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Do you have a green thumb? it usually turns green after pulling weeds for a while
Do you have any of the following, growing in your house or yard?
African Violet I have them all line up alone the kitchen window and on top of my fridge, only of my favorite plants Petunia don't have any of these Geranium have some in a hanging pot (actually 2 pots with them) Sun Flower have some seeds to plant, just never got around to planting them Tomato Plant have 50 or more plants in the garden, have been picking tomatoes for over a week now
BONUS QUESTIONS:
Do you have sentimental attachment or association to a particular flower? not really
Silk or Artificial Flowers....Yea or Nay? Nay
1937 Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over Pacific Ocean attempting to make the first round the world flight at the equator. I love the name Amelia
1955 Lawrence Welk show premiers on ABC. hey, yesterday I mentioned his name, for the dance fairy to teach me to dance like the people did on his show and I would need the dress to go with it
Do you have any of the following, growing in your house or yard?
African Violet no Petunia no Geranium no Sun Flower no Tomato Plant this one would be the most likely if we had a good place to grow them
BONUS QUESTIONS:
Do you have sentimental attachment or association to a particular flower? Lily of the Valley -- grew next to Grandma's house. Miniature lilacs - our son bought me a bush for Mother's Day one year because I love lilacs.
Silk or Artificial Flowers....Yea or Nay? Yea if made well
Hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday weekend! (Good job Elston!)
Karla....I hope that you got off to where ever you are going and that you have a great time. In the meanwhile.....It is summer and many of us are working in our yards and gardens. It causes me to wonder about the horticultural talents of our "? of the Day" gang and that leads to:
THE QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Do you have a green thumb?Yes
Do you have any of the following, growing in your house or yard?
African Violet Petunia Geranium Sun Flower Tomato PlantYes Roman Tomatos
BONUS QUESTIONS:
Do you have sentimental attachment or association to a particular flower?I enjoy growing cactus, agaves and succulants in the desert.
Silk or Artificial Flowers....Yea or Nay?Big nay!
WORD OF THE DAY:
Friable: fri-a-ble
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin
From Latin friabilis, from friare "to curmble"
Date: 1563
Definition: Easily crumbled or pulverized
As in "friable soil"
Do you have a green thumb?
Oh yeah, green, red, black, and other colors.. from getting finger-printed all the time.. - Just kidding, I try to have a green thumb, but I always end up with a sore thumb instead..
Do you have any of the following, growing in your house or yard?
African Violet
Petunia
Geranium
Sun Flower
Tomato Plant
I got weeds growing in my yards.. does that count?
BONUS QUESTIONS:
Do you have sentimental attachment or association to a particular flower?
An association... Everytime I sneeze!
Silk or Artificial Flowers....Yea or Nay?
I tried to grow those one time, but they kept dying on me..
Do you have any of the following, growing in your house or yard?
African Violet-no Petunia-no Geranium-no Sun Flower-no but my mother does Tomato Plant-no but my mother does
BONUS QUESTIONS:
Do you have sentimental attachment or association to a particular flower?
YES. Large red roses because my mom's mom grew them up till the day she died. AND Peonies because my dad's mom grew them up until the day she died. AND Hyacinths because they are mine and my dad's favorite "smelling" flower.
Silk or Artificial Flowers....Yea or Nay?
Yea for inside wreaths/arrangements or front door arrangements if made well. Nay for outside potting or flower beds. (hey, I am down south people DO that here).
WORD OF THE DAY:
Friable: fri-a-ble
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin
From Latin friabilis, from friare "to curmble"
Date: 1563
Definition: Easily crumbled or pulverized
As in "friable soil"
Also the OPPOSITE of the dirt down here where I live. As in :
Red clay dirt is NOT friable !! Hard as a rock !!!
Hi Elston! Thanks for taking over for Karla today. And good morning to all!
THE QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Do you have a green thumb? for some reason I kill house plants but I seem to do well with gardens
Do you have any of the following growing in your house or yard? African Violet Petunia Geranium Sun Flower Tomato Plant none now
Do you have sentimental attachment or association to a particular flower? red roses - because of my hubby
Silk or artificial Flowers....yes, if they look decent
1843 - An alligator fell from the sky during a thunder storm in Charleston, SC. My hometown! I would've loved to have seen that!
1916 - Ken Curtis (Festus in Gun Smoke) was born. Awww...I liked him!
1937 - Polly Holiday ("Flo" from Alice) was born. Mel, kiss my grits!
1937 - Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over Pacific Ocean attempting to make the first round the world flight at the equator. How sad that they never found them.
1955 - Lawrence Welk show premiers on ABC. Loved those bubbles!
Thats it for today......tomorrow Alice T will be the "interviewer"! Take it away Alice. I look forward to Alice's "interview" tomorrow!
Do you have a green thumb? yes, but I dislocated it, dumping the burn barrell, last night.....
Do you have any of the following, growing in your house or yard?
No, to the listed plants. however, here is one of our houseplant "bables"..... Mr.Debey had the plant, when I met him, 20 yrs ago......it is a foot taller, now than it was in this photo......
BONUS QUESTIONS:
Do you have sentimental attachment or association to a particular flower? Not flowers....however the plant in the above pic, & several "funeral" plants.......
Silk or Artificial Flowers....Yea or Nay?
Yea. I love to work with silk flowers. Dust them with canned air!
Do you have a green thumb?
No but the white tennis shoes I wear when I cut the grass have turned a lovely shade of green.
Do you have any of the following, growing in your house or yard?
African VioletYes Petunia Geranium Sun Flower Tomato Plant
I know we have African Violets because Mrs D talks about them. We also have flour in the pantry. It's white but I don't know what plant it's from. I have no idea what anything else is
BONUS QUESTIONS:
Do you have sentimental attachment or association to a particular flower?
Not until you add sugar, butter baking soda and eggs.
Silk or Artificial Flowers....Yea or Nay?
WORD OF THE DAY:
Friable: fri-a-ble
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin
From Latin friabilis, from friare "to curmble"
Date: 1563
Almost anything is friable. Afore mentioned flour after a milk or egg bath helps. Do not coat twinkies. They should always be fried just as they come out of the package.
Definition: Easily crumbled or pulverized
As in "friable soil"
On This Date:
1843 An alligator fell from the sky during a thunder storm in Charleston SC.
1916 Ken Curtis (Festus in Gun Smoke) was born.
1937 Polly Holiday ("Flo" from Alice) was born.
1937 Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over Pacific Ocean attempting to make the first round the world flight at the equator.
1955 Lawrence Welk show premiers on ABC.
1966 73rd Women's Tennis, Wimbledon England, Billy Jean King beats Frasier
Thats it for today......tomorrow Alice T will be the "interviewer"! Take it away Alice. [/quote]
Green thumb?
I have plants but I don't really have a green thumb.
don't have any of the flowers you mentioned. Have different houseplants and outside on the patio, I have a pink begonia and an asparagus fern.
Silk or artificial flowers?
Yes, if they are nice ones.
Sentimental attachment to a certain flower?
Yes, red roses remind me of my son who died at age 16. Kind of a long story there about the roses.
computer "air spray" works really well - the cans of compressed air with straws on the nozzle. Blows the dust off. Also, Joanne's, Michael's, & AC Moore sell cleaner specifically for silks. Save your Sunday coupons and take advantage of the 40% off - comes out cheaper than what I pay thru the wholesalers.
Thanks PP!! Excellent suggestions!
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