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DH is home after 10 days in the hospital waiting for a transfer that never materialized. He needs an exchange of his blocked bile duct stent. He's temporarily better with lots of fluids and antibiotics, so they decided he can wait at home for outpatient scheduling. He's on the schedule for August, but no one thinks it is safe to wait that long. Please pray for a spot on the schedule for him. That's not nailed down yet either.

I really hope something opens up for him, Diana!

DeweyRooter said: I really hope something opens up for him, Diana!

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Sorry to hear, Diana. I hope they will prioritize him and things will move more quickly than expected. What a long journey this has been for you both. Thinking of you and thanks for keeping us in the loop. 🙏🏻🍀🤞🏻💞

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏Diana. I would think they would prioritize this prayers for you too🙏

Have you ever been here, Char?
https://vermontflowerfarm.com/...

I think this is the place a friend of mine has visited a couple of times and it's one of her favorite hosta sources. I think they received quite a bit of damage from the rains last year?

O'Brien's in CT was nice (I visited a couple of times 😎) and I also loved my visit to Cochato in Holbrook, MA. New Hampshire Hostas was another one but I don't recall the display garden being as nice. I may not have walked around enough to see if they had much of one, to be honest. I get a lot of hostas from BB stores and also just random nurseries. Never know what you'll find. ✨🌱😍

Diana. My prayers continue for Don, always, and you as well. 🙏🙏

Oh, Diana! What a long road this has been. I hope they find a space in the schedule soon, prayers for you both.🙏🙏🙏

The beach gets what it gets and shouldn't be upset. 😎🏖️☀️🌊🐚🪣



Happy Summer to ALL! 🌅💓
My new "Entwined in the Vine" FFE today.

Daylily scapes all over the garden and some already blooming!!
Also I have small green tomatoes set on many of my tomato plants.

Diana, I too hope they can schedule him sooner, rather than making him wait such a long time! to you both.

Summertime and the living is easy!

Charley

Joke of the day!


I OMGeed out loud and .

Well I've never seen that before Summerbee. The "extremely poisonous" part makes it sound like it's dangerous to have in the garden.

Diana, hopefully they will find an opening in the schedule for your DH before August. You've both been through so much.

SummerBee said: Have you ever been here, Char?
https://vermontflowerfarm.com/...

I think this is the place a friend of mine has visited a couple of times and it's one of her favorite hosta sources. I think they received quite a bit of damage from the rains last year?

O'Brien's in CT was nice (I visited a couple of times 😎) and I also loved my visit to Cochato in Holbrook, MA. New Hampshire Hostas was another one but I don't recall the display garden being as nice. I may not have walked around enough to see if they had much of one, to be honest. I get a lot of hostas from BB stores and also just random nurseries. Never know what you'll find. ✨🌱😍

I did go to the Vermont Flower Farm a long time ago before they moved to the new location. Seems like I also remember the closed Seawright's in MA known for daylilies also selling hosta with a nice shaded display area. That was long before I decided hosta's were ok. I was on the NH Hosta and Uniquely Hostas websites today, not much else to do with it so hot out. Now you have me making a list and eyeballing where I might be able to tuck a few more in. Such enablers in our forum

There's some nice nurseries down in the Yankee Candle area, too, Char! If you ever head down that way again (on your way to CT etc.), check them out.

I hope to visit Vermont Flower Farm sometime but who knows when.

More for us, K! Maybe they will go on clearance. 😎🤑 I have never seen a warning like that. It was only on certain pots, too.

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A former student visited me today and toured the garden. She is such an earth goddess— she brought cookies that she made that contained some sort of seeds that she collected herself on the campus grounds. Don't ask me what I ate but it was good and full of symbolism.

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Sounds like a wonderful visit, Jill!