What's everybody doing today?

[phideaux]

Got the peas and green beans replanted today.
Maybe it will be warm enough this time to germinate.

Suppose to rain next 3 days.

My project list is almost done .

Jim

 

[Amish Heart]

Put a chicks for sale sign outside, and made a plan how to sell while keeping social distancing. No many cars out today, though. Husband says I'll probably get a cease order from the cops. I don't care. Have 13 three week olds ready to go for $5 each. Bargain.
#9 just hatching. Taking a break from packing boxes. Working on packing the garage.

 

[WVDragonlady]

Had an easy day today.
First thing hubby filled the holes around the posts with cement
I made us breakfast
Got his work clothes done
Stripped the bed and washed it all and dried put it back on the bed
Moved 2 heavy iron benches to new spots ( shadier and better scenery)
Hubby put up some of the awnings. Still have the ones for the bedroom and back deck to do yet
Checking extended forecast I may not be able to plant on Mother's day. Weather too cool for tomatoes and peppers and such. Hopefully the week after will be good. Just wondering if I could do some rows of greenbeans. They may just take a while to come up
Heading to walmart tomorrow and a more normal time. Tired of the senior shopping hour at dawn. I want to sleep. Ridiculous making old people get up that early to stand in line for food

 

[Bacpacker]

Wife's foot is sore, but swelling is gone. Hurts her some, but not hindering her much.

I finished mowing, got 2 of my 3 gardens disked again. Got a row raked and ready for my onion sets that should arrive in the next week or so. Planted a row of kidney beans. Taters are coming up, as are the cukes, and okra. Cabbage is just starting to form a head.

Now getting my stuff together to go back to work tomorrow.

 

[hiwall]

Added more shelving in the garage and the shed. Can never have enough storage space.

 

[backlash]

Went to the gun range with my brother and his friend.
Got both the 10/22s zeroed. I haven't shot them since I had the trigger work done at Brimstone Gunsmithing. I had a tier 1 and a tier 2 trigger job done and they are so much better than the factory triggers it's hard to believe.
If you have a 10/22 this work is worth every penny.

Ruger 10/22 - Page 1 - Brimstone Gunsmithing

 

[Peanut]

I got the lawn mower running. It was an interlock... one in the seat, one on the deck, one on the transmission... forgot the one in the clutch. It fired right up. It's leaking some oil but ran good until I hit the little pile of bricks near the chicken pen. Good thing I'd sharpened the blades! Anyway, got all the mowing to the chicken pen and the elderberry bushes done. Hit a few other spots here or there near the garden. Need to reset the rear wheels on the tractor... just didn't have the energy.

I gave dad a haircut and shave today. He seemed in good spirits. Didn't do much else, just rested.

 

[Amish Heart]

Sold 10 baby chicks to a guy who has never had chickens, so gave him a chicken 101 briefing. He'll do fine, and they're 3 weeks old, so a warm place inside without a heat lamp will be fine. And so far 10 newbies have hatched. So, yes, thank you, I'll take the 50 dollars and keep going. Have 3 of the three week olds left to sell, and expecting some more eggs to hatch. Grandkids washed the truck and the car today, so they look spiffy. Pod person to pick up their pod tomorrow from our driveway and send it on it's way to the farm. Thankfully, family will unload for us, and then I'll call Pod people to pick up. Suspect we'll do that about 4 times. Wrapping up home canned food and dehydrated food and boxing today. Did about 20 boxes today, and took an Aleve. Homeschooling in the morning and husband has work at home. Need to do some house cleaning this week. Have youngest daughter's birthday party here Wednesday night, her college graduation here (and online) Friday afternoon, and then there's Mother's Day on Sunday. Lots of cooking and celebrating to do.

 

[zannej]

Ok so I lost part of my vision and some times its worse than others but that stroke is no excuse for this horrible posting.I just had to correct 4 typos in that one sentence above.
So If I keep messing up without asking hubby to help or not posting till its corrected I will not post it anymore. I get blank spaces and shadows sometimes.
I think I lost part of my mind along with my sight.I just read one of my post and it made me sick.What the hell is wrong with me? I read over this several times and got closer to the keys which helps. I will change or stop. When I read over I don't see errors guess because I wrote it and mostly know what I said.
Some kind of mental block, but I apologize for being so lazy, I may still mispell words though.

I don't think anyone is judging your posts. Typos happen, it's ok. I have a friend on another forum who had a brain tumor removed when she was in her early 20s so she sometimes misspells words or uses the wrong words & I've gotten used to it. This isn't college or an English class. This is for recreation & doesn't need to be formal.

Good evening! This morning, I was at Walmart at 6:50 am and was 4th in line. They were keeping a good count of folks going in and out. They had everything I needed and looked for. I saw toilet paper, but wasn't there for that. Then to Dollar General for a few things I get there and then Tractor Supply for dry dog food and chicken wire.

Got home and wiped everything down and put away, then went for my walk. Didn't do much of anything the rest of the day. That Walmart run exhausts me!

The Walmart near me doesn't open that early. I think it's not open until 7:30 or 8am & it closes at 8:30pm. When the shutdown ends it will return to shutting down at midnight and reopening at 6am (well, it's supposed to open then-- usually doesn't open on the dot, might have to wait 15 to 30 minutes for them to unlock the doors).

Another day of yard work.

I ordered a semi-dwarf Bartlett pear tree from Stark Brothers in Missouri and it came yesterday after I had already spent a few hours in the yard. I will work on digging the hole to plant it in today. I have another Bartlett pear that has never done well, and part of the reason is that it was damaged shortly after I planted it. It has produced about 30 pears every year, but I want to get another one going.

So many weeds to dig out! I dig out about a 5 gallon buckets worth every day.

I was able to get some more 5 gallon buckets for free yesterday to plant potatoes in. I will need more, but this helped!

The French Provincial dining room table that I got from an alley a couple weeks ago continues to get worked on. I have 3 of the legs and the top sanded. I am going to sand the last leg today and then spray paint all the legs. I am painting them a cream color, close to the color of the wide Victorian trim in my house. After the legs are all painted, I will attach them to the top and then paint the top. Every time I sand, I get covered in dust and have to change clothes because it will not come out.

My parents got a French Provincial bedroom set back in the late 60s/early 70s that my Mom still has. It's beautiful stuff.

Would love to see a photo of your table, @Weedygarden .
I have a headache, hope it's just allergies. I should be working on planting stuff.

I 2nd the request for pictures.

My allergies haven't been as bad, but kidney stones have been bugging me a bit. I woke up late on Saturday, but I was still able to go over and help with painting at a friend's house. The friend who owns the house had kidney stones too. The friend who is fixing the place up (not the one who owns it) has a very sweet girlfriend who was worried about me & wanted to bring me water & cranberry gel caps. It got hot so we all had to take breaks & we discussed the plans for the kitchen cabinets. I was supposed to go back today but I forgot my thyroid meds yesterday & was exhausted today. Worked out ok because the friend had a migraine so no work was done on the house. Still waiting for the other friend's check to land so we can go get cabinets. I'm eager to get the new cabinets and stain them. The friend working on the other house thought that the ones I stained previously had been professionally done so that made me happy.

Anyone know a trick to keep a roll from sliding off a paint roller? I had to keep smacking the end to knock it back on & it was annoying. I had a glove on so it didn't get on my hands, but it was still pissing me off. I used a brush on the cabinets.

I remember when he got the first batch of cabinets & my friend said "Hey, what are you doing this week?" and then suggested that I would be painting cabinets. I had already volunteered though. I find it relaxing. Need to figure out when he wants to go to the store so I can schedule a pickup at Samsclub for more water.

My brother made some red beans with bacon & they are so good. He was nice and didn't add any pepper (since I'm allergic). My mother griped about the bacon, but that just means more beans for me. LOL.

Poor Princess is going to have to dive under the covers in her nest tonight rather than climb under the covers with me. Right now she's lying up against my legs.

Last night Mom misplaced the remote control for the TV and we both looked for it with flashlights all around & couldn't find it. She needs the remote to switch to HDMI3 so she can use the tv as her computer screen since her monitor went kaput. I woke up very early this morning & decided to look. Just happened to notice her mouse was on top of her desk & the remote was on the mouse pad on the tray under the desk. She was happy when I told her I found it. She's been playing some kind of gem game on a 55" screen.

 

[Spikedriver]

Couldn't sleep Saturday night, didn't fall asleep until after 8 Sunday morning. Figured I'd sleep til 11 then do normal Sunday stuff and sleep normal Sunday night...

Yeah, right.

I sat back down in the chair at 11:30am and just crashed. Woke up at...2:20am this morning. I haven't slept like that in years and I'm not sure what it's all about, hope I'm not getting sick, but I feel alright except for being disoriented and stiff from laying down that long. For now, guess I'll rehydrate, catch up on the news, and get started on packing up to head back out for work...

 

[zannej]

Spikedriver, I hope you're not coming down with something. Hopefully it was just because you had trouble sleeping Sunday morning. I can sleep for a very long time. I think the longest was when I went to sleep on a Friday evening (before 8pm) and didn't wake up until Sunday afternoon.

Mom was already awake before sun-up. She's playing on her tablet in her room. Well, we call it a tablet-- it's an All-in-One 21" HP thingamabob that runs an android OS. She complained that the 10" tablet was too small for her years ago so I found the larger one for her online. She was trying to find the last word in a puzzle. The only working bathroom in the house is her ensuite so I went in there & talked to her through the door. I mentioned that I ate so many beans that I couldn't light a match in my room. She started laughing so hard she coughed. Then I found the last word in her puzzle for her when I came out. I introduced her to word puzzles when I let her play with my phone one day while she sat in the car & I went into the store. That was what made her decide to get the same type of phone as me so she could play with apps, but she didn't like how small the screen was.

 

[Weedygarden]

My parents got a French Provincial bedroom set back in the late 60s/early 70s that my Mom still has. It's beautiful stuff.

Thank you. It is beautiful, solid and very heavy furniture. I have slowly collected many pieces: a tall dresser, two long dressers, a desk, a bed, two nightstands, an arm chair. I watch for free or reasonably priced pieces. Now I am going to watch for chairs to go with this table, and a buffet or sideboard. I have a buffet that has never worked quite as well as I would have liked and it is not French Provincial.

I only really tuned into French Provincial furniture a few years ago. I had always been a natural wood person, not really liking painted wood. I have restored many pieces of furniture in my life, and usually it meant taking off layers of paint down to the original wood (usually oak) and then putting a clear finish on the wood.

French Provincial furniture is highly sought after in my area and I have to watch and search and then jump on it if I see any for free or a reasonable price. I have been watching for a table since last fall when I saw one in a house that my daughter was house sitting. This is the second piece that I have seen in the background of photos of other things that were sitting in alleys. Having restored many pieces of furniture, I can see the potential that others might not.

 

[Meerkat]

Thank you. It is beautiful, solid and very heavy furniture. I have slowly collected many pieces: a tall dresser, two long dressers, a desk, a bed, two nightstands, an arm chair. I watch for free or reasonably priced pieces. Now I am going to watch for chairs to go with this table, and a buffet or sideboard. I have a buffet that has never worked quite as well as I would have liked and it is not French Provincial.

I only really tuned into French Provincial furniture a few years ago. I had always been a natural wood person, not really liking painted wood. I have restored many pieces of furniture in my life, and usually it meant taking off layers of paint down to the original wood (usually oak) and then putting a clear finish on the wood.

French Provincial furniture is highly sought after in my area and I have to watch and search and then jump on it if I see any for free or a reasonable price. I have been watching for a table since last fall when I saw one in a house that my daughter was house sitting. This is the second piece that I have seen in the background of photos of other things that were sitting in alleys. Having restored many pieces of furniture, I can see the potential that others might not.

Wheres the picture,need to see it now then after you finish it.

So far just routine hoisework other than washing few jars we canned and puttin them up, cleaning out canner,mop bucket and planning on tackling the bee hive hidden somewhere in our van that are comign out the vents when it is started or driving down the raod.

 

[zannej]

Thank you. It is beautiful, solid and very heavy furniture. I have slowly collected many pieces: a tall dresser, two long dressers, a desk, a bed, two nightstands, an arm chair. I watch for free or reasonably priced pieces. Now I am going to watch for chairs to go with this table, and a buffet or sideboard. I have a buffet that has never worked quite as well as I would have liked and it is not French Provincial.

I only really tuned into French Provincial furniture a few years ago. I had always been a natural wood person, not really liking painted wood. I have restored many pieces of furniture in my life, and usually it meant taking off layers of paint down to the original wood (usually oak) and then putting a clear finish on the wood.

French Provincial furniture is highly sought after in my area and I have to watch and search and then jump on it if I see any for free or a reasonable price. I have been watching for a table since last fall when I saw one in a house that my daughter was house sitting. This is the second piece that I have seen in the background of photos of other things that were sitting in alleys. Having restored many pieces of furniture, I can see the potential that others might not.

I love wood grains on furniture. I absolutely *hate* when people paint antique furniture that has a nice patina already. Unless it is damaged or something, I don't see the point. I especially hate when people paint and "distress" it. I've had to stop watching programs where they take antiques and "flip" them when I saw them destroying perfectly good stuff. I know some people like that look, but it drives me batty.
The furniture set my parents got was made by Dixie. The night stands look like this:

Dresser looks like this:

Headboard looks like this:

Mirror looks like the one on this set

But that shows a King size headboard and the one my parents got is a Queen. There's also a lingerie chest & a bureau but I couldn't find good pictures & it's too cramped in mom's room to get good pics of hers.

I'd love to find an armoire that matches the set as well as a blanket chest. I wish I had the skill to make a platform bed base with drawers to match the ones on the night stand.

 

[Spikedriver]

Spent most of my morning working out at the gym. Stopped by the church afterward, they are kinda, sorta operating the coffee shop after our state allowed partial reopening. Now it's onward and upward, finish laundry, figure out what stinks in my fridge and get rid of it, and pack up to head back to Wisconsin for work...

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Had the grand daughter yesterday.
Grand daughter got her butter bean butt smacked yesterday.
Every step of the way back to back yard.
Her, her shopping cart and one mad Granny.
Maybe 20 steps.
She's not supposed to go to front yard without Granny or Daddy.
So resting today.
If you can call it that?
Floors are dusted, including behind doors.
Furniture is dusted.
Windows are open.
Lest 2 are for cross ventalition.
Got 5 trays of sliced onions going in food dehydrator.
Dishes are washed.
3 loads of laundry washed, dried and put away.
Will be working on cross stitch quilt block this afternoon.
Crocheting on Grand daughter's Christmas blanket now.
Lunch is semi fixed-leftovers.
Hamburger for supper maybe with sautee onions mushrooms, Swiss cheese.
Storming here, sipping coffee,reading forums.
Had to order new pair of shoes online.
Worked with this company for years.
First thing they asked if I still want steel toes tennis shoes, black dress shoes with steel toes, or combat boots with steel toes.
Nope, don't need those anymore, I'm retired.
For some reason it's hard to steel toes shoes in size 4.
Go figure.
Just need semi normal size 4 shoes with the added support.
Those new shoes cost me $50.
Oh, well! Can't have my feet hurting all the time.
Tried the cheap shoes, feet hurt all the time.

 

[Meerkat]

Had the grand daughter yesterday.
Grand daughter got her butter bean butt smacked yesterday.
Every step of the way back to back yard.
Her, her shopping cart and one mad Granny.
Maybe 20 steps.
She's not supposed to go to front yard without Granny or Daddy.
So resting today.
If you can call it that?
Floors are dusted, including behind doors.
Furniture is dusted.
Windows are open.
Lest 2 are for cross ventalition.
Got 5 trays of sliced onions going in food dehydrator.
Dishes are washed.
3 loads of laundry washed, dried and put away.
Will be working on cross stitch quilt block this afternoon.
Crocheting on Grand daughter's Christmas blanket now.
Lunch is semi fixed-leftovers.
Hamburger for supper maybe with sautee onions mushrooms, Swiss cheese.
Storming here, sipping coffee,reading forums.
Had to order new pair of shoes online.
Worked with this company for years.
First thing they asked if I still want steel toes tennis shoes, black dress shoes with steel toes, or combat boots with steel toes.
Nope, don't need those anymore, I'm retired.
For some reason it's hard to steel toes shoes in size 4.
Go figure.
Just need semi normal size 4 shoes with the added support.
Those new shoes cost me $50.
Oh, well! Can't have my feet hurting all the time.
Tried the cheap shoes, feet hurt all the time.

LOL, yep now and then the little ones demand a spanikng,Also MoBook, the more we can avoid pain the better. Shoes are worth whatever we have to fork over.

 

[Spikedriver]

LOL, yep now and then the little ones demand a spanikng,Also MoBook, the more we can avoid pain the better. Shoes are worth whatever we have to fork over.

Totally agree about the shoes. I won't drop less than $150 for work boots. Even the $150 boots don't hold up for long out on the tracks. The ones I have now were $235 (Red Wings) and were worth every single penny. For other shoes I usually shop Black Friday or closeouts. I'm a big fan of getting $120 shoes for $70...or less...

 

[The Lazy L]

Watching grandkids! 5 and 3 year olds.

 

[LadyLocust]

@Amish Heart I will take your last 3 chicks if you personally deliver them I'll make cookies
@Spikedriver Glad you found some good trails! Also, it might be that your body just said enough is enough and slept!
@MoBookworm1957 I also agree that good fitting shoes are totally worth it.
@Peanut Remind me not to let you drive my lawn-mower
@phideaux When you are finished at your house, I'll "let" you work at mine
@Bacpacker Might call your local transfer station. Ours composts all the yard debris and sells it by the truck load - might not be certified organic, but for starters. . . .
We ended up driving an hour to get some tomato plants Saturday, then went up the mountain and got another load of good soil to add to our plots here. A couple of the beans were just emerging in the garden up the mountain. I just planted the pole beans here at home. Got the load we loaded by shovel, unloaded also by shovel. More to do, but the weather has been finicky. I s'poze that's how spring goes. Yesterday, I finally got to stitch a little. Quilting a quilt I started about 25 years ago - my very first one It's awful, but I'm gonna finish it

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Cleaning the oven.

 

[hiwall]

Wife and I took a 2-3 mile walk today. Really nice day here. I worked in our lower garden today too.
We had ordered a heavy stand mixer and that came today. Seems like it might be a good one. The reviews were very good but I put little trust in those. It likely will not see much use but we talked it over and we decided better to buy now and have it for later if we needed it. We are both doing a little more baking now.

 

[Peanut]

The day started out bumpy… dad wasn’t having a good morning which meant none of us did, had to wake up waaay to early.

Got a nap at lunch then got busy. I got the 31cuft laundry cart off my porch. I gave it a good cleaning as well as the 100gal water trough. The peeps had lived in both. Supposed to rain tomorrow, that’ll give them a good rinse. They’ll be ready the next time I need to raise peeps or anything else.

I took the leaf blower and then a broom to the porch, got it cleaned good. I then put down my plant shelving and moved all my plants to their proper places. I even hung the 20ft x 6ft plant shade across my porch so my plants won’t bake in the alabama summer sun.

I had to go to town for a few items before dark, got home in time to shut the peeps up in the coop. I still have to lay out clothes and get cleaned up for tomorrow. The ambulance will be here for dad at 7am, I’ll follow them and be with dad in the hosp. They are taking him to the hospital in the big town for an out patient procedure. He’s having the tube in his chest removed and the incision closed. One step closer…

 

[dademoss]

Rake and level the "Murder Pits" the chickens have dug in the gravel. Pick up the deadfall from the last rain, in preparation for the next rain Weather spotter class online, ARES online radio check in. Spread some clover seeds on the bare patches in the yard.

 

[Amish Heart]

My turkey hen made a few murder pits. She's gone broody. No Tom, though.
I would of gladly traded chickens for cookies, LL. They went buh bye today, very quickly. Lady wanted more, and I told her we just hatched twelve, but they're teeny tiny, so she might be back. Otherwise, I wait till they're about 3 weeks old and stick the sign out again. They're big enough at 3 weeks that a first time chicken owner won't kill them easily. Pod went away, so driveway is clearer. Husband is freaking out that our Sams is showing completely out of meat. Put him over the top today. Ranting about becoming a damn vegetarian. I go tomorrow to shop for the Wednesday Bday and Friday grad ceremony for our daughter, so I will also look for: cottage cheese, milk, eggwhites, and meat. Otherwise I'll go to restaurant supply and get something to cut up and freeze.

 

[zannej]

Peanut, I hope your dad is doing OK.
My chickens liked to scratch around in the yard but they never did dig very deep pits. Now, effing armadillos-- those things dig the ankle twisters. I was playing tag with my cow one day (she liked to play a game where I'd chase her a little then she would chase me) & stepped in an armadillo hole, twisted my ankle, fell down. Cow was charging at me hopping up & down like she was going to stomp me as she got closer. She stopped as soon as she got within 2 feet, walked over & licked my face. I used her as a brace to pull myself up, threw my arm over her shoulders, & sort of hopped toward the house. She must have realized I was injured because she stayed with me and helped me. I rubbed her face & sang her favorite lullaby before going inside. Back to armadillos, I've encountered some pretty dumb ones-- and I think they must be half-blind. One was meandering around in my yard one day & came right to me, bumped into my leg/foot, stopped, backed up, & bumped into me 3 more times before it decided to go around me.
Today was a lazy day. I researched stuff on the internet, made plans with my friend on when to pick up his cabinets & get more water from samsclub, tried to herd cats out of rooms they aren't supposed to be in, & did a little cooking. I made grilled cheese sandwiches & scrambled eggs for Mom. Then we watched some comedy programs while eating popcorn.
Tomorrow it's supposed to rain so it will be a good day to stay indoors and work on stuff inside. Just hope the power doesn't go out again. I really need to find out how to set up solar power out here.

 

[Peanut]

Thanks @zannej dad is still improving... about armadillos, they are all but blind. I've scared them at night and they ran right at me, very poor eye sight... They can see shapes, little else.

Their hearing is only a little better than their eye sight. They hunt by sense of smell which is very good... They can't smell chevys or buicks or fords coming... reason why they are run over so often. They can't see a car coming down the road and aren't smart enough to understand a bright light.

Their dens are dangerous. I've been bounced out of a tractor seat on several occasions, hanging onto the steering wheel is the only reason I wasn't thrown completely off.

They were tricky to trap until I figured out how they move... (they will almost never eat bait).

 

[WVDragonlady]

Lazy day today.
Just got bloodwork done for the doc this morning
Went to walmart yesterday morning at a more reasonable time instead of predawn. There was more on the shelves at that time and day so I was able to stock up on a few things.
Hubby found me 2 watermelon plants this morning. Now I just need a couple cantaloupes lol
Plan on hanging out and reading most of the day. Gray and cool and supposed to rain later on this afternoon
Some places at higher elevations could see snow on Mother's day
So I won't be planting this weekend

 

[Sentry18]

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Viva Mexico!

I am sure this is a sore day for your Confederates knowing that had the Mexican Army in Puebla not defeated the French, they may have helped you to win the Civil War. But for me, celebrating French military defeats comes as naturally as eating meat and breathing air. Every year we celebrate Cinco de Mayo with some delicious foods from South of the border, a tale about the battle of Puebla, and some appreciation that no one in my region of these United States eats grits or says Y'all.

 

[Haertig]

But for me, celebrating French military defeats comes as naturally as eating meat and breathing air.

There have probably been more French military defeats on any given day than the number of breaths you take. Let's see, average breaths per minute, let's call that 16. 16x60x24 = 23040 per day. Yep, I think French military loses still probably have the edge.