The Front Porch Swing

[Beekissed]

In other words, she shows up at a battle of wits entirely unarmed.

 

[BCMaraniac]

In other words, she shows up at a battle of wits entirely unarmed.

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: I thought you might get a giggle out of the 8088.... right now I am looking at gaming computers because I am heavily into graphics and the applications I run each require about the same or similar technologies.

Wow Apples dont have hard drives? What do they store application or software on?

You are on

HennyRoo LOL.

deb

 

[TexasLisa]

Hello folks! My name is Kathy and I live in Eastern Washington State. I retired from the University of Washington School of Medicine/Surgery with 24 yrs. service--moved here from Seattle 3 years ago, It's the high desert here with a very harsh climate, high winds, extreme heat, and bitter winters.

I've had chickens for 12 years, the 1st 9 just hatchery stock. I decided to get private breeder eggs here on BYC and have hatched hundreds of quality chicks in the past 3 years. My 1st love is the Barred Rocks--my first heritage breed Barred are in lockdown (only 4). I am so excited. My son is trying like heck to talk me into giving me 1--no way! Next year if all goes well.

I love BYC and the people that contribute. It's a wonderful community of like-minded folks--I have learned tons and tons!

Welcome Kathy!!! Would you like Sweet Tea or Unsweetened? It was brought to my attention I had not been offering Mint sprigs with the tea. You will find the Mint planted all around the porch for you, if you so desire. Goodies are over by Miss Bee. We have plenty of places for you to sit: railing, hay bales, rocking chairs, buckets, etc.

A big front porch welcome to Kathy and Double M! Glad you could join us up on the porch! You can take my bucket if you need a place to sit. My hmmhmm doesn't fit in it anymore. I wish it did....it used to! I think I have a bad case of the fluffies going here!

It's past time for me to do something about those winter fluffies! My 8 year old granddaughter Katie climbed up on my lap, rested her sweet head on my shoulder and said, "Oh, Gramma! Your fat is so soft."

That's it! I either need to lose a few pounds here or ban Katiebug from sitting on my lap ever again! Since I would miss her snuggles more than the extra weight, the weight has got to go. If I'd have been thinking I'd have had liposuction as long as the doc already had the holes punched for the gallbladder surgery!

I didn't think I looked that bad. I mean, once I lie down on the bed and get my jeans zipped up, then put on a shirt with lots of pattern or prints, stand in front of the mirror and inhale deeply, and only look at me from the front, I look pretty doggone good! I run into trouble when I assume my natural posture. stand sideways, and exhale. That's also when I have to dig the button of my jeans out of my belly button, where for some reason it seems to have lodged when the rest of me collapsed.

I've got 6-pack abs, but they're two liter bottles. I had to chase my swimming suit down yesterday so I could get into the hot tub. I found it cowering in the corner behind the recliner. It isn't convinced that it's the bromine in the tub making the seams split, I guess. And let's not even discuss the traitorous towel! Towels can laugh. Betcha didn't know that, did ya?

I have an exercise program going here with my XBox Kinnect. It's pretty strenuous doing three games of bowling, three games of table tennis, three rounds of boxing and a couple of trips down a white water canyon. But I do it once a week. It absolutely gets my heart racing! I'm winded, sweaty and I feel like I've been to a gym with a personal trainer! It usually takes me four cans of pop and a bag of tater chips just to get through a session.

So this is it. Tomorrow I go on a diet! I watched a girl at Walmart the other day buying Slim Fast. She was gorgeous! I have one thigh that weighs more than she does. So I stood there wondering if she once looked like me and Slim Fast helped her look so good, or if she just woke up that morning and thought she'd go to the store on the off chance that I'd be there and she could make me feel bad. I hung my head in shame. That's when I realized I couldn't see my feet.

Shoot! I'm taller laying down than I am standing up. So wish me luck. I am starting this at %*@ pounds. When it's all over I will be down to 130 pounds. Which leg that might be I'm not sure, but one of them will be down to 130!

Blooie, again I am wiping my computer screen. I know better......You are a riot! When is your book coming out?

Does this mean I have earned one of those "woman with her gun" signs?

YES!!!

Lisa

 

[Tumbleweed Farm]

Thank you for the warm welcome Lisa. I like my tea unsweetened but have to pass on the sweets--I've gained 20 lbs since I retired and I'm getting tired of the extra weight!

 

[OHhappychicks]

Hi All!! Thought I would stop in and say hey! Came her from Bees "simulated natural nest" thread, in which I have enjoyed thoroughly! I've been doing some back reading and I think I am going to enjoy the front porch very much. I LOVE front porch swings! My most fondest memories are sitting on my grandma's fps, every evening in the summer. I loved the rythymn (sp) of it, listening to the crickets, the neighbors settling in for the evening. Grandma lived on a quiet street in town. We would go catch some lightening bugs, and wait for the ice cream truck to come around. We would hear the little tune of the truck a block or 2 away. We would run in and get our dime out of grandma's jar, and go wait at the curb until he came up our street. Yes, you could get an ice cream cone for .10! The ice cream was just like what Wendy's sells as a frosty, now. He would always give out cheap little trinkets, rings, dracula teeth, wax lips, etc. That's when you could trust people a little more than now-a-days. So I think I will pull up a chair, or if there is room on the swing, settle back with a cup of green tea and honey, and listen to the fascinating stories that all have to share. Oh, and I might sample a little of the banana nut bread! mmmmmm! Next time I will bring some muffins. I don't bake much any more, but I want to contribute!

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

I ate lots of eggy custard yesterday. My brain feels better today. Coincidence?

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

I've read some articles in the local ag newspaper about fraud in the organic commodities markets ... and while I was trying to find some of those articles today I came across this article on an organic egg shortage ...

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/20...organic-eggs-eat-imported-food-and-its-pricey

Related: besides fraud, I hope to avoid imports in my poultry feeds.

Our industrialized food system has gotten so weird.

 

[Blooie]

I ate lots of eggy custard yesterday. My brain feels better today. Coincidence?

Well, they do say ashes are good for you!

Welcome to the porch, Happy! Your memories sound just like the ones I am trying to make for my grandkids...and my great-grandson! (if and when his daddy gets leave and his little family can come for a visit!) No matter where we are taking the kids, if I ask, "What are we doing, guys?" they come right back with, "Makin' memories!" Oh, yeah!

 

[OHhappychicks]

Well, they do say ashes are good for you!

Welcome to the porch, Happy! Your memories sound just like the ones I am trying to make for my grandkids...and my great-grandson! (if and when his daddy gets leave and his little family can come for a visit!) No matter where we are taking the kids, if I ask, "What are we doing, guys?" they come right back with, "Makin' memories!" Oh, yeah!

Exactly! That is what I do with my grandkids also! I'm hoping they will remember coming to memaw's gathering eggs, playing kick the can in the dark, cooking hot dogs and roasting marshmallows over the fire we build in the backyard, laying in the hammock! My Grandson loves to help papaw cut & split wood. It doesn't take money to make memories. The simplest things are what we and they will remember!
BTW, the little girl in your avatar looks so much like my granddaughter, Lillian!