I have made up my mind. It just can’t be put off any longer. Time has been warning me now for several years. “You need a lift”- it says. Always at a point I just can’t take the time to roll back those tell-tell signs. Nothing to laugh about .Continue Reading

Every year for decades I have enjoyed my plantings of Phlox. Thousands of blossoms everywhere. They drop seed and in two years, dozens more pop into bloom. It is dazzling, heartwarming and a sight to be seen. They hold up very well during the rainy days of April. But everContinue Reading

Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 15:50:21 -0400From: “N.A. Booko” Subject: Thinking about ‘it’. Right now, we are are thinking about ‘it’. Worrying about ‘it’. Trying to do more about ‘it’. Hoping we don’t get ‘it’. I have thought about ‘it’ to the point I think just thinking and worrying aboutContinue Reading

Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 18:53:57 -0400From: Chris Garriss Subject: Ticks, Other Nasties and Permethrin After reading the Chatlist post on ticks and Permethrin I wanted to mention a North Carolina company by the name of Insect Shield.  They sell clothing impregnated with permethrin.  I learned about them in anContinue Reading

Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 15:45:43 -0400From: “John Dykers M.D.”Subject: Re: info about virus not enough tests. CDC Actually limited testing to the very sick to  conserve supply. There were still a lot of tests done with a  surprisingly small proportion REPORTED as POS. The reports did not SAY theContinue Reading

Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 22:20:09 -0400From: “John Dykers M.D.”Subject: Sunshine and COVID19 -RickJoy’s post Thank you for your link; I checked it. The weatherman explained about  the atmosphere filtering out 95% of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation. If  it did not, we would all be toast! Rick is certainly correctContinue Reading

Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 16:44:57 -0400From: “N.A. Booko” Subject: Not one more winter . . Today to me is brutal. The cold biting and shriveling my face, back and arms. I can’t take it anymore. I can’t take another winter. People I know are probably tired of hearing meContinue Reading

Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 18:46:07 +0000From: Tiffany Hancock Subject: Don’t miss our April Edition of “Growing Chatham” Newsletter Don’t miss our April Edition of “Growing Chatham” Newsletter.  It’s packed full of useful information! Click on the link to find out more!https://chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/2020/04/growing-chatham-april-2020-edition-is-here/Continue Reading

Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 14:43:26 -0400From: “N.A. Booko” Subject: That Red Goozle . . I love all wild life around me. Even snakes as long as they keep to themselves and leave my other wildlife creatures alone. I even love the butterflies when they are in that special secretContinue Reading

Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 18:10:08 +0000From: Terry Schmidt Subject: Dish internet Chatlist responses A few days ago I posed this question to the Chatlist: Does anyone have experience, good or bad, with Dish internet and TV? We received an offer in the mail for satellite internet, $39.99 per month,Continue Reading

Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 14:09:23 -0400From: “N.A. Booko”Subject: Something to write about . . . Sometime I have an idea that I want to write about. Like right now, I am writing about ideas I have to write about. But sometimes I have an idea, jot it down justContinue Reading

Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 13:44:06 +0000From: Michael Barnes Subject: Corona Advice from a Retired Respiratory Therapist CORONA Common Sense from a retired respiratory therapist (edited for spelling and clarity) Since they are calling on Respiratory therapist to help fight the Corona virus, and I am a retired one, tooContinue Reading