Sudokuaholics Anonymous 6

OH Vici, I wish you the beginners luck I had, my first compost pile was the fastest working hottest one I ever had! I made " dirt" in 6 weeks, and that is about the minimum you can do it in. Would you believe there was a compost board on AOL back then? where I learned all I know about composting. they have a saying, compost happens, all we composters can do is try to make it happen faster hehehe.

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Think I need a coffee refill...

Oooh, the bower bird is back!!

Congrats Queen Tricia! ...didn't realize we were anywhere near a TOPP.
I'm afraid my first pile is still not what I want it to be, but I just learned about keeping it moist. So I'll need to work it a bit more.
You composters are a real hoot!

Suzy - your "girl" sounds like something out of "Sling Blade" - sending her my blessings cos it sounds like she needs them. Or maybe not - as she is probably happy just the way she is, no?
Queen T - I'm doing a loud pinkish/coral color in the master bath. The marble we're using is beige and taupes with a slight streaking (occassionally) of this kind of light cranberry. So I got as close to it as I could in the paint. I'm excited about it as the floors, sink top, jacuzzi bath top, and shower will all be in the marble. I'm doing 2 walls around the windows (that are over the master bath) in that pink/coral. Will do that one on Monday.

Vici, composting is one time where size really matters! Ideally, a pile should be about one cubic yard, or a pile that is 3x3x3 feet. If you just have a pile of matter on the ground, it would need to be WAY bigger than 3x3 at ground level cause it gets so much smaller as it goes up. Yep, it needs to be moistened and turned too, about every 3 days. if you have really low humidity, covering top of pile with something helps. But you probably already know that.

VICI, I would barely open my eyes in that bath, and pretend it was a wonderful sunrise, say a mental ohhhh and ahhhhh, and go back to bed hehehe.

MizT, there was a compost area in our yard when we moved in, about the sizes you mentioned. An ad hoc thing built with left over bits of wood and tin. We tried to use it but quickly discovered that mowing out lawn filled it in one go! The processed clippings we will get from the girl will take up far less space...

No - I didn't know about covering it, and we do have low humidity. I will try that, thanks. I have a pile and a composter thing-a-maggie. It's black plastic with holes and is about 3' wide X 4' tall. The pile I have on it's own is pretty big, but way too dry. I'll need to remedy that - just been so busy painting. After Mike gets his surgery next week I'll be able to tend to them.

AAAAAAGGGGGGH, I have not figured out how to do tabs on MyWay ( using Mozilla) KNOW they are available, do not know how is all and hubby has not been much help. Mine is not set up like his that can get tab browsing, but he cannot figure how to reconfigure mine.

BTW gals - must go back out and lend a hand to Mikey! Catch you all a bit later. I'm going to bring my laptop into the living room while we're watching the Cub's game that we're Tivoing.
Loved chatting with you both - big hugs!

No MizT! I couldn't function without my tabs! If hubby isn't doing the housework he could at least fix your tabs!!

I wonder if I still have a copy of Composting 101 on the hard drive. The regulars on that board, and I quickly became one back about 12 years ago, kept a copy handy and when new people came on, asking good logical questions we had answered about 100 times before, first one to read the questions would post 101 again, it saved a LOT of typing. One of the master gardeners and long time " dirt gardener" put it together fu-or us and we added to it over time, lots of good info.

any old thing will do to cover it Vici. I had a piece of an old tarp with holes in it at one time.

Suzy, just grass clippings alone will take a long time to compost and begin to smell also, as that is all " green" or high nitrogenmaterial. You need a mixture of brown, or carbon based materials, (and all of them are not brown) with a measured amount of " green" or high nitrogen material (and all of those are not green). One example, brown in color coffee grounds or tea leaves are green materials.

Clear as mud yet???

I have tabs on AOL, so it is not a huge priority, except AOL is not working too well now. I will wait till he upgrades my puter, and give him a long list of things I want, and tell him to pretend I am a customer. Might get what i want then, ya think?

LOL MizT, that was the problem! We get 8-9 large barrow loads of grass clippings when we mow the lawn...

You might have to offer him payment MizT. Is there something he loves to eat that you cook rarely?

YEAH, all the stuff he cannot have hehehe.

Well, I have been sitting in this hard chair long enough, even with a pillow it gets uncomfy after long enough. Back to recliner or maybe even a nap for me.

Hugs to all and catch you later. Nice to chat Suzy.

Bye for now MizT!

I have a question that proves that I'm computer illiterate. What are "tabs"?????

They probably look different with different systems Heidi, but they are the things you use to have more than one page open at at time - though you can do that more than one way.. umm... they go along the top of the page ... ummm... guess I'm computer illiterate too cause I can't explain it!

OR they go along the bottom of the page, little boxes that are clickable links to get you back to another page you have opened, but minimized, not showing. You can work on one website page, like reading the SA6 pages, and open the EASY page in another tab and work the sudolu puzzle or jigsaw there while waiting for some new posts on SA6. Something like that.

Just passing through on the way to the littlest room.

I have them on both the top and bottom of my page, and usually have some of each open, but think of the top ones as tabs (I get a little message 'open a new tab' when I hold my mouse over them) and the bottom ones as pages - cause on my system they seem to be another opening of the same program - at least when I'm using stuff other than the internet! See, I know teensy bits, but illiterate about the big stuff!

Even that went over my head. I think I do well using one page at a time. Anything more would be distracting.

Well, out to do the feeding.
The pies LOOK all right, and smell wonderful. I just hope they taste OK.

Good Morning SA6, stopped to catch up and missed you all. Hope you all have a great day.

Cannot post the same comment on easy as SA6, trying again.
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Morning Broni, I'm still around reading the news, cruising the net looking for stuff, and popping in here occasionally...

OK I have this ginormous pumpkin, where do I find the recipes????

Hi Zusy, going to be warm one hear again today, good day for gurnying(sp) the side deck for next weekend.
How are you and the family, still have sniffles?

Three with sniffles or coughs, then me! I seem to have escaped (touch wood!). Ebob is off to baseball training today, though she may end up sitting out some of it. I am going to stay home with Ally and feed the machine. I get to have allll the fun.

yummm someone mention pie.. love Pumpkin Pie !!



Looks like I have to make another Cheesecake, not only for SAers,
but my tribe said I could make another one anytime.
Well, not today....
today we ( H and I) are on a 'pic a nic' with a group friends!!
mmmm the weather is not too crash hot here !!
Cold and Wet.
wonder what Plan B is ??

Umm....
Big Sis Vici...
My House could do with a lick of Paint...........

sitting inside eating cheesecake???

Tricia..
good to see you are doing okay..
twas hoping to see you on msn this morn, but alas your light is off !!!

Waht at 8.00am in the morning Mary... a tad early dont you think for eating Cheesecake ???

oopss cant spell.. Waht = What

Plan B Rolanda

Broni, check the recipe page or the book on Jane's page for pumpkin pie

Hello to June (glad you are having some ME time, Suzy (how are the girls, Broni, Heidi, Mariana, Gail, Ruby, Becky, Julie, Mama, Bean, and anyone else I have missed.....