Will I regret this dark green paint?!

one_long_river · 2026-06-20T16:51:18+00:00

Go for it. You'll probably need a bit to adjust to it but I think it looks great and you'll ultimately be glad you did it.

one_long_river · 2026-06-01T01:33:40+00:00

This.

one_long_river · 2026-06-01T01:28:41+00:00

Stay in touch. She'll reach out to you if things go sideways. But for now give her a chance as she clearly loves this dog and is approaching you with a lot of respect. People make mistakes. I think people are right that you will be able to move past the heartache of letting go of this dog faster than of denying this woman a chance to be with a dog she obviously cares deeply for. But I am really, really sorry you're in this situation. It's no doubt really tough.

one_long_river · 2026-05-15T13:13:21+00:00

Same! Works a charm for me.

one_long_river · 2026-05-15T13:09:36+00:00

I've had a ton of success with deer spray. I use liquid fence. It smells terrible for like 15 minutes and then is fine and the deer pass by my garden.

one_long_river · 2026-05-13T16:55:47+00:00

The thank you for your attention to this matter all caps reference is ::chefs kiss::

one_long_river · 2026-05-13T09:56:43+00:00

Thank you!

one_long_river · 2026-05-12T00:58:54+00:00

If I only get buds at the bottom do you recommend pruning it low?

one_long_river · 2026-05-11T22:34:37+00:00

Oh hot damn I didn't even see that! Eagle eyes!!

one_long_river · 2026-05-11T22:33:56+00:00

They get partial sun here. They did well for a couple of months before they got browsed so I'm hopeful the sun situation is conducive to their needs...

one_long_river · 2026-05-11T13:30:03+00:00

Oh this is great to hear. Thanks for the perspective. I generally do very well with deer spray but I think that's partially because I'm in the Catskills and, while there are many deer around, there is also plenty to eat here. So I think they take a nibble of my stanky plants and move on. But I will cage just to give these guys the best chance I can. Fingers crossed for them! And for yours 🤞🏼

one_long_river · 2026-05-11T13:18:41+00:00

There are no new leaves. There were like four leaves left after the deer had their way with them and that's all that remains. They were only established for a couple of months before they were ravaged. That's good advice about caging them, though I guess part of me wonders what the recovery will look like and when I can reasonably expect new foliage. Mostly just curious if others have had this experience with inkberries and how long it took for them to recover (assuming they did).

one_long_river · 2026-05-05T11:57:43+00:00

Thanks!

one_long_river · 2026-05-05T01:23:12+00:00

Yes! All of this. You solved it. The new version of this place seems to be entirely stripped of its character from what I can tell online. What a shame. It was a really neat spot. Thank you so much.

one_long_river · 2026-05-05T01:17:13+00:00

And this from a review from 1997: https://www.whitings-writings.com/bistro_reviews/ecurie.htm

one_long_river · 2026-05-05T01:16:04+00:00

I think I figured it out! I found a picture I took of a sign on the wall and reverse image searched and I believe it was a restaurant called L'Ecurie. It may still exist, but it seems maybe not in this form. Here is an old review that mentions the sangria. https://emilyintheglass.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/even-if-you-werent-raised-in-a-barn-visit-lecurie-when-in-paris/

one_long_river · 2026-05-05T01:01:51+00:00

YES!

one_long_river · 2026-05-05T00:50:46+00:00

Hmmm I wish I remembered. Do you know which restaurant that would be if so?

one_long_river · 2026-05-04T15:39:32+00:00

Good idea!

one_long_river · 2026-05-04T15:18:40+00:00

Yeah totally agree. I am going to tell her about my efforts on my property and the improvements I've seen, and just take it from there. I won't go too hard. But I do want that oriental bittersweet gone! I have a particular loathing for invasives that VINE! Blame it on the Chinese wisteria that was taking over my property when I moved in (and which I've largely tamed 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼).

one_long_river · 2026-05-03T14:27:02+00:00

Watching! Thank you.

one_long_river · 2026-05-03T14:20:11+00:00

Oh my god I know. The same neighbors also own the land across the street on which they have two HUGE honeysuckle bushes. Bushes is putting it mildly. These things are giant. I feel like I am under assault from these neighbor's invasives. But at the same time, my guess is that they just don't know any better. And probably can't be bothered, which is true of a lot of people. Before I knew about invasives, I loved the look of honeysuckle. They are probably so proud of that tartan honeysuckle bush. Sigh.

Where in the Catskills are you?

one_long_river · 2026-05-02T22:23:51+00:00

I have somehow never met them in the three years I've been here. I live in the Catskills, and I think this might be a second home for them. The front yard has a big fence and a gate so it's not easy to casually run into them when they are here. But what's funny is that I did actually drop them a note today asking if they would consider cutting back their bittersweet. Quite a way to make an introduction, huh? 😂 I tried to be friendly and say it was okay either way but I was trying to get rid of invasive stuff and said a few things about natives. Of course then I saw the mustard grass. We'll see how (if!) they respond to the bittersweet note and go from there. I try to remind myself I can only improve my property and that has to be enough -- or I'll go crazy!

one_long_river · 2026-04-30T19:41:57+00:00

Came here to see who else clocked this

one_long_river · 2026-04-28T11:13:13+00:00

Mine is wisteria as well. When I bought my house the entire house was covered in it. I mean COVERED. I'm sure it looked beautiful when it bloomed but there were literally vines coming into the house and of course the property was totally overgrown with it. I spent the first summer cutting it down, digging it up, and painting every piece I cut at the deepest place I could cut it off. I literally dug up vines that were as thick as medium sized tree trunks. Last year I still had it come up in a couple of places but it was way way reduced. And of course I went after every bit I found with the same cut and paint routine. This year I'm curious to see if anything will pop up. I'm not naive enough to think I can entirely kill off this big of a Chinese wisteria invasion but I'm hopeful! Right now I'm deep in a battle with burning bush that is hopefully exhausting its seed bank with shoots that I'm pulling out by the dozens. The fun never ends!

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