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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 7:13 pm
tabby, yep, i did that. checked a list of plants...didn't see bonsai. this is the gardenia bonsai i received (except w/the vase broken in 3 big chunks): http://tinyurl.com/pgsvk doesn't look like the "usual" bonsai (well, what i'm used to). oh, i also received the candy in that photo. so far, haven't eaten any....hope i don't.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 8:15 pm
rn, i just called Harry and David (the place that sent the Bonsai). it only took about 2 minutes to explain the problem. they just said they would sent another right away and i would receive it by the 22nd. i don't even have to send the other back! they said, just try and salvage it w/a new vase! great service. it had to be UPS' fault...the box has a big tear on it.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:42 pm
RN, abby, you maybe could have asked harry and david personnel about whether the plant was poisonous to cats. they would probably know.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:45 pm
Plants Poisonous to Cats Almond (Pits of) Aloe Vera Alocasia Amaryllis Apple (seeds) Apple Leaf Croton Apricot (Pits of) Arrowgrass Asparagus Fern Autumn Crocus Avacado (fuit and pit) Azalea Baby's Breath Baneberry Bayonet Beargrass Beech Belladonna Bird of Paradise Bittersweet Black-eyed Susan Black Locust Bleeding Heart Bloodroot Bluebonnet Box Boxwood Branching Ivy Buckeyes Buddist Pine Burning Bush Buttercup Cactus, Candelabra Caladium Calla Lily Castor Bean Ceriman Charming Dieffenbachia Cherry (pits, seeds & wilting leaves) Cherry, most wild varieties Cherry, ground Cherry, Laurel Chinaberry Chinese Evergreen Christmas Rose Chrysanthemum Cineria Clematis Cordatum Coriaria Cornflower Corn Plant Cornstalk Plant Croton Corydalis Crocus, Autumn Crown of Thorns Cuban Laurel Cutleaf Philodendron Cycads Cyclamen Daffodil Daphne Datura Deadly Nightshade Death Camas Devil's Ivy Delphinium Decentrea Dieffenbachia Dracaena Palm Dragon Tree Dumb Cane Easter Lily * Eggplant Elaine Elderberry Elephant Ear Emerald Feather English Ivy Eucalyptus Euonymus Evergreen Ferns Fiddle-leaf fig Florida Beauty Flax Four O'Clock Foxglove Fruit Salad Plant Geranium German Ivy Giant Dumb Cane Glacier IvyGolden Chain Gold Dieffenbachia Gold Dust Dracaena Golden Glow Golden Pothos Gopher Purge Hahn's Self-Branching Ivy Heartland Philodendron Hellebore Hemlock, Poison Hemlock, Water Henbane Holly Honeysuckle Horsebeans Horsebrush Horse Chestnuts Hurricane Plant Hyacinth Hydrangea Indian Rubber Plant Indian Tobacco Iris Iris Ivy Jack in the Pulpit Janet Craig Dracaena Japanese Show Lily * Java Beans Jessamine Jerusalem Cherry Jimson Weed Jonquil Jungle Trumpets Kalanchoe Lacy Tree Philodendron Lantana Larkspur Laurel Lily Lily Spider Lily of the Valley Locoweed Lupine Madagascar Dragon Tree Marble Queen Marigold Marijuana Mescal Bean Mexican Breadfruit Miniature Croton Mistletoe Mock Orange Monkshood Moonseed Morning Glory Mother-in Law's Tongue Morning Glory Mountain Laurel Mushrooms Narcissus Needlepoint Ivy Nephytis Nightshade Oleander Onion Oriental Lily * Peace Lily Peach (pits and wilting leaves) Pencil Cactus Peony Periwinkle Philodendron Pimpernel Plumosa Fern Poinciana Poinsettia (low toxicity) Poison Hemlock Poison Ivy Poison Oak Pokeweed Poppy Potato Pothos Precatory Bean Primrose Privet, Common Red Emerald Red Princess Red-Margined Dracaena Rhododendron Rhubarb Ribbon Plant Rosemary Pea Rubber Plant Saddle Leaf Philodendron Sago Palm Satin Pothos Schefflera Scotch Broom Silver Pothos Skunk Cabbage Snowdrops Snow on the Mountain Spotted Dumb Cane Staggerweed Star of Bethlehem String of Pearls Striped Dracaena Sweetheart Ivy Sweetpea Swiss Cheese plant Tansy Mustard Taro Vine Tiger Lily * Tobacco Tomato Plant (green fruit, stem and leaves) Tree Philodendron Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia Tulip Tung Tree Virginia Creeper Water Hemlock Weeping Fig Wild Call Wisteria Yews -- e.g. Japanese Yew English Yew Western Yew American Yew
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:47 pm
RN, i had a beautiful crystal bowl of large lilies on my living room coffee table during the open house last week. my cat was really checking it out. he'll eat anything. i don't see any bites on the flowers, but i'm going to run throw them out. turns out a cat can have kidney failure within 72 hours of ingesting most kinds of lilies!
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:55 pm
yep, i read a list similar to that hours ago. the only thing i took notice of was the lillies...that's one of my favorites! good to know. i remember back in the 70's being very aware of plants that could kill/make sick my pets. since my memory is failing....i forget that list from the 70's...but it does seem MUCH LONGER NOW (meaning the list...even though my memory is so much "shorter"). eta: http://tinyurl.com/6.i just called them again. i noticed that the bonsai juniper. that's what i really like. the gardenia bonsai doesn't really look like the pic, but the flower will bloom in 6 to 8 weeks, but still..i like the "traditional". well, they said they would send me the juniper and credit my sis' the difference in price! i love their great service. i have never purchased from them...but i will now.
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:55 pm
Right now I want to say that is quite a large list of what can get cats! Also want to point out 1--apple pits. They are poison to just about every animal. If a person eats enough apple seeds to fill a regular sized coffee cup, plan on being dead. Death comes from cyanide poison. Acid reacts with a very small amount of cyanide compound in the seeds to create hydrogen cyanide in our systems. (or cat, or dog--well, you get the idea)
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 11:21 pm
rn, i'm "gone from tvch" for the night. i just found black/white on tv. i'm interested in this show. i missed the first episode. also, i need to make dinner. mussels....dh loves them. sweet dreams tvch.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 11:23 pm
RN, ACK, Lance! Not that I often eat appleseeds but it is good to know to avoid the suckers! I'm interested that avocado fruit is bad for cats.. I had a labrador who ate them all the time from a neighbor's tree (when they hit the ground in our yard.. she had such a glossy coat from them. RN, Abby, good score on getting a replacement bonsai and even one you like better. I adore gardenias.. love the smell. RN, Tabby, Congrats!!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 11:24 pm
rn, i love mussels. our friends with the guatemalan restaurant make them in a garlic rum cream sauce. wow, it's so tasty, after i eat the mussels, i can just eat the sauce for a soup, dip a little bread... wow, i made myself hungry!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 11:32 pm
RN, thanks for the congrats, sea! and i have to make sure not to eat a coffee can full of appleseeds. my husband always eats the entire apple. ugh.
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Oldtex
Member
03-06-2006
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 11:41 pm
rn, well here I am a 12:29 am (central time) and I should be sleeping. But I'm really enjoying this board and learing so much. Tabby, would you believe this oldT has never eaten mussels! I love all kinds of seafood (mussels is a seafood, right?). What do they take like (and don't say "chicken" lol).
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Oldtex
Member
03-06-2006
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 11:42 pm
rn, uh, that "learning so much". Big Oops!
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 1:24 am
RN, Finally got a chance to peek in here and try to catch up. So. ... RN, CONGRATULATIONS TABBY!!!!! I'm so happy that the paperwork is all signed. Although the stress level will remain high until you're all settled in the northern house as one big, happy family, at least you now know that the light at the end of the tunnel isn't an oncoming train! RN, Yeah for Harry and David! I've always thought their customer service was great and Abby7's story confirms that. Now, if they throw in some dark chocolate Moose Munch with the replacement bonsai you're getting, you'll be in hog heaven! (Hmm, maybe that should be posted in the Animal Farm instead of here, huh? )
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 5:09 am
Rn it's almost Friday but not quite dammit.
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 7:08 am
Right now I'll ditto the dammit part. On a side note....I was not here yesterday to read the boards but noticed that your pantyhose were bothering you Mocha. I have only one question. Why in the world would you even wear them to begin with?
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 8:03 am
Rt cause Spit it was too cold to go without them.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 9:10 am
RN I am proud of myself so far this morning! I managed to get back to sleep pretty quick after DH left for work (although he called at 5:55 to tell me that he forgot his lunch). I got out of bed at 8:30, promptly called mom and asked if she wanted to meet in the park to walk. There's a park just about halfway between our houses. So we walked a little bit. We're going to have lunch later, after her hair appointment. RN I want to wargod the living room before my DH gets home from work at 6 tonight. I should have PLENTY of time. I am going to make spaghetti. I can't decide if I want beef in the sauce or not.. LOL I need to hit up the store to get more eggs and bread and lunch meat. I want to make sure I have plenty for DH to take to eat for lunch at work.
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 9:40 am
Right now, I used to work for Harry & David (and Jackson & Perkins, same company) in customer service and they will replace absolutely anything, no questions asked. If you receive a box of fruit and it has even just one damaged piece, call and they will replace it or send out some jam or something. If your roses don't bloom by August 1st, call them and they will send you another. They are great.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 9:53 am
Right now ... I've been thinking of getting a bonsai for my db. Thanks for the heads up Abby. I'm going to Harry & David on line! Great recommendation Jewels!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 11:09 am
RN, mussels are tender and not really fishy. a little 'sweet' and mild. it's hard to explain, but they are very tasty. i mean the 'sweet' in the way that lobster or good shrimp are 'sweet'. not a fishy or heavy taste. gosh, i'm being more difficult, huh?! i think if you tried them, you would like them. the truffles from harry and david are about the best i ever tasted! a friend sent a box of them and some other candies one christmas and my family never knew about the box of truffles LOL i hid them in my dresser drawer and ate one a day... kendall has to go back on meds today. he isn't sick sick, but he is starting with a little runny nose and some light coughing/gagging in the mornings. it could be the awful damp and cold weather or we just didn't quite knock his kennel cough out. i need to drive 80 miles round trip for his meds, but he's worth it! dh will have to come home in the next few days to sign the papers on the house sale. they got another 12 inches of snow overnight! i think now he has about 40-some inches of standing snow and more coming down! mt. shasta has over 110 inches at the base. wow!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 11:58 am
Rn I'd kill for some advil.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 12:01 pm
RN I'm enjoying Rent in a house with no teenagers in it
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 1:40 pm
RN, May you have 525,600 minutes of peace in that house. (Or seconds, or nanoseconds, even)
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Irishtxgrl
Member
12-07-2005
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 2:07 pm
RN my girls out in the sprinkler and my corned beef is thawing for tomorrow
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