The Old Folks Home

[perchie.girl]

I walked out to the garage yesterday, to discover Dh, and the grands with hammers, and a paper plate. On the plate was mixture of pink, purple, and orangish crumbles, that they were smashing into a powder. The youngest looks up, and says look grandma, as she put a little crumble in her mouth. She declared that it tasted good. I asked what was on the plate. Calcium Carbonate was the answer. ????? Dh decided our garden needs calcium. It dawned on me that he had gotten into the kids Flintstone vitamins, and they were smashing them up.

Considering the size of our garden, and the amount of powdered vitamins on the plate, which are not exactly cheap by the way, I had to chuckle. At least they were all busy, and having fun. They went to the garden, mixed the powder in water, and sprinkled it on the base of the plants. Not much per plant, and they ran out before they got done. I told him we had plenty of calcium for the garden, if he wanted it, because when I grow watermelons, they require extra calcium. I told him to go into the tack room, and get some oyster shell calcium.

He comes out, and asks me how he's going to be able to pound it into powder. I almost fell down laughing. Honey, you don't smash it up. Just toss some around the plants, and it's done. It breaks down over time, washes in when the sprinkler goes on, etc. It's like time-released. No more smashing the kids' vitamins.

OH hOw adorbs is that.... Hubs is a lateral thinkiiner....
(misspelling intentional) ....

 

[perchie.girl]

Oh and guess what I been doing for fifty years.... Baby Girl is my last

Shes 17.1 hands two thousand pounds Jet black and shes now 25 years old.

Rocking Jolly Kateen or Katee for short

shes six in this pix....

deb

 

[microchick]

She is beautiful, Perchie. So lucky to have a loving horse mom like you!

Cap those bunnies are adorable. SO cute and tame!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Got allot done decided to make a pie berry how weird I want to put either whipped cream or pudding in it have to be pudding as whipped cream will melt think I need to have BF take me to the store cream cheese goes so good on the bottom ... vacuumed, did coops, cat boxes had dogs out all alone rare occurrence

 

[drumstick diva]

If you can't use whipped cream - can I have it?

 

[pennyJo1960]

Want the pie with it Diva so here you are

 

[sharron]

Liz you are very Welcome here. You don't have to be old to join in. I think I'm the second oldest I am 71 &10 mos. old. I have snow white, long hair and love it. I'm coming in late because I nap a lot. Saw the eye doctor yesterday - routine exam but,the stuff to dilate the eyes takes a long time to dissipate so I thought I would nap.

hair sounds beautiful. mommas hair was white but short, unfortunately i got daddys hair, when he died,his hair was brown like when he was young, i'm 69 and my hair is still brown with silver mixed in, looks kinda like i frosted it a little

 

[sharron]

Oh and guess what I been doing for fifty years.... Baby Girl is my last

Shes 17.1 hands two thousand pounds Jet black and shes now 25 years old.

Rocking Jolly Kateen or Katee for short

View attachment 1771722
shes six in this pix....

deb

 

[bruceha2000]

Welcome @LizStreithorst. There are MANY fine people here and I think lots of us would feel comfortable if someone from the OFH dropped in for coffee or tea.

No more smashing the kids' vitamins.

I'm coming in late because I nap a lot.

That and the fact that you are often posting it is about time to turn in for the night at 6 or 7 in the morning!

 

[perchie.girl]

hair sounds beautiful. mommas hair was white but short, unfortunately i got daddys hair, when he died,his hair was brown like when he was young, i'm 69 and my hair is still brown with silver mixed in, looks kinda like i frosted it a little

I am turning sixty four soon and I have more grey hair than my 85 year old mom.

Take after Daddo...

deb