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Watered the garden, asparagus & stuff in the greenhouse.

Installed the 'grab bars' on the Defender.

Burned cardboard & the 'trash' from yesterday's yardwork.
 
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Picked up a load of cattle feed, then did some grocery shopping.

Cleaned the rug runner in the foyer.

Watered the stuff in the greenhouse.
 
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Watered the garden, asparagus, stuff in the greenhouse & all the trees.

Cut 16 molasses tubs down into rings that I will use to line the holes that our grandson dug for us. He has 8 more holes to dig & then we'll install them.

Finished cleaning the 'rug' that Dieter likes to lay on in the garage & the rug runner for the foyer.
 
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Made individual Easter breads, 2 for us & 4 for our daughter's family.

Yesterday I received a set of S.S. 'racing disks' that I installed on the wheels of the Defender since the base model we got came with plain steel wheels (I didn't want the fancy aluminum wheels because they're hard to clean). Later, I'll run it at 45 mph & over some rough terrain to make sure they stay on... If they work out, I'll have them powder coated flat black in a couple of weeks. They give the Defender a much cleaner look.

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Trimmed up the green pepper plants.

Watered the stuff in the greenhouse, porch pots & hanging baskets.

Now it's family time... daughter said the Easter bread was a big hit & that it should become a family tradition. Like Mrs. Ranch, she had never had it before, LOL!!! I grew up in a different world & food culture than they were ever exposed to...
 
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Grandson came down & started weeding the garden & then fed the cattle for me.

Watered the garden, asparagus, front trees,Crape Myrtles, stuff in the greenhouse, porch pots & hanging baskets.

Trimmed up the jalpenos. Also cut back the chives & the cuban mint.

Took the Defender for a ride to check the 'speed disks'... unfortunately I'll be returning them ASAP, as they fell off in the pasture.
 
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Dropped off a return at the UPS store & then picked up some misc. groceries.

Watered the stuff in the greenhouse.

Made 2 loaves of garlic bread & a pot of spaghetti sauce per Mrs. Ranch's request.
 
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Raining here this morning (0.64" thus far). I guess my plan to cut the grass is on hold, so...

Ran up to McCoys & picked up 12 sections of 1 1/4" PVC pipe to elevate the tables in the greenhouse. I got them all cut to length. I'll finish tomorrow.
 
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Took Dieter to the vet for his monthly shot & to get his toenails cut.

Continued working on the greenhouse tables. Got 4 of them done.

Fed the cattle.

Watered everything in the greenhouse.
 
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Been at friends ranch in south Texas. I’m so far behind. Lot of mowing to do. I pulled a couple onions and will probably start pulling them next week. Potatoes not too far behind them.
 
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Made 2 more loaves of garlic bread.

Watered the stuff in the greenhouse, asparagus, Crape Mrytles, porch pots & hanging baskets. The caladiums are starting to break the surface!!!

Ordered another thermal scope for the grandson. A month ago (when I got mine) he said he wanted one just like it for his own. I told him to start working & saving for it, LOL!!! Damned, if he didn't come up with enough by doing just that. I'm proud of him for what he accomplished. As a reward, I upgraded it to the next level up (RattlerV2 5-380). It should be here in a couple of days. He's gonna be stoked!!!
 
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Made a pot of pinto beans.

Fixed the seat on the Husky Garden Tractor (the vinyl/foam was delaminating from the plastic shell). There's no way I'm paying $185 for a 'replacement' seat...

Watered the stuff in the greenhouse, porch pots & hanging baskets.

Fed the cattle.
 
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Went to LaGrange for a haircut & to do the weekly shopping. On the way home I filled up Mrs. Ranch's Jeep & hit the package store.

Received grandson's personal scope & got the initial setup done for him. Also received some of the parts we'll need to build him a rifle to put it on.
 
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Picked up another load of cattle feed.

Watered the stuff in the greenhouse, porch pots & hanging baskets. It's been pretty warm & dry for this time of year...

Received more parts, so we started the assembly of the lower.
 
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