Gardening isn't easy ...but it is worth it!

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 4, 2023:

It is definitely well worth it. How hard can it be always is a kicker.

Woohoo! Tomato seeds are sprouting! I can taste them now! Bush Early Girl hybrid, Micro Tom, and ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 4, 2023:

My favorite part of spring is planting the tomatoes. My favorite parts of summer and fall are harvesting those tomatoes and cooking/eating them. My now 6 year old granddaughter loves to harvest the tomatoes as well. Not as many come in the house when she helps.

words zoopharmacognosy: is a behaviour in which non-human animals self-medicate by selecting and ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 4, 2023:

way cool! I had read that explorers would watch what the animals were eating to get an idea if it was something they could eat or not. And yes hibernation would create a set of problems humans don't usually have. When you don't eat or drink something for a long time, digestion slows way down...

Santos, or whatever his name is, has amended his campaign funding disclosure document.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 4, 2023:

I am hoping for a dramatic, and speedy shrinking.

Many Republicans are sick of Trumpty Dumpty.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 4, 2023:

Good questions!

Baking Soda is a Miracle for the garden [thegardenbeds.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 4, 2023:

good stuff.

Jumping to the wrong conclusion.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 4, 2023:

Sadly they are all quite on point. What a week it has been.

I'm really hoping that he is indicted soon, by everyone, Georgia, New York, US, EVERYONE, and let ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 3, 2023:

Good ones!

Maybe it's just a waiting game, eventually the skies will be filled with buzzards.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 3, 2023:

Funny, my ex is a Richard and is an ardent fan of Faux News. I figure he's been brain dead about 25 years.

How can we help Mediterranean herbs survive the winter on a windowsill?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 3, 2023:

I have cats, and not many windows that the cats can have access to. So I only grow herbs outside in the spring/summer/fall.

Eruct verb To belch, as gas from the stomach.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 3, 2023:

It's a med term, I have known it and used it. I used it just to show off, but that's how I roll.

At least six more months, but where are the arrests?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 3, 2023:

that has to be fotoshopped, but it looks amazing!

JABOT.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 3, 2023:

Knowing where the word comes from, I will likely never wear a jabot again, lol! However, I'm familiar with this word, I'm sure I've sewn a jabot or two back in the day I was making lots of clothing. And I might even be able to find a lace jabot from days of yore when I actually tried to be slightly fashionable. Those days are long gone.

Some places are worse than others.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 2, 2023:

I lived in and around St. Louis a few years ago. My ex's family lived in Webster Groves and I lived in Belleville, IL for about a year in 1992-1993. Nothing would ever make me want to settle there permanently, and this ruling just confirmed that.

Some places are worse than others.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 2, 2023:

I lived in and around St Louis more than a few years ago, my ex's family lived in Webster Groves. There was nothing about Missouri that ever made me want to move back there. And this just confirmed that I was right.

Repristinate verb To restore to the first or original state or condition.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 2, 2023:

Interesting, new one for me.

words Sepulchral: adjective 1. relating to a tomb or interment: "sepulchral monuments"

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 2, 2023:

It is a delightfully creepy word!!

Thursday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 2, 2023:

Yummy ears!

Careful y'all, the dates are getting litigious! Man sues woman for $2.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 2, 2023:

What a spoiled little mama's boy. GTFU and take it like a man! I'd sue his butt for wasting my time and energy with counseling and frivolous lawsuits.

Grow more flavorful tomatoes. [thegardenbeds.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2023:

I love to grow tomatoes, and one of my grands loves to help me harvest them. Well, she loves to pick and eat them, I guess that is harvesting.

Tenacious adjective Holding together; not easily pulled asunder; tough.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2023:

I have been described as tenacious.

Peri noun One of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2023:

new one for me

HARANGUE.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2023:

OMG! I remember some epic harangues from my father's second wife when I was a teenager. I used to just stare at her until she freaked out, it was amazing. Then I'd get sent to my room which was where I was headed anyway.

What the cartoonist omitted: parochial and religious schools.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2023:

the supreme court is sending us to hell in a handbasket.

From our Upside Down Department:

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2023:

Talk about cherry picking

I have heard it said that the quality of US policing was never higher than during the Great ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2023:

Now they hire any joe blow, and some of these folks have severe anger and personality issues. i have as little contact with police as possible.

If anybody is counting it is only 375 days until the year of the dragon so by the count the Chinese ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 31, 2023:

Apparently IKEA furniture is made in China, go figure. It's apparently Chidish or Swena. I see it is also made in India as well, talk about global.

[youtube.com] "Teach Your Children" Kathy Mattea, Alison Krauss,& Suzy Boggus 1995

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 31, 2023:

One of my favorite songs, I tried to teach my children well. I think I did good.

For those of you that are not experiencing the freeze this is what it looks like.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 31, 2023:

We've had two good snows, and that means most of the neighbors have cleared sidewalks and driveways. I wasn't going anywhere and I ignored it. My house faces south and the sun generally will take care of clearing walks/drive after a few days. I'm clear today after the snow on Sunday. My kid that moved to the Netherlands is about 700 miles north of where I am, she said daffodils are blooming already. They don't have much winter and the gulf stream keeps them warmer, though rainy rather than snowy.

Piñata posts…

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 31, 2023:

Good ones!

GRATUITOUS - Adjective…1) done without good reason; unnecessary and uncalled for; with no ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 31, 2023:

The US police forces seem to be proud of their use of gratuitous violence.

If you haven't been goosed yet this year you now have been goosed.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 30, 2023:

He knows what he likes, and he's a simple bird.

Rabble-Rouse verb To stir up the emotions or prejudices of the public; agitate.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 30, 2023:

And there are plenty of rabble rousers out there!

Nature with is own awesomeness

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 30, 2023:

Beautiful!

I've been a bit under the weather, so I've been a little slow in posting.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 30, 2023:

Yeah, be born rich next time, that says it all.

Mr. Twit???

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 30, 2023:

Good ones!

Rot in hell?? Trigger warning! [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 30, 2023:

Good stuff!

Monday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 30, 2023:

I heart my baby gingers.

Retcon verb To later revise an established element of a fictional story.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2023:

New term for me.

5 Bizarre Moments from Trump’s Campaign Kickoff; From Claiming the Wall Was ‘3 Weeks’ Away, To...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2023:

I have been over him since 1984.

Trump launched campaign…

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2023:

Spot on!

AP Confirms Diamond’s Actual Cause of Death After Silk Claimed She Died Upon Being Infected by ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2023:

Jeebus Christopher... I just don't understand the mindset of these people.

Sunday morning cuteness...Get ready for a hug!!!

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2023:

Look, up in the air! It's a plane, it's a bird... it's a cat?

EXTRAMURAL.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2023:

I remember this word from my and my kids' school days.

Rangoli noun A traditional Hindu decoration on a floor or other flat surface usually made of...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2023:

New one for me, I had to Google it.

Would you want to live to be 500 years old?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2023:

I don't think my money will last that long, and I surely don't want to keep working that long. Can you imagine the changes you'd have to get used to if you did live for 500 years. Just think of all the changes in the last 50 years, multiplied by more than 10. Plus the population problems we've got now with people dying at the time they do. If we lived longer, how would we all fit on the earth?

I've moved to Vancouver, BC.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2023:

Well, with online dating, you pay your nickel and take your chances. Just be aware of the risks and try to mitigate them. Always follow your gut.

And just like that…

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2023:

That sounds reasonable.

If You Climb Everest You May Be Met With A Pallas's Cat's Scowl.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2023:

Poor baby, that's a rough life.

An example: To all you crybabies announcing your departure, I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2023:

OMG!! I was ready to tear my hair out after the first sentence!!

Saturday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2023:

S/he does not look warm and cuddly. Fierce maybe, annoyed fer sure. Approach with caution.

I’m hurting pretty bad tonight.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2023:

THIS! She hits the nail on the head! OK, now that I have watched this completely I'm in tears. I wish I had heard this 40 years ago, or even grown up with this.

Drum troll

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2023:

Famous last words! All sorts of S--t is going to go wrong, and in a bigly way. It isn't going to be pretty.

Please put your seat belts on and your trays back in their upright positions

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2023:

I'd fly with her/him anywhere.

Friday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2023:

So sweet!! S/he looks like my daughter's kitty, pure black and full of mischief.

and a "news" network too it seems

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2023:

I hope Putie is on his way out, I've been reading rumors of his illnesses and weaknesses.

My garden seeds arrived in the mail so I am getting my grow racks ready.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2023:

Winter is the time for dreaming and planning the perfect garden. I love it when the seed catalogs arrive.

'People have moved on': Grim number of potential 2024 Trump endorsements suggests nightmare scenario...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2023:

I think that it is great news for the rest of us, not so much for Donnie. Hey Donnie, you're now obsolete. Please shuffle off to your cave and stagnate in obsolescence. I can dig it.

Arbejdsglaede is the Danish word for the joy that can be found in work.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2023:

I am lucky to have found a job where I am finding arbejdsglaede. I like what I do, most of the time. And I am paid well for what I do. At one time I planned to retire as soon as I hit 65, and now I'm planning to hang around till I'm 70.

Strigiform adjective Of or pertaining to owls.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2023:

cool, new one for me.

Gnathostomes: Jawed vertebrates (which includes us).

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2023:

New one to me!

Who is covering for them? 👉Republicans👈

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2023:

True dat.

Magic brownies... [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2023:

Thanks for posting. I haven't seen Barney Miller in ages.

He hit a nerve with a comment about my body.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2023:

It amazes me how anyone thinks they can criticize anyone's body. Or anything about them for that matter. Especially at a fabric store which should be a safe place for ALL women. Fabrics don't care what you look like. Being one of the larger types of women, I have had my fair share of body shaming, my dad used to call me fat. The only time I was ever slim is when I was trying to get into the Army and trying to stay in the Army. I try not to judge people on what they look like because looks really don't matter. How they act says it all, and yes, I judge like hell on how someone acts.

BARRACK/BARRACKING.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2023:

This is a new one for me. I am familiar with military barracks, or lodging. I lived in barracks for too many years. BARRACKS bar·racks /ˈberəks/ noun a building or group of buildings used to house soldiers. "the troops were ordered back to barracks" BARRACK bar·rack /ˈberək/ verb provide (soldiers) with accommodations in a building or set of buildings. "the granary in which the platoons were barracked"

Sarcopenia - Meaning loss of muscle mass due to aging.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2023:

I am aware of this process, and I know I need to do more...

Cryptomnesia noun The phenomenon of not recognizing the return of an old memory as a product ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 25, 2023:

I had never heard of that before, but it makes sense. It sounds like a component of various sorts of dementia.

Wednesday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 25, 2023:

Adorable, I want them all, even knowing that would be chaos.

AVAST! - Exclamation…(Nautical) stop; cease; a command used at sea to tell sailors to stop ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 25, 2023:

I am looking forward to finding that in my Dutch studies. I remember hearing on TV as a kid and repeating it when we played pirates.

It's really that simple.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2023:

Very good!

SIGH! Feels good to be home! What's been going on???

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2023:

I saw you just made it back to the Pinata!! WTG! Good to have you back!

Neologism: the coining or use of new words

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2023:

I don't like to be the coffee, grandchild coughed on me and I was sick for a week! Dang those germy little darlings.

Like 5-year-olds having a meltdown, insurrectionist MAGAts in the House stamp their feet and ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2023:

Don't hold your breath.

Electric induction stoves are cleaner, safer, more efficient, better for the environment, and better...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2023:

I do like cooking with gas.

VAFROUS.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2023:

New one for me! I like it.

Hello! It's me.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2023:

I'm so sorry that has happened! I was just thinking I hadn't heard from you in a while.

A Republican candidate paid for shootings targeting N.M. Democrats, police say : NPR

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2023:

Incredible. Stop the merry go round, I want to get off and find sanity. Sanity is close and the Merry Go Round is stuck in drive mode.

This is a very interesting article, complete with charts.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2023:

the last chart was quite enlightening.

One of the worst western writers, one of the worst sci fi writers, one great con man.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2023:

Total scam...

Traitors and monsters…

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2023:

Good ones!

I had just heard about this painting on the latest Now & Then Podcast.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2023:

That is a might calm cat to be chained and on water...

Leveret noun A young hare.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2023:

New one for me.

21 years ago this little guy showed on my back deck, skinny and starving, and never left.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2023:

I had the sweetest cat for many years. She was people bonded, she loved, loved, loved to snuggle. She wanted fulll body contact. She would sleep under the blankets with me. She passed a few weeks before my first granddaughter was born, so just over 6 years ago. I was having some work done in my house, and as soon as the work was done, I went to the human society and adopted another kitty. I now have two, and I know when I pass if I still have them my kiddoes will find good homes for them.

I had gotten my kids a chemistry set for Xmas, today they were experimenting.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2023:

That is way cool!! One of my kids has no kids, but she frequently has sleepovers with the niblings. She is an awesome auntie, and when the nibs are over they do science stuff! The nibs love it. They also do art and all sorts of fun things. They (daughter and spouse) get kid time and happily send them back to their parents.

This joke is funnier if you partake in the first one

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2023:

He is such a "special" individual, not funny at all, but the first one makes seeing his face much more bearable.

Of George Santos: "He lied.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2023:

He may be even trumpier than Donnie is, not a good thing.

Ewer noun A pitcher with a wide spout.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2023:

Ewers also make good vases in a pinch, they can be quite pretty holding flowers.

It's hard to believe that it was only six years ago, it seems like a lifetime.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2023:

I feel like I've aged a lifetime in these past few years.

Even with the Weaker Speaker and MAGAts chairing all the committees, there is a way around the ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2023:

they are despicable.

They lie a lot, don't they?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2023:

If/when their lips are moving, they're lying.

words This will be fun for (me) some and, for some, E E E K!! Musophobia: Rats have always scared ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2023:

I remember taking the underground Seattle tour, and looking back on it, I can see that it would be a great place for rats. Ewwwww.

The pinnacle of altruism.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2023:

That man was what a "good" xian should be like.

SMIDGEON (or SMIDGEN) - Noun…a very small amount or part of something; a tiny or scarcely ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2023:

One of my favorites. I will have just a smidgen of chocolate, and then it's all gone before I know it!

You are not alone.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2023:

I still remember my childhood phone number, the current number... not so much. The number for the kids... not at all. If I lose my cellphone I'm doomed.

Atrocity or curiosity a bagel for a hamburger bun?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 19, 2023:

If the kids like them, then it's a go!

Sitzmark noun A sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 19, 2023:

New one for me, but it makes sense.

Beats the Hell Outa Me!

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 19, 2023:

I know, right!

Bowing to public pressure, I had my hair lightened yesterday.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 19, 2023:

I don't care what people look like, I am more interested in who they are. I don't wear makeup most of the time, and I might lighten my hair from time to time because I can and I'm a natural blond. I'm also overweight, and I acknowledge I'm not a show horse, I'm more of a plodding plow horse. If someone doesn't like what I look like I seriously reconsider my relationship to them. I wouldn't regard them as friends, as in "with friends like that..." Life is too short, I am going to put my energy into things that really matter, at least what really matters to me.

Here’s the little gymnast now…

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 19, 2023:

I opened my deck door after a heavy snow, my kitties smelled the snow, and chose NOT to go out. Poor delicate babies.

REPECHAGE.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 19, 2023:

New one for me!