On Thu, 13 Dec 2018 08:31:22 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Thu, 13 Dec 2018 06:36:02 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
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>>On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 21:41:12 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>>wrote:
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>>>On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 16:38:44 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
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>>>>On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 14:04:58 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>>>>wrote:
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>>>>>I'm thinking of growing bok choy next summer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>These guys are great:
>>>>
>>>>https://www.kitazawaseed.com/seeds_pak_choi.html
>>>
>>>thanks for the tip. Although I have already purchased my seeds for
>>>the garden to avoid wanting something that is sold out, I still ramble
>>>through all the seed catalogues that show up this time of year.
>>>I never got my garden totally cleaned out or the lawn completely raked
>>>as the snow, ice and freezing showed up. Lotta work next spring.
>>>Janet US
>>
>>We got caught short with the end of season, too. I still have pots
>>with dead things on the deck. I hate to leave that around to contend
>>with next year.
>>
>>We did relent and have the landscapers do the leaves, though. Much
>>better to have it done than to do it - at least this year.
>
>my leaves are under snow. Our neighbors had one of their trees fall on
>their roof because trees around here were mostly still loaded with
>leaves when the wet sticky snow and wind came through. I worried
>yesterday that one of the tree cutters and roofers was going to slip
>and fall off the roof because of the ice and snow. I can hear chain
>saws going all around us for several days now. This weather is way
>too early for us.
>Janet US

The new "normal."