Been workin since 6. Not sure what well do when I get home. Wife mentioned taking a little road trip to the mountains. Sounds pretty good to me
What's everybody doing today?
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I was going to paint, but it’s raining. The wife and I will be dragging a couple snow machine sleds up a hill behind our cabin the bring home birch rounds that we cut and stacked two years ago. They should be ready to burn this winter. We’ve been dreading retrieving them as we know it will be a challenge keeping the sleds under control coming down the steep hill. But we need to do it now before the vegetation starts to grow making it more difficult. We have 2 sleds and figure we need to make three trips.
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I want guineas because I think they are better tick control than chickens. I just hope they leave enough bugs (caterpillars and grasshoppers) for my bluebirds. I think there is a process to train them to go back in the coop with treats and food. If I lose them, then I lose them. I think I want to get be them a try. Thanks for your insight.
Keep us posted on how that goes..I'm curious to hear what they are like from another perspective.
Maybe you can supplement your bluebirds with mealworms in a feeder close by where they nest too?
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Training new pup today out with animal chores. He had a good night weaseling his way into little granddaughter's bed. One big mishap...the cat that takes down squirrels and protects our property (Princess Fluff fa fa) stalked him when we were outside and tried to take him down, and little granddaughter got pretty cat injured intervening in that. So 6 bandaids later, peroxide, steristrips, amoxicillan as a precaution....she will now grab the pup and not the cat. Back from Walmart for his new indoor bed, toys, collar. We'll be driving to the airport soon, our daughter returns to Washington today.
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I do have a mealworm colony going. But this year they didn’t eat them because there have been a ton of bugs here. But you are right. That would be the answer. Thank you.
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Guinea hens can’t be beat for bugs. But, they’re like cats and will do as they wish. They like to get on parked vehicles and do leave scratch marks. Hopefully your neighbors aren’t close, because they’re loud.
Edit 6/3 My bad! I was thinking of peacocks. Senior moment.
. Guinea hens are feral, but great!
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Trying to get motivated to get my desktop computer center organized and setup with an older PC that needs to be re-programed with a Linux OS. And, hoping that PC will be as reliable as my laptop that I programmed with a Linux distro about 6 years ago and haven't any problems or issues with it.
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Usually do when I have some. Neighbor has a apple tree and pear tree but the apple tree never produced and he never does anything with the pears. I put some of those out but they don't care much for them. Been thinking about buying me an apple tree to see how that works.Put some Apples out for Them also...
I hear they like clovers and my fenced in yard is full of them. Wife told me to open the gate, let them in then close it so she can have pet deer!
Hey !!
June did just started today
Saturday June 1st 2024
Right now its 7.27 pm at my place 65f
All the fur babies are fed I did eat too
Besides I stayed home all day..home sweet home
Dinner: Ate leftover of pork and mashed potatoes with beets
Dessert: Vanilla iced cream
Now my reward a glass of Shiraz 
Later later : When ever my bed will call me
Sleep well ...whenever...enjoy your evening too
June did just started today
Saturday June 1st 2024
Right now its 7.27 pm at my place 65f
All the fur babies are fed I did eat too
Besides I stayed home all day..home sweet home
Dinner: Ate leftover of pork and mashed potatoes with beets
Dessert: Vanilla iced cream
Now my reward
a glass of Shiraz Later later : When ever my bed will call me
Sleep well ...whenever...enjoy your evening too
Painted more today,
cut grass neglected my garden again. I did find a old army canteen complete with cup and handle and pouch, 1944, needs cleaning inside, looks like a little rust or just discolored, any suggestions on cleaning it?
cut grass neglected my garden again. I did find a old army canteen complete with cup and handle and pouch, 1944, needs cleaning inside, looks like a little rust or just discolored, any suggestions on cleaning it?
lazy day, Lori is farmsitting, I have a beer, cigar, and a rainy evening
Brasso to the rescue :Painted more today,
Had a blast playing music today. Not a lot of pickers there, only 15 or so but a lot of fun. The event was at small un-incorparated community. Held in an old school built in 1939. The classrooms still had desks and blackboards. It’s a community center now. I thought the church pews in the gym was interesting… 
I was to meet up with a couple I met on Pine mtn two weeks ago. They lived 5min from the school and were gonna show me some crossvine I could harvest. It rained all day, the woods were a soggy mess. So instead they brought me a gift. They potted 2 crossvine sprouts and brought them to me. Very nice of them.
I played about 4hrs, enough to get my fingers sore. The backroom picking stopped at 4pm then the bands started on the stage. I was tired and had a 100mile drive back home… so I left.
Oh, the pics, these two young guys were really good pickers. Already playing professionally at 17. The guy with the mandolin brought me the crossvine, last.
No plans this evening but rest, I’m wiped out
I was to meet up with a couple I met on Pine mtn two weeks ago. They lived 5min from the school and were gonna show me some crossvine I could harvest. It rained all day, the woods were a soggy mess. So instead they brought me a gift. They potted 2 crossvine sprouts and brought them to me. Very nice of them.
I played about 4hrs, enough to get my fingers sore. The backroom picking stopped at 4pm then the bands started on the stage. I was tired and had a 100mile drive back home… so I left.
Oh, the pics, these two young guys were really good pickers. Already playing professionally at 17. The guy with the mandolin brought me the crossvine, last.
No plans this evening but rest, I’m wiped out
Jake and I have been getting our fishing gear together today. We will be spending a couple of days fishing and camping on the Buffalo River in Arkansas starting in the morning.
I have a bit
of a saying (not original but can’t remember where I heard it) “You can tell a person’s IQ if their TV is larger than their bookshelf.
What TV? LMAO!
Burn the box!
Semper Fi Actually, I believe back then it was called dura glit, or something like that.
I heard to use that. I don't think I will use it either way, I think it will be best just to invest in the plastic ones!
My Father was a Marine, his Father was a Marine and his Father was a Marine! If you're going to join might as well join the Best!
Cleaning out another closet.
79 here, Thank You for your Service Brother!
I only have 2 legal closets.I can relate, doing that tomorrow but the closet is my garage!
The closet of no return.
And double decker bedroom closet.
Then I use the mechanical room for storage too.
That's what I decided to clean today.
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Ugh, that avatar, Hashbrown.
We drove daughter all the way to the airport, well, five minutes out, and she gets a text from United Airlines saying the plane is delayed because weather in Houston is bad. So a two hr delay, would get her to Houston, but stuck there, missing her flight to Seattle and no more available for the evening. So back home with her. An hr and a half of driving. So, we'll be trying again tomorrow, leaving at 730 am, her layover in Denver, then into Seattle. She did say she was happy to come back and have dinner. The roast was smelling good.
We drove daughter all the way to the airport, well, five minutes out, and she gets a text from United Airlines saying the plane is delayed because weather in Houston is bad. So a two hr delay, would get her to Houston, but stuck there, missing her flight to Seattle and no more available for the evening. So back home with her. An hr and a half of driving. So, we'll be trying again tomorrow, leaving at 730 am, her layover in Denver, then into Seattle. She did say she was happy to come back and have dinner. The roast was smelling good.
A pretty low key day. I like quiet. Hubby went up clearing trail on his motorcycle. I made him rhubarb pie 
and homemade icecream. Also got a little stitching done 
. Doddled around in the garden a little. I finally got a bayberry to sprout
Made a mess of tacos for supper and now sitting.
and homemade icecream. Also got a little stitching done . Doddled around in the garden a little. I finally got a bayberry to sprout Made a mess of tacos for supper and now sitting.
