What did you do in the garden today?

[Sally PB]

DH had an ophthalmologist appointment today. Everything looks good, said the Doc. Good news. I had my appointment last July, essentially the same news. Finally took the prescription to get glasses made. A biiiiiit of sticker shock. Because of course I liked the really (REALLY) expensive frames best. But I'll have them for a long time, and use them for future lenses, so they price out ok when you think of it that way.

We're going to get some wind tomorrow, and periods of rain, so it's going to be an indoor project day, I think. We have some piles/rows of leaves to get moved, but they can wait. I'm just hoping that they don't blow back onto the yard.

 

[Ascholten]

Agghh!!
She did it AGAIN!
There is NOTHING IN THERE, It is EMPTY !!

WHY do you keep literally having to duck and crawl into the stupid trap and back far enough to set it off and trap yourself? I got over half an acre and you just HAVE to go visit that foot and a half parcel of land???

STOP already, good lord you are embarrassing your species !!

Baby girl once again clanks herself in the have a hart trap.
Well her pattern DOES like one of those old prison uniforms so maybe it's fitting !!
Maybe she was a convict in a previous life and the bars suit her?
I give up
Aaron

 

[TJAnonymous]

If you wait a few hours, that super cell might clean your coop for you !
be careful there.
Aaron

I wish... Lol. Cleaning the coop is never fun. Even with poop boards although they make it easier and save my back!

Got the animals buckled down for the storms. Tornado watch until midnight... Unfortunately my son and his family are driving up from Barksdale tonight. He's going to have to drive through this mess. Praying he has no trouble.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Winds are really picking up. Storm is almost here.... And my sinuses decided to swell shut in response...

 

[Ascholten]

Must be a real low pressure system, next ya'll be farting, but can blame the chickens !
The Tarnader made me do it !
Be careful, might want to go into shelter now if its that bad.

Aaron

 

[karenerwin]

OMG that sounds SO good! I'm a pumpkin freak. Would you care to share (the recipe, not the jam, lol)? & you must be tired, sanding floors is hard work. Nice job, it'sI

I’m in New Jersey at the moment for a family emergency but when I get back to Missouri I will post the pumpkin jam recipe !

 

[karenerwin]

OK I have officially torn this house apart looking for the electric blanket. EVERY nook cranny, and bin. I MUST have tossed it, but certainly don't remember doing it. And that begs the question, WHERE is the duvet cover, which took me forever to find what I wanted and buy. NO Way I'd have tossed that.

I went out and got a new one yesterday. Being warm (not hot) and I slept like a brick, until my weather pager went off.

Upside is I'm doing some deep trash/donate/put away on the lower level of the house. The pantry is totally sorted. Next up is the sewing area and old empty office.

Did your son take it to his new place?

 

[igorsMistress]

Picked up and hulled 2 buckets of walnuts . We have had beautiful weather . Wind advisory today and rain coming later today . Going to make beef jerky . Need to check my supply of ingredients . Have not made any in about a year .

It has been ages since I made jerky, yum!

Well that sounds just awful!

Aaron, are you getting a new cervical or lumbar disc this time? I'm getting L4/L5 now - a disc replacement (not a cage that you think of for a fusion) & a fusion. My facet is broken & slipped & the disc herniated, the only way is to fuse the facet. The disc above & below are herniated too, but hopefully they aren't the majority of my pain.

The weather has been amazing, I do wish I had left the beans up! My lettuce is finally growing a touch. So weird, never seen lettuce take months. . The volunteer sungolds that came up near the chicken run are still producing tomatoes! That's crazy for Nov 4.

I need to get a bale of straw, last year they were, I think, 12 bucks. Can't wait to see what one is this year! I need to put up some more plastic on the run - I won't be able to snow blow this year so to help DH out I will try & cover it a little better to keep snow out so they have a little more covered room. I won't be able to lift over 10 lbs & the thought of walking on ice after surgery, even with cleats, scares the crap out of me so DH is it.

Ordered sugar so the blubarb jam is happening tomorrow.

Off to breakfast with mom, have a great day all.

Best of luck with surgery! I can’t imagine walking on ice after that though. Scary.

Hubs has L3/L4/L5 fusion with the cage, plus another thing in there. Super thankful, he had stenosis so bad his spinal cord was going to be severed before long.

 

[igorsMistress]

I’m in New Jersey at the moment for a family emergency but when I get back to Missouri I will post the pumpkin jam recipe !

I hope everyone is ok Karen.

 

[igorsMistress]

I wish... Lol. Cleaning the coop is never fun. Even with poop boards although they make it easier and save my back!

Got the animals buckled down for the storms. Tornado watch until midnight... Unfortunately my son and his family are driving up from Barksdale tonight. He's going to have to drive through this mess. Praying he has no trouble.

You must be on pins and needles, hoping all remain safe!