They're on their own for a bit
Gonna let 'em run awhile
Then train 'em on the steel tubes
Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream
- Thread starter Gary O'
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Gonna let 'em run awhile
Then train 'em on the steel tubes
Did a lota running around today, but did manage to shore up the raised/caged bed.
Had to have a caged garden up at the cabin.
Brought one down to our house in town for the front (cats)
Saw that the bottom (floor) of the box was sagging
Flipped it over and added more framing/structure
A bit more 6 mix soil and it'll be ready for my lady
Here it is open
and closed
Had to have a caged garden up at the cabin.
Brought one down to our house in town for the front (cats)
Saw that the bottom (floor) of the box was sagging
Flipped it over and added more framing/structure
A bit more 6 mix soil and it'll be ready for my lady
Here it is open
and closed
These are concord
table grapes
I love 'em
Oh, there is one seedless Thompson
I make sure my lady dedicates most her canning time to strawberry jam
My fave
I know your lady appreciates you making it so easy to garden. Of course, you also reap the benefits but it would be difficult for her to do on her own. I hope to have my son and his friends build me a couple of beds next year. Gardening is just not for the produce etc. but also for the simple joy of watching things grow, providing purpose and beauty to your world.
Meanderer
Supreme Member
Hot spell
90s across the board
Too hot to work outside in the afternoon
Love summers here, though
Cools in the evening
Shut things up in the morn and the house stays cool all day
Didn't hurt to blow a few feet of insulation into the attic last summer
Dining mostly outa the garden
Smoothies for breakfast and dessert
Mostly greens and weird veggies with a couple bananas thrown in for sweet
Toss in some yogurt and a couple spoons of turmeric
Blend up with ice
GOOOOOD!
Not much left of this batch of currents
They sure taste better than the wild currents up at the cabin
I s/be training those grapes in a week or two
Heh, I made a miscalculation
Thought the onions were mine
for green onions
They're not
My lady wants big onions
BIG
SWEET
ONIONS
Now I know
But only after telling my buds to pick some
I'll be in the shop
90s across the board
Too hot to work outside in the afternoon
Love summers here, though
Cools in the evening
Shut things up in the morn and the house stays cool all day
Didn't hurt to blow a few feet of insulation into the attic last summer
Dining mostly outa the garden
Smoothies for breakfast and dessert
Mostly greens and weird veggies with a couple bananas thrown in for sweet
Toss in some yogurt and a couple spoons of turmeric
Blend up with ice
GOOOOOD!
Not much left of this batch of currents
They sure taste better than the wild currents up at the cabin
I s/be training those grapes in a week or two
Heh, I made a miscalculation
Thought the onions were mine
for green onions
They're not
My lady wants big onions
BIG
SWEET
ONIONS
Now I know
But only after telling my buds to pick some
I'll be in the shop
The day was going so well.....
woman, working in her garden
me, weed eating
dashed to the store for more dirt
We both jumped into the pool
life...is good
Dried off on the lounges
talked about how beautiful the day was
Got our new upgrade modem in the mail
went to install it
slid the TV stand/console forward
It's heavy
I designed/built it
It tilted
I grabbed at it
....more like flailed at it
it crashed forward
the TV crashed forward
The modem, the router, DVD player, the Roku box, a hundred DVDs
...crashed forward
cursing
picked it all up
put it all back together
The TV picture looks like a bad horror movie scene
Wally world
$278
Better pic, sharper def
Tired
spent
messages from computer folks
'yer not hooked up'
foraging for passwords
wife and I fiddled around with it all for what seems the afternoon
everything now works
don't really know why
I'll be going to the dump tomorrow
woman, working in her garden
me, weed eating
dashed to the store for more dirt
We both jumped into the pool
life...is good
Dried off on the lounges
talked about how beautiful the day was
Got our new upgrade modem in the mail
went to install it
slid the TV stand/console forward
It's heavy
I designed/built it
It tilted
I grabbed at it
....more like flailed at it
it crashed forward
the TV crashed forward
The modem, the router, DVD player, the Roku box, a hundred DVDs
...crashed forward
cursing
picked it all up
put it all back together
The TV picture looks like a bad horror movie scene
Wally world
$278
Better pic, sharper def
Tired
spent
messages from computer folks
'yer not hooked up'
foraging for passwords
wife and I fiddled around with it all for what seems the afternoon
everything now works
don't really know why
I'll be going to the dump tomorrow
Aunt Bea
SF VIP
- Location
- Near Mount Pilot
Gary,
Sorry to hear of your troubles.
The saddest part of the whole story was that you had to run to the store for more dirt!
Imagine living in a world where we buy dirt or maybe it's considered real estate.
Glad everything worked out and is back to normal.
It ain't cheap no more
Y'know, sometime early century (2004?)
We bought our first flatscreen
Skinny thing
Maybe 36" screen or 42" (can't recall)
But heavy
$1000
Now?
This 50" is so light, so clear, bright, great definition
For $278
Talk about supply and demand
Proves, once again, to me.......don't buy the newest out.
Thought about an OLED.......priced 'em.......rethought
We bought our first flatscreen
Skinny thing
Maybe 36" screen or 42" (can't recall)
But heavy
$1000
Now?
This 50" is so light, so clear, bright, great definition
For $278
Talk about supply and demand
Proves, once again, to me.......don't buy the newest out.
Thought about an OLED.......priced 'em.......rethought
Had the smoothie of smoothies this morn
Lotsa blue berries
Silk almond milk
Tons of greens and weird veggies
Ice, of course
was like a liquid blueberry cheesecake
OK
Yesterday the breakfast was the smoothie of smoothies
Today?
Its antitheses
Took to gulps
Almost threw up in my mouth
Wife sez 'use the spoon'
I say 'to scoop it into the sink?'
It's been several minutes now
my lip is still involuntarily curling just thinking about it
Heh...she didn't finish hers either
Yesterday the breakfast was the smoothie of smoothies
Today?
Its antitheses
Took to gulps
Almost threw up in my mouth
Wife sez 'use the spoon'
I say 'to scoop it into the sink?'
It's been several minutes now
my lip is still involuntarily curling just thinking about it
Heh...she didn't finish hers either
Started prepping the siding to paint this barn
Paint seems to dress up any old house
We'll see
Took thoseshittys......'xcuse me.....shutters off
Interesting stuff under 'em
Hate to make wasps homeless....yeah, right
Going with a med/dark green
Eastern Bamboo its called
Dressing up this cave will be the challenge of challenges
Paint seems to dress up any old house
We'll see
Took those
Interesting stuff under 'em
Hate to make wasps homeless....yeah, right
Going with a med/dark green
Eastern Bamboo its called
Dressing up this cave will be the challenge of challenges
Aunt Bea
SF VIP
- Location
- Near Mount Pilot
Well, for the longest time I was
Then changed to a wide trim around the windows
Now, as of just today, I switched to a thinnish black trim
This hue of green is a bit of a mystery to me
I think it looks pretty gorgeous......in the shade
In the sun, the yellow comes thru a tad too much for me
However, it's growing on me
We'll see if the black trim makes it pop enough
Heh, this heap pretty much has a clean palette, yard wise.
The house? Well, it is what it is
.....and it's gonna be whatever we do with it
It's a bit beyond major possibilities
Not aiming at curb appeal
Just not an eyesore
That's the challenge