Cut the grass today, it was bad...
Whatcha Up To???
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Watered the tomatoes, peppers, asparagus bed, all the trees, porch pots, hanging baskets & Crape Myrtles.
Our grandson came to feed the cattle & to move the remaining stone wall blocks (so I can prep them for the new blackberry bed.
Our grandson came to feed the cattle & to move the remaining stone wall blocks (so I can prep them for the new blackberry bed.
Finished cleaning the stone blocks for the blackberry bed.
Made stuffed jalapenos.
Prepped the buck board bacon for the smoker.
Made stuffed jalapenos.
Prepped the buck board bacon for the smoker.
Made 2 loaves of Italian bread.
Fed the cattle.
Went to drop of paperwork at the bank, pickup some red wine & top off the fuel tank in Mrs. Ranch's Jeep.
Fed the cattle.
Went to drop of paperwork at the bank, pickup some red wine & top off the fuel tank in Mrs. Ranch's Jeep.
Went to get my haircut, did the weekly shopping & topped off my fuel tank.
Made a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting for our desserts.
Made a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting for our desserts.
Took Dieter to the vet for his shot & pedicure early this morning.
Smoked the buckboard bacon. Battled with it due to the cool temps & north wind...
Continued removing the windows of the old greenhouse. It's slow progress.
Started raining after supper (we received 0.17").
Smoked the buckboard bacon. Battled with it due to the cool temps & north wind...
Continued removing the windows of the old greenhouse. It's slow progress.
Started raining after supper (we received 0.17").
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Getting close to finishing up the new shop. I'm tired of spending money on it, everything is so expensive.
Titus Bass
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Titus Bass
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Very nice
Still raining this morning (3.92" thus far). We're thankful for every drop!!!
Sliced & vacuum packed the buckboard bacon. We got 16 - 12 oz. bags out of that batch (12.25 lbs.)
Sliced & vacuum packed the buckboard bacon. We got 16 - 12 oz. bags out of that batch (12.25 lbs.)
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Made 2 loaves of Italian bread.
Made buttermilk ranch dressing.
Grandson came to feed the cattle for us.
Made buttermilk ranch dressing.
Grandson came to feed the cattle for us.
Watered porch pots & hanging baskets. Then sprayed the white flies on the 'Texas Stars' with neem oil & malathion (they're bad this year).
Started adding a 2nd course of stone to the wall around the new blackberry bed & the fire pit/coal maker area.
Burned the accumulated trash.
Started adding a 2nd course of stone to the wall around the new blackberry bed & the fire pit/coal maker area.
Burned the accumulated trash.
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Picked up another load of cattle feed.
Seasoned up a big sirloin that I'll smoke for our suppers. Mrs. Ranch is making twice baked potatoes to go with it.
Cleaned & refilled the hummingbird feeders.
Seasoned up a big sirloin that I'll smoke for our suppers. Mrs. Ranch is making twice baked potatoes to go with it.
Cleaned & refilled the hummingbird feeders.
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Made a loaf of Italian bread.
Cleaned & refilled the redbird feeders.
Cleaned & refilled the redbird feeders.
Ran to McCoys to get a replacement electrical outlet cover for wet locations as the one on the back porch broke last night.
Made 2 buttermilk pies, one for us & the other for our daughter's family.
Fed the cattle.
Did the maintenance & backup of my computer.
Made 2 buttermilk pies, one for us & the other for our daughter's family.
Fed the cattle.
Did the maintenance & backup of my computer.
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KsK
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Put up the electric fence around half of the garden that includes corn and tomatoes. It has kept the coon, squirrels and rabbits out the last few years. Getting zucchini on a daily basis and made zucchini bread last night.
Made a pot of pinto beans.
Made stuffed jalapenos.
Made stuffed jalapenos.
Bought another used CNC lathe for the shop yesterday. I got lucky, these things rarely come up for sale, and this one was just a 20 minute drive.
Made 2 quarts of buttermilk ranch dressing for our grandson.
Watered the porch pots.
Grandson came to feed the cattle before heading up to the BBQ cook-off with his dad.
Watered the porch pots.
Grandson came to feed the cattle before heading up to the BBQ cook-off with his dad.
Continued the demo of the old greenhouse in between the rain showers (0.06" thus far).
Continued the demo of the old greenhouse.
Made another buttermilk pie.
Grandson came to feed the cattle for us.
Made another buttermilk pie.
Grandson came to feed the cattle for us.
Rained a little last night (0.25").
Watered the porch pots, hanging baskets, crape myrtles & front yard trees.
Puttered around the house doing odds & ends.
Watered the porch pots, hanging baskets, crape myrtles & front yard trees.
Puttered around the house doing odds & ends.
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KsK
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In Sugarland for the weekend, no rain. Got home, had .5 in the gauge. Lot of green tomatoes. Picking zucchini / cucumbers daily. Summer squash a few days away and next week potatoes and onions should be ready.
Mrs Ranch went to watch the scholarship awards ceremony to see how our granddaughter did.
Weeded the tomato & bell pepper beds, then started tying up the tomatoes again.
Our grandson came to feed the cattle for us.
Weeded the tomato & bell pepper beds, then started tying up the tomatoes again.
Our grandson came to feed the cattle for us.
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KsK
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Weeded the onions yesterday evening and found the yellow were ready to be pulled. Pulled all the yellow and a few white. Purple still a week away. Very satisfied with this years output.Green beans are a few days away.