It's sooo darn cute, I just want to look at it. One of these days I'll get tired of moving it around the refrigerator, and will finally crack it open. But until then, we'll just have to wonder if it has a yolk inside.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Some Things Come in Small Packages
We stopped out by the Hooligan's late yesterday, and along with the other 20 eggs we collected, there was this one special surprise! I'm not sure the photos will really give you an idea of its size, but it's just a bit bigger than a marble.
It's sooo darn cute, I just want to look at it. One of these days I'll get tired of moving it around the refrigerator, and will finally crack it open. But until then, we'll just have to wonder if it has a yolk inside.
It's sooo darn cute, I just want to look at it. One of these days I'll get tired of moving it around the refrigerator, and will finally crack it open. But until then, we'll just have to wonder if it has a yolk inside.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Here's Part of our Problem
O.K. I had to share this, and I know it doesn't pertain to the Compound, but we are so effected by this, that I could not let it pass.
I totally agree with this article by Susan Lapin. Much of our problem today is we're raising pansies for boys, and allowing girls to think that their emotional way of thinking is sound. Our kids tie at t-ball, everyone gets a trophy at the end so they all can "feel good about themselves". Our divorce rate breaks up families where boys are raised primariliy by their mothers, and girls have little or no influence from their fathers. We raised two very strong young women, with influence from both parents, taught them to be self sufficient, but that is not to say they were taught they did not need or to think less of men.
Maybe this is why, I get along better with most men than women. I had strong male role models while growing up, that kept the emotional nonsense at bay. Please read, Mrs. Lapin does a better job of explaining this issue than I ever could.
http://www.susanlapin.typepad.com/
I totally agree with this article by Susan Lapin. Much of our problem today is we're raising pansies for boys, and allowing girls to think that their emotional way of thinking is sound. Our kids tie at t-ball, everyone gets a trophy at the end so they all can "feel good about themselves". Our divorce rate breaks up families where boys are raised primariliy by their mothers, and girls have little or no influence from their fathers. We raised two very strong young women, with influence from both parents, taught them to be self sufficient, but that is not to say they were taught they did not need or to think less of men.
Maybe this is why, I get along better with most men than women. I had strong male role models while growing up, that kept the emotional nonsense at bay. Please read, Mrs. Lapin does a better job of explaining this issue than I ever could.
http://www.susanlapin.typepad.com/
Sunday, September 25, 2011
I'm Seeing Green
Well the Moose had another epiphany! What will become our outdoor shower on the back of the camper and deck, will also be a greenhouse for the cooler months! I'm anxious to give it a whirl this coming November and December. We have a few things to take care of, but as you can see by the photo, we're almost there!
I'll do a bit of research regarding temperatures and humidity, but I think we are well on our way. We have roll down blinds for the sides (when we shower), and are coming up with a plan for the doorway.
We spent the first part of our day on Saturday cleaning up an old UGLY, I mean UGLY shed that we got along the way. Actually we wanted the patio blocks, and had to take the shed to get them. So anyway, there it sat for over a year. What an eyesore!
The Moose decided to just use just the roof and scrap the sides. We put the roof on our old outdoor shower, and will close off the bottom to create a shed to house our gasoline and lawnmowers. It was as if the shower was built for this purpose. A few minor adjustments by the Moose, and it's good to go...
We had every intention of completing the screening of our deck on Saturday, but just ran out of time. We're 90% done, and should get it all done next weekend. Which by the way, is supposed to be down to 86 degrees! We can hardly wait to see what that feels like. It was another weekend of heat indexes in the lower 100's.
The only other thing to mention is the roaring sound we heard from "Sherman" the gator in our canal. It's amazing how loud they can be. Most of the year you hear absolutely nothing out of them, but this guy (or girl) was really belting it out! The gators pretty much left us alone this weekend, so no worries on that front.
Have a good week everyone, and thanks to those that recently became followers. I appreciate your support and look forward to reading your comments.
I'll do a bit of research regarding temperatures and humidity, but I think we are well on our way. We have roll down blinds for the sides (when we shower), and are coming up with a plan for the doorway.
We spent the first part of our day on Saturday cleaning up an old UGLY, I mean UGLY shed that we got along the way. Actually we wanted the patio blocks, and had to take the shed to get them. So anyway, there it sat for over a year. What an eyesore!
The Moose decided to just use just the roof and scrap the sides. We put the roof on our old outdoor shower, and will close off the bottom to create a shed to house our gasoline and lawnmowers. It was as if the shower was built for this purpose. A few minor adjustments by the Moose, and it's good to go...
We had every intention of completing the screening of our deck on Saturday, but just ran out of time. We're 90% done, and should get it all done next weekend. Which by the way, is supposed to be down to 86 degrees! We can hardly wait to see what that feels like. It was another weekend of heat indexes in the lower 100's.
The only other thing to mention is the roaring sound we heard from "Sherman" the gator in our canal. It's amazing how loud they can be. Most of the year you hear absolutely nothing out of them, but this guy (or girl) was really belting it out! The gators pretty much left us alone this weekend, so no worries on that front.
Have a good week everyone, and thanks to those that recently became followers. I appreciate your support and look forward to reading your comments.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Too Good to Be True and Give a Man a Fish
Crazy title right?!
The Moose and I decided to give the deck and camper a break this weekend and get to work on the garden. It's really late in starting, but we've had so much rain, even trying to walk in the garden was impossible. So we planted our starter plants (started at home from seed); tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower. We also planted from seed; beans, peas, squash, pumpkin, popcorn, watermelon, radishes, lettuce, and spinach. We'll see if our growing season is long enough this year, because we had frost/freeze nights last November. While I was tilling, the Moose cleaned out the strawberry patch. It seems that everything was overrun by grass and weeds. What a pain! Thank goodness we had 80% of the garden covered with black sheeting, otherwise, we'd basically have to start over. One thing about our strawberries, which I know isn't something they do south of here in Plant City, but we need to shade ours or they burn out. We had a tarp over them for the past 6 months or so, and they really took off. So the Moose and I decided to splurg on some material that would let the rain through, and some of the sun. Giving them the best of both worlds.
Now when I say too good to be true; I was attacked by the General! There I was with my back turned, filling up their feed container, and all of a sudden, attack of the killer rooster! I was so shocked. I grounded them all for the rest of the day. That'll show'em! Probably not, but it made me feel better anyway.
Finally, "give a man a fish"; I'm not sure how it happened or where they came from, but we have fish in our handmade, fully lined, no where near any other water, and the only fresh water for miles, pond! Hundreds of little suckers, of which I could pick out 3 different types. What they are exactly, who knows. But we have fish. Was this an attempt by God to provide us with fish, because we haven't had time to fish and need to, or was he laughing at our overall fishing skills? Either way, it made us laugh, and when you work your tail off like we do, you really need to laugh! They are too small, so I couldn't get a photo, but here's a cool panoramic of one angle of The Compound.
The Moose and I decided to give the deck and camper a break this weekend and get to work on the garden. It's really late in starting, but we've had so much rain, even trying to walk in the garden was impossible. So we planted our starter plants (started at home from seed); tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower. We also planted from seed; beans, peas, squash, pumpkin, popcorn, watermelon, radishes, lettuce, and spinach. We'll see if our growing season is long enough this year, because we had frost/freeze nights last November. While I was tilling, the Moose cleaned out the strawberry patch. It seems that everything was overrun by grass and weeds. What a pain! Thank goodness we had 80% of the garden covered with black sheeting, otherwise, we'd basically have to start over. One thing about our strawberries, which I know isn't something they do south of here in Plant City, but we need to shade ours or they burn out. We had a tarp over them for the past 6 months or so, and they really took off. So the Moose and I decided to splurg on some material that would let the rain through, and some of the sun. Giving them the best of both worlds.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Raising the Roof
We finished staining and adding the roof to the deck. Just in time too, as it started to rain, just as the Moose put the last screws in. It looks awesome, and does the job. Next is the screen and doors. Mowing was out, too much rain.
Lucy, our fashionista, was sick this week. We thought we were going to lose her on Thursday. Lethargic, and not behaving like a normal chicken. The Moose ran and got her some meds (Tetracycline), added to their water, and the next day she was much better, and by Saturday back to her sassy self. Actually she's not sassy at all, she's easy to handle, but like Lucy of greater fame, has her head in the clouds most of the time. We'll keep them on the meds until the middle of this next week. The Moose also picked up a mosquito repellent for farm animals. We've had soooooo much rain, that the blood thirsty pests swarm everywhere. It's safe for them, and their bedding, and made a huge impact on their living conditions. The Hooligan's were great fun again this weekend!
Have a great week!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
He Can Move Mountains!
I have to dedicate this weeks blog to the Moose! I have never in my life known anyone, or seen anyone, lift and/or move heavy objects like he can. That's how he got the nickname The Moose to begin with. Three guys on one end, the Moose on the other, and the Moose's end did the majority of the work, while the three pansies on the other end cried about how heavy it was. It's the same at the Compound. Except I don't cry about how heavy it is, I don't get a chance. He just moves it, or lifts it! He's amazing!
We had one of those long weekends, where we worked from sunup to sundown both Saturday and Sunday and another half a day on Monday, and wonder what we got accomplished. It's that everything we seemed to do was tedious and time consuming; drilling holes, cutting out notches, measuring, re-measuring, nailing in boards by hand, staining wood, etc. We're both tired and sore. But here's the latest photo of the deck. We have the roof and screening yet to install.
We also had help cleaning up the deck.
We had a guest show up at the Compound this weekend. Unfortunately, it was an unwanted guest. I'd say he was between 12 and 14 feet long, and he was on the hunt. He made me so nervous, I got out the handgun, and kept a vigilant eye on the Hooligans. This guy if given half the chance would eat me for dinner! Not the greatest photo, but here he is.
One of the nice things about having the camper refurbished is, it's suitable for our Senegal parrot Sunny to join us on the weekends. He enjoys the car rides, and watching the Hooligans in the yard from his window. We've had him around for 17 years, and is loved by all of those able to keep their fingers away from his cage.
Have a good week!
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