tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post8703615846280369811..comments2024-01-15T15:25:57.436-08:00Comments on LAST FRONTIER GARDEN: Wintertime survival list: no chemical stimulants requiredChristine B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-78277361767587662702010-01-01T00:03:55.571-08:002010-01-01T00:03:55.571-08:00Bleak is the word, Lucy! Hawaii sounds really nic...Bleak is the word, Lucy! Hawaii sounds really nice about now....<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-57740884912053371212009-12-31T21:19:58.793-08:002009-12-31T21:19:58.793-08:00Oh, I remember those beautiful but bleak days in K...Oh, I remember those beautiful but bleak days in Kodiak! Glad to be living in Hawaii now! Neat blog, Christine!<br />Aloha,<br />LucyLucyhttp://lavalily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-775743836712220102009-12-30T14:46:47.935-08:002009-12-30T14:46:47.935-08:00@Bangchik
We are rarely too wet here (we get only ...@<a href="#c442842259301801942" rel="nofollow">Bangchik</a><br />We are rarely too wet here (we get only 16 inches of precipitation annually in my city) but I guess we are "too cold" instead. I'm glad nature gives us a rest even if I do gripe about the length of it;)<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-62229172423410792302009-12-30T14:44:58.357-08:002009-12-30T14:44:58.357-08:00@Tatyana@MySecretGarden
Thanks, the compliment mea...@<a href="#c4853691474420552899" rel="nofollow">Tatyana@MySecretGarden</a><br />Thanks, the compliment means alot coming from someone with such a fantastic garden blog. Glad you caught a fish up here, I always feel bad when visitors get "skunked."<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-29689154335356547302009-12-30T14:42:11.702-08:002009-12-30T14:42:11.702-08:00@Barbara
I like your attitude! Spring is definite...@<a href="#c4640503908816708084" rel="nofollow">Barbara</a><br />I like your attitude! Spring is definitely the most anticipated season around this house!<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-4428422593018019422009-12-30T09:21:26.536-08:002009-12-30T09:21:26.536-08:00Tough months here must be the monsoon months. Too ...Tough months here must be the monsoon months. Too wet not only for our feet but for the roots and shoots too! I suppose nature is imposing a period of rest...... ~bangchikBangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-48536914744205528992009-12-30T08:30:45.652-08:002009-12-30T08:30:45.652-08:00Hi Christine! Thank you for this interesting post!...Hi Christine! Thank you for this interesting post! And pictures too. One of them reminded me of a cross country skiing that I miss so much! It's wet and green here, in the Pacific NW. I try to be happy anyway. Blogging helps a lot! Sometimes, it competes with the REAL life. I want snow badly, since I used to have four distinctive seasons in my previous life. I should have a cold and snow to appreciate warmth and greenery. Thank you so much for your comments on my blog. Yes, that picture with a fireweed was taken in Alaska last summer! What a fish I caught there, 42 lb!<br />Happy New Year to you!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-46405039088167080842009-12-30T04:24:13.805-08:002009-12-30T04:24:13.805-08:00Hi Christine, I enjoyed your post! My survival lis...Hi Christine, I enjoyed your post! My survival list is very much like yours, and for me it's December and January that need to be gotten through. I've taken up skiing and our week or two in the Alps is one of the highlights that helps get through those months until glorious spring. And I keep telling myself that it's the bleak winter after all that makes spring so indescribably sublime. Happy New Year!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956948481990170675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-34767967611878624582009-12-27T15:37:02.821-08:002009-12-27T15:37:02.821-08:00@Hank Moorlag
Great advice, thanks! Snowshoeing i...@<a href="#c5391066469003652672" rel="nofollow">Hank Moorlag</a><br />Great advice, thanks! Snowshoeing is definitely on my list of things to try again. Our snow wasn't the proper consistency to build a snowman so we built a "snow mountain" and decorated it with leaves and sticks to make people and animals on the mountain. Not quite as satisfying, but what can you do?<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-53910664690036526722009-12-27T07:59:55.225-08:002009-12-27T07:59:55.225-08:00A great post, and I enjoyed reading the responses ...A great post, and I enjoyed reading the responses in all the comments. It's such a long winter here in the Yukon that you really do need to find some other outlets for your gardening interests. I like to browse through my library and see if there is something I can learn about our garden plants I didn't know before. Or come up with a new idea for a part of the garden that's in need of a lift.<br /><br />But, the big thing I find is to get outside and enjoy the winter. Go skiing, snowshoeing, skating. It goes by so much more quickly then, and before you know it the snow is melting and we can turn our minds more directly to the garden. <br /><br />So, get out there! Through a few snowballs, build a snowman. Have some fun. <br /><br />HankHank Moorlaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687135781283393472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-16750143399688946622009-12-19T19:38:01.566-08:002009-12-19T19:38:01.566-08:00@Catherine@AGardenerinProgress
Hello Catherine,
I...@<a href="#c245390016769435674" rel="nofollow">Catherine@AGardenerinProgress</a><br />Hello Catherine,<br /><br />I only sound prepared, I don't much feel prepared. There have been some great garden books that have recently come out so I am sorely tempted to do a little book shopping. I've also been surfing the net looking for groundcovers and grasses. Hope you make it up to visit some day (I suggest a late June-early July visit).<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-2453900167694356742009-12-19T17:17:53.981-08:002009-12-19T17:17:53.981-08:00January and February are the long months here, but...January and February are the long months here, but I know nowhere near your weather. I start collecting garden books and magazines to look at when I start feeling like Spring will never arrive. It sounds like you are prepared. I look forward to seeing your garden in Spring. I've never been to Alaska and really hope that we can make it up there one day.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-88458506041043880842009-12-19T15:29:47.737-08:002009-12-19T15:29:47.737-08:00@Carol
I'm hoping Santa will bring me some sno...@<a href="#c3756556868186113001" rel="nofollow">Carol</a><br />I'm hoping Santa will bring me some snowshoes this year! Amen about the cold hands and feet...just running in and out of Costco warehouse was painful today (at about 3 degrees F).<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-37565568681861130012009-12-19T04:09:42.252-08:002009-12-19T04:09:42.252-08:00I can relate to your beautiful of "Beautiful ...I can relate to your beautiful of "Beautiful Yes Bleak Yes". It is hard to be outdoors in temps so cold... but we must make the most of it. I love snowshoeing and feel more liberated from when I skied more. Yes Be Prepared... for tip of toes and fingers hurt when too cold. Enjoy. CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-57495888069655872922009-12-17T20:21:48.308-08:002009-12-17T20:21:48.308-08:00@FlowerLady
I can't imagine having to live wit...@<a href="#c7291974680296397176" rel="nofollow">FlowerLady</a><br />I can't imagine having to live with the threat of a hurricane for half the year. I guess every climate has its dreaded events: for us up here, in winter it's cold temps without snow cover. That tends to kill a lot of plants or at least put them at risk for frost heaving.<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-61374390774024095402009-12-17T20:17:02.804-08:002009-12-17T20:17:02.804-08:00@janie
There should be a support group for Eagle S...@<a href="#c6891019360038675087" rel="nofollow">janie</a><br />There should be a support group for Eagle Scouts' wives.... <br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-72919746802963971762009-12-17T04:23:48.495-08:002009-12-17T04:23:48.495-08:00What a great post! I could just hear Clint Eastwoo...What a great post! I could just hear Clint Eastwood's voice. I can relate to getting lost staring at garden pictures. I also sing alto, but it's been many, many years since I sang in a choir. I do sing along with music still though.<br /><br />This time of year is the best time for our gardens. We rarely get freezing temps. Our worst months are probably August and September, with heat and humidity, that feels like it will never end. Then there's the threat of hurricanes for 6 months.<br /><br />Enjoy your time indoors and it's great that you are prepared with different activities to enjoy.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting my blog.<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-68910193600386750872009-12-16T21:08:02.274-08:002009-12-16T21:08:02.274-08:00I am married to an Eagle Scout also, and I can att...I am married to an Eagle Scout also, and I can attest to the facts as you have put them down. My Eagle Scout is ALWAYS prepared! For anything! LOL I would rather it be too hot, than a little cold. I am a cold weather sissy.janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16978979417557447666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-34935303858096655662009-12-16T20:47:02.611-08:002009-12-16T20:47:02.611-08:00@LeSan
My arthritis is flaring up just thinking ab...@<a href="#c5884655482452006694" rel="nofollow">LeSan</a><br />My arthritis is flaring up just thinking about those wet winters you Seattle folk have down there. I should do some painting, too. My sister finally moved out of the spare room. My easel has been a coat hanger for seven months but now that she's gone I have no excuse. Oh, wait...I am a pro at making excuses!Christine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-58846554824520066942009-12-16T15:38:57.681-08:002009-12-16T15:38:57.681-08:00Same months as you get us in Seattle. Not so much ...Same months as you get us in Seattle. Not so much snow but the dim wet grey gets on your nerves right about then. You'd think it would be a good time for water gardening but no. It's too darn wet and then cold enough to cause misery if not definite discomfort. Most often it's just a lousy mood. <br />I try to paint during these down months. I also lie to myself and pretend that I am going to do all those indoor jobs that I put off over the summer because I was too busy outside. I'm just lying though, and I both know it. LOLLeSanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07939320676822416742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-71784292664423914212009-12-15T14:00:10.349-08:002009-12-15T14:00:10.349-08:00@Elephant's Eye
Oh, you are killing me here! ...@<a href="#c4813142855978051156" rel="nofollow">Elephant's Eye</a><br />Oh, you are killing me here! Roses in January, I'm trying to imagine that and I keep picturing the grocery store, my winter rose source. I don't envy you the heat though. I'm a certified heat wimp.<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-48131428559780511562009-12-15T13:22:42.051-08:002009-12-15T13:22:42.051-08:00January February here too! But for me that means g...January February here too! But for me that means getting out there, either before or after it is too hot, to water the roses. Lots of flowers, but I need to pick them, or the midday sun roasts them. And we are planning what to plant in March when it rains again.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-14481097165184239352009-12-15T11:10:20.445-08:002009-12-15T11:10:20.445-08:00@leavesnbloom
I wonder if FedEx would overnight a ...@<a href="#c8640025515140017870" rel="nofollow">leavesnbloom</a><br />I wonder if FedEx would overnight a giant box of our snow to your husband? I'm sure there is some easy way to put a link in here for the pinwheel posts, I just don't know what it is (sorry), so here are the longhand addresses. Or search the topic labels under "moose."<br /><br />http://lastfrontiergarden.blogspot.com/2009/10/welding-101.html<br /><br />http://lastfrontiergarden.blogspot.com/2009/10/power-tools-and-pinwheels.html<br /><br />http://lastfrontiergarden.blogspot.com/2009/10/pinwheel-update-posts-are-in-for-good.htmlChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-57316029090466480902009-12-15T10:58:46.978-08:002009-12-15T10:58:46.978-08:00@jeansgarden
Fellow newbie blogger Jean, hello! I...@<a href="#c8819079858266556801" rel="nofollow">jeansgarden</a><br />Fellow newbie blogger Jean, hello! I am totally with you on the "get-away" for awhile in the difficult to cope months. Hawaii is my dream, but I'll probably do Seattle for the garden show instead.<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-41831459975291348922009-12-15T10:56:50.293-08:002009-12-15T10:56:50.293-08:00@joene
Hello joene,
I forgot about that one. Org...@<a href="#c7361884842586751075" rel="nofollow">joene</a><br />Hello joene,<br /><br />I forgot about that one. Organizing the house is a big one for me, too. Right now, we are working on tiling the fireplace (it's been about 6 months undone now). It's been hard to get up the motivation for my hubby, when he comes home from work, it's dark and he said it feels like bedtime. I'm not letting him get away with that excuse much longer!<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.com