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mouse from merced
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The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 15, 2017 - 07:44pm PT
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Grown in Livingston by friend Dennis from Delhi. He calls 'em "Delicots."
The Delicata squash has a tender skin and probably this is the reason behind the name.
It has a creamy color skin with green striped lines along the ridges.*
Because of the delicate skin this is hard to store for a long time.
Also known as Bohemian squash, peanut squash and sweet potato squash, this is used in cooking and resembles the summer squash.
* Topographical error by the authors of this info...the stripes run in the valleys lateral to the ridges.
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Jul 15, 2017 - 09:24pm PT
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It is raining.
The godchildren and grand-godchldren left today. Daughter of one of Doug's best friends, her husband and their two little girls. I took them for a hike on the Continental Divide Trail, but they are Seattle -area lowlanders, and the elevation and heat were too much for them, so we hiked back down and I drove to a picnic table in shade on the Divide, where we had a lovely picnic.
Today I saw them off at the airport and came home to open the house to the cooling air of the approaching storm, spilling over the Divide. The temperature dropped 30F in less than two hours. I love this weather.
Mouse, I hope your A/C is working well, and that you are savoring ice water or icy tea. I'm having icy ginger/lemon water. It is only going up to about 89F tomorrow, which will be a lovely relief. My new job starts Monday. More on that later. :)
The apple trees are burgeoning with apples, the cherries are growing, and the cattails are flourishing. I've been dipping my toes in all the recent cool water photos on here, thanks guys. :) neebee, know when you read this that I am going to write to you tomorrow. I have not had time to hold my fountain pen in a week, so it is going to be a treat to have time to write a few real letter. :) I hope the gardens are doing well. My Calgary Blanket has bloomed.
Off to enjoy the cool air . . .
ff
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 15, 2017 - 10:02pm PT
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hey there say, feralfae... wow, i look forward to it! say, send me some advice for a good fountain pen... sadly, the only ones i find, do not work :(
and-- even got one from staples (the office supply store) :(
and-- am working on a card for you, :)
>:D<
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 16, 2017 - 04:26am PT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 16, 2017 - 04:27am PT
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hooblie
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from out where the anecdotes roam
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Jul 16, 2017 - 04:39am PT
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what could it be ... calgary blanket? made me remember "snow on the mountain"
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 16, 2017 - 05:40am PT
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Good question.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 16, 2017 - 05:42am PT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 16, 2017 - 06:14am PT
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Jul 16, 2017 - 11:15am PT
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This is as close as I can come to what is locally called Calgary Blanket or Calgary Carpet Flower.
It grows wild here and in Canada, and may have other names.
I like it for its hardiness. We are having very hot, dry weather this year, and yet this flower is flourishing in the flower beds. The hollyhocks and other flowers are struggling through the heat.
Off to forage for suitable paper to write the letter, neebee. I have a Waterman Pen, and a Mont Blanc. But I write with a Sheaffer calligraphy pen nib most of the time, and also use it often when I do pen and ink drawings. My Waterman pen has a medium nib, and the Blanc has a fine nib. I keep my grandmother's inkwell on my desk so I can have the fun of using ink from it, and dipping the pen nib also gives a rhythm to my writing. :) Looking forward to one of your beautiful cards as well.
ff
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 16, 2017 - 11:35am PT
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Flaming on.
A simple garden variety weed.
Spiders' stash.
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Jul 16, 2017 - 12:11pm PT
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neebee,
I am sending a postcard to you with all three nibs and pens on it, all done with the exact same ink, so it is the same viscosity and pigmentation to the ink, so you can see the differences in flow and stroke.
Mouse, I am sending a calligraphy postcard to you illustrating our present weather conditions. :)
ff
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 16, 2017 - 02:08pm PT
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Jul 16, 2017 - 04:55pm PT
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Oh my, it looks very wilted. Most things here are suffering badly. I hope we all get sufficient rain soon. And that the days cool a bit more.
My girlfriend in AZ is almost trapped in her home by the heat.
Stay cool, everyone. This too shall pass.
:)
ff
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Jul 16, 2017 - 05:44pm PT
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PR Web: $50,000 Reward Announced for Family Dog FD-26 Grateful Dead Avalon Ballroom 9/16/66 Concert Poster by Psychedelic Art Exchange
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 16, 2017 - 06:31pm PT
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It's only fiction, gee whiz, Wally.
http://blog.americanwritersmuseum.org/2016/03/08/the-hollywood-censorship-of-tennessee-williams/
Sweet Bird of Youth, Williams’ 1959 play, tells the story of Chance Wayne, an aging gigolo and failed actor, who returns to his hometown with delusions of youthful grandeur and hopes of reuniting with his long lost love, Heavenly.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 16, 2017 - 06:50pm PT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 16, 2017 - 06:56pm PT
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