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  Help with Kittens

  by Purza in

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  let me start by saying that i am a huge animal lover.

  i have a dog, a cat and i recently lost a cat who was very old.

  yesterday, my fiancee was working on his house and as he was doing "demo work", he found a nest of kittens.

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  fairchild

  Sorry I don't have time to read the whole thread, I'm on my way out the door, off to work. I stopped reading where you said that they have fleas. Don't know if other people have suggested this, but rub a bit of nutritional yeast on them. It will take care of the fleas in a hurry and you won't have to use any chemical products. You can buy nutritional yeast in any health food store. Make sure to buy it in bulk if they have it, otherwise they will sell you the brewers yeast in a can which is about 10 times more expensive.
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  Any gardeners out there?

  by Banshee in

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  well, are there any people on this db who are into gardening?.

  i really love it, myself.

  i am putting in quite a few vegetables this year.

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  fairchild

  Short growing season here in Vermont,

  Same here, not much fun. (I'm in Upstate NY)

  However, not everybody realizes that more than half of the garden can be planted long before the last frost. Lettuce, radishes, cauliflower, broccoli, red and white cabbages, collard greens, beets, brussels sprouts, potatoes, onions, chives, leeks... they all can be planted at least a month before the last frost. Peas, parsley and spinach can be planted as soon as the snow is gone, they will not die in a hard frost. Carrots, as well as many herbs can be planted early as well.

  Watch the seasons carefully. Up in this area (north eastern part of the US), the last frost of spring usually occurs right around the full moon which is closest to Memorial day. If Easter falls early, watch for the last full moon before memorial day, but if Easter falls late, watch out for the first full moon after memorial day. This is how you figure out when the last frost of the season will be. An old man told me this years ago, and it is quite accurate. I usually pay attention to this detail and plant all my seeds a week before I expect the last frost. Frost doesn't hurt seeds at all, and it gives me a headstart.
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  Any gardeners out there?

  by Banshee in

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  well, are there any people on this db who are into gardening?.

  i really love it, myself.

  i am putting in quite a few vegetables this year.

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  We have had a terrible time with our rose bushes the past 3 years.

  Cut up a bunch of banana peels and put them in the soil around the rose bushes, they will love it and get healthy. My roses were beautiful last year. I split up the roots last fall and have now twice as many. I always give them plenty of banana peels, it's the best for roses.
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  Any gardeners out there?

  by Banshee in

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  well, are there any people on this db who are into gardening?.

  i really love it, myself.

  i am putting in quite a few vegetables this year.

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  fairchild

  Unless you live in a very dry area, NEVER water your plants

  I am not so sure about this. We get hot sun, but we don't live in a very dry area, and sometimes the plants are downright wilting until they get a bit of water and they perk up almost immediately.

  Yes, the hot sun will cause wilting. You do need to water when you have hot sun, I should have specified. I live in a rather cold area where 90 degrees is rather an exception.

  As for compost, I go into the woods and dig under dead tree boles. The soil is pitch black there. Then I mix it with the compost I have made from grass clippings, table scraps etc... good stuff! I also mulch my leaves in fall and go around the woods with a bucket to scoop up the deer poop. Everything gets mixed together and it makes some real good soil. It's a lot of work though, especially in a commercial garden.
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  microphones were the last straw

  by ivy in

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  it wasn't the big stuff that made me decide i could never go back, it was one little thing.

  i have been thinking about my journey out of "the truth", and i think i can pin-point the last straw.. .

  i had been out for years, but always thinking that if i got my head together someday i would be good enough to go back.

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  I could deal with most things, just accepting them for what they were and realizing that nobody is perfect. It did bother me that women were not allowed so many things (like reading or conducting a book study or a public talk or praying out loud before or after the meetings). Women seem to be considered rather dumb creatures. The 'helper' of the man? Hahahaha.

  What really got me was "this generation". Too much "new light" is shining on that one.
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  Would you care to join?

  by RR in

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  all you have to do is answer this "simple" questionaire

  xxxxx has applied to join worldwide brotherhood on the web.. .

  since your group is set up with a restricted membership, you must approve the application before xxxxx can join and participate in the group.

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  Do you hold any position in the congregation?___

  Oh yes I sure do. *Nods head vigourously*.

  I always tried to hold the mic, luckily I was pretty fast and could snatch the mic out of someone's hand before they knew what was happening. But the unfortunate thing was that inevitably, the cord to the mic would somehow get caught up in the dress I was forced to wear. I am so sorry, I really tried to hold the mic position.
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  to persons in OTHER countries than USA

  by donald in

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  just to sastisfy my own cruisity....how popular was the rock journey...in your country...just asking...donald

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  Between 1983 and 1990, I lived in Tunesia, Greece, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, but I have never heard of that group. Of course I might not be the right person to ask, because I almost solely listen to opera. However, had they been popular, I'm sure I would have heard of them.
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  Out of rehab

  by Cygnus in

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  i was discharged today from the rehab center in the hospital.

  there were 14 inpatients there and i was the least of their worries.

  i would take 8-15 10/325 generic norco (think strong vicodin without too mcuh tylenol) a day and that's it.

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  All my best to you, dear. Doing something about your problems is a very important step. Now that you have taken that step in the right direction, keep walking.. my thoughts are with you as well.

  Hugs from fairchild.
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  Have you ever been to an Apostofest or met JWD posters?

  by JH in

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  are you planning to go to an apostofest in the near future?

  i've met posters on 3 occasions, twice in montreal, and once in toronto.. how about you?.

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  fairchild

  I've never met anyone from the board, but I'd love to meet every single one of you. From reading on the board, I understand that the apostafests can get a bit 'wild' at times. Heh, that's a reason to me for not going. I don't drink alcohol, don't do drugs and I'm a very shy and quiet person. Hahahahaha, the ideal apostafest for me would be to sit around the house, drink tea, eat cookies, read Shakespeare and listen to opera. But hey, we're all different.

  I live in Upstate NY, Adirondack region. If you look at a map, I'm somewhere between the cities of Rome and Old Forge. Anyone who lives within driving distance, or anyone who would be in the neighborhood for some reason, please send me a pm. perhaps we could meet (and listen to some opera, mwhahaha). I have a very small place, but my yard is about 60 acres, plenty of room to pitch a tent.
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  Any gardeners out there?

  by Banshee in

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  well, are there any people on this db who are into gardening?.

  i really love it, myself.

  i am putting in quite a few vegetables this year.

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  fairchild

  Gardening, oh boy.. I have a commercial garden and sell organic vegetables and herbs. I've had my garden for 10 years now and have expanded quite a bit during this time. I started selling veggies on the side of the road two summers ago. I put stuff in y stand every morning, people buy and leave money in a bucket. It works very well. Just this week, I got a call from an organic farmer's market about 20 miles north of here. They wanted to know if I'd be interested in providing vegetables and herbs to them. Now I might have to expand the garden even more.

  As one of the above posters mentioned, DO NOT PLANT MINT. I didn't believe that when someone told me this a few years ago, and planted mint in the garden, thinking I would be able to keep it under control. HAHAHAHAHAHA. I should have listened.

  I grow just about every vegetable you can think of, and also have black raspberry bushes, strawberries and a bunch of other berries. I planted asparagus from seed, it took about 4 years to my first harvest, and now I have plenty every year.

  Here are a few general gardening tips.

  Do not weed when the ground is wet, especially around your beans. If you plant cucumbers, put tomato cages over them and let the plants grow along the tomato cages. You will have a better yield and you will save lots of room. For plants such as peppers, tomato plants, any kind of cabbage, cucumbers, squash, etc.. when the plants are still little, take 1 gallon mayonnaise jars or 1 gallon milk jars, cut the bottoms out and put them over the plants. (also cut the tops off the milk jars). This will discourage bugs from eating the plants and they will grow a lot faster. It also protects the plants from the occasional late frost. Build a trellis for peas, the yield will be better. When harvesting peas, cut them off, don't pull them off. It encourages the plants to keep producing. Unless you live in a very dry area, NEVER water your plants. Their roots will go deeper in the ground to get water and the plants will be stronger. A good storm won't hurt them at all. It you want to keep birds away, hang pie tins on your fence, it is more effective than scarecrows. Especially in the beginning of the growing season, I actually go in the garden after each heavy rain to pick up the slugs and throw them out of the garden. Slugs can do a lot of damage to your young plants, and just picking them up is more effective than anything else. To keep moles away, cut the bottom out of plactic water bottles and put them in the ground upside down. (the cut out bottom showing). This creates a noise when the wind blows and it scares the moles. It really works. I have never had a mole in my garden and they are numerous up here. Always rotate. Don't plant the same item in the same spot every year. Certain veggies take certain nutrients out of the ground. Especially cabbages should never be planted in the same spot 2 years in a row.

  Well, I hope you will enjoy the garden as much as I do.

  Better go to bed now, it's getting late.

  Cheers