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More ebay stuff today. If I don't list it, it won't sell. I'm getting it down to a science now. Selling saved my butt a few years ago, it's panning-out well this time too.

Debating hard about if I should sell my Pyrex Dutch Oven.... 🤔
Never used it, but could come in pretty handy for good practical use.

Boxes.... I might need to do some dumpster-diving. I already have a plan.
 
More ebay stuff today. If I don't list it, it won't sell. I'm getting it down to a science now. Selling saved my butt a few years ago, it's panning-out well this time too.

Debating hard about if I should sell my Pyrex Dutch Oven.... 🤔
Never used it, but could come in pretty handy for good practical use.

Boxes.... I might need to do some dumpster-diving. I already have a plan.
I have boxes of boxes 📦. Swing by and grab them 😊
 
Hubby and I rescheduled our jobs today. High wind warning and extreme fire danger. I know we will have more tree damage. We definitely want to be around 'just in case'! I'll catch up on all my inside work today.
We've still got a couple of fires started by lightning strikes Monday night still going not to mention countless strikes that have yet to flare upm

To top it off both Saturday and Sunday are total fire bans because of very strong winds that will likely ignite any unaccounted for strikes or help the presently burning within containment lines jump them.
 
We've still got a couple of fires started by lightning strikes Monday night still going not to mention countless strikes that have yet to flare upm

To top it off both Saturday and Sunday are total fire bans because of very strong winds that will likely ignite any unaccounted for strikes or help the presently burning within containment lines jump them.
Scary situation!!
 
just had my first break since getting up and having lunch...
YES we did have 3 lambs, right when I went to the grocery store and wasn't here! Husband was but he missed it too, by the time he checked they were there and dried off, and nursing. 2 large girls and a decent size boy. This mom does well every year, she had 3 last year and fed all of them. I think she has a lot of milk ( giant udder, not mastitis, I checked, no lumps and milk coming out ok)

Then I got a surprise in the mail! A very nice California lady on this forum sent me some Jerusalem artichokes!! Thank you again!! You know who you are. LOL hope you don't get a million requests now that I mentioned that....

Going to plant them soon, if the last sheep doesn't have her lamb (s) . She is the youngest and smallest, and probably will have 1 ( I hope) , if it's more than one they will be really small
 
Just finishing up here in the fur shed and relaxing with an icy cold root beer and listening to the radio. Had a few snow flurries off and on most of the day. The temp is dropping, down in the mid 20's now. Supposed to have snow through Monday, we'll see. We need it.
I am SO happy it warmed up this week!! Supposed to hit 70 today. But next week is supposed to be colder again
 
More ebay stuff today. If I don't list it, it won't sell. I'm getting it down to a science now. Selling saved my butt a few years ago, it's panning-out well this time too.

Debating hard about if I should sell my Pyrex Dutch Oven.... 🤔
Never used it, but could come in pretty handy for good practical use.

Boxes.... I might need to do some dumpster-diving. I already have a plan.
When was the last time you used it? If it’s more than a year, sell. If you only use it to make one particular dish, can it only be made in it or is another pot/pan usable?
 
Grafting day today. Trying to turn a crab apple tree into a useful fruit tree.

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Amd for contrast I was reminded by Shutterfly what I was doing 10 years ago.

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I was upgrading an jet air craft engine simulator I had developed 10 years earlier.

Re: fashion

Visitors to industrial sites are required to wear day glow vests so the regulars cann tell who to look out for. ;) No rule says I had wear on the outside. I made the best of and turned it into a 3 piece suit.:thumbs:

Ben
 
We ran all our errands, husband's appt...RX pickup and I had to go to the TMobile store to get help taking the sim card out of the phone the dog ate. My new flip phone came to the house. Anyway, that problem solved. Wind is bad. Actually took out the power. Came home to Levi and little granddaughter rocking out on the electric guitar...our home propane generator kicked in so they had power. A bunch of big branches are down, can see them already. I picked up more very cool 5 gallon STACKABLE water jugs, I love that they are stackable, and talked the kids into filling them and taking them downstairs. Love having them as helper monkeys.
 
We ran all our errands, husband's appt...RX pickup and I had to go to the TMobile store to get help taking the sim card out of the phone the dog ate. My new flip phone came to the house. Anyway, that problem solved. Wind is bad. Actually took out the power. Came home to Levi and little granddaughter rocking out on the electric guitar...our home propane generator kicked in so they had power. A bunch of big branches are down, can see them already. I picked up more very cool 5 gallon STACKABLE water jugs, I love that they are stackable, and talked the kids into filling them and taking them downstairs. Love having them as helper monkeys.
So far we have electricity! But there are branches everywhere!
 
We've got a whole tree uprooted in a side pasture that I can see. And some very big branches down near the old outhouse. I always worry about our bee tree, it's a massive dead tree with lots of bees. I like them there and hope that doesn't come down. We'll see how long the power stays out, it's been over 2 hrs. I'm sure Levi will let us know because they are english and don't have back up power. He was over most of the day, so I told him to come back if he needs anything.
 
I have boxes of boxes 📦. Swing by and grab them 😊
Same here about boxes of boxes. I've always had a 'thing' for boxes. Of all coincidences... I once worked in factory maintenance for a corrugated and box making facility. That was enough of a taste of factory maintenance for me. I talked to a former co-worker a few days ago, he said if I show-up looking for work.... they'll hire me on the spot. I passed.

I cut the flaps off a lot of my boxes. Easier to stuff things in and know what's there.

When was the last time you used it? If it’s more than a year, sell. If you only use it to make one particular dish, can it only be made in it or is another pot/pan usable?
It's gonna be sold. They're popular enough and sell good. Fact is I could use it, but don't need it.
 
This morning ran a few errands, picked up bricks 🧱 for the base of one of the raised beds. Came home and got busy. Baked the loaf of SD I made yesterday. Over the course of the last week or two, I’ve begun to make SD but threw it back in the fridge because something came up. Well yesterday I pulled them out yesterday and fed them so this morning I made a mountain of dough 🤪. Turns out it’s enough for six loaves 😱. I will do some rolls, some pizza crust, a Mediterranean loaf and so forth, but now you know where my day will be spent tomorrow.
Then I got busy out in the yard. Can I interest anyone in some crabgrass sod? Free to good home 😬. Got that dug up which wasn’t easy. Then leveled the ground, unloaded bricks, got a double layer of barrier down, and the bricks all in place. Then began getting the soil out of the bed. Much of it was lost in the move. I’m pulling the stones out and will clean up the frame before putting it in place, replacing stone and refilling. Then two more after that 🫨
Hubby came home from work early, took a 15 minute cat nap then came out and burned all the dead stuff we had piled up. Have a great incinerator.
Busy day but good.
 
Trip to town for groceries, got lunch at the chinese place. Stopped for livestock feed at the Co-op on the way home.

Worked on the cultivators when I got home. Couple dozen new bolts and they are ready for the season. Sitting and waiting for round one of the bad weather. Supposed to be storms the rest of the night.

Round two starts tomorrow afternoon, supposed to really bad. Spring tornado season is in full swing.
 
Trip to town for groceries, got lunch at the chinese place. Stopped for livestock feed at the Co-op on the way home.

Worked on the cultivators when I got home. Couple dozen new bolts and they are ready for the season. Sitting and waiting for round one of the bad weather. Supposed to be storms the rest of the night.

Round two starts tomorrow afternoon, supposed to really bad. Spring tornado season is in full swing.
Missouri is getting hit hard right now!! Pray for @Morgan101 and @MoBookworm1957 !! I know Morgan is under a tornado warning right now!!🙏
 
Friday March 14th 2025
10.50 pm
Warm its 27f
Weekend ..right 🙄

Where to start .... 🤔
I am better not to start talking about these 2 last days 🤫

I just can say that temperature start to be a bit more interesting
And snow start to melt ..slowly but its better that way

I now sip a *Sam Adams quietly the my bed will calling me
I need so much a real nice sleep 😴

Anyway...wish you a good night

 
We are fine. Thank you for your concern. Hail was about the size of a quarter, and rain was torrential, but it moved through pretty quickly. Tornado sirens were on and off for the past three hours.

We were supposed to go out tonight, but my wife didn't want to take the chance with the weather. Good call.
 

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