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Nov 30, 2010 17:53:36 GMT -5
Post by maeve on Nov 30, 2010 17:53:36 GMT -5
Maeve here. Some of you know me. I'll have to get used to these boards, not used to the format--so bear with me!  Anyway, I'm a mom of two boys and wife to one husband I'm a homemaker, so I don't work outside the home. We live in West Virginia. My boys are 7 and 3. The oldest is ADHD and the youngest has some special needs, he's been diagnosed with Apraxia. He only has issues with the communication aspect of the diagnosis, otherwise he's sharp as a tack . He's made incredible progress in the last 6 months and we're super proud of him. I'm a devoted Christian, and love my church. I spend a lot of time there and help with the Children's Ministries--especially the Music (as that is where my feild of study was). But I'm the go to Mom for 'behind the scenes' work--as we live in an 'urban' area for West Virginia and most of the moms are re-located here from other areas and don't know too much about rural lifestyle and living. In otherwards--they don't sew and they don't garden! lol So I'm the one they come to for the more involved crafts and costumes! I have a 850 sq. ft. garden that I've maintained for about 4 years now. I really enjoy it, but I'm kinda self-taught and listen to my dad a lot when it comes to growing things--he was self-taught too and had his grandparents as examples. I did have a bad season this year, my garden is on hillside. While it is contained inside retaining walls, I had a lot of water loss this year because it was so dry here. I also had a bad case of blight. I'm probably going to scale back this year, as most years I gather everything and can it--we do eat some fresh produce, but the bulk goes toward winter storage. Anyway, guess that's me in a nutshell! |
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Nov 30, 2010 18:35:08 GMT -5
Post by lavandulagirl on Nov 30, 2010 18:35:08 GMT -5
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Nov 30, 2010 19:35:06 GMT -5
Post by atash on Nov 30, 2010 19:35:06 GMT -5
Maeve...distinctive name...trying to remember the context in which I've heard it before...sounds Keltic...Aurthurian even...sounds like the name of a legendary character... Pleased to virtually "meet" you. I had to look up verbal Apraxia (Apraxia of Speech) because I'm not familiar with it. I do know something about ADHD though. I'd like to share some information with you that might be useful to you: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=76838288NPR is not on my short list of favored news sources, but the authors have been trying to make it in the public school system which means that a government-owned radio network was their choice of media to get the word out. But the program is on the up-and-up. I knew that something was going wrong with the way modern kids' executive functioning was developing on a large scale for many years and when I read the neoVygotskyan theory of what causes ADHD I knew they nailed it. Have fun gardening. Canning is a lot of work so if it's keeping you too busy especially compared to the rest of your activities, as you plan for next year consider the benefits of growing some fruits and vegetables that are relatively self-storing, such as squashes. You just cure them in the sun for a week and then depending on variety they self-store for months or even years just sitting on a shelf. Potatoes need to be kept cool and humid but aside from that they sort of self-store too in a root cellar, and they are extremely productive--to make up for the fact that the squashes aren't so much. You can also squeeze in a few fruits and veggies into odd spots. Tomatoes for example don't mind pots (but they better be the self-watering kind because tomatoes need a lot of water). Strawberries are even more tolerant of being cramped. They do well in hanging baskets. |
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Nov 30, 2010 19:36:55 GMT -5
Post by atash on Nov 30, 2010 19:36:55 GMT -5
Oh, forgot to mention about blight...do you mean tomato and potato blight? Some tomatoes and some potatoes are resistant. A few downright immune. I'd suggest rotating crops anyway though to discourage disease buildup.
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Dec 1, 2010 12:19:41 GMT -5
Post by Penny on Dec 1, 2010 12:19:41 GMT -5
Hey there and Welcome.
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Dec 1, 2010 15:14:37 GMT -5
Post by maeve on Dec 1, 2010 15:14:37 GMT -5
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Dec 1, 2010 15:26:57 GMT -5
Post by maeve on Dec 1, 2010 15:26:57 GMT -5
Maeve...distinctive name...trying to remember the context in which I've heard it before...sounds Keltic...Aurthurian even...sounds like the name of a legendary character... Pleased to virtually "meet" you. I had to look up verbal Apraxia (Apraxia of Speech) because I'm not familiar with it. I do know something about ADHD though. I'd like to share some information with you that might be useful to you: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=76838288NPR is not on my short list of favored news sources, but the authors have been trying to make it in the public school system which means that a government-owned radio network was their choice of media to get the word out. But the program is on the up-and-up. I knew that something was going wrong with the way modern kids' executive functioning was developing on a large scale for many years and when I read the neoVygotskyan theory of what causes ADHD I knew they nailed it. Have fun gardening. Canning is a lot of work so if it's keeping you too busy especially compared to the rest of your activities, as you plan for next year consider the benefits of growing some fruits and vegetables that are relatively self-storing, such as squashes. You just cure them in the sun for a week and then depending on variety they self-store for months or even years just sitting on a shelf. Potatoes need to be kept cool and humid but aside from that they sort of self-store too in a root cellar, and they are extremely productive--to make up for the fact that the squashes aren't so much. You can also squeeze in a few fruits and veggies into odd spots. Tomatoes for example don't mind pots (but they better be the self-watering kind because tomatoes need a lot of water). Strawberries are even more tolerant of being cramped. They do well in hanging baskets. There are two ways to take the name Maeve. One is like "mave" and the other would be Galic and pronounced like "mab". As in Galic, the "V" sounds like a "B". So you are correct in the Arthurian Legand reference--as there was a Queen Maeve (the Galic on ). In one version of the story, she was the one who taught Merlin--but since she wasn't very good, and manipulated him--he turned from her. Thank you for the NPR article. It's quite interesting, and I really like the approch they are taking. We resisted the "ADHD" label for a long time and did what ever we could to find natural means to helping him. Along with behavioral therapy. Unfortunately, our son is rather high on the spectrum and nothing we did was quite adequate enough at controlling his symptoms. We went thru many things, including diet changes, suppliments, vitamins, sound therapy, behavioral therapy . . . it was all quite extensive and he was still failing his first year of kindergarten. So we accepted that he would need medication and he's excelling. My blight issues are with my Tomatoes. I grew quite a few different varieties last year (had 100 plants total), but even with a fungicide--they seemed to be overpowered. I have two sections to my garden. A lower and a upper (due to the hillside). I have rotated the tomatoes, but so far in the last two years it hasn't seemed to help. I'm hoping that next year my upper garden will be able to hold the tomatoes. I've learned a little more about how to prevent blight, so I'm hoping I have a better run. But I won't be putting in 100 plants again! Thank you for all the info! |
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Dec 1, 2010 16:11:00 GMT -5
Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 1, 2010 16:11:00 GMT -5
Welcome to HG, Maeve.  |
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Dec 2, 2010 7:35:58 GMT -5
Post by flowerpower on Dec 2, 2010 7:35:58 GMT -5
Welcome, Maeve. |
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Dec 4, 2010 7:38:02 GMT -5
Post by JanetM on Dec 4, 2010 7:38:02 GMT -5
Let me say Welcome also! I sure can relate to you in the church and music area. I to was the one who was the behind the scene one who made the costumes etc. I am a professional musician too. I used to sew, can etc, but my children are grown, I have remarried, and I now live in a woods, so no garden, but I am thinking about trying to grow some herbs under a grow light. Feel free to chat with me anytime. You will like this club as there are so many kind and helpful people in here. If i can help, let me know. Janet from Indiana
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