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Your Questions About Gardening

GardenersCardiff — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:05:01 +0000

Steven asks…

One day while Father was away at work, a knock came at the door of the family’s home.?

One day while Father was away at work, a knock came at the door of the family’s home. Mother opened the door and found a stern man with sharp teeth and a very pointy nose standing on the doorstep.

“May I help you?” Mother asked.
“I am here,” snarled the man, “to inspect your home and your children.”
Mother was surprised. “Whatever for?” she asked.

“It has been reported,” snapped Mr. Pointy Nose, “that you do not institutionalize your children, as is the norm. It has been reported that you spend an abnormal amount of time with your children, and you have been seen laughing with them, and they with you. It has been reported that your teen child is not embarrassed to be seen with you and that she smiles while working in your garden and hanging laundry. I will have to inspect your house and ask you some questions.”

Mother invited Mr. Pointy Nose in and offered him a cup of tea. Mr. Pointy Nose pulled a great pile of papers from his briefcase and began asking important questions: “How many television sets do you own, how often do you dine out, why do you have so many books, what do you have against institutions, why do you grow your own food, do your children know who Madonna is, how about Beavis and Butthead?”

GardenersCardiff answers:

Ya, we can all see faults huh? So easy to be Inspectors… And Dictators… In life…

That is how I see this… Like a parable with a moral…

Good one!

David asks…

TEENS: What’s in your Bucket List?

Here is mine:
1.Have a proper Tea Party
2.Have a Disney Movie Marathon
3.Dye Hair in a Crazy Random Color
4.See Foreign Language Film
5.Paint a Mural
6.Go Rock Climbing
7.Go Sky Diving
8.Go Bungee Jumping
9.Go Zip Lining
10.Go Hang Gliding
11.Go Abseiling
12.Go Wake Boarding
13.Go Skiing
14.Go Water Skiing
15.Go Scuba Diving
16.Go Race Car Driving
17.Go Quad Biking
18.Go Camping in the Wilderness
19.Go on a Road Trip Across the U.S.A
20.Go Cliff Diving
21.Go Drag Racing
22.Go Bull Riding
23.Go Fly a Cessna
24.Go Toboggan Aggressively
25.Visit Niagara Falls
26.Visit Machu Pichu
27.Climb the steps of the Mayan Ruins
28.See the Cliffs of Moher
29.Go Parasailing
30.Ride a Helicopter
31.Try Dog Sledding
32.Go on a Underwater Shark Tour
33.Go on a Safari
34.Jump of a Waterfall
35. Go Ice Skating
36. Have A Mall Scavenger Hunt
37. Have a 4th of July BBQ
38. Make a Slip n’ Slide
39. Have a Lemonade Stand
40. Make T-Shirts
41. Buy a Coloring Book and Color all of it
42. Go Horseback Riding
43. Go Mini Golfing
44. Go Bowling
45. Finish a really Tough Puzzle
46. Draw With Chalk On The Driveway
47. Go To An Amusement Park And Ride Everything
48. Get Dressed Up Fancy And Go To A Fast Food Restaurant
49. Have A Water Gun Fight
50. Climb Trees
51. Make an Obstacle Course
52. Explode Coke With Mentos
53. Have a Face Paint Party
54. Put Together a Fashion Show
55. Make a Movie
56. Ride a Gondola in Venice
57. Ride in a Hot Air Balloon
58. Go Camping in your Backyard
59. Go Stargazing
60. Take pictures Underwater
61. Volunteer at a Animal Shelter
62. Make a profit over $50,000
63. Go to a Drive in Theatre
64. Do a Flash Mob
65. Swim with Dolphins
66. Jump in a Taxi and yell “Follow that Car”
67. Learn a Foreign Language
68. Visit all of Europe
69. Visit all of Asia
70. Go to Australia
71. Go to Antarctica
72. Visit all of South America
73. Drive a Speed Boat
74. Write a Book and get it Published
75. Do a Masquerade Party
76. Make a Movie
77. Visit Easter Island
78. See all the “Wonders of the World”
79. Visit the Statue of Liberty
80. Visit the Eiffel Tower
81. See the Grand Canyon
82. See the Taj Mahal
83. See the Castles in Germany
84. See the Pyramids of Egypt
85. Visit the Great Wall of China
86. Visit a Volcano
87. Catch Fireflies in a Jar
88. See the Aurora Australis
89. See the Amazon Rainforest
90. Run a Marathon
91. Replay every Video Game I own
92. See every Movie I own in DVD
93. Visit Mount Ararat
94. Visit Mount Everest
95. Visit Bhutan
96. Attend New Year’s Celebration in Times Square
97. Spend a night in a medieval castle in England
98. View the famous Northern Lights in Iceland
99.Explore Ice Caves, Pinnacles and Seracs in New Zealand
100.Visit Japan during the Cherry Blossom Festival.
101.Take part in a Triathlons
102.Experience Zero Gravity
103.Go White Water Rafting
104.Sample Exotic Cuisines from all Over the World
105.Become a Vegetarian
106.Go on a Detox Diet for 21 days
107.Build a Home for the Homeless
108.Change Someone’s Life Completely
109.Donate Blood
110.Grow out your hair and donate it
111.Establish a foundation
112.Learn a new Language
113.Learn how to bake/cook
114.Graduate the University
115.Attend a Concert
116.Ride in a Limousine
117.Meet someone Famous
118.Build a Tree House
119.Visit every Amusement/Theme Park you know
120.Go Roller Blading
121.Form a Band
122.Join a Church Choir
123.Rent out a Karaoke Room
124.Learn to Yodel
125.Go Fire Walking
126.Dive in a Submarine
127.Ride a Ferris Wheel
128.Go on a Cruise
129.Visit The Perito Moreno Glacier
130.Visit The Fjords of Norway
131.Visit The Galapagos Archipelago
132.Visit The Great Barrier Reef
133.Visit Victoria Falls
134.Visit Iguassu Falls
135.Visit The Basilica di San Marco, Venice
136.Visit St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican, Rome
137.Visit The Acropolis in Greece
138.Visit The Alhambra in Spain
139.Visit Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
140.Visit The Statues of Easter Island, Chile
141.Visit Hagia Sophia, Turkey
142.Visit Kiyomizu Temple in Japan
143.Visit The Kremlin in Russia
144.Visit The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
145.Visit Stonehenge, United Kingdom
146.Visit The Sydney Opera House, Australia
147.Visit The Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, London, England
148.Visit The Parthenon in Greece
149.Visit Machu Picchu, Peru
150.Visit The Coliseum in Rome
151.Visit Petra, Jordan
152.Visit Christ Redeemer, Brazil
153.Visit The Great Wall of China
154.Visit Chichen Itza, Mexico
155.Visit The Taj Mahal, India
156.Visit Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
157.Visit El Prado in Madrid, Spain
158.Visit The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy
159.Visit The Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia

GardenersCardiff answers:

Wow. I’ve started a bucket list, but so far it only has about 40 things on it. Here are some of them:

1. Swim with whale sharks
2. Swim with wild dolphina
3. Pet a tiger
4. Travel to Germany
5. Travel to Australia
6. Backpack across at least 5 countries in South America
7. Volunteer with wildlife in Africa
8. See sea turtles hatch in Costa Rica
9. Go dog sledding
10. Parasailing
11. Ride in a hot air balloon
12. Volunteer at the SPCA
13. Donate blood
14. Save a life
15. Get married
16. Be married for 5 years, 10 years, 25 years, etc
17. Have a baby
18. Adopt a child
19. Graduate from Univeristy
20. Have a career I adore

Donna asks…

Does this sound like a tea cup yorkie scam?

I recently was looking for a new small dog as a pet and came across an ad in a classified. I emailed the guy giving the dog up for adoption and this is what he wrote me back.

Hello,
Thanks for the inquiry in regards of the baby girl Angel.she is still
available and up for adoption.
Angel is 12 weeks old very healthy with a great personality and lot of
skills.She is home raised and kid friendly & also gets along well with
other pets.
She has been vet examined,AKC registered,potty trained and current on
all her shots.She will be very healthy at maturity when fully
grown.Angel is very obedient and has been trained to walk on leash
during the day when she intends to go out for a walk.She weights 2lbs
and when she is fully grown she expected to weight about 4lbs
She is now available and ready for adoption..We look forward only to a
caring home where she can be spoil rotten.We loved this Girl so badly
and giving her out for adoption is due to the fact that we could no
longer give her all the care she deserves from us..
We would like to let you know why we want to get rid of her.
My wife and i are missionaries and we recently relocated from the
State to Cameroon for an evangelical tour that will last for about
three months and we took along our baby puppy with us just
for companionship since she is our only child.
Our mission and tour here could not give us enough time to take
care of her and we look forward to give her out for an adoption fee of
$280..00.She is ready with all her records and toys.she is going to come
along with a one year health guarantee certificate.we will be shipping
Angel from here which is going to take less than a day for her to reach
you.we will be needing the following infomation from you.
Full names?
Home address?
Closest airport to your location?
Permit us asked you some few questions.
1…Have you lived with YORKIES before?
2.If you adopt her are you going to treat her like your own child.
Reply us back,we will get back to you with more pics of Angel..
Thank you
God bless

After reading a lot about the scams that are going on similar to this I was just wanting to make sure this is one, because I’d really like a small puppy like this. I was really about to consider getting the puppy but then read a lot about the scams and I am not going to get it now.

GardenersCardiff answers:

ALL ‘teacup’ dogs are a scam, and this one even more than most. It’s called the Nigerian scam, and it is common. Report them to the police and forget aobut them. Get a dog from a rescue or a responsible breeder. A responsible breeder will:

1) be breeding to the breed’s standard..no teacup, micro, mini, imperial,
king, or other goofy term for runts or oversized dogs. No intentional
“rare”, meaning unaccepted by the breed standard, colors either.

2) will be actively showing or working the parents.

3) will have genetic health testing done, such as OFA or PennHip, CERF,
VonWillebrand’s, etc.

4) will give you the results of that testing in writing

5) insists on spay/neuter for pet pups.

6) has a contract citing the spay/neuter clause and also offering to take
back the pup at any time for any reason for the rest of its life.

7) is open, honest, and available to the new owner, and can talk aobut their
breed for hours.

8) does a home check before placing a pup, and will turn down homes that
might not be suitable for a pup of their breed.

9) does not put money above the well-being of their animals.

If the breeder you are considering doesn’t fit these guidelines, find a
better breeder. You are more likely to get a mentally and physically
healthier pup from a responsible breeder.

Your Questions About Gardening

GardenersCardiff — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 12:05:03 +0000

Maria asks…

Do Christian families need help in homeschooling their children?

One day while Father was away at work, a knock came at the door of the family’s home. Mother opened the door and found a stern man with sharp teeth and a very pointy nose standing on the doorstep.

“May I help you?” Mother asked.
“I am here,” snarled the man, “to inspect your home and your children.”
Mother was surprised. “Whatever for?” she asked.

GardenersCardiff answers:

So Mother answered all Mr. Pointy Nose’s questions to his satisfaction, and he left.

And they grew up to be annoying Fundies who hung out on R&S and perplexed atheists.

Betty asks…

Hi, fellow Senior Citizens today I was wondering if there are any….?

gardeners amongst us?

Do any of you cultivate your own fruit and veg,or grow flowers ?

Hubby and I have a wonderful flower garden and are now quite proficient in growing Floribunda and Tea roses.
Considering we live on the coast we are delighted with the results this year.

How about you, any green fingers amongst us?

GardenersCardiff answers:

My garden is a bit unusual, but thriving. Turnips, parsnips, cucumbers, squash, peas, brockley, brussel sprouts, cabbage, water melons, cantaloupe, musk melons, crenshaw melons, potatoes, lettuce, chard, corn, sun chokes, seedless grapes, and the trees are loaded with apricots, plumbs, and cherries. It’s like a jungle out there. It’s my retreat.

Joseph asks…

Why cant marijuana be legalized if………………….?

Alcohol and cigarettes and so many legal drugs are legal if they kill far more than marijuana? People say that since they cant tax it because then people would just grow their own? What about alcohol? People could easily make their alcohol and beer and liquor (moonshining) and theres no problem keeping alcohol legal. People could easily grow their own tobacco but they dont have a problem keeping that legal and people will still buy it taxed. People could grow their own fruits and vegetables, why not make that illegal? Theres other legal drugs like datura and saliva which can easily get a person intoxicated and crazy, yet thats perfectly legal! You can make your own ginger for tea and feel better, why not make that illegal? Whats this whole fascination with marijuana and trying to keep it illegal? Wanting to keeping illegal is almost like supporting the dangerous drug dealers and drug cartels and the black market of drugs. What do you think will happen to that black market if those drugs were legalized?
How can anyone support freedom and liberty and also support the law on drugs when law abiding citezens should have the choice of them especially if they are responsible with it?
Whats the big deal and whats the problem why marijuana cant be legalized? What about peoples rights?

GardenersCardiff answers:

Hi. Your right. It is Double Standard. Many do not want to legalize it I think due to fear that those who use it would just do it all day and not work and be responsible in other areas of their life. It’s the same with alcohol though people abuse it and it’s legal. I think we each are accountable for our own actions. Peace