tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post2400343410593084156..comments2023-04-29T09:45:12.248-04:00Comments on Bear Swamp Reflections: Where in the world is Susan?Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-3854980134543726012010-06-22T17:44:01.562-04:002010-06-22T17:44:01.562-04:00Cindy, I think the lazy days of summer got all haz...<b>Cindy</b>, I think the lazy days of summer got all hazy from the sweat I was wiping off my brow! I'm tired. I need to lie down.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-78183888437035416412010-06-22T14:48:47.032-04:002010-06-22T14:48:47.032-04:00Welcome back! I look to your blog for a reprieve, ...Welcome back! I look to your blog for a reprieve, but this post is wearing me out! What happened to the lazy days of summer?Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199328139152042955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-77774955797531087422010-06-21T21:16:34.165-04:002010-06-21T21:16:34.165-04:00Haha, Molly, you got caught lurking! You're su...Haha, <b>Molly</b>, you got caught lurking! You're such a sweetie-pie! Thank you! But, really, I wish I could form a plan. Oh yeah, that's the easy part...it's sticking with it that's hard.<br /><br />If I had known you wanted a gardening tutorial, I should have started a couple of months ago.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-21719756921796494612010-06-21T21:13:25.283-04:002010-06-21T21:13:25.283-04:00Hi there, AFANM! I'm not sure what to call you...Hi there, AFANM! I'm not sure what to call you...Anything? Naked Man? Except I know you're a woman, so that doesn't work. Hmmmmm....<br /><br />Thanks! You're the only one that noticed my hometown homily. My family uses that one a lot.<br /><br />I wasn't sure whether to comment or not, since you have SO MANY followers! But I love your sense of humor, so I will be visiting and commenting. Cheers to you!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-59752852895633681832010-06-21T21:11:20.241-04:002010-06-21T21:11:20.241-04:00I like your blog just the way you run it now! I j...I like your blog just the way you run it now! I just selfishly want someone to lay out all those garden instructions for me so I can put Andy to work (shhh - don't tell him that). I envision something like what Candace at Beth Fish Reads does for Cooking (which I never have anything to contribute to either - but it is fun to read all the interesting posts). You don't need to be an expert - you just need to show how you do things. Maybe others would have their own tips to share with you! Not me of course ;0)The Bumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334162339045336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-69337417030683604682010-06-21T21:09:27.924-04:002010-06-21T21:09:27.924-04:00Hi Stacy! You're so right! My brain has been s...Hi Stacy! You're so right! My brain has been so foggy that I haven't been able to concentrate on answering your Tuesday quizzes, so now I'm even more hopelessly behind. I know I'll start playing again, even if it's just for the fun of it.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-89093116968539759752010-06-21T21:06:30.557-04:002010-06-21T21:06:30.557-04:00Molly, you have a really great idea, and I know it...<b>Molly</b>, you have a really great idea, and I know it's part of your secret plan to finally get me to form my own PLAN for my blog, isn't it? Admit it, you know it's true! And, of course, you also know that I have an extreme allergy to plans! ;-} I'm not sure I'm any better at gardening than any other folks on here, but I'll give it some thought.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-90697069364499597562010-06-21T20:59:31.887-04:002010-06-21T20:59:31.887-04:00Hi, Jackee! You know, I have no idea how long the ...Hi, <b>Jackee</b>! You know, I have no idea how long the braids last because I've never done it before! In fact, I'll have to find a pictorial online to give me some pointers. I'm guessing it's a little more difficult than braiding hair as there are a lot more "sections". <br /><br />Thank you for missing me!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-43040472550090570082010-06-21T20:25:47.023-04:002010-06-21T20:25:47.023-04:00Wow, you HAVE been busier than a one-armed paper h...Wow, you HAVE been busier than a one-armed paper hanger with an itch!! (I LOVE that!!). Glad you survived!<br /><br />Hi! I just wanted to drop by and thank you for visiting and following my blog. I really, really appreciate it! I'm following you back, cheers!!Anything Fits A Naked Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579409446582399318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-72729825543752293692010-06-21T14:10:33.358-04:002010-06-21T14:10:33.358-04:00Well, you have been busy! I love when family visi...Well, you have been busy! I love when family visits and it sounds like you had such a fun time meeting old/new family :) The time with the cub scouts looks fun too. And I can never resist a cub face asking me to buy popcorn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-10036882710008530722010-06-21T14:08:36.643-04:002010-06-21T14:08:36.643-04:00Oooo - I have a post idea for you. You could teac...Oooo - I have a post idea for you. You could teach all us brown thumbs how to garden! You could share timely posts explaining when and how to plant and care for various flowers and veggies! And then we could report back with links to our posts of photo evidence of our progress. And by "our" I mean Andy.<br /><br />So glad your real world time was filled with fun activity - as it should be!The Bumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334162339045336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-12123609675002920932010-06-21T11:55:00.321-04:002010-06-21T11:55:00.321-04:00How long do the garlic cloves last- dried and brai...How long do the garlic cloves last- dried and braided?<br /><br />Thanks for your comment on my blog about my girls. They are pretty aren't they?<br /><br />summer is so busy, the blogs suffer! We miss you when you are gone for awhile!JackeeG4glamoroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804066813885301990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-37412766762460118142010-06-21T11:12:07.223-04:002010-06-21T11:12:07.223-04:00dutchbaby, it's hard to say NO when they get t...<b>dutchbaby</b>, it's hard to say NO when they get that pleading look in their eyes that says you're their last chance. It's been a while since I did much volunteering, so it's about time I start giving back again. <br /><br />Tell your husband the next time a Cubbie looks at him with puppy dog eyes, to just give him a cash donation. They like that, too. :)<br /><br />With garlic, you can have as big or small a space as you want. I just bought several heads at the grocery store and broke them apart. Next time I won't bother planting the small inner ones, because their size is relevant to the finished product...small. So you stick each clove butt down in the soil about 3 inches and about 6 inches apart until you run out. I had mine in about a 2 X 4 foot raised bed. You might want to check a gardening site for the depth in your area, also when to plant. It's so easy. I don't know why I haven't been doing this all along!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-43737704855339699682010-06-21T10:35:14.160-04:002010-06-21T10:35:14.160-04:00Oops, make that threatened.Oops, make that threatened.Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-48563317429281513182010-06-21T10:34:20.429-04:002010-06-21T10:34:20.429-04:00I think it's fantastic that you have a fun cou...I think it's fantastic that you have a fun cousin a couple of hours away. So fun to yakity yak hour after hour. <br /><br />It sounds like you and I are cut from the same cloth. I used to volunteer so much at the kids' school that my family threated to tie lead anchors on my wrists so that I couldn't raise my hand. <br /><br />About a year ago, my husband fell prey to the puppy-dog eyes of a cub scout and bought an unbelievable amount of popcorn from him. And he's allergic to corn! It took months and months for us to finish the last bag. It was delish though!<br /><br />You've inspired me; I'm going to try to grow garlic. It sounds like they are just as easy to grow as potatoes. Do they require a lot of space? How many cloves should I plant for one braid?Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-12473082490975360462010-06-21T06:49:32.054-04:002010-06-21T06:49:32.054-04:00Hi steviewren! It has been very busy around here a...Hi <b>steviewren</b>! It has been very busy around here and will be that way most of the summer, but that's okay. Summer isn't my favorite time of the year...the heat just oppresses me, so busyness will make it go faster. Luckily, here in Ohio, summers don't last as long as they do in your part of the country. :-} On the downside of that the winters are much longer! :-{Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-80210312891083865772010-06-21T06:46:22.242-04:002010-06-21T06:46:22.242-04:00Hi Deborah! I wish my busy-ness had come from an a...Hi <b>Deborah</b>! I wish my busy-ness had come from an awesome trip like the one you just took! But it would be nice to take the grandchildren with us. We're planning to do that after hubby retires. We're buying a travel trailer and hitting the road with them, so we can torture them just like we did our kids! haha<br /><br />See ya in the funny papers!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-69327267926386629572010-06-21T06:22:06.332-04:002010-06-21T06:22:06.332-04:00Wanda, you're not just kidding! The weeds are ...<b>Wanda</b>, you're not just kidding! The weeds are threatening a takeover in my gardens! And I just got rid of the cabbage worms and along comes the Japanese beetles which are now eating my already pathetic roses! It's just one plague after another! <br /><br />Thanks for sticking with me!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-43814557487794893492010-06-21T06:19:54.149-04:002010-06-21T06:19:54.149-04:00Hi Judy! Yes...busy, busy, busy! My summers are us...Hi <b>Judy</b>! Yes...busy, busy, busy! My summers are usually pretty calm, but this one is shaping up to be a hum-dinger! I think I have almost every weekend accounted for, and quite a few weekdays as well! I'll be over to visit soon.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-21649533292182878612010-06-21T06:17:17.454-04:002010-06-21T06:17:17.454-04:00Ah, well, Sanna, you know those soccer boys need t...Ah, well, Sanna, you know those soccer boys need their fans rooting all over the world! You're doing a great service for the soccer community! :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-16291689026444520042010-06-21T06:14:59.667-04:002010-06-21T06:14:59.667-04:00Oliag, if we ever got together, there would be no ...<b>Oliag</b>, if we ever got together, there would be no shutting us up! Here's one new thing you can learn about me today (I think)...my middle name is Gail. Did I already tell you that? Anyway, it IS difficult trying to get to know someone if they never open up. Your SIL sounds like she's very reserved, or she just hates your guts and is too polite to say so! Haha, just kidding! How could anyone hate you?!!<br /><br />Thank goodness I didn't have to overnight at the camp! The Boy Scouts did the whole week and they had a family camp on Friday, which Gaige begged me to do, but I just can't hack tent camping anymore. The bones are too old and I have to get up and pee too much. <br /><br />Thank you for the compliment on my new header! I was out on the patio at 7 a.m. taking that picture. I wanted something new for summer and I haven't done any like that one. It kinda reminds me of your style. <br /><br />Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere...I like to hear myself talk too much to stay away permanently! ;-DSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-37231331063640686722010-06-21T02:00:53.853-04:002010-06-21T02:00:53.853-04:00It sounds like your life has been packed full of f...It sounds like your life has been packed full of fun recently. I've had my grandchildren some this summer as well.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-34229712227816861172010-06-21T01:43:07.299-04:002010-06-21T01:43:07.299-04:00Lucky you to have found a kindred spirit in Rene! ...Lucky you to have found a kindred spirit in Rene! A similar thing happened to me with my cousin's wife about a year ago and we've never looked back. <br /><br />Busy-ness is good as long as you don't feel wrung out by it. don't worry about people like me, though. I'll be here whenever you find the time to post - and am certainly not keeping score about who's commmenting and who isn't. Sheesh.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-58049521427912838102010-06-20T22:24:21.286-04:002010-06-20T22:24:21.286-04:00It's been on and off for me too, Susan! All th...It's been on and off for me too, Susan! All the rain lately has caused a lot of extra work...weeds grow well when watered!<br /><br />♥...WandaWanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-21887703256726737192010-06-20T18:04:35.395-04:002010-06-20T18:04:35.395-04:00It is a BUSY time of year, we all should probably ...It is a BUSY time of year, we all should probably take a blog vacation! I'll be patient and wait for your return.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10983782694330464508noreply@blogger.com