tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post6286516036847679588..comments2024-03-29T03:53:25.372-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: A Mess Can Be A Very Good ThingMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-50579530004958614762019-02-19T18:08:32.470-05:002019-02-19T18:08:32.470-05:00Right now as the chickens are getting their roosti...Right now as the chickens are getting their roosting plans settled, cardinals are at the feeder, peacefully snapping seeds. <br />We all gotta eat. Indeed.<br />I wasn't aware that kale would die until it went to seed. Then again, mine has never had to suffer through such cold. Hurray for your chard!Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-21589052404889197062019-02-19T09:20:00.831-05:002019-02-19T09:20:00.831-05:00After trying to sleep with Maurice last night, I a...After trying to sleep with Maurice last night, I am rethinking the skinning and eating proposition. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-83108825258873488302019-02-19T09:03:25.203-05:002019-02-19T09:03:25.203-05:00Good point MM. I hadn't thought of that.Good point MM. I hadn't thought of that.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-12580146568206047692019-02-18T17:03:18.222-05:002019-02-18T17:03:18.222-05:00I don't have chickens but I have flickers whic...I don't have chickens but I have flickers which are three times as big as the little song birds. They hang off the bird feeders and throw all the seed out in about 10 minutes. While making a terrible racket. Whenever I see them, I go out on the porch and shoo them away. The squirrels hang off the feeder in the front because they can reach it. Those feeders are expensive to maintain but I'm dedicated. We all gotta eat.<br /><br />My greens were smothered by the snowfall we had. I think I can eat the chard but the kale is a goner..<br /><br />XX Bethbeth coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671290135595711572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-13355633337119173002019-02-18T16:29:19.322-05:002019-02-18T16:29:19.322-05:00I would have had to skin Maurice and the chicken w...I would have had to skin Maurice and the chicken was already plucked so...<br />Plus, who would guard my greens if I roasted Maurice? Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-52631782937116419642019-02-18T16:28:33.058-05:002019-02-18T16:28:33.058-05:00Best to get these things sorted out at the beginni...Best to get these things sorted out at the beginning! <br />I don't know that I'm really that good with an iron but I can mostly get rid of wrinkles. And I know you would iron his shirts if he asked you to. And he would kiss you. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-23667873482846705722019-02-18T16:27:25.695-05:002019-02-18T16:27:25.695-05:00I make Mr. Moon's lunch every day too. He like...I make Mr. Moon's lunch every day too. He likes leftovers as well. And I agree- it makes him feel loved. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-65439649805197617022019-02-18T16:26:43.223-05:002019-02-18T16:26:43.223-05:00I think that some people say that yams and sweet p...I think that some people say that yams and sweet potatoes are the same thing. Hell if I know what's true and what's not true. The internet seems to have mixed feelings about that. <br />Yep. Roses can be pretty adaptive. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-38179636641599609692019-02-18T16:25:46.074-05:002019-02-18T16:25:46.074-05:00Why would anyone eat yams, then? Goodness! I'l...Why would anyone eat yams, then? Goodness! I'll stick to sweet potatoes. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-5569176733320242392019-02-18T16:25:23.470-05:002019-02-18T16:25:23.470-05:00Well, Maurice may nibble green things when I'm...Well, Maurice may nibble green things when I'm not looking but she certainly didn't eat any of those. She's pretty picky and mostly only likes cheap catfood. And lunch meat. And Temptations. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-76598783728903007892019-02-18T16:24:28.455-05:002019-02-18T16:24:28.455-05:00I just call them "M" cats. And yes, both...I just call them "M" cats. And yes, both of the cats I have now simply showed up and presented themselves as my new housemates. <br />You have a good week too, Joanne! Did you see your towel under my greens? Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-44821471221502461762019-02-18T16:23:23.409-05:002019-02-18T16:23:23.409-05:00Yep. In a very long term marriage, it does all bec...Yep. In a very long term marriage, it does all become about knowing what kindness can mean to each other. It's rather wonderful. On the other hand, I've always hated cleaning and now I pretty much just don't do it. So there is that. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-31839623594514282952019-02-18T16:21:54.978-05:002019-02-18T16:21:54.978-05:00I think that most people use yams and sweet potato...I think that most people use yams and sweet potatoes interchangeably. Anyway, my sweet potatoes were delicious! <br />Glad you don't have to iron anymore. That must be a huge relief. <br />Maurice was a good guarder. No one but me touched those greens. Ha!Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-77338669045033504302019-02-18T16:19:50.388-05:002019-02-18T16:19:50.388-05:00Mine finally remembered they had wings, I think. I...Mine finally remembered they had wings, I think. It's sort of ridiculous, seeing them up there, eating away. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-86440107593390920352019-02-18T16:19:13.959-05:002019-02-18T16:19:13.959-05:00I knew you'd know!I knew you'd know!Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-84816912641793570002019-02-18T16:19:00.231-05:002019-02-18T16:19:00.231-05:00For many, many years I only ironed when I sewed.
...For many, many years I only ironed when I sewed. <br />I cut most of my roses back deeply. They'll come right back though, I'm pretty sure. <br />Those greens were good. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-22987357191871565842019-02-18T16:17:58.786-05:002019-02-18T16:17:58.786-05:00Well, that is exactly what the accepted wisdom use...Well, that is exactly what the accepted wisdom used to be. <br />If I hated ironing, I just wouldn't do it. I swear. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-44463560419906865402019-02-18T14:20:11.177-05:002019-02-18T14:20:11.177-05:00You definitely sound better. Much more chirpy. Tha...You definitely sound better. Much more chirpy. That meal sounds tasty...and healthy too but why not roast Maurice in place of the chicken?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-62475216439099019342019-02-18T12:58:58.513-05:002019-02-18T12:58:58.513-05:00LOL about the ironing. When my husband proposed to...LOL about the ironing. When my husband proposed to me, I said yes, and the next thing I said was, um, I wont iron your shirts. He said, I didn't ask you to. So romantic. But you know what, I would definitely iron them now if he asked me to. Just the fact of this sweet man asking me to would be enough. I'm a whiz with that iron, too, when I do it. Which is mostly not at all. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-66934929980797799842019-02-18T10:16:50.936-05:002019-02-18T10:16:50.936-05:00I still iron. I don't like it but I do it bec...I still iron. I don't like it but I do it because I like my uniforms to look professional. The big guy doesn't wear shirts that need ironing but if he did I would iron them. I show him love by making him lunch everyday. He loves leftovers because in his previous life he travelled all the time so now he enjoys having leftovers for lunch. He also likes sleeping in the same bed every night. <br /><br />Maurice is a beautiful cat.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-4504059447541690762019-02-18T02:51:56.459-05:002019-02-18T02:51:56.459-05:00I always thought yams and sweet potatoes were the ...I always thought yams and sweet potatoes were the same thing, but I see above that's not the case. Who knew?<br /><br />At least you enjoy the ironing. That's the main thing! Oh, and we've learned that about roses -- they are amazingly durable and often the more you cut them back the more they reward you with new growth and flowers.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-3642069472688260622019-02-17T22:50:17.784-05:002019-02-17T22:50:17.784-05:00Yams are a pale yellow cousin to sweet potatoes, w...Yams are a pale yellow cousin to sweet potatoes, with very little nutrition by comparison. We may often call what we have here yams, but they really are sweet potatoes.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-39892988239949855432019-02-17T22:24:55.752-05:002019-02-17T22:24:55.752-05:00Maurice is doing her bit for her human. Does she l...Maurice is doing her bit for her human. Does she like to nibble greens? My Lukas does. So glad you are feeling better.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-84074087445667121742019-02-17T21:11:30.638-05:002019-02-17T21:11:30.638-05:00That Maurice has mighty fine taste. Or does she kn...That Maurice has mighty fine taste. Or does she know I love marmalade cats? As you know, you don't go get a cat, a cat comes to you. My last two have been black and whites, but the cat who showed up before them was Scotty, short for Butterscotch. He was a butterscotch Emmy cat. All marmalades have an M in the middle of their forehead.<br />You have a good week!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-34097364981544371032019-02-17T20:57:14.496-05:002019-02-17T20:57:14.496-05:00Yes, when I retired I became the housewife I never...Yes, when I retired I became the housewife I never was before, and gladly now (mostly) for my husband of 49 years, who's still working. But I never did iron except in emergencies, tho I can; and all his shirts are permanent press and good enough. <br />I know quite a few women who fought hard against the housewife thing, but after they retired are falling into the role, some contentedly and some not so. After a long good marriage, I think it becomes about each other and not so much principles. Which you said much more elegantly, Ms. Moon. Thank you as usual.<br /><br />Re sweet potatoes--all the ones we see in the market are actually supposed to be sweet potatoes but a lot of people call the orange ones yams. True yams I've never seen but are something entirely different, or so I've read. Happy eating, whatever you call them!Sally Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732355543080603989noreply@blogger.com