tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post5037251297422425566..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Are You Staying In Shape for Spring?Carol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-92149742029934228032009-01-29T18:54:00.000-05:002009-01-29T18:54:00.000-05:00So that's my problem !!Our temps aren't as cold as...So that's my problem !!<BR/>Our temps aren't as cold as yours but lots of rain(which is a good thing)and very cold and unpleasant.<BR/>You're right...this body is getting stiff !Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-49231157693157764792009-01-29T13:49:00.000-05:002009-01-29T13:49:00.000-05:00I think of the extra few winter pounds I'm carryin...I think of the extra few winter pounds I'm carrying as much-needed insulation against the cold. Although I am looking forward to getting rid of them as soon as the weather gets warm enough to be out there digging...Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642836504821695236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-56362911475835945512009-01-29T11:39:00.000-05:002009-01-29T11:39:00.000-05:00That is an excellent reminder of the pain that wil...That is an excellent reminder of the pain that will ensue when I try to push the wheelbarrow full of compost after a winter of hibernation. I will try to take this advice but I think I'll nap first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-88724755730288424592009-01-29T09:23:00.000-05:002009-01-29T09:23:00.000-05:00Here is some news for you. This malady also affect...Here is some news for you. This malady also affects southern gardeners. We may not get snow but somehow the shorter days and temperatures swinging from freezing to 80 degrees are not conducive to a lot of activity in the garden. We are afraid to prune because tomorrow may be a warm day and the plants will start growing, then the next day it will freeze and the new growth will die. We put in new Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-3426663710082444842009-01-28T16:24:00.000-05:002009-01-28T16:24:00.000-05:00Carol,Another great post and of so timely...as we ...Carol,<BR/><BR/>Another great post and of so timely...as we all read this sitting down! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-3169005106182184842009-01-28T16:15:00.000-05:002009-01-28T16:15:00.000-05:00LOL. I feel like you're talking to me personally....LOL. I feel like you're talking to me personally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-80743945724643598542009-01-28T15:47:00.000-05:002009-01-28T15:47:00.000-05:00Big problem at our house — even with all the shove...Big problem at our house — even with all the shoveling we've done this winter. Every time a storm is predicted, I bake and cook and you can imagine the results. We've spent January trying to get ourselves back on the treadmill. Glad to know we're not alone — and that there is even a name for it!LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-22758392829554728982009-01-28T15:28:00.000-05:002009-01-28T15:28:00.000-05:00Is this ever true! Good topic.DebbieIs this ever true! Good topic.<BR/><BR/>DebbieDebbie https://www.blogger.com/profile/08052794321516746567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-19611171863886789202009-01-28T15:03:00.000-05:002009-01-28T15:03:00.000-05:00A good reminder and hopefully, motivator, for most...A good reminder and hopefully, motivator, for most of us. Me, especially. I knew I've been forgetting to do something, I just couldn't remember what it was until I read your post. Thanks-I think.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-38174551332837414542009-01-28T13:37:00.000-05:002009-01-28T13:37:00.000-05:00I'm training for the mini in May...that should kee...I'm training for the mini in May...that should keep the GRTH at bay!KayGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101700097753371549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-71715850785433749962009-01-28T13:14:00.000-05:002009-01-28T13:14:00.000-05:00Or we could be outside shoveling snow off our driv...Or we could be outside shoveling snow off our driveways. . .healingmagichandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785882461027155830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-80845830960409257382009-01-28T11:56:00.000-05:002009-01-28T11:56:00.000-05:00Down here in south central Texas, GRTH occurs in J...Down here in south central Texas, GRTH occurs in July and August, often lasting into September. This time of year you'll find me outside doing battle with oxalis, as I was yesterday, or planting tulips, as I hope to do tomorrow. It's chilly and windy today, so I'm catching up on other chores.Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-85490845345231150792009-01-28T11:42:00.000-05:002009-01-28T11:42:00.000-05:00Oh dear, I just had a piece of cake before I got t...Oh dear, I just had a piece of cake before I got to this post. All is lost, especially when your husband brings you the cake whilst you're blogging!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-29638473369261271992009-01-28T11:31:00.000-05:002009-01-28T11:31:00.000-05:00ROFL...ohhh I have that! I must go and walk on my...ROFL...ohhh I have that! I must go and walk on my treadmill, thanks for the timely reminider!!! Great, great post, Kiminadvertent farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383463809397445258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-13058658511449192132009-01-28T10:12:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:12:00.000-05:00We in the mid south normally can keep active durin...We in the mid south normally can keep active during the winter months, but not this year with the wet and cold we are having. The subject of grth has not been brought up by The Financier, who uses an exercise machine faithfully. But it should. The imprint of my backside is nearly permanent now in the lazyboy and I won't be ready for the gardening pants, even with the elastic waist! Thanks forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-10128094937821667532009-01-28T09:23:00.000-05:002009-01-28T09:23:00.000-05:00Oh boy, I had to laugh as I just spent the last tw...Oh boy, I had to laugh as I just spent the last two hours looking at flowering trees and fruit trees on the internet, day dreaming about the first days of spring.-LeeRobin hill farm https://www.blogger.com/profile/02160974033803624512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-81163647436482619242009-01-28T09:20:00.000-05:002009-01-28T09:20:00.000-05:00No Grth for me this winter :)there is plenty of sn...No Grth for me this winter :)<BR/><BR/>there is plenty of snow for fun things like snowshoeing!!! :)Nickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001250231781402073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-78084094721685948812009-01-28T09:07:00.001-05:002009-01-28T09:07:00.001-05:00I'm about to grab my "personal trainer" as MMD cal...I'm about to grab my "personal trainer" as MMD calls it - the snow shovel and head out to shovel three more inches on top of the 12-14 we already have, Carol.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1089385219930200082009-01-28T09:07:00.000-05:002009-01-28T09:07:00.000-05:00Hey, I'm treadmilling and I joined Weight Watchers...Hey, I'm treadmilling and I joined Weight Watchers. I'm tired of my tummy in front.~~DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-90698060289395129342009-01-28T08:57:00.000-05:002009-01-28T08:57:00.000-05:00This wasn't a problem for me last year and it hadn...This wasn't a problem for me last year and it hadn't been a problem until the past week. What's my secret? My personal trainer is a snow shovel.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-86440077630996986562009-01-28T07:07:00.000-05:002009-01-28T07:07:00.000-05:00Oh Carol, I think this is a timely post since I am...Oh Carol, I think this is a timely post since I am "sitting" here reading my list of blogs and thinking about "eating" something. My elbows and fingers are the only things getting exercise.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-37101781542283682142009-01-28T06:24:00.000-05:002009-01-28T06:24:00.000-05:00Oh Carol what a good reminder. I love the quote"wh...Oh Carol what a good reminder. I love the quote"where winter is winter"! Well in our winter that's not winter, we have the same problem a short time at weekends when its not wet or dark doesn't prepare us for the spring either. I am just looking forward to being able to see the garden in the evening, even better would be to have enough daylight to get out and garden. I'm dreaming of spring.<BR/><Sylvia (England)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658826538568918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-20021265658367009682009-01-28T05:37:00.000-05:002009-01-28T05:37:00.000-05:00You should direct this at the Southern Gardeners a...You should direct this at the Southern Gardeners as well. We may be doing a little something around the yard, it is nothing compared to what's coming. I am sore now from moving sod. Great post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061146166736270529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-30708754188704678332009-01-28T03:20:00.000-05:002009-01-28T03:20:00.000-05:00And the fresh-baked cookies I ate. I couldn't just...And the fresh-baked cookies I ate. I couldn't just leave them. I promise to rake leaves tomorrow! Delightful post Carol!Gardenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447339122924259391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-7084427412215551242009-01-28T00:58:00.000-05:002009-01-28T00:58:00.000-05:00Guess I shouldn't go have that bowl of chocolate i...Guess I shouldn't go have that bowl of chocolate ice cream I was thinking about.<BR/>Great post!Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.com