Arbor

It's amazing Leigh. Think is was 75 today in the sun. Rest of the week predicted to be like this too. Long range finds us in the 60's next week even. A true Indian summer!

SoberLeigh

It's supposed to be in the high 70's on Friday here!!!!!

StrongEnough

Day 23: Feeling very lazy and unproductive these days, which is usually a bad sign. Going to try to call some people up and set up a night out. The positives of sober life have really just been the absence of the negatives that came with drinking, but even that is an improvement, I suppose. Hoping to rekindle some of my passion for living soon.

Glad to see that I've still got October classmates sticking around Keep it up, all.

Arbor

What's up strongenough? Nice job on 23 days! You may have posted in the wrong year. This is the 2014 class. No worries though. Keep up the great work. 8)

Mark1014

Hi gang,

Just rolling in from a long day. The girls are all shopping (no surprise there) so a few minutes of quiet for me. I had to get the lawn guy out to mow again today. The grass doesn't know it's November! No complaints from me....the yard looks great after all the rain. I almost hate to see the frost get it.

I'm so glad you got an appointment Briar and I hope you other ladies are on the mend.

Looking ahead to Saturday, I have a college friend and his wife that have moved to town. We're having them to dinner and it's beginning to feel normal to not plan on any alcohol. Don't know if they'll expect it, but we're going to have a nice time regardless.

SoberLeigh

What kind of lawn grass grows in your area, Mark?

Mark1014

Most lawns have centipede and maybe some St. Augustine in the areas with more shade. Centipede is most common though.

Arbor

Not too familiar with southern grass species, but I'm sure you guys have zoysia grass.

What's goin on Venuscat?! How are you today?

SoberLeigh

We are in the transition zone for grasses so nothing grows really well here. Most lawns are tall fescues; they go unattractively dormant in the heat and drought; and they don't stay all that green in the winter months. They only look nice in the Spring and Autumn months.

venuscat

Actually Arbor....I was feeling pretty down to be honest, but people keep cheering me up.

Dee just posted this song in the 24-hour thread: ~



I couldn't agree more!! ♥♥

Arbor

Tall fescues are becoming the more recommend variety to plant around here instead of the spoiled rotten Kentucky blue. They are less chemical and fertilizer dependent and hold up to foot traffic and soil compaction nicely. Problem is most people don't like the size of the blade and it doesn't have that classic rich dark green color like Kentucky blue in a New England setting.

Arbor

Well I'm glad I asked then V. I think your really great btw. An inspiration. It makes me happy to know such an amazing person on the other side of the globe.

venuscat

That's exactly how I feel about all of you Arbor. Really. ♥

OH...and re the get together....how exactly are Dee and I supposed to get there? Huh? I hope you are all saving for our plane tickets.

Arbor

Cheer up. Your doing GREAT! 8)

SoberLeigh

I love the size of the tall fescue blade; it is a beautiful grass. The transition zone tends to have a lot of invasive warm weather grasses which are hard to eradicate or control without the use of something like RoundUp which, of course, kills the fescue, also; the warm weather grasses (like Bermuda) don't mix well with the cool weather grasses in coloration and appearance and have that rhizome/stolon growth pattern which tends to choke-out the fescues.

Mark1014

No fescue here. Some folks do prefer the very fine blades of bermuda.....but if you have a dog there tend to be yellow spots where they potty.
Some people will overseed for a green winter lawn, but I've never done it.

V, I definitely plan to make it to the Southern Hemisphere at some point. I've got to find a time that I can be away for the three weeks or so needed to do it up right. I'm grooming a couple of associates though, so it may be realistic in the next few years for me to be away at length. I remember the vacation rental your sister has in NZ. Hawaii is a great central spot to meet up....I love it there.

SoberLeigh

^^^^ Ditto.

SoberLeigh

I agree; Hawaii would be great!!!!

Mark1014

Leigh, are you a suburbanite or out in the country?

SoberLeigh

I'm a suburbanite, I guess.