Heidi from Magnolia, KY

Now I feel like a dunce!! I never knew about the Easy page!! Thanks!

Hi Heidi -

Thanks for your comments about the ankle. What is a support splint? I know the ankle really hurt after the surgery and before they cast it. The support of the cast really helped a lot.
It has really been frustrating having to hop around on one leg, not being able to put any weight on the other leg. What I'm looking forward to is being able to put weight on two feet. I know I'll have to do lots of physical therapy.

I'm sorry to hear that you are an expert on ankle pain. It's really not pleasant! I broke my ankle 14 years ago and for the last 5 years or so it had gotten bad. (arthritis and bone spurs) I"m hoping this will help me walk fairly normally.

Cheers, Barb

Thanks Heidi.

I may need the support splint because I haven't used the ankle for 6 weeks since my surgery and I strongly favored the ankle for a number of years before that. I'm quite curious as to what I'll find when the cast comes off. I originally broke my ankle river rafting, had a plate and 8 screws. Now only 2 screws are left. One on purpose and one because it was completely buried in bone.

I won't ask how you managed to break your leg that badly making a fish pond.

Is Magnolia near Somerset? My sister-in-law lives in Somerset.

Jack Daniels Hard Cola

Thank you, Heidi, for the birthday wishes and all the little animal pictures. They are great!

HEIDI, how funny! And to think you have all of them on your farm, except the hippo hehehe. Thanks for the birthday greetings, it is such fun to get greetings from across the USA and around the world.

re your comment on Hard today about morons reproducing, you've heard about the Darwin Awards?
http://www.darwinawards.com/

Here I am.

My broadband was down for a month. Back online now. I have been a busy little B. Won't go into boring details. I'm well, have a few aches and pains [age related].
We have a new puppy,another Jack Russell. Named him 'Jumping Jack Flash', Flash for short.
Must go now, I'll keep in touch ...........Promise.
Cheers. eaa

Hello, Heidi. I was brought to your page after reading about how badly you had broken your leg a few years ago. Having had two ACL reconstructions, I have tons of sympathy for anyone with broken legs, ankles, or knees!!

I enjoyed the photo tour in your gallery of Surreal Farm. You have some lovely animals!

Heidi, you can use your Fiona avatar, I don't mind. It will help to confuse everyone.

Hi Heidi - thank you so much for the collection of livestock, birds and bees on my page for my birthday! Just don't bring anything like that to Fl please - I'm allergic to most!!

Heidi thank you, thank you, thank you for a wonderfully imaginative birthday greeting! It is something to treasure forever.

Happy 4th of July! Let freedom ring!!!

Heidi, easy on the 7th June, sorry I wasn't around to answer, you where close, its a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) Gyroscope, used to measure the rotational rate of something, eg an aircraft.

Hi there Heidi,

You were interested in the photo of the lily pods that came up on the HARD Sudoku on 4th July and I have now posted the following information on that day as an explanation.

I haven't been around much.. and I'm sorry that I was unable to give you an explanation on the day.

Though locally known as red lilys or by their indigenous names- see below for some official download from internet ... ou are correct and they are classified as Lotus.
I may be wrong but I think this particular type is peculiar to the Daly Region in Northern Australia.

When we went hunting at the end of the Dry season, the water had generally dried up (just as well or I wouldn't have gone near those croc infested ponds). We paddled in the mud WELL aWAY FROM the waters edge and picked pods on stalks that were standing, we didn't use our feet to locate the pods.

The pods gathered contained little nuts that tasted a bit like raw peanuts. they looked like tender little green acorns (minus the cupcap) and had to be peeled to taste good.


Other parts of the pods are gathered at different times and used for varying purposes BUT we went gathering the nuts of the red lily pods.

I googled for some more info and this may interest you.


http://www.artbacknt.com.au/images/arts/replant/Replant%20Upper%20primary%20lower%20second ary.pdf

Marita Sambono
Water-lilies
Two of the most important aquatic plants for
Aboriginal people in north Australia are the Red
Lotus Lily, Nelumbo nucifera, and the floating leaves and flowers of the Water-lily, Nymphaea macrosperma.
The Red Lotus Lily is called miwulngini, it has a
number of uses. The large green ‘seeds’ (actually fruit)are eaten raw or lightly roasted; they are very good to eat and occur in large numbers in the mid dry season.
The roots are also eaten after roasting and they are used as medicine to treat constipation. The new leaf shoots are eaten raw. The large concave leaves can be used as a hat, as camouflage when hunting in the billabong or to carry water and to wrap food when
cooking.
This species is considered sacred in India, Tibet and China being the padma devoted to Brahma (sacred red colour), cultivated throughout south east Asia for food; ‘seeds’ remain viable for several hundred years in river mud.
The Water-lily is called minimindi, it also has a
number of uses. The fruit contain many small oily
seeds that can be eaten raw or lightly roasted, they are very tasty. The flower stems called mintyangari, are also excellent bush tucker and taste like celery.
The tubers are used as food and are also used to treat constipation. The flowers can also be eaten.
Collecting Water-lily fruits is one of the favorite activities of senior women at the Daly River. The fruit are found on the bottom of billabongs, as the fruit swell with seeds they get heavy and fall to the bottom.
The fruit are located with the feet while slowly
walking through the water.

for the awesome birthday greeting on my page! I'm loving this Sudokuland celebration! I feel quite special! You are one clever chica! Hugs to you Heidi!

Heidi, thanks for the CUTEST birthday "poem!" You are always up to something -- you're a good 'un!

Heidi, for the lovely birthday greeting. It was made extra special to hear from so many friends on my birthday.

Thank you for the congrats Heidi! I'm still excited! I hope you have a wonderful time at Fionafest - you have worked so hard to get there!

Heidi, I know you are already on the road, but in the off chance you see this note, I wish you a fond farewell and a great holiday.

Heidi, I know I have to learn how to shrink photos. I didn't realize how the picture looked until I looked at it on my page. Once I figure out how to resize them, I am going to remove and replace them. I had a wonderful time and really enjoyed meeting you.

Hello Heidi! - Did you have a good trip home? We thought about you last evening.......

What awesome news about Tami's connection for the cruise. I agree that getting dates as early as possible will insure the most attendees.
It would be so cool if Sudoku friends from Europe and Oz could attend, too.
I'm thinking the shorter the cruise the better (no more than a week - maybe even only 5 days) - what do you think? Just so as many as possible can attend.

Heidi, thanks for sending along the Birthday Menagerie! How cute!

Hi Heidi. How exciting that you have new baby Gouldians! They must be VERY tiny!! Rob & I went away to a tennis resort down at Longboat Key with some friends this past weekend. At the restaurant where we ate last night I was very surprised to see two glass enclosures with birds (instead of fish!) in them. There were 2-3 Gouldian finches & some other kinds, too. I have seen birds in a dr.'s office before, but never in a restaurant. How many Gouldians total do you have now? Congratulations on the new additions to your family!

Congratulations on your new "hatchlings!" Beautiful little birds!

Hello Heidi! Thank you for the Birthday song! I love it! I hope this finds you doing okay down there. We will probably be coming down your way about October 22. If you would like to make plans for lunch, let me know.

Hi! Me again. Lunch along the Freeway would probably work out great! My husband will be with me so it would be nice if your's would come too! (We hens can cluck while the roosters do their crowing!)

Hi Heidi
Love the Hippo Birdie 2 Ewe.
Thanks very much for your birthday wishes. Almost bought another broodmare earlier this week but have 2 now both in foal to sons of Artplace so I decided I had enough.
Thanks
Saylz

Heidi I'm so glad I had time to put the computer on today just so I could wish you a very with a a glass or 2 or more of flowers and a song

Heidi, you popped into my thoughts so I thought I'd pop into your page.
I hope you are feeling a little better than you have lately, you have really been in the wars.

Happy 30th Wedding Anniversary

and while you are at it...

Heidi, happy 30th wedding anniversary to you and Gil - hope you get to do something special when he gets back! :)

By the way, just had another look at your photo - is your hand feeling any better yet?

Hi Heidi. Thought I would drop by your page since I haven't seen you on Easy in a long time. From the comments here it sounds as though you must keep in touch with people on the Forum? Happy belated 30th anniversary, & apparently, get well wishes are in order, too, although I'm not sure why?? How are the baby gouldians? Are they all going to be red heads like you thought? Take care - of all the animals & YOU, too!!!

Heidi, we hope you're feeling well and improving after your epidural! Take care of yourself! We hope to see you soon.

Heidi, I really miss you on sa8!! I hope your back is improving after the epidural and the new meds are doing the trick.
Suppose the birds are out of the nest...some of them anyway.

Hugs to you and all the animals.

Hi, Heidi! Just a quick pop-in to say I hope all is well for you and your beloved animals! We miss you and hope you can visit at SA8 from time to time! Take care!

Glad to see that you had posted today Heidi.
Thinking of you and sending healing vibes...