Act as if what you do makes a difference. IT DOES. ~William James

Hello!
It's been a while!
I have a picture heavy post which will hopefully tell you why I can't visit like I want to!!

I make this cutie cards & send tattoos like I promised.
It looks like he needs several on at one time, and he's sharing with his dad!

 I work full time (ughh);  I also have an acreage with fruit trees etc!
I have made copious amounts of jam!
Apricot, blueberry, cherry, plum, pear & strawberry! 
Most made on my new toy.

The blueberries and strawberries were purchased, the rest I have!

All sorts of liqueurs & pies have been made!

  

I pulled my cucumbers out of the garden when I couldn't keep up anymore with the gazillion pickles I made!

And the salsa.......

There's been the projects!

I call them 'the scuzzy project of the day!'

This window had irritated me from the moment I moved in.

The paint was peeling!

It took a weekend, but it's lovely!

 It needs another coat of paint; may be waiting until next year!

I have a gallon of paint for my front entry that's been sitting there for a couple months! 

3 days sitting in the shed, cleaning garlic!

This was the help!

Mom's 80th birthday!

Company; who's house was bigger than mine!

Enjoying the garden produce!

Enjoying the odd!

One of the solar  lights on my rickety deck(next years project) tipped over.

I'm leaving it!

There you have it!

Today's 'scuzzy project' is cleaning out the hole in the basement the old sump pump is in, and putting in the new one!

It's also been raining; my sheets have been hanging out since yesterday.

I need to get my laundry done; I don't have a working dryer!

I need to get all the fruit on the ground cleaned up.

It will go to Kalen's friend for pigs.

There will be lots of pears, apples and plums, so I'm sure I'll get what I want/need!

I've got an electrician coming Friday.

To wire for the dryer downstairs, and to make my garage 'safe'!

I bought some lights to be installed on the garage too!

Then hopefully that's it for electrical this year!

Plumber is supposed to be coming, to hook up my vent stack (so I don't die from sewer gas), and plumb for a washing machine downstairs.

I will be getting a new washer and dryer within a month!

Also, the guys that hooked up my furnace, and duct work, didn't put the insulation back behind the ducts in the basement!

I emailed & told them I wasn't thin enough to get it up there!

OI!

Hopefully when all that's done, I'm dun for this year with plumbing and electrical!

I cleaned all the boards and wood out of my garage yesterday.

Sold the bottles.

I still take mom lunch or supper every 2,3 or 4 days.

Just so she doesn't eat ice cream for every meal!

I get that she's 80, and can do what she wants; I just try to keep a healthy mix in there!

I also stay for a game or 2 of SkipBo!

Better go, it's trying to be cloudy, and I have clothes to hang out!!!

Talk to ya later!

Hope you're well!

 

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.- Janis Joplin

Happy Labour Day!

Friday night Ray came home with 2 dozen corn & 23 lbs of cucumbers!
Saturday I putzed around, cleaned a shed, picked some rocks out of the field; we actually have a rock picker that hooks up to the tractor, and it's name's not Gail!

I took the power saw and cut some dead trees that had fallen over and keep trying to take my head off when I mow by the bush! I started the saw BEFORE I went into the bush, cause Curt, this next bit is for you......
OMG, WE HAVE A BEAR!
LIVING IN THE CULVERT AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY!
RAY'S BEEN GOING OUT EVERY MORNING & EVENING, CAUSE IT CAN'T HIBERNATE ANYWHERE NEAR THE YARD, CAUSE IN THE SPRING IT WILL WAKE UP H U N G A R Y!
Anyhoo, the guys can't shoot it because too many people keep driving by to see it!
Too many tourists I told my BIL!
I haven't seen it, and according to the stories it gets bigger all the time....I figure it'll be a grizzly by tomorrow!

I cut up cucumbers for my pickles I was gonna make on Sunday.

Saturday night, Ray's boss calls.
Said Ray had invited him & his wife for supper, but that he didn't care for Lasagna.
Hahahaha, I didn't mind, at least he's honest!

Yesterday there was an unscheduled cleaning of the house!
I sent Ray out to mow grass; and by 1:00 pm I had everthing under control!
Counters cleaned off, floors vacumed & washed, laundry done, bathrooms cleaned, dusting done, rhubarb cream pie made, salad made, steaks marinating, garlic bread all cheesed up, & fresh corn & potatoes ready for the BBQ.

I also had to finish my pickles I had started the night before!
They're called Million Dollar Pickles!
Not sure why; and the little red flecks....supposed to be pimento, can't buy that here, so I scrunched up a red Jalepeno!
Ha, you can't taste it! Pretty sure it's just for color!

This morning I had to get busy, because last week I got an e-mail asking if I'd make dessert for our meeting tomorrow night.

I know, I know, JUST SAY NO!

I made the famous Rhubarb Crisp, then I made a pan of Farmers Brownies, and some Butter Tarts, just in case!

I also dug the Strawberries out I've had in the freezer (froze whole) since last year.
And if you tell anybody, I'll vehemently deny it!
Anyhoo, they turned into 17 jars of jam!

I have also made a grocery list for tomorrow, so I can get the rest of the cucumbers done!

My knees been giving me grief since Friday, and I'm out of the 'good' drugs!

Those are on tomorrows list too!

The O/S sails tomorrow.

I'm not allowed to say where.

I'm especially not allowed to tell the Taliban where the ship is going!

Kalens' renters are moving out.

They told Kalen not me.

I'm not sure if Kalen told them he'd call off his mother, or how that happened, but that will be one less headache!

I'm sure a good cleaning will be in order, they've lived there almost 2 years, but I can handle that!

Ray started swathing the back 40.

Alrighty, he started with the front 10 acres, but really, he's in the back 40 now!

Here are my birdhouses mounted on their rake & pitch fork!

And here's a picture of a renegade tree trying to hurry fall along!

Only one in the yard that's changing color!?

Speaking of 'FALL', I did this blog hop!

You should too!

There's a lot of talent out there!

Better go, I'm sure I should be doing something!

Started reading Kathy Reichs latest novel!

I just finished the 2nd book in The Mortal Instruments series.

Also read the first book in The Hunger Games, and finished Jaycee Dugard's book.

I read. A. L O T!

I know!

When do I have the time!?

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!