Bargain. Sounds like a dutch hoe which are great for weeding. On heavy soil, draw hoes are useful too. We had neighbours from Sri Lanka who used a short handled grub hoe for digging & planting vegetables. Only garden tool I ever saw then use!

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@wtg Thanks. Yes! I made it a point to save all plant tags in a notebook (although I admit, some have been lost). It's called Charmaine(TM) and I see it wasn't cheap, $36.88 as a small plant and that was 4 or 5 years ago. The tag says, "A strong growing brightly colored plant that produces single, semi double and double flowers on the same plant at the same time, as long as some stems from the previous season remain after winter. Excellent for growing through other wall trained shrubs and climbers, good strong healthy foliage."

@AdagioM said: We’ve been asked to haze it (loud noise). Oh, I thought you got to make it carry a brick around campus and call you sir.

Inside the Ludicrous, Deadly Serious Plan to Take Over Greenland “We want Greenland,” Trump said. Four men sprang into action to make fantasy a reality. From Atlantic: https://archive.is/1oRqb

I recall simpler versions from long ago. Doubt they did as well as the new version.

The Supreme Court on Monday announced that it will not hear an appeal by President Donald Trump seeking review of the $5 million jury verdict entered against him in the sexual abuse and defamation case filed by journalist E. Jean Carroll. The petition for review was conferenced by the justices for the first time on June 25 after being first scheduled for a conference in February and then rescheduled more than a dozen times. https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-will-not-consider-5-million-verdict-against-trump/

Another house, photographed by the same company as the Windsor House. I love this: [image: photos-of-chicagos-priciest-homes-mansions-chicago.jpg] It's in the city, no lakefront view. Listing with 50 photos here: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1932-N-Burling-St_Chicago_IL_60614_M70589-93213

Bon Voyage but be good.

@RealPlayer said: hard as heck hammers, harsh tone Yeah, that’s not good. Do you have a timeline for this purchase? @Bernard said: @RealPlayer That's fine... as long as 6 feet ... isn't followed by ... under! P.S. piano drift is the best kind of thread drift.

Since I started making my own, I'm just not interested in store bought. Very difficult to find good store-bought that doesn't break the bank and isn't full of fillers, or air, or excess sweetness. On the other hand I still have a soft spot for soft-serve, a real summer treat. Vanilla. That's what I think ice cream should be. If I want to add the flavor of chocolate: chocolate sauce. Butterscotch? Butterscotch sauce. Strawberry? Strawberries. I don't like cookie pieces or dough in my ice cream and if I did I'd sprinkle cookie chips. I guess when it comes to certain foods, I like mine basic. It's easy enough to jeuje it up at serving time. Not that I'd ever pass up ice cream, no matter what!

Antiquities FTW.

It's times like this that I fantasize about being a Catholic.

They see it (randomly we're told), it's not their land, and it's a nature reserve, so they decide to claim it like Old World conquerers, and do God knows what with it.

@AndyD Well done. Thank you

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