Posted on 05/19/2017 3:39:17 PM PDT by greeneyes
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The wide temp ranges are challenging - especially for the warm weather stuff.
Weather has been challenging here too. So much rain and lower temps - shaping up to be similar to last year which was awful for tomatoes.
Mom’s people were from that part of the state.
My Grandfather’s side of the family was named Wilkerson. They lived in Camdenton and were one of the two families that developed Bridal Cave into a tourist attraction. As a kid my Grampa Wilkie carried wet cement into the cave in 5-gallon buckets to pour the walkways and stairs. Both of Mom’s folks got sick with cancer in the early 80’s and had to sell out their share of the business to the people that run the cave now in order to cover medical expenses. Needless to say, it was a very sad time for us. They also owned the Bottle Museum and some vacation cabins on what was then the north side of Camdenton along 54 hiway. My Great Grandmother’s house sat where the Taco Bell is located now. The Bottle Museum and cabins were on the opposite side of the hiway directly across from her house. She passed in ‘68 and the property was sold, but you may remember it from your time there.
Grandmother’s side were Newtons. Their farm was on the Niangua and was flooded out when Tunnel Dam was built. The power company bought it and they retired to Lebanon.
Dad’s people came from Virginia by way of Kentucky in the late 1820s and settled here in Boone County to make their living as farmers. We still own 88 acres that was part of the homestead place just south of Columbia.
The country in me runs deep.
I will let you know. I need to get one of those measurement deals so I know for sure how much everything really uses.
The reviews said that the battery indicator didn’t work very well, so they weren’t sure without something else measuring how much had been used.
I just was reading that ResMed has approved Radio Shack Power Inverter catalog #22-132A for use with the cpap(I expect without the humidifier). That inverter is peak 200W for 5 minutes, and 140W continuous.
I sure hope what I bought works for at least 2 nights. Hubby said I should have gotten an even larger one so I could use a toaster - LOL.
I can’t even lay on the bench without putting my feet on the bench. LOL
Good job for the chickens. I keep trying to get hubby to repair the wren houses and hang them up. He always says ok, but then gets busy and doesn’t get to it.
I read that they like bugs, but not fruit/berries and are territorial so they drive away the birds that eat the berries.
Well, once I got on the CPAP, I have been much better. Removal of parathyroid tumors gave me another shot in the arm.
I told a friend of mine that I was making out a to do list of stuff to hurry up and do before I start feeling old again. LOL
So I just want to be able to manage our frequent shorter periods of power outages without the hassle of running the big portable gas fueled generator.
Look forward to your pictures.
Thanks so much for the pictures. I love flowers, but we have almost none - all the ones we tried over the years didn’t do very well - our front yard dirt is terrible.
We have put almost all our efforts since 2010 into the back yard gardens/food growth.
Thanks for the story. I am wiping tears from my eyes - haven’t laughed that much in a long time. LOL
What pray tell are they going to do with them when they are bigger? They won’t be able to survive in the wild will they? They won’t be able to be loose around the chickens. Will they ever be a trustworthy pet, or will they bite the hand that feeds them?
I see more dilemma’s in your future.
Thank you for that. I have tried to work real hard at it.
Daughter returned home this spring from a five year commitment to the Marine Corp. #2 Son is currently on the Carl Vinson CVN70 steaming around the Pacific somewhere in the vicinity of North Korea. #3 Son is a Bradley commander stationed in Ft. Riley, kansass, but currently deployed to South Korea. Both of those guys are a little over halfway into doing their 20. #1 Son is an operator for Ameren at the Callaway nuke plant, and works as a volunteer firefighter on a rural FD in his spare time.
I’m certainly no saint myself, but I feel like Mrs. Augie and I have at least done a decent job of raising our kids.
Honestly, I haven’t a clue how all of that is going to go.
I’ve got several buddies who have raised baby coons and they all say that they were the best pets they ever had.
The chicken thing is worrisome to me. What I’ve noticed so far is that the coons only steal chickens at night, and it’s only the momma coons that have babies who do it. Same deal with the red foxes. It’s only the mommas with babies that are willing to take a chance trying to sneak past my dogs.
Maybe growing up, assuming they live long enough to grow up, around the chickens they won’t bother them? My dogs couldn’t care less about the chickens these days, but they’ve been around them for years. They were trouble in the early days.
Maybe if I keep the coons well-fed they won’t be interested in chickens? I just don’t know.
If it doesn’t work out for them to stay here there are plenty of rescue shelters that are set up to handle wild critters that were orphaned when they were young.
Truth be told I’ve wanted a pet coon since I was a little kid so we’ll give it a shot and see what happens.
LOL. Now that last sentence is a surprise. Here I was feeling so sorry for you being stuck taking care of those babies, and thinking you were so noble to agree to do it when you would rather have bashed their heads.
Only to find out that you secretly were just as illogical as the ladies. LOL Bless your lil’ pea pickin’ heart!
Well, I had 15 of 16 Bush Early Girl seeds. Grew indoors for 2 months - never got big but looked healthy. One day in the Sun and they’re all pretty much dead. I’m trying some 20 cent seeds I got at Walmart. Put radishes (not my taste per se) in where they were today.
Same thing with carrots - 2-1/2 inches - dead after one day in the Sun. I have no idea how I grew a few dozen (tiny) carrots last year. They were outside the whole time. Must have been different breed.
So I’m going to try the cheap tomato and carrot seeds. 40 cent investment.
Meanwhile, the WM Bush Early Girl plant has 23+ tomatoes growing on her. Amazing.
I would have bashed em. I really would have. I wouldn’t have enjoyed it and I’m happy that I didn’t. The girls will be home tomorrow so I’ll be off the hook for awhile.
Daughter starts summer session at William Woods in a few weeks. She’ll be living on campus for a few weeks and the chicken stealers in training will be big enough by then to start making mischief.
Like I said, I’m a special kind of stupid. LOL
We have to do everything in raised beds. soil doesn’t perk.
No kidding. When I got home this afternoon, we had a change in the forecast: frost warning for tonight.
The only things at-risk are the tomatoes, and they have tires surrounding them. I put several layers of black plastic over them. Since the predicted low is about 35 (yes; frost can form at air temps above freezing) it won’t be a hard frost.
Just have to get out there early enough to prevent cooking them.
I have an inverter that I have never used as we don’t camp I’ve just used the battery and then just recharge it when the power comes back on. That battery is dang heavy and I keep it in the closet.
WOW what a saga, thanks for sharing the back story. And great pics. It will be beautiful when it’s done.
stunning!
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