Stuffins

I found this picture of S's Father (on left) while he was on vacation in Florida in the 1940"s.

I am pretty sure no one dresses this well for vacation now.

They look so classy and almost gangster.

 They weren't, at least he wasn't.

I have sorted so many old pictures that are not identified.

Please label your photos or they are worthless to the decedents.

Broilers are doing well.

There is always that one that has to be difficult though.

This cat Alice is a hot mess.

You never know what she will bring home to play with.

I moved the mature ewes to the field which is deep in grasses this year at this time.

Should help put them bulk up a bit.

LN and I decided to not show at DE State Fair in July this year.

Too many unanswered questions with Covid-19.

That meant the yearlings could join the ewes and go out to pasture as well.

Much easier on the wallet to feed them.

We will pull them back up in time for the fall show preparations.

I was dressed to go away when S decided to wring off bolts and shear pins on the bushhog.

Guess who had to go pull, tug, lift and dig through the grease to re-hook and fix it?

I did a thing.

I am 3 almost 4 months into growing out my grey hair.

I decided 6 weeks before Covid quarantine to stop coloring my hair.

Today I decided 3 almost 4 inches of the leftover colored part could leave my head.

Lighten the load for summer.

There will be a repeat in another 3 months maybe sooner.

I am disappointed in how much I have blown on color and how hard this grow out is because of that.

The chemicals and maintenance are horrible among other moral issues I have struggled with.

No selfies, I stink at those.

Still probably take a year to totally grow through the grey to the ends but it's a start.

My wavey/curley hair can't be cut too short or I'd buzz it.

Maybe by winter I can go short enough to make a difference.

Small wonders in the Diamond state...

After torrential rain the other day the ground is very soft and pliable.

Can't you tell by the way the green bean seeds are trying to say hello?

It's been 7 days since I planted them.

7 hot and dry, windy, cold and rainy days all at once.

A week of extremes of course even for Delaware.

At least they seem to be alive.

Grateful for small wonders!

Yesterday I had to hightail it to PA to pack and haul LN's college apartment home.

She had a 10:30 apt at which time her key fob turned on.

There were 4 doors to get through from truck to apt and back with each load.

Exactly 2 hours later it turned off ready or not.

When she left in early March she was told it'd be 2-3 weeks max.

Not months people but weeks...

3 of the 4 girls in her apartment walked out with books for online work and some (not all) clothing.

Oh yeah, they also only allowed 2 people to accomplish this fete in 2 hours.

Roommates scheduled separately.

I have never hauled a*s so fast as that day.

We made it with less than 10 min to spare.

We went back in after dumping totes and floatsam at the back of the truck on the ground.

We made a good tour of what was left double checking everything.

First girl out forgot so much but we had no way to haul more.

Last girl was after us so maybe she could but we aren't sure.

Afterwards we pushed, shoved and packed the truck.

Oh yeah it was misting rain on the way up and during and once on way home.

Funtimes!

4 girls shared a 4 bedroom apt with common kitchen/living room and 1 bathroom.

LN owned 75% of kitchen things.

Not her but another roommate that remained a few weeks after LN left food in the fridge.

You can only imagine how fun that was.

Luckily the college forbids upholstered furniture to prevent bugs (ewww) so none of that to deal with.

LN had other furniture like shelving units and storage items.

The 4 door was stuffed to the ceiling and truckbed was full up.

It's all home and being resorted, washed up and repacked for the fall (hopefully) semester.

She made me feel bad...

MamaPea commented it was nice to see me post.

This made me feel bad because I know I have been slacking MamaPea ;}`

No promises but I will try to post more regularly.

Life has been crawling along here in Delaware.
Constant complaining from every customer I have and other people I interact with.
We can't do this or that....
I have about had it listening to it.
If you don't like the rules, break them or come up with an alternative.
Stop complaining because it isn't going to solve anything.
Not one is losing their house or going hungry or lost their job that I have talked to.
People are mad because they can't shop or eat out or go to beach or vacation.
Is that what we are learning from all of this?
Maybe consider saving 6 months expenses so if this happens again your bills are covered.
Maybe lower your debt so the belt isn't pulled so tight.
Maybe learn to cook simple things that are healthier than processed take out or restaurant food.
Maybe learn to make your own coffee drinks you waste $4.00-$5.00 on each day.
Maybe learn that spending time with your family is more important than anything else.
Maybe if your kids annoy you so much and don't listen its your fault for not teaching them better.
Maybe it isn't the school or day cares responsibility to raise your children.
Maybe you will survive this and learn something to better the world.

The garden is happening despite Mother Nature.
The wind is so constant the ground is drying out without the heavy mulch and newspaper I use.

I use it because I am lazy and don't want to weed when it's 80+* out.
A side benefit is retaining moisture and lowering ground temperature though ;}~

I'll take any help I can get when it's too hot to care about weeding.
A double row of Blue Lake green beans are in the bare dirt in the middle row.
They will be mulched as usual after they show above ground.
The lower end is heavy in weed seeds so I am tarping it this year to try to get a handle on them.
Some rain over the next few days was expected but now it has been pushed back to Friday.
Hooked up the second well today on the other side of the greenhouse.
Hopefully we do get a nice soaking rain though .
There is nothing like it for germination and growth of plants.
Some sunshine is helpful too.

Keeping me sane???

I am not sure that is true after frost killed my plants twice!!!

The first frost all me.

I tried to rush my tomato plants and had to replant.

OK no problem I admit fault.

Second time though I covered the plants with pots and frost still killed my plants.

I thought maybe I didn't get out to remove the pots in time the next morning.

I worried I cooked them when sun heated up the black plastic pots.

But no the marigolds that were not covered were frozen also.

Third time is the charm right?

The short video of my garden will not load here , I've tried 3x.

See the wee lil jalapeño peppers forming?

Me and LN love poppers so this is anticipated.

People panicing over virus are buying up plants at my local greenhouses.

It took trips to three to locate 4 plants to replant my jalapeños.

The last greenhouse is not visible from the road so not heavily traveled and she only had 4 left.

The onions were spared and are growing well so far.

Yellow onions  and Candy Red onions which is new variety to me.

The dill was covered but survived also.

I was and am confused.

Around my house I have a few tomato plants and a pepper and some herbs.

{Ease of snacking and throwing in supper pot and not wanting to compost leftovers from 6 packs}

My garden and greenhouse are down in the field where we have a second well to use.

It is about 200-250 ft away from the house.

All plants around the house survived.

Shearing is still ongoing.

Tomorrow a high of 85* is expected.

Hopefully I can shear the remaining mature ewes.

I am sure they will appreciate it and I'll be glad to complete the task.

I am on my own as LN started her summer job this week.

I can easily do it myself as these ewes have been sheared enough times to know the routine.

I use a stand , my back thanks me.

Irises are popping.

I have variegated also but the picture isn't the greatest.

Vibrant red gerber daisy is a favorite.

I love Lantana as well .

The multicolors on one plant/bloom always seem so cheerful.

I wish I could ask my Mom-n-law who passed away on April 19th at 94 yrs old about this .

There are enough balls/skeins to crochet many more blocks .

The tablecloth would have been huge if she used all of them.

I'm just not sure this was hers??

Although she crocheted I never saw her do more than baby afghans.

I wonder.....

As I go through her belongings there are so many questions left unanswered.