Vic303

HAL: Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop Dave? Stop, Dave.

Ouch, MTR! Did not know your DH was having serious health issue! I will pray for you both.

DH and I both had the full series of 3 shots for Lymerix. We had no adverse reactions. Here are a pair of good articles about what happened. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2870557/ https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/52/suppl_3/s253/444754/Vaccines-against-Lyme-Disease-What-Happened-and

Hi all! Glad to see this place isn't dead. I miss the old days here. Hope everyone I remember is doing OK. Vic

Hey MTR, be sure to get some hunting softpoints for that old Mosin. It's heavy enough for bear (Russian equivalent of .30-06 essentially). The only thing a handgun will do, is piss off the bear.

Getting ready to build our chicken coop. Planning on a dozen birds eventually. Going to start with buff orps, and add rir's next spring.

Well it has been an eventful year or so here. DH was in a difficult, toxic situation at work for the first 10mo of 2015. Boss issues... But that all changed in Nov, after he got a transfer to his old group, and he moved 90mi away during the week. Transfers are usually a year long wait in his company. His came thru in ten days! This meant we were having to list our home for sale NOW! And had a bunch of stuff to do to make that happen. But seriously, God was driving this bus, and we were just along for the ride! Our house listed in Jan, and we had a contract in two days at over our asking price. T left us scrambling to find a place to live. Our offer on a ten acre place was rejected soundly despite being at full asking price. Since I had prayed for clarity on that offer, it was apparent God did not want us there. I won't bore y'all with the details of the story of buying our new home, but suffice it to say, we like it! We have an acre, a 24x30 shop, and a real pool. Chickens are allowed, so we will be building a coop big enough for a dozen layers. We are now up to the big Rhodesian Ridgebacks in our pack. They are all big sweet dogs, and our newest, Ranger, thinks he has to save you from the pool. Unfortunately, he actually attempts to drown you instead! Once it warms up enough we will work with him on that problem. We still have a ton of stuff in storage, but we are whittling it down weekly. It takes about 90 min to drive to the storage unit, so I have to plan for it. That's all from here for now. If anyone has a good coop design, please let me know. I'm thinking of Buff Orpington and RIR's as my starter hens.

Making my first attempt to smoke cheese. I have some sliced provolone and brickcheddar on the smoker, with about 8 briquettes lit and a big pile of wet applewood chips on top of the coals. I am supposed to try to smoke it for 4hrs, but we will see. I also filled the waterbowl in the smoker to act as a heat sink. I don't want the cheese to melt!

Thanks MTR, I fixed the link in my post also.

Folks I wanted to share the word that a book by a friend of mine if available free on Kindle for the next day or two. The Book of Barkley, life and love thru the eyes of a Labrador retriever.http://www.amazon.com/Book-Barkley-Through-Labrador-Retriever-ebook/dp/B00M7GCTZO/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1424264095&sr=1-1&keywords=the+book+of+barkley It is currently#5 in sales on Amazon, and I would like to see it make #1 if possible. Since it is free right now I am hoping you all will help me out. Btw, all her profits from the book really do go to help various animal rescue organizations. Thanks Vic

Thank you my friends. All is well here--just busy with life.

I have to recommend a book to everyone here on Mrs.S. who has ever given their heart to a dog to tear (Yes, I'm quoting Kipling...). You owe it to yourself to get a copy of The Book of Barkley, by L.B. Johnson, on Outskirts Press. It just got a super review from Kirkus Reviews, and also from the San Francisco Book Review. You can find it on Amazon in both Kindle and dead tree editions, Nook, and ibook. The author's proceeds from the sales of the book go to support various animal rescue groups. You can also see photos of the handsome Barkley, and catch some other tales and exploits at the Book of Barkley Blog. I hope you go read the reviews, and buy the book. I am NOT the author, though I do own a copy of the book, and I have stayed at a Holiday Inn...

Been hot here the last couple weeks. Temps near 100*F, as is typical in late August in NTX. Eagerly awaiting a cooler Fall.

Can't make it this year. Conflicts with an existing family vacation to see my Mom. Have fun everybody!

thanks for the info folks. I will check out her blog. I'm glad to know Ward is doing ok.

Lunamother and Ward? I was thinking of them both this week, and wondered if anyone had heard from them?

Sourced locally now, from a large bee-operation east of town. I get in on the local bulk honey order a couple times a year if I can, and get the honey at a big discount, though due to the size of the order it takes a while for delivery. If I order and pay retail from them, they will ship it free (over $50) and I get it the next day because of how close I am to their place.

Happy Mammatus Dominator

Oh my dear friend Bear, I do miss you!

Congrats! May she grow healthy and strong, and may her mom have an easy and safe pregnancy and delivery!

I am sorry for your loss, but take comfort in knowing that you do not grieve without His Hope. May God continue to send you comfort and peace in all that you do.

News is stating shooter was a "sperm donor" to one of the students. I will not call such scum a Dad, because he obviously is not a Dad. He is murdering scum.

Glad your surgery went well Mac! HOpe you are doing better now, after your fall off the porcelain throne!

But if you have priced nursing homes or assisted living centers, they tend to run upwards of $5k/month. So at 60$/day, the Holiday Inn is cheaper.

O I am still blogging, but do it now on my main site. It seemed silly to post it in two places at the same time...