The Curtain Lady Told Me To Call

@DianneN (254926)
United States
March 12, 2026 7:27am CST
My photo shows an early June portion of my ongoing new garden with some of the metal sculptures that I believe Judy Evans asked to see. I didn’t have time to post yesterday, but did all of my notifications and completed them early this morning. I had to get back to my walking, had a 3 hour hair appointment instead of the usual 4, saw my brother, spoke to my sister-in-law, my brother’s wife, who flew down on Tuesday, and received multiple texts from my friend, Sandi, whose poor husband was sent to the ER from rehab due to disorientation. He had to wait for a bed. She’s on the way to see him right now. Last week we canceled reservations at a favorite Italian restaurant. It’s very difficult to get a reservation, so I mentioned in a post that we were told to tell them the curtain lady sent us. She originally suggested to the owners to cover their windows with white, sheer curtains and their business boomed and made it even more difficult to get a reservation. When I originally called, they had our name in the system, so never had to mention the curtain lady. When I canceled, I made reservations for tonight with no problem. So no cooking for me tonight (yay) and a night out with my hubby
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@snowy22315 (209009)
• United States
12 Mar
Oh, I would have thought you would have saved it for "date night."
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@snowy22315 (209009)
• United States
12 Mar
@DianneN ,,you could always stick to fish.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
12 Mar
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
12 Mar
Too crowded unless we go early. Besides, we’re going out Saturday night and Sunday for more eating events. I may have throw away all my bathing suits forever at this rate..
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@LadyDuck (502605)
• Italy
12 Mar
Wonderful! We had lunch out today, but my husband had to eat very little and very early because he had an ultrasound later. May be we can go out again soon to have a better meal.
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@LadyDuck (502605)
• Italy
13 Mar
@DianneN - He was stressed by the end of the day and when he is stressed he is confused.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
12 Mar
Hope your husband can have a filling meal next. He’s been through a lot today.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
@LadyDuck I understand and am so sorry. The long day must have been stressful for him. I hope he is doing better today.
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@LindaOHio (222527)
• United States
13 Mar
How do you keep the weeds out of your flower beds? Such a showcase! I hope Sandi's husband is better. Have a good date night and a good weekend.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
I pull them, spray them with natural weed killers, and heavily mulch them. It looks better when everything is in bloom and after I plant my seedlings. He is in a bed and in another room, but still disoriented. He also has bedsores now, which they are working on. Thanks, and wishing you the same!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
14 Mar
@LindaOHio Thanks for explaining that to me. I’ll mention it to Sandi.
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@LindaOHio (222527)
• United States
14 Mar
@DianneN You're welcome. I'm sorry to hear that he's still disoriented. There is something called Hospital Delirium. It can happen in rehab or a hospital. It happened to my hubby the first day he went into the hospital. It lasted for a few weeks.
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• Northampton, England
12 Mar
A curtain lady ? Do you have a lady for everything? A flamingo lady that does your flamingos ;-)
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
@thedevilinme You should see him
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
No, but I could only dream…….
• Northampton, England
13 Mar
@DianneN You have the pool boy
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12 Mar
Enjoy the night out with hubby. Hope the food is really good.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
Thanks! We had such a wonderful dinner with soft music. The owner remembered us, and spent a lot of time talking with us before, between, and after our courses. That made it extra fun.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
@Ineeddentures Yes, he offered us after dinner drinks, but we had had enough with dinner, so declined.
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13 Mar
@DianneN Hope the owner treated you to a nice drink on the house, some after dinner coffee on the house and some nice sweeties with the coffee, probably nice drak chocolate and mint sweeties
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@Jehanne (2035)
• Philippines
13 Mar
You have a pretty garden and your photo —it's a real life painting. And the cat? I was wondering if it's a real cat or a sculpture? Anyway it's cute! walking and it was caught on cam. ??
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
Thank you! That’s my garden at my other house and the cat is an inexpensive sculpture bought on Amazon. She reminds me of one of my cats no longer alive. I talk to her when I see her in my garden. I took the photo myself. Thanks so very much!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
14 Mar
@Jehanne Thank you. I still miss all my beloved pets, but I have a granddoggie, and 3 grandkitties
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@Jehanne (2035)
• Philippines
13 Mar
@DianneN that's sad to know that your cat is no longer alive. I'm so sorry to hear that.
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@celticeagle (189915)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Mar
Always nice to have a night out where you can enjoy someone else's cooking for a change.
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@celticeagle (189915)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Mar
@DianneN .........how nice.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
That is the truth and our meals were unforgettable.
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• Philippines
13 Mar
Wow! You have a lovely garden, my mom will love it.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
Thanks so much. It looks much better in full bloom.
@toniganzon (77223)
• Philippines
13 Mar
I was searching for your discussion yesterday and didn't find any. Thought you might be busy partying.
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@toniganzon (77223)
• Philippines
14 Mar
@DianneN Yeah I understand. I do disappear for almost two years when life gets too busy. I am trying not to again.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
14 Mar
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
That was so sweet of you to stop by. Some days you may not see me here at all, but I will try my best not to disappear for almost two years again.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
13 Mar
Not having to cook is such a blessing! I hope y'all have a great time. =)
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• Valdosta, Georgia
13 Mar
@DianneN Awe, love when that happens! =) You're welcome, that's amazing that the owner remembered y'all. Good customer service is a blessing and not always easy to come by!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
I was thinking about you and here you are! Thanks, our dinner was above and beyond our expectations. And what made it extra great was that the owner remembered us and kept stopping by our table to talk and joke around, but never while we were eating.
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@LeaPea2417 (40037)
• Toccoa, Georgia
12 Mar
Enjoy your evening out tonight.
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@LeaPea2417 (40037)
• Toccoa, Georgia
13 Mar
@DianneN That's nice.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
@LeaPea2417 It was very pretty and the entire restaurant had been redone, very tastefully, since our last visit.
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@DaddyEvil (174572)
• United States
12 Mar
The garden looks very nice.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
12 Mar
Thanks. That’s a shot from early last June. It looks its best before the first frost which kills everything.
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@DaddyEvil (174572)
• United States
12 Mar
@DianneN Yeah, I know... It still looks good, though. You're welcome.
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• Rupert, Idaho
12 Mar
Sounds like a very busy time with all of that going on. The garden looks very nice
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
Just a typical day for me. I omitted lots of other things Thank you. I just love gardening. All my interest began during covid.
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
14 Mar
@MommyOfEli2013 I agree, but remember that time as a horror.
• Rupert, Idaho
14 Mar
@DianneN Well, sounds like a busy life then! That's good you were able to find that interest during that time...I know it was a rough time. Seems so long ago now with it being 2026 already
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@valherma00 (3938)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
16 Mar
i am so glad you didn't have to cook sorry for your friends, husband the garden looks fab
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
16 Mar
Thanks so much. Everything works out for the best eventually.
@rebelann (117251)
• El Paso, Texas
12 Mar
I love that photo. I wish it would get that green here but I'd have to water a lot daily to get even half that and that would tick off the water company, they fine us if we over use water around here.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
12 Mar
Living in a desert, I can see why. I have to move our sprinkler around that area about once a week or so. Our irrigation system only reaches a tiny portion. I still like my water photo more
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@jstory07 (148749)
• Roseburg, Oregon
13 Mar
Nice I hope you have a good time.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
We did, thanks. We spent 3 hours there eating, listening to music, and talking with the owner who remembered us.
@RasmaSandra (98026)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Mar
I hope you enjoy your evening out and have a very good time. Reminded me of something odd as well, like you mentioned the curtain lady. This was a long time ago but a friend told me about a haunted restaurant. if I remember, somewhere in New Orleans. People always had problems getting reservations because it was popular, and when you were curious about the spooks, well, you were lucky to get a seat—any seat. My friend and her husband got a reservation since they were tourists and praised the restaurant to high heaven. They arrived for dinner and were about to sit down. My friend heard someone say, "Pretty lady," and both she and her husband looked strangely at the waiter. As her husband was going to take his seat, a voice said, "I'm sitting here with the pretty lady." Needless to say, the chair was empty. They solved their spooky problem by getting a third chair and dining with whoever cared to join them,
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• United States
12 Mar
I love your garden Lucky you not having to cook tonight, Enjoy your night out with hubby
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
12 Mar
Thank you. I can’t wait to get back to it. We had some trees cut down, so more sun loving flowers can be planted. We are both looking forward to dinner at that restaurant - alone!
@sallypup (69190)
• Centralia, Washington
12 Mar
Fabulous garden. I'm a bit green that there are no weeds! An Italian restaurant sounds so good.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
I work long and hard killing weeds, but have to admit that the mulch keeps them pretty much contained.
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@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Mar
Thanks for the photo. I love the ornaments in your garden. That's good the restaurant was able to have you.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Mar
You’re welcome. I had to hunt them down until I realized they were in my garden folder. The owner remembered us from our many visits before once he saw our faces. He wanted to know why we haven’t been back in over two years
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