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Post by snuffy on Apr 15, 2015 9:59:35 GMT -5
You are probably aware that gardening is my passion.Some pics of my newer garden area and fruit trees that I planted a little over a year ago.Needless to say,rocks are on the backburner for now. Cucumbers ready to vine Scott,you made me do it. Methely plum Santa Rosa plum Sam Houston peach Thornless blackberries loading up Some of my new beds. Birdhouses I made out of gourds I grew last year Thanks for looking. snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Apr 15, 2015 8:26:50 GMT -5
She is shapely!!
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Post by snuffy on Apr 14, 2015 19:29:21 GMT -5
Hasn't logged in for 3 days. Hope all is okay,know he was taking care of his wife. But very unusual not to even log in.
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Post by snuffy on Apr 9, 2015 20:02:55 GMT -5
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Post by snuffy on Apr 1, 2015 18:53:43 GMT -5
Pretty Mel! Looks pretty bare on the other side of the fence.How about dewberries there? Haven't seen so many in years here.
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Post by snuffy on Mar 25, 2015 21:24:51 GMT -5
This is my 41st spring garden.Seriously thinking about cutting back on my tomato crop next year.I give away most of my production to relatives and older friends who can no longer garden. But I'm running out of older folks as the years go by,by golly I'm getting in that group myself.Hardly no one gardens here anymore,no youngsters starting. Guess too much work and hard to do holding and texting on a cell phone. I did haul over 300 bags of leaves from curbside this winter,figured it may be my last year to do that.Dang it,guess I'm just tired from the last few days of pretty weather.Get the yard mowed,weedeated,new beds planted,will walk out in a couple weeks,look it over,and begin planning for next year!!!
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Post by snuffy on Mar 23, 2015 18:17:39 GMT -5
good eatin' home grown tomato season is the best of summer. My favorite when tomatoes start getting ripe!! Tomato,bacon,swiss on rye with plenty of Miracle Whip!! Couple more months dang it. snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Mar 23, 2015 12:22:55 GMT -5
snuffy- Rutgers, romano, patio, what other varities are you planting? 6 degrees out last night, can't wait to get a few seedlings going. too soon yet. Sowing MId April will give young plants about an 8 week start on our short growing season. (Late May early June to plant frost free) I gotta get cold frames and a greenhouse. The bulk of my plants are Celebrity variety.I buy 18 every week and pot them up,thus the difference in sizes.A 6-pack of Early Girl,6-pk of Porters,and 6 Sweet 100's make up the rest. snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Mar 22, 2015 8:35:02 GMT -5
I started planting tomatoes this morning.7 inches of rain the last week and a half makes a lot of my garden off limits for a few days.Had to start my earlier plants,were getting too leggy in the hothouse. Thanks for looking. snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Mar 12, 2015 20:47:23 GMT -5
Thanks for your opinion. I am told that the blade I have is for fine gem cutting it is a .012 thickness, someone suggested to me that I should go with a bit thicker blade, I am cutting jaspers and agates, your opinion? Thank You The experience I had with Lopacki was with a 16 inch blade.I would think a thicker blade would be better.Someone on here can recommend smaller blades,I don't use them.What size does the cabmate use? snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Mar 12, 2015 15:01:03 GMT -5
Hi, has anyone used the blades from LOPACI, apparently a Chinese blade but the importer uses them all the time? sells lots he says www.lopacki.com/sawblades/Thanks I bought one from them one time.Lot cheaper than others.You get what you pay for.I'll never buy another one from them!! Lesson learned. snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Mar 11, 2015 19:53:35 GMT -5
Pits around Victoria?
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Post by snuffy on Mar 8, 2015 20:57:10 GMT -5
Jeez, and we just had another freaking ice storm last week. Hope it comes here soon....Mel Mel,got down to 26 the other night.Dont think it damaged one of my plums though. snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Mar 8, 2015 18:59:04 GMT -5
Glass bearings.Really marbles used to roll heavy freight on,so they say
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Post by snuffy on Mar 6, 2015 20:34:47 GMT -5
Good wood! Nice color range.
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Post by snuffy on Feb 28, 2015 23:38:19 GMT -5
Thanks for the thoughts folks.We went out of town today and was the first time he wasn't there to greet us when we got home.But Buddy was and made us feel better!
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Post by snuffy on Feb 27, 2015 23:11:29 GMT -5
It seems this last week has been tough with Thunder and Goober passing.In the morning my 13 year companion,Hershey,the Boxer in my avatar will too.My brother is a veterinarian and will put him to sleep.A long life for a Boxer.He beat the odds being chewed up and nearly killed by coyotes and survived being hit by a car on a busy highway near my house. He at least wont suffer anymore if he is in pain. One memory will always stand out from many.He was born a few weeks before my oldest grandson.My grandson at his first Christmas received a vibrating rubber ball that bounced and rolled on its own.As it rolled across the room,my grandson crawled toward it.Seeing this,Hershey ran and placed his paw on my grandsons back to keep him away from that weird thing,and held him down.Was always protective of family members.I'll miss the old boy. snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Feb 27, 2015 20:27:21 GMT -5
snuffy- How did you use the garnets. In a rotary ? What percentage fill if you do not mind me asking ? James,I did them in the rotary,before I got my lotos.I just threw a small handful in with the tiny Lakers and everything else. Back then I used them,safety glass from the glass company,plastic bb's,tile spacers,ceramics,them little floating bastards,tiny rocks,marbles,and anything else I probably forgot. Now with the Lotos,I only use rocks of all sizes. Got plenty of that on hand,nothing else.I only bought a couple lbs of the garnets,beautiful little suckers. snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Feb 27, 2015 14:21:20 GMT -5
Why do you think this is? Too much competition? Not a large enough customer base? Internet sales? OTHER?? For years I had dreamed of opening a rock shop. The restraining factor was not being able to gauge the demand. Not many (any) rock shops to speak of in this area. We had one that closed a few years back. While they had some nice rocks, they focused on the metaphysical aspect and also sold new age (?) -read hippy- kinda stuff. Being well off the beaten path probably didn't help them much either. Maybe I'll start a Rock Shop thread when I get back in town. It's an idea that just won't leave me alone. The Bergs were in their 60's. The rock shop was a garage attached to there house. The house was on the river with a wonderful view. They loved this location so I am sure they did not want to leave it when they closed shop. He had a large assortment of rough and a good supply of equipment and supplies. He and his wife had a great knowledge of the hobby. We had not been there for a long time and decided to go the next weekend. For some reason I looked at the web site and it said they were closed. The last time I had been there, there was no indication they were closing. When my wife and I would showe up he would head to the other garage to get a few 5 gal buckets for the rocks he knew I would buy. He knew it was going to be a good day. Thanks for bring back some good memories..................MrP There are only 2 rock shops close to me still,one 90 miles and the other 113 miles.Both owners in their 80's.A matter of time,will be shopping online only snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Feb 27, 2015 11:39:49 GMT -5
Probably 6 years or so ago,I used to buy almandine garnets and small and large Lakers from this online rock shop.Cant remember name,bugs me now. Don't think they are in business anymore.Shoot some names out if anyone remembers. I used the garnets and small lakers as filler,sure worked good. snuffy edit The name Bergs comes to mind. snuffy, I ran across a thread on RTH in which you mentioned Berg's from a few year back: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/36019/almondine-garnet
Googling the name brought up some yelp-type info, but apparently they do not/did not have their own website.
I'm sure MrP is correct, they have gone out of business. Unfortunately, too many rock shops have gone this way. There are at least a half dozen I can remember going to years ago, all have disappeared.
Thanks Jean,it was Bergs for sure.Wasnt a fancy website,but sure had good rocks and prices too. snuffy
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