What's everybody doing today?

[Amish Heart]

Grandson learned the hard way today....went to his drug thing, had to pay two fines at $50 each for vaping equipment. An enforcement officer will be checking in on him now and again at his High School, and he'll have to pee in a cup when they say. Hope he learns.

 

[Bacpacker]

Grandson learned the hard way today....went to his drug thing, had to pay two fines at $50 each for vaping equipment. An enforcement officer will be checking in on him now and again at his High School, and he'll have to pee in a cup when they say. Hope he learns.

That'll start to open his eyes a little. Grand daughter won't have any influence into that

 

[Tank-Girl]

Landshark has a secondary infection in both ears.

She gets ear infections because of her food allergies.
She also gets sore paws and chews on them.
I've been treating the ears with illum drops which normally helps but not this time.
I'll start her on doxycycline at lunch because she gets fed in the morning.
Doxycycline is a funny drug..can't be taken with anything with calcium in it because it binds.
It has a very low absorption rate unless mixed with a fat - but it needs to be taken with water.
Just as well Landshark doesn't have any issues taking tablets.
You just hold them out in your palm and tell her to 'eat up!" and she does.
I could see her accepting and eating a pebble in the same way.
Lord knows she has the jaws of a rock crusher.
I'm just grateful I don't have to try and enage on a pitbull rodeo to get the meds down her neck.

 

[zannej]

Ben, the project is looking great!

Tank-Girl, I'm glad Landshark takes pills easily. Sounds like she has an oral fixation and wants to chew everything. Sorry about her ear infection. I hope it clears up quickly. Trying to get even small animals to take pills when they don't want to can be a royal pain. My bigger dogs never struggled too much, but it was still annoying when they wouldn't take stuff.

Storms were so bad they blocked satellite signal- no TV and no internet. Then the power went out. Spent a few hours staying as still as possible to not overheat. As soon as it came back on, Mom popped up and wanted me to cook. I'm still feeling inordinately tired. I heard briefly from my uncle (dad's only surviving sibling). He's 82, still working on a garden he calls the Funny Farm, and taking care of his disabled wife. I'll have to call him once my phone is working again. I discovered the AC adapter-- which was in a surge protector-- blew up.
Cats and dogs are currently piled on me.

 

[Magpie]

Same here- though I'm feeling I'm on a hamster wheel this week! Had some friends visit from NY last night, which was great. After I take daughter to work I'm going to treat the outside wood on the cabin. Cant get the logs we wanted so have used pallets for the minute. Then the yard needs a wash down and I have to collect some food from the wholesale for Dads party. Tomorrow will be collecting borrowed tables and chairs and collecting cake etc, finishing bits like hanging up lights etc. My OH has been fantastic, getting a list twenty years in the making done in a month. Wish the weather would improve though! Enjoy your day, wherever you are!

 

[zannej]

I hope the wood treating goes well, Magpie. Do you just paint it with a brush or do you use a sprayer? I remember we had to manually paint wood with a brush. I was out there with dad and the horse approached the bucket of sealant. I hear dad say "Beans, I wouldn't eat that if I were you!" Next thing I knew Beans was hopping up and down and spitting loudly.

FINALLY got Mom to look at my e-mails with links to stuff. Got new RJ11 cables ordered, got a new surge protector for the cables and the phone ordered, got a new phone ordered, and got a new TV ordered (ours developed blue spots & has issues). Mom used her amazon rewards to get a discount. I just hope Fedex or UPS doesn't break it or leave it in the rain.

Trying to get some sleep but was napping throughout the day so my brain is in night owl mode.

 

[sonya123]

Finally got some pasta sauce with ground goat canned yesterday. And promptly dropped a jar taking them out of the canner....it didn't break but I will need to use it up soon , some leaked out
The day before we took a day off ( well, after taking care of the animals) and went to the local public pool. It's actually pretty nice and big. Even has a water slide. It was nice to relax for a few hours.

The boys dug up some more potatoes yesterday plus another whole bucket of tomatoes and a bucket of plums. It hasn't rained during the day for 3 days now , yeah! But rained last night, which is fine.

Puppy is doing much better on the house training now. No accidents in 2 days.

 

[Amish Heart]

Going to the grade school and the High School today to register all the three grandkids for school. And our purple grapes are ready to be picked. I canned alot of grape juice last year, and still have plenty left, so a good amount of them are going to my favorite cousin's place. She's out of grape juice. Am going to try freeze drying some, but just maybe one batch. Cutting grapes in half takes some time, and I read that they have to be cut in half and skin side down.

 

[sonya123]

Ordered some seeds for herbs from Eden Brothers and some saffron bulbs from Renee's Garden. I also looked at Annie's Heirlooms catalog for my fall order. I also need to put an order in to Hancock for orchard grass pasture seed.

How and when do you put the grass seeds in the pasture? I want to add some to ours but not sure how exactly to do it or when the best time is?

 

[zannej]

Ooh, do you have the recipe for that pasta sauce, sonya?
Goat meat isn't sold in this area. We just got more pork chops the other day though.
The sun is starting to come up but its still cloudy. What the Forecast says its 75°. Not bad.
I need to take the trash out today (brother won't do it) despite the fact that it will probably rain again.

 

[Spikedriver]

Whoa, boy...it's hot in west Nebraska today. It's supposed to hit 102° this afternoon. I'm taking a little break at work, trying to hydrate for the heat. It's about to get ugly. We've got two switches to finish building today. They're mostly done but there's loose ends to tie up...

 

[sonya123]

Ooh, do you have the recipe for that pasta sauce, sonya?
Goat meat isn't sold in this area. We just got more pork chops the other day though.
The sun is starting to come up but its still cloudy. What the Forecast says its 75°. Not bad.
I need to take the trash out today (brother won't do it) despite the fact that it will probably rain again.

The goat meat is from ours, but you can just use ground beef from the store
the trick to good pasta sauce is to not put all the tomatoes in the pot at once. I don't skin them but I do get the seeds out mostly. Cut in quarters, remove the end , squeeze the seeds out, put in pot in batches on low heat, stir every time you add a batch.
I add : garlic, onion, basil, oregano, salt, pepper, a shredded carrot, some sugar, a bit of chopped celery and cook the meat before adding.
Can at 10-15 pounds of pressure ( I do 15 because we are at a higher elevation) for 75 minutes for quarts

 

[zannej]

Thanks, Sonya! I'd have to modify it (can't have onion or pepper). Celery is a nice idea. I wonder how it would taste with sauteed mushrooms added in (I love mushrooms). I'm in lower elevation so it would be at 10. Although, I've never canned anything and don't have the equipment to do it.
I heard some thunder out from afar. Sky is still gray, but no signs of active rain just yet.

 

[Wingnut]

Another weeding session done, pulled or destroyed another 500 puncturevines, easy... I believe my initial estimate was low, and there are still several thousand puncturevines on the property, mostly younger vines in broad 'carpets' covering certain areas of the yard. Ran out of propane for the carpeted areas, so I'm off to the store today for more propane. I have two AmeriGas propane BBQ tanks, and I'll simply swap 'em out for two full tanks. I gotta start torching those carpeted areas before the damned vines get any bigger, otherwise I'll be wasting propane (and money).

I'm beginning to think these puncturevines are the worst noxious weeds I've ever encountered... I've seen some bad brush in my time, not just while doing yard work but also in the field while hiking toward the crags, and these blasted vines are something else. Granted, the previous owners let the weeds go, so I'm seeing the very worst of the goathead infestation, but DAMN, these things just don't quit. Just when ya think you're making progress, you find a whole new area just COVERED with the freakin' vines. Chop off one head and two grow back... it's a daunting task.

It's not like I actually WANT to be in this Goathead War, I can think of a million things I'd rather be doing, but if I don't make a stand here, the yard will be overrun and I'll be dealing with goatheads for the rest of my life. Ugh... but there's a positive side to this forced Goathead War, every time I pull a larger vine with at least 200 green goatheads on it, I feel like I just got PAID, lol. I ain't joking, that's 200 more puncturevines aborted, and since the goatheads are large but still green, they stick to the vine as the vine gets tossed in the trash bin. "ADIOS, MUCHACHOS!!!"

Anyway, I'm enjoying a cold beer before I get cleaned up and head for town, I'm gonna combine errands and make multiple stops at the library, WallyWorld, etc. I have a feeling that I'm gonna be spending a C-note on propane to get rid of these miserable goathead vines, but that's just the way it goes... better to cough up the dough now than see the property overrun by a million puncturevines. Hopefully things won't be so bad next season, as I'm puttin' the hurt on the noxious weeds & knocking down the population, BIG-TIME... but I'll be glad when the Goathead War is finished, lol. CHEERS!!!

Edit: Gotta make a correction, the 'green goatheads' I mentioned are actually "fruit"---each fruit breaks into 5 nutlets, as they're called, and each nutlet becomes a goathead. So when I pull a vine with 200 'green goatheads' (or fruit) on it, that means I'm actually getting rid of 1000 GOATHEADS!!! No wonder these damned weeds drive people insane, lol... last night, while I was in the bathroom, I looked down at the standard rug on the floor and I saw a pattern of puncturevine leaves!!! NO FRIGGIN' LIE!!! This is how ya know you've been dealing with too many goddam goathead vines, LOL.

 

[jishinsjourney]

Catching up on everything I’ve neglected for the past few weeks. Housecleaning, garden tending, starting to plan more preserving. Gotta get my bro’s birthday gift in the mail, too.

 

[Neb]

Another weeding session done, pulled or destroyed another 500 puncturevines, easy... I believe my initial estimate was low, and there are still several thousand puncturevines on the property, mostly younger vines in broad 'carpets' covering certain areas of the yard. Ran out of propane for the carpeted areas, so I'm off to the store today for more propane. I have two AmeriGas propane BBQ tanks, and I'll simply swap 'em out for two full tanks. I gotta start torching those carpeted areas before the damned vines get any bigger, otherwise I'll be wasting propane (and money).

I'm beginning to think these puncturevines are the worst noxious weeds I've ever encountered... I've seen some bad brush in my time, not just while doing yard work but also in the field while hiking toward the crags, and these blasted vines are something else. Granted, the previous owners let the weeds go, so I'm seeing the very worst of the goathead infestation, but DAMN, these things just don't quit. Just when ya think you're making progress, you find a whole new area just COVERED with the freakin' vines. Chop off one head and two grow back... it's a daunting task.

It's not like I actually WANT to be in this Goathead War, I can think of a million things I'd rather be doing, but if I don't make a stand here, the yard will be overrun and I'll be dealing with goatheads for the rest of my life. Ugh... but there's a positive side to this forced Goathead War, every time I pull a larger vine with at least 200 green goatheads on it, I feel like I just got PAID, lol. I ain't joking, that's 200 more puncturevines aborted, and since the goatheads are large but still green, they stick to the vine as the vine gets tossed in the trash bin. "ADIOS, MUCHACHOS!!!"

Anyway, I'm enjoying a cold beer before I get cleaned up and head for town, I'm gonna combine errands and make multiple stops at the library, WallyWorld, etc. I have a feeling that I'm gonna be spending a C-note on propane to get rid of these miserable goathead vines, but that's just the way it goes... better to cough up the dough now than see the property overrun by a million puncturevines. Hopefully things won't be so bad next season, as I'm puttin' the hurt on the noxious weeds & knocking down the population, BIG-TIME... but I'll be glad when the Goathead War is finished, lol. CHEERS!!!

Edit: Gotta make a correction, the 'green goatheads' I mentioned are actually "fruit"---each fruit breaks into 5 nutlets, as they're called, and each nutlet becomes a goathead. So when I pull a vine with 200 'green goatheads' (or fruit) on it, that means I'm actually getting rid of 1000 GOATHEADS!!! No wonder these damned weeds drive people insane, lol... last night, while I was in the bathroom, I looked down at the standard rug on the floor and I saw a pattern of puncturevine leaves!!! NO FRIGGIN' LIE!!! This is how ya know you've been dealing with too many goddam goathead vines, LOL.

Did you try the baking soda experiment to kill them?

Ben

 

[snappy1]

Walked first. I can take the temps, but sure wish the humidity would back off.
Went and got my hair cut. Bought more rat poison at the hardware store.
Came home and vacuum sealed dehydrated figs and put in freezer. Washed all parts of dehydrator.
Cut carrots and cheese tidbits for dog treats.
When I get off computer, I have 2 bags of pears to prep for freezer (for now).
Then I may make Tomato, Black Bean, Corn Salsa to can. Or just get ingredients ready for tomorrow.

 

[Amish Heart]

I have pork loin to cook for the freezedryer, corn on the cob to blanche, cut, and freeze, and have dry beans to repackage. The two little farm neighbor amish girls are coming to slip and slide with little granddaughter, so I can still watch them from the kitchen

 

[zannej]

I cleaned the toilet, took out the trash, and cleaned the hallway. I had to sit down and put both feet on the trash can and tug with all my might to get the stupid bag out though. I had to take a break before cleaning the hallway. I'm currently trying to watch The Oxford Murders but it keeps buffering.

 

[Neb]

The Princess is up at Chautauqua to start a week off for vacation so I treated today similarly not doing anything impressive. Ran out for beer brandy and donuts and then watched the weather radar and did some reading. I have 102 pages left in the book "The lost books of the Bible" and "The forgotten books of Eden" about 600 pages in total. I will probably fo with Adam Smith's books next.

Ben

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Went to work at American Legion Fiance Office this morning.
After that took a Veteran's widow to the local Doctor's appointment.
Took her home after that.
Went grocery shopping for Dad.
9 items on his grocery list and he gave me $30.
He jokingly said he would like change.
Okay, he got all 9 items.
He also got $3.08 change.
He was impressed.
When I left he was grinning, shaking his head.

 

[Grimm]

How and when do you put the grass seeds in the pasture? I want to add some to ours but not sure how exactly to do it or when the best time is?

I don't have any flat pasture land. I have a HUGE hill that separates my tiny flat yard from the retaining wall at the top. It is a large space and grows native plants in the spring. I figure I could plant the hay/grass at the end of winter after the last frost so I can have at least 2 cuttings before the heat kills it.

 

[backlash]

I went small mouth bass fishing on the Columbia River.
We brought 18 home and released several that were small.
The weather was perfect. No wind and 80°.
The only bad part was we were sitting on the road for 2 hours.
A small car tried to pass a semi on a blind corner cresting a hill.
He hit the truck, spun around and the real duals on the drivers side ran over the car.
Driver died and they life flighted the passenger.

They were working on the railroad tracks where we launched the boat.
So naturally I thought about @Spikedriver.
There were a lot of vehicles and equipment.
It was all BNSF

 

[TeeJ]

Last night started mucking out the chicken coop. Carried 32 five gallon bucket loads to the compost and that's probably only 1/2 of it. I'd been experimenting putting grass clippings in the coop this year and I think it's been a pretty big failure. The grass is never completely dry when I mow (we run the sprinklers every morning and have lots of shady areas) so instead of being light fluffy bedding it formed into big, hard, smelly lumps. I'll stick to pine shavings and straw for now.

The wedding reception in our backyard is Wednesday and we've got the cute groom and bride to be coming over again tonight to help weed and clean. I've taken next week off so I can help get everything ready and hopefully take a load off my wife who's started a new job as a counselor for a suicide hotline w/the new 988 service. It's been good to have something to force us to get everything tidied up, but I'll be glad when it's over and we can go back to benevolent neglect with the landscaping...

 

[UrbanHunter]

This morning I started trying to clear out the damage from yesterday's storm, took a couple of hours just to get the pole beans standing up again. Also picked up storm picked fruit... I was feeling a little "poor pitiful me" when I noticed the generators running in the distance, that's when I realized I've got it pretty good. We plan to can the first batch of tomatoes today, the jars are in the dishwasher now. While taking a break I went online and purchased this year's hunting license, hey now that I'm old the price is half what is was last year.

 

[zannej]

I got up up and did some more cleaning. Trash from my brother's room had gotten kicked into the hallway, trash that had overflowed from the full trash that I took out earlier, & trash that had spilled out while I fought to get the trash bag out of the can--- filled up another bag and took it out. I'm going to have to take bathroom trash out in the next week I think. It fills up pretty slowly.
Also had to bring in a new bag of cat food. Used up the last of the old 25lb bag this morning & kitties were not satisfied with the amount of food put out. One of them was nibbling on my chin. LOL.
I pulled a muscle on my left side yesterday so I'm sore.
I'm going to go back to watching Midsomer Murders online.

 

[snappy1]

Started cooking beans first, this morning.
Then went for my walk.
Foraged some elderberries and threw bag in freezer.
Walked dogs.
Went to store for DH's meds and bananas.
Taking a break now and then will Pressure can some of the beans and store the rest in fridge.
Going to make up salsa--tomato, corn, black bean to pressure can tomorrow.
Going to dinner this afternoon with Sunday School class.

 

[Wingnut]

Yesterday's mission got pushed up to today, since the library was not open... well, they had "curbside service" but I'm the kinda old school hand who likes to walk in and see what's on the shelves. So I put off the trip to town, as I don't like wasting fuel on multiple trips... much better to combine errands & save fuel, it's easier on my wallet.

Watered the trees this morning, and pulled more goathead vines... every large handful of noxious weeds means that many less in the future, so I gotta keep pulling 'em, much as I loathe & detest the damned vines. Good news is that I've mentally marked which carpeted areas of young vines need to be torched, which will happen soon...

This whole Goathead War is a monumental PITA, but I'm slowly winning, lol... another week of goathead destruction should see my yard looking pretty good. Boy, these puncturevines are tough and aggressive, I'm really beginning to understand how they can overrun entire parcels of land... and they grow in hard, sun-baked, compacted soil too!

Meh, apart from the mission to town, I'm done for the day, I'll probably watch a movie when I return, and cook a good meal this afternoon or evening. Might read a book, we'll see how I feel... I read a few good Westerns this week, and I'd like to grab another stack of 'em to keep me occupied when I don't feel like doing anything else, lol. Cheers!!!

 

[Amish Heart]

Animal chores all this morning. Got the big run in the milkhouse with the meat chickens in it all cleaned out, fresh straw. 3 more cages of meat chickens cleaned, too. In the other milkhouse room, I got all the rabbit cages cleaned out, and the poop put in the garden. Everyone cleaned and fed. Just have to make the animal rounds late afternoon. So showered and ready to go to Walmart in the bigger town for little granddaughter's school shopping list. Grandson just got home from spending the night with a friend in our town. Had asked to spend the night, and would be playing video games and staying put. Instead, they took off for Wichita around midnight, ate at an IHOP, got in the middle of a mob that the riot police were trying to disperse. He just got a lecture. Told him he can explain to the officer assigned to him what on earth he was doing when he was supposed to be at his friend's house playing video games. Told him if we get a phone call, all we knew is that he was down the road with his friend. He's an idiot. Now is pouting.

 

[goshengirl]

He just got a lecture.

Just don't call him lazy.

How many days are you down to now?