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Hooray for the Spring Equinox! Here's to lighter and longer days!

@bloominholes2fill, Dana, great to have you back! Sorry you had to take a tumble to slow you down long enough to get back online with us.
If that toe/foot isn't 90% better by 2 weeks after your accident, get a podiatry referral. X-rays don't pick up torn ligaments or tendons. Fractures can hide also. I had six bones in my foot fractured at once. I read my own X-ray and spotted one of them (I taught the NP something). The podiatrist could see 2 fractures, but ordered a CT, because he suspected there could be more. The RADIOLOGIST read the X-rays as NORMAL. Trust no one. If you're not healing fast and well, have a specialist take another look.

@Daylilydreams1
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Betty,
If you can't work out getting back your old account any other way, try contacting @dave, our site's fearless leader.
He may not respond immediately. Besides managing this site, he's raising a large family and running his recently acquired business, Victory Seeds.
However, past experience tells me that he will be willing and able to help you, eventually.

Rita,
I hope you feel better and can get to that corned beef soon. I've got one in my fridge waiting for a rainy day.

I enjoyed the "Best of the Banter" video, Summerbee.

Orion, those communication buttons for pets were really interesting. I imagine you already know about Coco the gorilla that learned simple sign language.

Hay, Spring!! So nice to get Winter over with and see all kinds of flowers start to bloom.

DraDiana said: Rita,
I hope you feel better and can get to that corned beef soon. I've got one in my fridge waiting for a rainy day.

I feel good. I just had a mild stomach upset yesterday. Not enough to ruin the day but enough thatt I only ate a light dinner and wanted to save my corned beef for another day.

Found this baby 🐰. I don't think it is alive I'll wait a few hours to be sure.

Edit: Well, .missing😲 when I went back to check so it must have been doing the "freeze" thing rabbits do. Anyways I found it in the greenhouse, missing Mama Rabbit.

I received my order from New Garden Plants. I don't know if it went through Atlanta or not, but the plants were carefully packed and look great. I got three new hellebores, one with a bloom.

I also got a clematis and three coneflowers. I kind of wish I had ordered more.

😥 Dave.

Aw, Dave.

Char and Dr. D, thank you! If I weren't laid up, having to keep my foot elevated, I'd probably be taking jewelry photos right now, but I'd still be on the NGA!

Thanks for the tips on my toe Dr. D! TBH I just about take urgent care care with a grain of salt, but our insurance requires urgent care to be the first visit. The darn shoe does nothing because it hurts the most when I lift my toe, so the shoe does not stop one from lifting the toe. It's amazing how often we lift our big toe without thinking.

I had a hard time figuring out what movement was most painful on day 1 and day 2, at urgent care, but it's become obvious ever since. I am also using the Arnicare on it.

That's a nice haul you've got there Nan!

I'm Finally Quitting Trying to Quit My Bad Habits

Charley

Charley!

Good call with the Arnicare, Dana. I used a lot of it when I had the broken foot.

Nice plants there Nan. Now I am looking forward to my shipment from New Garden Plants in a couple of weeks! You were my enabler back in January when my willpower was weak.

Charley!

Charlemagne said: I'm Finally Quitting Trying to Quit My Bad Habits

Charley

At our age that's a good idea!

Jillz said: Nice plants there Nan. Now I am looking forward to my shipment from New Garden Plants in a couple of weeks! You were my enabler back in January when my willpower was weak.

Just doing my job!