Flowergardener

Who Is The 'Flowergardener'??

Well, let's see... The Flowergardener is a little old lady who loves God, family, animals, gardening, helping people, fishing, guns, classic cars, crafting, quotes, respect, reading, 'thinking out of the box', manners, intelligence, lots of different music, conversation, natural health alternatives, and of course flowers!

Besides trying to make a dent on the internet with my presence, my biggest past-time is flowergardening. If you'd like to see the results of my flowergardening, the very first Squidoo lens I made in 2007 was about My Flowergarden.

about the intro pic...I'm a petite woman, standing 5'1". To give you a perspective of 'size'; that's a Lg sized T-shirt, and the cuff on my pants are at the bottom of my knees. he-he-he, my hair is much longer now than in this pic, now it will cover that eyeball on my t-shirt, and that area around the orange GIANT letters is actually my waist! Yep, I be close to midget size, just like my Nona. It seems there's always a couple of 'throw-backs' in the generations. I take after my grandmother and her mother. My mother is actually 5' 10", and all my siblings are tall. My brothers are all over 6'. Thank God, I didn't pass it to my son, he's 6' 1". :)

Squidoo has turned into the ultimate home business for me, marketing products I find worthy to have my name attached to. I will not make a page (lens) with afilliate products just in the hopes to make money. Every page I create has been carefully researched, on a topic I find interesting, and is an attempt to save the viewer's precious time and frustrations from not finding the information they want or need.

The 'Flowergardener' is Deb, Debbie, and Deborah

I'm also known as Godsdaughter, IamGodsdaughter, Godsdaughter54, Flower, Dciniowa, Grannyof2, 1954granny, Deb13, and Naturalhealth, NaturalMeds, Natural Medicine, Little Debbie, and Litl Deb.

I'm a 55 year old woman who has been disabled for 11 years.

I've been divorced for 23 years, and have a 27 year old son, 7 year old granddaughter, 3 year old grandson, and another grandchild due 3-10. The picture is my family at Thanksgiving 2007. (I'm the one in my favorite color-purple!)

Yes, I'm a red-head, and so is my son. Adam's shade of red is a dark auburn, just like my mother's hair. I know, he looks like a cave-man in this picture! It's the very first time in his life he's ever let his hair grow. His wife and I love it, because it's thick and wavy, (like mine), and we constantly tease him.

I consider myself NOT photogenic, a stark opposite of my son. I'm very very picky of any photo that is taken of me, as 9 times out of 10 it does not reflect how I want to be viewed! I'm also picky about my hair, but I thought I would insert the below photo to show you at least my hair!
If I ever get a recently taken photo of me that passes mustard, I'll certainly start using it here at Squidoo :)

I've inserted this photo on my Hair Vitamin lens also, and explain it as reflecting how my hair looks after being washed and air-dryed for 3 hours; and not combed after drying. and ooo yea, I'll be getting those grey hairs covered soon! Both my sister and niece are licensed beauticians, and can't believe I still have any hair left (been covering that damned grey now for about 10 years, by myself, sometimes hap-hazardly missing spots)

Ha Ha Ha, and yes, I do have arms, (thank you God). I just thought they looked fat in other takes of this photo, so I hid them! I am 55 now you know! I've kinda lost those buffed muscles.

That reminds me of when I just came back to Iowa after being divorced. I started working in my Mom's restaurant/bar. More than once I saw men's eyes widen in surprise as I served their meal, asking me if I 'worked out'. The answer was truthfully 'no'.

When you're looking at lenses throughout Squidoo, the above 2 photos will signify me. My Aunt in Florida made the Godsdaughter image for me back in '97 for one of my old websites. 'Godsdaughter' and 'IamGodsdaughter' are titles I currently use and have used in the past for emails, accounts, and websites.

Since I'm known here as FG, Flower, or Flowergardener, I thought I'd make me a new image with my very favorite gift to receive; the purple rose. I actually wanted to name my business The Purple Rose, but thought that Garden Creations would better encompass anything I wanted to try my hand at.

This Pages' Accomplishments

By Google

My 27 yr old baby boy (24 in pic) - with catfish (by hand-fishing)

State Track 2 years for the 100 and 200 yard dash.
#1 Ranked District Running Back.
#1 Seeded District Wrestler @171 lbs.
Quickest career wrestling pin = 17 sec.

Gee, couldn't tell I was proud of him, could ya?

I'll give ya a break, and not list his abilities in baseball, he-he!

Me and my bud have been thru some tough times. I divorced his father when Adam had just turned 4, and Adam never had a man's influence while growing up. I've never re-married.

Well, as you can see, he didn't turn into a sissy 'mama's boy'. For those that don't know, hand-fishing is done by diving and reaching under the water and using your hand as bait when you find a probable hiding spot of big catfish. Then you have to wrestle the fish and capture it while it is biting down on your one hand.

I can still remember taking him to the little pee-wee wresting practices when he was 7, drawing and scribbling furiously the wrestling holds, so we could practice them at home.

Another fond memory is catching and practicing baseball together when he was 9; I received a stunned look of shock from him after I threw him a hard fast ball and burned his hand. (he didn't think his mama could throw that hard, he-he)

I was left with valve damage to my heart from Rheumatic Fever at 9 years old, so when I was in school, my parents didn't let me participate in sports.

My childhood memories are of horses, simply because that's all I was allowed to persue. While my siblings learned how to ride a bicycle, play baseball, volleyball, basketball, and actually anything that my father categorized as 'physical', I owned, rode, and trained horses.

I stood up to my Father, and everyone else when I reached my Senior year in High School; and against everyone's wishes, tried out for - and was chosen - for a Cheerleader of B & G Basketball, Football, and Wrestling. I can still remember coming home and telling my dad that I won. His reply was 'no you didn't, you cannot do that. You go tell them all tomorrow.'

No one, including me, knew I had any physical talents apart from riding horses. I had to participate in the yearly physical fitness program in High School or flunk Gym; during my Junior year I ran the 100 with the 3rd fastest time of the females from the whole school. Every one else on the list with great recorded times was in our Track program! I did just as well with the recorded times in my Senior year; but I had already pushed my limit with my Dad, so I couldn't join the track team. I was a Cheerleader, and that was it...and my Dad hated every moment of it.

I had never played baseball until after I graduated school and joined a women's softball league. Couldn't hit worth a darn, but boy get me on first base and I would steal all the bases around the diamond, and sometimes even steal home base! I learned many years later, after my Father had passed away, and from my old 'coach', that my Dad had taken her aside when I first started and asked her to please keep an eye on me....if I seemed like I was getting tired...to take me out of the game. What a precious memory. Of course if I would have found out about it at the time, I would have been angry at him.

Giving birth to a son when I was 27 years old gave me a chance to experience a second childhood, and try to do some of the things I didn't get to do the first time around. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and treasure every moment.

Notes From The Flowergardener

I think I'd like to treat this lens as a kind-of 'blog'. It will be a place where I can put my most recent things. I have to update it anyway each time I complete a new lens, so in that way it will be a handy way to put new stuff out too.

I found Squidoo June 9, 2007, which also happens to be my late Father's birthday. From that date to 30 days later, I made 30 lenses. I now have somewhere around 90 lenses completed (can never say for sure, as the total changes all the time!) I'm starting to see a pattern, I'll get up to around 100 lenses, then start giving some of them away, selling some, or just deleting them. I've done this 4 times; (delete, or give away lenses) I get to 90+ and drop to the low 80's, then build new lenses. Usually I've got the total back up to 90+ in 1 to 2 more months.

Out of curiosity I just checked my 'transfer' page on my dashboard. As of today (5-13) I've given away 13 lenses and 1 group, sold 7 lenses, and I'd have to guess at how many I've deleted....probably 20.

The thing I really personally like about Squidoo is that it gives me a chance to earn money, which is always lacking for senior citizens and the disabled. I am praying and working towards being self-sufficient and off of an income from Social Security.

I haven't always been disabled, even tho I've had heart damage since I've been 9. I've only been disabled since 1997, due to a cracked spine with all the other physical things that entails; (discs, stenosis, & nerve impingement) and a mental breakdown.

My career was pretty extensive. In the 80's they used to call working anything on the computer as a 'computer operator', of which I put my time into. I've many years experience as a cook, waitress, bartender, state licensed insurance rep for life, accident, and health, customer service, asst. bookkeeper, vet asst., house cleaner (business), truck dispatcher, cashier, factory worker, and human resources specialist.

When I became pregnant (planned), my family was worried that I wouldn't be able to survive the strain on my heart during childbirth. (no need, as it turned out, had a cesarian, which had an enormous amount of problems itself)

I'm 20 years older than the amount of years my dad lived.

In my younger years I was well known for my dancing, ability to fight, and hot cars, like a 62 corvette, 66 mustang, and 70 gto.

Actually had a warrant for assault/battery. Knock-knock on the door, originating from the hospital. The other incidents were never recorded.

I survived a fatal (to the other person involved) head on collision at 18.

I still own all my teeth, although most of the front teeth had to be filed to even them up from chips, and all the back on top and bottom were shattered and capped from the accident; which also left me with a scar from my hairline to my eyebrow on my forehead, 2 damaged knees, and tears when I dwell on it.

The scar has pretty much faded after 36 years. I was told they had to scrape the paint from the '57 chevy's steering wheel off my skull before stitching me up, and my head and body broke the steering wheel in 2 places. The red eye in this pic doesn't show my hazel eye color, which is dark green and light brown.

At 20 yrs. old, after being engaged 3x and 'promised' 2x, I burned my bridges and moved 1600 miles away, knowing no-one, with $500 in my pocket and a semester of college paid for in Ca.

I've been raped. Twice.

I've been beaten (by a man) and abused mentally.

I stayed in Ca. for 11 years, came back home to try to pick up my pieces with a divorce and a child.

I've been bankrupt.
I've spent days/nights in a 'shelter' with my child.
I've spent time on a corner selling homemade crafts for money.

I am a prize winning pool player.
I am a prize winning shotgun skeet shooter. (12 ga.)
I am a better shot with a .243 and 30-06 rifle, successfully hunting deer for many years.

I love to fish.
I love the ocean.
I love the mountains.
I love nature.
I love animals.
I love flowers and gardening.
and most of all - more than my own life - I love my son.

I sometimes get nostalgic and sad, wondering why I've had to spend the better part of my life without a partner; but I end up with the conclusion that my life is in Gods hands, so I just try to 'go with the flow' as best as I can.

Me and my Sister, trying to set up for a photo - Never did work out, with my 2 squiggly grandchildren, and her only grandchild

The end product wasn't pretty of the above photo. I had to hold down my Grandsons hands to keep him from sticking them in either his mouth or nose, my Granddaughter had a mouthful of food, and my Sister's Grandson started screaming. he-he-he.

I'm the oldest child in my family, with 1 Sister and 3 Brothers. My Sis was #4 in the birth line. Those 3 'squiggling' kiddo's are my Mother's only Great-Grandchildren.

The picture taking didn't fare any better with them and Great-Grandma either.

if you look very closely, you can see the hint of my forehead scar. my eyebrow that is on your right hand side, on the inside edge towards my nose, you can see an indent and a bit of a line. The scar runs from that indent up my forehead to the part in my hair.

My Baby's Wedding Oct. 3, 2009

After 13 years together, a 3 year old Son and a Daughter due March 2010, my Son and Beth have decided to 'make it legal'. For those of you that have been waiting, here are a few pics!

The Wedding Party

Adam taking Me and Beth's Mother to our pew

Me and Marilyn lighting our family candles

Adam and Beth lighting their unity candle from the family candles

Adam and Beth praying

The Bride and Groom

Adam, Beth, and Kael

Mr. and Mrs. C

Mother and Son

Dancing at the reception

The Mom's attack before everyone gets out of the Church

The Wedding Party

My Squidoo Lenses

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My Faith

Man's Religion has failed me many times.

Man's Many Sectors of Churches have failed me many times.

My faith in God, His Holy Word, and the Holy Spirit have never failed me.

I created the Audio Bible and Bible Study lenses for others that want to learn from God's Word. Not interpretations of what man thinks God's word is.

God's Word / The Bible and the Holy Spirit are my teachers, preachers, pastor, and Father.....not man.

I didn't become a Christian until I was 32. I was baptized many years later in the waters of the Pearl Harbor Bay, Hawaii.

I Think The Most Important Lenses I Will Ever Make Are These

I take my Christian life very seriously, and want to follow the directions God gives me.

Holy Bible Study

The Bible verse of Psalms 32:8 states 'I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way thou shalt go'. There's a few ways that God instructs and teaches, a very important way is Bible study. Through Bible studies you will gain an intimacy with God, an...

Audio Bible on Compact Disc and Bible Mp3

Listening to an audio Bible recording can make the scriptures feel so real and alive. The most important thing this page can do is give you an opportunity to click the video of the making of the best audio Bible in the world. Hearing the words of the...

Natural Herbal Medicine Lenses

I am a very firm believer in using nature's medicines instead of man's manufactured medicines. I found an awesome company that has treated me very well to afilliate with, and I am proud to promote their products.

Natural Medicine for Hot Flashes and Menopause

Join me and many others that will not be led like a blind fool into using a HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy), anti-depressant, or seizure drug for a menopause treatment and hot flashes. Try instead natural remedy products that are 100% safe, and pro...

Restless Leg Syndrome

If you often feel an urge to move your legs when sitting or lying still for a long time, experience a "funny," uncomfortable, creepy or itchy sensation in your legs when at rest or have ever woke yourself or your partner up during the night...

Body Detox, Herbal Detox

Use a healthy, natural body detox periodically, preferrably a herbal body detox, to maintain your health. With the use of antibiotics, drugs (prescription too!) or alcohol; add to that a poor diet or fast food lifestyle, and you have contributed to m...

Hypothyroidism-Hyperthyroidism

The thyroid is an equally important organ for both men and women, but research shows that women are more likely to suffer with an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) or an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism) than men. Although thyroid problems can...

Natural Medicine

The world's greatest natural medicines were used ages before there was ever such a thing as a patented drug - or an FDA. We've only been using patented synthetic medications and drugs to treat illness and disease since the time period of the Civil Wa...

Anxiety Treatment and Panic Attack Treatment

Anxiety Attacks and Panic Attacks are treatable! By learning about Anxiety Treatments and Panic Attack Treatments, you'll find that an Anxiety Disorder is a mental illness that deserves medical attention. People with an anxiety disorder usually canno...

Prostate Health

Enlarged prostates are as common a part of aging as gray hair. You could say that an enlarged prostate for men is as expected as menopause is for women! The prostate continues to grow during most of a man's life, but the enlargement of the prostate...

Natural Depression Treatment

Anti-depressant drugs for depression have serious side effects that have been well-documented. Anti-depressant drugs are all required by the FDA to carry a warning about the increased risk of suicide, hostility, and agitation. According to many repo...

Insomnia Cure

Prescription meds for insomnia often also have harmful effects, so I believe the best course of action of treating insomnia is either a herbal medicine, or your preference of the insomnia cures I've featured below. I suffered with insomnia for many y...

Headache - Migraine Natural Medicines

Chronic frequent headaches, cluster headaches, and migraine headaches are painful and diminish your quality of life. Even over the counter medicines such as aspirin have many serious harmful side effects. I believe everyone has experienced at least o...

Allergy-Asthma Natural Medicine

Allergy and Asthma are closely related. An asthma attack may be brought on from an allergy. For that reason, this page will address both of these health problems, and give you an understanding of their causes, and the common side effects to expect wi...

High Blood Pressure Treatment - High Cholesterol Treatment

Both high blood pressure and high cholesterol put you at an increased risk of a heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases. To control and lower your risks, this page suggests you try a natural medicine high blood pressure treatment and...

ADHD and ADD

Natural medicine should be considered instead of prescription psychiatric drugs for ADHD treatment and ADD treatment. When combined with strong dietary control, counseling (as necessary), and a healthy lifestyle, natural medicines are effective in he...

Arthritis Pain Relief, Joint Pain Relief, Back Pain Relief

Arthritis pain and joint pain can either flare up suddenly or appear gradually over a period of time. Arthritis pain, joint pain, and back pain may also be accompanied by inflammation, stiffness, swelling, tenderness, redness and warmth, fatigue or i...

The Group That's Home To My Health Lenses:

Herbal Medicine and Herbal Remedies

Flowergardeners Herbal Medicine and Herbal Remedies

My Vitamin Lenses

Oops, gave them all away recently, except for 1

Hair Vitamins

Hair Vitamins. Healthy hair is a pleasure to behold and should be a person's shining glory. A high-quality hair vitamin supplies the body with the proper amino acids and minerals that you may not be receiving in your diet to help create beautif...

Flower and Garden Lenses

Flowergardening is my true love. Working and being in my flower garden is my therapy. I've written more about it on the 'My Flower Garden' lens, which by the way, was my very first lens here at Squidoo, and remains the lens closest to my heart, as it shows a lot of my personality and lifestyle. The page has also had the distinction of spending 112 days on Squidoo's Top 100 list.

Home Gardens

This page is among a set of Squidoo pages pertaining to everything you could desire for your home garden. This specific page offers the DIY home garden person the resources needed to grow their own vegetables and healthy foods. Organic Seed, Organic...

Home Garden Store

The Squidoo Home Garden Store is among a set of pages pertaining to everything you could desire for your home garden. This specific page offers the DIY home garden person the bigger and more dramatic products to implement into their personal garden d...

Garden Supply

Garden supplies! The usual scenario is you either never have enough left in the container, or you don't have it on hand when you need it! This page contains garden supplies such as: Rain Barrels, Rainwater Urns and Rain Catchers, Composters, Compost...

Garden Tools

Garden Sprayers, Topiary Tools, Pruners, Hand Tools, Folding Wheelbarrows, Mini Tiller, Trimmers, and the Worx Garden Tools!

Garden Furniture

Gliders, Bench Planters, Benches, Chairs, Garden Tables, Picnic Tables, Home Garden Dining Sets, a Garden Bistro and Serving Bars, Teak Garden Furniture, Fire Tables, and Fire Table Sets too!

Garden Fountains

Angel Garden Fountains, Table Top Fountains, Vase Garden Fountains, Classic Fountains, Artistic Fountains, Lighted Fountains, Custom Fountains, Corner Fountains, and Trough Styled Fountains! All of the unique garden fountains available on one page fo...

Garden Accents and Garden Decor

Check out the best garden accents and garden decor here - things you won't find in your nearby garden center! Brought exclusively to you from the Squidoo Home Garden Store. Garden Trellis, Personalized Address Signs, Garden Plaques, Garden Stones, W...

Tulips, Tulips, and More Tulips

Tulip bulbs need to be planted in the Fall before the first hard frost. Tulips require a cold period in order to form roots. It's getting about that time to choose your beautiful tulips! After flowering, the Tulips store food in their underground org...

Daffodils, Daffodils, and More Daffodils

Daffodil bulbs are available in the Fall, and need to be planted before the first hard frost. Daffodils require a cold period in order to form roots. Have you seen the beautiful daffodils coming up in spring yet? On 4-2-09 the daffodils started bloom...

Crocus, Crocus, and Crocus!

Little yellow, purple and white crocus blooms are one of the first signs of spring in my area after a cold colorless winter. Crocus bulbs are only available during the Fall, after they are harvested in Holland over the summer, inspected and then pack...

Aero Gardens

Learn about Aero Gardens here, and try the Aero Garden for Free! Aero Gardens have been featured on Good Morning America, The View, and the Today Show.

My Flower Garden

I'm Deb the Flowergardener, and I'd like to share my backyard flower garden and flower photos with you! I've designed and created a 2,000 square foot flower garden in my back yard which is truly unique, matching my personality and life st...

Pretty Cool Calendars

Got a 'wild hair' and thought I'd get in on some seasonal sales :lol:

2010 Calendars Terrier Calendar

The season will soon be upon us to need the 2010 calendars. Get your Terrier calendars early for yourself and for gifting to your Terrier dog loving friends! The new 2010 Calendars feature Boston Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Jack Russell Terriers, Pit...

2010 Calendars Dog Calendar

For those that aren't sure of which dog breed they like the best, here's the top choices for 2010 dog calendars, with some very cute 2010 puppies calendars!

2010 Calendars State Calendar

I've chosen to feature the 'wild and scenic' series for the new 2010 State calendars. Please enjoy looking at the most amazing scenes from your U.S. State. Other options may be available for each State calendar by clicking the links, for example desk...

2010 Calendars

Featuring the most beautiful 2010 Cat Calendars, Horse Calendars, and Garden Calendars; with links to 25 more specific 2010 calendar pages! Perfect gifts for family and friends this Christmas.

2010 Calendars Football Calendar

Football season is here! Delight your sports fan with their favorite 2010 team calendar, whether it be an NFL football calendar or college football calendar.

Miscellaneous - Don't Have Enough For Their Own Category Lenses

Just because the following lenses don't have their own category doesn't mean they're not important to me!

Woodburning Designs

The art of woodburning is a fairly easy craft to learn! If I can teach myself how to woodburn, you can surely learn how to make an item beautiful and unique by woodburning. To jump start your creative imagination, below you will find woodburning...

Get A Great And Cheap Domain Host

If you really want to make an income from home, you've absolutely got to have your own domain. Many times you'll have to shop around for cheap domain hosting, and I've done that. My pick for the best web hosting / domain hosting is HostGator, and I'l...

Register A Domain Easily

Why should you buy and register a domain? How about total control of your affiliate marketing? Most of us here at Squidoo are in various stages of online marketing, and we really do appreciate the Squidoo free website platform to hone our web page sk...

Listen To Free Music

Free MP3 Music - Free MP3 Player Music - Music Download Free - Listen To Music Free - Free Downloadable Music - Free Ipod Music Download - Download Free Ipod Music - Free Ipod Download - Rock Music - Punk Music - Country Music - Hip-Hop Music - Jazz...

Dog Health and Dog Supplies Lenses

I own 3 dogs, or probably a better way to put it is 3 dogs own me. I've always been an animal lover, and used to own, train, and ride horses. Hard to comprehend, since I could not be active in sports? Well, my Father was under the impression that being with horses wouldn't be too strenuous on me, so while my other siblings got to play baseball, volleyball, basketball, swim, and ride bicycles, I had my horses.

I didn't know at the beginning of creating lenses here that I'd end up with so many pertaining to dogs; they just kind of flew out of me.

That link below of Dog Medicines and Their Side Effects? That little bugger, to the best of my knowledge, has not had even 1 afilliate sale, BUT it had been ranked in Squidoo's Top 100, and on the list for 471 days.

Did you know that there are more than 600,000 lenses at Squidoo? Dog Medicine Side Effects has ranked as high as #3. It has also held the #1 spot in the Animals & Nature category.

That poor lens has been put thru the wringer. After creating it, Squidoo had to change their spam filter to stop all the crud that was being created. Dog Medicines and Their Side Effects got caught in that filter, and kept getting caught each time I updated it for the period of nearly a month. THEN a lensmaster decided she didn't like it, and proceeded to vote down the star ranking, post an ugly comment, and complain about it on our forum, calling me a snake-oil salesman.

I'd like to also add that neither one of them got to the Top 100 listing from being LOTD, or secret lensmaster buddies giving them stars, visits, and comments.

I'd like to thank the following friends who posted on our forum about the integrity of my work while I was being called a 'snake-oil salesman':

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Yep, some of the names are the same as 'My Squidoo Friends' listed lower on this lens! The friends listed here stood up for me in our forum specifically because of the attempt to publically flame my Top 100 lens and my reputation.

This was a different saga than my first trolling experience, with the names of my friends listed lower.

Dog Health with Herbal Pet Medicines

Dog Medicine Side Effects, Dog Worms, Dog Allergy, and Ear Mites have achieved Squidoo's Top 100 listing. I'm re-writing my dog health lenses to point to my own websites, I've completed Dogs and Worms!

Dog Seizures

Dog seizures have a number of causes and not all of them are true Canine Epilepsy. Below you'll find the most common pet medicines prescribed for dog seizures and their side effects, plus a much better pet medicine with natural ingredients & no side...

Dog Arthritis

The most common of dog arthritis treatments are what is called Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), like Aleve and Aspirin. The most prescribed pet medicine for dog arthritis is Rimadyl. You will see below the harmful and dangerous side eff...

Dog Medicine Side Effects

Prepare to be shocked! The dog medicines prescribed for your best friend hold many 'shushed-up' side effects. Find the most prescribed pet meds and their side effects - which are often harmful and fatal - on the detailed listing below. Just to name...

Dog Health

On this page you will find dog health care to include dog first aid instructions, dog cpr, dog vitamin information, and a dog health care guide for dog health problems. There's also links to more specific dog health care problems, like Dog Seizures,...

Dog Allergy

Dog Allergies, find the many different types of dog allergies - the signs of a dog allergy - and what you can do about them here! All of the dog medicines for dog allergies (like Benadryl) and their harmful side effects are listed here. You can also...

Ear Mites

Dog Ear Mites - Cat Ear Mites - Get Rid Of Them Here! Ear Mites information and Ear Mites facts; plus how to kill Ear Mites; because my owner (btw, I'm Sissy, on the left), says the only information on the internet, (which isn't much), is from people...

Aggressive Dogs

Aggressive Dogs - find the reasons and causes of aggressive behavior in dogs, plus the most common dog medicines used for an aggressive dog and their harmful side effects. Pet medicine alternatives - natural medicines - for prevention and management...

Dog Worms

Dog worms: you'll find information about the most commonly used pet meds here for dog worms such as Heartworms, Tapeworms, Roundworms, Hookworms, and Whipworms; and all their harmful side effects! What? You didn't know that the wonderful, most popula...

Dog Ringworm

Dog Ringworm? Yes, Dogs Can Get Ringworm too! Dog ringworms can infect other dogs, cats, and people. People can give ringworms to dogs. Cats can give ringworms to dogs. Below you'll discover the commonly prescribed pet medicine for ringworm, and thei...

Dog Diarrhea and Dog Constipation

Dog diarrhea is not a disease; rather, it is a symptom of many different diseases. How serious is dog diarrhea? Dog diarrhea is a very serious symptom if it is accompanied with vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, high fever, lethargy, and a b...

Dog Related lenses

Greenies

Greenies has become America's #1 dental chew and dog treat with more than 850 million sold globally. Greenies has a longstanding commitment to improving the lives of pets and their owners. The Greenies company is committed to the cause of dental care...

Flea Control

I know how miserable fleas can make a dog. You probably love your doggies just as much as I'm loved, so if they've got fleas, make them happy, healthy, and learn about flea control here. My name is Mocha Mo, and I gotta tell you that I really had a...

Dog Collars

Leather dog collars, Designer dog collars, Fancy dog collars, Personalized dog collars, and Rhinestone dog collars, they're all here! My owner Deb the flowergardener has put together this page so that you can shop for dog collars in an easy way. My n...

Bully Sticks

Give Your Dog A Healthy Bully Stick For A Treat! Natural proteins found in meat are important to a dog's health and well-being. Natural Dog Treat Bully Sticks are from beef muscles and tendons, they become chewy when wet, and provide a natural way to...

Dog Beds

Large dog beds, Small dog beds, Orthopedic dog beds, Heated dog beds, and even Designer dog beds, they're all here! My owner Deb the flowergardener wants to help you shop for the best dog bed for your dog. She has put together a great and easy way fo...

Dog Kong Toys

Dog Kong Toys are widely used for therapy and prevention of boredom, separation anxiety and other behavioral issues. The regular use of dog Kong toys can also improve oral health. The Kong's unpredictable bounce lures most dogs into a game of ch...

Dog Breed Gifts and Collectible Lenses

Dog owners and lovers characteristically treat their pets as humans, and love them deeply. I happened to notice that a place I'm afilliated with had a couple of companies that had gifts and collectibles pertaining to each dog breed, and the creative ideas took off like rockets.

It took me quite a bit of time to create these lenses, as the ideas came faster than the implementation. If you check out one, you'll see why; they're chock-full with cool dog stuff.

Beagle Collectible Dog Lover Gifts

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Thank You God and Thank You Squidoo!

Squidoo has helped me change my life in many ways. A few of which are income, giving me an outlet for my creativeness, and being able to help people.

As you can see from the above links to my pages, my interests and passions run towards natural health, dogs, flowers, gardening, and being a Christian.

Throughout my lenses, you'll catch pieces of my personality by my writing style, sometimes throwing in a weirdo word, habitual comment, or period 'saying' every now and then.

I have tried to stress through many pages my desire to help people. Sure, I love the money I'm able to make here, but I will not; absolutely will not - create junk pages to lure away someones' hard earned money. As of 8-27, I've decided to take off my monthly earnings from this page. I truly am happy that I've motivated those who've commented, and encouraged them, showing that success with Squidoo can be accomplished. My main 2 reasons for removing the stats are the realization that I was just feeding my ego, and the occasional retaliation to our rating system of my lenses by jealous and immature people.

I diligently research every topic I have with the desire to save other people's time. The natural health products I offer are from quality reputable companies, and I truly believe in them, and a healthier lifestyle without synthetic drugs.

I am starting to realize that I am making progress in helping people more and more as time goes by. There's not enough room here to let you read all of the wonderful emails I've received through my lenses! One day, I'm going to make a lens as a 'Thank-you', that will highlight my most memorable comments and emails I've received from being at Squidoo!

Update....That 'day' Is Now!

Blessings

Have you been blessed ? I have......from all the different walks of life that have left me a comment in my guest books. Researching, Designing, Creating, and Writing about a topic that is important to you, and then publishing it on the internet leave...

My Squidoo Friends

These dear people have made friends with me, comforted and encouraged me by posting on our forum while I was being trolled-upon by a respected lensmaster, and are who I consider caring, honest, and loving people.

To publicly thank them, I've inserted their names that are linked to their lenses. If you get a chance, please do visit them!

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I do have many other friends here at Squidoo, but the links are here and farther above because these people have went out of their way to publicly show they cared.

Holy Moly, Look What Just Happened!

My Squidoo family has been 'at it' again.

I post quite frequently on our forum, and am either there, or in my dashboard doing something to my lenses every day. I know that sounds pitiful to some, who would comment 'get a life'!

Well, Squidoo is a very large part of my life! I'm here in this house alone (except for my dogs and cat), I don't date, and there's only about 4 places besides my home that I frequent. The grocery store, the post office, my mother's home, and my son's home.

Being able to purchase my home by myself (and no one else's income included) was a very huge accomplishment for me. I nearly lost my home to foreclosure when I became disabled. Through the help of my family, we were able to rescue it and keep the mortgage payments up to date.

Last year was a pretty trying one concerning the mortgage payments again, as I kept my financial struggles to myself, because I didn't want to burden my family again. I wasn't ready, but I was trying to prepare myself to somehow let my home go, let my flowergarden go, find someone to take my pets, and move into an apartment.

I was able to convince my mortgage company to give me one more chance before they proceeded with forclosure, which increased my already strangled budget to somehow pay 78% of my total monthly SSD check to the mortgage.

It was at this point in my life that I found Squidoo. I live in a very small town with no part-time job opportunities, let alone one that I could physically work at, and I really can't physically travel everyday to a part-time job. I've tried it 3 times in the past.

After a few months of being here, I realized that I could help myself financially right here at home, and I could start gaining a bit of pride at being able to 'work' at home, and not have to ask my family for financial help.

This last Winter was a very bad one, and I had a lot of damage. This Spring wasn't the greatest either with 2 tornados coming within miles of my home. Close enough actually to receive the gale force winds. This summer is staying within the same category, as I've had my basement and flowergarden flooded 2 times.

I've mentioned these things in our SquidU forum when they've happened, but I never went into much detail; trying to keep a positive attitude, because I believe many things are put into our lives to build our faith and character.

My last post was a 'good news' post about receiving help for my basement.

This Fella Here

Decided to create a forum post proposing the implementation of a Squidoo Lensmasters helping Lensmasters program.......with my home problems as the first recipent of 'Squidoo Love'! Many other lensmasters posted their approval and willingness to participate!

Let me ask you a question........and I really want you to think for just a few moments of the answer.

Is there any where else in the 'on-line' social places that have done this, or showed this much compassion or sense of 'family'?

I think your answer will be the same as mine....NO!

It was requested that I post pictures of the damage, which I did; and I had so many people that showed they cared through encouraging comments, visiting my lenses and ranking them (so I could possibly receive a higher payout that following month), and even wanting my paypal address to donate some 'love' money.

You all have no idea what that did to this ole gal. I don't have that many friends in my offline life, but I sure found out that I've got alot of them online! I absolutely abhor letting people know about my problems, but I had to change that personality trait online, because everybody wanted updates of my trials with the FEMA redtape. I've got tears welling now!, and I'm typing this 6 months after the fact!

Stepping Up and Branching Out

I've achieved the Squidoo title of 'Giant'.
Giant Squid? What's that?
My Giant Squid status was earned 2 1/2 months after I started here in '07. Squidoo ran a contest trying to find the lensmasters with 100 or more lenses. At that time, not many lensmasters met the criteria, so the total was changed to 50 lenses. Squidoo HQ then personally reviewed each of the 50 lenses for quality, and in September of 2007, they awarded the lensmasters who made the grade. There are originally under 60 Giant Squids in the 1st group of Giants, (Sept. 07), but HQ has implemented the award again, and we're now getting ready to welcome the 5th or 6th (can't remember!) class of Giant Squids.

I've also attained 5 lenses in the Top 100 list, and normally bring into Squidoo 8,000 to 10,000 visitors every week, (with 70 lenses!) with an all time high of 13,000 visitors in 1 week,

I'm on another quest now! I have had my own .com domains for quite awhile, and am in the process of changing the content on approx. 31 Squidoo lenses, to refer and link to my own .coms. The .coms will be using the wordpress blogging platform.

I've completed 1 so far: Dogs and Worms!
and working on 2 others: Quality Natural Medicine
and Herbal Medicine and Pet Meds

Reason? No one is assured how long Squidoo will be around, or how and why the algorhythm changes for lens rankings (affecting $ and visibility). Squidoo could also be sold for millions.

Because of it's popularity, Squidoo is experiencing more scammers, spammers, unethical, and plagerizing people everyday. The platform of abilities within a lens has been severely curtailed, including javascript, and the periodical policy changes immensely holds back my creative abilities and creates unwanted stress.

The other reason is that I believe it is unwise to 'have all my eggs in one basket'. Although I appreciate the free platform Squidoo has that re-ignighted my old desires (I created my first website in 1997) and increased my abilities and confidence; I feel that I need more control of my original content.

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pkmcr pkmcr Nov 6, 2009 @ 4:38 pm

You add so much to Squidoo my friend in so many ways and this is a really wonderful lens which shows so many facets of you. Thanks for being a star and here's a little Squid Angel blessing for you :-)

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flowergardener flowergardener Nov 4, 2009 @ 8:21 am | in reply to DEBBIE

Oh hon, I'm glad this page could help you. I put a flower pic up above for you. It took me a long time to heal from my divorce, and I suppose I should say that the situation still effects me to this day, as I never remarried & looking back it's because I just cannot open myself up enough to trust & give again, like I did with my husband.
You'll make it.....in your own way, and in your own time. Don't let anyone pressure & put a timeline on how they think you should be feeling. It's time for you to get into yourself, discover who you are, and heal your feelings the way that only you know how to do.
You ARE worthy of a better life! You ARE worthy of respect. You ARE worthy of peace and happiness. Don't let 1 man's opinion of you affect the rest of your life.....because now YOU are the captain of your destiny & you can accomplish anything you desire.
Gods Love and mine Debbie,
Deb

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DEBBIE DEBBIE Nov 3, 2009 @ 7:46 pm

I WAS FEELING REALLY LOW...JUST LOOKING FOR A SITE TO LOOK AT FLOWERS THAT AS ADDICTED TO PLANTING BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AS I AM, FEEL LIKE I MAY NEVER GET THE CHANCE AGAIN. I JUST GOT DIVORCED, IT HAS BEEN HORRIBLE. THE STALKING, BAD CALLS, ETC...I FELT LIKE I WAS LOSING MY WILL TO LIVE AND MY FAITH THAT THERE EVEN IS A GOD LOOKING OUT FOR ME...YOUR FLOWERS AND PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE IS WONDERFUL. I HOPE MINE COMES BACK. I AM PRESENTLY LIVING IN A HOUSE THAT I RARELY EVEN GO OUTSIDE. I LEFT EVERYTHING INCLUDING A 1 ACRE GARDEN THAT WAS MY PRIDE AND JOY. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN DUE TO SETTLEMENT TWO MORTGAGES AND TWO SETS OF BILLS THAT I DON'T EVEN BEGIN TO KNOW HOW I WILL PAY. LOOKING AT ALL YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED I HOPE WILL GIVE ME A LITTLE MORE STRENGTH..BLESS YOU

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WeddingZazzle WeddingZazzle Oct 25, 2009 @ 6:10 am

P.S. My hair is about as long as yours...maybe just a tad bit longer. So I get the hair thing :)

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WeddingZazzle WeddingZazzle Oct 25, 2009 @ 6:09 am

Wow, you shared a lot of personal stuff in this lens...and your many challenges. I was going to say that you deserve a purple star for this lens, but then I notice you DO have a purple star. Congrats. Many blessings to you!

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WindyWinters WindyWinters Oct 16, 2009 @ 3:57 am

Congrats on your Purple Star! :)

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flowergardener flowergardener Sep 11, 2009 @ 7:46 pm | in reply to Ramkitten

Thank you Deb! I um, and sometimes too honest and open for my own good.....sometimes it gets me in hot water LOL. Yes, I'm very very proud of my 'baby'. Wait till after Oct. 3rd this year........I'll be able to insert some awesome new pics of all of us from his and my daughter-in-love's wedding! (finally going to be legal after 13 years together!)

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Ramkitten Ramkitten Sep 11, 2009 @ 5:47 pm

No wonder this lensography got that purple star! I loved it. And it was great to learn more about you. Actually, I really didn't know much of anything about you until I read this, other than what I could glean from your other lenses on various topics. Thanks so much for sharing and being so open. And, uh, I'd say your baby boy grew up! What a handsome man. Well, you've certainly been through a lot. You're one strong lady. Not to mention, you make some awesome lenses. I'll be back to peruse more.

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grizbear grizbear Jun 12, 2009 @ 2:48 pm

What an great lens! I am pretty new to Squidoo and just wanted to thank you for your story. You are an inspiration! Thank You!

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2Birds 2Birds Apr 29, 2009 @ 9:33 pm

Love going back over and reading your lens, I always learn something new from it. I want to be just like you one day, soon I hope

Carole

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Ahmady Ahmady Apr 26, 2009 @ 12:20 pm

I love your lens, your sharing -- your hair is beautiful. I have two sons-one is a redhead-not as red as when he was young. Rheumatic fever seemed so romantic to me when I was 9 or 10 because I had a lot of hard work. I don't like to hunting any more; maybe I could fish again. You are a bright shining star after all you have endured -- I couldn't be as brave as you to share it all.

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Rajays Rajays Apr 20, 2009 @ 2:32 pm

Silly me - forgot to give you the link - http://www.squidoo.com/rajays-rocking-squids

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Rajays Rajays Apr 20, 2009 @ 2:29 pm

This is one fantastic lensography Deb. I have come back to bless this lens with some Angel dust and to invite you to join Rajays Rocking Squids if you are aiming for the Giant 100 Club this June.

I need you in my team Deb - :)

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roysumit roysumit Apr 16, 2009 @ 8:51 am

We all face challenges in our lives but the challenges you faced and came out so successfully every time; I am sure those made you all the more strong both mentally and physically. I simply admire you, that's all I can say.

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Swisstoons Swisstoons Apr 12, 2009 @ 9:31 pm

I like reading "journal" lenses...because I am nosy. :) I enjoyed this one. And I will be exploring that list of gardening lenses you've provided. starring, favoriting and rolling this one to my Best Buds gardening magnet lens.
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