Share your day June 2013

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Most wildflowers do not transplant well and it's best to collect the seeds in the Fall. But, may I suggest you go to Wild Seed Farms online and get their catalogue. They have stuff specifically for all regions of the U.S. and great information on how to be successful. Have been using their seeds for years and quite happy with the results.

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That Guy...Thanks for the planting tips and the suggestion to order seeds. Our wildflowers bloom early, right now they are beautiful, and there are many different varieties that bloom at different stages. It's difficult to get to them because most of them are growing on the side of the roads. I did manage to get a wild rose bush and it really took hold this year and is blooming abundantly right now.
 
OZgal . . . I was looking at wild roses and perennial sweet peas and read that in certain locations they are very invasive. So, be careful...!
 

Got the succulents planted but no work on the weeds. Maybe, tomorrow or the next . . . (Obviously, not something I'm looking forward to ...)

Had a nice long telephone conversation with my older sister. I love her so much. She was more of a mommy to me than our mother... and always tells me what a great little brother I was which helps whenever I'm feeling down on myself.
 
The crew is here again, working on the chimney. I hope they finish today so the deck can be put back to use. I miss sitting out there and having a beer at the end of the day. Right now you have to dodge the staging they have set up and the noise is pretty intense.

Might try and get lawn mower going - it is time.
 
TWHRider said:
... Phil, "have a safe trip" is a given. I think "have a SANE trip" is on a lateral with "safe" - lol lol lol. I will pray for your mental health during the trip and have a fantastic time at your son's wedding. Because I was born in NE Ohio, what general area in OH will you be?
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It's taking place in Oberlin, where he did his undergrad work.
 
Mowed the lawn yesterday and then went riding last night. Was a lovely evening for riding but by the time I picked out the horse's feet after, I could barely move. The ole bod doesn't quite hold up like I always expect it to. I'm always surprised when I get an ache or pain. Anyway, today I'm taking it easy. They are currently removing the staging from the patio and after that, I might just pour a bubble bath and the book I'm currently reading, and soak for a while.

That Guy, I hope your cleaning went well. The dentist is on my "what I don't like" list. Although mandatory, it certainly isn't one of my favorite things.
 
TWH:
Ozarkgal, EIGHT of those little masked bandits? Mercy, mamma must've had Kits and they're just now getting their driver's licenses. Coon hunting is in, in my area. Was it a Coon Hound or a Blood Hound you saw knocking at your gate? If it was a Coon Hound, somebody is probably looking for it, they are worth a lot of money if they track/tree good. I know a few folks who put GPS on their collars.
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TWH...It is definitely a bloodhound, not common in these parts. My neighbor (the one who has Nugget the palomino mule) is a competition coonhound trainer and I do toenail clipping for the them occasionally. He does use GPS for tracking, like you say , some of these dogs are very valuable and can run in the thousands of dollars

The old boy seems to be a sweetie, I took pictures and will post the story on the pet section later.

No signs of coons for the last two nights..maybe they are slowing down now (fingers crossed. Haven't seen any signs of the woodchucks either. Maybe all the activity around their burrows discouraged them.(more fingers crossed)

Off to the metropolis of Mountain Home again today. Hubby has a doctor appointment.

TICA...
Mowed the lawn yesterday and then went riding last night. Was a lovely evening for riding but by the time I picked out the horse's feet after, I could barely move. The ole bod doesn't quite hold up like I always expect it to. I'm always surprised when I get an ache or pain. Anyway, today I'm taking it easy.
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I'm jealous that you got to go for a nice evening ride..boy I miss those days! But, I really don't miss all the associated work that goes with it. I also have many aches and pains, in places I didn't even know I had places when I was younger. Enjoy your relaxing day!

That Guy..Give the ladies big smile today with those newly cleaned pearly whites...reminds me I need to do that soon.
 
TWH:
Forget buying the beaver anal glands, just buy some products made from wheat grown in Oregon. Pretty quick you have those beaver anal glands you're desirous of as you will have probably grown them --- somewhere:playful:
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Huh?

This is when getting old and decrepit really tisses me off. I hate hate hate not being able to all my own work, especially when that costs me money:sour:
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My sentiments exactly, which is why I dug a 50 foot ditch, a foot deep down the side of our driveway by myself two weeks after having a rhizotomy done on my back. Now I'm paying for it, but have no choice since there is enough work for three field hands around here and hubby cannot do heavy physical labor any longer. I figured out not long after we moved here, not to bother trying to find people to do any kind of actual work around here. Most of the time they never show up for any amount of money.

As for the hay, hopefully we will have a good crop this year after the drought fiasco last year. The farmers around here are cutting and baling this week, and it looks like they're getting a good yield. Maybe, those prices will go down some this year.
 
Since I have been outside for the last couple of month doing spring clean up and planting chores the house work has been neglected and is now in a shambles..Next week I am going to Texas to visit a friend and we are driving back in her car and she will spend a week here. We do this every summer when school is out (she's a teacher). I have three days to get this house in order for her visit and believe me it will take full concentration and energy to accomplish it.

To top it off my health insurance pulled the rug out from under me last week and I have to have a back procedure done the day before I leave...look for a rant thread coming from me soon about health insurance and how Obamacare is going to "help" us!
 
Woo Hoo! Watched my two favorite women tennis champs finish out the French Open. Going to a party later this afternoon. Taking some good wine and a watermelon. Maybe, play some guitar with the neighbor...
 
Good hint TWHRider, Thanks!! Went to the barn this morning and played with my horse. Groomed him, picked out his feet and gave his tail and mane a really good combing out including a clipping his bridle path. My daughter had a lesson that I wanted to watch so I didn't ride, but had my horse fix by grooming. After, we went for brunch which was nice! Have since cleaned the kitchen, fed the dogs and scrubbed the bathroom. Ready to pour a glass of vino and watch show jumping from Spruce Meadows this afternoon. Yup.... having a lovely Sunday!!
 
Sounds like a very lovely Sunday indeed, TICA.

After a few glasses of wine at the party yesterday afternoon, went to sleep early and woke up before dawn. Enjoyed the sunrise even if it was nothing spectacular with the fog . . . But, hey . . . it DID come up and that's always a good thing...

Watched French Open men's final. Nadal won a record 8th title. Good match even with some stupid guy running on the court with a flare . . . ! Now that the fog has pulled back to right on the water, gonna try to get new succulents and cacti planted.
 
I'm liking this "retirement" more and more everyday!!! Today I've painted a few baseboard heaters, on my 4th load of laundry and am just about ready to wash the dining room walls. It is so nice to be able to do a little bit everyday versus cramming it all into a weekend. I actually just enjoy my weekends now not feeling pressured to "get er done" in two days before going back to work.

I hope everyone had a nice weekend (we know Phil did!!)
 
TICA said:
It is so nice to be able to do a little bit everyday versus cramming it all into a weekend. I actually just enjoy my weekends now not feeling pressured to "get er done" in two days before going back to work.
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As I'm enjoying my few weeks off right now, had the exact same thought. When retirement comes (and it certainly is just 'round the next bend) it will be so welcome.
 
Rain, rain and more rain. Had a dentist appt. this AM and by the time we got there, it was pouring. They say two more days of this and it should clear. On the way home, stopped at our local casino. Not a good move on my part but the wife has been very lucky this year so far. Spending a quiet night at home and will watch Antiques Roadshow, one of my favorites.
 
TICA...you need to go back to work to get some rest..whew, girl you're on a mission! I keep wondering how I ever in the world managed to get everything done and still work a full time + job before I retired. It seems like there are never enough hours in the day to get everything I want to do accomplished. Maybe it's just because the brain has not slowed down with the body yet.


We've been spring cleaning the house for the last 3 days...whew...I sure miss having a weekly housekeeper since I retired.
We've been spending all our time outside for the last two months, so the house has been neglected except for the occasional dusting and quick vacuum over the floors....just enough so the health department doesn't condemn the place.

This being inside is killing me because the weather is so great I want to be outside..I did sneak out to hang some clothes on the line and pull a few weeds this morning. The Gangstas are getting a bath in a few minutes and a hair cut in the morning before I have to go have a steroid shot in my back tomorrow afternoon.
 
TWHRider said:
Wine------------wine and I haven't gotten along since I drank one whole bottle of so-called Italian home made wine, 30 years ago. I fell in the chest freezer after diving in for horse feed and couldn't get out. I had "the flu" for nearly a week.
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LOL....I've had a few cases of the "intentional flu" myself. One memorable one was when I tried to drink Fort Worth dry the first New Year's Eve we lived in Texas...missing my friends and family, had a drink or two for every one of them.
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Unfortunately, unlike you TWH, I am not a quick learner.:banghead:

The folks that forced me to drink that stuff might have Italian but that stuff tasted like a mix of Kerosene and rubbing alcohol. After I was forced to take a few slugs out of the bottle, the further I got, the better it tasted.
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That's a case of two's too many, and twelve's not enough.
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I have wedding bottles of wine adorning my buffet, behind glass doors and that's where they will stay until it's time for my baby brother to clean this place out -- he's going to need all that wine to sort thru my stuff after I'm gone:rofl:
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Don't have to worry about my brother cleaning out the booze when I'm gone, he's already done that!
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Hi guys, been missing you all! :love_heart: Just got home from our camping trip, all tuckered out after the 4 hour run home...furkids cooperated with patient bladders, LOL! :p Haven't caught up on the forum messages yet, just got some stuff out of the camper and called it a day. Hubby is already sleeping, and I'm about to join him. :eek:fftobed:

We had a good time, started out snowy in the area where we were, but ended up with nice sunny weather, beautiful scenery and good fishing...can't ask for more than that. :D
 
A nice morning...BBB is napping after his breakfast, the Gangstas are napping after their first morning run. I'm bushed after the marathon spring house cleaning, trying to get motivated to give the Gangstas a much needed haircut this morning. Then I'm off to the back quack in Mountain Home this afternoon for a back injection....another fun day.:eek:nthego:
 
Ozarkgal said:
TICA...you need to go back to work to get some rest..whew, girl you're on a mission!
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hahaha, yes I am on a mission. Want to sell this house, get a new one built and be all settled by Christmas. If it doesn't sell, I won't be disappointed to spend another winter here, I actually love this house. My neighbors are wonderful people and I'm in a good area on a dead end street with a lake across the street from me. If I could put up a barn and bring the ponies home here, I would but the lot isn't big enough and the zoning won't allow it either.

Going to wash my bedroom walls today and am hoping I can get away with paint touch ups instead of painting the whole room.

Once that room is done, only one more left to go!:eek:nthego:
 

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