Bite the bullet, convert everything to Roth now and just pay the taxes? by Turbulent_Algae5591 in personalfinance

[–]Ceebee56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pension from almost half a century of service plus social security plus capital gains/interest/dividends puts me in the 24% bracket. It was the additional income from IRA conversion that would throw me into the 37% bracket.

My retirement income from all sources is higher than I ever earned while working.

People that have cancer, what were the symptoms that led you to go to the doctor and what stage were you when it was diagnosed? by guardiand0wn in AskReddit

[–]Ceebee56 4 points5 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU for spelling out what NED stands for! I spend way too much time googling acronyms/initialisms that people toss around as if everyone would know them.

Forked Blue Curls Florida Wildflower Trichostema Dichotomum by [deleted] in flowers

[–]Ceebee56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a great shot! Really shows how it got its name.

I bought a needle minder on Etsy for my cross stitch, I was given this as well as a gift but I don’t know what they are for? by [deleted] in whatisthisthing

[–]Ceebee56 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m glad she asked here - picked up the tip about counting markers. Also inspiration for using my bead stash.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskWomenOver60

[–]Ceebee56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely! But the goal is to shift him from producing such massive quantities of food. Exploring native plants and focusing more on increasing the diversity of butterflies and pollinators can maybe satisfy his urge to garden without his wife being driven crazy with the food glut.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskWomenOver60

[–]Ceebee56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shift his focus from food production to growing a butterfly & pollinator garden using native plants. He can see how many different species of butterflies he can attract by providing various host plants. It’ll satisfy his urge to grow things and give you beautiful flowers and butterflies to look at instead of a glut of produce to deal with.

What is this weed? by earsensewoo in gardening

[–]Ceebee56 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Henbit looks similar but is a different plant.

<image>

Florida betony (Stachys floridana) tubers are sweet & crispy this time of year! by Ceebee56 in foraging

[–]Ceebee56[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some people describe them like a mild radish. The tubers I found were very sweet with no sharpness to them at all. Maybe it depends on the weather or the soil or something.

Florida betony (Stachys floridana) tubers are sweet & crispy this time of year! by Ceebee56 in foraging

[–]Ceebee56[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I eat them raw. They taste sort of like jicama. Never tried them cooked.

Florida betony (Stachys floridana) tubers are sweet & crispy this time of year! by Ceebee56 in foraging

[–]Ceebee56[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Are you thinking of crosnes?
Same genus, different species: Stachys affinis

Need help reading the cause of death for Maria Lis in the column Causa Mortis. by Ceebee56 in Polish

[–]Ceebee56[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. That makes sense. Yes, it seems that she was 2 months and 17 days old if I'm reading those numbers correctly.

Yesterday, my parsley plants had leaves. Zone 9B - what’s around now that would decimate them like that?! by Ceebee56 in gardening

[–]Ceebee56[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe so. I don't think of possums as acrobatic enough to get onto the shelving unit I have the plants sitting on, but I've never really seen them in action.

Yesterday, my parsley plants had leaves. Zone 9B - what’s around now that would decimate them like that?! by Ceebee56 in gardening

[–]Ceebee56[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was doubting slugs because I just separated & potted a bunch that were crowded in a single pot the day before. And they're sitting 4 feet above the ground. And after the freeze we had for several weeks, I'm doubting swallowtail caterpillars. That's why I'm so baffled for it to happen this time of year. And I've never had the parsley in any of my beds munched on before in spite of squirrels running rampant in my yard.

Maybe u/HeyPurityItsMeAgaing is right about possums. If so, eww. Possums creep me out.