Granny's gone and done it again

[bruceha2000]

it just took it off the battery

Which is charged by the truck engine running!! Not sure how long you can pull power out of the 12V battery before the truck won't start.

 

[campingshaws]

This is my great-grandmother’s quilt. And while I’m super annoyed that someone chewed a hole in it ( ) I was curious about the batting because it’s SO. HEAVY.

Any thoughts on this? They look a bit like dish cloths, or cheese cloth. Maybe flour sacks? There’s 8 layers. It’s a quilt for function- the top is just big blocks of mismatched fabric, probably from clothing they made

 

[h2oratt]

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Love this story

 

[h2oratt]

Well, there is now a fire in Sonoma county

 

[bruceha2000]

I asked the dr today , How do you learn to cope with pain knowing you will have it the rest of your life every day? She said One day at a time. I said I did what you asked, I went to my dr and drank tons of water. She said quit smoking. Thats causing you pain.

The medical dangers of smoking have been known your entire life. I understand it is an addiction. I understand it is hard to quit. But in the end it is your choice.

I can remember my little sister playing

And you didn't play with them?

 

[CapricornFarm]

This is my great-grandmother’s quilt. And while I’m super annoyed that someone chewed a hole in it ( ) I was curious about the batting because it’s SO. HEAVY.
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Any thoughts on this? They look a bit like dish cloths, or cheese cloth. Maybe flour sacks? There’s 8 layers. It’s a quilt for function- the top is just big blocks of mismatched fabric, probably from clothing they made

They probably used whatever they could find. It does look like cheesecloth, which was probably cheap. That's a shame it got chewed! I have one my Grandmother made as a wedding gift for my parents. And I think there is my baby quilt around here somewhere.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I got half the wire on the top of the playhouse run today. And I hauled rock to fill in gaps at the bottom of the fence panels. Got the board installed to hang the feeder, waterer, and light.
I had been watching the hotel that is renovating in Gretna. Lots of pallets available. Today I filled the truck with them . Lots of material for another run. Hubby helped me unload them. My back is sore already! Some of them got stained today.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

This is my great-grandmother’s quilt. And while I’m super annoyed that someone chewed a hole in it ( ) I was curious about the batting because it’s SO. HEAVY.
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Any thoughts on this? They look a bit like dish cloths, or cheese cloth. Maybe flour sacks? There’s 8 layers. It’s a quilt for function- the top is just big blocks of mismatched fabric, probably from clothing they made

So cool you have something from your great grandma. I've read that just about any left over fabric was used for batting, especially if the quilt maker didn't have the funds to buy new materials. Original idea was to use up bits and pieces anyway. Hard to tell what it is... cotton something. Sacking, old blankets, any old material was used. Bits and pieces!

There is a beautiful old storage chest type piece of furniture up at the farm. It is loaded with all sorts of doilies,blankets, edged towels and stuff, all crocheted by my great grandmother. No idea what we are supposed to do with it all. Some of the pieces are really neat... ruffles and flowers, all done with cotton thread (or string?). She used some tiny hooks! My grandma said her mother barely even had to look while she crocheted. Like a machine!

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Well, there is now a fire in Sonoma county

Yes there is. Grew overnight from 300 acres to well over 10,000 this morning. Haven't got an update for how big it is now, but the wind has died down some, so hopefully they will get it under control soon.

There were other fires as well. One was last night at a winery a half mile down the road from me. Luckily the fire station is a quarter mile away, so they got it out quick. Station parking lot was full of volunteers' pickups. I think everyone got called up just to be ready.

Then there was another fire around noon, up in the state park that butts into the ridge at the edge of my little neighborhood. Lot of standing dead wood up there from the 2017 fires. I started hearing planes flying over, and thought, uh oh, and then got an alert on my cell saying it was a brush fire. Planes and helicopters worked on it for a few hours. Word is they got it contained and have crews up there putting out any hot spots. We got lucky again, being so close to us, but the firefighters are on the job!

No reports on how any of these fires started, but I don't think it was power lines. Hope we find out soon. Sunday is expected to have high winds & temps with low humidity, so yet another chance to be without power. Hope we get another reprieve from that. Breezy and 86 today, which is a lot lower than the predicted 93. Good laundry weather.

 

[bruceha2000]

Grew overnight from 300 acres to well over 10,000 this morning. Haven't got an update for how big it is now

I found the Kincade Fire on Calfires, says 10K acres, 0% contained. Located in the aptly named Burned Mountain area, I guess fires there have been fairly common historically. It's ugly, started at 4:26 this morning, the update was from 3:56 PM.

Not much to tell. Some are still trying to grow feathers from the molt... you should see poor Spike. Looks moth eaten. I only have one hen laying, my 2 yr Welsummer. The rest gave it up over a month ago. They're getting pretty old.

I'll put poor Penelope up against Spike! Moth eaten would be a BIG improvement.

Not a fan of wind.

Some wind is good, it makes electricity. But as always one can have too much of a good thing!

Any thoughts on this?

Looks like woven blankets to me. Must be a pretty hefty quilt with that amount of batting.