Happy Aloha Friday!
In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So on Fridays let’s take it easy on posting, too. Ask a simple question…nothing that requires a lengthy response. It’s a great way to make new blogging friends!
Since I’m hoping to get out and plant some new plants in my flowerbeds this weekend, my question for you today is:
Do You Have a Green Thumb?
Mine varies. Odd thing to say, isn’t it? But I must confess it tends to be ‘greener’ during the Spring and Summer, then forgets its greeness particularly during the winter months when I forget to water the houseplants and they either end up looking very sickly or dry up completely. I don’t know why I seem to have it out for houseplants, but I’m determined to make them live this year!
Happy Hour Friday
RxBambi from A Day in the Life of a Would-Be Bambi hosts a weekly “Happy Hour” – join in the Happy Fun!
This week’s ‘Happy’ is simple – I’m happy that the annoying voles didn’t eat all of my bulbs (they sure tried to) – I have a solitary tulip that finally bloomed:
And there appear to be more coming up in other parts of my flower beds. Now if anyone has a suggestion on how to eliminate the voles…
Winner Announcement:
The Winner of the Pillsbury Orange Sweet Rolls Giveaway is:
Laufa from Morgan’s Madness!
CONGRATS, Laufa! Please send me your address so you can receive your cool prize pack! Thanks to everyone who entered!
I have more giveaways lined up for next week…stay tuned!
Meanwhile, you still have time to enter my current ‘Rename Stacy’s Blog’ Contest:
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Follow Friday
Welcome to this week’s edition of Follow Friday – be sure to leave a link when you follow so I can follow you back! Have a great weekend!
I do not have a green thumb at all…but i can raise kids lol
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love your happy hour..
and follow me..not sure how it works..
but i follow you
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Woohoo I won. Thanks Stacy!!!
For AF: I have kept my plants at work alive. At home, well, some are coming back from their winter sleep and we did have beans and squash in our veggie garden last year. So many other plants have failed along the way. Let’s say I try reall hard, but my thumb only gets to orange. Sometimes it steeps to green, usually by surprise.
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If my plant would self water and self fertilize themselves mine would be great all year long. HA! Have a great day.
.-= Michele would like you to read ..Try to remember Bill, hell and houston both begin with a H =-.
Not a green thumb at all. I love the looks of plants and flowers, but just not that into it. I hate dirt under my fingernails.
.-= pam would like you to read ..Aloha! =-.
Oh, my tulips make me happy, too!
.-= Jan would like you to read ..And There ARE Tulips…And Other Things =-.
there is just something about putting your hands into the soil…nice pics as well! happy friday!
.-= brian would like you to read ..wiener stand wonders (lunch) =-.
Green thumb? Probably a yes but we don’t have plants here in this house. Your photos of the plants look healthy and bright. Congrats to Laufa! I don’t work at a job outside the home anymore and I am still glad it is Friday!
.-= Technobabe would like you to read ..This Tag Isn’t As Strenuous As Tag- You’re It! When I Was A Kid =-.
stopping by from Aloha Friday – I have somewhat of a green thumb, I love doing a veggie garden every year and have pretty good luck with that, not so much with flowers or house plants though.
Love your pretty tulip. (I’m already a follower of your blog) Hope you have a nice weekend 🙂
Cute Blog!!! I’m another new follower! Feel free to check out my blog as well! http://heavenlysavings.blogspot.com
Happy Friday Follow! Hope to Blog with you again soon!
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I wish I had a green thumb like my grandmother and mother but while not as good as theirs I do have a slightly green thumb and do enjoy planting and watching them produce
I do have a green thumb and love to have plants and gardens. I used to have a TON of plants in my house and not as many any more.
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.-= Kandi Thompson would like you to read ..Aloha Friday… =-.
Ah no…. pretty much a black thumb!
Have a great weekend.
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I totally don’t have a green thumb, but thankfully the hubby does!
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Hey Stacy, I found you through Friday Follow and am now following!
Happy Friday!
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Your blog has changed. I lost you when I changed my blog name. My thumb is black! I can’t grow a thing. A cactus is not safe in my care but hey my kids are alive and well. lol
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Following back. Thanks so much for stopping in at http://www.babasfarmlife.com/
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No, I do not have a green thumb. lol I do not have any plants in my house for that reason and I don’t garden {although, more and more, I’d like to have a vegetable/fruit garden}!
.-= Megan would like you to read ..A Winner, Fragments and Aloha Friday!! =-.
me? green thumb?
NEVER!!!!
I try so hard, but my flowers always die, way to soon
thanks for stopping by
.-= noelle d would like you to read ..aloha friday – disney =-.
only when I dip it into green food dye 🙂
Have a great day!
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I don’t seem to have a green thumb. It seems that all of our house plants and anything I have tried to grow seems to die. 🙁
Returning the FF.
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.-= Brandon would like you to read ..Aloha Friday & Friday Follow =-.
I think I have a death thumb pointed at plants. They live for 6 or so months and then die. I feed them, and all that and yet they die.
I will buy no more plants.
I will buy seeds and put them in the ground outside.
Let’s see how mother earth will help me out 🙂
Your bloom is lovely. I ‘m clueless about voles.
Happy weekend to you!
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TGIF!!! 🙂 Have a great weekend!
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Yup I have pretty much of a green thumb. Mostly thanks to my grandfather. Thanks for stopping by my playground. Have a great weekend 🙂
.-= Thom would like you to read ..Weekend Reflections – #30 =-.
i have a black thumb. i can kill just about anything – including those damn mother-in-laws. you know, those plants that you can do anything to and they never die? well, i can kill those. cacti. i should give up… but i still have one lone flower left on a violet plant my boss got me in january. maybe i’m turning over a new leaf
have a great weekend.
.-= jaime would like you to read ..Angels & Demons: the Lipstick Killer =-.
Definitely not a green thumb! NOTHING survives in my care! My victim list is long and extensive and chances are I’m wanted..
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Hi there. I found your blog through Friday Follow. If you would be interested in following my blog, I would gladly return the favor.
I most definitely do NOT have a green thumb. I have more of a black thumb. I try to deal with plants as much as possible.
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I don’t have a green thumb at all. I’m not good with plants! Thanks for stopping by my blog! Have a great weekend!
NOPE no green thumb here I hate it too Wish I knew how
Okay, my-my we sure have a busy post tonite don’t we? Hmm, First what the hell is a Vole? I don’t even know what it is much less how to get rid of one unless I could come over first thing in the morning, and just breath on the little sucker for ya! That’ll get rid of the pesky buggers! LOL Now, as far as a green thumb. Maybe mine is light green, but with house plants. I had a jade plant (which I posted about not that long ago). Had it for 10 yrs, and then it got over watered some how and caught this fungus. Totally gross. That’s my only advice I have do not over water your plants. Outside gardens only thing I can tell you there is don’t let your neighbors in your yard to give you hints. Too many hands in the pot spoils the stew. Thanks for stopping by, your welcome any time, love. Have a wonderful weekend!
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I have a greenish-yellow thumb … I have these violets that are flourishing for reasons unknown to me but a vegetable garden that is a dud every year.
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I have always had a green thumb with house plants.
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