things round here # 2

Things have been going good, not only for us but all our friends to the south. The Midlands are finally drying out, but the damage is done and much work is needed to fix what the flooding destroyed.

  A couple of weeks ago Senior bought us this double burner stove. When the new house is done, we will be moving it into a storage building that will sit right out from the side porch, I will move my umpteen canning jars, and all the supplies in that as well. Thus making it the canning supply room.
 Senior had Monday off for the Columbus Day. So we did some potatoes. The best part is being able to have two pressure cookers running at the same time. It is also great in case of emergencies, just another way to be prepared for whatever life throws you.

ND was about to pee his pants to finally cut his pumpkin, The kid is so excited about Halloween that he  couldn't stand it any longer. While it was no where near the size it could have been, it isn't bad. Bigger then a basketball, and weighs around 10-15 pounds. Next year though we will get them in the ground much earlier.

  Libby absolutely despises "Black Jack"the rooster and I believe the feeling is mutual.The two crack me up when they get started going at it. On this day his feathers were getting incredibly ruffled and he was trying to spur her through the wire.

 

 

 

It is turning much cooler here, lows will be in the 30s next week.We have enjoyed beautiful fall weather, and keeping the windows open. It is a welcome break from the drought and hot temps of the summer.  Have a blessed Day...    -JUGM

Where My Heart Is..

Pulling away from the country estate yesterday made me incredibly sad. I looked at the new tire swing that was hung up for the boys, it looked lonely, the sounds of the boys laughing and playing on it still echo through my head. Oh how much fun did they have on that !  The back pasture where the neighbors horses roam was empty.. another light rain was beginning to fall, the weather demonstrated my sentiment.

Our weekend  went well, and very relaxing. We took our new bows, and NW got practice time in with the youth one he got for his Birthday last week :

Senior whipped out his new Diamond Infinitive Edge

Then on Saturday more rain showers, and  Ruger decided he needed a drink of water.

Since Kymber commented how she loves swings. Here is another one that is on our property. My father in law put this one on a hill over looking the garden. I like to sit in it and watch the boys catch fire flies.  Then there are some more scenic pictures. I love taking pictures of nature and rustic things.

 This is my Father in Laws old Farmall Tractor. He would load the boys up in that trailer and take them for a ride.



 The gravel driveway now covered in weeds...lots of work to do to make it

 look like it use to.

Some of the large flint rock boulders on the property. Hence the nick name "Rocky Top"

These in particular are my favorite as every year I pose the boys on them for pictures.

Rocky Top is so rocky that you can't dig more then a few inches in to the ground before hitting rocks. Over the many years of going there, I have brought back numerous small ones, they line the bottom of my fish tank, or sit as decoration on a table top.  



 

 Now we are back in Florida, It depressed me pulling in to the subdivision. My house may be here,  but my home is there and we all know that home is where the heart is. Mine is on that place of beauty and peace. I think of it now just sitting up there alone and waiting on us to come back to it. Frozen in time, until the sound of laughter fills it again soon.....

 

-JUGM

Cleaning the Ruger....Literally!

Yes we love firearms so much, we named our dog RUGER....Today he was so dirty..and smelly, but was perfectly happy, until I rocked his world and forced him off the couch for a bath....Poor Ruger. He is the 80# Boxer that thinks he is a little chihuahua..he has no idea just how big and clumsy he  is.

I pushed and pushed until I got him in the water:

"Scrub a dub dub..Rugers in the tub"

"somebody please save me from this crazy woman" !

All Clean!

Next up for our big boy...Nail Trim...SHHHHHHHH!!!!!