Marie Miller
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A bit of yardwork before the heat comes in. Then a batch of Cowboy Candy.
What Are You Doing Today?
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Thus far, nothing. The sun was coming up when I went to be this morning and I slept until after noon. I will be taking the trash to the transfer center, and I think I'll clean out the porch, then see what I can find to build a trellis for the (volunteer) kiwi plant to climb on.
Hedi Mitchell
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try doing something you have never done before.I'm moping around today; again. I have no motivation to do much.
Jacob Petersheim
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Nothing unusual or notable here. Day 4 off Lexapro, and the expected feeling of fatigue has settled in. It's a known symptom of withdrawal. Merely mowed part of the lawn and collected a little solar to recharge the mower battery.
Finally we have full Sun in this late afternoon, but I'm not going to chase it.
Finally we have full Sun in this late afternoon, but I'm not going to chase it.
Okay, I didn't do any of that stuff. Instead, I worked on the directory and watched television for a while, then went for a 45-minute hike through the woods.
I got the other scalp wheel on my zero turn adjusted (much easier than the first one), then cut my acreage. The zero turn is so much faster than my tractor.
Hedi Mitchell
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Today am trying to stay awake,and recoup from yesterday. The girls were here by 6pm. By6:45pm Delilah bolted out the door
and was hit by a truck. At first she looked ok, but had to call after hours vet. The vet was out helping the others with the surrounding fires, so when he could leave he came by house. Took her to the office and x-rayed her. She is banged up pretty good,otherwise she should recover. Gave her a shot and pain meds to take, At 3 am she began to cry and whine out loud.
By 4:30 she had us all up. Anyway after pain pill she has calmed down. $348
We are a sad lot...moaning and groaning trying to move around.Now everyone is trying to sleep .. about to try that myself.
Oh and someone tried to break in to my daughter house while on the road here. Cameras are everywhere at her place. She had her 20yr old daughter there who was asleep. So called police and sent them out, Good pics of the moron who tried to enter house. Yeah this visit is one to remember so far
and was hit by a truck. At first she looked ok, but had to call after hours vet. The vet was out helping the others with the surrounding fires, so when he could leave he came by house. Took her to the office and x-rayed her. She is banged up pretty good,otherwise she should recover. Gave her a shot and pain meds to take, At 3 am she began to cry and whine out loud.
By 4:30 she had us all up. Anyway after pain pill she has calmed down. $348
We are a sad lot...moaning and groaning trying to move around.Now everyone is trying to sleep .. about to try that myself.
Oh and someone tried to break in to my daughter house while on the road here. Cameras are everywhere at her place. She had her 20yr old daughter there who was asleep. So called police and sent them out, Good pics of the moron who tried to enter house. Yeah this visit is one to remember so far
Krystal Shay
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We are going to the garden center to try and find a couple of plants to add to the landscape. My beautiful deep purple nandias died a few years ago in the deep freeze cold we had.
I have been out pruning back some of the figs tree out front and taking some cuttings to see if they will root. I read that if you nip off the tips of the branches, the tree is more apt to set figs, so I trimmed the ones I could reach, and then I took the large pruners and cut out some of the tallest branches so the tree will not grow so tall this year.
My blueberries are looking good and some are starting to change color, so before too much longer, i will be picking blueberries.
My blueberries are looking good and some are starting to change color, so before too much longer, i will be picking blueberries.
Don Alaska
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Do you have peppers already or are you buying them? I tried making it from frozen peppers, but it did not turn out as well as if it were done with fresh.
Don Alaska
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I hope to till today, and cut some trees if I get time. Some of that was planned for yesterday, but life got out of control and other stuff took precedence. I still have to get the tiller onto the tractor. Sometimes that is problematic.
I always struggle with my PTO tiller. I gave up on having a garden but still till my neighbor's for them. Last year I slopped some grease on the rear pto shaft and it coupled easily. The only attachments I have that use the rear pto shaft are the tiller and the post hole digger. If I used it more often, I'd invest in these quick-connects:
But even the light-duty ones are a few hundred bucks.
Marie Miller
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Frozen Jalapenos will be mushy. Cook them with salt, sugar, vinegar, water (outside or in the garage) until soft then run them through a blender. Perfect heat for almost every need.
I have fresh Cayenne rand SO surprised me with a five pound bag of grocery store Jalapenos
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My new raspberries from Starks arrived today ! I used my new little battery cultivator and tilled the area where I am going to plant them; so it is all ready for that. I think this should be a good place for the raspberries, and I might have room for a couple tomato plants at the ends of the rows, too.
I am thinking that I will put in some squash plants in front of the raspberries, and those will keep the bottoms of the raspberries in shade and the tops in the sunshine, and there is lots of room for the squash to grow there.
It has been a busy day, and the hot weather is defnintely on the way here in Alabama.
I am thinking that I will put in some squash plants in front of the raspberries, and those will keep the bottoms of the raspberries in shade and the tops in the sunshine, and there is lots of room for the squash to grow there.
It has been a busy day, and the hot weather is defnintely on the way here in Alabama.
Don Alaska
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I use a light grease on my pto shaft. I used to have trouble connecting, but I seem to have developed the knack now. I only have two pto-driven items--a snowblower and a tiller. Everything else I use I just drag or tow behind the tractor. I have a back blade, a box blade, a landscape rake and a middle buster that just hook on the back. I have no mowers but I would like a trail mower if I were younger.I always struggle with my PTO tiller. I gave up on having a garden but still till my neighbor's for them. Last year I slopped some grease on the rear pto shaft and it coupled easily. The only attachments I have that use the rear pto shaft are the tiller and the post hole digger. If I used it more often, I'd invest in these quick-connects:
But even the light-duty ones are a few hundred bucks.
The only new attachment I bought was a landscape rake to maintain the gravel right-of-way (everything else was from Craigslist.) Not long after that I found a used box blade, and discovered I have no need for that high-dollar landscape rake I bought.
Tony Nathanson
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Today was the day for fighting - first with my (now former) dentist, then with my (now former) cell phone carrier (Lyca Mobile).
My dentist's lab did a partial that was so bad, it caused a gum sore on one side & an infection & swelling on the other - more pain than any extraction & surgery I've had. It took two months for the lab to do it; they kept screwing it up & starting over. I suspect my dentist is using a dental school to save the lab fee & make extra $$$. As soon as I saw it, I didn't like it; it looked like kids made it. After several adjustments, it's still too painful to wear; the fit is terrible. When I press it on, it feels like a knife stabbing into my gums. The dentist's solution was to send me to the pharmacy for prescription drugs. I said "The problem is not insufficient drugs; the problem is a poorly-fitted bridge." Really surprised me because she did an upper partial last year that's excellent - likely with a professional lab. I dropped the new partial off yesterday & filed a dispute for the $2,500.00 charge. Her receptionist tried to talk me into more visits & adjustments--that's her job--but I said, "No thanks."
My cell phone stopped working two days ago. I contacted my carrier & different people had me try different things - shutting the phone off for 15 minutes, etc. all morning. Nothing worked. Then they had me read them some numbers in the "Settings" & told me, "We'll have it fixed in 48 hours." I said, "I've already been without a phone for two days, now you want me to wait two more days?" I went to a T Mobile store & a tech guy put his SIM card into the phone & it's working perfectly; It took 5 minutes.
My dentist's lab did a partial that was so bad, it caused a gum sore on one side & an infection & swelling on the other - more pain than any extraction & surgery I've had. It took two months for the lab to do it; they kept screwing it up & starting over. I suspect my dentist is using a dental school to save the lab fee & make extra $$$. As soon as I saw it, I didn't like it; it looked like kids made it. After several adjustments, it's still too painful to wear; the fit is terrible. When I press it on, it feels like a knife stabbing into my gums. The dentist's solution was to send me to the pharmacy for prescription drugs. I said "The problem is not insufficient drugs; the problem is a poorly-fitted bridge." Really surprised me because she did an upper partial last year that's excellent - likely with a professional lab. I dropped the new partial off yesterday & filed a dispute for the $2,500.00 charge. Her receptionist tried to talk me into more visits & adjustments--that's her job--but I said, "No thanks."
My cell phone stopped working two days ago. I contacted my carrier & different people had me try different things - shutting the phone off for 15 minutes, etc. all morning. Nothing worked. Then they had me read them some numbers in the "Settings" & told me, "We'll have it fixed in 48 hours." I said, "I've already been without a phone for two days, now you want me to wait two more days?" I went to a T Mobile store & a tech guy put his SIM card into the phone & it's working perfectly; It took 5 minutes.
Krystal Shay
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I am "thinking" about making cinnamon rolls; maybe doughnuts too. I haven't made any pastries in a long long time. Snacks for the Mr. in the freezer.
Hoot Crawford
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I hope to finish repainting the doors on the bathroom vanity. Then a trip to Lowes or Home Depot to pick up a few items to do a small wall repair job.
I hooked up the roto-tiller to my tractor and tilled my neighbor's garden. I also carried some small trees to his brush pile and scratch-tilled a few spots in their yard.
We're in drought conditions. Tilling was like the dust bowls of the 1930s. I've never seen it so dry. We're supposed to get rain of varying amounts every day starting Wednesday all the way through Tuesday, which is as far out as the forecast goes.
We're in drought conditions. Tilling was like the dust bowls of the 1930s. I've never seen it so dry. We're supposed to get rain of varying amounts every day starting Wednesday all the way through Tuesday, which is as far out as the forecast goes.