tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post1554241855745568364..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: The OpportunistMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26449284777548264152018-07-24T15:37:58.529-07:002018-07-24T15:37:58.529-07:00Maybe you should just avoid Mike. JennyMaybe you should just avoid Mike. JennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-786895777509480482018-07-22T23:17:02.749-07:002018-07-22T23:17:02.749-07:00Harvestable?Harvestable?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62216200425255716182018-07-22T23:16:35.745-07:002018-07-22T23:16:35.745-07:00That's right about the time I'd face up to...That's right about the time I'd face up to it, yes.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79763217821056260302018-07-22T23:15:55.524-07:002018-07-22T23:15:55.524-07:00Got ME dead to rights, I'll say that.Got ME dead to rights, I'll say that.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85100069187414027342018-07-22T23:15:29.625-07:002018-07-22T23:15:29.625-07:00Right? There are a lot of vertical gardens here in...Right? There are a lot of vertical gardens here in Portland now. I think they operate the same way as one of those shoe trees you hang inside your closet.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-32339545264401791412018-07-22T23:14:37.200-07:002018-07-22T23:14:37.200-07:00I'm hoping to have a genuine contractor see to...I'm hoping to have a genuine contractor see to it before the rainy season. Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-77990467582026353572018-07-22T23:14:04.984-07:002018-07-22T23:14:04.984-07:00Oh, we ALL see what you did there.Oh, we ALL see what you did there.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12235393820133840542018-07-22T23:13:43.492-07:002018-07-22T23:13:43.492-07:00It sort of works on account of the short human lif...It sort of works on account of the short human life span, or something. The Reckoning can be put off for quite a while.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-73037790571402748452018-07-22T23:12:57.376-07:002018-07-22T23:12:57.376-07:00Obviously it was much-prized by a newcomer to Oreg...Obviously it was much-prized by a newcomer to Oregon. You turn your back on those suckers and they will eat your house.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-60760410268235612422018-07-22T23:12:13.169-07:002018-07-22T23:12:13.169-07:00Oh! I've had that happen. Wait a minute! This ...Oh! I've had that happen. Wait a minute! This leaf does not match that flower!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1875023216937914422018-07-22T23:11:39.714-07:002018-07-22T23:11:39.714-07:00Moi? Oh heck no. Evidently I have People for that....Moi? Oh heck no. Evidently I have People for that. He's been here before. Don't know if it's the same dude as Boycott American Women, but I'll bet they could swap shorts and not know the difference.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35839445210630624962018-07-22T12:53:20.356-07:002018-07-22T12:53:20.356-07:00Our neighbors, Jack & Jane, in a condo in Maui...Our neighbors, Jack & Jane, in a condo in Maui ran their air conditioning constantly & it apparently couldn’t handle the stress. One day Jack came out of the condo & said to Jane, “I didn’t even know you’d planted a crop, but it’s ready for harvest.” Moisture must have been running out of the A/C vent because there were actual mushrooms growing in the carpet just below itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26940946609640109992018-07-22T09:23:40.377-07:002018-07-22T09:23:40.377-07:00It is amazing how life crops up in strange places....It is amazing how life crops up in strange places. Many years back I rented a house where water from the shower was seeping behind the tile so the drywall behind it was getting quite punky. Soon we had a nice victory garden of mushrooms growing in the bathroom which created a nice ambiance for showering until one morning a giant banana slug appeared on the mushrooms. Who knows where it came Bob Hunternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10251366481901791832018-07-22T06:28:44.270-07:002018-07-22T06:28:44.270-07:00There's a spectacular wall garden right along ...There's a spectacular wall garden right along the bathrooms at Longwood, near Kennett Square, PA. Vertical houseplants, beautifully maintained, truly a sight. I don't know how they keep the water out of the walls themselves. Or for that matter, how the plants at the top get enough water. <br /><br />P.S. Note to Dinahmow. Pretty neat use of the word "dangle" in your comment Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853238256715757283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43595795515895263902018-07-22T05:01:39.895-07:002018-07-22T05:01:39.895-07:00You forgot “General Ranting from Mom’s Basement We...You forgot “General Ranting from Mom’s Basement Weekends.”rehabber nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835967683393331776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58779137617425595102018-07-21T20:25:48.932-07:002018-07-21T20:25:48.932-07:00If you leave it and don't fix the water proble...If you leave it and don't fix the water problem you may soon have a whole wall sized vertical garden growing there. You'll need to prune back a bit to see out your windows and maybe stash a machete by the door so you can get out now and again.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17935773382256943612018-07-21T19:32:42.269-07:002018-07-21T19:32:42.269-07:00No reason to go in to the mystery of the Naked Man...No reason to go in to the mystery of the Naked Man Climbing a Ladder? There is every reason! You can't just dangle something out there like that with a plausible explanation. (We'd probably accept any explanation.) dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68828115583367375782018-07-21T17:54:35.110-07:002018-07-21T17:54:35.110-07:00It's hard to imagine that a house in western O...It's hard to imagine that a house in western Oregon could have moisture issues, but your attitude towards those issues is very positive. Unusual, but very positive.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171465643644263860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-29371316288924083162018-07-21T16:16:03.540-07:002018-07-21T16:16:03.540-07:00Long ago, when a friend was renting a house in Cor...Long ago, when a friend was renting a house in Corvallis, he opened the bedroom closet to find pale shoots of blackberry reaching out to greet him. The much-prized blackberry patch next to the house was apparently feeling adventurous or confined or what have you. I think it's an Oregon thing. Never saw anything like it in California or Wisconsin.<br />Chris Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312206000778947056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33769393956429423612018-07-21T14:18:47.194-07:002018-07-21T14:18:47.194-07:00Grrrr. Once again my comments were eaten up. Long ...Grrrr. Once again my comments were eaten up. Long story short, a currant thriving up in the crotch of an elm tree can really make a tree id complicated.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207121540248325766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9638754255162648852018-07-21T13:36:02.811-07:002018-07-21T13:36:02.811-07:00The view through my rose-colored glasses is pretty...The view through my rose-colored glasses is pretty swell & looking up and seeing a flowering plant growing on the side of the house would thrill me to no end. Then my husband would come home, lose his ever-lovin' mind, and down my mood would tumble.<br /><br />(Pee Ess: I was afeared to click on Asshole's link. Did you really go there?)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38977867697428537892018-07-21T13:20:36.323-07:002018-07-21T13:20:36.323-07:00At least it's not a poke weed.At least it's not a poke weed.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62735114244759143892018-07-21T13:20:15.006-07:002018-07-21T13:20:15.006-07:00Whuh? I can't even see how that happens! Where...Whuh? I can't even see how that happens! Where you at? You have a lawn instead of wallpaper?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27539561184196509042018-07-21T13:19:27.663-07:002018-07-21T13:19:27.663-07:00Too late. It's serious. I'm on my contract...Too late. It's serious. I'm on my contractor's list for this summer. It's going to be ugly.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57536044649656744372018-07-21T13:18:55.957-07:002018-07-21T13:18:55.957-07:00I'd better be upping my bank account.I'd better be upping my bank account.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com