The Old Folks Home

[Nomadicus]

Good morning OF. It's already hot out, and the temps are climbing. One good thing that's been happening, just about every day, later in the afternoon when temps should reach their hottest, it's been clouding up, and/or raining some. When it clouds up, it's dark rain-type clouds, which provide quite a bit of relief from the heat, whether it actually rains or not.

I finally got sick and tired of all the bags of cereal on the counter. I bought some large Rubbermaid cereal containers. They came in yesterday, so I got them all washed up, dried, and poured the cereal into them last night. Oh, what a difference. It cleared up the clutter look, and these are easier for the kids to manage, so less cereal spilled onto the counter. I should have gotten them a long time ago.

My wife is the only one here that eats cereal now and she has those big canisters that she has room for in the pantry now. She only has to put up with my peanut butter jar.

 

[ronott1]

Good morning OF. It's already hot out, and the temps are climbing. One good thing that's been happening, just about every day, later in the afternoon when temps should reach their hottest, it's been clouding up, and/or raining some. When it clouds up, it's dark rain-type clouds, which provide quite a bit of relief from the heat, whether it actually rains or not.

I finally got sick and tired of all the bags of cereal on the counter. I bought some large Rubbermaid cereal containers. They came in yesterday, so I got them all washed up, dried, and poured the cereal into them last night. Oh, what a difference. It cleared up the clutter look, and these are easier for the kids to manage, so less cereal spilled onto the counter. I should have gotten them a long time ago.

I use containers for cereal to keep the weevils out!

I haven't seen any in a long time because of that, traps and keeping as much of the flours and grains as possible in the freezer.

 

[Nomadicus]

I use containers for cereal to keep the weevils out!

I haven't seen any in a long time because of that, traps and keeping as much of the flours and grains as possible in the freezer.

We keep beans, rice, & flour in the deep freeze to keep bug free and fresh. Hate bugs in the flour. At least now if a bag of flour gets buggy it could be made into chicken pancakes.

 

[getaclue]

Years ago, my grandmother taught me to get a pack of Spearmint, or Wintergreen gum, then tear it in half, and shove 1/2 of the stick of gum with the wrapper ON, into each of the grain containers...flour, cornmeal, oatmeal, etc. Every few months, replace the stick of gum. You won't get bugs in your stored grains. Because you leave the wrapper on, the grains will pick up the mint odor, but not the taste of the mint.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning Old Folks I take leaves of spearmint one per bag Grandma taught me too.
We are still dry no humidity 78 today.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I agree though DW's younger aunt missed that. Mind and body still in good shape at 102, went into care facility as things progressed just shy of 103. Didn't use a walker until after that, didn't use a wheelchair until nearly 104. Still asking pertinent topical questions 3 days before she died.

I have a theory that you can guess if someone will be long lived or not. If they don't look their age, they will live long. None of DW's father's side looked old at 80. Even her uncle who died youngest at 91 didn't look like he was at death's door at 90. He got cancer in his back at 90. FIL, now 98, has Parkinson's, not good and certainly a case of body gone, mid still there. Other 2 siblings died at 96 , not looking old at 90, both had their faculties.

Then you see people who look very old and you find out they are not yet even 70.

70 seems old to a lot of people.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Good morning Old Folks I take leaves of spearmint one per bag Grandma taught me too.
We are still dry no humidity 78 today.

Sounds nice! We're at only 80° right now, not so bad.

 

[Cynthia12]

70 seems old to a lot of people.

Coming up on it in a few months. Hard to believe. Speaking of 70's...where did they go? The 70's were here just the other day.

 

[Cynthia12]

Out and about for a bit and back. It's only 78!! Hope the three digits don't come back.
Good afternoon all.

 

[bruceha2000]

Waving to @DobieLover