Happy Gettin Hitched Day Jim and your lovely bride
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54 Years is wonderful, Jim!
Happy Anniversary Jim and Mrs.!!! 
Had a busy day today. Got the new rectifier for the Golf cart charger. Got that put in and...voila , charger working again.
Did another 2 hours mowing. Hot and dusty.
Changed my labs appointment , cause it was same day as kidney specialist appt.
Called the guy and told him I'll pass on the house , because of the yard full of dogs behind it.
Home care nurse was here, spent 1/2 hr with her.
Posted on FB my Doogan for re-home,
I would only let him go to good home, OMG, a great guy from church called and wants him to play with his 10 year old grandson that has Downs syndrome, known him for 25 years, has a small farm with pond . About 15 miles away. That's soooo great. He's coming for him Sunday.
Neighbor , up the road was looking for kitty's. Guess what, he now has 2, couldn't get him to take a couple more.
Went to our favorite eating place and picked up supper , it's only 16 miles away. Got my Friday night fish dinner.
Be listing a few guns for sale in local classifieds tomorrow. I have over 200 , now's the time to downsize.
That might keep me busy for a while.
Then I'll be listing the John Deere X500 garden tractor. I'll be keeping the John Deere GX 355, diesel .
Btw, wife had her best day in a month. The oxygen and steroid shot seems to help, I just hope it's not temporary.
Jim
Did another 2 hours mowing. Hot and dusty.
Changed my labs appointment , cause it was same day as kidney specialist appt.
Called the guy and told him I'll pass on the house , because of the yard full of dogs behind it.
Home care nurse was here, spent 1/2 hr with her.
Posted on FB my Doogan for re-home,
I would only let him go to good home, OMG, a great guy from church called and wants him to play with his 10 year old grandson that has Downs syndrome, known him for 25 years, has a small farm with pond . About 15 miles away. That's soooo great. He's coming for him Sunday.
Neighbor , up the road was looking for kitty's. Guess what, he now has 2, couldn't get him to take a couple more.
Went to our favorite eating place and picked up supper , it's only 16 miles away. Got my Friday night fish dinner.
Be listing a few guns for sale in local classifieds tomorrow. I have over 200 , now's the time to downsize.
That might keep me busy for a while.
Then I'll be listing the John Deere X500 garden tractor. I'll be keeping the John Deere GX 355, diesel .
Btw, wife had her best day in a month. The oxygen and steroid shot seems to help, I just hope it's not temporary.
Jim
Happy belated Anniversary Jim and Mrs. Jim.
Strawberry has been walked several times today.
She's snoozing beside me.
Had the oldest grand daughter for a 6 hours today.
Rearranged the flowers in the bay window.
Instead of 9 being in the window of various sizes.
There is only 5 of various sizes.
Still raining here at least till Monday or Tuesday.
Youngest son goes back to work tomorrow.
He's been off for Baby Reign's birth for month now.
Oldest son's weekend to work, so I will have oldest grand daughter Estelle Saturday night.
All day Sunday too.
We're planning on baking cookies, making noodles, drinking chocolate milk, playing with Strawberry.
Playing outside,playing soccer in the rain.
Maybe a nap, I can hope.
She's snoozing beside me.
Had the oldest grand daughter for a 6 hours today.
Rearranged the flowers in the bay window.
Instead of 9 being in the window of various sizes.
There is only 5 of various sizes.
Still raining here at least till Monday or Tuesday.
Youngest son goes back to work tomorrow.
He's been off for Baby Reign's birth for month now.
Oldest son's weekend to work, so I will have oldest grand daughter Estelle Saturday night.
All day Sunday too.
We're planning on baking cookies, making noodles, drinking chocolate milk, playing with Strawberry.
Playing outside,playing soccer in the rain.
Maybe a nap, I can hope.
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Had a busy day today. Got the new rectifier for the Golf cart charger. Got that put in and...voila , charger working again.
Did another 2 hours mowing. Hot and dusty.
Changed my labs appointment , cause it was same day as kidney specialist appt.
Called the guy and told him I'll pass on the house , because of the yard full of dogs behind it.
Home care nurse was here, spent 1/2 hr with her.
Posted on FB my Doogan for re-home,
I would only let him go to good home, OMG, a great guy from church called and wants him to play with his 10 year old grandson that has Downs syndrome, known him for 25 years, has a small farm with pond . About 15 miles away. That's soooo great. He's coming for him Sunday.
Neighbor , up the road was looking for kitty's. Guess what, he now has 2, couldn't get him to take a couple more.
Went to our favorite eating place and picked up supper , it's only 16 miles away. Got my Friday night fish dinner.
Be listing a few guns for sale in local classifieds tomorrow. I have over 200 , now's the time to downsize.
That might keep me busy for a while.
Then I'll be listing the John Deere X500 garden tractor. I'll be keeping the John Deere GX 355, diesel .
Btw, wife had her best day in a month. The oxygen and steroid shot seems to help, I just hope it's not temporary.
Jim
Sounds like a well deserved better day for you two.
Glad you checked around about the house, wise deccision. I know a couple people who wished they had did more asking around before they bought the place.
Glad you found Dugan a good home, but sorry he has to go. Sometimes animals just get too much for us to handle, so sure your making right decision.
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I hope so.
I love that pup, and it's not fair to him, that we are so tied up with hospitals , and doctors, and I'm taking care of my wife .
He needs attention.
Jim
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Its hard I know.We had to give away our jenny and hubby horse when he got injued it was all on me and I had to help him plus care for animals.
He loved that horse and donk and so did I. I was just not good at triming hooves like he was and our farrier reired.
We couldn't look at the stall with out tearing up.We gave them away with agreement we could visit and make sure they were taking care of. The vet loved the horse said the besst walker he ever rode,always lead on trail and smooth ,He was offered $3600 his first time on the trial,but he said not for sale,kept him in his back yard more than in his pasture. Donk guarded cows and liked her new job and owner gave her carrots every morning .We went to visit and she snubbed us and laid her head on his chest ,hurt me but I was glad for them.He looked so proud when she did that. Donks don't forget if they feel you left thm. She always got mad if we left for a few days.
So glad to hear you 2 had a better day Jim 
. Also quite the relief that Dugie doggie will go to someone you know.
I ended up having to drive to Spokane and back today. 3 of the 4 workdays this week on the road. The air is smothering us with smoke from coastal range fires blowing inland. Have a laundry list of to-do’s for the weekend. Will see what I can accomplish.
. Also quite the relief that Dugie doggie will go to someone you know. I ended up having to drive to Spokane and back today. 3 of the 4 workdays this week on the road. The air is smothering us with smoke from coastal range fires blowing inland. Have a laundry list of to-do’s for the weekend. Will see what I can accomplish.
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Had some stomach troubles and kidney stones acting up the past 2 days.
Spent an hour at the house cuddling with my pets. Some of them were clinging to me when I went to leave. They are fed and watered. Will need to buy more food soon.
Cows got out bc front gate is gone so I chased them back in. Need to get a new gate post and get fence fixed.
Baby here crying all night makes me glad I never had kids. Can't wait to get power back so we can go home. I miss sleeping in my own bed with my kitties purring for me.
Spent an hour at the house cuddling with my pets. Some of them were clinging to me when I went to leave. They are fed and watered. Will need to buy more food soon.
Cows got out bc front gate is gone so I chased them back in. Need to get a new gate post and get fence fixed.
Baby here crying all night makes me glad I never had kids. Can't wait to get power back so we can go home. I miss sleeping in my own bed with my kitties purring for me.
Hello everyone and we have been busy here catching up on lots of needed jobs.
Last Tuesday we had our solar installed and next Tuesday they will connect our feed in tariff so we get a rebate on what extra power we are producing. We have been using most of our power in daylight hours and doing our laundry, charging laptops, mobile phones and baking our bread and today cooking a lovely roast chicken and vegetable bake.
Done some work in our gardens and weeded most of the garden beds that got overrun with weeds after a lot of rain here. We have harvested lots of turnips and a few potatoes and trench composted lots of vegetable peels in one garden bed getting ready for spring planting and dug it over. Have blanched and frozen all our turnip harvest being about 8kg to date but have more growing in the gardens.
Been out the back and split some more ironbark firewood and stacked it in piles of 1.5 H x 3 metres wide.
DH has sprayed the whole yard apart from around buildings to get rid of clover and other weeds and they are now dying off nicely. He has also had a number of paid gardening jobs where the money has come in handy as well.
DH has now had another skin cancer removed from his hand and it is healing so taking things a little easier as he has stitches in.
Also been doing a bit of grocery shopping to top up on items we used during Covid that usually come on specials and half price specials being long life tinned meat and vegetables, deodorants and other items. I think we are back up to date and only have wet cat food and chocolate baking chips to top up to a 12 month level.
We still are having the oddest things become not available in groceries and other items that you don't know about until you go shopping for them. Meat and in particular has skyrocketed in price and we have seen dairy also rise in price. They are just shutting down some of the meat abattoirs as they have no beasts to butcher probably because most farmers sold most of their beasts during the drought and have now restocked. Also these abattoirs lost contracts with China due to political *** for tatting about the Coronavirus origins investigation that Australia started.
Both of us are happy where we are sitting supply wise on food, water and some self sufficient power and glad to be in the country rather than the city.
Last Tuesday we had our solar installed and next Tuesday they will connect our feed in tariff so we get a rebate on what extra power we are producing. We have been using most of our power in daylight hours and doing our laundry, charging laptops, mobile phones and baking our bread and today cooking a lovely roast chicken and vegetable bake.
Done some work in our gardens and weeded most of the garden beds that got overrun with weeds after a lot of rain here. We have harvested lots of turnips and a few potatoes and trench composted lots of vegetable peels in one garden bed getting ready for spring planting and dug it over. Have blanched and frozen all our turnip harvest being about 8kg to date but have more growing in the gardens.
Been out the back and split some more ironbark firewood and stacked it in piles of 1.5 H x 3 metres wide.
DH has sprayed the whole yard apart from around buildings to get rid of clover and other weeds and they are now dying off nicely. He has also had a number of paid gardening jobs where the money has come in handy as well.
DH has now had another skin cancer removed from his hand and it is healing so taking things a little easier as he has stitches in.
Also been doing a bit of grocery shopping to top up on items we used during Covid that usually come on specials and half price specials being long life tinned meat and vegetables, deodorants and other items. I think we are back up to date and only have wet cat food and chocolate baking chips to top up to a 12 month level.
We still are having the oddest things become not available in groceries and other items that you don't know about until you go shopping for them. Meat and in particular has skyrocketed in price and we have seen dairy also rise in price. They are just shutting down some of the meat abattoirs as they have no beasts to butcher probably because most farmers sold most of their beasts during the drought and have now restocked. Also these abattoirs lost contracts with China due to political *** for tatting about the Coronavirus origins investigation that Australia started.
Both of us are happy where we are sitting supply wise on food, water and some self sufficient power and glad to be in the country rather than the city.
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I am going to do as little as possible. The smoke is so thick you can't see over 1/4 of a mile. Our air quality is rated as unhealthy and everyone is advised to stay indoors and limit activity. So that's what I am going to do.
Need to make a drive to Olympia either today or tomorrow, but leaning towards today.
Really want to get a hair cut too, if any place is open.
I'm tired of self inflicted buzz cuts.
Gonna cook up some Chicken Scalopini for dinner later tonight.
Also need to start packing my bag for the hospital.
That's about it. Wife and I pretty much took care of everything else we needed to do before my surgery.
Really want to get a hair cut too, if any place is open.
I'm tired of self inflicted buzz cuts.Gonna cook up some Chicken Scalopini for dinner later tonight.
Also need to start packing my bag for the hospital.
That's about it. Wife and I pretty much took care of everything else we needed to do before my surgery.
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Be careful and don't wait till last minute if you need to leave, people are sitting in traffic and not only breathing snoke but possible fire coming in on them.
Plus you have smoke AND exhaust fumes to deal with. It can permantly damage your lungs too.
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Need to make a drive to Olympia either today or tomorrow, but leaning towards today.
Really want to get a hair cut too, if any place is open.
Gonna cook up some Chicken Scalopini for dinner later tonight.
Also need to start packing my bag for the hospital.
That's about it. Wife and I pretty much took care of everything else we needed to do before my surgery.
All the luck with the surgery Sparky!
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@Sparky_D may you have a quick recovery and things go perfect!
@backlash it is one thing to see videos from professional photographers and news stations, but to see the photos taken by regular people who actually live in the firey locations is heartbreaking. Stay safe.
I had a lot of plans today (about time!). Didn't know the post office closed at 11:30. Had a package to send.
Thought about going to a new to me gardening business, and need to get some jeans and shoes, drop a load at Goodwill (I think they throw away more of what I give because my stuff isn't new), oh, and fix the toilet.
Might stop by to see the grand children.
@backlash it is one thing to see videos from professional photographers and news stations, but to see the photos taken by regular people who actually live in the firey locations is heartbreaking. Stay safe.
I had a lot of plans today (about time!). Didn't know the post office closed at 11:30. Had a package to send.
Thought about going to a new to me gardening business, and need to get some jeans and shoes, drop a load at Goodwill (I think they throw away more of what I give because my stuff isn't new), oh, and fix the toilet.
Might stop by to see the grand children.
Prayers for a quick and total recovery Sparky
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Last night just before bed I hung the last two light fixtures, connected the wiring and checked the circuit (I hate 2 way switches), I was happy to see that they both worked, but I had to steal bulbs out of other fixtures to test them.
Today, I made a grocery store run followed by a wal-M run. Didn't get much food just some fruit, a little meat, milk, and soda. Went to WM for light bulbs and checked on some canned goods, noticed that they had some 22 shorts, but at $8 a box for something I didn't need, pass... In the end I spent $350, glad we didn't need anything.
Wife was stunned, she had requested a chuck roast for a dish she wanted to make for a friend of hers, I warned her but she thought I was being dramatic... $32- for a 2.5 pound roast . So much for cheap meat..... I was able to get some of the canned goods that I use for lunches or quick snack meals.
Before going to the store I got the area around the 3 surface mount lights ready for painting. After I put away the groceries and installed the light bulbs, I tried to get ready to paint. But, my dear wife, who can barely stand up, decided to fix lunch for use, eggs n hash browns... it was good. I find it amazing how some people who can just barely walk can put out to serve others and then there are others who just sit around waiting to be served....
Well, I need to paint the cupboard and then clean up... this week ends all the heavy work on the kitchen. I did miss opening day of bow season, but I know that there is plenty of time to catch up. Tomorrow is a range day so I won't get much done around the house, usually it ends by 15:30, I don't think I need to do any shooting, I may take my archery equipment just to get in a couple of shots after I shut down the gun range.
Well stay safe and have a good weekend..
Today, I made a grocery store run followed by a wal-M run. Didn't get much food just some fruit, a little meat, milk, and soda. Went to WM for light bulbs and checked on some canned goods, noticed that they had some 22 shorts, but at $8 a box for something I didn't need, pass... In the end I spent $350, glad we didn't need anything.
Wife was stunned, she had requested a chuck roast for a dish she wanted to make for a friend of hers, I warned her but she thought I was being dramatic... $32- for a 2.5 pound roast
. So much for cheap meat..... I was able to get some of the canned goods that I use for lunches or quick snack meals.Before going to the store I got the area around the 3 surface mount lights ready for painting. After I put away the groceries and installed the light bulbs, I tried to get ready to paint. But, my dear wife, who can barely stand up, decided to fix lunch for use, eggs n hash browns... it was good. I find it amazing how some people who can just barely walk can put out to serve others and then there are others who just sit around waiting to be served....
Well, I need to paint the cupboard and then clean up... this week ends all the heavy work on the kitchen. I did miss opening day of bow season, but I know that there is plenty of time to catch up. Tomorrow is a range day so I won't get much done around the house, usually it ends by 15:30, I don't think I need to do any shooting, I may take my archery equipment just to get in a couple of shots after I shut down the gun range.
Well stay safe and have a good weekend..
The fires are in Oregon and California so they are hundreds of miles from me. There have been quite a few people killed in the last few days. One was a 1-year-old boy that died when his parents tried to flee the fire and crashed their truck. The parents are in the hospital with severe burns.
An ANTIFA ***** was arrested for starting a fire in the Seattle area. That makes one wonder how much of that is happening.
The FBI and fire officials have said there is no evidence the fires are being set by radicals from the left or right.
An ANTIFA ***** was arrested for starting a fire in the Seattle area. That makes one wonder how much of that is happening.
The FBI and fire officials have said there is no evidence the fires are being set by radicals from the left or right.
Made cornbread in my Sun Oven today but it took twice as long as normal due to the smoky haze. Worked fine other than the extra time.
Hung a chain from a garage rafter today so it will be ready if I need to hang a deer or elk from it to skin them. Sometimes a sky hook is handy for other things too.
Hung a chain from a garage rafter today so it will be ready if I need to hang a deer or elk from it to skin them. Sometimes a sky hook is handy for other things too.
Several people have been arrested in CA, OR, and WA for starting wildfires. Not much in the news about it. The arson is on-going.
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I don't know. Some stuff is used for various purposes, not just resale. A h.s. kid in my area donated a sports shirt, maybe Rugby, with his name on the back. He went to Africa and quite by accident, or serendipity, saw some kid there wearing it. I think worn jeans get made into insulation. Shipping containers get filled and shipped to poor countries all over the world.@Sparky_D may you have a quick recovery and things go perfect!
@backlash it is one thing to see videos from professional photographers and news stations, but to see the photos taken by regular people who actually live in the firey locations is heartbreaking. Stay safe.
I had a lot of plans today (about time!). Didn't know the post office closed at 11:30. Had a package to send.
Thought about going to a new to me gardening business, and need to get some jeans and shoes, drop a load at Goodwill (I think they throw away more of what I give because my stuff isn't new), oh, and fix the toilet.
Might stop by to see the grand children.
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No, seriously, @Weedygarden there's a trash bin right there and I've seen them barely glance at some of my junk and in it goes! While other stuff goes to a different thing, or is walked inside.
That's a cool story though.
I hesitate about getting rid of fabric I know I will probably never use but in the past have seen them throw it away (at G-will). Would like to be able to find another second-hand type of store.
Toilet will have to be repaired by someone else. The shut off knob doesn't shut off water flow. The flapper isn't seating in place until about 10 minutes after the flush.
Still many things to do...
That's a cool story though.
I hesitate about getting rid of fabric I know I will probably never use but in the past have seen them throw it away (at G-will). Would like to be able to find another second-hand type of store.
Toilet will have to be repaired by someone else. The shut off knob doesn't shut off water flow. The flapper isn't seating in place until about 10 minutes after the flush.
Still many things to do...
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I found myself doing a complete rebuild of one of toilets a few weeks ago when The Princess informed me that water had dripped on her head while standing at the kitchen sink! That kind of news can be rather troubling. Good news it was the tank to bowl gasket that had failed so it was clean water. Bad news was the bolts that secure the tank to the bowl had rusted solid (I just replaced them 32 years ago. What is with that?)
Thank God for Dremel tools!
After seeing that a Dremel tool had saved my butt 3 times in 2 weeks I broke down and decided to replace the cheap Harbor Freight tool with the best official Dremel tool available. Two days after I received it it bailed me out on a bathroom sink tail piece.
Re:your toilet
"Shark Bite" fittings from Lowes are amazing and make plumbing repairs that used to require solder or more dirt simple . They simply slip on and work. There are flapper repair kits that only requires draining the tank soaking up the left over water so that you can just peal and stick the new flapper valve.
Ben
So far I’ve made a double batch of toothpaste, a batch of soap, a batch of lotion, a batch of spiced honey butter, fixed lunch for hubby and self, picked a huge bowl of tomatoes and did some pruning while I was out there. Have tons to do outside but smoke is too thick. Went and picked up a few needed things from store. Have 2 weeks of ironing sprayed and rolled and 2 loads of laundry folded and nearly put away. Sitting for a few minutes then need to get busy again.
@UrbanHunter $32 ouch! Our beef is at the butcher- $3/lb. steaks hamburger roast- doesn’t matter all $3/lb. Might call a butcher shop and ask if they know of anyone who sells beef.
@UrbanHunter $32 ouch! Our beef is at the butcher- $3/lb. steaks hamburger roast- doesn’t matter all $3/lb. Might call a butcher shop and ask if they know of anyone who sells beef.
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Comes right out of the anarchist play book. I don’t expect it to actually be in the media after all that hasn’t been reported in the last few months especially. I’m so sick of watching Newsom spew his lies though. They are showing that non stop.
