The Story of Lori

[ChrissyRyan]

The "two sisters" photographs.  Both are pretty.  Definitely beauty runs in this family.

Chrissy

[Sephirah]

#LoriLee

<3

This is where my other avatar came from. The cut stuff from this song.

[Lori Dee]

I had a quick impromptu meeting with the other Neighborhood Watch members.
One is going to patrol the lot from 10 to midnight, then I'll take it from midnight to 2-ish. Eventually, we will get a regular schedule so the thieves know that we have security guards and cameras monitoring their trespasses.

I'll get some groceries in me, then take a short nap for a bit so I am ready for my shift. I'll probably be around. I'm curious how the members in the other time zones live. 

[Lori Dee]

The "two sisters" photographs.  Both are pretty.  Definitely beauty runs in this family.

Chrissy

A family of one. They are both me, just different accessories and lighting. 

[Sephirah]

I had a quick impromptu meeting with the other Neighborhood Watch members.
One is going to patrol the lot from 10 to midnight, then I'll take it from midnight to 2-ish. Eventually, we will get a regular schedule so the thieves know that we have security guards and cameras monitoring their trespasses.

I'll get some groceries in me, then take a short nap for a bit so I am ready for my shift. I'll probably be around. I'm curious how the members in the other time zones live. 

Landmines are your friend

[Lori Dee]

Landmines are your friend

I talked to a gal (from Scotland) who will be in the Garden Club. The Corporate Office won't finance fencing for the back part of the property. Too much red tape with permits, inspections, and such. So to bypass the BS, the Garden Club is going to be planting a lot of rose bushes. They work better than barbed wire if you plant them thick enough. That should discourage people from cutting through the property. Maybe.

[ChrissyRyan]

A family of one. They are both me, just different accessories and lighting. 

Yes, I do know that.  I was just having a little fun there with my comments. You do look a bit younger in the photograph on the right. 

[Sephirah]

I talked to a gal (from Scotland) who will be in the Garden Club. The Corporate Office won't finance fencing for the back part of the property. Too much red tape with permits, inspections, and such. So to bypass the BS, the Garden Club is going to be planting a lot of rose bushes. They work better than barbed wire if you plant them thick enough. That should discourage people from cutting through the property. Maybe.

They should plant several feet of red tape, instead. That would be the ultimate irony. Just piledrive a few fenceposts and cover them in red tape! very sticky... electrified red tape. That's what I would do.

[Jessica_Rose]

Maybe something like this:

Firethorn. Pyracantha is ready to go to battle with just about anything you could throw at it, which includes those pruning shears. It's armed with needle-sharp spikes every few inches along its stems and branches, and features tips with 4-inch-long hypodermics. Firethorn can grow 10 feet tall and nearly as wide.

Love always -- Jessica Rose

[Lori Dee]

That stuff sounds dangerous! And vaguely familiar. 

The plan is to make it decorative and functional. The city can't accuse us of putting up a fence if it just a flower garden. Bordered by genetically enhanced 4-inch hypodermic needle trees. 

[ChrissyRyan]

That stuff sounds dangerous! And vaguely familiar. 

The plan is to make it decorative and functional. The city can't accuse us of putting up a fence if it just a flower garden. Bordered by genetically enhanced 4-inch hypodermic needle trees. 

Ouch!

[Sephirah]

Maybe something like this:

Firethorn. Pyracantha is ready to go to battle with just about anything you could throw at it, which includes those pruning shears. It's armed with needle-sharp spikes every few inches along its stems and branches, and features tips with 4-inch-long hypodermics. Firethorn can grow 10 feet tall and nearly as wide.

Love always -- Jessica Rose

LOL! I need to get some of tbat

[ChrissyRyan]

The natural fencing can be a thorny issue.

[Emma1017]

I am late to this party but, first, Lori your photos (both) are beautiful, and second, I am all for defense gardening.  Nothing like a thorn bush or densely packed pine trees to build your perimeter with style.

I helped a friend plant yucca plants at the beach.  They have pointed leaves to keep neighbors' dogs out of her yard. They require no maintenance or watering. You can harvest sprouts off the main plant and replant them easily.

 

[Lori Dee]

I grew up in the California desert and we had yucca plants all over. My mom had a cactus garden.

Survival tip: you can eat yucca too. The root is edible after boiling it to soften it up.

[Emma1017]

 

Dose "yucca" describe the taste???

[Lori Dee]

Dose "yucca" describe the taste???

It isn't bad. I have seen the extract used in shampoo. Most cacti have little to no flavor, as they are mostly water. Yucca has some flavor similar to a yam. It is used to flavor tapioca pudding. I wouldn't put it in the "fine dining" category. But if you ever get stranded in a desert it is food that can keep you alive.

[ChrissyRyan]

Sounds better than fermented shark.

[Sephirah]

Pretty sure Tequila is made from cactus. That's about the only alcoholic spirit I can stomach without going full exorcist in the bathroom. I think it's the Agave rather than the Yucca, though.

It's very tasty.

[Lori Dee]

Pretty sure Tequila is made from cactus. That's about the only alcoholic spirit I can stomach without going full exorcist in the bathroom. I think it's the Agave rather than the Yucca, though.

It's very tasty.

You are correct. Tequila is made from Weber Blue Agave plant and only in certain districts in Mexico. Just like true champagne only comes from Champagne County in France. Other drinks made from agave plants that do not meet the standards are called Mezcal.

I'm a fan of tequila. I used to be able to drink it all night, but old age has caused me to limit it to one drink. Then I'm ready for bed.