----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Hay <ronhay@pacbell.net> To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 12:50 AM Subject: Re: [gardeners] State of the belly address > George Shirley wrote: > > > Some of you may remember that I'm dieting and exercising some. The belly > > has shrunk two full inches although I've only lost 18 lbs so far. I'm > > back into my size 42 slacks, shooting for the 40's next month and the > > 38's the month after that. > > > > The beauty of all this is that I have more energy to spend in the garden > > and don't fall asleep every other hour. Of course by 10 pm the pup and I > > are both yawning so it's off to bed for us. > > > > Actually got up before dawn this morning and went off to the local race > > track to do a safety meeting for one of my clients who is building some > > facilities there. It was cool, crisp and beautiful at daylight. The > > trainers were exercising the thorough breds and the sight of beautiful > > animals doing sprints was a nice sight too. I hung around after the > > meeting and shmoozed with some of the trainers I knew. Went on from > > there to visit 4 other clients, my computer guru (gonna get a Read/Write > > CD) and then to the medical clinic to check the records on an injured > > employee of a client. > > > > Miz Anne and I went out for a salad and a baked chicken breast half and > > enjoyed our time together. Home again to be greeted by Sleepy Dawg, who > > is now napping. I'm out to hook up the soaker hoses as it still turrible > > dry here. > > > > Life is good. > > > > George > > Good morning,George, > > Congratulations on your weight loss and improved energy:) Spring is > certainly the time when we can use all the energy we can muster, to train > our veggies, keep weeds and varmints under control. > > In our neck of the woods, we had a taste of summer this week, with temps in > the high 80s and low 90s; but tomorrow, back to spring. Can't seem to make > up its mind what the weather will do next! > > Tomatoes have tripled their size in the last month, and with last week's > torrent, everything is growing like topsy...including the tobacco bud worms, > which are devastating my pellies. Will have to spray tonight after work, > when it is a bit dryer. > > Enjoy! > Ron > >