What's everybody doing today?

[Hooch]

My newest rug!

 

[d_marsh]

My newest rug!

Nice feet.

 

[teeceetx]

Cleaning the kitchen ... I'm still not finished with the dishes, pots, pans, containers, etc.

How the frack do 2 people create so many dirty things????

Then I'm off to finish my laundry.

 

[old tex]

Right now I'm sipping a well earned beer/painkiller. I'm on the 3rd load of laundry. I've cleaned & semi set up one shelf of crystal, done my normal morning stuff, made lunch for my step father & the puppies & I'm sure that there more that I don't remember. My back pretty much locked up while making the display of crystal so I've only started moving well after my 2nd beer. So while waiting for this load of laundry to dry I'm watching the Disney Swamp Fox on U-Tube. That was made back when Disney had a well earned name for family entertainment.

Oh & the hard part.....I suggested & got approved the set up of a mini shelf of crystal (she even said that it was a good idea). And suggested & got it semi approved for a big shelf set up. What's more on that big shelf I don't have to do anything but clean the crystal & set it up, she has to pick the pieces. All & all getting something done & putting my wife in the position of having to help, it's a good day.

 

[Pearl]

Nice feet.

I was hoping to see her famous toenail polish!! She's going to have to take another picture!!

 

[Amish Heart]

A buggy accident on our road this morning. At the end of the road was church this morning, so lots of buggies going past our house. A neighbor on the way there has a huge dog named Otis that likes to chase wheels and horses, and we're pretty much used to him, but he ran out in front of a horse not used to him. Tipped the buggy. Very pregnant wife is ok, husband has a broken collar bone. Both at the ER in the bigger town. Otis is a problem.

 

[Neb]

Took the chains off the tractor I am getting rid of. The Princess and I visited the orchard since the leaves are turning.

Ben

 

[Hooch]

I was hoping to see her famous toenail polish!! She's going to have to take another picture!!

I need to paint them again...I thought I was going to lose the one I almost ripped off a month ago..my big toenail..
I tore it half ish way off but smashed it back down and it appears to kinda have attached itself back..kinda..
It ain't perdy...

I did remove the offending air vent..

 

[Hooch]

Where the air vent used to be..
Gone to the dump..toekiller!!
Slapped a peice of 1x4 in the hole over some expanding foam to plug the air vent hole, central air in this place doesn't work anyway..
Then put a peice of that plastic tile over it..
The colors kinda match..

 

[Hooch]

I found some awesome rocks..
I think mahogany obsidian or some kind of jasper..the light brown is super smooth and glass like just like obsidian
AND...
it has drusy crystals all over parts of it..the pics don't do it justice but it's beautiful!
This I'd the dog washing station ..for now it will go on the porch in case the fat one has another skunk encounter..
She got sprayed in the mouth again last week..

 

[d_marsh]

Where the air vent used to be..
Gone to the dump..toekiller!!
Slapped a peice of 1x4 in the hole over some expanding foam to plug the air vent hole, central air in this place doesn't work anyway..
Then put a peice of that plastic tile over it..
The colors kinda match..

When I first looked at the pic I thought it resembled the Nazi symbol.

 

[Hooch]

When I first looked at the pic I thought it resembled the Nazi symbol.

I hadn't noticed..but yea..it does

 

[d_marsh]

I hadn't noticed..but yea..it does

Well, thousands of years before the Nazi's that symbol meant good luck. So we'll go with that!

 

[Pearl]

Well, thousands of years before the Nazi's that symbol meant good luck. So we'll go with that!

Anything is better luck than the toe ripping vent!!

 

[Patchouli]

Nice rocks, petrified wood. I've never had any. I collect rocks too. Usually little stuff, @Hooch Glad your toe is doing better.
If I had done anything today, that would have been great. Just not feelin' so great.

 

[LadyLocust]

High barometer so warming for a nice weekend and start of next week.. Have had a few cooler days the end of last week with a couple frosts in the area and a hard freeze on the north shore of the big lake.. Some of the tree leaves are turning color and starting to fall.. The danger is we are under an extreme grass, forest fire danger now..

I have a big slow cooker bubbling away of my world famous ..cowboy beans.. for the last cook out of the season here.. Burgers, bratwurst, beans, potato salad, pumpkin desert items..

This evening it is only a half block walk from the ..wrinkle ranch.. up to the route of the 1st of 3 Halloween parades of the season.. This will be the school kids parade, the best one of the lot to see..

Hope all are doing well..

Do you have a recipe for this world famous delight?

Have some cranberry scones in the oven and I’m drinking some coffee. I need to rest after church today. The last three weeks have been nonstop. Hopefully we will get the last of the canning stuff put away for the “season “ and the island will emerge again. I think we have the oldest young manfolks car woes taken care of. After having a boulder fall on his car at 35mph, he has a settlement and has purchased a replacement. We spent most of yesterday cleaning and fixing the minor issues with the new one. Headlights are shiny, seats are clean both on top and under (ewe!), and a bunch plastic tabs are replaced. Only real maintenance item we needed to address was a new set of spark plugs because the original ones were way past changing time. I’m looking forward to just hanging out on the couch for a day!

I was wondering where you were. Now I know: on the couch, watching soaps, eating bonbons

 

[LadyLocust]

Did some ironing. Went to church ️. Came home and got busy putting the garden to bed. Began pulling tomatoes. Today was almost 80 and tomorrow is supposed to be raining. I usually have the garden tucked in by the beginning of Oct. Everything was so late, it will be beginning of November. Hubby made a batch of smoked Trinidad scorpion hot sauce but is still working up the courage to try it

 

[Mountain trapper]

Carrying the roof sheeting up to the chicken coop. Had to take the solar panel down to put on the last truss.
Yesterday I smoked some habanaro peppers. I'm too tired tonight to make the hot sauce. Maybe tomorrow.

 

[Ekatarina]

Sunday October 20th 2024 ----- ByeBye

Seams like if I never did stop much today

But I love my Cats and my Dane Girl...more than anything
Yawning so much I could swallow the house
Tea is tasting so nice tonight ..hope I will sleep well

My old Aunt (one of my R.I.P. father sister sent me an e.mail )
Her husband died and she just did read the card and letter
I sent her ..she does have health issues
she said she will phone me when she will feel better ..
she is such a sweet Auntie ...prayers would be good

Did 1 load of laundry - Vacuum -

Tomorrow I might go to little town not far from my place
I have at least 1 phone call to do

Oh well!!

Sleep well ..I will try.....

HEY GOOD NEWS !!!! Tomorrow is MONDAY!!!!!!

 

[Patchouli]

@Ekatarina that’s right, you don’t care for weekends. Getting a good schedule going used to help me when I was a (stay at home) domestic engineer. Working full time away from home is knocking me down.

 

[Hooch]

Nice rocks, petrified wood. I've never had any. I collect rocks too. Usually little stuff, @Hooch Glad your toe is doing better.
If I had done anything today, that would have been great. Just not feelin' so great.

Do you think it's petrified wood? That's been found out here too..

 

[Heartbroken]

I did it. I finished framing the south wall of the new greenhouse and covered it with plastic and got the door installed. Also finished the channel on the baseboards, got the roller upper pipes taped into the plastic, and then got the spring wire into the channels, so the sides are secured for the winter. All my joints hurt and a muscle in my back is trying to spasm, but I'm pleased with the progress.
Still have to finish the base board and install channel and wire for the north wall, and install the anti-billow cording. And then bring in several more yards of gravel to fill in around the outside.
Hoping to start on the old greenhouse this week, there's enough plastic left from the new one to cover the roof. I'll have to order more for the end walls.
I'm wondering how long I'll have the work outside weather. I feel very much like I'm on borrowed time. Might take some time off this week to work on the projects instead of waiting for next weekend.

 

[Hooch]

Well, thousands of years before the Nazi's that symbol meant good luck. So we'll go with that!

I'm down with that..positive mojo..

 

[LadyLocust]

I did it. I finished framing the south wall of the new greenhouse and covered it with plastic and got the door installed. Also finished the channel on the baseboards, got the roller upper pipes taped into the plastic, and then got the spring wire into the channels, so the sides are secured for the winter. All my joints hurt and a muscle in my back is trying to spasm, but I'm pleased with the progress.
Still have to finish the base board and install channel and wire for the north wall, and install the anti-billow cording. And then bring in several more yards of gravel to fill in around the outside.
Hoping to start on the old greenhouse this week, there's enough plastic left from the new one to cover the roof. I'll have to order more for the end walls.
I'm wondering how long I'll have the work outside weather. I feel very much like I'm on borrowed time. Might take some time off this week to work on the projects instead of waiting for next weekend.

Whew! Hope you show a pix when it’s done.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Do you think it's petrified wood? That's been found out here too..

My guess would be jasper.

 

[Patchouli]

Do you think it's petrified wood? That's been found out here too..

I did at first but now that I've slapped myself around a little it probably isn't petrified wood. It is really cool looking though, all of your rocks.

 

[joel]

Well, thousands of years before the Nazi's that symbol meant good luck. So we'll go with that!

I was in three different cultures, the sun in one.

 

[Peanut]

Do you think it's petrified wood? That's been found out here too..

I'm sure it's not petrified wood. I have a small piece I found locally (currently misplaced). I've only studied rocks of the appalachian chain so my knowledge of the Rocky mtns is almost nonexistent.

I went through both my mineral books but didn't see anything close, wish I could help more.

Look up Titanite, is sometimes has a yellow brown color.

 

[Tim Horton]

Do I have a recipe for my ...world famous beans... Yes and no... Will post that in the cooking area..

Lazy Sunday.. Really nice today.. Same predicted tomorrow and Tuesday.. Wednesday and remainder of week to be cooler.. We are about 50/75% leaf color change with most still on the trees yet.. Problem is we are under a ..severe.. fire danger warning.. Need some rain..

Monday is semi annual teeth cleaning appointment.. Will need to be sure to take Tylenol before that as I usually have 2-3 days of tender mouth after...

 

[zannej]

Cleaning the kitchen ... I'm still not finished with the dishes, pots, pans, containers, etc.

How the frack do 2 people create so many dirty things????

Then I'm off to finish my laundry.

I feel you on the dishes. Another issue is they go missing. Probably in my brother's room. We have been using paper plates and bowls for years now because I can never find the regular plates and bowls. I do sometimes find things scattered in various parts of the house and my brother will dump some of his stuff in the sink without rinsing it. If he uses something to cook he either leaves it there or it gets knocked on the floor and broken or stuff is piling up in the sink. He uses so many dishes to make stuff but doesn't clean up after himself. Every time he uses a frying pan it takes forever for me to get the crud out of it bc he burns stuff into the pan.

A buggy accident on our road this morning. At the end of the road was church this morning, so lots of buggies going past our house. A neighbor on the way there has a huge dog named Otis that likes to chase wheels and horses, and we're pretty much used to him, but he ran out in front of a horse not used to him. Tipped the buggy. Very pregnant wife is ok, husband has a broken collar bone. Both at the ER in the bigger town. Otis is a problem.

Sounds like the problem is Otis' owner(s). He's a dog doing dog things, but the owners need to be held accountable and keep him under control/contained. Someone could have been killed and the neighbor would have been liable for it. If anyone contacted Animal Control they might take him away and/or fine the owner. Glad the people in the buggy survived, but that can't have been good for either of them and certainly was't healthy for the horses. Otis' owner(s) better hope the couple isn't litigious. Owner owes them for any medical bills & damage to the buggy.

I found some awesome rocks..
I think mahogany obsidian or some kind of jasper..the light brown is super smooth and glass like just like obsidian
AND...
it has drusy crystals all over parts of it..the pics don't do it justice but it's beautiful!
This I'd the dog washing station ..for now it will go on the porch in case the fat one has another skunk encounter..
She got sprayed in the mouth again last week..

I love collecting rocks! My dad used to collect tons of them when we traveled. Large and small. Fossils, crystals, weird minerals, etc. Sometimes crystallized fossils. A lot of them got scattered about in the yard and buried (tenants took them out of where we had them stored in an area that was supposed to be off limits to them- and dumped them outside). One of these days I'll have to get pictures of at least some of them.

When I first looked at the pic I thought it resembled the Nazi symbol.

I did not see that.

I was sick for a bit. Headache, lightheaded, nausea, chills alternating with overheating & profuse sweating.
Took Mom to an appointment with diabetes specialist. She's worried about Mom's kidneys.
Got some cleaning done in the kitchen before I got sick-- kinda wonder if its why I got sick.
Insulated around the back door (backer rod and door & window spray foam).
Rupert has been running around the house chasing me. He still falls over very easily and keeps getting under people's feet, but he's been more vocal so a lot of the times he lets us know when he's near or when we step on him (or when he walks under our feet when we are stepping).
Got a letter from a development company wanting to buy our land for an insultingly low price. They want to buy 31+ acres for less than the current value of the front 18acres and waaaay less than we paid for even just the front 18acres back in the 80s. They can pound sand. Don't know if we should just ignore them or if we should respond and tell them "No".
Going to take Mom to the assessor's office tomorrow and drop off her mail-in ballot.
Oh, I voted (early voting). Man there were a lot of people running for president with weird parties I'd never heard of before. I noticed that at least one of them had dropped out and endorsed another candidate but was still on the ballot.
Currently sitting here under a pile of cats.