tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post6789263156638316376..comments2024-03-11T06:27:38.308-07:00Comments on AND SEW IT GOES: Green rubber bootsTerry Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-91936457438568393592010-01-20T16:47:26.093-08:002010-01-20T16:47:26.093-08:00I'm with Sue! We used to put our feet in plast...I'm with Sue! We used to put our feet in plastic bags! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-56073215626817937452010-01-19T20:38:20.491-08:002010-01-19T20:38:20.491-08:00Love the new look to your blog. Your old heading w...Love the new look to your blog. Your old heading was quite wonderful as well, but so familiar it had become invisible. Nice to shake us up every now and then!Becknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-64794332155813303242010-01-19T08:33:04.002-08:002010-01-19T08:33:04.002-08:00Something worth a try for the boots... sprinkle so...Something worth a try for the boots... sprinkle some baby powder or foot powder in them.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893492516601230795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-25137614326813714782010-01-18T21:29:59.263-08:002010-01-18T21:29:59.263-08:00I think olive oil is the way to go -- although I m...I think olive oil is the way to go -- although I myself am going to be dipping into walnut and safflower oil soon, so you could borrow some of that.<br /><br />I don't know sarcococca -- gonna have to find some in the neighborhood. There's a grand garden up the street that has winter shrubs (the name has just left my brain) but it's too early for daphne. Sigh.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325386238844997236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-43387451214833769332010-01-18T16:04:39.362-08:002010-01-18T16:04:39.362-08:00I don't suppose coating your feet in olive oil...I don't suppose coating your feet in olive oil first would help? <br /><br />Seriously, thanks for putting sarcococca on my garden radar. I hadn't heard of it. I was going to ask you for the full name -- variety, cultivar or whatever -- but you can probably identify what you want by the smell.Revalanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523121402264988240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-16835361029054090032010-01-18T10:49:03.070-08:002010-01-18T10:49:03.070-08:00Terry..go to Wilco and get a boot jack....great fo...Terry..go to Wilco and get a boot jack....great for taking off boots that have been in the corrals if you get my drift...last thing you wanted to do was touch them with your gloves or your bare hands!<br /><br />I like the Wilco in Newberg or McMinnville as they are good sized, hey who knows what you and Ray could find that you didn't even know you needed...Hardware store on steroids. (Coastal Farm and Ranch in OR City will have them as well.)Jerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583785380523833479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-58204265818021877622010-01-18T10:32:56.484-08:002010-01-18T10:32:56.484-08:00See link below (hope it works, and I have no conne...See link below (hope it works, and I have no connection with the company, only using picture as example!)<br />http://www.robinsons-uk.com/products/Productdetail.asp?ProductCode=44915 <br /><br />We keep one on our doorstep and it works quite well (as long as you remember to stand on the tail with the other foot) - it's very nasty trying to prise muddy wellies off with your hands!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03295597495241721771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-91368432302788461722010-01-18T09:14:56.332-08:002010-01-18T09:14:56.332-08:00there is a gizmo for removing tight fitting boots....there is a gizmo for removing tight fitting boots. You should get one if you are going to wear them often. I enjoyed walking in your landscape on Thursday and imagining what you and Ray will do there.Gerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292762162661584206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-39044576564326576002010-01-18T05:12:42.075-08:002010-01-18T05:12:42.075-08:00When I was a kid, we used to put our sock feet in ...When I was a kid, we used to put our sock feet in bread bags before putting them into the boots so we could slide them off easier. <br /><br />I would love some of your green here in PA... This morning it is raining and the ice and snow is melting... I like to see the snow better than the shades of brown... maybe in 2 months I can get out in the gardens to explore.... Main planting doesn't start here until May.Sue Andrushttp://andrusgardensquilts.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-38482581380840990442010-01-18T04:23:42.491-08:002010-01-18T04:23:42.491-08:00Evocactive piece, Terry. I really like your ideas...Evocactive piece, Terry. I really like your ideas on scent gardening. Have long thought a scent garden, with nothing but white blooms, would be a cool night-time hang-out.Susan LTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-62944960723478815122010-01-18T04:05:54.905-08:002010-01-18T04:05:54.905-08:00I saw that entry on Kim's blog. Her photograph...I saw that entry on Kim's blog. Her photography alone is worth a visit.<br />I must pay more attention to the plants in the nursery. Maybe it wouldn't grow in my zone though-too cold.<br />Wonderful face studies the last couple of days. Frida being my personal fav.deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-32793258262096989782010-01-18T04:02:55.583-08:002010-01-18T04:02:55.583-08:00How about a boot jack, Terry? (assuming that'...How about a boot jack, Terry? (assuming that's how they are referred to in places other than the uk)<br /><br />Looking forward to reading about the garden developments!Gillhttp://elegantsufficiency.squarespace.comnoreply@blogger.com