Insomnia Thread...

[Jananas Bananas]

See guys! She's OK but wounded!

Glad to see you here Sherry! We missed you! Once the guys see you back they will be posting again too!

Make you a hot toddy, and snuggle up with a good book or the computer and take good care of yourself! That's what I do every so often (though usually with the computer).

I bought some new stuff I want to share with you. Did you see our new variegated strawberries? One of my babies is yours Sherry, if I can get it to root!

Well, I guess I need to get motivated and take some pictures now!

~JaNan

[tbaleno]

We saw a blue jay fly across our yard yesterday. It was very blue.
Oh, I you probably read, but all of us got our varagated strawberries. Mine got planted and the next day we had heavy winds, thunder, and a tornado warning. Mine are wilting really bad. I hope they recover.

Sorry about your finger.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Just lay the runners down in soil and they'll root for you so easily JaNan, you won't believe. Once they root, you can snip it from the mother and you've got a whole new plant!


I enjoy blue jays, Tom. I used to feed them...they love peanuts. I once attraced a whole family of more than 10 of them on our fence. They're such a gorgeous bird.


Yup, I'm wounded and waiting for some relief from this unbelievable pain. I'm a person who's never sick, so this is so weird. The pain is manageable right now but if I disappear suddenly, you'll know why. I'm trying to get some shots of the aero-garden stuff and still loading some others. I got a shot of my dinner for the dinner thread too.


Looking forward to seeing your shots, JaNan. I saw you guys' variegated strawberry plants and I thought they were gorgeous! I bet you guys are thrilled. My aero-garden strawberry seedling is thriving.


So many post and pm's, so please give me time. Plus I can't type with my one finger.


Chat soon...


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[cherokee_greg]

wow Sherry sorry to hear your down. I always ware gloves now. It was hard to get use too but now I use them all the time. Hope your better soon and cant wate to see Henrys bird bath. I been thinking of getting one of Henrys cousins ! I always had some kind of inside bird. Happy your back.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Greg!


It's sure nice to be back too. Missed you all so much.


So yeah, I took this shot today too...





Yup, I'll show Henry's new glass birdbath soon. Still loading shots for the aero-garden thread and dinner thread...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Think I'm gonna hit the hay now. I'll be back tomorrow though with some more shots. I've got tons of hot peppers growing and ripening everywhere...can't wait to show you guys.


Sleep well, everyone. Talk tomorrow...


G'night.


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[ShearMe]

GAH - I've been up all night window shopping on the internet!!!! Thinking about gettign one of those "Dinosaur Plants" that never die - anyone ever had one?

I plan on sticking my hands in the dirt quite often Sherry.... feels too good to let go.

[Willow87]

Hi Sherry, I'm so glad you are alright. I rarely use gloves but when I was helping a local person separate his musella clump, I came home with this sore under my nail. It feels much better after I took some pain reliever but that was the first time anything like that happened to me. I was in a lot of pain too. I'm just so glad you are back. Zac what is a Dinosaur plant lol

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I know what you mean Zac...one of my most favorite things is the feel of cool soil on my hands. It is a risk though because you could get an infection. Lots of times I didn't but this time I did.


Glad to be back too, Cam. Missed ya.


Gosh my finger is sore this morning. Was that recently that you had a sore under your nail after working with bare hands in the soil, Cam? I sure hope you don't have what I have! It sucks and last night I woke up in the middle of the night in excruciating agony. It seemed like forever for the pain medication to kick in and I couldn't sleep for an hour.


Hope you guys have a terrifc Friday and a great weekend too. I'm gonna try to get some shots of my peppers. Did you see the 'little blue' ones, Cam? Some of them are ripening...





I'll be collecting some of the seeds shortly.


So what are everyone's plans for the weekend? I'm just staying home, trying to heal my finger.


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[Jananas Bananas]

That plant is so beautiful! I just love the way the little fruits ripen at different stages, the color is just gorgeous. And the little Marble that you showed in the other thread full of flowers again. I just love them! The plants look so HUGE! I have some good size buds on some of the AG peppers.

I was writing a lengthy email and now need to get my pictures taken to post. So I am behind this morning.

I knew Cam hadn't seen your posts from last night!



~JaNan

[Willow87]

Hi everyone, Sherry your peppers are always beautiful. Mine are just frozen in time and they are in full sun and getting plenty of water lol. The pain under my finger nail happened after I dug through the soil, but my finger didnt swell. I hurts a little now but its feeling alot better than yesterday. I didnt see your post last night Janan for some reason my mail notification didnt alert me. I went back this morning and saw your post lol.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

thanks, you guys!


I love all the colors too, JaNan. So cheerful and happy looking.


I took some shots of some others this afternoon, so I'll post them shortly. The 'little blue' peppers are the most colorful right now though. I'm enjoying them so much.


My finger hurts and I gotta take something for it. Oh I hope it heals quickly. I've had enough of this.


It's a beautiful sunny day here today. I enjoy taking shots when it's sunny. I've got some black pearl fruits now too!!!


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[ShearMe]

Originally Posted by The Hollyberry Lady

Man, wish I had peppers like that!

Dino plant: ThinkGeek :: The Amazing Desktop Dinosaur Plant

[Willow87]

I've known the Dinosaur plant by another name, Resurrection plant. Those are so cool!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Well Zac you do have peppers like that because I'll share some seeds with you too.


Someone is having a birthday today! I'll start a thread and hope you guys will help me wish the birthday boy a good one...


Happy Saturday, gang! Hope all is well. Unfortunately, I'm not doing so hot. I have to go back to emergency about my finger. Since I've been on the antibiotic, my finger is filling up with puss! Today it's really bad. I have to go have it lanced and drained. It's really super swollen and tight too, and I just can't get any relief from it. I've never had anything like this in my entire life and hope I never do again. Wow, it hurts.


So what's everyone up to today. Anyone around?


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[Willow87]

Happy Birthday Zac! I hope you are having a great one. Sherry I cant believe your finger is swelling up again, that sounds so painful. I hope you feel better soon. I would be so scared if my finger did that. Today I just did a few errands with my mom and sister and told one of my sisters coworkers bye since she is going on a 3 week vacation to Hawaii. I wish I could go to Hawaii lol

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Ok who wants to see a picture of my finger?!


Teasing of course! It's too yucky and I wouldn't be caught dead showing it on the internet!


The good news is that I spoke with the doc that I saw before and I'm seeing him at 9:00 am tomorrow morning, so he can drain it for me and relieve the horrible pressure. I will never put my bare hands in outside soil again.


I think our mail service is on a rotating strike right now so we're not supposed to be too affected by it...right now anyway.


Oh and JaNan, Tom, and Cam...remember when I mailed you guys the first envelope with seeds, way back when? Do you know Dean only got his a few days ago?! I didn't think he was ever gonna receive them but he pm'ed me the other day and said he got them!

I am so glad because in all the history of my sending and receiving seeds, have I ever flat out not got something, or vice versa. I didn't want to break a record.


So I guess not too many people are logged on...just as I wrote that, someone posted here! I'll go read it now...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Hi Cameron!


Well it's not swelled up 'again'...the swelling has just never gone down. He thought that after a few days on the anti-biotic, it would settle down and not be so sore, but it's actually worse now. I can't stand the pressure anymore.

This is just ridiculous really and I've never had anything like it before. It sounds gross but the doc told me they're going to test the puss that comes out of it and find out exactly which bacteria is the culprit! Then he's going to prescribe a medication specifically to kill it. I'll be there first thing.


I'm trying to make some greek salad for dinner later but it's tough with this damn finger in the way that I can't use. I was thinking of making a pork chop or something later to go with it. Maybe I'll just say 'screw it' and just have the salad! Feta cheese is protein enough.


Wish I could go out but I gotta stick close to home this weekend. I was gonna take a few more pics once I finish making the salad. Gotta snip some fresh herbs to put in it too...


So how are things going, Cam? How are your pepper plants?


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[Willow87]

Wow Sherry I hope they can find an antibiotic that will kill the bacteria fast. That has got to be very annoying and painful. I sort of had a similar experience except it was from a spider bite. I had a bump on my arm that was the size of a lemon and I was in so much pain. I never did go back to that doctor to see what spider caused it. It scared my mom and my teacher and the school nurse lol. I had a hamburger for dinner, I only ate half of it because I wasnt in the mood.
I looked around my garden and so far my Musellas are still alive thankfully but they look so bad right now. My Orinoco pups arent growing much and they are burning so I dont know what do. I warned them that they better start growing before the really hot temps got here lol. I told my mom that I want either a dwarf Orinoco banana or a Texas Star banana for my birthday next month. I want to start with a larger plant so that I dont have the issue of small plants burning up lol. The peppers are just frozen in time. I have been giving them plenty of water and sunlight but they are barely growing. I dont know whats wrong with the plants in my yard

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I can't wait to be rid of it for good. It totally sucks. I see you've been through something similar so you know what I'm going through. I hope they bring me some relief in the morning. I just soaked it in hot salted water to relieve it a bit.


So I wonder what's up with your plants, Cam. What do you think it is? I sure hope you figure it out.


Not sure how much longer I'll be logged on...


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