Senior Eagles (65+)

[Carl Emerson]

I'm sorry about the tree limb! If that happens to my house, it will be the neighbor's tree.

I though he was referring to his age and congratulations were in order - 106 is a great achievement...

 

[Rescued One]

I though he was referring to his age and congratulations were in order - 106 is a great achievement...

She was referring to 106 degree weather in TX! LOL!

 

[mourningdove~]

Hit 106 today. One of those days where you walk out the door and the hot breeze slaps you in the face! But it's fallen to 99 in the last few minutes and we just had a LOUD crack of thunder from out of nowhere. Checked the weather radar and there are pop-up storms all over the area. The weather guy said we might experience a downburst if anything severe pops up. We had one Saturday and there were tree limbs down all over the neighborhood. Including at our house!

Maybe something like this would feel good right about now!

 

[godisagardener]

That was fun as a kid! The water would feel nice but I'm afraid I couldn't jump that high anymore.

 

[mourningdove~]

That was fun as a kid! The water would feel nice but I'm afraid I couldn't jump that high anymore.

Are you able to grow a lawn around your house?

It was very hard to keep our lawns alive during the hot summers in Oklahoma. I can only imagine how hard it would be in Texas, unless one has an inground sprinkler system.

 

[godisagardener]

Are you able to grow a lawn around your house?

It was very hard to keep our lawns alive during the hot summers in Oklahoma. I can only imagine how hard it would be in Texas, unless one has an inground sprinkler system.

Ha ha ha ha ha!

If we wanted to pour water on it like some do, we might have a tint of green in the summer. It's brown right now, what there is of it. And to think that into June we were mowing weekly. We just don't see the use of wasting water on grass that doesn't grow here natively. And trying to keep a lawn watered during long stretches of 100 degree+ heat (we were at 111 today!) is a chore. Besides which we've been through too many years-long droughts that can quickly deplete our lakes.

Actually, we've been moving to native and drought resistant plants instead of lawn, which a number of people in our neighborhood are doing. About half of the front yard is planted with iris, turk's cap, daylilies, autum joy sedum, Texas purple sage, almond bush and some others. And we've let about half a dozen different types of fir/pine trees grow that just popped up naturally. It's all still somewhat sparse, but I work on it every spring and fall, and on nice summer mornings, which we do have. A couple more years and it'll be looking presentable. In the back I have some raised beds for vegetable growing, so that takes up a lot of space, it's not a large back yard. The grass grows there when it can.

One just has to adapt.

 

[Carl Emerson]

What about an occasional 'Dad joke' that would otherwise disappear with us ???

...why are there so few churches in Italy?

because the people keep eating the Pastor...

 

[mourningdove~]

Actually, we've been moving to native and drought resistant plants instead of lawn, which a number of people in our neighborhood are doing. About half of the front yard is planted with iris, turk's cap, daylilies, autum joy sedum, Texas purple sage, almond bush and some others. And we've let about half a dozen different types of fir/pine trees grow that just popped up naturally. It's all still somewhat sparse, but I work on it every spring and fall, and on nice summer mornings, which we do have. A couple more years and it'll be looking presentable. In the back I have some raised beds for vegetable growing, so that takes up a lot of space, it's not a large back yard. The grass grows there when it can.

One just has to adapt.

That sounds very sensible, and very nice.
It makes perfect sense to me, to be adaptable ... and do what comes naturally.

Lol ... when we first moved to OK, my husband tried planting things there that grew well in Ohio.
He wanted a garden, and all of that.
But what a mess ... and what a bother! lol
He tried so hard to plant a "Yankee" garden in Oklahoma ... and it sure didn't work!
(But I loved him for trying!)

 

[godisagardener]

That sounds very sensible, and very nice.
It makes perfect sense to me, to be adaptable ... and do what comes naturally.

Lol ... when we first moved to OK, my husband tried planting things there that grew well in Ohio.
He wanted a garden, and all of that.
But what a mess ... and what a bother! lol
He tried so hard to plant a "Yankee" garden in Oklahoma ... and it sure didn't work!
(But I loved him for trying!)

Sounds like my husband's parents. They were always wishing they could grow okra in NY.

 

[godisagardener]

What about an occasional 'Dad joke' that would otherwise disappear with us ???

...why are there so few churches in Italy?

because the people keep eating the Pastor...

Where do pirates get their hooks?

... Second hand stores.


I don't really know any dad jokes, had to search for one.

 

[mourningdove~]

... Anyone else here earned this t-shirt?!?

 

[godisagardener]

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... Anyone else here earned this t-shirt?!?

Me, me! The water coming from that garden hose always tasted so good!

Love the shirt.

 

[Rescued One]

What about an occasional 'Dad joke' that would otherwise disappear with us ???

...why are there so few churches in Italy?

because the people keep eating the Pastor...

I don't get it. Oh, you must be a Bostonian. No "r" on the end. LOL.

 

[Rescued One]

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... Anyone else here earned this t-shirt?!?

YUCK!

 

[Carl Emerson]

I don't get it. Oh, you must be a Bostonian. No "r" on the end. LOL.

I come from the South of New Zealand mainly settled by the Scots - we roll are 'R's'

 

[Rescued One]

I come from the South of New Zealand mainly settled by the Scots - we roll are 'R's'

I've never known anyone from New Zealand, but I love hearing different accents. My husband and I both have Scots in our backgrounds. I'm more German but my Crawfords were very early settlers in America. I absolutely love Scottish accents!

 

[Carl Emerson]

I've never known anyone from New Zealand, but I love hearing different accents. My husband and I both have Scots in our backgrounds. I'm more German but my Crawfords were very early settlers in America. I absolutely love Scottish accents!

My neighbour as a child was from Glasgow so later in life when I went there, I understood their english quite well !

 

[Rescued One]

My neighbour as a child was from Glasgow so later in life when I went there, I understood their english quite well !

My adult daughter went one year. She brought me a magnet that said Crawford Clan and a couple of other souvenirs. I would have loved the trip had I been younger.

 

[Pioneer3mm]

I was in Scotland..years ago.
- Glasgow, Edinburgh...
- short trip.
---
Interesting historical facts:
- Scotland had many Christian Revivals..
- from 14th to 17th century.
---
'The Land of Many Revivals'
- Tom Lennie
- Informative book on 'history of revivals' in Scotland.

 

[Carl Emerson]

I was in Scotland..years ago.
- Glasgow, Edinburgh...
- short trip.
---
Interesting historical facts:
- Scotland had many Christian Revivals..
- from 14th to 17th century.
---
'The Land of Many Revivals'
- Tom Lennie
- Informative book on 'history of revivals' in Scotland.

I used to sing the Eriskay Love Lilt as a boy soprano and stood on the shore where the song was written across from the Island of Skye...

But yes - there is a lot to be learned from a study of past revivals.