Comments on: Catching up http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2008/07/08/catching-up/ musings, thoughts, and writings of Barbara W. Klaser Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:51:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.3-beta1 Comment on Catching up by: Barbara http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2008/07/08/catching-up/#comment-13943 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:08:32 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2008/07/08/catching-up/#comment-13943 Cas --- Thanks! I wish we'd planted bell peppers, and we got a really late start with the little Cascabella peppers, but we're hoping for a late summer harvest. Our growing season goes on pretty much forever around here, so there's still time. Eric --- I know what you mean about the Siamese voice. Our cat Merlin was also part Siamese, and there was a time when we had to give him his own bedroom, just so we could shut him in there at night and get some sleep. Fortunately Tara seems so far to be the quietest cat we've owned. Fortunate because there's no spare room to hand over to the cat in this house. Susan --- Well at least the gardening and cat give me something to blog about now and then. :) Sarah --- Playing in the sprinklers is a good idea. Why should the plants have all the fun? Cas — Thanks! I wish we’d planted bell peppers, and we got a really late start with the little Cascabella peppers, but we’re hoping for a late summer harvest. Our growing season goes on pretty much forever around here, so there’s still time.

Eric — I know what you mean about the Siamese voice. Our cat Merlin was also part Siamese, and there was a time when we had to give him his own bedroom, just so we could shut him in there at night and get some sleep. Fortunately Tara seems so far to be the quietest cat we’ve owned. Fortunate because there’s no spare room to hand over to the cat in this house.

Susan — Well at least the gardening and cat give me something to blog about now and then. :)

Sarah — Playing in the sprinklers is a good idea. Why should the plants have all the fun?

]]> Comment on Catching up by: Sarah http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2008/07/08/catching-up/#comment-13936 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:42:08 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2008/07/08/catching-up/#comment-13936 Your description of the quesadillas and sauce has my mouth watering. They definitely don't make them like that in restaurants! I imagine that Tara and Indi are great friends by now. Looking forward to a picture of her with her beautiful new coat. Hot weather has set in without remorse and it looks like it will be October before we get a break. Jasmine and I go play in the sprinklers every evening at sunset, just to cool off (and water the garden by the way). Your description of the quesadillas and sauce has my mouth watering. They definitely don’t make them like that in restaurants! I imagine that Tara and Indi are great friends by now. Looking forward to a picture of her with her beautiful new coat.

Hot weather has set in without remorse and it looks like it will be October before we get a break. Jasmine and I go play in the sprinklers every evening at sunset, just to cool off (and water the garden by the way).

]]> Comment on Catching up by: susan http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2008/07/08/catching-up/#comment-13935 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:19:37 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2008/07/08/catching-up/#comment-13935 Oh I don't know; personally I think that gardening is one of the best excuses for not blogging but I'm glad that when you did get a chance to sit down and write you shared your garden--and pussycat!--with us. My garden's slow this year, although the tomatoes are getting big and I've picked some peppers just to get them off the plants so they can grow taller. No zucchini yet, or peas or beans, and that's rather odd. Looking forward to photos of green leafy and fuzzy kitty things! Oh I don’t know; personally I think that gardening is one of the best excuses for not blogging but I’m glad that when you did get a chance to sit down and write you shared your garden–and pussycat!–with us.

My garden’s slow this year, although the tomatoes are getting big and I’ve picked some peppers just to get them off the plants so they can grow taller. No zucchini yet, or peas or beans, and that’s rather odd.

Looking forward to photos of green leafy and fuzzy kitty things!

]]> Comment on Catching up by: Eric Mayer http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2008/07/08/catching-up/#comment-13932 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:25:39 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2008/07/08/catching-up/#comment-13932 Ah yes, the wonder of the zucchini! I recently visited my brother and sister-in-law and she has a seemingly endless supply of great zucchini recipes -- including casseroles and little cakes. I wouldn't have the slightest idea what actually went into them, except zucchini. The trouble is, if you have a few healthy vines you can get swamped in the zucchini and around here they can't be trade for quesadillas. (Floppy ones sound more like queasy dillas....) As for spiders -- we get big ones in the house. We've had three monsters this year. A spider as big as my palm with a bulbous body qualifies as monstrous to me. But I doubt they are poisonous. I have never seen a Black Widow so far as I know and I hope I don't. I always had the idea they hid in dusty, out of the way places. Thinking about them wandering around the garden would give me the creeps. I've walked into plenty of webs, which is bad enough, but a Black Widow's web - no thanks. When Tara was mixed, I hope the Siamese vocals were left out! I once lived by the owner of a pair of Siamese and they have more of a yowl than a meow. Ah yes, the wonder of the zucchini! I recently visited my brother and sister-in-law and she has a seemingly endless supply of great zucchini recipes — including casseroles and little cakes. I wouldn’t have the slightest idea what actually went into them, except zucchini. The trouble is, if you have a few healthy vines you can get swamped in the zucchini and around here they can’t be trade for quesadillas. (Floppy ones sound more like queasy dillas….)

As for spiders — we get big ones in the house. We’ve had three monsters this year. A spider as big as my palm with a bulbous body qualifies as monstrous to me. But I doubt they are poisonous. I have never seen a Black Widow so far as I know and I hope I don’t. I always had the idea they hid in dusty, out of the way places. Thinking about them wandering around the garden would give me the creeps. I’ve walked into plenty of webs, which is bad enough, but a Black Widow’s web - no thanks.

When Tara was mixed, I hope the Siamese vocals were left out! I once lived by the owner of a pair of Siamese and they have more of a yowl than a meow.

]]> Comment on Catching up by: cassie-b http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2008/07/08/catching-up/#comment-13930 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:44:46 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2008/07/08/catching-up/#comment-13930 It's nice to hear that you're enjoying the summer weather. We have a garden, and the tomatoes and peppers are doing quite well. However, every year we to to the local feed and grain store, and buy half grown cherry and grape tomatoes. So we've been eating small tomatoes for over a month now while we're waiting for the larger ones to ripen. They are usually ready for my birthday, July 26, and I can't wait. We haven't picked any green peppers, but they're just about ready. Enjoy your summer! Cas It’s nice to hear that you’re enjoying the summer weather.

We have a garden, and the tomatoes and peppers are doing quite well. However, every year we to to the local feed and grain store, and buy half grown cherry and grape tomatoes. So we’ve been eating small tomatoes for over a month now while we’re waiting for the larger ones to ripen. They are usually ready for my birthday, July 26, and I can’t wait. We haven’t picked any green peppers, but they’re just about ready.

Enjoy your summer!

Cas

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