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grunt
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This makes four times Nov 18, 2010 22:00:24 GMT -5

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Post by grunt on Nov 18, 2010 22:00:24 GMT -5

This is something Grungy and I had talked over long before she got sick. The survivor does not stay alone. Neither one of us was built for single harness.

Well folks, I've done it again, for the fourth time. Gotten married that is. This time I gave myself a bit more of a challenge in doing so. I am going to have to do battle with immigration as well as learn a new language and teach someone English. Both should keep my mind in trim.
She is not as young as the photos would make you think, so I'm not an old fart making a fool of myself over a younger gal = she turned 61 yesterday. We got married on November 5 in a local church.
Big learning/teaching curve for both of us = she can't cook western, speaks no English, and has never gardened. I can't cook Chinese, or speak Chinese. We are having a heck of a good time figuring out how each other sees the world.

Always pay it forward.
grungysgarden.blogspot.com/
I am located about 10 miles. north of the Idaho panhandle and just below Kootenay Lake.
The property lies in a small microclimate that gives me a zone 5/6 Canadian version or 6/7 US version. One acre of land at an elevation of 1770', just off the edge of a flood plain. Sandy loam soil, hot days and cool nights (55F).

plantsnobin Guest	This makes four times Nov 18, 2010 22:42:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by plantsnobin on Nov 18, 2010 22:42:21 GMT -5 That is fantastic, congratulations!!! Looks like she is taking to the garden just fine. I'm glad to know that you aren't alone.

garnetmoth Homegrown Seed Development and Project Coordinator Posts: 349	This makes four times Nov 18, 2010 22:56:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by garnetmoth on Nov 18, 2010 22:56:07 GMT -5 You look very happy! nothing like learning to keep you young!
	garden, rabbits, chickens, quail, mushrooms. Need more land!

sandbar master gardener Posts: 737	This makes four times Nov 18, 2010 22:58:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandbar on Nov 18, 2010 22:58:27 GMT -5 Sincere congratulations to you both, Dan!! Hope and pray you two have a blessed and long life together. Have a few questions ... - What's her name? - How'd you meet her?
	1/2 acre market garden, nice loam with a little too much clay. Farm has gently rolling hills at 1250' elevation, with commercial crops (rented acerage), pasture, and wood lot.

wildseed57
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This makes four times Nov 18, 2010 23:07:27 GMT -5

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Post by wildseed57 on Nov 18, 2010 23:07:27 GMT -5

Well the best to you both, I think she will catch on just live and I know that the heart can break down any barriers. No one deserves to grow old alone and lonely and I sure that the two of you will work things out just fine.
George W.

johno Homegrown Seed Development and Project Coordinator Hip-Gnosis Seed Development Staff Posts: 1,963	This makes four times Nov 18, 2010 23:19:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by johno on Nov 18, 2010 23:19:07 GMT -5 You sly dog! I thought you had been conspicuously preoccupied lately. Good for you, Dan. She's beautiful. What does she speak?
	johnosbloggo.blogspot.com/ Look deep into nature and then you'll understand everything better. Albert Einstein Garden Stats: 750' elevation, 36* lattitude, rocky gravelly clay soil, cultivated space 1800 square feet, first frost date Oct 20, last frost date April 13, rural setting

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This makes four times Nov 19, 2010 0:19:19 GMT -5

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Post by grunt on Nov 19, 2010 0:19:19 GMT -5

Her name is Shaoling, and she speaks Chinese. We met through an online dating/penpal club, Senior FriendFinders. Coincidentally, Val and I met through FriendFinders in 1998. She was in Canada visiting her son. Now we start the paperchase to get her permanent residency.
We are having an amazingly long open fall here, as you can see from the photos (taken today). I will eventually get more photos of the greenhouse up, and get my seed list pulled together. Right now, I'm off to bed.
Cheers
Dan

Always pay it forward.
grungysgarden.blogspot.com/
I am located about 10 miles. north of the Idaho panhandle and just below Kootenay Lake.
The property lies in a small microclimate that gives me a zone 5/6 Canadian version or 6/7 US version. One acre of land at an elevation of 1770', just off the edge of a flood plain. Sandy loam soil, hot days and cool nights (55F).

flowerpower Homegrown Seed Development and Project Coordinator Hip-Gnosis Seed Development staff Posts: 2,400	This makes four times Nov 19, 2010 4:56:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by flowerpower on Nov 19, 2010 4:56:35 GMT -5 Congratulations, Dan.
	The more I get to know people, the better I like my pig!

Penny master gardener Posts: 1,037	This makes four times Nov 19, 2010 6:12:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Penny on Nov 19, 2010 6:12:53 GMT -5 Awsome news, congratulations to you both!!
	Gardening is Great Therapy~!

bluelacedredhead gardener Posts: 141	This makes four times Nov 19, 2010 7:26:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bluelacedredhead on Nov 19, 2010 7:26:31 GMT -5 All the Best Dan and Shaoling
	FormerHomesteaderComeHometotheCity

mnjrutherford master gardener My goal is to honor God through my labors with land and family. Posts: 4,253	This makes four times Nov 19, 2010 9:27:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mnjrutherford on Nov 19, 2010 9:27:47 GMT -5 You have the language of food between you! May you both reap a rich harvest of blessings.
	Jo - A developing farmer based on Bible teachings. Diversity, research, and chemical independence are key. Our top soil is about 12 to 18 inches of depleted sandy loam. Under that is a layer of light colored clay. Our sons will soon have more information as they learn to dig deeper and deeper holes.

johno Homegrown Seed Development and Project Coordinator Hip-Gnosis Seed Development Staff Posts: 1,963	This makes four times Nov 19, 2010 10:17:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by johno on Nov 19, 2010 10:17:05 GMT -5 Congratulations to both of you. Tell Shaoling I said 'Ni hao' from Arkansas. (Dad was a Mandarin translator. That's about all I remember lol.)
	johnosbloggo.blogspot.com/ Look deep into nature and then you'll understand everything better. Albert Einstein Garden Stats: 750' elevation, 36* lattitude, rocky gravelly clay soil, cultivated space 1800 square feet, first frost date Oct 20, last frost date April 13, rural setting

peppereater grub Posts: 92	This makes four times Nov 19, 2010 10:56:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peppereater on Nov 19, 2010 10:56:13 GMT -5 That's great news, Dan, I'm very happy for you. (But how dare you reveal her age, lol!)
	dave

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This makes four times Nov 19, 2010 12:43:46 GMT -5

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Post by ozarklady on Nov 19, 2010 12:43:46 GMT -5

And here, I told everyone, oh Dan is very busy in the garden, no time to answer us!
Well, my word, you sneaked out of the garden for a moment or two, huh?

If you speak no Chinese, and she speaks no English, is there a language that you both speak? French?
Surely, you didn't figure out how to say, I love you, let's get married by pointing? At the wedding surely you didn't just point and nod?

What a surprise! Congratulations!

I hope immigration goes well for you. My son married a German lady, and it was sometimes a very stressful situation to get her here permanently. I know different countries involved, but it was very much, an unknown area to figure out how to get through it.

I wish the best for you both!

Talk to your plants. If they talk to you... run!

Lat. 36 degrees, elevation 1496, heavy red clay, rolling land, even the flat isn't really! Heavy hardwood cover, within sight of a huge lake that will affect temps.

steev master gardener Posts: 8,803	This makes four times Nov 19, 2010 15:27:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steev on Nov 19, 2010 15:27:42 GMT -5 Congratulations! Gardeners are such optimists. Shaoling speaks Chinese, but which? Mandarin, the "easy" one I studied, or one of the others? Always an adventure.
	"Yesterday is history; tomorrow is mystery; today is a gift, that's why it's called the present." E. Roosevelt "If the world is to end tomorrow, I would plant an apple tree today" Martin Luther