C'mon, Jayme! We believe that "...the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal! A toque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch, and it is pronounced "zed" ...not "zee" ..."zed"! My name is Kimdee, and I AM Canadian!

Rocky having his Sunday night shower, poor baby!

Awww, Rocky...he looks so gleepy about his shower. Like... "Why? Why are we doing this? Why?" He's a cutie!

Thank you kimdee! He's on a perpetual pitty party!

bobbi -- They all are, it seems. You should see Mocha gleep out when I try and cut her nails. Good lord, you'd think I was cutting off her leg or something. What kind of dog is Rocky?

Poor Mocha! But if you don't keep them trimmed they can scratch the heck out of you, can't they?

Rocky is a Jack Russell and Rat Terrier mix. We got him from a friend who found him wandering. He used to love to run away! One day this dude on a skateboard brought him home, poor kid was ttotally out of breath. We gave him $20 but he really didn't want to take it, he was so cute. His original owner over-trained him, he's afraid of his own shadow.

I thought he looked a little Jack Russell-ish. Does he stick around home now?

Yes! He does! He's R's dog, for sure, he'll follow R anywhere!

Good boy! He knows he has a forever home.

Well, I wanted something sweet for dessert tonight. Rice krispie squares should never be made with Honey Nut Cheerios. Just saying.

Doesn't quite sound right.

Super sweet. Going in the garbage immediately.

olldbobbi, love the birdhouses. A happy fence, lovely idea.
It's so nice to read that you're all animal lovers.

Thank you Carolins!

@kimdee..maybe with plain cheerios?

@jayme - Yes, I think plain would be much better. And obviously I hadn't done this in a while because I made a huge mess. Lol

Maybe Rice Krispies??? I have a recipe for caramel Rice Krispie treats !

I didn't have any!! I'm surprised I even had marshmallows, I guess they were left over from Christmas.

Some people have dust bunnies under their furniture, I have mini-marshmallows. Well, not any more but I did from the mini-marshmallow gun I bought R and GD for Christmas!

are they petrified? :)

Yes! Pretty much! hehehe

it's good to find someone with a sense of humor on here. once in a while I have run in to people who don't :)

Ain't that the truth? Some people just don't get it!

No dead beats on OLLD…that's for sure.


A little boy got on the bus, sat next to a man reading a book, and noticed he had his collar on backwards. The little boy asked why he wore his collar backwards.
The man, who was a priest, said, 'I am a Father..'
The little boy replied, 'My Daddy doesn't wear his collar like that.'
The priest looked up from his book and answered, ''I am the Father of many.'
The boy said, ''My Dad has 4 boys, 4 girls and two grandchildren and he doesn't wear his collar that way!'
The priest, getting impatient, said. 'I am the Father of hundreds', and went back to reading his book.
The little boy sat quietly thinking for a while, then leaned over and said,
"Maybe you should wear a condom, and put your pants on backwards instead of your collar.."

ROFL

OMG, kids these days!

but why couldn't the priest explain himself better?

several times I have posted and found out that I was totally disagreed with, which is okay but it's the way the person says it that I find obnoxious. if I disagree at least I am tactful.

mousemaker, I agree! :-D

Yeah, that's happened to me before. Actually one time I posted the perfect navy blue area rug, which was NAVY BLUE ON MY MONITOR, only to be told by several OLLD's it was black. hehehe You know who you are.

One time I made a snarky comment, which ok fine I shouldn't have, but it was about LOL (if you remember that person) and someone threatened to complain to Houzz about me. Whatever! It was worth it, let me tell ya.

Yeah, not everyone is going to agree, but I always wonder why the need to be snippy about it. Not necessary. Everyone is just trying to help somehow. And, what's with dragging up unanswered questions from months ago, especially when the OP hasn't even been back at all since they asked the question? Seems kind of pointless to me.

You know, that's a really good point kimdee. What is with these people who post and run?

I wish we had different fonts on here, like italics, you know? I would use them all the time! I always have things to say in the "aside" if you know what I mean? :)
so does anyone know if you can make your chain link fence higher and hide the neighbors that way? I don't want to look at them anymore. finally the trash was cleaned up but now I have to look at their trash containers at the back of the house (where they belong) and they are always overfilled. so my thought is that if imake my fence reallyl high and my rose grows all over the fence maybe I won't have to see it? no. I think trees are the answer.

whoever that is I have seen all over HOuzz starting discussions :)

mousemaker -- trees would probably be a better and cheaper solution. I wish people would care for their yards.

in this case it's renters, so I complained to the city and they can levy fines :) in fact, I complained so many times about so many violations that I think finally the landlord got the hint! I am relentless!! :) that's where the Gladys Kravitz thing came in :)

kindee - keerthi works for Houzz and is just doing his/her job! Same as Emily does.

You can add some razor wire! Just intertwine it with some pretty ribbons, all will be ok. My neighbors keep their trash cans right outside my only kitchen window, I put a pretty magnolia film there and now I don't have to see them.

Ohhh! Okay. I didn't know that.

Being relentless is the key for better results. And letter writing gets more attention than a phone call, IMO.

it's nice that someone goes through the posts and checks up on unanswered questions. I didnt' know someone did that. good for her.
as for being relentless :) our city has an online complaint form and they are really good at keeping things up to date. so whenever I send in a complaint I get results.
I agree about window film. I have the magnolia in my bathroom and I love it!!!
I just want to enjoy my backyard without gritting my teeth every time I look at my neighbors :)

Bamboo? Fargesia doesn't go walkabout through your entire garden (apart from one type that I can't remember the name of). Not sure what plants grow well in your area. There are evergreen laurels that grow fast.

mousemaker, you SHOULD be able to enjoy your backyard without gritting your teeth! Good heavens. I feel the same way. I've noticed lately that people in my neighborhood have really started to clean up their front yards. Yay!!! I think it affects everyones property values when they don't. I have two stubborn old men neighbors that refuse to do a thing, what can you do?

That's what's frustrating -- there's nothing you can do except try and overlook it. Hard sometimes, especially when you put in so much effort on your own yard.

last summer I redid most of my garden beds including the area in question :) We took out an old lilac (old old old) and I planted my rose vine on the fence and some other new things--a hibiscus and an oak leaf hydrangea and some perennials...so if I were to plant a tree..hmmmm find a place find a place find a place I do have two cedars on the other end..i guess some kind of pine would be nice...

olldbobbi can you complain to the city? they should have ordinances about that.

mousemaker, I can, and there's a $1,000 fine if they're found at fault. But the one neighbor's wife is dieing in a hospice and he's in his 80's so I don't have the heart. The other neighbor's neighbor is a landscaper so he works on that yard twice a year, which isn't enough but at least it's something :))

oh, I see. that's so sad.

I wish I could grow cedars here. They just don't survive. They have to be wrapped up for the winter, or the wind kills them and it's just so dry here. Darned Zone 3 makes us so limited in what we can plant.

Mousemaker – building codes also control the height & type of fences. Often you can’t have a fence as high in front of the house, as on the sides & back, or you can’t use chain link.

kimdee24, we have lost several cedars from storm damage, and some birches from fire ants :) so I feel your pain.
Darned Zones!!!!
Astraea, yup...darned Building codes!!!! unfortunately, chain link was put up before we bought the house and it's kind of stuck around. if I had the money I would have replaced it with nice fencing, but alas :) one side is covered with grape vines (not the usable kind but the birds love it) and the other is my problem side. It's the back though, and we did have several trees there that didn't make it. I am willing to try again but it will involve moving some plants I just put in. oh well :)