RE: AW: AW: AW: re & Peach Trees

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Beth, You are living my dream life! We have horses, but, alas, they are boarded, as I live in town. No one can do for them to suit me, but these folks come close. Also have 4 cats and 3 Labrador retrievers, and feed an assortment of raccoons and possums each night. I am a retired RN but do some inpatient hospice work on an as needed basis. We have about an acre, with many live oaks so too much shade for much gardening, but do manage to raise tomatoes, peppers and an asortment of herbs. Went looking for pine straw for bedding plants.yesterday, and found ripe wild blueberries. Yum!! W

AW: AW: AW: My Feet> > > > > >Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 07:57:03 +0200> > > > > >> > > > > >Thanks Beth> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > _____> > > > > >> > > > > >Von: thefatmanwalking_group > > > > > >[mailto:thefatmanwalking_group ] Im Auftrag von >Beth> > > > >Lackey> > > > > >Gesendet: Montag, 10. April 2006 17:43> > > > > >An: thefatmanwalking_group > > > > > >Betreff: Re: AW: AW: My Feet> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >Kathie from Germany -> > > > > >> > > > > > Hi...I have 7 peach trees and that has never happened to> >mine...but> > > > > >mine are not miniatures. However, one thing I do every year when> >they> > > >are> > > > > >dormant, around February, I spray them with "Dormant Spray." That> > >kills> > > > > >anything like worms, insects, fungus, etc. It is a petroleum >based> > > >spray.> > > > > >Anyway, that's all I do and I have beautiful peaches in the early> > > > > >summer...and I never spray the tree again, so all fruit is pure >and> > > > >clean.> > > > > >You can eat them right off the tree and if there's anyone that's> > >never> > > > >done> > > > > >that you MUST do that before you die. There's no other taste like> >it.> > > > > >> > > > > > Good luck....as it may be too late for you to spray> > > > > >this year, you can do it next year.....in February...> > > > > >> > > > > > Beth> > > > > >> > > > > > Starks wrote:> > > > > >> > > > > >Fantastic news Beth, but it really wasn’t me, it was more like a> > > > > >“fatmanwalking” group effort which got you to go and get your> >soles.> > > >The> > > > > >main thing is your poor feet are ok and you can get to walking!> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >I live in Germany, so much as I would love some of your tasty> > > >preserves,> > > > >it> > > > > >would be too costly anyway. But you can help me out with a peach> >tree> > > > >tip.> > > > > >I hope noone minds this little off-topic question. I bought a> > >miniature> > > > > >peach tree last year and it has some kind of disease that makes >the> > > > >leaves> > > > > >curl up. I know the name in German, but not in English. It’s a> >common> > > > > >thing for peaches. I got some stuff that contains copper to spray> >it> > > > >with,> > > > > >but it’s supposed to be terrible for the environment. Do you have> >any> > > > >tips> > > > > >on how to cure it? I believe it’s a type of fungus.> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >Thanks and I hope to hear all about your walking adventures, now> >that> > > > >your> > > > > >feet are pain-free.> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >I went for a beautiful early morning walk yesterday. Just after I> > >left> > > >I> > > > > >saw a spectacular sunrise over the city of furt (l live in >the> > > >hills> > > > > >north of the city) . Minutes later I saw a huge buzzard having an> > > > > >altercation with a magpie. When the buzzard took of I could see >the> > > > > >beautiful markings on the underside of its wings. How much I >missed> > >out> > > > > >on> > > > > >by sitting around at home in the past. Life is too short to miss> >the> > > >joys> > > > > >of spring, summer, fall and winter. One of the most fabulous >things> > > >about> > > > > >walking is the way it lifts your mood and fills you with JOY!> > > > > >> > > > > >Kathie> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >http://www.thefatmanwalking.com/> > > > >Keep walking Steve!!!> > > > >

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Very good!! -mw

Re: AW: AW: AW: re & Peach Trees

and did you hear the one about the man who was fired off the road crew? They did not have enough shovels for him to lean on!

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Well done Beth, We all need people like you. My mother was a High Touch

type of person and hated computers and email and it would have been wrong to

try and change her. She's in heaven now and has probably tried to sell

God's house. That's what she did best. TC Carl in Hamilton. O & O TTys. C.

>

>Reply-To: thefatmanwalking_group

>To: thefatmanwalking_group

>Subject: RE: AW: AW: AW: re & Peach Trees

>Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:31:12 -0700 (PDT)

>

>Carl,

> I would never read an economics book! I HATE money....!!!! Hate

>the Stock Market..etc, etc, etc.!!!!!!! I don't like the idea of

> " ownership " - wish people could just live more simply...I kinda hate the

>way the world works...and wonder all the time why I'm in it? I hate

>materialism, greed, and luxury. I think that's one reason people get

>fat...they don't like the rat race either...or the box houses in

>neighborhoods where people don't meet their neighbors...Teaching school was

>so purposeful...not sure about my purpose now. I'm still searching for the

>truth.

> I read poetry...I read most of the best sellers out there...LOVED

> " The Secret Life of Bees " ...but I also try to read at least one classic a

>year. I have many favorite authors, but I absolutely love everything

>Tolstoy has written...especially Karinana. I also love Ayn Rand, and

>you probably like her too...The Fountainhead is one of my favorites...but I

>also liked Atlas Shrugged. She is an extrordinary writer - and to think

>English is her second language just shows how talented she is. Also, One

>Hundred Years of Solitude by Marquez is a favorite. I also love

>Wally Lamb's " She's Come Undone " and " I Know this Much is True. "

> is another favoraite author - I've real all her books...you might

>have heard of " Wall to Wall " but I think her best is " A Mother's Love. " I

>guess you can see by my choices that I love tragedies, human

>struggle...etc. I identify with them.

> And to answer your question about stress - my physical life is not

>stressful...however, I am from a dysfunctional family and I always have to

>deal with them.

> I am also writing a book right now too.... Beth

>

>CARL FRENCH wrote:

> Dear Beth, just an afterthought. Did you ever read a book by Zane

>Pilzer who is an economist who wrote a book called The Next Trillion which

>is about the changes in the way our economy and our healthcare system is

>changing. A big part of the changes are technology based. We are also

>living longer due to the health and wellness improvements. Your lifestyle

>sounds very healthy and I detect no sense of stress, which is a big

>influence in our lives. Any way TC Carl in Hamilton

>

>

> >From: Beth Lackey

> >Reply-To: thefatmanwalking_group

> >To: thefatmanwalking_group

> >Subject: RE: AW: AW: AW: re & Peach Trees

> >Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:08:04 -0700 (PDT)

> >

> >Carl -

> > I taught History and Technology in Texas Public Schools. Taught

> >26 years...and just retired last May...now I just hang out on the

>farm...we

> >grow a lot of our own food...have cows, horses, 9 dogs, (hence the

>biscuit

> >recipe), I walk a lot on country roads, we grow hay, we swing dance, and

>we

> >bought motorcycles after I retired...and do a lot of cross country

>riding.

> >I'm 54 years old...

> > And You??? Beth

> >

> >CARL FRENCH wrote:

> > That's great Beth, What do you do in Texas?

> >

> >

> > >From: Beth Lackey

> > >Reply-To: thefatmanwalking_group

> > >To: thefatmanwalking_group

> > >Subject: RE: AW: AW: AW: re & Peach Trees

> > >Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 21:22:59 -0700 (PDT)

> > >

> > >Carl,

> > > When you made a reference to the House of Commons I just assumed

> > >you were in England...

> > > Well, we are at least on the same continent - I am in Texas...Beth

> > >

> > >CARL FRENCH wrote:

> > > Beth, I live in Hamiton, Ontario, Canada. Where are you?

> > >

> > >

> > > >From: Beth Lackey

> > > >Reply-To: thefatmanwalking_group

> > > >To: thefatmanwalking_group

> > > >Subject: RE: AW: AW: AW: re & Peach Trees

> > > >Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:25:23 -0700 (PDT)

> > > >

> > > >Carl...do you live in England???

> > > >

> > > >CARL FRENCH wrote: Beth, for once in my life I

> > > >think I have met my match. If the lady is

> > > >breastfeeding at the same time as she is using five computers at the

> >same

> > > >time, doesn't that make the baby a trainee, since she (it's probably

>a

> > >she)

> > > >is doing it with her mother. The man overseeing the other four is

> > >probably

> > > >a college graduate and has four degrees. You need at least four

>degrees

> > >to

> > > >do that. I know a man who has five and he would probably be the

> > >supervisors

> > > >boss if he had'nt gone broke. Any way I think we maybe on to

>something

> > > >here.

> > > >There should be more women bosses and supervisors. Businesses would

>be

> > > >more profitable and less Crap going on. Can you imagine what the

>House

> >of

> > > >Commons would be like if all the MP's were women? TC Carl in Hamilton

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > >From: Beth Lackey

> > > > >Reply-To: thefatmanwalking_group

> > > > >To: thefatmanwalking_group

> > > > >Subject: RE: AW: AW: AW: re & Peach Trees

> > > > >Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:17:51 -0700 (PDT)

> > > > >

> > > > >Carl,

> > > > > Well I like you better and better each time you post. You

>certainly

> > > > >are an " enlightened man. "

> > > > > Here's your answer:

> > > > > One woman can operate 5 computers simultaneously...by

> > > > >multitasking...and she may be breast feeding at the same time.

> > > > > And 5 men can operate 4 computers, with one man overseeing the

>other

> > > > >4

> > > > > Do you agree??? LOL

> > > > > Beth

> > > > >

> > > > >CARL FRENCH wrote:

> > > > > Beth, you're absolutely right. and I've been told that in about 20

> > >years

> > > > >time the average lifespan of a North American woman will be a

>hundred

> > > > >years.

> > > > >Now if we could only get a peach tree to live as long we be doing

>ok.

> >I

> > > > >think a tree of any kind will die off soon if it is not taken care

> >of.

> > > >Some

> > > > >house plants have a tendency to die sooner than others and some

> >people

> > > > >think

> > > > >that it's their fault, and it's not. The plant has just lived a

>full

> > >life

> > > > >at two years or three years or whatever.

> > > > >I once saw a cartoon in a Womens World magasine which a woman told

> >her

> > > > >girl friend that her computer could do the work of five men or one

> > >woman.

> > > > >Beth, I would like your confirmation on this. Is it really true? I

> > > >eagerly

> > > > >await your answer. Carl in Hamilton

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > >From: Beth Lackey

> > > > > >Reply-To: thefatmanwalking_group

> > > > > >To: thefatmanwalking_group

> > > > > >Subject: RE: AW: AW: AW: re & Peach

>Trees

> > > > > >Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:04:37 -0700 (PDT)

> > > > > >

> > > > > >Carl,

> > > > > > LOL...hmmm...I don't know what to say except my husband would

> > >probably

> > > > > >disagree. Of course, I can't let him know I can do everything,

> > >because

> > > > > >then I'd HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING, right?

> > > > > > Well, my uncle told me peach trees only last so long...and I

>just

> > > > > >couldn't believe that a tree would be self-eliminating like

> >that...it

> > > > > >didn't seem natural..but he's probably right...they probably only

> > > >produce

> > > > > >to a certain age...kinda like women, right???

> > > > > > Beth

> > > > > >

> > > > > >CARL FRENCH wrote:

> > > > > > Thanks Beth, No they didn't and I'm really ticked LOL. I have to

> >get

> > > >in

> > > > > >touch with the school for other business reasons so I will give

> >them

> > > >what

> > > > > >for when I do. I don't know if you know or not but the school

>used

> >to

> > > >be

> > > > > >run by a woman. You guys can do anything. Do you know how many

> >years

> > > >you

> > > > > >can go before you replant?

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > >From: Beth Lackey

> > > > > > >Reply-To: thefatmanwalking_group

> > > > > > >To: thefatmanwalking_group

> > > > > > >Subject: RE: AW: AW: AW: re & Peach

> >Trees

> > > > > > >Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:27:44 -0700 (PDT)

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >That was me, Carl...I will forward this information to my

> >husband,

> > > >the

> > > > > > >pruner. When you attended the school did they tell you that

>peach

> > > >trees

> > > > > > >only bear for so many years...and then you have to replant?

>Beth

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >CARL FRENCH wrote: I'm not sure who owns the

> > > > > > >peach trees ( i get confuzzed sometimes) but I was

> > > > > > >just wondering if you guys pruned your trees as well. I spent

> >some

> > > >time

> > > > > >at

> > > > > > >the Niagara parks School of horticulture in Niagara Falls

>Ontario

> > > >many

> > > > > > >years

> > > > > > >ago and they wanted us to count buds and then cut off the

>branch.

> >I

> > > > >think

> > > > > > >that was highly impractical if we want to go out an earn a

> >living.

> > >I

> > > > > > >basically leave about 4 in. of last years growth on and the

>rest

> > >gets

> > > > > > >recycled or composted. If you have full grown trees you might

> >want

> > >to

> > > > > >take

> > > > > > >the crown of the tree out if you haven't already. This will

> > > >facilitate

> > > > > >the

> > > > > > >picking of fruit during harvest season. TC Carl From Hamilton

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >From: " Starks "

> > > > > > > >Reply-To: thefatmanwalking_group

> > > > > > > >To:

> > > > > > > >Subject: AW: AW: AW: My Feet

> > > > > > > >Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 07:57:03 +0200

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >Thanks Beth

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > _____

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >Von: thefatmanwalking_group

> > > > > > > >[mailto:thefatmanwalking_group ] Im Auftrag

>von

> > >Beth

> > > > > > >Lackey

> > > > > > > >Gesendet: Montag, 10. April 2006 17:43

> > > > > > > >An: thefatmanwalking_group

> > > > > > > >Betreff: Re: AW: AW: My Feet

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >Kathie from Germany -

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Hi...I have 7 peach trees and that has never happened to

> > > >mine...but

> > > > > > > >mine are not miniatures. However, one thing I do every year

> >when

> > > >they

> > > > > >are

> > > > > > > >dormant, around February, I spray them with " Dormant Spray. "

> >That

> > > > >kills

> > > > > > > >anything like worms, insects, fungus, etc. It is a petroleum

> > >based

> > > > > >spray.

> > > > > > > >Anyway, that's all I do and I have beautiful peaches in the

> >early

> > > > > > > >summer...and I never spray the tree again, so all fruit is

>pure

> > >and

> > > > > > >clean.

> > > > > > > >You can eat them right off the tree and if there's anyone

> >that's

> > > > >never

> > > > > > >done

> > > > > > > >that you MUST do that before you die. There's no other taste

> >like

> > > >it.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Good luck....as it may be too late for you to spray

> > > > > > > >this year, you can do it next year.....in February...

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Beth

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Starks wrote:

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >Fantastic news Beth, but it really wasn’t me, it was more

>like

> >a

> > > > > > > >“fatmanwalking” group effort which got you to go and get your

> > > >soles.

> > > > > >The

> > > > > > > >main thing is your poor feet are ok and you can get to

>walking!

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >I live in Germany, so much as I would love some of your tasty

> > > > > >preserves,

> > > > > > >it

> > > > > > > >would be too costly anyway. But you can help me out with a

> >peach

> > > >tree

> > > > > > >tip.

> > > > > > > >I hope noone minds this little off-topic question. I bought a

> > > > >miniature

> > > > > > > >peach tree last year and it has some kind of disease that

>makes

> > >the

> > > > > > >leaves

> > > > > > > >curl up. I know the name in German, but not in English. It’s

>a

> > > >common

> > > > > > > >thing for peaches. I got some stuff that contains copper to

> >spray

> > > >it

> > > > > > >with,

> > > > > > > >but it’s supposed to be terrible for the environment. Do you

> >have

> > > >any

> > > > > > >tips

> > > > > > > >on how to cure it? I believe it’s a type of fungus.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >Thanks and I hope to hear all about your walking adventures,

> >now

> > > >that

> > > > > > >your

> > > > > > > >feet are pain-free.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >I went for a beautiful early morning walk yesterday. Just

>after

> >I

> > > > >left

> > > > > >I

> > > > > > > >saw a spectacular sunrise over the city of furt (l live

>in

> > >the

> > > > > >hills

> > > > > > > >north of the city) . Minutes later I saw a huge buzzard

>having

> >an

> > > > > > > >altercation with a magpie. When the buzzard took of I could

>see

> > >the

> > > > > > > >beautiful markings on the underside of its wings. How much I

> > >missed

> > > > >out

> > > > > > > >on

> > > > > > > >by sitting around at home in the past. Life is too short to

> >miss

> > > >the

> > > > > >joys

> > > > > > > >of spring, summer, fall and winter. One of the most fabulous

> > >things

> > > > > >about

> > > > > > > >walking is the way it lifts your mood and fills you with JOY!

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >Kathie

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >http://www.thefatmanwalking.com/

> > > > > > >Keep walking Steve!!!

> > > > > > >