Thursday’s Chores include, but are not limited to:
Cleaning Houseplants (Some need haircuts, some need to go to the compost!)
Clean out potato basket and add MORE potatoes that kind Neighbor Nick gave me!
I moved the two Rosemary plants to the greenhouse, and they seemed to have survived the 19 degree weather we had last week. I am going to clip some for cooking, and clip a LOT to keep fresh in water and use them as little ‘wreathes’ on Christmas packages this year. On brown craft paper, it will look so cute - pretty white ribbon bows, too. Of course, ones that root well between now and then will go in little starter pots under lights until seed starting time.
Freshen a bouquet of fall flowers (all kinds of Mums!) that I found at Walmart earlier in the week. I have two many crammed in there so will make a few arrangements with them and clipped tree branches (mostly Oak) that still have leaves.
Dump my porch fern - that did NO survive the 19 degree weather, LOL!
Put out my hanging suet logs and get ready for the Woodpecker onslaught. Re-arrange other bird feeders and set up my Bird Feeding Station by the kitchen porch window. The small songbirds just LOVE that and it’s fun watching them up close.
Make Beef Vegetable Soup. (Real beef, not bear, LOL!)
Beau & Jeff are on their way back from CO. Jeff got a VERY nice buck - they could’ve stayed longer and tried for a MAGNIFICENT one, but they were both tired and tired of a week spent in the woods. They should be home Friday afternoon - will drive all day today, stay over with their ‘other wives & famlies’ in Iowa, then be home Friday afternoon. Works out great, as I’ll be with the BFFs on Friday, ‘doing lunch’ and Christmas shopping and he can take over the animal chores for me. Score! :)
Got my diagnosis back from the VA on my bone scam. It’s official! I’m OLD! I have Osteopenia, which is less than Osteoperosis, but still needs some tending to. My bones don’t have the mineral strength that they used to. I am in no danger of fall fractures (unless kicked by a steer or a mule!) but I need to up my CALCIUM intake (ordered Calcium and D supplements; I promise to drink more milk!) and I’m supposed to spend more time outdoors IN THE SUN. ROFLMAO! Um, Yeah. Dermatology is already lopping off parts of my FACE and telling me to stay OUT of the sun! So, which do I chose, Doc? Bad bones or more skin cancer? *Rolleyes*
Anyhow, I’m pretty sure I’ll survive this. I’ll survive anything until that very last thing that kills me. ;)
Congrats on the deer! Glad he is coming home.