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  1. Oh, look, red cones…. Part of the gas company’s holes in our yard.
  2. Instead of the camo material, which was 3,000 dnr, supposed to be sun resistant. But temps, over the last few years have exceeded 120°F. So it died. We got a tarp for our kayaks, it lasted 6 years, got a replacement, it’s still doing good. So, he decided, to get me a tarp, like that, to cut up & make his seat covers & sun roof. Here’s the old seat covers…. The sun destroyed the drivers seat side…sooo… I’m planning to make a sun shade for the drivers side…. God willing….. I will share pics, when I’m done cutting, sewing and installing the ‘new’.
  3. Thank you, for your report! I’m not a sweet eater, but DH is. Right now, keeping up with his Hersheys dark chocolate habit, has been fun. I get 4 large bars, every grocery run. Also, his nuts. He’s been ordering sunflower seeds, from Amazon, 4, 16 oz bags. I freeze them, then jar them with absorbers. And his pure tart cherry juice… yikes, it’s expensive but the reviews say it is extremely good for his heart. Speaking of that, 3.8 cm aneurism, needs to be monitored annually. CT confirmed it. The Dr faxed the info to his heart Dr, his next apt is next week anyway…. Good grief, gotta go, his next Amazon order is here…. More of his juice and he ordered another tarp….so I can make replacement seat covers & top cover for his side by side….. AZ sun, disintegrated, the last ones I made, 4 years ago…. Sigh…..
  4. Yes indeed! I took the first pic about 9:30 am, by then, the water was already up to the house, in the shed and 2’ deep…. Lol, I rolled up my overalls, to my knees, went out to get my spade, to make sure my trench was open, and realized, I didn’t roll up my pants high enough…. I tried to make them laugh, telling them I didn’t need to water today & it was free! they did, one guy said I had an odd way of looking at the bright side…. Lol Everyone was soaked… the plume of water , coming out of the hole was 5’ tall! Squishy boots…..
  5. Water is back on, talked with them about who to call, if the 2” of water harmed my washer & dryer and the drywall in my shed…. They took my name & number. Sooo… tomorrow’s ToDo, is to remove all the wet stuff in the shed to prevent mold & assess the damage. Our poor neighbor got it worse…their den has always been flooded with heavy heavy rain. The city tried to eliminate the flooding hazards, but, have never succeeded, when we get 2-6”/hr…. I really don’t care, as long as the washer & dryer still work, drywall, meh…as long as it doesn’t mold. I will let everything dry out a few days. Typical electronics will be fine, as long as you don’t turn them on, until they are 100% dry. 2 bags of charcoal got 2” soaked, turned them on their side to let them dry…. Took the side by side to the PO, hardware store, market, & Dr office… coming home, it looked like the whole road around our driveway was filled with vehicles…. I had to laugh when 5 guys ushered me into my parking place. Fun, adventurous, drama filled day…. Very helpful & fun loving guys. They helped me keep my trench open, several times during it all.
  6. Lol, Mother. I wish. Standing water , but the river has subsided. City, fire department, water company, all around our yard. Sadly, the gas company, had dug 4’x4’x 4’ holes, at the junctions of each house t-connections. At least 4 in our alley, and everyone is now flooded. Our neighbors yard & back of her house got flooded, just as bad, however, she was very concerned about the river of water filling the tortoise hole, wow! It was flowing in there for over an half an hour! The ‘big guy’ was out, neck extended, sitting on a large rock, avoiding the flood. They dumped a load of dirt to advert the flow, when they saw it flooding our carport. City & gas company are working on the ruptured line, while the gas co. is digging another 4x4x4 hole near our fire hydrant…. No running water yet. Thank God we drink bottled water, and have the ‘hot tub’ for grey water to flush…. And, yes, puppies got to play in the water….
  7. Gas company is replacing our city lines…. My yard and alley are a flooding river! They hit the main line,at the edge of our yard…1’ of water still flowing…. I’ve been out with a shovel digging a trench into the alley & making sure it doesn’t clog with debris… yard, driveway, shed…all flooded! So, I took a bucket & watered my raised gardens too. Hope my washer & dryer are ok… Now, the dogs are playing in the water.
  8. Indeed! Jury Duty tomorrow @7:30 am, in the next town over…10 miles one way…. Got my shopping list.
  9. I made a huge mistake…. I used tongs, to harvest my prickly pear fruit. Just enough to make some gelatin… gave the turtle next door, 2, he munched them quickly. However, I had squeezed the tong too hard, causing the juice to get on the tongs…. Not thinking, I licked the tongs…. Ack!!! One tiny, tiny, spine got stuck in the top of my mouth, in the back soft area, by my tonsils j!!! No, glue, would not help, or tape, or tweezers! 3 days later, after scratching with my fingernails, I think it devolved……. Lesson learned!
  10. Sadly, I have found Miracle Grow bags of soil being contaminated with bugs, specifically fungus gnats, the larvae are in the soil. Every single bag I have punched in the last 5 years, have killed all the plants I planted in it. Even the bags I leave in the AZ sun & heat, give it a month or two and the gnats start swarming out of the soil. I’ve even baked the soil, 20 minutes, at 400°F in the oven, and still get the infestation. I won’t buy it anymore. I used to trust their products. Now, I use my garden soil, for my house plants and the difference is outstanding. No gnats, and the plants are exceeding my expectations.
  11. I do zinc, vit D, C daily. Especially after traveling. Oregano, seems to put me back to normal rather quickly. Fed the birds, cleaned up piles of puppy fuzz in the house, watered the garden, washed out the bird water dishes…mosquitos….are nasty this year. Went & got his meds….& picked up a few items from WM, next door to the pharmacy. (Need to figure out how to remind him to take his meds.) Dinner was chicken mole’ with a pot of Mexican beans, so I can make moms bean juice and extra refried beans for us. Used a jar of home canned chicken stock to cook the chicken, then reduced it enough to make a nice mole’ sauce. He loved it. Dogs loved the skins, without the chocolate sauce. Lol.
  12. Sorry, some of my canning instructions were handed down, plus, back then, before all the rules & regulations kicked in….we always had wax. Made our own too. I can’t count how much we used it in canning. I guess, I need to do more research to get ‘up to date’ on the regs.
  13. Ok…. Sorry…. Here’s a pic of ‘old’ instructions I’ve added to in my cook books….years ago…. I have never had a jar to fail sealing….
  14. Definitely, Pauline… I had forgotten the name, but, it’s supposed to be really good.
  15. Good Evening, Yes, I was able to mow the yard…filled my mulch bin with the clippings… so…. I didn’t do much today, diatomaceous the ant mounds in the yard, Amdro’d the pavement ant hill, by the sidewalk, dumped 10 gallons of water collected from the AC defrosting, fed the birds, cooked dinner, took a couple pics of some mushrooms sprouted by the vacant chicken coop… wanna see? Not edible…sadly, I was hoping. Trimmed the peppermint and celery, growing in the kitchen window, because DH didn’t water them when I went to TX…. Poor plants were terribly withered. Thankfully, water & trimming, has made them respond. I will put the trimmings in the sun tomorrow, to dry, then add them to my spice jars.
  16. Yup, depression sucks. When I get those feelings, I go out to my yard and take my anxiety/depression out, by pulling weeds and praying for anyone and everyone I know…. Sing hymns, Christian songs… my neighbors probably think I’m nuts..lol. God knows… My Grandmother used to stomp on the weeds, saying she was stomping the devil out of them. Lol. Yup, it works. Every time I see a feather float to the ground, I think a guardian angel lost a tiny feather….. silly, but it works to pull me out of my funk, & makes me smile. Honestly, IDK how I’m going to handle the future, but, I do know, beyond a shadow of doubt, God will get me through it. It’s all in His hands….. se-la-vie…(sp)…….. what will be……. But, in my mind… I’m panicking….Sigh….. P.S. MIL loves to have Mayberry on the TV…. dang…stupid whistling tune won’t leave my head now….. love fishing because of that show……..
  17. Ok, I think I lost my post….. Radar…. Moving down from right to left…. The lower cell might hit us…. (The “East” pic above.) Nope…it’s going to go around us..lol. Typical AZ weather.. lol.
  18. East……heading towards us…. West….with thunder….. coming at us…..too… and I wanted to mow tomorrow….. not if we get hit…. 1-2” of rain…. My yard look s like a …. (Can’t think of the word…an alfalfa field before bailing?…….grass is over 6” tall!)
  19. Good grief! I don’t think I could handle that! Average, “ history “, humidity here…10%. But, you remember that, when you lived here. We can handle the heat, as long as, we don’t have humidity. Add it to our heat index, and it takes your breath away when you step outdoors! Lol
  20. I was looking at the weather apps today. Wow!!! The SW is getting some much needed rain!!! Glad you are getting moisture up there, I know you all really need it, MT_R. DH/home was being socked HARD! Reds & yellows! this morning, as I got on the road in TX. I was blessed to miss the blunt of the storm that hit MIL, light sprinkles as I got on I-10. Close to Las Cruses, rain got somewhat heavier, but as I entered the city, most of it was gone. Passed BP check point, had some misting as I approached the city my friend lives in…a couple showers when I went to visit her. Her driveway had at least an inch, but, her garden was fantastic!!!!!! Last month, it hardly looked like a garden…more like desert sand, now, OMG!!! Tomatoes are 4’tall producing watermelons that fill a 10x10’ area. Seriously, she’s getting tomatoes by the bushel, squash, corn, melons, etc. wow!! Left her house, hit the highway, hit a steady downpour to Lordsburg. Had to get gas, was blessed by a light sprinkle, to pay & refill. Rained an average downpour until I hit the AZ border…… Cloudy, temps rising, then partly cloudy, temps rising, then, hardly any clouds….temps in the high 90’s. Wow,the humidity is tough. 98°F when I pulled into, the standing water in, our driveway.
  21. Jeepers, look up oil of oregano. It’s a natural anti biotic, anti fungal and much more…… https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-oil-oregano#1-2 If I feel like I an getting a cold, bladder infection, etc…. I take it for a week. Amazing stuff, cured my ulcer/stomach issues. I got a bladder infection, it was gone in a couple of days, but, I kept taking for the week. Flu/cold… 2 days…same thing. Traveling exposes me to a plethora of crud… I take one a day…. And minor symptoms of the flu/cold vanish. A friend of mine, has sever kidney infections, regularly, she started doing the “week” and has only had one in the last year, which stopped in 2 days, after resuming her dose. I’ got lack of taste, last year, couldn’t find out why. Nothing tasted right, left a nasty taste in my mouth. Decided to try my oregano oil, and within 3 days I was overwhelmed by taste & smell. IDK, that’s my experience…Check the data, & with your Dr, if it is ok to take with whatever meds you regularly take. I’m also lazy sometimes, so I just by the gel caps on line…
  22. Good Morning, IDK what happened to your “quote” box. Still looking for possibilities and/or solutions. Thought, maybe it might have been the Theme you are using, however, it didn’t seem to be having any trouble, when I tried it. Still looking…..
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