tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post4609106742529658436..comments2023-10-17T08:29:42.738-04:00Comments on Empty Nest: The Week in the Proverbial NutshellEmpty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-78167529194798218842011-05-05T20:47:13.933-04:002011-05-05T20:47:13.933-04:00If I start the meme will you make a button to go w...If I start the meme will you make a button to go with it?<br />I don't mind starting it on my blog and keeping track. I think it would be fun.<br />What do you think?<br />contact me at my email <br />clemay62 at rocketmail dot comCindyhttp://for-one-another.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-76544616199991252872011-05-02T14:34:05.168-04:002011-05-02T14:34:05.168-04:00Cindy- They are so good fresh from the garden, are...Cindy- They are so good fresh from the garden, aren't they? And if my grandmother was still with us we'd have them on her homemade buscuits! Feel free to steal the week in a nutshell! I don't mind if you use nutshell too! I had thought about starting a meme but I don't know.Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-69456565287865124532011-05-02T08:39:03.609-04:002011-05-02T08:39:03.609-04:00Fresh tomatoes right from the garden. Oh yum! Al...Fresh tomatoes right from the garden. Oh yum! Alas, I will have to wait MONTHS before I get that taste. Lucky you :)<br /><br />I love this week in a nutshell...I may steal this idea ;) But what should I call it?Cindyhttp://for-one-another.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-11670675818146816442011-05-02T07:08:32.273-04:002011-05-02T07:08:32.273-04:00Alessandra- I will definitely let everyone know ab...Alessandra- I will definitely let everyone know about the super cream and blue mascara! I'm hoping no one will recognize me since I'll be all youthy. LOLEmpty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-12676519641708600352011-05-02T00:04:53.647-04:002011-05-02T00:04:53.647-04:00Your garden looks so yummy, I love tomatoes and pe...Your garden looks so yummy, I love tomatoes and peppers. Lots to read on your blog today, you'll have to let us know how Carol's super cream and makeup works, so we can all rush out and buy it :)<br />Looking forward to posts about birdie being back.Alessandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12322892477027654637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-24215170290246225712011-05-01T19:39:43.470-04:002011-05-01T19:39:43.470-04:00Barb- We haven't turned the heat on since Febr...Barb- We haven't turned the heat on since February...well, there were like two days in March. Our air conditioning has been on for over a month! Glad you're getting some good weather now!Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-47746982948055226702011-05-01T19:15:32.745-04:002011-05-01T19:15:32.745-04:00Great garden pics. Congrats on finishing the chal...Great garden pics. Congrats on finishing the challenge. Finally we get some decent weather here. This is what we should have had in March and April. Instead we had to use heat.BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432729957196570774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-57984701949592478042011-05-01T18:46:40.375-04:002011-05-01T18:46:40.375-04:00Shawn- Thank you! We are pleased with it- we just...Shawn- Thank you! We are pleased with it- we just hope it continues to grow and produce! Last year we lost much of it. Flower Mound--sounds pretty-I am imagining a huge mound covered with flowers in the middle of town. LOLEmpty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-66982013946798130302011-05-01T17:08:39.975-04:002011-05-01T17:08:39.975-04:00Your garden looks amazing! We are not able to plan...Your garden looks amazing! We are not able to plant until ( at the earliest) mid may. It has been so cold the last few days, I wonder if we'll have to push back until the end of May. <br /><br />Have a wonderful week and Congrats on winning the giveaway. Let me know how it works..I could use a a perk me up!<br /><br />My brother lives in Texas..I love the area. He lives in Flower Mound Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410609940311482746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-52030596919645274612011-05-01T15:54:15.889-04:002011-05-01T15:54:15.889-04:00Michele- I was too excited...now I'm just hopi...Michele- I was too excited...now I'm just hoping the results will be real! LOL I didn't think of her going to Texas like that! Now I'm getting excited! I'll come under the pretense of visiting her and meet you for enchiladas and a big drink instead! This isn't going to be bad at all!Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-39968416261162193612011-05-01T15:39:47.414-04:002011-05-01T15:39:47.414-04:00I'd seen that you'd won the giveway. Altho...I'd seen that you'd won the giveway. Although I was supremely bummed; I was glad that it went to a friend. I guess I'll just have to let the laser to it's thing with me.<br /><br /><br />Never fear if your young one comes to Texas. For the most part, we are all good folk. And besides it just gives you a reason to come here- at which point I'll take you out for some enchiladas Bodacious Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541581963810435319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-75965416968418340532011-05-01T15:10:25.916-04:002011-05-01T15:10:25.916-04:00Betty- Thanks! It's growing much better this ...Betty- Thanks! It's growing much better this year than last- maybe the soil just needed a year to get rich enough...I don't know if it shows I'm a writer or crazy, but I sure appreciate the compliment!Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-23382771330874005922011-05-01T14:50:53.417-04:002011-05-01T14:50:53.417-04:00Your garden is looking really great. I can´t belie...Your garden is looking really great. I can´t believe how fast everything grows there.<br />Congrats to finishing the A - Z challenge. You were brave to start it in the first place. Shows you are a true writer!Betty Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357132033070346815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-44742925494897822932011-05-01T13:52:03.061-04:002011-05-01T13:52:03.061-04:00Carmie-Thanks! The tomatoes are doing much better...Carmie-Thanks! The tomatoes are doing much better this year and so is everything else, thank goodness!<br /><br />Debby-Thanks so much! It was a lot to read and there was a ridiculous number of people participating --but I did meet some new bloggy friends- which made the whole thing worth it!Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-31473914376457611722011-05-01T12:36:49.983-04:002011-05-01T12:36:49.983-04:00You have been busy. Your garden looks wonderful. M...You have been busy. Your garden looks wonderful. My mouth is watering with all the delicious treats you are going to be able to enjoy. So many people I know did the A-Z that I had decided I couldn't read all of them each day.<br />You should be very proud of yourself for doing it. Congrats on winning the giveaway and also on Birdie graduating!Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-20790906602511571002011-05-01T12:33:48.278-04:002011-05-01T12:33:48.278-04:00Congrats on finishing the challenge! Your tomato ...Congrats on finishing the challenge! Your tomato plants look great. Ours are still seedlings.The Single Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156235539745020966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-22089177649480034152011-05-01T12:21:22.914-04:002011-05-01T12:21:22.914-04:00Desiree- It really is exciting! But--TEXAS? 20 h...Desiree- It really is exciting! But--TEXAS? 20 hours away? There are people who can keep Tucker, but I hate leaving him. Which means we are like you--mostly staying at home.<br /><br />Yesterday- Last year the garden wasn't great but this year...maybe that elusive green thumb has finally arrived! Texas is 20 hours away from us. Leaving the nest is one thing but going that far away is Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-28730167207491466232011-05-01T11:10:16.522-04:002011-05-01T11:10:16.522-04:00How well your garden is growing! Ours is just sta...How well your garden is growing! Ours is just starting and we can't even plant out our tomatoes yet. I'm green with envy.Stephanie Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206167025245206754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-49726450650572614952011-05-01T10:06:19.492-04:002011-05-01T10:06:19.492-04:00Like you, I can't believe that another week ha...Like you, I can't believe that another week has gone by!! Not long now for Birdie - Eeeek! How exciting. Gosh, your garden is going bananas! You must have good soil where you are. Enjoy what's left of the weekend.Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-30584118838546225342011-05-01T09:56:51.836-04:002011-05-01T09:56:51.836-04:00your garden looks great! we have had no luck with ...your garden looks great! we have had no luck with tomatoes the last 2 years. 1st year thought we had seen the last of the frost ,planted and BAM, had to replant, but last year and this year, the bugs have got them, doesnt seem to matter what we plant with them or spray them with they end up hollowed :(<br /><br />Texas :( how far is it from you. my youngest isnt coming home for any time after IWASNTBLOGGEDYESTERDAYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054455347275782284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-17147501311137703802011-05-01T09:30:48.863-04:002011-05-01T09:30:48.863-04:00Super post full of interesting snippets and your v...Super post full of interesting snippets and your veggie garden isn't just growing, it's leaping skyward! Wow! All in just 4 weeks :) <br /><br />I can sense the mounting excitement about the upcoming graduation ceremony. It's like NASA's countdown has begun :)<br /><br />Texas...not great for Mom that it's so far away :( But maybe you'll be able to visit occasionally, if Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069419364783245762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-17090043744318772362011-05-01T08:50:38.616-04:002011-05-01T08:50:38.616-04:00Anni---NO! Not 10 pounds ONLY-more like 100--that...Anni---NO! Not 10 pounds ONLY-more like 100--that's why I want the secret in bulk! LOLEmpty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-53822486774310495242011-05-01T08:36:17.240-04:002011-05-01T08:36:17.240-04:00I'm Texan via Colorado...but I must say this a...I'm Texan via Colorado...but I must say this about Texas, if it weren't for the Longhorns and Cowboys [Dallas Cowboys]...they'd not survive. LOLOLOLOL<br /><br />Congrats on your win!!!! But I'm in awe of your need to lose 10 pounds...ONLY TEN?!!! Dang girl, what's your secret? I think I'd be doing real good if I could lose at LEAST 40. Both in pounds AND years. WhatHootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-34249663151630675142011-05-01T08:31:08.077-04:002011-05-01T08:31:08.077-04:00Judy- 5 more weeks? WHAT?! I believe you're ...Judy- 5 more weeks? WHAT?! I believe you're right about living on different planets! Uh oh. That is not good news about Texas.Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-20879730046428342192011-05-01T08:02:02.418-04:002011-05-01T08:02:02.418-04:00Wow, so much covered today! And congratulations on...Wow, so much covered today! And congratulations on the A-Z. Don't know how you managed that so well! Your garden looks amazing. I should be able to set plants out in another 5 weeks. Yeah, we live on different planets. :-)<br /><br />My daughter moved away to Texas too, and she and her hubby love it. Just warning you.<br /><br />Have a great week!Cranberry Morninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758563068581561194noreply@blogger.com