standings are updated in a couple of days. :P

Congrats to your goal!!! :bounce:

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where was that photo taken?

I took it one time when my hibiscus was blooming.

I think Spring is here. Trees are budding and flowers are blooming. It has been really warm but, today is cooler and calling for rain.

Sweet little picture :loveya:

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We have April weather. Sun and clouds and in between rain.

In like a Lion. Out like a Lamb. I hope we end this way. ;)

:wow: What a cute picture *Swoon*

I'm over the cold as well.
I hope you are having a good day :hug: :hi:

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My day is going well, thank you for asking.

Now I have to get back to work. grrr! Have a nice day. :loveya: