tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post2098465852640293207..comments2024-01-21T21:41:49.449+11:00Comments on Foxs Lane: bugs on the flowersKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234467488696653117noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-87305325672261547882018-06-20T16:33:37.535+10:002018-06-20T16:33:37.535+10:00Thank for providing good information for site,Tha...Thank for providing good information for site,Thanks for your sharing.<br /><br /><a href="http://carracing89.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ดูหนัง</a>vaiyborahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095754542895387700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-87079379025722101302018-04-19T12:14:48.106+10:002018-04-19T12:14:48.106+10:00Something came through this year and ate several r...Something came through this year and ate several rounds of vegies. I got none. My partner told me to use slug pellets but then what would be the point of growing my own healthy veg if i added the same chemicles the stores do? Next year ill try a few more strategies!Jacintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17399196817665374933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-83340584160610761842018-03-18T12:19:44.328+11:002018-03-18T12:19:44.328+11:00I have sleep issues too and found taking 2 magnesi...I have sleep issues too and found taking 2 magnesium tablets before bed helped. Also, if your brain is going round and round in circles, write down what's bothering you, then with those thoughts/worries/problems safely consigned to paper your brain may calm and help you sleep. Hope you find a solution soon, cos it's horrible not sleeping. Hugs xxpandchintzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946088061632823182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-79308847869186734212018-03-16T17:56:20.474+11:002018-03-16T17:56:20.474+11:00HOW I BECAME A VICTOR AFTER SO MANY FAILED ATTEMPT...HOW I BECAME A VICTOR AFTER SO MANY FAILED ATTEMPT OF GETTING A LOAN.<br /><br />I feel so blessed and fulfilled. I've been reluctant in applying for a loan i heard about online because everything seems too good to be true, but i was convinced & shocked when my friend at my place of work got a loan from Progresive Loan INC. & we both confirmed it and i also went ahead to apply, today am a proud owner of my company and making money for my family and a happy mom. Well i'm Annie Joe by name from Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. As a single mom with three kids it was hard to get a job that could take care of me and my kids and I had so much bills to pay and to make it worst I had bad credit so i couldn't obtain a loan from any bank. 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If you are in need of any kind of loan, i advise you contact Progresive Loan INC and be financially lifted Email: progresiveloan@yahoo.com OR Call/Text +1(603) 786-7565<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-26314159369424042002018-03-10T01:31:13.247+11:002018-03-10T01:31:13.247+11:00I hand pick the bugs when the plants start showing...I hand pick the bugs when the plants start showing signs of fatigue, something I learned from my grandmother, it's not a quick fix for sure, but better for all concerned, including nature (and my honeybees). My roses had a bad infestation of Japanese beetles (invasive here)last year, I kept a small bucket of soapy water nearby and went out early each morning and picked them off and dropped them into that, not an easy or fun fix but I know the honeybees are safer for it. I hope you find a safe fix for your sleep issue.xAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069413208192422413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-23000787102538731942018-03-04T01:25:59.874+11:002018-03-04T01:25:59.874+11:00ohhhhhh....i absolutely love your blog. LOVE. A...ohhhhhh....i absolutely love your blog. LOVE. And thank you for sharing that about the "better things"...I had never heard of it but totally going to check it out. :)gkgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403357033466233622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-8640770806797930122018-02-27T19:23:19.574+11:002018-02-27T19:23:19.574+11:00I just loved this. Thank you for sharing. And shee...I just loved this. Thank you for sharing. And sheesh, I hear you on the not-sleeping thing. At the moment son takes hours to get to sleep and then I do the same only to wake in the middle of the night and then super early. Exhausting. And trying to be patient with it all. You know!growMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060082026199258862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-41186560396588399092018-02-27T06:51:11.284+11:002018-02-27T06:51:11.284+11:00After a prolonged bout of insomnia, I've just ...After a prolonged bout of insomnia, I've just started taking Remifemin, a herbal menopause remedy that I got at the chemist. It says to take it morning and night but I'm only taking one before bed. The first night I was aware that I wasn't quite asleep all night but I was much more rested than usual. Last night I slept all the way through the night and feel so much better!<br />Another thing might be to get your vitamin D levels checked, as low D can affect sleep too. Good luck. I hope you get some good sleep soon.smallquietpretty.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167900482126813343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-13979672071542812172018-02-25T18:26:34.313+11:002018-02-25T18:26:34.313+11:00Hi Kate, Early Sunday morning, my time! Catching u...Hi Kate, Early Sunday morning, my time! Catching up on blogs, a couple of people have suggested taking magnesium to help with your sleep (my husband does this, that's why I read through the comments). Long story short...after reading yours I then read this one http://www.readingmytealeaves.com/2018/02/make-your-own-epsom-salt-soak.html<br />Why not soak it in? with some of those gorgeous flowers you are growing xx Sleep tight xx<br />Lost My Threadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686565546003362285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-69443351457400338102018-02-25T08:06:43.622+11:002018-02-25T08:06:43.622+11:00Hi Kate, So many lovely replies to you about your ...Hi Kate, So many lovely replies to you about your sleep problems...you may not need any more, but for what it is worth I would like to add a suggestion because this is not the first post of yours that I have wondered about Vitamin B. The way you describe your weepiness always makes me wonder, as I too have suffered from this especially since having children. After a lot of searching, my naturopath suggested some blood tests which revealed that I do not absorb Vitamin B efficiently. This is due to a genetic mutation or some such thing. Since taking a methylated Vitamin B I have felt a lot better. Blessings with the flowers...your stories and pictures over the last months have made my heart sing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234400642029151826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-19305092502101413542018-02-25T06:17:43.220+11:002018-02-25T06:17:43.220+11:00I've heard that Valerian tablets can not be us...I've heard that Valerian tablets can not be used for too long or it will create in you the opposit effect... I hope it all comes well!<br />Virgínia Ottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460338319458778476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-59121775777374942202018-02-25T02:26:38.496+11:002018-02-25T02:26:38.496+11:00Hi Kate. All your symptoms sounds like the early s...Hi Kate. All your symptoms sounds like the early signs of menopause. X jJulie122324https://www.blogger.com/profile/14677006913376628225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-22110383008395671512018-02-24T15:41:32.778+11:002018-02-24T15:41:32.778+11:00Thank you for sharing this very real story of grow...Thank you for sharing this very real story of growing organically, both in the garden and in yourself.<br />I wish my husband wasn't so quick to take the easiest path and had more passion for the wholistic/organic path.<br />I sure hope you can find a way to get the quality sleep you need. Everything seems so much easier when you are well rested. <br />Cheers Kate. simplelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397507005757292686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-46430149886686664502018-02-24T15:38:18.677+11:002018-02-24T15:38:18.677+11:00The Language of Flowers is one of my favourite nov...The Language of Flowers is one of my favourite novels, there is also a companion non fiction guide actually explaining all the meanings. I've had aphid type things all over my tamarillo tree, I don't spray my plants, so was delighted to see the ants have just about cleaned everyone up, eggs, bugs and all. Hope you sleep well, have you tried magnesium sleep cream?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07999097330359965266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-32339756559487126862018-02-24T12:08:45.131+11:002018-02-24T12:08:45.131+11:00A gorgeous post as usual Kate-thanks for sharing. ...A gorgeous post as usual Kate-thanks for sharing. I can't recommend Headspace meditation with Andy Puddicombe highly enough. I have been using his guided meditations for almost 4 years(over 270 hours worth) and one of the unexpected consequences has been sleeping through the night! After 15 years of insomnia, this is a revelation to me. There are a number of themes you can choose from and work you way through-including one for sleep. I have learnt so much-I used to do TM on an off, but never really took to a mantra. This is so much more, I have learned there is no wrong way to meditate. I recommend not doing it at night tho, as you do get more energy after it-I do it around 4pm lying down (yes you are allowed to). I love this for its body, mind, emotion awareness techniques. Good luck-I hope you try it xx<br />Julia<br />ps I do note that if I stop meditating for a few days I stop sleeping through the night-so its very much a doing thing...you have to keep practising to get the benefit.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670652186956190728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-60503430341424197832018-02-24T04:10:20.031+11:002018-02-24T04:10:20.031+11:00This was a beautiful post! Thank you for sharing &...This was a beautiful post! Thank you for sharing <3 I don't know what your problem is precisely with sleep but i'm a naturopathic doctor in Canada and I often find that when stress is contributing and making it hard to fall asleep or achieve deep sleep, sometimes because we can't let go of thoughts about the day or tomorrow or next week/month/year/etc., it's a case of cortisol not following it's diurnal rhythm. When we go to bed at night, it should be at the lowest point of the day but if we've been dealing with a lot of stress or have things on our mind through the day, our bodies maybe get the message that we need more cortisol than normal to cope - and this unfortunately disrupts sleep. It's one of the reasons that over time, meditation and mindfulness tends to be helpful for sleep as it gives us the tools to better be able to turn off our thoughts when we need to (e.g. before bed!), and in turn lower cortisol. I think of herbs and natural remedies as sort of step-stools to getting ourselves to the place where the lifestyle interventions we've made, like meditation, can start to take effect. The herbs I love most for sleep associated with stress are ashwagandha and magnoila, alongside some l-theanine. These aren't sedatives, they won't put you to sleep, and they don't start to have their full effect until upwards of 6 weeks of taking them before bed, but in a couple of days people start noticing the difference and sleep becomes easier and more restful - without needing to take something that literally puts you to sleep. Here we have a product called Cortisol Manager or Sleep Tonight that puts them all together in one tablet, I'm sure you can find something similar, it might be what you need! xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10133372324201214152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-44643504302973451942018-02-24T00:17:58.060+11:002018-02-24T00:17:58.060+11:00Our flower gardens are perennial and periodically ...Our flower gardens are perennial and periodically we do get bug infestations and the plants generally survive them. Our choice not to spray isn't as much a philosophical commitment to organic farming, although I can admire that as it is having dogs that spend more time closely connected to the plants then we humans do, thus taking a bigger risk with chemical interactions. I've had several landscaping companies shake their heads when we won't use chemicals to protect the dogs, but they are family. Sheltie Timeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767754895398722143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-50252637026805544352018-02-23T22:05:36.834+11:002018-02-23T22:05:36.834+11:00Aw Kate, you're talking all permaculture-y now...Aw Kate, you're talking all permaculture-y now, and I love it. Hope the bugs go and you find sleep. Have you tried magnesium before bed? It's usually a fab helper. I'm off to take some now. xxLauren Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972894739541459220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-42356849133659525132018-02-23T20:59:09.185+11:002018-02-23T20:59:09.185+11:00It's -14C in Helsinki, Finland, and feels good...It's -14C in Helsinki, Finland, and feels good to read about your warmer weather. I'm hoping to ski and skate in the weekend, if it's not too cold. I'm knitting a sweater for myself and next I'm going to read Robert Galbraith's Career of evil, after my husband has finished it first. I hope your beautiful flowers will survive! Have a good weekend! Sleep well - or at least rest well!Tiituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391524713969394383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-13136173710616328382018-02-23T20:53:38.114+11:002018-02-23T20:53:38.114+11:00You know, I struggle with sleep too. I sometimes w...You know, I struggle with sleep too. I sometimes wonder if it isn't all part of being 46. Recently I have found that a really good Magnesium powder has helped a lot. It relaxes me and more often than not I sleep through after taking it. I think it might also help with the neck related headaches I seem to be prone to of late. I so love all the pretty pictures on your blog, they encourage me and remind me to see the beauty in my own life. Stephanie xxStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091075897803105879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-22750992692224258012018-02-23T20:53:03.751+11:002018-02-23T20:53:03.751+11:00Loved hearing about your flower story and how it a...Loved hearing about your flower story and how it all started...I think they look so pretty in your garden. As with all the sleep issues (without being rude)....let me just say one word menopause....all those things you mentioned Dr Libby (look her up) described this exact thing this week. Even if you still have your monthly friend your body can be changing. Some experience this early 40's some in early 50's everyone is different. Look up her book "Women's Wellness Wisdom". Also in the last 1-2 (can't remember when) she created "Bio Blends" by Dr Libby all natural remedies to support women's health. She has heaps of degrees and is a Nutritionist and Bio-Chemist. Check out her FB post dated the 20th Feb. I was waking at 2am every morning and couldn't go back to sleep...hormones....the Library should have all of her books. I've heard her speak on 4 different occasions. You might be interested in the Sleep Restore...she lists all the ingredients in full details and all the symptoms you may have that it will assist. Not being able to sleep is torture. Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278810299840471966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-24443585364872705042018-02-23T20:28:43.867+11:002018-02-23T20:28:43.867+11:00Hi gorgeous! I've been loving the flower pics ...Hi gorgeous! I've been loving the flower pics and have just actually started a cert 3 in floristry! questions were raised in my first class by students asking about the availabiliry of 'non sprayed' flowers and the teacher was dismissive. It got me thinking about organic growing and you ... and your flowers. I havent stopped by your blog for an age, the convenience of instagram woos me. So heres a little serendipity at play that I pop by here and you have written so much in line with my wonderings. I'm hearing you on the dleep issues too but mine are absolutely related to hormonal issues. xx Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881965816018645999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-54027530929781414322018-02-23T20:17:54.164+11:002018-02-23T20:17:54.164+11:00I went through a really bad time with sleep issues...I went through a really bad time with sleep issues a few years ago, to the point where I would not drive my car at all, I was too scared I would microsleep and have an accident. I also began to see things that were not actually there. <br /><br />I too was worried about unnatural solutions but there came a time when I realised I had to seek medical advice. <br /><br />I found out that there are other options than just prescription sleeping tablets. My doctor suggested an over the counter solution named Restavit which is an anti-histamine that makes me drowsy. But my doctor also said that sometimes all we need is one good night of sleep to kinda reset the circuits - and he was right. <br /><br />I took two of those Restavit things, slept incredibly well, and I have rarely needed them again. That same anti-histamine appears in cold and flu medication as well in the night tablets.<br /><br />I still have them in the house and very occasionally I will take one if I need to. There was 20 in the pack and I have used 11. They are excellent as an anti-histamine if one does not have to go anywhere, 3 of the tablets were taken for that purpose when my regular anti-histamines just would not sort out my allergies. I probably should check the use-by date!<br /><br />I struggle most to sleep when I have somewhere I need to be at a very early time the next day. That is where most of the remaining tablets have been used. I'll let myself toss and turn for an hour and then I decide it is time to bring in the big guns and take one tablet.Snoskredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704268827537727281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-23412585134823532602018-02-23T19:54:33.919+11:002018-02-23T19:54:33.919+11:00'I don't believe in weeds' might just ...'I don't believe in weeds' might just be the most beautiful sentiment anyone has shared with me. Thank you :) Small Cataloguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967883601419963708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-46409887949436147162018-02-23T19:18:13.672+11:002018-02-23T19:18:13.672+11:00Why do we need perfect, symmetrical flowers? Is it...Why do we need perfect, symmetrical flowers? Is it for the same reason we need straight lady finger bananas? Maybe I'm just a bit naive, but why can't we appreciate the imperfection the natural world brings? Thank you for sharing your thinking xx JJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00864589394671081963noreply@blogger.com