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#1 ·
I am starting this thread in hopes we can share what we wish about our daily lives like you would at the local coffee shop. So I will start.

It's snowing here looks like maybe three new inches and more coming in. Today is a chore day at home. Some cooking to prep for the week. Some cleaning. Playing with the dogs. I might brush out the horses as well. Need to clean the water in the chicken pen.
 
#854 ·
7:45 pm my time and it's still 113 outside. Got home from work and took a shower. Put my leg up, it's swollen from just under my knee all the way down and hurts like heck. Fell asleep for about 45 mins cuz I'm beat and I don't feel good...been a heck of a week. Went out to water while supper was cooking and had to come in and take another shower. This heat is too much! I'm moving to Alaska!!!
 
#855 ·
I don't think i'll be far behind. it's been one heck of a week here also. I did manage to get to the store for some fruit etc.for the first time since last Thursday. heat hit again around 11am. forecast says it's raining now but none here yet. humidity suppose to break on the weekend. people are suffering and dying in places. at least I have a basement which is a little cooler ~Georgia
 
#859 ·
well as I said somewhere else I was sure I was for the boneyard this time. I got out yesterday for the first time in a week. went to the grocers etc. we're just not use to this kind of weather. I just have to learn when to stop working in high humidity. or work slower

we had rain last night and the wind is picking up now. humidity is still high though but not dangerous. I went out to my garden a few min ago. going to take some time to clean up all the weeds after a week of inattention. i'll get at it in a bit. my son had to leave off his construction job yesterday at 3 because he was getting weaK. first time that happened. ~Georgia
 
#860 ·
bought my self a pair of sandals yesterday since I decided I wasn't going to die yet. they are quite comfortable. I had several blk pairs but wanted something to match my beige/ivory capris. naturalizer guy told me it was his best pair of walking sandals. 40% off. they were still over 67 dollars but better than full price. I went in for a white pair but liked these better. Footwear Shoe Sandal Hat Flip-flops


I must say they are quite comfortable. I can't have anything that's too flat so I have to get my footwear at naturalizer. disregard the mess on my bed . I'm sorting out my stuff for a couple weeks vacation if I can stay away from my gardens that long. I hate packing. I always take too much clothes and whatnot. while I was sorting I found a pair of blk silk pjs with the tags still on I bought in florida 16 years ago ~Georgia
 
#861 ·
bought my self a pair of sandals yesterday since I decided I wasn't going to die yet. they are quite comfortable. I had several blk pairs but wanted something to match my beige/ivory capris. naturalizer guy told me it was his best pair of walking sandals. 40% off. they were still over 67 dollars but better than full price. I went in for a white pair but liked these better. View attachment 68188

I must say they are quite comfortable. I can't have anything that's too flat so I have to get my footwear at naturalizer. disregard the mess on my bed . I'm sorting out my stuff for a couple weeks vacation if I can stay away from my gardens that long. I hate packing. I always take too much clothes and whatnot. while I was sorting I found a pair of blk silk pjs with the tags still on I bought in florida 16 years ago ~Georgia
Glad you're feeling better but please go easy. Takes time to bounce back after one let alone 2 episodes. Better pack those silk jammies...maybe finding them is a sign that you will have an opportunity to wear them while you're on vacation!! ;)
 
#862 ·
It was too hot to fish so we went to a farmer's market and Mennonite store. Mr. Pixie picked up all the veggies for his famous gazpacho salad, and we found local sweet corn. I bought bulk spices, and a container of vitamins and anti-oxidants, aka dark chocolate cherries. The Mennonite store had fresh sauerkraut in stock! Tomorrows supper will white hots and brats with sauerkraut, the delicious salad, and grilled sweet corn.
 
#863 ·
Went picking mushrooms yesterday since it has been raining so much. I have to either cook them with butter and freeze them or can them . I have to pick green beans in the morning I am going to freeze them and mushrooms in the same bag. I gave at least five pounds to my cousins wife she freezes them. Sunday we are going to the big spot might get a lot. I sure love to eat them but not taking care of so many at once .That is the way they are short seasons and feast or famine.
 
#864 · (Edited by Moderator)
We're going to try staining the porch decks today. The wood should be dry enough to take the stain.

I finally got in to thoroughly clean our bedroom. There was a fine dust from when they removed the old carpet and put in the new, and it clung disgustingly on the log walls. I recently bought new sheets, and I must have had a "senior moment" because I ordered two black sets- we have a mostly white beagle. Sigh. :)
 
#865 ·
Morning all! Pixie...we have burgundy furniture...go figure! The hair you can see, only recourse is to resort to vacuum tactics and attack mode. :) I have a day "off" so will clean and do as much homework that time allows, as it is early to bed for me tonight.

Kittens are very, very entertaining, however their times and ours do differ. I love hearing them bound up and down the hallway, can't help but laugh at their antics. Little rays of sunshine...and they help me study as well.

Off to see what I can get into...enjoy the day ya'll
 
#867 ·
We have to run to town again. We need more stain for the porches, the downstairs will probably need three coats on the end, and I want to redo the spindles on the front porch. We have an app't for Monroe to check the tires we bought in May, the sensors are coming on every few days on three of them, when we check they're low about 5 lbs.. It's weird.

Monroe is by the mall and Penney's is having a sale plus I have a 20% coupon, and there's a reward deal going on too. Mr. Pixie needs to replace a couple pair of his work Dockers.

And Alice the Diva Cat (she's 14) has decided to only eat Fancy Feast gushy food that contains liver so we need to pick up some of that too. She's skinny, and she knows we'll give her what she wants to get her to eat. Her time is coming, but for right now she plays and slaps the youngins around. The older mare time is coming too, it is so very hard as they age, and it never gets easier.

Have a wonderful day.
 
#868 ·
It is 9:30 am

I have done 3 loads of laundry. Scrubbed the toilets and bathrooms. Vacuumed the house. Done the dishes. Just finished pulling out all the wiring in the area of the barn that will become the insulated shop. I had to get that done before hubby could finish the framing. Need to get all those parts in a container before I scatter them all over.

I will start on the rewiring this afternoon. It was all armored cable before. Now it will be NM cable in the walls. Still trying to figure out in my head where to run the lines to the side of the barn that has the horse hay and electric for the fences. The barn is a metal framed barn so the steel beams make it a bit of a challenge in places. Hope the horses don't figure out the electric is off before I get it redone. :) The electric to the chicken house is not connected at the moment either.

Insulation arrives on Monday.
 
#870 ·
Not sure what you're working with for those beams but there's ways of getting holes through them to run your romex if need be...torch or a mag base drill would probably be the fastest. Pretty sure you can rent mag base drills at the bigger rental places. Just have to be careful pulling it thru so you don't demolish the plastic covering on the romex unless you're going to put those rubber grommets in first. I've used pieces of tp and paper towel rubes too.
 
#875 ·
Almost done!! Now I get to do the fun and creative part. They want "vines" on the top and bottom portions so I got some cold roll to play around with today. Please excuse the sad state of my garage..it looks like a bomb went off in there!! View attachment 68258 View attachment 68260 View attachment 68262
Looking good AZ....wish I had your kinda talent! My dad was a machinist by trade...and he could come up with some amazing stuff! Alas, my brother got all that talent, I think!
 
#881 ·
I woke up tired and achy this morning. We still have to move the double rocker and my ever growing collection of galvanized watering cans and whatnot back onto the front porch, and the patio furniture to the downstairs porch. The stain was too tacky to move the big stuff last night.

I think I'll sand and spray paint the basement shelving units today too, and anything else the requires dryness. The rain comes back tomorrow and there's a daily chance of rain and/or thunderstorms until the weekend.

I have to start cooking supper again too. I like to cook, but it was a wonderful break to have Mr. Pixie grill all week. He was able to catch up most of the projects I can't do, and that's a good thing.
 
#882 ·
My puppy is in heat!o_O I made her a little diaper out of a dish towel but she isn't very excited about it. I'm sure they have something at the pet store that will work better so that's definitely on my to do list for today. Waiting for inspection on 2 little concrete jobs and waiting for a customer to decide if he wants colored concrete for his new garage floor. Why he doesn't epoxy the floor I don't know but..his garage, his choice. So...will work on finishing the gates. I'm wishing now more than ever that I would have put casters on the welding table I made for the garage...would have made things soooo much easier!
 
#889 ·
We had grandkids all weekend, and while it was really fun, it was kinda tiring :)
They had a storm run through town, and thankfully, my houses were ok, but my brother has some holes in his siding and broken windows in one of his rentals.
They had hail up to 4", and we didn't get a drop of rain.
I'm ok with that.
I saw an enclosed trailer on its side in the ditch, probably a 16 footer. I heard the trailer blew off the south side of the road and pickup pulling it went off the north side.
Saw some corn fields flattened and a lot of trees down.
 
#895 ·
not doing a lot. went shopping this morning for stuff for an English trifle I had planned for our barbecue next week. had to give up and come home. warnings still out but people are still leaving their doggies in cars. it's recycle day and I managed to get the green bin up and cleaned. just waiting for the sun to go down so I can cut some trimmings for a base.

been trying to get the house cleaned before I go on my road trip. did the kitchen yesterday morning at 5am. by the time 9am rolls around it's too hot to move. I have to head for the lower level. I plan on getting up at 4am tomorrow and get the dining and living room finished.

went thrifting on sunday. I collect anything teapots. found a napkin holder 2 dollars. that was another day I had to come home early. I can't wait for autumn! this is the worst summer I've seen for humidity. I've had sunstroke twice this year so can't take chances ~Georgia Napkin holder Flower Textile Tableware Plant
Teapot Party favor Tableware
 
#896 ·
not doing a lot. went shopping this morning for stuff for an English trifle I had planned for our barbecue next week. had to give up and come home. warnings still out but people are still leaving their doggies in cars. it's recycle day and I managed to get the green bin up and cleaned. just waiting for the sun to go down so I can cut some trimmings for a base.

been trying to get the house cleaned before I go on my road trip. did the kitchen yesterday morning at 5am. by the time 9am rolls around it's too hot to move. I have to head for the lower level. I plan on getting up at 4am tomorrow and get the dining and living room finished.

went thrifting on sunday. I collect anything teapots. found a napkin holder 2 dollars. that was another day I had to come home early. I can't wait for autumn! this is the worst summer I've seen for humidity. I've had sunstroke twice this year so can't take chances ~Georgia View attachment 68426 View attachment 68428
Sun stroke in Nova Scotia wow it must be hot up there it's only 95 here was 99 yesterday so I just try to get my stuff done before about 10AM and hit it between as I can tolerate it until the sun drops below the trees. a wide brim hat and keeping hydrated is a great help when I can I use a fan and or a squirrel cage fan going. there are also things I can get done seasonally.
 
#897 ·
Went to Sam's club for 3 things. Walked out with about 10 things and over $100 spent. Nothing we can't use but geez Louise they know how to get you.
 
#898 ·
Sitting at work with one shoe off.
Have an infected toe, on some heavy duty antibiotics and the doc told me to be careful with it.
Go in next Tuesday to see if It's getting better or if they admit me and run antibiotics through an IV.
Praying it gets better, I don't have time to be in the hospital.
 
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