So this is a Tamara Tattles Public Service announcement. I am not sure I can recap RHOBH tonight. I’d like to be more present for it than I could be right now. It’s possible that I will rally. But if things continue to go as they have today, I won’t even be awake when the Big Brother live feeds come on tonight. I just checked to see if After Dark was recording and it doesn’t start until tomorrow.
I get a ton of hate mail and have for the entire time I’ve run this site. Today, I got one of those, I’m leaving this site FOREVER! Emails. Clearly they have not read the commenting rules. I also get hate mail for PLEADING WITH YOU GUYS TO READ THE DAMN COMMENTING RULES. It’s because so many people do not.
I’m one person running a very large site mostly alone. Sometimes I need a mental health day. Or a health health day. I’m having a bit of both today. I’d tell you about it but then I get comments and emails that say, “Oh hope you feel better. My Aunt Suzy felt like that and then she dropped dead ten minutes later.” Or “I know exactly how you feel. That happened to me and … well you get the idea.”
So the hate mail I woke up to today said something like, “I don’t care what is going on in your life. JUST DO YOUR DAMN JOB. I need your tea and not your whining.” I presume they are new. I have been whining here since 2011 or so.
So of course I blocked the bitch.
But again. I am sort of a one woman show here with occasional writers. And the writing is the easy part. There are eleventy billion other things that I have to do that make me wonder why I ask someone else to do the fun part and I still have to do the hard parts. I digress.
I’m just an old lady sitting on a couch in the ghetto/barrio/white trash neighborhood. I’m also a hypochondriac who hates going to the doctor. So I may try to recap Big Brother tonight but I am feeling very unwell. And some other hate mail today was about my constant whining. And it’s true. I haven’t been feeling well for some time lately. So if I drop dead like Aunt Suzy, then I loved you all. And if more likely I am just in need of a break, then FUCK YOU AND THE HORSE YOUR RODE IN ON.
I probably just need a nap and to get back on the Lentil Season plan (shout out to my girls).
So to errr… recap. I’ll try to get something up about Big Brother tonight. And I’ll do RHOBH tomorrow. [dramatic comment] If tomorrow ever comes [/ dramatic comment].
Instead of commenting on my sick day, perhaps you could all share some GOOD NEWS in comments. Tell me about your gardens. I’d love to hear about that. Tomato season in the south brings us all together.
Thank you for your post! Y’all please read the rules! I love reality tv and reading this site about the shows and the tea because it’s an escape!
Some fun garden news: my dad recently got bored and decided to build his own greenhouse. I thought it’d be a sweet little 8’x8’ thing, but it turned into a 10’x30’ almost 2 story tall greenhouse! It’s massive!!! When I said “What happened to a small greenhouse?!” He smirked and said this was the small version he had in mind! Now I want to build one!!!
Now I do too!
He’s growing so many goodies- can’t wait to taste them! Tomatoes, cucumbers, Italian peppers, eggplant, oregano, basil…the list goes on! We’re just moving into our new home next week so I might start small and plant some herbs in pots this summer, hmm…
I bought 3 different types of ivy & a gorgeous indoor hydrangea. No land to garden but I cooked all day Turkey with all the traditional sides meatballs & gravy steamed vegetables then proceeded to bake ( carrot cake hermits with icing a huge pan of buttercream frosted brownies & a nice lemon cake. My freezer is now full. Off to read. No Bravo for me either
Happy belated birthday, my birthday twin by another mother. xoxooxoxo ~tt
Right back at you my dear friend xoxo Marc # middle age spread ( me ) not pretty # musesareheard # eating my face off ?
Ummm… Marc … if you ever want a wife, please find me. ? Also check my post for hydrangea info.
I have only had outdoor hydrangeas so I have no idea how to properly take care of my beautiful indoor one. Any / all advice would be so appreciated xo Marc thanks in advance my friend
They need lots of water and lots of sun. Plant it outside on the West or North side of your house. Don’t ask me why but that is where they flourish. I can’t keep one alive. My house faces east and I never see the north side of my house. HOWEVER, the house next to has the north end facing my kitchen window and there is a glorious one there. It needs fertilizer and I am trying to figure out how to do it. 🙂
Mmmmmm, now I want carrot cake with icing… mmmm…
TT, you can’t take the zombies personally. They are angry little turds. And who would complain about your rules on your damn site anyway?? Dumb asses. Ignore them. Get yourself to a Dr tho girl.
I know, I know. I just want to get to Costa Rica first…
I misread your comment as calling them “angry little birds” and giggled. I have an amazing mental image of those mean people flinging themselves through the air against a wall.
I got hit with a chronic illness out of the blue 3 years ago . . . now for the good news . . . I’ve recovered to the point that I’m packing my bags for a trip to Greece in 4 days. So, lots of gratitude here for sure. Take all of the #[email protected]#$ days that you want / need. Take care!
Congrats!! Safe Travels.
Opa! Have fun in Greece.
As a fellow writer, I get it. No worries. You deserve a night off and some R&R.
What’s keeping me going this week is next week, and the week after that. My dad and I are doing another California coastal road trip, one that will include quality wine time in Paso Robles, San Francisco, and hopefully Sonoma as well.
I always love driving through the Central Coast, whether it’s the great beaches around Santa Barbara, the wondrous Big Sur, or the many miles of vineyards between Buellton/Solvang and Salinas. I’m so excited to see all those grapes again, and hopefully I can taste some of them and the fermented grapes up north next week!
Black thumb here.
But my good news is $338 round trip tickets to PARIS!!!!! Yay! Neck deep in planning.
Autumn in Paris.
I saw those fares too! I just need to be here with Banjo for a bit, Then it is off to Costa Rica. I have like a BILLION skymiles and I need to fly in first, Because old and fat as fuck.
Balls on a heifer. It is one thing to MAYBE mention that you were overly anxious for some particular tea or recap, but to EMAIL you to bitch at you to “do your job” when the site is FUCKING FREE….
Well, might I suggest they take that entitled stick out of their ass and GET A GODDAMN LIFE. Read a book. Take an art class.
If writing is the easiest thing – daaaaayum.
But you wanted good news. I’m down 16 lbs since June 1st!!!
Dayum ! YOU GO GIRL! I may need to rethink WW! Do you have to sit in a circle and talk about your fucking feelings? Because obviously that is what you guys are for. 🙂 xo ~tt
Join online and skip the sharing circle. Great program without the drama.
Bwahaha. Come on back to the Lentils! Erica, am with you on WW. Tomorrow is weigh in. Am down 15 since I started end of May.
Our group is in and OUT in 30 minutes. Good to have that accountability, at least for me.
Take care of you, TT. ?
Oh good God above,I would HATE the weekly meetings. I am totally doing the online. I have the app on my phone (but you could do it on the computer – you just doni’t get to do the chat “connect” with other members. You can read them, but I don’t think you can post.
The phone app is great – it just is keeping me accountable on what I’m eating. I LOVE that it still lets me drink. All my meals were majorly low points today, so I can easily do TWO drinks tonight. Just not sure if it should be the hard stuff or wine!
I have a long way to go, but honestly, this is doable. Next month I’m adding in walking/fitbit step goals/drinking more water.
Katherine! That is awesome! Glad someone else is doing WW here!!!!
Congratulations to you, I know you are so proud…keep it up.
You have inspired me .
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cannot fathom the kind of person who writes a nasty email demanding you entertain them. I’m picturing Dandy from Season 1 of American Horror Story. ‘Entertain me! I’m BORED!’
I am here every day and you pump out an enormous amount of high quality content and it’s free for all of us. I love that I can come here and discuss these silly shows with you and other intelligent people just looking for fun and wit. (I was going to write ‘fun and relaxation’ but it sounded weird).
Thank You ?
Well said. I agree.
Hear! Hear!
Who shits where they eat? Sorry if I sound uncouth but my hackles are up a bit.
Please don’t let trolls get to you Tamara, you truly are a treasure.
Well said Blondesense!
TT, I can’t imagine all the information you must receive on a daily basis that you sift through to give us inside scopes and breaking news. So sorry you have to waste time with emails from ridiculous people as well.
Not only do you entertain us with your post but we have also gotten to know you as a person and that means more to me than the silly shows we discuss.
You are a super hero!
I got two 6 ft. tall blue point juniper trees! Now I have to spend a gazillion dollars for planters big enough for these beasties! It’s already hotter than the surface of the sun here in Florida so my ‘maters will be from produce stands and Publix!
This is my first year growing a garden, and I’m hooked! It’s awesome not having to spend money on fresh herbs. We’re having so much fun with it that we’re adding garden space into the landscape plans for our future home. We have the land, but won’t be breaking ground for a few years. Maybe I’ll throw an obnoxious ground breaking ceremony like Heather Dubrow! Just kidding, but I would like a taco truck 🙂
I am so sorry there are dumb-asses of that level giving you a bunch of crap. Here’s my happy news: I live in Panama City FL , ground zero for Hurricane Michael. My husband is a radio engineer and worked his ass off to keep I Heart radio stations on the air during and after the storm. His regional president invited him to be the one to accept an award from the Florida Association of Broadcasters for the stations’ efforts at their 2019 conference…in FORT LAUDERDALE AT THE RITZ CARLTON!!!! Our room opens onto the pool deck overlooking the Atlantic. Of course, I am still having to work remotely which is why my laptop is up 🙂
Feel better and screw the losers <3
My fig tree is bearing fruit! So excited and the figs are delicious. I put the figs in the refrigerator before I eat them , I like them cold…..strange but true.
I’m eating more salads and seeded watermelon this summer.
And miracle of Mira’s, no chocolate so far this week!
So jealous of the fig tree!
The best thing I have ever eaten in my life was a burger with bacon, goat cheese, arugula and fig jam. It was honest to god heaven in my mouth and it was at a place called Eureka Burger in Redlands, Ca. If I had a fig tree, I would recreate this burger at least once a week. I encourage you to make some fig jam and try to create this burger. I would order it as my last meal if I were in that situation haha. I am so envious of your fig tree.
The rain has over grown my sage, oregano and my thyme! My tomatoes are gigantic bushes that don’t have cages because i thought the lack of sun would destroy them! Next week is coming and its vacation time for me.
Sorry you need self care but it’s great that you are taking the time to do it.
Fuck them all. The shitheads need to mosey on down the road.leave all of us faty assess alone. You do what ever you want to.
My kids are in a mission trip to Montana, my sone is one of the adult leaders and my daughter is one of the youth. They are in a really, really tiny town and are doing a vacation bible school and some teen events. They will be doing some manual labor as well. They went into Idaho yesterday and painted a small church that has a high level of poverty. When the kids finished up the wrote a letter to the pastor and left him some money. So my husband and I are alone in the house. There’s like no laundry, no dishes, and I didn’t even have to grocery shop. It’s awesome. I miss them but know they are doing good things.
Thanks for all you do TT! I appreciate all you do. Good news for me is that we recently adopted a newborn son. I read your recaps and tea after getting him to sleep.
Keep up the good work! You’re appreciated In [email protected]
One of my third grade students gave me a succulent for the holidays. I thought for sure it would be dead by now, but it’s still going strong! I know succulents can handle a lot and still survive, but I’m pretty proud of myself! The only thing I’ve ever been able to grow are weeds! I might venture out and finally move on from the cookie cutter bushes the builder put in and make my landscaping look nice. Wish me luck!
Please take care of yourself, TT. You are the fearless leader of this motley crew. Your sarcasm and wit is like a beacon to my weary soul.
I don’t have any good/fun news that is suited for the internet, but I enjoy hearing from all of the other readers. I love this community.
Love you TT, screw the haters!!
So I had about 15+ green tomatoes on 3 different plants that I was sooo excited about. But a dang deer has decided to eat every. single. one. In one night! Noooooo tomato sandwiches! If you eat them, you more than likely are a stickler for whichever mayo you use. I’ve always been a Dukes fan, myself. What do you guys use?!
Lightly salted sliced tomatoes with Best Foods mayonnaise on squishy white bread. Eaten over the sink.
Hellman’s
Dukes and only Dukes. Love the small, re-sealable pouches. I was raised in a Mustard family so “Mayo” was a cuss word. But now I appreciate the creaminess of mayo in small portions. I’m thinking of making homemade. Heard it was fairly simple.
It is easy. I made it in a small food processor when cruising on a sailboat.
I moved from the east to west coast and was mourning the loss of my Hellman’s brand of mayo. Then I found Best Foods that was “pretty good, but not my Hellman’s” and was in line at the grocery one day and looked down at the label. It said something like “east of the Rockies, known as Hellman’s.”
I can’t bring my self to plant something practical that you could actually eat. But here’s what’s blooming or starting to bloom in my garden here in CT, after an incredibly rainy spring: PowWow Pink, Purpurea, Green Jewel, Prarie Meadow Mama, and Green Twister coneflowers; white obedient flowers;white, pink, and maroon cosmos; jackimanni, sweet summer, double blue and niobium’s clematis; pink yarrow; and two kinds of hydrangeas. My five kinds of zinnias and 20 dahlias still have a ways to go.
lease please take of your self. You matter and i don’t watch all the shows you recap, but what brings me back is you tell it like it is. What ever it is. Now I’m 62 and I don’t think I’m old..so….ok my garden has dahilias 8,5 calas,35 glads, 8 tomatoes, 5 peppers hot, 2 cukes ,dill, mint, chives,,Reeder basal,lemon basal, reb basal, orangano, then roses 7 types of hostas, 8 types of lillys,bleeding heart, iris, and more I don’t know. Then I have 10 huge pots with 2 plants of lettuce radishs, more herbs and vegetables. Now it’s going to get hot in the next day or two 90. And humid. I hate heat and humidity..glad mn summers are short.
I’m having a hard time getting to my garden this year but my mints came back on their own. I’m having to race everyday to get the figs off the tree before the birds get to them. Can’t blame them though; they’re plump, juicy & sweet.
I am growing vegetables for the first time ever. I have 4 tomato plants and 2 cukes. I am the proud mom of two tiny green tomatoes. No cucumber action yet other than the dog eating a few cucumber leaves. I am excited!
I’ve been reading you daily from Australia since 2016. I love the site the way it is .
I was listening to the Heather McD podcast and she mentioned you. I hope it’s alright to mention it here. Heather got the name of the site wrong (Tamra Tells/Tales or similar) and she pronounced your name like ‘Tamra Barney ‘. She credited you with breaking / covering … menopause brain , sorry. It was probably Dorit’s financials. It annoys me when things are cited incorrectly and she has an assistant. If I wasn’t already a dedicated reader, I’d have wanted to look up whatever she was referencing. Possibly it was Meghan King Edmonds. I’m really sorry I’m not being precise. It’s a combo of menopause brain literally on steroids (cortisone only ) plus listening whilst cooking dinner. I think she’s got a lot of followers though and I got a little thrill of cheer when she attempted to credit Tamara Tattles.
It’s ‘winter’ here. I’m hoping that the US summer isn’t going to involve fires again because your summers tend to auger how extreme ours will be. After the California fires, we had bushfires on our doorstep at the end of our summer. Currently winter is about 25 degrees Celsius most of the time and rarely ever actually freezing. I’m thinking of migrating south for the cold! My fingerlimes aren’t happy but they’ll survive . The stringy basil I’ve nursed for over a year is fading.
Speaking of fires and your hate mail ? Reanimating DIAF might make us all feel better!
Fuck the assholes that send you hate mail. When you piss me off I just stop commenting lol. Appreciate the hard work you do. I hate tomatoes but I did find out today that the condo I paid 53K for 7 years ago is now worth 240k. This will help pay for my Florida ocean retirement. And, I’ve lost 45 pounds this year. Makes me feel thin even though I am now a size 18!
It starts with ONE pound. Congrats on your loss. I hope you are feeling proud and happy.
The tea will be even sweeter tomorrow, no worries TT.
My onions, tomatoes and peas are coming along nicely but the big news is, I’ve finally have a solution to bunnies eating my emerging hostas and other perennials….baby powder and garlic salt! Powder because they don’t like the feeling on their teeth, and they don’t like the smell of garlic. Reapply often and after it rains. It really works!
Red pepper works for keeping chipmunks away, I’ll bet it works on rabbits too. With the chipmunks, I just sprinkle it on the ground around the plants. When they dig in the dirt, it gets up their noses and makes them uncomfortable but doesn’t hurt them. You just have to reapply after it rains. I have chased away chipmunks several times using ground red pepper.
My banana trees didn’t die back this winter so they are kicking. My wandering Jew, don’t send me hate mail that was what the pot said, have really taken off. I’m sadden by the loss of my weeping redbud, but I spray painted it red to use as a trellis. Now it looks like the vascular system with vines. My Santa Rosa plum tree had the sweetest fruit this year despite having a half rotted trunk. I feel that could be a metaphorical. Whew, confession is good for the soul. P.s. my aunt “Suzy” was a cunt. So…..uhm, bless her soul.
Sister Mary Elephant…This Jew loves her wandering Jew…It is one of the few things I can’t kill and I could kill a silk fern!! If you want more of it, it roots super quick in a little glass of water or you can just stick pieces of it into soil and it will root there and thrive.
Love your name!!
It’s one of my favorites, very easy to grow. That and my Mexican petunias.
Are you in North Cal? I have several little redbuds that grew from seed under my (free from SMUD) tree. I am raising them as bonsai but I have extras.
So I have this stupid grill bay (mini deck addition) on my deck, and it is too small for the “regular” sized grills they make today. I moved my grill across the deck and made the grill bay my garden area. I have about 8 herbs, a cleome, petunias, licorice plants, and am starting a ton of perennials to plant in my yard. I put a bird bath in the middle with one of those solar fountains in it. So cute! I also have a bunch of other gardens around the house and got one of those gro light sets and have been going crazy starting plants from seed. I started blue morning glories which remind me of my Grandma and now they are climbing! I am going to Cape Cod this weekend and hopefully the hydrangeas will be out, since they have the best ones.
I wish we could include pictures, I would love to see all of the beautiful things everyone is describing!
Additionally, Fuck the haters, just do your thing.
Omg my tomatoes are out of this world! Is it just me or does the smell of a ripe tomato just picked from the vine turn anyone else on? Lol I know it’s weird but I love that smell! It takes me to a happy place.
I like your whining and personal stories, it’s what keeps me coming back.
I’m not doing any planting this year after that ugly asshole Squirrel ate my only tomato last year, however I stopped by whole paycheck today and got some beautiful tomatoes and made a caprese salad that was so good.
Hope you feel better, we’ll all be here waiting no matter how much time you need to take for yourself. No need to worry about the return of the cat ladies.
Speaking of the cat ladies….where did they go? Don’t they have their own craptastic website now? Talk about crazy, but it was entertaining to read what they wrote.
Uh oh! I think I may have just broken a rule. 🙁
They tried, but their site fizzled out in a month or two..there’s no replacing TT. I wouldn’t doubt if they were the ones sending the hateful emails, though. Sad, bored, cat ladies.
Thanks for the update. I wish it hadn’t fizzled since bat shit crazy is so entertaining.
Just delete + block any hate mail. Life is too short to worry about people like that. They do not have to read what you write and tough if what you do write is not what they want. Free world, and they can start their own site and put in the hard yards writing for it. Get well! Wish I too could say I had lost 14 pounds or so – but the opposite is true. However, on the plus side, I have now found a whole set of larger clothes in my wardrobe I will be wearing for the next while – that I had completely forgotten about! Silver lining to the weight gain after all!
Sometimes the trash takes itself out. Now on to other news. My garden is slowly producing. We have one zuchinni, several tomatoes and 3 eggplants. The green beans have gone nuts. I need for my cucumbers to hurry up and get with the program. I do keto and right now, my obsession is sliced cucumbers with Tajin sprinkled on them.
Keto cheesecake made with monk fruit sugar is SPECTACULAR. I make the crust with ground toasted almonds. It is as good or BETTER than regular cheesecake. Take your fave NY cheesecake recipe and swap out monk fruit for cane sugar and the almond for graham crackers. Make sure you use a Bain Marie (water bath). PERFECT macros.
It’s your site and you can write about whatever TF you want! And i’ll be here to read it as long as you write it. Or until you put me in the WLS. Whichever comes first. ?
People are assholes.
I went by the little local market that sells local produce in the summer, and they had the first local tomatoes of the summer. I bought two and a loaf of bread; I already had some Duke’s at home. They were also selling tomato pies, and I bought one of those too.
All of the seasonal fruit seems even better this year. I suppose it is because we have had a lot, but not too much, rain. The watermelon has been wonderful so far, and I have eaten a ton of it. It is a really good year for strawberries too.
I didn’t plant any tomatoes; I know I’ve talked on here before about those giant green worms that showed up last time I tried planting tomatoes, and how much those worms ooged me out. I just can’t do it. I did plant plenty of petunias, begonias, and red geraniums and they look lovely. Plus I planted basil to go with all of the summer tomatoes.
I like your stories much better than the recaps. I remember when your mean gay neighbor was alive. He’s dead now with ‘Aunt Suzy’..
I have neighbors who were planting huge forest gone wild vegetable gardens in their front yard, it looked so ugly. They moved and took their ugly garden with them.
I just plant a few herbs in the back yard sometimes. I didn’t this year, so I’m constantly going to the store to buy fresh herbs. I like to plant some flowers, but have to watch out for the deer.
What a nerve to write you an email. People are becoming more crazy on the internet. You have a lot of patience.
Take it easy. Hope you feel better.
My family tried to do the annual garden; however southeast Texas had horrible rain right when things were coming up so we lost most of what was planted.
You need your rest because your health is most important. Enjoy some time to yourself so you can keep bringing us the great stuff you do bring.
Hope your mental-physical health day refreshed you. I like “sometimes the trash takes itself out.” Eff ’em.
In my good news, all the chickens are getting along, the new ones and the old timers. The previously injured chicken is healing well. I go into their area and it is all sweet clucks and crows.
My pear tomatoes look wonderful.
Love to you and your canine.
Tomatoes are present!! Hoping my 18 month old and 3 year old don’t pick them all before they’re ripe. Stay strong TT. If someone’s complaining about your “whining” they aren’t a true bravo fan. This whole platform is about spilling the tea about the whiners. You whining is on brand. Keep it up! ?
I love this site! I love the wit, the writing, the humor AND the whining. Nobody can whine while keeping it as refreshing as you do. You’re real and I love it. Your site IS totally an escape and the way I see it, it is your home and I’m grateful that you’ve invited us over. I’m loving all the Tattlers’ positive comments and support of you and though I might not have good news, THAT makes me happy! Thanks for all you do, TT!
I love you Tamara and appreciate all you do! I don’t have a garden but I spend a lot of time in deep East Oakland waiting in my car for my kid to finish sports practice. And the field next to where I park is full of weeds and garbage – so I’ve adopted it. I haul out the trash and pull the weeds and today – I looked out across the field and thought – you know – this is starting to look pretty good — I’m going to plant some flowers! So there you go – my secret inner city adopted garden story. Hang in there Tamara!
Oh… thank you guys for your encouragement and excitement for me on starting this get healthy/lose weight journey. I think I’m hitting a plateau and that is ok. My 18 year old kitteh is doing ok, and has FINALLY forgiven me for Friday’s trip to the specialty vet and is here next to me while I’m watching RHOBH and sipping some whiskey.
……. for the last few years I’ve tried to grow a vegetable garden. But I live in a very dry place and when I would water the garden, lots of ants show up. And then I would have to poison the ants, which means I wouldn’t want to eat anything out of my garden. This cycle went on for about three year. So, I planted a bunch of flower seeds this year. And I’m happy to report I have a beautiful flower garden, with a lot of stunning butterflies I guess Erika Jayne is right sometimes you have to pivot.
I don’t garden due to a brown thumb. However, I was out of town and my husband re did the bed on the side of our house. Dug our a bunch of crap and put in 4 new peony bushes. Dropped some mulch down and it looks amazing. Peonies are my favorite flower. I had them in my wedding bouquet. He said he did it as an anniversary gift. 14 years today. And I recently returned alive and well from a beautiful vacay in Punta Cana. That’s all the good news I have for now.
And I would like to thank you for asking us to post something good. We all get bogged down by the daily grind. It is nice to focus on and appreciate the good stuff!
Hope the sun shines brighter for you tomorrow!
No land, no garden. Not yet! My coworker recently dried tea leaves from their garden and made tea satchels and handed them out to everyone in the office. It was the sweetest thing ever, and we were really touched. It’s beautiful the many ways a garden can help you express love. Gardening is truly the thing I look forward to most while I’m saving for a home.
TT I hope your are proud of yourself when you read all these comments and realize how many people you’ve brought together that would have never communicated with each other. We don’t know each other but we know each other if that makes sense. This site is more than just a gossip tv show site. Its like a virtual online family so thanks for blocking the fuckers who don’t get it
That’s the truth. I am fairly new here as far as commenting but I have been reading a long time. I am not on social media, this is the only place I come to and I enjoy it for a lot of reasons. Turn your head from the haters and know that there are people like us that appreciate you and wish you nothing but the good things.
I moved from SWFL to the desert. I’m currently researching desert landscaping. My front and back yard needs a lot of work. A. Lot.
Succulents are my plants of choice here in Norcal. The fresh corn near me has been simply out of this world good, but it helps living in an agricultural area here, that’s my garden!
I have a mama bunny and itty bitty baby bunny hopping around outside my window. I’ve never seen that in the wild and I’m in love!
Don’t take this wrong way but you needing down time and not giving us as much tea or instant recaps has weened me off the bravo shows that I won’t watch them unless your recap is good. So thank you for giving me my time back. But in the same breath, I do come to your site multiple times a day just to see if there has been an update. Sooo maybe not that weened… Yet. Lol
A big thank you and hats off for all the time and effort and words on the street you give us. I do genuinely appreciate you and your site. Your recaps (and all the contributors recaps – I see you Cho) are why I even somewhat care about these reality folks (but still not the Zolciak-Bierrman clan).
I can’t imagine all the time you have to spend to give us a story. Please also though take the time for yourself.
Clearly I’m no writer and my thoughts come out twisted (or I’d offer to recap for you) but I hope you get my sentiment. XO ?
Love you TT! I’ve been with you since the beginnings of your site. Garden news? My 3 tomato plants with cages heavily wrapped in bird netting have so far deterred the bunnies and deer from feasting on them! I’ve got two sunflowers that are about 4 feet tall and going strong. I think the best thing i planted this year was Elephant Ear bulbs. These bulb are the size of large potatoes, and what is growing up out of the ground is fascinating! Gigantic shoots develop and huge leaves unfold from them and they make me sooooo happy! My friend up the street has a garden with about 20 ocra plants and she’ll share her bounty of that with me and that too makes me happy! Take care of you and Banjo…
Take as much time as you need. We will be here.
Last year our garden sucked. Too much rain in too short a period of time did it in. This year, every one of the 61 tomato plants I planted have fruit on them!! Now the wait begins. We also planted peas, lima beans, bell peppers, jalepenos, corn, onions, cucumbers, carrots and a mesclun mix of lettuce. I think I’ll have a busy harvest season this year which I am extremely happy for!
To share my good news: Monday one of my grand girlies turned 7. When I had asked her what do you want for your birthday her answer was “I want to be 7 Gma”. So Monday morning she calls me and thanks me for the present. I’m old and slow and tell her I didn’t get her a present yet..payday is Friday. Her adorable little self answers “Yes you did Gma, I am 7 now just like I asked for.” Oh the innocence of youth!
That’s the great age, before they’re 10. They have that wonderful innocence AND they still hold your hand!
I used to write my son a note everyday until he was about 10 and I’d put it in his lunch box for school. He would take the note and tape it to the front of his shirt and it would still be there when I picked him up. He did this for years and no one made fun of him at his small private school. One day he actually wrote me back, on the reverse side of my note he’d written, “Dear Mom: I really don’t like weather”. Not THE weather, just weather in general. On another he’d written as a six yr old, “I really don’t like your soup” I still have both of the notes. LoL.
RHoBH has been airing 6 months now. And still left are several reunion epis what a snooze fest ! Rest and relax, TT.
I saw Kinky Boots at the Muny in St. Louis last night. It was awesome. Singing, dancing, glamorous boots and transvestites! Oh my!! For anyone who doesn’t know, the Muny is an outdoor theater in Forest Park doing Broadway musicals and such. This year marks it’s 101st season. Surprisingly, it’s delightful even on a hot humid evening.
TT, screw the haters. I think you’re one rad chick.
Whine all you want TT. I’ll always have your back. Wish you could come south and see my tomato garden. I filled my hot tub with dirt and planted my tomatoes in it. It is perfection. They are easy to stake and easy to pick and I don’t have any ground creatures eating on them. Also planted it with green onions and peppers that have been picked, chopped and frozen b4 the tomato patch. This fall I’ll plant the trusted mustard greens (love those). They are so good cooked down with tasso or ham hock and eaten with hot water cornbread along with a huge glass of ice tea.
Maybe you just need a southern break. We can fish in the lake in front of my house, clean and fry them, make a batch of hushpuppies and all those with ants in their pants can wait a week for your columns.
Mental health days are important.
My good news… my partner lives in Europe and we only see each other four times a year but he’s currently on a plane here!!! The only bad bit is that for the next two and a half weeks I will have to record my beloved trashy TV shows while I pretend they’re beneath me. They’re not. They’re the best thing about him going home.
On Folly Beach for a week long mental health break. Keeping my eye out for any Southern Charm folk. Will get you the tea if I see anything lol! Thank you for your humor, I do so enjoy your swearing outbursts. You take care of yourself!
The bunnies have not eaten the lilies!
I hate to go to the doctor and put it off. I know I shouldn’t. But, my garden is thriving so far and I’ve picked a few tomatoes already!!
Tomato news! Tamara you once posted a pic of a bowlful of my tomatoes. I was so proud because it was our first crop. We were ambitious and had gone to a tomato talk to learn a little before we planted. They guy was emphatic that you have to buy new plants. every. year.
Fast forward to this year and we didn’t get a garden in and the planter is full of tomatoes that seeded themselves. Six plants! So as much as I was feeling guilty for not getting my act together, we can enjoy once again.
Cheers to potential! P.S. I love your site and the care you put into it. Be well.
I can’t imagine writing to the owner of site telling her what she can and can not write. People have such a sense of entitlement. Fuck them, obviously their comments sucked.
Re’ mental health health, I live with anxiety/depression so I kinda get it. Every person is different of course. Thanks for sharing, it makes me feel a little less alone and I appreciate it.
A few weeks ago, I planted a bunch of perennials for the first time in 10 years. I forgot how much I like puttering around outside and playing in the dirt! I’ve spent over two years fixing up my house while getting divorced and tomorrow it goes up for sale. I really busted my ass. After a few years of feeling like we were in limbo we’ll be moving from 105 yr old house in the suburbs of NJ to a new construction loft style condo in Hoboken to be closer to NYC. I opened up the door to the condo and it was as if they built it just for me, I love it. Nervous, anxious but excited!
Good luck with the TomAtos TT. (I prefer the British pronounciation, lol)
no garden here, but we started having Hello Fresh meals delivered to the house and, so far, my husband has loved every single thing. And our grocery bill is a lot less. We are actually saving money by doing the meals, but I am having to cook more. And, the 45 min prep time for me usually turns into an hour and a half. So, I am using more “fresh” fruits and veggies in my meals and expanding our meal repertoire, but not with my own garden bounty, unfortunately. I love a fresh garden tomato with some salt and pepper on it though! Hang in there, feel better, win the lottery, etc…
People are far over rated. I just went to Tractor Supply to get some fly bag traps and there’s 2 food trucks there for lunch. The brilliant people of my community are so stupid they park blocking the entrance to the parking lot of Tractor Supply. When told to move their cars/trucks they just grunt, having no clue what you’re talking about. Meanwhile no one can get their livestock feed at Tractor Supply.
I’m a 60 year old with no online reality TV blogs, live on a farm, have a bunch of dogs and critters, and I seem to need constant mental health days. I’m in way over my head, and it’s so damn hot.
And on top of that I have flies, wasps, bugs and weeds coming out the wazoo. Way more than I can handle considering I don’t want to kill myself and the critters in using chemicals to get rid of all the above. Especially now when Big Brother has started and the live feeds, to which I’m addicted, begin tonight. On top of that there’s the finale of TAR, do Team NicVic win? And then those silly democrats have their first debate tonight which should be pretty entertaining. Plenty of entertainment on TV this week. Funny how last weekend, nothing to watch, now too much.
Oh and Christmas in July begins this weekend. Merry Christmas!
And lastly, I won’t have a ripe mater until August I fear. Too cool a spring here in the desert.
Party on and look forward to TT’s commentaries when she can.
Peace out.
PLEASE don’t spoil other shows on Open Forums. I am several episodes behind on the season.
I like your style CotonMom. People ARE over rated. Everyone just needs to peace out and rock on. No one should ever come for our TT, wrong, just wrong.
Xmas in July, love the Hallmark channel, I watch a lot of Golden girls, my dh has even started watching with me sometimes…good giggles.
Feel better soon Tamara. we appreciate all that you do. To the bitter hater that sent the psycho DM, please put down your remote, get your ass off the couch and go find your Happy so you can have a life beyond reality shows.
“I’m just an old lady sitting on a couch in the ghetto/barrio/white trash neighborhood” I thought I was the only one! ?
I rarely watch any shows anymore (too ridiculous/stupid) but LOVE your recaps!!
I think you should take about a week off just to spite the assholes.
FUCK THEM ALL! Your site. Your rules. Everyone needs time off, even the hateful trolls who’ve figured out how to email. I love you and your whining and your drunken recaps and your digressions and your guest writers and even the times when the people we hate on the shows change their names and comment!
It is really shitty when someone can just defeat you with one interaction. Life has a way of piling on and sometimes you just hit that wall where it is just too damn much. Dont let it spiral to the point where it steals your joy. And joy is in much too short of supply these days.
It takes a lot of work and effort to build this site and it is very unique and fun in the community that it attracts. It is also very well moderated and people do have behave themselves. I appreciate what you do.
Give em hell.
Fuck them. They aren’t “paying you “!! You provide a service!! The balls on some people-I’ve been here 7 years and have probably read the commenting rules like 5 times. Be respectful. And I LOVE your stories!! ? Don’t change for us Argentina- we love you EXACTLY how you are. Real.
I’m in Paris now and had that sandwich you like for lunch (sorry, I can’t spell it but you know the one). It was awesome! Last night was Bourgignon boeuf and it was delicious, even though it was 95 degrees outside and the restaurant didn’t have AC.
Thanks for giving us a place to be. You make an impact on so many people! I even grew a tomato once at your suggestion. I didn’t want to pick it because it was so small! I kept waiting for it to get bigger and it finally fell off the vine. Turns out it was a cherry tomato plant. I’ll stick with flowers.
I’ve heard there’s a terrible heat wave in France that’s brutally effecting Paris. I hope you’re able to enjoy everything you’ve planned to to do during your visit.
I for one would love updates on food and adventures..
JoJoFl quoted some great flight prices recently but I’m out here in the WWwest and connections can rack up so I didn’t look into at the time but now? I’d love to make this happen. If you see this JoJo, remind me where you found your rates…I can at least look?. I’m off to find low rates myself now.
Enjoy your visit “Keep it moving”!
It is freakin hot which conflicts with our travel MO — wandering around and turning down streets that look good? The unexpected find today was a pop in off the street to a department store that turned out to be a super famous place. I think it’s called Galeries Layfayette Paris. Gorgeous stained glass dome!
We also went to a very cool art exhibit at Atelier Lumieres. It was Van Gogh paintings digitized and animated, projected on to the walls and floors and set to music (Janis Joplin, Puccini, and while they did his self-portraits, a very cool cover of the Animals “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”).
Dinner- a simple but perfect Niscious salad and glass of wine across from the laundry mat where we washed our sweaty clothes!
I hope you went up to the rooftop of Galeries Layfayette Paris! The views are amazing! I have been been to Notre Dame? Depending on how close they will let you get. If you are facing the front of the church the street that runs down the left side has a good ice cream shoppe.
Then head over to Saint Gervais in the fourth/fifth arr and find 34 rue de Rosiers order a gyro at L’As du Fallafel It should be about 5 or 6 euros. Have your money out the guy will take your order in line. There will be a long line for takeout.Get in it no matter how long. Eating inside is often quicker. It’s kind a of long walk to some church steps to eat on.So you may want to try a table. Since there are two of you one should get the gyro and one should get the falafel wrap. There is a shop right across the street that sells the same thing. Do not go there just because the line is shorter. Your patience will pay off.
Good God, you’re the best TT!
Hit the ground running “Keep it moving”, journal and update us when you can! Enjoy!
You have the BEST weather for “wild secret gardens.” I miss the BA weather here in Sac. Check out Annie’s Annuals in Richmond next time you are out that way if you need a free relaxing “field trip.”
Oops. This was a reply to oakgal. Sorry.
I haven’t planted in the ground for DECADES because landlords keep selling my rentals. But I am “almost professional” at planting in pots. After adding between 25-50% of pea-sized red lava rock to everything, except the water and marginal plants, everything has done well. (Marc, hydrangeas need LOTS of water. The lava rock provides great drainage and things thrive in it.)
Last year, my roommate planted 2 pot plants and two tomato plants here in our Sacramento duplex where we can live “forever.” But she planted in the wrong site and one tomato got HUGE, but no tomatoes. The other has had tomatoes throughout the year, but they are deformed and thick-skinned. The chickens love to lay behind it and take dust baths, so it stays until fall.
I JUST got my five tomato plants in the ground. Dirt is ready for the sprouted sweet pea and eating peas, trombetta squash and French melons. Everything is LATE because of late rains and health/injuries, now healed. But local nursery still is selling tomatoes, the others … wait and see.
AND, I just found a GIANT French tarragon plant after not finding one in YEARS. Next comes my herb garden; I have to put it in an alternate place because the chickens have followed my dogs in laying in that spot, they all share it. My dog gets first of everything, then chickens, then plants, then me. I hope everything thrives.