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It is very hectic out here. We still have folks isolated in areas so we contracted with 3 helicopters to drop food off. In the background you can see some of the food trucks.
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Flyover
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More on my screened-in porch project today.
Stained/sealed a bunch of wood lathe for moulding on the outside of the porch. (My 4 y.o. daughter now knows the right way to hold a paintbrush, we just have to work on her technique.) I'm doing this project one wall at a time, as I fit it into my schedule.
In the process of removing some remaining moulding off the corner of the porch, I discovered that the previous owners not only put the screen on in enormous sheets (rather than strips that can be swapped out for repair/replacement) but wrapped one big piece of screen around the porch! Is this a conventional way to do it?? Seems crazy to me.
The only possible reason I can think of is if they somehow acquired a huge piece of screen for free/cheap and wanted to use it instead of buying new screen on a normal-sized roll.
Stained/sealed a bunch of wood lathe for moulding on the outside of the porch. (My 4 y.o. daughter now knows the right way to hold a paintbrush, we just have to work on her technique.) I'm doing this project one wall at a time, as I fit it into my schedule.
In the process of removing some remaining moulding off the corner of the porch, I discovered that the previous owners not only put the screen on in enormous sheets (rather than strips that can be swapped out for repair/replacement) but wrapped one big piece of screen around the porch! Is this a conventional way to do it?? Seems crazy to me.
The only possible reason I can think of is if they somehow acquired a huge piece of screen for free/cheap and wanted to use it instead of buying new screen on a normal-sized roll.
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Chris
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I got a 1958 farmall tractor running that has been sitting in a junk yard for 20 years. Rebuilt the carb, new plugs and fixed the oil pan that was crushed in and broke the oil pump. Drove it around the yard
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zannej
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That is so cool! Hope you can find the replacement tires for it easily. Still in pretty good condition considering the circumstances though.
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Hopefully, you are feeling better now.
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I need to buy a suit.
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I think a tie and bib overalls is a fashion statement
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Man, I haven't watched Green Acres in a loooong time.
Nothing much going on here. My brother finally decided that Mom's offer to pay for his food in exchange for cleaning up and taking out trash twice a week was reasonable (although now she is saying 2 to 3 times as needed because he declined the original offer). He just made some beef stew with collard greens, carrots, potatoes, and some other type of greens. He also briefly went into town to give some friends a lift and brought home pizza and pasta from work.
I got absolutely nothing done today because I've been exhausted for no apparent reason. I'm hoping I'll get more energy when the weather gets cooler.
Nothing much going on here. My brother finally decided that Mom's offer to pay for his food in exchange for cleaning up and taking out trash twice a week was reasonable (although now she is saying 2 to 3 times as needed because he declined the original offer). He just made some beef stew with collard greens, carrots, potatoes, and some other type of greens. He also briefly went into town to give some friends a lift and brought home pizza and pasta from work.
I got absolutely nothing done today because I've been exhausted for no apparent reason. I'm hoping I'll get more energy when the weather gets cooler.
Flyover
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Our house has this big garden area in the corner of the yard. We hadn't touched it since we moved in and there were waist-high weeds growing. Today I took my weed whacker and used it like a brush mower, swaying back and forth and just cutting everything down. Figured out a good technique after a while.
It's an interesting experience; when I'd stop I noticed the air around where I was cutting was hazy, almost smoky, even though it's an electric weed whacker. That haze was vapor in the air from all the pulverized biomass. Pretty cool!
Took me about a half hour to clear the first 3rd of it, which is what you see in the picture. Have to find some time on Sunday to do the rest. Thinking of getting a scythe, but not sure where I could pick one up cheap and besides, I don't have a good way to keep my edged tools sharp right now.
It's an interesting experience; when I'd stop I noticed the air around where I was cutting was hazy, almost smoky, even though it's an electric weed whacker. That haze was vapor in the air from all the pulverized biomass. Pretty cool!
Took me about a half hour to clear the first 3rd of it, which is what you see in the picture. Have to find some time on Sunday to do the rest. Thinking of getting a scythe, but not sure where I could pick one up cheap and besides, I don't have a good way to keep my edged tools sharp right now.
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nealtw
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For the scythe we had an odd shaped stone that fit in the back pocket.
Like this guy has.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osNiBdDbod4[/ame]
Like this guy has.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osNiBdDbod4[/ame]
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Flyover, nice job! Cute little weeds. After 2 days, the friend I hired has my yard looking like this:
My brother's mutt apparently tried to go after the weedeater but got hit in the face (fortunately wasn't hurt) and decided it was a bad idea. The dogs had dug some pretty deep holes/tunnels to burrow in to so my friend filled them in. Pulled the vines off the house as well.
This is where a fence and gate used to be but they were knocked down by the falling tree and it was a huge debris pile
Farther back on that side part
I still need to go get pictures of the other side-- he cut down the chicken tree that keeps growing back.
My brother's mutt apparently tried to go after the weedeater but got hit in the face (fortunately wasn't hurt) and decided it was a bad idea. The dogs had dug some pretty deep holes/tunnels to burrow in to so my friend filled them in. Pulled the vines off the house as well.
This is where a fence and gate used to be but they were knocked down by the falling tree and it was a huge debris pile
Farther back on that side part
I still need to go get pictures of the other side-- he cut down the chicken tree that keeps growing back.
Flyover
Trying not to screw things up worse
Haha, yeah, I knew you'd say that when I wrote the comment! Hey, at least I wasn't complaining this time.
I went back and almost finished the rest of that area today. Got most of it done and then ran out of cordage with about 50 square feet left. Not really comfortable daisy chaining two extension cords because neither of the ones I own are that high a gauge, and I don't really want to buy another extension cord...we'll see. I think I could reach it if I could get a different one of my outdoor outlets working, so maybe that's the solution. (Actually I really should get it working because I have a sump pump connected to it!)
Also got another wall of the screened-in porch rescreened today. My Sabbath adherence sucks lately!
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Flyover, I have no objection even if you do complain about the weeds. They are still weeds and they are in your yard. I wish I could figure out a way to keep the ones I have from growing back. I suspect I'd have to til the soil or something. Dog already re-dug one of the tunnels. I tried to get a picture but my phone decided to do an automatic update right then and turned in to a useless brick for the next hour.
Frodo, I love the paracord stuff you make. That is so awesome! Wish I had the patience and dexterity to do something like that. Love the kitty!
Speaking of kitties, the pregnant kitty we are fostering had her kittens. She gave birth to 6, but by the time my brother found them under the recliner, 2 were dead. He's afraid he may have killed one when he sat in the recliner-- not knowing the kittens were under there. I knew we were getting close to the kittens when the mother cat started growling at us and trying to distract us. I put the foot rest up to keep the chair from rocking and to allow better access to the kittens. I petted the mother while she was nursing so now she realizes it's ok to let us near the kittens. There is one solid black one in the litter so I just had to kidnap it briefly to show my mother. She immediately reached for it and held it up near her face and kissed it and didn't want to let it go, but it was hungry so I told her it needed to eat and she reluctantly gave it back.
I'd love to get the cat to move the kittens someplace safer-- I'm going to the store later to get some microfiber mats at Dollar Tree-- my cats love sleeping on them. and I'll have to see if I can convince her to move them in to a box with holes cut in it.
Right now I'm letting the cat have some space and am curled up with my shoulder cat and a lap cat.
Frodo, I love the paracord stuff you make. That is so awesome! Wish I had the patience and dexterity to do something like that. Love the kitty!
Speaking of kitties, the pregnant kitty we are fostering had her kittens. She gave birth to 6, but by the time my brother found them under the recliner, 2 were dead. He's afraid he may have killed one when he sat in the recliner-- not knowing the kittens were under there. I knew we were getting close to the kittens when the mother cat started growling at us and trying to distract us. I put the foot rest up to keep the chair from rocking and to allow better access to the kittens. I petted the mother while she was nursing so now she realizes it's ok to let us near the kittens. There is one solid black one in the litter so I just had to kidnap it briefly to show my mother. She immediately reached for it and held it up near her face and kissed it and didn't want to let it go, but it was hungry so I told her it needed to eat and she reluctantly gave it back.
I'd love to get the cat to move the kittens someplace safer-- I'm going to the store later to get some microfiber mats at Dollar Tree-- my cats love sleeping on them. and I'll have to see if I can convince her to move them in to a box with holes cut in it.
Right now I'm letting the cat have some space and am curled up with my shoulder cat and a lap cat.
Flyover
Trying not to screw things up worse
Paracord guitar strap! Cool idea.
slownsteady
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Is that Spider solitaire? I play that a lot, but the graphic looks different.
