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As we have leftover ricotta cheese, we decided to make stuffed Manicotti today. I started by harvesting some swiss chard from the garden & got it steaming, then made the pasta dough.
 

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Made bread & a small loaf of garlic bread.

Made stuffed jalapenos.

Brought 200 peat pots over from the barn so I can get the spring garden seeds started. Got 30 jalapenos & 30 sweet green peppers planted.

Also the seed potatoes are chitting out nicely.
 
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Made a German chocolate cake for dessert.

Filled more peat starter pots & planted a flat of Italian basil.

Watered everything in the green house & the porch pots.
 
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Did the weekly shopping.

Made a double batch of Holy Jalapeno Sauce' as we were almost out. I'll can it tomorrow/

Fed the cattle & put out more hay.
 
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Ordered a bunch of pepper seeds. I’m going to grow out 100 plants and make smoked/dried seasoning with them. We did this years ago and it was really good. Going to try to sell it and see what happens.
 

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Canned up the 'Holy Jalapeno Sauce'. Got 6 pint jars out of that double batch.

Ordered more parts for my projects.

Refilled the redbird feeders.

Watered everything in the greenhouse.
 
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Cut the front/side yard grass to get the oil hot in the garden tractor & then changed the oil/filter. Removed the deck & cleaned it (not bad) prior to spraying a couple of coats of 'Mo-Deck' on the underside. When it's dry (probably tomorrow), I'll finish by installing the new blades & grass deflector on it.
 

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Made bread.

Made navy bean soup for supper.

Installed the new blades, greased the spindles & waxed the mower deck on the garden tractor. Upon inspecting the belts, I need to get new ones tomorrow.

Water the flats in the greenhouse. The basil is starting to pop up!!!
 

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Went to town to buy the replacement belts for the garden tractor, then installed them when I got home, Reinstalled & leveled the mower deck. Ops check good. That concludes this lil' project so my Jeep in back in the garage.

Fed the cattle & put out another roll of hay.
 

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Took my Jeep in for an oil change/lube & the yearly state inspection.

Continued filling the starter pots for the tomatoes. Then planted 30 'Bella Rosa' & 30 'Health Kick' tomatoes.
 
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Seasoned up a pot a pinto beans & got it going.

Made bread.

Seasoned up the beef fajita meat that I'll grill for supper.

Installed the precision triggers in both of my projects. All I can say is WOW!!! Then finished building both uppers.
 

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Did the weekly shopping.

Fixed the ice maker as the water line froze up again.

Refilled the redbird feeders & put up another suet block.

Finished the 2nd lower after receiving the necessary parts. I then mated the halves together & will do an ops check before adding the optics. Both of these are higher match-grade guns.

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Filled the last 80 starter pots (4 flats) for flowers. Then planted a flat with asters & the remaining with French marigolds.

Ordered 10 Schmeisser 60-round polymer magazines. Yes, these are manufactured in Germany & they're suppose to be very reliable.

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Pruned the bay leaf tree. Picked out the choicest leaves, cleaned them & put them in the dehydrator.

Fed the cattle & put out a roll of hay.

Watered all the flats in the greenhouse.

Made a pound cake for dessert.
 
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Browned a sirloin & am making stew for supper this week as it is suppose to be pretty cold (highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s & lows in the mid 20s).

Bottled up the dried bay leaves for storage.

The tomatoes & peppers are up, as are the marigolds.
 
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The cold is starting to settle in, it's 43 degrees & still foggy this afternoon...

Made bread.

Cleaned all the sinks & marble countertops. then applied a coat of wax to them.

Mounted a 3X9 scope on 'Shorty' & boresighted it in with the laser.
 
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Yep, it's looking like a pretty nasty week... especially Monday. This will be the second coldest night in 29 years (the worst one was 6 degrees)... still balmy compared to N. Datoka standards... It's currently 32 degrees.

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Put the new state license sticker on my Jeep.

Turn the heat lamp on in the well house.

Watered all the flats in the greenhouse. Everything is up!!!
 
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UPDATE: Now they are forecasting a high of 20 degrees & a low of 2 degrees for Monday with winds NNW at 15 to 25 mph & the chance of snow at 60%. The wind chill is going to be BAD!!!

It's only 33 here right now, but most of the day has been below freezing...

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Periods of snow, freezing rain, and sleet will impact
Southeast Texas. Snowfall amounts will total approximately 1-3"
with the highest totals falling north of the Houston metro.
Areas in and north of the Houston metro are also expected to
receive 0.1-0.25" of accumulating ice. Areas south of the
Houston metro, including the coast and barrier islands, may
receive ice amounts of 0.1" or less.

* WHERE...All of Southeast Texas.

* WHEN...Precipitation will begin on Sunday afternoon as mainly
rain, transitioning to sleet and freezing rain overnight and
becoming a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain on Monday
morning. Precipitation will taper off by Monday evening.

* Hypothermia will be a possibility for those not dressed
appropriately. Brutally cold wind chill readings of -10 to 10
degrees will be likely Monday through Tuesday morning.
 
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Finished up preparations for the big freeze. Spent a little extra time wrapping up the philodendron plant. I have a 1000 watt bulb lit up underneath it. Last time this plant took a hit, it took forever for it to recover.
 
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