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Comments (5)We have just been working for the last couple weeks, trying to get everything done. The rains came and all the pastures really greened up quickly! Looked like spring, all bright and shiny green grass. I got everything mowed again just not very short. Hoping it spurs the grass to do another growth spurt before frost hits us. I got lime spread on a couple of the fields. I did the powdered lime, supposed to be better, last longer than the pelleted lime, cheaper too. It was a real pain spreading by lawn spreader, having to wear a mask for the dust. Interesting how the wind comes up, starts blowing pretty steady about noon, then drops off again about 5pm. Made huge clouds of dust so I would have to stop, then go back. We have been working on leading the foal around without his mom, she is eating in her stall. He is getting better, she is much less excited about seperations now.He is growing like a weed in the sun. He is on his second halter, only two holes left to go. Stands about 54" now, withers level with my armpit. Much bigger than the belt buckle high of his birth! They are usually grazing apart out in the field now. I have been adding other old horses as company in her field to let him practice his herd skills. He really likes having other horses to play with, just stand and watch. He canters or gallops most of the time, both fast like a racehorse and slow as the best Western Pleasure horses. I have only seen a few trot steps all summer. Foal is a good baby, good to lead and loves brushing. He will stand close as long as you will brush him! Has had his feet done a couple times, did pretty well standing and balancing. He has grown out all his foal hoof feet, chipped and trimmed off, now has totally new BIG hooves since birth. Almost the size of the palm of your hand. I have torn out a couple of flower beds, was surprised at how many bulbs were under the ground! They were huge, got lots of babies, splits, and tubers, to replant. Some of my lily bulbs are as big as apples, with a dozen bulblets attached. Had to add a lot of dirt to raise the beds, prevent the water pooling from drivway runoff. I had a dirtpile from scraping the horse paddocks, lots of sand and "organic material" so should be good for plants. All the nurseries are having sales, found a good selection of perrenials and shrubs marked way down. Should give the yard and flower beds a new look in the spring. This is a good time to plant here, they grow until ground freezes in Dec. I like flowering shrubs, easy to grow and pretty to look at. You can get something blooming all season if you plan well. My new Witch Hazel is a fall bloomer, bright yellow, should add a burst of color with red leaves to my Oak trees in the corner. Splitting perrennials will help fill in the beds too. Husband is digging around the barn driveway, got the drainage changed behind the little barn. Water has just been like a funnel with the cloudbursts, drainage going right into the back door. I have found the horses standing in fetlock deep water several times, then had to dry out the tie stalls and drag out the mats! Told him the fall rains were coming, something needed to be done. DD and I started project, moved a lot of dirt! Tried to be done as a surprise when he was gone for the weekend. Ran into some problems, didn't finish until today. He had fun with it and came up with some stuff I hadn't thought of, filling and leveling. Looks real good, have to see how the water runs when it rains! I had DD help me clean the carriage barn, rearrange carriages and get seasonal stuff around to the front. Found the tire chains for tractor, leaf sweeper, made a pile of stuff we don't use to sell at the winter tack sales. Put the summer stuff way in the back, carriages we won't use in winter are behind. Have a pile of leather to put conditioner on, may need a couple coats. I like reins, harness, to be soft and smooth in my hands before I pack them back away. Saddles need a wipe down and some conditioner as well. I have a couple sets of synthetic harness I need to run thru the wash, so it is nice and clean when we start working horses regularly again. I do like that synthetic harness, so little work! We are doing some work with the 3yr old, he doesn't mind wearing his saddle blanket and surcingle. Bridle goes on well, just doesn't understand bit and reins directions yet. Also very unfit, totally sweaty in about 15 minutes. Of course the temps DID drop about Thursday, maybe 55F will be more to his liking than 85F of last Sunday. Sent the little Corgi to get bred. Hoping for puppies in early Dec. Little late for Christmas sales, however the male dog owner said he never has problems with selling puppies, even in January. Kind of exciting, we haven't had puppies in about 10 years! Female is red and white, marked like Lassie. Male is a tri-color, mostly black with a nice white necklace and feet. DD is hoping for puppies of both colors. I don't know what to expect. Owner of male said the red color stays brighter, when crossed back with the tri-color. Our female was bred that way, her whole litter was red and whites. Surprises are fun, they will all be cute. Fall color is just getting started, just a few splashes of red or yellow. No frost yet, though warnings are out for further north of us. Huge crops of nuts and acorns just carpeting the ground. I could use a couple more weeks of cool, not freezing weather! Have to finish the garden beds!!...See MoreOct 2011 What Have You Fed Your Compost Today?
Comments (27)Olive harvest time!! Bagful of buggy olives, branch of bad fresh dates from the tree (how long will it take for all those pits to break down?), regular UCG's peels, corn, veggie soup leavings, all covered with shredded office paper. Dug up the trenched half finished stuff from Spring - it was dark brown and I found (1) worm. For planting in construction rubble, I'm pretty pleased. Shoveled it all out to hill for taters, tomorrow I'll re-fill it with the half finished new pile, and leave it again till Spring. Lasagne beds worked very well, ready to plant winter veggies. *** Was gone to the States for two weeks and DGF emailed me that although she had planned on not composting anything while I was gone, she became unhappy at throwing stuff out, and began thinking of all that compost going to waste! She even got a bigger sink-side container and faithfully saved kitchen leavings. My first thought was "oh, that's my gal!" and my nearly simultaneous thought was "aha! another victim gets the bug!" I bought her special treats for this very special way to say I love you....See MoreAdditional 3 month warranty
Comments (0)Did you know that some companies give you an additonal 3 months of warranty if you register your appliance? I did for both my GE Induction and my Samsung FD Fridge. It has been a life saver for the fridge. My original warranty expired in June and my three months took me through Oct. 2nd. On Aug. 26, the ice maker quit making ice. From there on, more issues with making ice. Since the problem occurred while I was on the additional 3 month warranty, there has been no cost to me. Ice maker replaced, ice route replaced twice, freezer fan, and today the door was replaced. I have 30 days now to see if it solves the problem. If not, they will either buy back the fridge with a 10 % less than I paid, or they will replace the unit - not sure if that means I can pick another type from Samsung or not. Either way, I suggest anyone who gets a new appliance, check and see if the additional 3 months is offered. It has still been a hassle to deal with all the repair dates and calls but at least there has been no cost to me. Also - whenever you call for a repair - write down the transaction number and who you spoke with. Put down dates you call, dates for service visits and even the ID number of the parts that are replaced. Don't accept parts that are not wrapped and make sure they match what is on the paperwork. Will update this when I think our issue is resolved. I eventually had to ask to speak with the higher ups above the people who take your service call. Once that happened, I have been receiving a phone call from Samsung every day or so as to the status of the repair....See MoreSS Support Mon. Oct. 16th through Sun. Oct. 22nd
Comments (20)Hi all, Not sure what all to say since I've been away so long. At least you still remember me. :D Re the way of eating question. I've changed my way of eating at least several times in my life, this most recent being lower carb. I try to keep it under 75, but don't always succeed. If I go very low, my heart gets more irregular, which makes me concerned. I don't eat desserts or junk snacks and deny myself things I want, like muffins, but don't feel like I'm getting the results now that I should given my diligence. I've kept my calories lower than what I'm theoretically supposed to be eating for most of my life. I wish the whole thing worked for me like it's supposed to. My relationship with that guy I've talked about for the last three years is difficult for me now. I don't think anything really bad is happening, but the closeness we had has pretty much ended over this last year, so I'm going through a grieving process, facing that some things I thought would last, didn't. Lots of my old issues have come up and it's been harder than I expected. I've been working on my art still so that part is good. Still not over the top, though. My younger son is going to be doing seminars on open source tools for .NET, and his first one is tomorrow on NUnit. Still haven't heard from the older one for three years now, though I've sent things, called, and left messages. Heather is still good, and I just ordered her some kitty food from the net that is supposed to be a healthy mix that is close to what kitties eat in the wild. I'll post this and then read more. I've planted another garden with lettuce, tomatoes, parsley, zucchini, broccoli, green onions, cauliflower, and different types of flowers, including a purple hibiscus bush and a yellow one. It's a good time of year here. Does anyone know what the story is with Happyto? Haven't heard about her in some time. She was here when I first started and had lost 80 lbs, but then ended up gaining it back when she started eating carbs again. And I remember when her husband passed and she got involved in her church, but I don't know what happened after that. Amy...See Moremaifleur01
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