tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post8001964509427734026..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Another Quick 5...does that equal Quick 10?Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-54292479666350611202011-03-13T23:52:29.148-04:002011-03-13T23:52:29.148-04:00I start sneezing. :)
And, yay, Kentucky won the S...I start sneezing. :)<br /><br />And, yay, Kentucky won the SEC tourney today!Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-56692347428543472452011-03-13T19:52:40.436-04:002011-03-13T19:52:40.436-04:00Slush, congrats on the rooster!
Joan, I must conf...Slush, congrats on the rooster!<br /><br />Joan, I must confess that the sight of peeps does nothing for me. I'm not a marshmallow fan. Chocolate bunnies, howeer are another story.<br /><br />The morning gets light earlier. I tend to notice that, and the pale green shoots on the trees.<br /><br />And all the beautiful flowers. Some of them make me sneeze, but that's what OTC allergy meds are for.<br /><br />And the joggers out at night who have virtually NO reflective material on their persons and don't seem to realize that they are thus invisible to motorists when outside the direct beams of the headlights.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-91983610339101354712011-03-13T19:44:51.982-04:002011-03-13T19:44:51.982-04:00So, Ms. Hellion, are you saying if it's rainin...So, Ms. Hellion, are you saying if it's raining it must be spring? heheheSuzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-57131049676040541732011-03-13T19:44:14.444-04:002011-03-13T19:44:14.444-04:00Slush: Girl Scout Cookies arrive. You know spring ...Slush: <i>Girl Scout Cookies arrive. You know spring is coming when you have Girl Scout Cookies</i><br /><br />OMG you're so right! I've avoided them this year, but it just wouldn't be almost spring without them, would it?Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-55475662178666846622011-03-13T19:43:20.835-04:002011-03-13T19:43:20.835-04:00Joanie, the crepe myrtles down here are mostly tre...Joanie, the crepe myrtles down here are mostly trees. And they are lovely all summer long!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-70366248417722498932011-03-13T19:42:33.582-04:002011-03-13T19:42:33.582-04:00Aw Joanie, now you better warn your Cardinals. Buc...Aw Joanie, now you better warn your Cardinals. Buckeyes are poisonous nuts!! I wouldn't be messing with them!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-68479451702850188132011-03-13T19:21:42.683-04:002011-03-13T19:21:42.683-04:00OH Suz, I LOVE crepe myrtles!! I keep meaning to p...OH Suz, I LOVE crepe myrtles!! I keep meaning to plant some but never do. Do you like them bushy or more like a tree?<br /><br />And I used to be into baseball...the Braves...but not so much anymore.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-35953005870641392992011-03-13T19:20:33.671-04:002011-03-13T19:20:33.671-04:00Ok, ok Donna. Those Buckeyes did make it to the bi...Ok, ok Donna. Those Buckeyes did make it to the big dance...but yanno...Cardinals will eat things that look like nuts...<br /><br />Just sayin'Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-63989192869781634082011-03-13T19:19:45.993-04:002011-03-13T19:19:45.993-04:00MsHellion,
Um, yes. I am sensing a theme in your ...MsHellion,<br /><br />Um, yes. I am sensing a theme in your 5, LOL<br /><br />At least your tulips will have plenty of water...if they don't drown on the way out of the ground!<br /><br />My minature yellow rose bush is COVERED in green leaves!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-60867114021934033042011-03-13T17:16:58.142-04:002011-03-13T17:16:58.142-04:00Good to know about the mosquitoes, Joanie. Those ...Good to know about the mosquitoes, Joanie. Those little buggers really like my chemistry so I stay clear of them!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-39039562625408137712011-03-13T16:44:05.695-04:002011-03-13T16:44:05.695-04:001. Crocuses pop up, sometimes through snow.
2. T...1. Crocuses pop up, sometimes through snow.<br />2. The green buds start showing on the lilac bushes. <br />3. The air has a nip to it, but it's a different cold than a November cold...can't really explain it.<br />4. Time to start prepping the lawn mower for the work to come.<br />5. Bleh, the backyard looks brown and patchy before the green starts popping up.<br />Adding a 6...hehehe, take down the Christmas lights.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831144769121001738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-39912171685213565922011-03-13T16:05:04.323-04:002011-03-13T16:05:04.323-04:00Hey Joanie!
Spring in Texas, huh? Hmmm.
1. The C...Hey Joanie!<br /><br />Spring in Texas, huh? Hmmm.<br /><br />1. <b>The Crepe Myrtles are in bloom.</b> Lots and lots of purple and pink trees sorta lets you know spring is on it's way.<br /><br />2. <b>Ducks in the pool.</b> Okay, this is a spring and fall event. But I do expect to come home from work or get up to let Rocky out and have 4 or 5 ducks paddling around in the pool one morning. Rocky finds this highly ammusing, but the ducks fly away until fall, when they do it at least once then, too.<br /><br />3. <b>Pool preparation.</b> Hubby will spend a week, (last week) cleaning the pool, adjusting the creepy-crawly cleaner and salt levelts in the saline pump, so the first day over 90 Rocky and I can start our daily laps!<br /><br />4.<b> Dreamin' In Dallas</b> Our DARA chapter's spring conference is at the end of March, beginning of April! Can't wait for this year as Allison Brennan and Richele Mead are our featured speakers!<br /><br />5.<b>BASEBALL!</b> April means the start of a new season. Yes, I'll be rooting on my Indians, (even thought they're predicted to suck). Love to watch the boys of summer start in spring!!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-48273330056471237772011-03-13T15:22:54.546-04:002011-03-13T15:22:54.546-04:00Spring hasn't really reached into my part of O...Spring hasn't really reached into my part of Ohio yet. I'm watching those forythia bushes - but no whispers of blooms yet.<br /><br />However, I am rooting the Ohio State Buckeyes as they fight their way to the Big Dance. I'll have the game against Penn State on in the background while I work on these tax returns. I guess that's a sign of spring for me - taxes (grin).Donna MacMeanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310857800824141312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-72068226151691053572011-03-13T15:13:11.709-04:002011-03-13T15:13:11.709-04:00Thanks for all the congrats on the Chook. He secre...Thanks for all the congrats on the Chook. He secretly knows where I am hiding the stash of Girl Scout cookies... couldn't find those wily Tim Tams. <br /><br />At the same time a little spooked: the pattern continued ooooh!!Landrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16099833600342085109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-29938450070780082892011-03-13T13:59:11.919-04:002011-03-13T13:59:11.919-04:001. Rain
2. Daffodils
3. Rain
4. Mud
5. Rain
Do yo...1. Rain<br />2. Daffodils<br />3. Rain<br />4. Mud<br />5. Rain<br /><br />Do you sense the theme? Oh, look it's raining!<br /><br />Actually I can't complain. It was in the 60s on Friday and it's been close to that all weekend. I haven't had to have the heat on. It's been great.Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-49093741555045910272011-03-13T13:42:00.775-04:002011-03-13T13:42:00.775-04:00Several people in my little dirt road community ha...Several people in my little dirt road community have bluebird boxes out and at the height of Spring it is like a little bluebird airport! <br /><br />And yes, feeling the colors DOES make sense. My decorators are fantastic (I trained them, why wouldn't they be? SNORK!) They have far surpassed me in their skill and artistry. They are, however, very temperamental about their icings and colors. And when they say "This color just doesn't feel right." I know exactly what they mean. Fortunately with a bit of added sugar or butter and some added gel colors we can usually make the icing behave! Did you know some colors are far better for roses than others? On cakes, at least, that is true.Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78188121469694301162011-03-13T13:29:37.581-04:002011-03-13T13:29:37.581-04:00Nope, I don't like basketball really. I enjoy ...Nope, I don't like basketball really. I enjoy going to games (or I have, the couple of times I've gone to watch them play live) when I got to sit in a box. That's fun. But I would not watch it on tv or anything.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-45009745975112549622011-03-13T13:27:56.394-04:002011-03-13T13:27:56.394-04:00Yes, Jo...the switch in time does take time to acc...Yes, Jo...the switch in time does take time to acclimate in my internal clock.<br /><br />Which I OCD-ingly spend about a week calculating REAL time.<br /><br />I ugh on mosquitos! I hate the little buggers. I react strongly to their bites to the point of wanting to peel my skin off! After a particularly vicious assault in Savannah a couple of years ago, I googled and discovered when you travel outside your home area, your body is much more likely to react at the "different" proteins other areas mosquitos produce!<br /><br />In other words, take the OFF!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-44413366316128455812011-03-13T13:18:12.670-04:002011-03-13T13:18:12.670-04:00Ah, spring, Joanie! My heater is still auto-start...Ah, spring, Joanie! My heater is still auto-starting at 5:00 a.m. so I know winter's not quite gone.<br /><br />My spring signal is the clock changing -- which I totally forgot this morning. Yikes, I feel sleep-deprived!<br /><br />Where I live, the warming up inspires mosquitoes. Our first foliage is the almonds blossoming.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-24066777016952230302011-03-13T12:52:24.208-04:002011-03-13T12:52:24.208-04:00You got it Joan...That's what it is....and the...You got it Joan...That's what it is....and they think it's so much fun...lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260077997044896776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-74600446474829567722011-03-13T12:41:06.360-04:002011-03-13T12:41:06.360-04:00Cassondra,
Now you don't follow basketball? E...Cassondra,<br /><br />Now you don't follow basketball? Even during March Madness?? I mean you went to WKU!<br /><br />Ah, tree frogs. You know this city/suburban girl for years heard this "singing" in the distance during the warm months. I thought it must be the hum of electric lines or...aliens landing :D FINALLY figured out it was FROGS!!!<br /><br />I like the sound now (much less frightening then the prospect of aliens) as long as the little hoppers stay on THEIR side of the street!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-38057312349026083342011-03-13T12:39:04.835-04:002011-03-13T12:39:04.835-04:00BJ,
Jeeping? Is that where they ride like maniacs...BJ,<br /><br />Jeeping? Is that where they ride like maniacs over hill and dale and mud holes???<br /><br />Blech, mud in the interior of my vehicle.<br /><br />Blech.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-39837114422827065502011-03-13T12:37:59.640-04:002011-03-13T12:37:59.640-04:00Bluebirds. Sigh Louisa, I would LOVE to have REAL ...Bluebirds. Sigh Louisa, I would LOVE to have REAL bluebirds around. The past two years, I've had some yellow finch like birds come and go wild in my potted zinnias. Too pretty. <br /><br />Even as we speak, Grayson is sitting on a perch, looking out the window on high alert for bluebirds.<br /><br />And cool on the icing colors. I decorated cakes (at home) for YEARS and love the art in it. I love colors. It's almost as if I can FEEL them. Does that make sense?Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-61628955898405331172011-03-13T12:15:58.629-04:002011-03-13T12:15:58.629-04:00Slush, congrats!
You got the bird!Slush, congrats!<br /><br />You got the bird!Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215682018033681470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-34735930118143509322011-03-13T12:15:09.773-04:002011-03-13T12:15:09.773-04:00Hey Joanie!
What a great topic!
Mine are not so ...Hey Joanie!<br /><br />What a great topic!<br /><br />Mine are not so off from yours, except for the basketball.<br /><br /><br />1) Crocus in the garden<br /><br />2) Daffodils & hyacinths. I wait, every year, for the green shoots to start popping up. Most years I go out and tell them, "GO BACK INSIDE! IT'S TOO EARLY!" I get SADD disease in the winter, and it really lifts my depression to see some color.<br /><br />3) The trees start blooming. And I don't mean the Bradford Pears. I mean the maples, oaks and other trees in the woods, lawns and fields--they get a reddish, poofiness to them when they start to bloom and bud in very early spring. I know, then, that it'll be only a few short weeks until we have leaves!<br /><br />4) The feeling of the outdoors changes. This one is hard to describe. The sky is a bit of a different color, and there's just this shift, on or about Groundhog Day, when I start to feel lighter and more hopeful. Part of it is that the days are noticeable longer. But part of it, I think, is the new life hovering just under the surface of everything, ready to break dormancy, giving an energy to the outdoors which was hidden during the winter.<br /><br />5) Tree Frogs. We have a pond in the pasture behind our field, and a small bit of woods a little further back, which has a bog in it. I stand by the windows in the evenings, hoping to hear the first Spring Peepers chirping. I missed it this year. They've been going for a while now, but I haven't had a chance to go outside and hear them. <br /><br />I LOVE the arrival of spring. I wait for it and watch for it because I want winter to be over SO<br />badly.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215682018033681470noreply@blogger.com