Monthly Archives: April 2023

April 7, 2023 · 8:54 am

Fabulous Friday 4-7-2023

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Even after sleeping well last night, I’m struggling to wake up. I just finished a cup of coffee, but it seemingly hasn’t affected me. :0(

I’m looking forward to seeing as many of my Friday Lunch Bunch friends as possible today. Tomorrow is our waitress’ birthday, so I’m taking some hand painted note cards and a birthday card to her. I’m hoping she like them. I’m planning to take some pics if we have a ‘full house’ at lunch because that is happening less and less often. I want to take advantage of the opportunity to capture the joy we feel on meeting each week.

After lunch my husband and I will hit Walmart and the local grocery store for supplies. I’m planning to get out this afternoon and prep the tomato planters so that sometime during the weekend we can go buy some tomato plants.

I’m very thankful we’re not facing any awful weather today. It’s supposed to be sunny and 67 for a high. I’ll sure take that!

Yesterday my husband ‘disappeared’ for a time, scaring my hair off. The Vette was gone from the garage. His phone was in the office. He showed up about half an hour later, having filled up the Vette with gas. I reminded him that it would be really nice if he would let me know where he’s going, and that he take his phone so we can communicate, if needed. I THINK I got through to him.

No big plans for the day. Just enjoying the weather, trying to get a few things done around the house, enjoying our friends, gathering supplies for the next week, and enjoying the fact that we’re still around and able to appreciate all we have.

Happy Friday.

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April 6, 2023 · 11:07 am

Time

Lisa Bearnes Richey

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April 6, 2023 · 11:04 am

Bronzes by Jim Eppler

Jim Eppler Bronzes

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April 6, 2023 · 10:37 am

Challenged

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I think I told you that I recently found some JD Robb “In Death” series novellas that I didn’t have. These were in-between the normal numbered series that includes 57 books so far. (I have 55 of them. “Encore in Death” is out in hardback now. I’ll wait for it to be available in paperback. “Payback in Death” will be available in hardback in September of this year.)

I read the JD Robb parts of each of the groups of novellas I bought in paperback. I’ve just finished going back and reading the novellas by OTHER authors in each of those books. I found one author who intrigued me. Her name is Elaine Fox. I bought three books and had them downloaded on my Kindle.

I don’t use my Kindle much. I mainly use it for cookbooks, since I HATE buying an expensive cookbook and only finding a few recipes we like in it. Buying them via Kindle makes them affordable and also DELETABLE if we aren’t happy with them.

I just tried to access the three new books I bought via Amazon. They weren’t showing, and then I got a notice my Kindle wasn’t connected to the Internet. The problem got worse from there.

Since my patience runs out like water from a cup on technological things, I quickly got frustrated. My husband is now trying to help me get things straightened out. Between the two of us, we can figure things out most of the time – eventually.

I’m thinking of advertising for a teenager to come live with us to help us with all things electronic. I’m also thinking of advertising for a big, hunky guy with a great sense of humor who will come live with us and help us with all the heavy stuff inside and outside the house that have become a challenge for us. Between the two “adoptees” we ought to be able to smile and enjoy life. :0)

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April 6, 2023 · 10:18 am

More Ai Jewelry

I just think this jewelry is stunning – really different and wonderful.

Ai Botanical Jewelry

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April 6, 2023 · 9:54 am

Thursday Thoughts 4-6-2023

Good morning!

It’s hard to believe, but it’s not raining. It’s cloudy and 49, but nothing is falling on us. The wind isn’t blowing. No flying hairballs. Just cloudy, cool, and quiet. I’ll take it. :0)

My new veggie plants are looking happy this morning. It’s supposed to start warming up a little bit each day, so when it gets more comfortable outside, I’m planning to prep the brick tomato planters.

We’re planning to have a quiet day today and stay home. Tomorrow, we have Lunch Bunch, and then we’ll hit Walmart for groceries and then see if we can find some good tomato plants.

My brother-in-law sent a video to my husband this morning of their new dog, Jasmine, fetching a toy and bringing it back to him. Our Amber will go fetch a thrown toy, run it back to you, but won’t give it to you. She teases you with it, and when you ask for it, wants to play tug-of-war with it, or decides to shake it to break its neck, dancing away from you. I got her to do it once, but that was it. Jasmine is already doing better than Amber.

I ordered three books from a new author to be sent to my Kindle recently. I just tried to access them and had trouble getting the Kindle connected to the Internet. My husband is looking at it now, trying to help me. Fingers crossed.

Have a wonderful Thursday!

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April 5, 2023 · 10:57 am

Ai Botanical Jewelry

I really love this jewelry. So special!

Ai Jewelry

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April 5, 2023 · 10:42 am

The New Veggies Made It!

When I was out cleaning up the mangled chair, I decided to come back, get my camera, and see if my new veggie plants were still there.

They seem to have come through the storms so far, and I’m delighted/relieved/grinning from ear to ear.

It’s COOL, though – 52 degrees right now after 80’s yesterday. Quite a change. Even with my hoodie on, I was chilly.

Things are lightening up outside now. I don’t know if the weather threat has officially passed now, but I’m hopeful.

Hope everything is good for you, too.

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April 5, 2023 · 10:35 am

Good News, Bad News

GOOD NEWS: My husband got online, filled out a form for propane fill up, and actually talked to the lady at the office. Today the truck showed up. I asked my husband to monitor the fill up while I was doing other stuff.

He came inside a bit later, saying the guy had started to leave after filling up the small tank behind the shop. My husband stopped him, telling him we had ordered a fill up for the larger tank for the house, as well. The guy didn’t have a ticket for that. He called the home base and was able to arrange for a 2nd ticket so he could fill up the larger tank.

When my husband told him he had ordered fill ups for both when he talked to the lady, the guy said, “She’s difficult to deal with.” I praised my husband to the moon for saving the man a second trip and me the hassle for calling the lady back and ordering a second trip.

BAD NEWS:

One of our lawn chairs didn’t survive the propane truck’s passing. He obviously didn’t see it. It was old and on its last legs anyway, but I just spent about 15 minutes separating the metal from the plastic and making a pile for the next recycling trip and adding to the next burn pile.

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April 5, 2023 · 9:47 am

Nancy Winn Paper Critters 3

Ollie

Party Animal

Simon and Garfunkel

Watson

Yang – Yin – Voyo Stack

Nancy Winn Paper Art

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April 5, 2023 · 9:07 am

Sassy Signage 3

Hahahahahahahahahaha!

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April 5, 2023 · 9:02 am

Happy Flying Hairballs Day

I gathered some of our twice-blooming purple iris yesterday afternoon, since the weather was forecast as threatening yesterday afternoon-into today.

Mother Nature is sliding between making the weather forecasters warn us about severe thunderstorms and then tornado watches with lots of red flashing lights on my weather thingie. Since it was hot in the house this morning and much cooler on the outside, we’ve opened our doors to air things out plus cool things off between rain storms. We’re under the gun until this afternoon, I think. It’s pretty dark outside right now.

I’m doing laundry, hoping to be able to finish as soon as possible in case we lose public power and have to rely on the generator. It will run everything in the house except heat and air, but I don’t want to tax the system.

I didn’t have anything to cover the new veggie plants with overnight, since the warnings were for everything from gusty winds to tornadoes to hail to flying hairballs, so I’m crossing my fingers that my sweet new plants make it through this.

I’m grateful for a dry home today, hoping we make it through this intact. Stay safe everyone.

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April 4, 2023 · 9:43 am

Sassy Signage 2

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I think I told you that a ‘sign war’ is going on in our town of Greenwood, Arkansas. Apparently, the local Subway Sandwich place posted a sign saying, “Sign War, Anyone?” and the fun was on. I’m enjoying every minute of it.

Here, the signs are centered around the reason for the business; such as, “I’m so excited I wet my plants” in front of the hardware store where veggie plants are being sold.

Greenwood Veterinary Hospital – “Give up. Your signs are all bark and no bite.” And, “You’ve got to be kitten me. You call this a sign war?”

Lights and electronics – “Sign war has reached us. Can I get a Watt Watt” and “Sign war got peeps throwing shade? Don’t worry. We’re here to light it up.”

I’m not sure I’m a ‘safe driver’ during this war, but I’m grinning from ear to ear. :0)

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April 4, 2023 · 9:20 am

More Jewelry Art By Nata

Jewelry Art by Nata

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April 4, 2023 · 9:10 am

Nancy Winn Paper Critters 2

Hamm and Spam

Home Alone

Horse

Jitters

June Bug

Milli-Vanilli

Nancy Winn Paper Sculpture

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April 4, 2023 · 9:01 am

Feeling Creaky

Herdaroff’s World

Yesterday we loaded the back of the truck with metal trash plus regular trash. We left the regular trash in the can and left it ready for emptying today, then drove to the recyling place and left the metal trash. We got a flat of spinach plants and a flat of head lettuce plants on the way home. I planted those before lunch. After lunch we changed our snow tires for regular tires on the truck.

I was stiff and sore by the middle of the evening. I SHOULD have done yoga to try to stretch things out, but I was exhausted and just didn’t. I’m paying the price this morning, feeling as if I were run over by a truck.

Thankfully, we don’t have any big errands today. We’ll get our mail, maybe hit the local grocery, and tether the emptied trash can to the pole toward the bottom of the driveway on the way home.

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We’re due for severe weather this afternoon, tonight, and tomorrow morning. I have all my appendages crossed, in spite of the creakiness, hoping we come through the storms intact.

Meanwhile, I’m glugging coffee, trying to wake up.

Happy Tuesday?

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April 3, 2023 · 4:31 pm

The Middle of a Long Day

When we got back from errands this morning, I went right out to the garden with the flat of head lettuce and the flat of spinach. I got them planted before lunch. I’ll set up the automatic watering system tomorrow, but I THINK it’s supposed to rain tomorrow afternoon and evening, giving my new plants lots of water. (I hope not too much!)

My plan is to prep my two brick tomato planters next and get them planted, and then figure out what else will go in the main garden.

After lunch and a rest, we went out to the shop to get the snow tires off the truck and put on the regular tires. We had a hard time. I insisted we come in and rest after we got the tires on the front. We drank water and rested a bit and then went back out. We got it done, but it was a close thing.

My husband surprised me on the walk back from the shop after we finished. He has finally agreed that when the snow tires need to be put back on, we’ll put the tires and wheels and lug nuts in the back of the truck. I’ll make an appointment with the tire place so they will change the tires for us, air up the tires and put the others in the back of the truck. The only thing we’ll have to do next time is get the tires in and out of the back of the truck and into the shop. This has been a long time coming, and I had almost given up hope on getting him to see reason. I’m relieved.

We will do some serious relaxing this evening. :0)

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April 3, 2023 · 11:36 am

Chore-Filled Monday 4-3-2023

Sorry I’m late getting to my blog today. We just now came in from working in the yard a bit. My husband used the chain saw to cut down some really big evergreen branches that were hanging down between the house and the shop. So our trash pile (to be burned when safe) grows again.

We gathered our trash and also put the metal we needed to get rid of in the back of the truck. We drove it all down to the bottom of the driveway and got the trash can set up for emptying tomorrow. Then we drove to the recycling place and a nice man helped us empty the truck. Amber was flirting with him, trying to get him to come pet her. He finally did that, laughing. The way he easily threw the metal way up to the other end of the metal bin there, “I” told him we would really appreciate him on the OTHER end of our trip. At least we made him smile.

I wanted to go to the Co-Op to see what plants they had and we hit the jackpot. My husband’s favorite lettuce is head lettuce. Usually we MIGHT find one small 6-pack. This time we got an entire FLAT. The spinach was also looking stellar, so we got an entire FLAT of that, as well. I’ve JUST now come in from getting what we bought planted. I’ll take some pics to share later. Right now I’m breathing a bit hard and over-heated, so I’m relaxing, writing this, and drinking a big bottle of water.

Later my husband wants to change the truck tires. I know I told you we were planning to do that yesterday, but we got distracted, and ‘somehow’ I forgot to remind him. :0) So, now I’ve said that we can do it after lunch and after we’re rested.

Since we were BOTH looking pretty bedraggled on the way back to the house after our yard work, I took the opportunity to remind him that we’re not 30 anymore and that we both need to keep our work sessions short with lots of rest and water in-between. He seemed to listen and agree…

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April 2, 2023 · 9:55 am

Nancy Winn Paper Art 2

Babe Ruth

Barksdale

Boom Boom

Butterfinger

Dumpling

Ernie Ferone

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April 2, 2023 · 9:46 am

Just Stunning

Alip Ba Ta – “Bohemian Rhapsody”

I think this is the most amazing guitar playing I have EVER heard.

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April 2, 2023 · 9:40 am

Sunday 4-2-2023

I’m trying to ‘gird my loins’ to help my husband change the tires on our truck today. We need to get the snow tires off and the regular tires on, aired up, etc.

When we first bought our truck, we bought an extra set of wheels so that we could have snow tires mounted on them. We store them in the back of the shop, along with the lug nuts that go with them, so that we are able to change to snow tires reasonably quickly, if needed.

This was in 2006, so that was awhile back when we weren’t as older-than-dirt as we are now, and at our mature age, 17 years makes a big difference.

I tried to convince my husband that I could take the truck, with the regular tires and lug nuts in the back, to the tire place and get this done tomorrow. I discovered that this is apparently now a thing of pride – that we are independent, capable, and NOT older than dirt – despite appearances.

So, we will try to get this done today.

Wish us luck?

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April 1, 2023 · 3:10 pm

Ready!

I just came in from prepping the raised bed square foot garden for spring planting. My husband came out with a roll of wire and cutters, so we replaced the wires that were broken that criss-cross over the planter boxes, marking the ‘squares’ for planting. The irrigation system is ready to turn on and I’ll install the timer soon.

We’ll plan to go to town Monday to see what is available for planting. I would do it tomorrow, but my husband wants for us to change the snow tires on the truck for its regular ones tomorrow.

The weed barrier cloths cut to fit and held down in the corners with bricks are a definite success. They didn’t blow off. There was nothing to hold water, so we didn’t have to worry about “pools” in the center of each box. Nothing rotted or degraded. In fact, I folded up the cloths and put them in the shop so I can use them at the end of the season to winter over for next time.

All I needed to do today was use the small ‘fork’ to go back and forth over the surface of each planter, picking out the tufts of weeds. They were right at the surface, not “dug in. ” It was quick and easy. HOORAY! :0)

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April 1, 2023 · 11:06 am

Nancy Winn Paper Art

Nancy Winn upcycles all kinds of paper, plastic, wire, etc. to create wonderful creatures that will grab your heart. Her great sense of humor is shown in some of the names of her creations. :0)

Blaze

Eudora

Ewephoria-Yolanda-Jocelyn

Fills the Bill

Frappacino

Nancy Winn

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Sassy Signage

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April 1, 2023 · 10:41 am
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More Denise Fiedler

Denise Fiedler Pet Portraits

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April 1, 2023 · 10:14 am

April Fool’s Day 2023

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I’m feeling very lucky (NO foolin’) to have again dodged bad weather intact, as far as I know. So many people have been suffering lately and I can only hope things finally tame down and people can start to enjoy our brand new spring.

As soon as it gets a bit warmer here, I’m planning to head out to the garden. Because of the wonky weather and my general laziness, I kept delaying getting the garden boxes ready for planting. I’m hoping to see what plants are available in town on Monday.

My brain is starting to turn over some ideas to try in my art room. I’ll try to make some time to enjoy up there, too, this weekend.

At this time each year I remember a story my mom told me. My dad proposed to her in 1944. Having always had an irrepressible sense of humor, he wanted to get married on April Fool’s Day, thinking it would be a hoot. My mom, who appreciated MOST of his humor, made him delay the marriage until the 3rd of April, saying, “I’m not foolin'”

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A shout-out to Melissa – who was due to get SNOW last night. I’m trying to send a calm spring your way. :0)

I hope that you have a wonderful day today, safe and sound, warm and dry.

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