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What's everybody doing today?
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I have no idea what "goody powder" is.
Yesterday I cleaned up and cleared a pathway for a wheelchair to get through & we took Mom to the ER. Dropped my brother back at home and went back & sat with her for several hours until they found a place to transfer her to an ICU. She's over in Eunice about an hour away (depending on the path, weather, & traffic). Called this morning to get visiting hours & went to visit for the 1pm to 1:30pm slot. They let us stay until 2:30pm. Diabetic ketoacidosis, high bp, plus UTI. I gave them our doctor's # to get info on her meds. Very nice staff over there.
Poured rain on the drive home. I had some chicken for breakfast/lunch and am about to take a nap.
Yesterday I cleaned up and cleared a pathway for a wheelchair to get through & we took Mom to the ER. Dropped my brother back at home and went back & sat with her for several hours until they found a place to transfer her to an ICU. She's over in Eunice about an hour away (depending on the path, weather, & traffic). Called this morning to get visiting hours & went to visit for the 1pm to 1:30pm slot. They let us stay until 2:30pm. Diabetic ketoacidosis, high bp, plus UTI. I gave them our doctor's # to get info on her meds. Very nice staff over there.
Poured rain on the drive home. I had some chicken for breakfast/lunch and am about to take a nap.
A day of errands… trip to the big town 1st. The pecans I dropped off to be cracked on monday were ready. Now dad has something to do while watching tv… 25lbs of pecans will take a few days.
Next I went to the little town to pick up prescriptions for the folks. The day was pretty much shot after that…
Some goodies came in the mail. Got my weather station, head lamps, antenna extension for my emergency radio and a solar panel.
Been playing with my weather station, got it partially set up. The instructions are poorly written. Gonna take time to figure out the other functions. One of the extra sensors I ordered didn’t arrive.
Next I went to the little town to pick up prescriptions for the folks. The day was pretty much shot after that…
Some goodies came in the mail. Got my weather station, head lamps, antenna extension for my emergency radio and a solar panel.
Been playing with my weather station, got it partially set up. The instructions are poorly written. Gonna take time to figure out the other functions. One of the extra sensors I ordered didn’t arrive.
And how are the new guitar strings?
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Yesterday I put insulated boards over the windows in the generator shed. Last night the generator came on and apparently only ran for a couple of hours. I noticed there was a fault on the electric system when i got up this morning. Checked it out and it was an over heat fault on the generator. I put a board over the air intake window. Oops. I reset everything and it's working fine now. Usually the generator only starts at around 2 - 4 am on days with little sun.
We got the road cleared of big rocks before noon today. Came inside and had lunch and warmed up. High temp was 27 degs. After lunch cut and split a cord of wood. Cleaned up and put the tools away and covered the wood pile. Still another cord to cut and split. Didn't get as much done today as I had planed. Still feeling pretty crappy.
Tomorrow the wife needs to go to the bank and get her pension papers notarized, then to the Albertsons store 50 miles away to pick out her birthday dinner. It's supposed to start snowing tonight. Nothing yet.
We got the road cleared of big rocks before noon today. Came inside and had lunch and warmed up. High temp was 27 degs. After lunch cut and split a cord of wood. Cleaned up and put the tools away and covered the wood pile. Still another cord to cut and split. Didn't get as much done today as I had planed. Still feeling pretty crappy.
Tomorrow the wife needs to go to the bank and get her pension papers notarized, then to the Albertsons store 50 miles away to pick out her birthday dinner. It's supposed to start snowing tonight. Nothing yet.
Still playing the old set even though they sound like a tank. Was changing strings just before the 4th sat. of the month so i had new strings when i went to play on pine mtn.
I recently changed gauge of strings for the first time in decades sooooo... Wanted to change this next set on the 1st. Easier to keep track of differences over the next month... get a better feel of how these strings perform vs time. I know... pickers are strange.
Bluegrass superstitions are common, and carts are taboo, any kind of cart.
1. Never play three Flatt & Scruggs songs in a row.
2. It’s okay to play three Bill Monroe songs in a row, but after doing it, the mandolin player in your band must turn around three times and say, “I miss you King Wilkie.” Failure to do this may result in a band vehicle breakdown later that night.
3. If you perform "Down in the Willow Garden" at a bluegrass festival after dark, it needs to be followed by a song with the word “supernal” in it, or a serious accident involving a golf cart will take place on the festival grounds within 24 hours.
4. When singing Matterhorn, it’s good luck to use a different “A” name for “Albert the Australian” every time, like “Alvin the Australian,” “Alan the Australian,” “Aaron,” “Andy,” “Ambrose,” “Akbar,” “Alfonse,” “Arvid,” etc.
(I knew a guy who would sometimes sing the wrong words just to mess with the audience. He used to crack me up!
)5. If a bridge pin pops out of your guitar it means that somewhere a guitar player is blowing a g-run.
6. If an MC messes up your band name, you’re going to have poor CD sales that day.
7. You should always change strings where no one can see you.
8. Taking a band photo will lead directly to personnel changes within three months.
9. Don’t wear socks on the day of an album or single release.
10. Never let a bass cart or dolly cross your path.
11. Never play a song in Bb on the night of a full moon.
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I don't know anything about pecans, why will your dad be busy? They need to be processed or something?
That dentist pic made what's left of my teeth hurt. Glad it went well.
Vienna! Sounds like a wonderful trip. Please share some pics!
Amish, Snappy, sure hope your husbands do better.
Urban I bet you're right about what's happening with your wife. I did that when I was staying in a cabin for a summer college class on an island out in Lake Michigan. I'd be so cold at bedtime I'd wear sweats and zip myself deep in a big sleeping bag, only to wake at 2 in the morning drenched in sweat, nauseated, and absolutely miserable. I'd crawl out of the bag and get chilled through before I could get on dry clothes. And I kept doing it! Couldn't seem to find a good balance.
It's been a tough week here too.....a continuation of a tough year. And more. It's day 699 since my Husband went on ahead without me and the emptiness just gets louder and louder. Today I started taking down the greenhouse he built for me. I'm doing it to move it to my new house, there's no way I could leave it behind, but still, taking it down really hurts. And between new tires on one truck, alternator/tension pulley issues on the other truck, a tree mover, and paint/shelving/remodeling items for the new house, it feels like I've been running all over the tricounty area throwing money out the windows.
We had a few inches of snow and it got down into the low teens, but today it warmed up and the snow was melting. It was interesting to see just how many critters hang out around the new house. Deer tracks absolutely everywhere, even right up by the house. Rabbits, coons, birds, maybe cat, and what might have been a possum. And one set of marks that have me mystified, a long sinuous mark, about 18" or more, like somebody dragging tail, but with no accompanying paw marks. Just a small bowtie effect at one end of the mark. No idea.
That dentist pic made what's left of my teeth hurt. Glad it went well.
Vienna! Sounds like a wonderful trip. Please share some pics!
Amish, Snappy, sure hope your husbands do better.
Urban I bet you're right about what's happening with your wife. I did that when I was staying in a cabin for a summer college class on an island out in Lake Michigan. I'd be so cold at bedtime I'd wear sweats and zip myself deep in a big sleeping bag, only to wake at 2 in the morning drenched in sweat, nauseated, and absolutely miserable. I'd crawl out of the bag and get chilled through before I could get on dry clothes. And I kept doing it! Couldn't seem to find a good balance.
It's been a tough week here too.....a continuation of a tough year. And more. It's day 699 since my Husband went on ahead without me and the emptiness just gets louder and louder. Today I started taking down the greenhouse he built for me. I'm doing it to move it to my new house, there's no way I could leave it behind, but still, taking it down really hurts. And between new tires on one truck, alternator/tension pulley issues on the other truck, a tree mover, and paint/shelving/remodeling items for the new house, it feels like I've been running all over the tricounty area throwing money out the windows.
We had a few inches of snow and it got down into the low teens, but today it warmed up and the snow was melting. It was interesting to see just how many critters hang out around the new house. Deer tracks absolutely everywhere, even right up by the house. Rabbits, coons, birds, maybe cat, and what might have been a possum. And one set of marks that have me mystified, a long sinuous mark, about 18" or more, like somebody dragging tail, but with no accompanying paw marks. Just a small bowtie effect at one end of the mark. No idea.
Yes, takes time to pick out the bits of hull from the pecans. I took them and had the outer hull cracked by a machine, most difficult part.
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We use to shell pecans back when we lived in Las Cruces, NM. Lots of pecans there. Mmmm...love them in German Chocolate Cake Icing and in banana bread.
Long day, little sleep. Chores, lunch, husband to get his midline bandaging changed at the hospital. Came home and got 5 more chickens butchered, and they are chilling. Seven more to do. Getting ready to get husband's bedtime stuff readied, and to take a shower. Then I can do the last for the night infusion for him and get right to bed.
Long day, little sleep. Chores, lunch, husband to get his midline bandaging changed at the hospital. Came home and got 5 more chickens butchered, and they are chilling. Seven more to do. Getting ready to get husband's bedtime stuff readied, and to take a shower. Then I can do the last for the night infusion for him and get right to bed.
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Found myself working late on things that other people should have completed before COB today... I hate cleaning up other people's messes.
Then I pulled out my 450 BM rifle to check before a planned hunt tomorrow, the scope base was lose and missing a screw... I have a replacement rifle that I can use instead, but I was looking forward to taking out the new guy... Now I will have to re-sight it. I can bore sight it but that is not accurate enough for the real deal....
It's already much later than I wanted to stay up, I guess if I can calm down I might be able to get a couple hours sleep before trying to drag myself out to sit in the tree...
Then I pulled out my 450 BM rifle to check before a planned hunt tomorrow, the scope base was lose and missing a screw... I have a replacement rifle that I can use instead, but I was looking forward to taking out the new guy... Now I will have to re-sight it. I can bore sight it but that is not accurate enough for the real deal....
It's already much later than I wanted to stay up, I guess if I can calm down I might be able to get a couple hours sleep before trying to drag myself out to sit in the tree...
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It started snowing about an hour ago. Got about 3" so far. They're predicting a couple feet out of this storm. I hope they're right. We're way behind on snowfall so far this winter.
Wide awake, staring at the ceiling, I need some sleep if I get my teeth fixed.
Super busy day!!! Won't be on much this morning!! Y'all can have a little break from me!!
Everyone have a good day!!
Everyone have a good day!!
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Today I need to finish cutting and splitting firewood, putting chains on the tractor and weld the cracks on rear blade on the tractor. And take the wife shopping for her birthday.
But I might be forced to take it easy today. Woke up about 2am coughing and choking and throwing up. Right now I just feel a little weak and puny. Still coughing some but not too bad.
We got a few inches of snow overnight. More coming today.
But I might be forced to take it easy today. Woke up about 2am coughing and choking and throwing up. Right now I just feel a little weak and puny. Still coughing some but not too bad.
We got a few inches of snow overnight. More coming today.
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Shelling pecans can be a bear. Our pecan trees used to drop a ton of pecans but they stopped after my dad died. The fruit trees stopped bearing fruit after he died as well. I think its because he used to fertilize them & they didn't get fertilized anymore.
Woke up sneezing. I had an alarm set to get up and take a shower but since I woke up early I already took one. Just took an allergy pill for the sneezing. Going to nap until its time to leave for my doctor appointment. Will go to Walmart after to get some stuff to take to Mom when we visit her at 1. We thought of doing the 10am visit but our doctor appointments are at 10:15 and 10:30-- although I asked if the doctor can see my brother and I at the same time since its a followup for Covid & he usually has me sit in on his appointments since I drive him there.
Stomach isn't feeling good this morning. Probably something I ate along with stress. Made the mistake of drinking some tea that had caffeine and that causes some cardiac issues. Going to nap until its time to get up.
Woke up sneezing. I had an alarm set to get up and take a shower but since I woke up early I already took one. Just took an allergy pill for the sneezing. Going to nap until its time to leave for my doctor appointment. Will go to Walmart after to get some stuff to take to Mom when we visit her at 1. We thought of doing the 10am visit but our doctor appointments are at 10:15 and 10:30-- although I asked if the doctor can see my brother and I at the same time since its a followup for Covid & he usually has me sit in on his appointments since I drive him there.
Stomach isn't feeling good this morning. Probably something I ate along with stress. Made the mistake of drinking some tea that had caffeine and that causes some cardiac issues. Going to nap until its time to get up.
I thought of you and Mrs. last night. I have a "foot warmer" aka heating pad I put down at the foot of the bed. I don't fall asleep if my feet are cold and if I can get my feet warm, the rest of me does well. It turns itself off after X minutes (can't remember). That might help the mrs. to get warm as she's falling asleep without adding blankets only later to regret.
We had just enough to cover the ground.
Hopefully today I will take the fall decor down/out and clean up for Christmas "stuff." I don't do much, but Christmas is at our house so probably shouldn't leave the fall stuff out 
Headed to work early today..kinda a fast turn around but I'll be glad to get off the mountain sooner than 2am.
It's supposed to snow alot n I dislike driving in it especially on that road.
Tomorrow I'm supposed to join my buddies at a craft fair in town but I'd rather stay home, walk to pups around here n have a nice fire going all day.
Were supposed to get alot of snow too..I guess we shall see.
Gotta get my tired butt moving ..I have about enough time to get all the critters fed , grab a scooby snack for myself n get back up the mountain to throw some boards about.
Oh..at the end of my shift last night my forklift driver had a pucker moment..
After about a inch of snow fell , the steepish driveway up to the mill where he picks up a unit of lumber got pretty slick. About halfway down with a load , he lost traction for a few feet, started getting sideways n the load started shifting off his forks. So he used the load to drag the ground to stop sliding. He had to get another forklift to put the unit back onto the original forklift because the process caused the load to shift funny but it at least stopped him from sliding onto the highway and dumping a whole unit of lumber all over.
I told him no more units tonight..I was outta there in a few minutes anyways.
It's supposed to snow alot n I dislike driving in it especially on that road.
Tomorrow I'm supposed to join my buddies at a craft fair in town but I'd rather stay home, walk to pups around here n have a nice fire going all day.
Were supposed to get alot of snow too..I guess we shall see.
Gotta get my tired butt moving ..I have about enough time to get all the critters fed , grab a scooby snack for myself n get back up the mountain to throw some boards about.
Oh..at the end of my shift last night my forklift driver had a pucker moment..
After about a inch of snow fell , the steepish driveway up to the mill where he picks up a unit of lumber got pretty slick. About halfway down with a load , he lost traction for a few feet, started getting sideways n the load started shifting off his forks. So he used the load to drag the ground to stop sliding. He had to get another forklift to put the unit back onto the original forklift because the process caused the load to shift funny but it at least stopped him from sliding onto the highway and dumping a whole unit of lumber all over.
I told him no more units tonight..I was outta there in a few minutes anyways.
@Heartbroken For clarification... pecans have a lot of wrinkles where bits of husk can stick. The outer hull is tough but once removed there are an array of tools for cleaning them. Funny, yesterday @Woody posted a meme of a pick set, bottom... It's a classic that's been made since i was a kid. My folks have one...
I have my tree up undecorated, but it's still Fall on my porch. Maybe this weekend.
My little Peanut Butter (profile photo) took a turn for the worse, yesterday. She has had congestive heart failure, but shown very little signs of it for the past several months. Now her breathing is very labored even at rest. DH wants to wait until Monday to make a decision. I've started giving her a little bit of dandelion root powder and fish oil. She is till getting her mullein and milk thistle for her liver issues which have disappeared. I also opened a can of salmon and rinsed it well to tempt her to eat this morning. It may be too little too late. Not sure what else to do. I know she isn't mine to keep forever and God has left her with me an extra 5 months after the liver diagnosis. I'm thankful for that!
I did walk this morning.
Took my friend to local stores.
Paid bills.
Called an made appt. with home insurance company to come take photos and up the coverage for home.
Still need to write a letter to friend in military.
I remember picking pecans up from under the tree, two at a time, because then you could put them both in your hand and squeeze to crack the shell. Rotate them, squeeze some more, crack some more, and eventually you could get the shell off. I usually used a pocket knife to clean out the cracks, because those leftover bits of shell or husk or whatever that is are terribly bitter.
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That would send me to the hospital real fast ( or dead) , allergic to Tylenol which has the same ingredient
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Hope everyone that isn't feeling well gets better soon, wow, lots of health issues going around
Well, I baked 24 loaves of bread and a batch of pastries to sell. Husband did go pick up the goat , looks ok except too much fat in the ground. I guess some issue was to be expected with a new processor. I will just tell them not to put so much fat in next time. But goat is very lean, and I have to add a lot of cooking oil to fry it, so maybe this will work out ok. Just not sure our customers will like it.
So now all we need is it to not rain all day tomorrow...wish us and the other vendors luck!
I think I am going to have a beer after all this work. Started at 6 am this morning, and just took the last batch of bread out of the ovens.
Husband is taking care of the animals now. THey were in since it rained.
Well, I baked 24 loaves of bread and a batch of pastries to sell. Husband did go pick up the goat , looks ok except too much fat in the ground. I guess some issue was to be expected with a new processor. I will just tell them not to put so much fat in next time. But goat is very lean, and I have to add a lot of cooking oil to fry it, so maybe this will work out ok. Just not sure our customers will like it.
So now all we need is it to not rain all day tomorrow...wish us and the other vendors luck!
I think I am going to have a beer after all this work. Started at 6 am this morning, and just took the last batch of bread out of the ovens.
Husband is taking care of the animals now. THey were in since it rained.
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We just drove in to town. There was about 6" of snow on the road. A little slippery, but no problems. It's still snowing.
I think when we get home I'm going curl up on the couch in front of the wood stove and get some sleep.
I think when we get home I'm going curl up on the couch in front of the wood stove and get some sleep.
Went to the eye Dr at 10, so worked a while, went to dr. Then home about half blind. Sat around for a while so that would clear up. Finally went to the basement and drug out Christmas decorations for the wife. Smoked me a cigar since it was raining outside. Straightened up down here some. Making plans to add some shelving over the freezers.
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Not today but this week.
I cleaned after the new furnace install. The Princess is happy with it repeating the story of standing in front of a vent and enjoying the warm air. In retrospect I wonder if the old furnace was slowly starting to fail before I noticed.
The new furnace has the same BTU rating as the old. Our front porch has historically been cool but it has been comfortable. I did add a return duct this summer which could also be a factor.
I worked over a bunch of the garden boxes to get them ready for spring. I covered them with cardboard to keep the weeds down before we plant in spring. The cardboard will come up before planting
Lettuce in the greenhouse got re-potted into larger pots. We are getting close to greenhouse salads for winter.
Check out the size of this radish!
I started to pull a new line to be able to put the refrigerator on the transfer switch.
So that is the highlights for this week.
Ben
I cleaned after the new furnace install. The Princess is happy with it repeating the story of standing in front of a vent and enjoying the warm air. In retrospect I wonder if the old furnace was slowly starting to fail before I noticed.
The new furnace has the same BTU rating as the old. Our front porch has historically been cool but it has been comfortable. I did add a return duct this summer which could also be a factor.
I worked over a bunch of the garden boxes to get them ready for spring. I covered them with cardboard to keep the weeds down before we plant in spring. The cardboard will come up before planting
Lettuce in the greenhouse got re-potted into larger pots. We are getting close to greenhouse salads for winter.
Check out the size of this radish!
I started to pull a new line to be able to put the refrigerator on the transfer switch.
So that is the highlights for this week.
Ben
