Sudokuaholics Anonymous 5

Tiles are now being put up in the downstairs bathroom, slow job because lots of cutting to be done, looking good so far

Here is some info on it.

This herb can be easy to cultivate in United States Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zones 4 to 9. In zone 4, it needs winter mulch and a well-drained sandy soil to survive. In zone 7, it can be harvested at least until the end of November. While it prefers full sun (as described on most plant tags), it is moderately shade-tolerant, much more so than most herbs. In dry climates, it grows best in partial shade. It can also be easily grown as an indoor potted herb.

Lemon Balm grows in clumps and spreads vegetatively as well as by seed. In mild temperate zones, the stems of the plant die off at the start of the winter, but shoot up again in spring. It can be easily grown from stem cuttings rooted in water, or from seeds. Under ideal conditions, it will seed itself prolifically and can become a nuisance in gardens.

OOPS didn't realise we were near the bottom of the page.
MizT hope everything goes well tomorrow

Lemon balm is eatable, and I put young leaves in a nice lettuce and mandrian orange salad. I make a tangy dressing with ground fresh leaves and mayo for fruit salad. The flavor is not as long lasting in dried form as lemon verbena ( MUST find some again for next summer). Lemon verbena smells and tasts more lemon than REAL lemons do, lovely. lemon verbena make the best lemon sugar cookies!

Brenda, thank you, I have a competent surgeon and I am sure he can handle whatever he finds. I just hope he finds a little bitty polyp that needs a snip and a stitch and that they wait for pathoogy to give an all clear around the edges before thinking they are finished! I think that is the plan. I do not want to do this again!!

Evening all! Will be thinking of you all day MizT!!! You guys have me thinking way toooooo much. You'll all have to stay well for a while because my brain is getting tired.

I can't believe I'm still awake! Is anyone else here with me?

SUZY, I am still about. Been reading about lemon balm, had been a long time since I read up on the uses of this herb.

Since I'm alone I'll share a story.... Ally has been selected to compete in a spelling bee as she and another girl got the best results in a class trial - 23 out of 40!!!! I don't think she'll get very far.... But.... I got a good laugh out of the words she has been told to study, so thought you might too. A sample.....

harmony, myth, ballad, audition, compere, impromptu, anonymous, catalogue, concerto, maraca, monologue, ochre, symphony, tempera, virtuoso, calligraphy, lithograph, porcelain, syncopation, arboreal, artesian, herbaceous, monotreme, steppe, alluvial, defoliate, promontory, chameleon, arachnology, fulcrum, hepatitis, incandescent, algorithm, hypotenuse, meteorological, parabola, triathlete, adversary, obstruction, spinnaker, velodrome, orienteering, gymkhana, beret, biodiversity, equatorial, chameleon, stratosphere, rhombus, horticulture, incandescent, fluorescent, nomenclature, paralysis, quoits, equestrian, adjudicate, austere, insectivore, secateurs, prototype, and effervescent.

Huh? She's in primary school.....

Hi MizT!

Read elementary for primary MizT...

If lemon balm can really deter mosquitos I think I might look into getting some.

Hey Tricia and Brenda - was visiting with hubby and now off to race on Easy...
MzT - would love to start some Lemon Balm from your samplings...if I understood you correctly.

Suzy - congrats to Ally - I admire good spellers as you all know I'm NOT one!

She only got 23/40 Vici!!! But she will study the words between now and the bee (18th). I thought the words were really really hard!

Suzy, those are very good words and not as obscure as many I see in the national spelling bee here. they have some words I have not heard of here, really hard!

A nice word list for her to study I think, and wish her the best of luck.

Yes, primary I translate as elementary school. I have learned a bit chatting with Aussies this last few years and even remembered part of it.

VICI, come spring I will see what I can root or find as volunteers. I usually have pots up on the deck that get wind blown seeds and start plants. Root divisions also work in fall, but soil is a bit hard to dog where they are, we will see what I can do. Remind me, please, if I forget.

MizT, I'm not sure if the words are limited to the ones she was given or if these are just examples. I have been surprised at how well she has done when I test her without reading the list! She almost got effervescent without knowing what it meant.. I was surprised because her error was to leave out an 'f' rather than the s or c.

Tricia - I'm zone 7 so it should work great for me...thanks for all the info.
Suzy - I wouldn't have even gotten (is that even a word???) 23 right! I would ask for spellcheck on this site, but it's moving slow enough these days!
ello, Brenda!

eaa - is there a prize for post #11300?

Well I had better get to bed if I'm going to get up in time to get Ebob to school....

Night MizT and Vici!

Suzy - loved your hottie pic!

MizT you will be in my thoughts today. Hope all goes as you hope.

I was looking forward to a lovely nights sleep. Hubby came to bed and had the TV and then the radio on till after midnight. It kept waking me up and then when he finally turned them of I could not get back to sleep. And guess who has to get up hours earlier .

hi. have some reading to do. will be back in a sec.

Good morning, finally made it to this page. What a lot to read when I miss a day.

Ooh, I get another half hour here. Amber isn't quite ready to start school yet. I should try to do a puzzle or two.

School is now in session! Bye

ok, i got my first error message. grr!

with that lost message i missed rena. howdy rena!
it took me so long to read as i had to stop every few min. and talk to elsa about birthday ballons. her b-day is in mid oct. so i will be having many of these conversations. why did i even bring it up so soon? right now she is in her training undies, jumping on the trampoline and playing fetch with tulio. so cute!

tomorrow is the big day huh mizt. hope it goes smoothly with nothing exciting to tell us about.

how is the great gran doing mamma? i've been thinking about her?
oh, and mizt, hope the b-day was a good one.
heidi- i agree about viv maybe doing too much (bad viv!) but, i'm sure as you were writing that you planned turning that rolling pin on yourself, right?
brenda, are you going to post bath pics. when you are done? i need 4 bathroom ideas so they would be appreciated. hope the tiling is done by now and looking great. i also want to see your "little" addition vici. off i go now to get a bid on appliances. yuck.

btw, the hottie pics of vici, jane, and suzy are great. you ladies gorgeous!

I only have one Hottie picture that I know of, and I don't know if it's appropriate for this site. The bikini is pretty skimpy. And I don't know how to scan it into the computer yet.

I need to head outside. I have a pair of newborn lambs to tag.

Idiot husband told me about the newborn lambs. I searched everywhere, and can't find them. I think he saw the 2 born last week, and thought they were newborns. I hate wasting time out in this heat. It's only 87, but it feels like the humidity is off the charts.

Hi Heidi - I'm just checking in for a moment...I was thinking you have lots of baby critters around (or soon to be around) lately.
I just got all my "hottie" pics uploaded. Some are larger than I had hoped as I'm not too skilled with the scanner/resizer thingy.
I hope you will post that bikini pic, Heidi. I don't look anything like my "hottie" pics anymore...more weight and my hair is dark. Wish I would have appreciated the "hottie" days more - too insecure at the time. Now I'm older and wiser (well, a bit wiser - wise-cracker at least!)

Morning everyone.
Hello to you Twin, you wise-cracker you. lol ehehehehe