Started spraying RoundUp around the home site.
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Made Sicilian flat bread as we are having bruschetta for supper tonight.
Did the weekly shopping.
Did the weekly shopping.
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Managed to find some " Black Diamond" watermelon seeds. Will try to knock this out this weekend. Burn pile sure comes in handy.
Planted 5 more evergreens to replace things that died from the big freeze.
Made stuffed jalapenos to go with our supper.
Made stuffed jalapenos to go with our supper.
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Made bread.
Made a pound cake for dessert.
Continued working in the garden.
Cut the basil back & prepped the cuttings to go in the dehydrator.
Watered the garden, back flowerbed, all the trees, porch pots & hanging baskets.
Made a pound cake for dessert.
Continued working in the garden.
Cut the basil back & prepped the cuttings to go in the dehydrator.
Watered the garden, back flowerbed, all the trees, porch pots & hanging baskets.
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Continued working in the garden, then watered it.
It rained a little this morning, so I can't start working in the garden till it dries some...
Harvested more basil & prepped it for dehydrating.
Made a batch of lemon bars for the neighbor's lil' girl down the road.
Harvested more basil & prepped it for dehydrating.
Made a batch of lemon bars for the neighbor's lil' girl down the road.
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Finished the build of the long range bench rest gun.
Refilled the redbird feeders & put up another seed block.
Seasoned up chicken that I'll put on the smoker for supper tonight. Mrs. Ranch is making macaroni salad to go with it.
Ground up the dehydrated basil.
Refilled the redbird feeders & put up another seed block.
Seasoned up chicken that I'll put on the smoker for supper tonight. Mrs. Ranch is making macaroni salad to go with it.
Ground up the dehydrated basil.
Made bread.
Refilled the hummingbird feeders in the back yard. Not much of a migration this spring, just the resident birds that stay here.
Refilled the hummingbird feeders in the back yard. Not much of a migration this spring, just the resident birds that stay here.
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Did the weekly shopping.
Made a chocolate cake with vanilla icing for dessert tonight.
Made a chocolate cake with vanilla icing for dessert tonight.
Headed up to Fayette county today with the family. The time has arrived to start making plans to escape Needville, TX. Houston is making its way here much faster than I would have ever anticipated. This poor little farming town is going to be swallowed up by the city in 10 years.
We’re going to visit my Dad’s old home place near Ledbetter, TX. This property has been in the family for 3 generations. My great grandparents landed there with only a wooden chest from Germany. The old place has seen better days, so I’m going to give it a shakedown today to start making a plan.
We’re going to visit my Dad’s old home place near Ledbetter, TX. This property has been in the family for 3 generations. My great grandparents landed there with only a wooden chest from Germany. The old place has seen better days, so I’m going to give it a shakedown today to start making a plan.
On the colder side here today, 54 degrees & a strong north wind. It doesn't look like I will be doing anything outside today.
Still on the colder side here today, but not quite as windy... I'll just putter in the house again today.
Made Italian bread & a small loaf of garlic bread.
Mounted a Vortex Viper HSLR 6-24x50 (1st focal plane) scope on the bench rest rifle I built, using a dual quick release base. Then bore-sighted it in with the laser.
Cut the grass. Also did around the barn & the roads.
Watered the garden, asparagus bed, the porch pots, all the trees & the greenhouse.
Mounted a Vortex Viper HSLR 6-24x50 (1st focal plane) scope on the bench rest rifle I built, using a dual quick release base. Then bore-sighted it in with the laser.
Cut the grass. Also did around the barn & the roads.
Watered the garden, asparagus bed, the porch pots, all the trees & the greenhouse.
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R & R's the filter in the well house. Then added the salt to the water softener.
Fed the cattle.
Burned the trash.
Went to move the leftover hay into the barn, but the tractor is dead. I thought it was the battery but I tried jump-starting it to no avail. My neighbor came down & moved it for me, so I could rotate the cattle to the front pasture.
Fed the cattle.
Burned the trash.
Went to move the leftover hay into the barn, but the tractor is dead. I thought it was the battery but I tried jump-starting it to no avail. My neighbor came down & moved it for me, so I could rotate the cattle to the front pasture.
Cold & windy here this morning (43 degrees).
Cleaned & refill the bird's water trough.
Cleaned & refill the bird's water trough.
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Still on the cool side here...
Made bread.
Did the weekly shopping this morning as it is suppose to rain tomorrow.
Side dressed everything in the garden with fertilizer & watered it in.
Water all the hanging baskets.
Made bread.
Did the weekly shopping this morning as it is suppose to rain tomorrow.
Side dressed everything in the garden with fertilizer & watered it in.
Water all the hanging baskets.
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Drizzling here, off & on...
Cleaned & refilled the wasp traps on the back porch.
Made a carrot cake w/creme cheese frosting for our neighbor's lil' boy (he said this is his favorite cake).
Cleaned & refilled the wasp traps on the back porch.
Made a carrot cake w/creme cheese frosting for our neighbor's lil' boy (he said this is his favorite cake).
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Nice day here, 82 & sunny, so I spent it working in the garden.
Continued working in the garden.
Watered the garden, asparagus bed, crape myrtles & the porch pots.
Spent the afternoon sitting on the back porch with Mrs. Ranch & Dieter watching the wildlife.
Watered the garden, asparagus bed, crape myrtles & the porch pots.
Spent the afternoon sitting on the back porch with Mrs. Ranch & Dieter watching the wildlife.
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Made bread.
Made pizza dough & sauce fo tonight's supper.
Made a butter pecan cake for dessert.
Cleaned/refilled the hummingbird feeders on the front porch.
Spent most of the day jacking with rewiring the TV because the satellite receiver died. Mrs. Ranch is learning to deal with streaming as her replacement will not be here for 4 or 5 days. I was hoping that she would just get rid of DISH & save a $100 per month...
Made pizza dough & sauce fo tonight's supper.
Made a butter pecan cake for dessert.
Cleaned/refilled the hummingbird feeders on the front porch.
Spent most of the day jacking with rewiring the TV because the satellite receiver died. Mrs. Ranch is learning to deal with streaming as her replacement will not be here for 4 or 5 days. I was hoping that she would just get rid of DISH & save a $100 per month...
Went to town to get a haircut.
Remove the bottom weather stripping on both garage doors as the replacement seals are suppose to arrive tomorrow. Also thoroughly clean the interior of the doors as I have additional insulation on order that I will install upon arrival.
Remove the bottom weather stripping on both garage doors as the replacement seals are suppose to arrive tomorrow. Also thoroughly clean the interior of the doors as I have additional insulation on order that I will install upon arrival.
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Spent the day taking the online courses to renew my applicator's license. This is painful because they make you sit through the boring BS before you can take the test.
Installed the new weatherstripping on the bottom of each garage door.
Installed the new weatherstripping on the bottom of each garage door.
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Continued taking the online courses to renew my applicator's license. More pain... I started again at 0400 hrs & finally finished it about 2130 hrs.
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Finally getting some serious rain, 2.73" thus far!!! We really needed it.
Worked on installing the additional insulation on the garage doors. I got half of this rainy-day project done & will finish it tomorrow.
Worked on installing the additional insulation on the garage doors. I got half of this rainy-day project done & will finish it tomorrow.