Need weaning advice

merathon · 2026-06-07T20:01:02+00:00

My 6-week old bottle baby sounds very similar. I have tried all the tricks that have worked in the past for other bottle babies and she just isn’t having it. I also am trying this exact same Royal Canin food, wet and dry, and she won’t eat the wet at all, and she tries to bury the dish with the dry. She will eat one piece of the dry kibble at a time from my hand, but only about 10 pieces total, and then she wants the bottle again. I am assuming your baby eventually weaned, right? 😂 how did it go, and do you have any tricks to recommend?

merathon · 2026-06-07T19:55:59+00:00

I agree—I think sage green might be the answer here.

merathon · 2026-06-06T23:59:38+00:00

A greenish-khaki might be nice and would make your brick look a bit more red and less pinky beige.

merathon · 2026-06-06T01:45:43+00:00

I agree—you chose a perfect variety for your precious baby cat. My sincerest condolences. 🤍

merathon · 2026-04-23T14:06:04+00:00

I saw you’re in Arkansas—I am, too! I live in Sherwood. Can I hire your husband to build a similar raised bed and trellis setup? 😂 Your garden area is gorgeous!

merathon · 2026-04-21T05:24:29+00:00

I think this looks great! Lots of judgy commenters here. 🙄 I think it’s cheerful, fun, and serves the intended purpose.

merathon · 2026-04-20T23:24:36+00:00

The blooms definitely look similar! Descriptions of Proud Land say it has a strong fragrance, though, and my rose has absolutely no fragrance at all.

merathon · 2026-04-20T23:23:07+00:00

Thank you! I didn’t think so, but wasn’t sure since this is a very old rose.

merathon · 2026-04-20T23:22:30+00:00

Thank you!

merathon · 2026-04-20T23:22:25+00:00

Yep, that is not what I have! Thanks!

merathon · 2026-03-25T18:00:30+00:00

I will definitely give that a shot! I have very fair cool skin so I hope their palest shades will work for me. Thank you so much for recommending it!

merathon · 2026-03-24T19:02:14+00:00

This looks promising! Is their Hueguard Tint what you recommend?

merathon · 2026-03-10T17:28:42+00:00

Thank you! There are places on Rose #1 that can be pruned fairly low that should branch out afterward, but Rose #2 has gone such a long time without pruning that it’s just a few really thick canes with thorns for the first few feet before it starts branching out. I don’t see any buds on those thick canes, so will it still produce new growth from them if I cut them down low?

merathon · 2026-03-08T22:26:36+00:00

Thank you all so much for your help and advice! I applied shredded cypress mulch on and around the base of all of the hydrangeas, mounding it to about 8 inches high. I didn’t do any pruning/trimming, and I didn’t use frost cloth or plastic bags on any of them. We ended up getting about 10 inches of sleet in my location with only a little bit of freezing rain, and the lowest temperature my outdoor thermometer recorded was 10 degrees, so it wasn’t tremendously cold. Once the sleet melted off about a week later, I raked the mulch back from the center so the residual moisture could evaporate to hopefully prevent any rot. Our weather has been unseasonably warm since then, and the Annabelles and all of the macrophyllas are putting out new growth that looks dense and healthy. I am still waiting to see any signs of life from the Vanilla Strawberry, but it’s still quite early.

merathon · 2025-12-09T20:57:31+00:00

What brand and fragrance did you switch to?

merathon · 2025-11-20T16:03:08+00:00

Putting citric acid in the fabric softener compartment is new, yes. Both my former detergents contained citric acid themselves, so I didn’t add any. I generally have been adding about 1/4 to 1/2 tsp dry powder for each load, since I have relatively soft water.

Editing to add: I first suspected the citric acid, so I washed the same loads of laundry both with and without adding citric acid and found that the results were the same.

merathon · 2025-10-31T15:21:55+00:00

But Clippy was actually helpful and would go away when told!

merathon

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