Girls Coffeeshop Talk

[Andelain]

Originally Posted by Lisa

Andelain and Dedot - hey, girls!

Andelain, are you in the military? I recall you were in Afghanistan.

Iraq, actually. But it can be hard to tell one of these crapholes from another.

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by Andelain

Iraq, actually. But it can be hard to tell one of these crapholes from another.

What are you doing over there? Or is it a secret?

[Andelain]

Originally Posted by Lisa

What are you doing over there? Or is it a secret?

I'm doing what Uncle Sam told me to do, which in my case is being an admin weenie. Pretty boring, eh?

Or the other answer to your question could be "getting shot at". We get a lot of indirect fire these days.

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by Andelain

I'm doing what Uncle Sam told me to do, which in my case is being an admin weenie. Pretty boring, eh?

Or the other answer to your question could be "getting shot at". We get a lot of indirect fire these days.

No no - not boring. So you're military, then? So thankful that you are there in the name of freedom. Would love to hear more!

[Andelain]

Originally Posted by Lisa

No no - not boring. So you're military, then? So thankful that you are there in the name of freedom. Would love to hear more!

Boring, and can't sleep. It's 3:30 AM here.

Uncle Sam Aint Released Me Yet.

[Lisa]

Cool - it's so nice to have some more women active at TRF!

Leo - to answer your questions from the other thread - the hot, dry summer was really tough on my garden... but even so, all but one of the new climbing roses survived. And the one that died grew and bloomed, but then one by one the canes died and now it's all brown and dry. I don't know if it was the location - too much competition from the nearby magnolia tree - or lack of water (but I thought I was giving it plenty). But it was an extra plant, anyhow - maybe I'll try putting something else there.

The girls have mixed feelings about starting school - don't like the work, but love being back with their friends. Phoebe's doing volleyball again this year and their first game is Saturday. June is thrilled to be in Brownies again - she was the #2 top seller of cookies last year. Woo-hoo - and she has a stuffed kangaroo to show for it.

Violet really wants to go to school, and I'm sort of regretting not starting her this year. Too late now, but I suppose she'll do kindergarten next fall. Meanwhile, I'll try and work with her at home to learn her letters and such.

Now that it's cooled off some outdoors, time to clean up the flowerbeds. I'll dig up and overwinter the elephant ear and caladium bulbs in the basement like I did last year - it was a successful endeavor and the elephant ears got HUGE this year. I might trot outside and get some pics.

[Andelain]

Lisa, what ended up happening with your T-Bird? BTW, mine got here a couple days ago.

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by Andelain

Lisa, what ended up happening with your T-Bird? BTW, mine got here a couple days ago.

I just now saw yours on the WRUW thread. That dial is really pretty!

Mine is at our jeweler's - I'm getting the hands re-lumed. I don't remember where I left off posting details, but bottom line is that the dial was replaced at some point but the hands are probably the original and are tritium. I wanted lume more than I wanted hands that were appropriate to the dial, so the dead tritium is being replaced with new lume. I hope to have the watch back in the next day or so and I'll try to get some pics showing the glow.

[Andelain]

Originally Posted by Lisa

I just now saw yours on the WRUW thread. That dial is really pretty!

Mine is at our jeweler's - I'm getting the hands re-lumed. I don't remember where I left off posting details, but bottom line is that the dial was replaced at some point but the hands are probably the original and are tritium. I wanted lume more than I wanted hands that were appropriate to the dial, so the dead tritium is being replaced with new lume. I hope to have the watch back in the next day or so and I'll try to get some pics showing the glow.

Thanks! I've also got a thread about it in Watchout. Wanted to be sure I hadn't gotten a Folex.

OK, that sounds like a good plan for yours. Last I'd seen you were thinking of returning it because the dial had been changed out. I never thought about getting the hands relumed, but it seems like a good idea. Mine have no lume left at all. But my dial is a non-lume, so it's not as annoying to have the hands dark. Can't wait to see pics of yours.

[Lisa]

The morning sun, wind and heat has tattered the leaves - but you can still get an idea of the huge-iosity.

This gigantic mess started out as a single seed Phoebe brought home from class in a styrofoam cup and some potting soil last spring. It's a climbing hyacinth, or a hyacinth vine, or something like that. I guess we'll save a few of the seeds from the pods and plant a few next spring - where there's lots of room. I did see a hummingbird sipping from the blooms the other day.



Caladiums still look pretty good, though they'll soon start to fade....



How cool is this little guy? He was totally engrossed in the butterfly bush flower - he even let Violet pet him.




Oh - last but not least - Phoebe started these lemon seeds from a grocery store lemon. After a year, they're looking pretty good.

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by Andelain

Thanks! I've also got a thread about it in Watchout. Wanted to be sure I hadn't gotten a Folex.

OK, that sounds like a good plan for yours. Last I'd seen you were thinking of returning it because the dial had been changed out. I never thought about getting the hands relumed, but it seems like a good idea. Mine have no lume left at all. But my dial is a non-lume, so it's not as annoying to have the hands dark. Can't wait to see pics of yours.

My dial is non-lume, too. I'm just such a goofball about lume! that was one thing I liked about the Date.

Did you get good feedback in the Watchout section? I'll have a look.

[Andelain]

Great pics! I used to have the same kind of Elephant ear. I onve measure a leaf at almost 6 feet long.

[Andelain]

Originally Posted by Lisa

My dial is non-lume, too. I'm just such a goofball about lume! that was one thing I liked about the Date.

Did you get good feedback in the Watchout section? I'll have a look.

My Date has pretty good lume too, especially the dial. The hands, not so much.

The feedback seems to be good, except for one person who just had to make it known that he doesn't like it, and without even answering the question I posted.

I'm hoping a couple more folks chime in, hopefully with some info about the dial.

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by Andelain

My Date has pretty good lume too, especially the dial. The hands, not so much.

The feedback seems to be good, except for one person who just had to make it known that he doesn't like it, and without even answering the question I posted.

I'm hoping a couple more folks chime in, hopefully with some info about the dial.

The response sounds very encouraging. I think you can rest easy!

[rfknauss]

Gorgeous pics Lisa!

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by rfknauss

Gorgeous pics Lisa!

thanks, Richard. I'm ready for Fall - my favorite time of year.

[Andelain]

Originally Posted by Lisa

The response sounds very encouraging. I think you can rest easy!

Yep, think it's time to run the "Lookie what I got!" thread.

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by Andelain

Yep, think it's time to run the "Lookie what I got!" thread.

Seems so!

[Andelain]

Originally Posted by Lisa

Seems so!

Stay tuned................

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by Andelain

Stay tuned................

Ooh... can you get pics of where you're at - blowing sand, military guys and such?

[Andelain]

Originally Posted by Lisa

Ooh... can you get pics of where you're at - blowing sand, military guys and such?

The blowing sand part is easy, here you go.



Military guys I could probably get too, but I won't post them without their permission.

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by Andelain

The blowing sand part is easy, here you go.



Military guys I could probably get too, but I won't post them without their permission.

Understood! Well, it doesn't look like a whole lot of fun there - but at least you have a new watch to enjoy.

Where is home for you? How often do you get there?

[Andelain]

Originally Posted by Lisa

Understood! Well, it doesn't look like a whole lot of fun there - but at least you have a new watch to enjoy.

Where is home for you? How often do you get there?

Nope, it can get nasty. That sandbar you see on the road wasn't there an hour before. I'll be back Stateside pretty soon.

BTW, I got a new thread up....

[chicfarmer1]

Ande, Lisa, et al., hello. I haven't checked the thread for a while and was happy to see these cool new photos. Lisa, your grounds look amazing (and the little doll in there does too), and Ande, thanks for sharing a glimpse of your world. Stay safe, girl!

Just a couple of randomly odd pix from my special territory, here in the heartland. Couple days ago I happened upon a little tableau at the nearby gas station. I believe this is for sale, for target practice. Ok then!

And then today, the Goodyear blimp festively steamed by the property, as it often does on game days during football season. Always is weird, no matter how many times you see it!

Cheers.

[Lion]

Morning everyone, been away at a coin show for four days and just now am catching up. Lisa, I'm glad the girls are enjoying some parts of school and could you possibly enroll Miss V in a pre-school program? Your garden pictures are always a lot of fun to see so let's see some more.....please!!!

Andelain, please stay safe and sane and come home soon...now which watch did you post pictures of???

chicfarmer1, whereabouts in the Midwest do you live? I live in the south suburbs of Chicago and am less than 10 minutes from the country!!!

[chicfarmer1]

Hiya Leo,
Coin show...oh that is fun.

Ugggh, just saw that my last post had a typo in the heading of it. Hate that.

I'm in Ohio, somewhere in the flight path between GoodyearLand (Akron) and the southern area.
Do love Chicago. One of my favorite cities.

And...directly outside a kitchen window now is a black and yellow garden spider who's been literally hanging around for a week. Today she (he?) captured a grasshopper. Watching the drama at very close range! (pic taken through window glass)

[Lion]

chicfarmer1, I do love living so close to Chicago because I have the benefits of being in wide open spaces and when I want to...I can go into the city for all the amenities that a large city offers. I love to garden so being in the suburbs gives me the land to tinker with and grow Mother Nature's flowers. And for a Co-op I have an end unit with extensive garden borders and beds. Btw that is a cool looking spider and it looks like you might live in the country as well???

[chicfarmer1]

It's not crystal clear, but that spider is actually holding its captive grasshopper. Yum!

Yes, in the country. As country as it gets, but it's also not far from a major city. Elsewhere on this thread I've posted some pics. I also love gardens and gardening, although the highlight here is the veggie garden.

[Lion]

Originally Posted by chicfarmer1

It's not crystal clear, but that spider is actually holding its captive grasshopper. Yum!

Yes, in the country. As country as it gets, but it's also not far from a major city. Elsewhere on this thread I've posted some pics. I also love gardens and gardening, although the highlight here is the veggie garden.

As Lisa knows my degree and interests are in Horticulture and I have a Certificate in Landscape Design. I thoroughly enjoy working in my gardens and battle the wildlife(deer, skunks, raccoons, etc.....)on a daily basis. Also have had to contend with the harmful effects of Japanese Beetles on my Climbing Hydrangea and Rose shrubs. But the flowers and veggies are well worth the effort and the neighbors enjoy our gardens as well!!!

[rossi46]

Andelain - as someone who got out of the service not too long ago (last summer, actually), thanks for your service and hang in there! As I'm sure you're aware, life is a little better on the outside, but damn Uncle Sam hooks us up with some benefits!

What are your plans post-military?