Lisa D: it is only 90degF here today.....quite cool really for us ROFL

BerniceC: Crumbs! Would,nt you be cooler still if you had your long hair cut?

Mousetrap: hehehe probably but I look so sexy with my long hair.....actually I got it cut on Thursday afternoon, but only to what we call a "number 2" so it isnt really short HAHAHHA....or woof woof woof....

BerniceC: Ohhhhhhh send some of that 90 temp here will ya.

Foxy Lady: hehehe....it is a dogs life with long hair but now ive been trimmed and lookin gooooooood (woof) I dont mind the heat .

The thing Im happy about is the longest day has passed and we are heading into winter again in about 5 months HAHAHAHA....lotsa vegies to plant before then tho....cant grow a darn thing now....just too hot :(....only have capsicums at the moment and am getting sick of them as well LOLOL

BerniceC: I just got my claws cut not long ago!

Mousetrap: is there another name for this as i cant find any information about it?

"Snoopy": Yes but I can,t think what the heck it is lol! I will find out, my mam has them so she will probably know.

Mousetrap: okay thanks

Mousetrap: Ehhhhhhhhh w finally got that white stuff.

Foxy Lady:  ME TOO!!   And there is no school today!   Let's party!  ;) 

Gr☺uch☺: Schools were closed here yesterday....We got that Lake Effect which really dumped quite a bit.LOL the kids loved being out in the snow playing.Ok let's still party.

Foxy Lady: It is soo good, to see you here me darling

mybirthdaysoon: Got a few weeks yet

Foxy Lady: 3 weeks that will do just fine

mybirthdaysoon: I don't think Foxy will last that long.

Lisa D:

mybirthdaysoon:

Anyone taking bets yet

Foxy Lady:

mybirthdaysoon:

Im in the middle of making Rosella Jam...out of my garden...I love this Jam it is so versatile....yummmmmmmmmm

any word on what they call the bush yet

"Snoopy": Crumbs! I forgot, I will ask my mam in a bit as soon as she is awake. She likes a little respite from all us kids on the Sat lol! I,ll give her a tinkle!

Foxy Lady: That means we,ll probaly get it soon!

Mousetrap: Well according to our brilliant forecasters, they dont expect us to get snow until 2011 lmao

BerniceC: Oh bite your tongue,i'm so jealous.

mybirthdaysoon: We hit 50 yesterday and it rained our snow is gone.This is crazy for us were usually knee deep and below zero

Foxy Lady: ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so glad to see you here

Mousetrap: did you ring her?

"Snoopy": I,ll do it in a few minutes I,m a bit slow lol!

"Snoopy": Ok I did it and I just knew I was gonna have trouble trying to grasp what it was called on the phone lol but I got it eventually.
There are different types, the two she got in her catalogue are Beris Thunbergii and Atropurpurea both prickly. She got hers from the garden center.

Mousetrap: thanks for taking the trouble to find out for me!!!!

"Snoopy": Your welcome!

mybirthdaysoon: LOL!

mybirthdaysoon: Foxy is fine just resting more.

Lisa D: Yes, plenty of rest our Foxt needs, not long to go now, jsut another  17 days

BerniceC: I'm curious what is in Rosella jam, not the birds I hope. LOL

skipinnz: HAHAHA....not the birds....Rosella are a fruit.....looky here
http://www.benjaminchristie.com/recipe/100/rosella-jam

that "red" thing is a rosella ROFL

BerniceC:That explains somethings now I'm interested in knowing what sort of a tree this rosella flower grows on. Is it a tropical plant?

skipinnz: im going outside to see if there are any flowers on the plants....they have only been in the ground about 4-5 months so are young plants, but I have already had about a kilo of fruit from 4 small plants....I have propogated another dozen plants so hopefully will have plenty of this delicious fruit shortly>

http://www.geocities.com/damudda2000/rosella.html
try this Skip....just taken this pic for you :)

BerniceC: I'm impressed, and it looks like you'll have a lot of fruit off of that plant.

skipinnz: as I said they are only young plants, but they are fruiting well :)

To make the jam you have to take all the "red" leaves off the outside and save the seeds...you wrap the seeds in muslin, boil cup for cup sugar/fruit with the juice of a lemon, and the seeds...boil for 45 minutes. The seed help with the pectin as the setting agent...it really is a nice jam.

We had an ice storm and now it's snowing.Talk about crazy weather.

Foxy Lady: it is only 35degC here today and the humidity is about 80%...just a cold one....NOT

BerniceC:

Were getting all kinds of snow now.

Lisa D: Crikey what a week we have had here. A big storm and winds of 210mph in Blackpool. 80 to 90mph where I live. 16 people killed with things falling on them. Floods. My mam has roof damage and a fench blown down and smashed. They have given snow for us for tomorrow.

Mousetrap: I think i read about that somewhere.Is that weather unusual for you?