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coquette1959 @coquette1959 (33) • United States 22 Jul 07

Do any of you love roses, but are having problems with them, or are just afraid to try? I can help. I've taught classes in growing roses and was the net Garden Guru for a very long time. So bring your rose or garden questions to...

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coquette1959 Hi Luzamper! I am passionate about roses and really love helping newbies to rose gardening get off on the right foot. I'm amazed by how many new gardeners are afraid of even trying to grow these lovely flowers. It's a shame because they really are easy to care...

18 Aug 07

coquette1959 @coquette1959 (33) • United States 22 Jul 07

Do any of you love roses, but are having problems with them, or are just afraid to try? I can help. I've taught classes in growing roses and was the net Garden Guru for a very long time. So bring your rose or garden questions to...

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coquette1959 Judy, Try pruning the roots back, after digging up what may be left of any root ball. Stick the rose in a largish pot with premium rose soil, keep damp and sheltered. DON'T give up on it until next June. You might be surprised at what you get.

4 Aug 07

coquette1959 @coquette1959 (33) • United States 22 Jul 07

Do any of you love roses, but are having problems with them, or are just afraid to try? I can help. I've taught classes in growing roses and was the net Garden Guru for a very long time. So bring your rose or garden questions to...

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coquette1959 Hiya Bojo!, I'm in Zone 7. First thing... rose labelling is often off by a country mile. And then there are microclimates within major zones that really can impact your roses! There are a few things you can do to help your roses survive harsh winter...

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coquette1959 @coquette1959 (33) • United States 22 Jul 07

This is an achingly beautiful novel of love, guilt and redemption. If you haven't read this book, or the authors second offering A Thousand Splendid Suns, you're missing great books. If you read Kite Runner by Kaled Hosseni,...

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coquette1959 I think A Thousand Splendid Suns will move you, as much as Dr. Hosseini's first book. It's heart breaking. After you read it, let me know what you think of it. I reviewed it at Amazon, if you want a peek at what I thought of it.

23 Jul 07

garfieldusa @garfieldusa (11) • United States 8 Mar 07

I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease about 9 years ago. You would think that I would have adjusted to it by now but it is so difficult. Even now my husband just does not get that I am sick even though I look fine on the outside....

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coquette1959 I totally understand how important it is to have your family know you as something other than being sick. I've damaged myself so many times pushing the buttons to just keep going and be "normal" for my children. It's part of the autoimmune emotional crap we...

22 Jul 07

coquette1959 @coquette1959 (33) • United States 22 Jul 07

Do any of you love roses, but are having problems with them, or are just afraid to try? I can help. I've taught classes in growing roses and was the net Garden Guru for a very long time. So bring your rose or garden questions to...

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coquette1959 You can take cuttings in the Fall or Spring, by cutting off a cane growing from the bottom of the rose bush. Stick the cane in transplant hormone overnight, then plant it in good rose soil that's been well dampened. Place the pots in a sheltered shady spot...

22 Jul 07

coquette1959 @coquette1959 (33) • United States 22 Jul 07

This is an achingly beautiful novel of love, guilt and redemption. If you haven't read this book, or the authors second offering A Thousand Splendid Suns, you're missing great books. If you read Kite Runner by Kaled Hosseni,...

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coquette1959 Hiya! These books are about friendship, and the deep hurts people carry into adulthood. The Kite Runner takes place in pre-communist Afghanistan and moves forward through post 9-11. Amir is the main character we meet as a 12 year old boy, living with his...

22 Jul 07

coquette1959 @coquette1959 (33) • United States 2 Nov 06

When someone you love dies suddenly, just walks out the door and never returns, there is no real closure. Just this endless deep ache. I've lost too many in this way, so that when two days ago, the doctors informed me my husband...

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coquette1959 No one does. Suffering and pain are part of the human condition and must be faced squarely and with courage. Living with someone you've loved for 34 years and having them suffer and die in front of you wasn't easy, for myself or our two boys. But we had a...

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coquette1959 @coquette1959 (33) • United States 2 Nov 06

I think most of us fantasize about being someone else. Someone rich, famous, glamorous, or just plain intelligent. Who would YOU most like to be if you were given the choice to wake up tomorrow as someone else?

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coquette1959 I would think that as humans too we have this ability to some extent. It is a beautiful and noble desire, so very unselfish. I too would like to heal the hurts in others, to possess a"magic eraser" to wipe away pain and suffering, and end racial/religious...

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coquette1959 @coquette1959 (33) • United States 2 Nov 06

When someone you love dies suddenly, just walks out the door and never returns, there is no real closure. Just this endless deep ache. I've lost too many in this way, so that when two days ago, the doctors informed me my husband...

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coquette1959 When he died on September 17th, my heart broke, but I was glad he had moved beyond the horror of his suffering. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on your own loss and abiding grief. God bless you. I'll hold you in my prayers.

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