As my friend Bacpacker would say “Happy gettin born day”
What's everybody doing today?
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Very nice!Busy 2 days… Got fall maintenance finished on the tractor and bush hog. Then, too funny… last night I was shopping online for farm clothes while watching a rodeo was on the tv, there was a bronc rider from Idaho. It reminded me of an old room mate from 40 years ago. He was a student at the unv of alabama but was from Idaho. His family had a ranch supply store. He’d just started his senior year of college when his father passed away. He moved back to take over the family business about the same time I went in the military and we lost track of each other.
So last night I searched his last name, Idaho and clothing. I found my old friend!! He’s now a clinic director for the Community Counsel of Idaho. I emailed him and he responded today. It was great to hear from him even after 40yrs. Anyway, he’s still in touch with two more of our friends from back then. I see a reunion of sorts coming! He was a great guy! It’d be nice to see all 3 of those guys again. Though we’ll probably have trouble recognizing each other, old and grey haired now!
Then today my cousin came over and helped me get the big oak out of my yard. The one blown down by hurricane Francine. He was going to bring his big tractor but brought the small one instead. It was just strong enough to get the job done. Then I got on the front end loader with a chainsaw. He lifted me up and I trimmed a dozen tree branches that were hanging to low over the driveway, long over due.
Then he took the wood to his Fil’s house and left me the tractor for an hour or so. I cleaned up the big piles of brush from building the new fence last week. I like the grapple attachment, a very handy device! Glad those chores are over! A lot done in 2 days and good news!
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I enjoy your reports since can only dream of such fun. I lusted after a small tractor with a 3- point hitch PTO and loader while shopping for a lawn tractor. Sexy but I can't justify the cost over occasional rentals.
Thank you.
Ben
You could lay them down on the floor of the greenhouse- flattened of course. Check out Charles Dowding onYT for more info
do you give them water from the faucet? Could it be from the change in water since moving? Or different catfood?Take another cat to the vet, UTI. The joy of Clavimox
They are little buggers but sure are important.Good news, I priced new zerk fittings. The bushhog manufacturer had 5 in a pkg for $12. Then better news, dad said he thought there was a pto shaft over at the old barn. Said it came off a fertilizer spreader that rusted out years ago.
I went and checked, it was there and it's zerk fittings were identical to the one I needed. It fits and will take grease. Got it soaking, gonna clean it up before installing it.
You should have aGave the wife a goodbye hug as she jets off to Tampa to spend 4 days with daughter.
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(well, not including the 2 damcats.
to temper your grief 
As my friend Bacpacker would say “Happy gettin born day”
It always seemed to me like we should celebrate a birthday for the parents, not the baby itself - who had absolutely nothing to do with getting here in the first place.
But, since we don't do it that way, Happy Birthday @Backpacker!
My Mom always said that!!
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Good question. We never wear shoes in the house so we just got in the habit of taking them off outside. Now we have a mat inside to put our shoes on.
