Friday the 13th, huh? I wonder if that's why AWM's having such a bad week... (She works for Uber, and they lost her insurance information due to a glitch and has just been having a really bad week here.) On the upside, we found a weedwacker! Dandelions, you have breathed your last!!! Mwahahahahhahahahahahahaha! Ahem. Sorry. It's difficult to clip them with pruning shears because you have to get to the ground, close to the roots so that not only are the dandelions falling on you, but everything that calls that group of weeds home is trying to defend it.
and 1/4 of the way done with her antibiotic 
Seriously, you would think I'd gotten used to it. I got un-used to it VERY quickly!
Congrats on your cat getting back into good health! (None of our kitties are black, but they get head rubs anyway.)Happy Friday the 13th! If you have a black (or not black!) cat, make sure to give them a head rub for good luckExtra head rubs for all my little ones today!
Today has been a better day, for sure. Have been putting together my plans for the major life changes that I'm anticipating (just ready for something different in life). In the meantime, applied for a position with a pet sitting service. Just for part-time work on the side for now. Ease my way into a career more animal-focused. Also considering being an entrepreneur at this point. Lotsa research ahead of me the next few weeks! Of course, need to find people willing to do some pro-bono work for awhile. Yeah, that will be fun!
Sugar is 1/2 of the way done with her anti-inflammatory pillsand 1/4 of the way done with her antibioticSeriously, you would think I'd gotten used to it. I got un-used to it VERY quickly!
Looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow. More than I should be. Felt soooo good to sleep this morning, then my stupid alarm had to go and ruin it.
You poor thing!
I don't want to be a "ball-buster" but, here it's already Saturday the 14th..
Friday the 13th was "interesting"... Irritating.. Exhausting... Didn't like it.. Nope.
Nothing serious or bad, @TallyollyopiaYou poor thing!
I don't want to be a "ball-buster" but, here it's already Saturday the 14th..
Friday the 13th was "interesting"... Irritating.. Exhausting... Didn't like it.. Nope.What happened?
Just that it was like "what if Murphy's Law were a day?" Something like that
Well, maybe the week will get better. (Sending good vibes your way.
Nothing serious or bad, @TallyollyopiaAnything that could go wrong, went wrong! I don't think it was a Friday the 13th thing.. The whole week has been like thisSo, I'm just hanging in there, waiting for this week to pass and never come back..!
I'm not superstitious but I did have two little fishies die today.
I'm sorry, but I'm on the side of the dandelions. I love dandelion jelly, dandelion salve and dandelion wine. My kids invite me over for dandelion picking. It's nice when the grandkids help because they are closer to the ground. They make excellent dandelion pickers.Friday the 13th, huh? I wonder if that's why AWM's having such a bad week... (She works for Uber, and they lost her insurance information due to a glitch and has just been having a really bad week here.) On the upside, we found a weedwacker! Dandelions, you have breathed your last!!! Mwahahahahhahahahahahahaha! Ahem. Sorry. It's difficult to clip them with pruning shears because you have to get to the ground, close to the roots so that not only are the dandelions falling on you, but everything that calls that group of weeds home is trying to defend it.
I'm on your side. We live in the woods too without much grass or dandelions. That's why I have to pick them at my kids houses. They have so many health benefits that I feel guilty if I kill one. Have you ever eaten dandelion greens?
I have. I find them to be a bit too green for me on the whole. We make nettle tea here sometimes.
Okay, there is a big difference between the little three or four inch dandelions that grow in most yards and the almost four feet tall stalks that have been invading ours. (Honestly, I'm not entirely certain that google is right about them being dandelions--maybe they crossbred with another species?) Secondly--we're not killing the roots, just chopping down stalks. (I have no idea how to harvest dandelion root, and I've never heard of dandelion jelly--just saying. On the other hand, I have similar feelings to chopping down blackberry vines.)
I only like the baby ones that come up in spring. The summer and larger ones are very bitter. I love nettle tea. Do you pick the nettles yourself?
I think what you have growing is salsify. I find it occasionally around my house. It looks like a giant dandelion except the flower doesn't open as much as a dandelion and doesn't have petals as dense as it either. You can peel, cook and eat the roots. Also the bottom 6 inches or so of the leaves. The root flavor has been compared to oysters or artichoke. The leaves flavor has been compared to leeks. I've never tried them, so I can't tell you if they really do have those flavors or not. But hey, you just might have found a new free food source!
Yeah. We pick them ourselves. They grow about three feet from the back porch. Great tea for a sore throat.
