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Happy belated Valentine's to you, too. My celebration consisted of making a chocolate chess pie.

Oh, thanks for sharing that! We had lots of rain and missed it. I think the Feb full moon is the snow moon, right?

I'm not watching Christmas movies, but I did watch Groundhog Day earlier this week. It's my annual tradition this time of year. I'll pull out the religious movies in Lent, but that's late this year. In the winter I tend to gravitate toward costume dramas. Not sure why. Maybe because Victoruan stuff ...

Ah, so you are essentially an artist, I guess. But you certainly do create enviably lovely environments. Maybe it's a sort of hobby for you, the way some people grow gardens. It's a little early perhaps, but I've been bitten by the spring cleaning bug. I've been clearing out my pantry and then inten...

Oh, now, that really is remarkably pretty! I'm telling you, you could have a second career as an interior designer if you wanted it.

Oh, no. You worked hard to do a good deed, and it backfired on you! That's so sad. I have a problem with pests. As I think I've mentioned before, especially when it comes to pumpkins and other squash, something comes along in the night and eats the blossoms. No blossoms, no fruit. And last year I le...

Yup. Part of it may be the soil. I never had problems getting things to grow as a girl in Mississippi. Middle TN is all clay and limestone. I've been a cheapskate, have never gotten the soil tested and amended. My FIL, who grew up on a farm in Missouri, warned me that the soil wasn't very good here.

I haven't moved in 30 years, but there was a time in my life when I did it often. At one time, during a 12-month period, I had home addresses in Texas, Georgia, and Virginia. I mention this to agree with you that exploring a new home can be as interesting as a vacation. I don't think it's possible t...

I probably should, but I'm sure that if I get them started, I'll be planting them in my yard. I always think that this time it will be different.

I currently have no dramatic vacation plans for 2025, but I'm dreaming of attending a few festivals throughout the year. I want to go to a cornbread festival in late April that's held annually in South Pittsburgh, TN, near Chattanooga. That's the site of the Lodge cast iron factory, and I've been th...

I've got a black thumb, sadly, but, as always this time of year, I'm dreaming of gardens. I want to buy seeds and starter trays and get things sprouted for the spring.

Oh, that's a good way to put it!

I recently saw it for sale at Walmart and wondered if I should pick it up. Based on your response, I think I'll pass.

Thanks, Andy! I messaged back.

Oh, I see. I didn't look far enough back in the thread. He's a pleasant looking fellow. Ah, George Mason. When we lived in Virginia, that was my neck of the woods. Is your niece a vocalist or an instrumentalist primarily? Or perhaps she is neither. Does she teach music history or theory? It occurs t...