Hey Rosemary, I am most upset about what happened to the pond :( I feel for my poor goldfish, I almost ran down to the pet store to buy a tank to keep them in until it cleared back up. I moved a couple of babies to a tub filled with rainwater and threw in some water hyacinths to hopefully tide them over. I can't believe I was begging for rain three weeks ago! I too would like to know if anyone has heard from Joyce Schillen and how about John Mertus? Myra Amler amler@mindspring.com "Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?" Unknown -----Original Message----- From: Rosemary Carlson [SMTP:carlson1@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 1998 3:32 PM To: gardeners@globalgarden.com Subject: Re: [gardeners] Where is everyone? Hey guys. This is kind of neat - everyone sharing what they're doing this summer. Are there more stories? Myra - SORRY about your flood. Jeez. I've had water damage here from storms too - and it's a nightmare. Rosemary in Lexington, KY At 11:27 AM 8/11/98 PDT, you wrote: >I'm still here... I've been canning cucumbers and making sauce out of >the tomatoes. My herb garden is doing well, I'll be making pesto next. >The blackeyed Susans, verbena and impatiens seem to be doing the best >out in the flower garden. The weather has cooled down (to around 88 >degrees) and it's been raining. It's unusual for August in North >Carolina. > >Donna > >>Am I the only one left on gardeners? Where is everyone, out harvesting >>crops and storing them up for the winter? Or is everyone like we are, >in >>the lull before planting winter crops and the end of the summer crops? >> >>About the only things we have left growing and producing are the okra, >two >>types of edible gourd, most of the chiles, and a couple of >late-blooming >>cuke plants. The everlasting flowers are doing great and surprise, >>surprise, one of our amaryllis bloomed for the second time this year. >That >>has never happened to us before. Maybe the drought conditions closely >>approximate the amaryllis' native African growing area. Talked to my >big >>sister about it and one of hers had done the same last month. Weird >>weather, weird blooming stuff. >> >>George, off to the dentist for a checkup and to have a broken filling >>replaced >> > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >