On 1/2/2014 6:15 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> On 1/2/2014 6:52 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>>> Here's a link to it what I got via email. It came in .gif form.
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>>>> This is, I guess, the "formal" dining room.
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>>>> http://tinypic.com/m/i1gnk7/4
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>>> Love all the fanciful names))) I grow tomatoes hydroponically From
>>> hence forth they shall be called Hydroponic tomatoes )))
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>> Please do make sure we know they're Hydroponic! Hmmm, my nephew
>> invented a special grow-light for hydroponic gardening. I'm pretty
>> sure he's not growing tomatoes.
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> Hahaha I bet!!! Last year I needed some supplies and instead of buying
> on line I looked for them in Scotland. There were two places on the way
> to Edinburgh we found and so we went to the nearest.
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> When we got there we saw a shop with all the shutters up but the door
> was slightly open. We went in! It wasn't quite as we expected!!! It
> was dark and dirty and had books on growing 'grass' on the counter.

LOL Ah yes, what I'd call a "head shop". They probably also sold
various smoking pipes and "cigarette" rolling papers.

> asked about the light bulbs and plugs we needed. He had the bulbs but
> not the veggie plugs! He looked at us quite oddly, as though he couldn't
> quite believe someone had gone to his shop who was actually interested
> in growing tomatoes.

Maybe he should branch out. LOL

A few other customers came in while we were there
> but seemed curiously unwilling to talk to owner in our presence and were
> quite insistent that we should finish our business first <G> We said we
> would call back another time !!!!
>
Interesting experience, at least.

> We left and went to the next one)) What a difference A real shop
> selling everything I needed) Heh It as quite an experience I can
> tell you But I promise, I really AM growing tomatoes in mine))
> Look on line for an Aerogarden if you are interested Not big but I
> love mine)
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You know I'm not likely to grow tomatoes (or anything else, tee hee!).
I'm glad you found a shop that catered to your hydroponic gardening
needs.

Jill