Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream

[Gary O']

Gary, put in a pool maybe?

I'll show ya the 'pool' when I'm done with it
Prolly in a couple athree weeks

Well, it's been about that long

The 'pool' is just an overgrown kiddy pool for the grands
But
as the first summer got hotter, two codgers frequented it every afternoon

It's not the most attractive amenity in thr back yard


so

I gussied it up a bit with some cedar boards

 

[RadishRose]

Well, it's been about that long

The 'pool' is just an overgrown kiddy pool for the grands
But
as the first summer got hotter, two codgers frequented it every afternoon

It's not the most attractive amenity in thr back yard

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so

I gussied it up a bit with some cedar boards

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Hey, that works for me! Very cool, Gary,,,,,, nice work.

 

[Gary O']

Got a late crop of cabbage and tomatoes started in the hoop house pots

Been a couple days since transplanting
Don't seem to be shocked
The little imbedded cups are full of soy and cooking oil
It draws the earwigs

The tomato seeds are from my lady's sister

Some sorta exotic things that take 60 daysto bear fruit

We'll see

Give me a good ol' early girl any day....
around 45 days

 

[Meanderer]

Had an old Buddy who saved and replanted his tomato seeds each year. Here is an older picture, of a few of Armel's results ( a few years ago). Can't recall the variety. They are sitting on an 8" plate.

 

[Gary O']

Had an old Buddy who saved and replanted his tomato seeds each year.

We did that last year, just to see what they'd do

We gleaned quite a few maters

This year, it's all by seeds

 

[Gary O']

Son is again at sea
Going after Chinook salmon
The water is flat
The sky is blue

His girls love it

Good times

 

[Gary O']

Grapes are doing what they need to do

Climb those poles

(hard to kill concords)

 

[Gary O']

Garden update

My lady 'needs to plant more'

Wants room for eggplant
I.......love.......eggplant

So

I built extensions to the beds



Here's the deal

I can no longer see much

This simple project was a labor of love

It takes three to four times as long to find the pre drilled hole with the screw
Then to mate the screw head to the driver bit
(I won't mention using the saws)

Sorry for any typos

 

[Gary O']

crops

The strawberries are done



Glad
Too many strawberry shortcakes

Our version is homemade biscuits
Sliced and sugared berries
Half and half

Makes ya wanna fall down and scream

 

[papa tiger]

Where have I left my Red Groan Button. Help!

 

[Jules]

I can no longer see much

This simple project was a labor of love

It takes three to four times as long to find the pre drilled hole with the screw
Then to mate the screw head to the driver bit
(I won't mention using the saws)

Gary, I can totally relate. It took me 1/2 hour to thread a needle. Then I put the first stitch in wrong and had to cut it out and start all over. Many hugs to you. That button still hasn’t been put on.

(What the heck in the past tense of sew. Autocorrect objects to sewen.)

 

[Gary O']

(What the heck in the past tense of sew. Autocorrect objects to sewen.)

Possibly sewn?

 

[Gary O']

It took me 1/2 hour to thread a needle. Then I put the first stitch in wrong and had to cut it out and start all over.

Real lessons in patience

 

[Gary O']

The currants are ready

Time for pie and jam









Bad year for plums
Last year the trees were so heavy with fruit, the limbs broke

This year, there's barely enough for the deer

 

[Gary O']

(I won't mention using the saws)

I've retired the carpenter pencil, and now use the broad tipped sharpie and a high beam shop light to mark my cuts

One must make ways to proceed in what life gives you

 

[RadishRose]

Gary, I can totally relate. It took me 1/2 hour to thread a needle. Then I put the first stitch in wrong and had to cut it out and start all over. Many hugs to you. That button still hasn’t been put on.

(What the heck in the past tense of sew. Autocorrect objects to sewen.)

Jules, I couldn't thread a needle if my life depended on it.
Need these

 

[Jules]

Jules, I couldn't thread a needle if my life depended on it.
Need these

Right. I forgot about those. I maybe have one under the dust in my sewing box.

 

[RadishRose]

I.......love.......eggplant

I....do.....too

 

[Meanderer]

I'm reminded of an old Union joke: "A stitch in time, puts eight people out of work"!

 

[Lawrence00]

@Gary O' I remember you mentioning howling wolves nearby. Any bear trouble? Maybe if I had a dozen big mountain sheep dogs to look after me I could live off grid.

 

[Gary O']

I remember you mentioning howling wolves nearby. Any bear trouble?

A few wolf sightings in the meadow, and lots of sign and scat.
Never heard their howls
Now, the coyotes, they sung most nights around dusk
It'd give me a bit of a chill, hearing their high pitched wails thru the pines

As far as bear, the blackies moseyed thru in all seasons, even during what should be hibernation

Had one visit several nights in a row, around i or 2 am

Tore up the trash cans, and one time tore the sealed lid off the 5 gal bucket of cracked corn, then laid on his stomach and shoveled it in
He dressed out at just under 400 lbs
Around a year old

Blackies are not all that aggressive, unless it's a mama with cubs

Had a few big cats cruise thru, but not all that often

I so miss all that

 

[Meanderer]

Happy 4th, Ol Pard!

Don Edwards - "Coyotes"

 

[Gary O']

Happy 4th, Ol Pard!

Gonna be, big brother
My handyman friend and his new lady will drop by and we'll share some victuals and tales

Great ol' song!

You and your lady have yerselves a happy fourth

 

[palides2021]

The currants are ready

Time for pie and jam

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Bad year for plums
Last year the trees were so heavy with fruit, the limbs broke

This year, there's barely enough for the deer


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What wonderful photos of your gardens and the deer, @Gary O' ! It is good to be close to nature!

 

[Gary O']

The cabbages are doing quite well, in spite of the hot days

We do throw a sheet over the bed to keep the noon day sun off them

it always amazes me how all this stuff comes from tiny seeds