Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream

[StarSong]

Soooooo, our son and his girls, and my handyman bud will be here around noon today

Last night, I opened the fridge to forage for a snack
Noticed the light was out
Could only mean one of three things;
Bulb died
Outlet is tripped
Fridge died
FRIDGE DIED!!!!!?????
We've got a lot of Christmas dinner in the fridge
A lot
No hysterics
It's cold outside (if it comes to that)

Listened for the fridge to fire up
It's a quiet one
The furnace kinda drowns it out
Hate the thought of dragging it away from the wall to check the plug

Then the little light bulb went on above my head;
Check the bulb by plugging it into a lamp
It's dead
Shook it near my good ear
There's a rattle

All is well

It's a Christmas miracle!!!

 

[MarkD]

Soooooo, our son and his girls, and my handyman bud will be here around noon today

Last night, I opened the fridge to forage for a snack
Noticed the light was out
Could only mean one of three things;
Bulb died
Outlet is tripped
Fridge died
FRIDGE DIED!!!!!?????
We've got a lot of Christmas dinner in the fridge
A lot
No hysterics
It's cold outside (if it comes to that)

Listened for the fridge to fire up
It's a quiet one
The furnace kinda drowns it out
Hate the thought of dragging it away from the wall to check the plug

Then the little light bulb went on above my head;
Check the bulb by plugging it into a lamp
It's dead
Shook it near my good ear
There's a rattle

All is well

You'll have to start restocking your good karma after the holiday.

 

[Meanderer]

 

[Teacher Terry]

Glad your refrigerator was fine. One time a few days after spending 500 at the grocery store which was enough for a month we came home from camping to find the refrigerator dead. What a big stinky mess.

 

[Gary O']

Son and daughters just left from Christmas dinner
Very unplanned
His diesel truck wouldn't start
Worked on it for a couple days
Changed filters and such
Air in the fuel line
Primed it, got the air bled out
It'd now start, but quit
Turns out the computer would shut it down
Needed a program wipe and reboot
Got that done this morn, and off they went

We're a tad spent from those three days
and the girls were faunching at the bit

But
Turned into a blessing
The eldest girl (now 10) is experiencing more and more seizures

and a new twist: gasping for breath

We may not have her much longer
So, we consider the truck breakdown a blessing

 

[StarSong]

The eldest girl (now 10) is experiencing more and more seizures

and a new twist: gasping for breath

We may not have her much longer
So, we consider the truck breakdown a blessing

I'm so very sorry. How heartbreaking for everyone.

 

[Gary O']

How heartbreaking for everyone.

It will be, one day
As for now, each moment with her is so very precious

She's saying one or sometimes two or three word sentences

Her word for me, is 'Hug'
No waste of words there


Being with her solidifies a little thing I put together from a pic I took at the cabin;

 

[StarSong]

Thank you for the reminder, my friend.

 

[Gary O']

Fed my tiny friends late this morn

A forked horn buck decided it was for him

Great way to begin 2024

Happy New Deer!

nice coat

 

[Gary O']

I didn't see it right away, but my wife asked what's wrong with his antler

Must have been a mishap during the velvet stage

It least it's not growing into his face......yet

 

[StarSong]

I didn't see it right away, but my wife asked what's wrong with his antler

Must have been a mishap during the velvet stage

It least it's not growing into his face......yet

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Maybe he's trying to pass as a unicorn.

 

[katlupe]

It is something to see how the critters cope with their circumstances. Can't just run to a doctor to have it fixed. My friend videos the critters that come to her yard every day and one of the bears has something wrong with her foot. She drags it and it is very sad to me. But she looks real healthy, shiny and growing up to be a big girl. They adapt.

 

[Gary O']

one of the bears has something wrong with her foot

Reminds me of the movie The Yearling, and ol' slew foot

 

[StarSong]

Reminds me of the movie The Yearling, and ol' slew foot

I don't think I've ever seen that movie. Is it worth the watch?

 

[CinnamonSugar]

I don't think I've ever seen that movie. Is it worth the watch?

Long as you have a box of tissues handy, @StarSong

 

[Sliverfox]

Keep am eye on that buck,, should shed antlers in in early Spring.
The down turned one would make a conversation piece.

I have antlers on my book shelves & hutch.

 

[Sliverfox]

 

[Gary O']

Got a decent snow early this morn (for down here in town)
4-5 inches
Noticed the sky before the snow
Solid grey
Quite the tell tale







Temps are ideal for snow



Now the sky is broken
no longer snowing

 

[Gary O']

My little buddies seem not so prejudice with who they dine
Their hunger blinds their peepers





The infinity pool and lounge is neglected this time of year

 

[Gary O']

Got another pretty good snow early this morn

Gave me and my lady some good exercise

She sez 'We need a snow blower'
I swear, she's becoming a townie

Took us about 20 minutes to shovel that little bit of snow to the side





A few brave little feathered souls at the feeders
I think most are hunkered down due to the wind




Temps remain pretty mild

 

[Tommy]

She sez 'We need a snow blower'
I swear, she's becoming a townie

Took us about 20 minutes to shovel that little bit of snow to the side

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I have to admit that a small two-stage snowblower can be a nice convenience. The downsides are:
1. although it will make short work of light to moderate snow, it'll choke, gag, and clog up when used for snow that's heavy and wet.
2. it's just one more thing you have to store ... year round.
3. when done judiciously, shoveling can be a useful form of exercise. (VERY judiciously! Shoveling snow is also associated with a lot of heart attacks!! )

I no longer shovel any snow but my (younger than me) wife still does a little.

 

[Gary O']

The downsides are:

Amen to all that, brother

although it will make short work of light to moderate snow, it'll choke, gag, and clog up when used for snow that's heavy and wet

I learned that real quick up at the cabin
Attack that new snow now!
Wait, and you got a problem

We shoveled that lengthy path to the well only a few times
Then got a blower

it's just one more thing you have to store ... year round

Yeah, my main argument is the year round storage

Shoveling snow is also associated with a lot of heart attacks!! )

My lady's argument

We shovel a little area at a time
(my back gives out waaay before my heart gives way)

 

[palides2021]

Amen to all that, brother


I learned that real quick up at the cabin
Attack that new snow now!
Wait, and you got a problem

We shoveled that lengthy path to the well only a few times
Then got a blower

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Yeah, my main argument is the year round storage


My lady's argument

We shovel a little area at a time
(my back gives out waaay before my heart gives way)

I have a snow blower, but it is small and always gets clogged. I might need to get a larger one. Do you recommend any?

 

[Gary O']

I have a snow blower, but it is small and always gets clogged. I might need to get a larger one. Do you recommend any?

A small Good one should be fine
Just gotta attack that snow when it's fluffy
and take it a bit slower (don't force feed it)

If it were me, and I were looking, I'd shop the Honda models

 

[Gary O']

We shovel a little area at a time
(my back gives out waaay before my heart gives way)

I inherited this back from my Mom's side
They're all famous for their bad backs
Most times I just grit thru it
Up at the cabin, if it started to spasm, I'd hang from a stout tree limb for awhile
When my lady saw the pain on my mug, she'd ask me why I didn't pop a Tylenol
Told her I needed to know the pain

She told me it'd loosen up if I popped a couple
and not progress into crippling spasms

Then looked at me like I was some sorta masochist

Made sense

Two Tylenol can get a lota work done