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Getting Married

Well friends, at the age of 60 I am going to get married. We have been dating for about five years and we are ready to tie the knot. He is a collector of fine things and I am a collector of fine things. This will be fun putting together all of our treasures. WhenContinue reading “Getting Married”

Juicing

I was given a brand new juicer. I do not eat many vegetables and thought this would be a good way to get some vitamins in my system. My first recipe was oranges, lemons and strawberries. That was really good. Ok I might be able to do this. I read the recipe book and offContinue reading “Juicing”

Code Blue ICU 8

I am still at the ICU with a friend and it has been a rough night. A procedure had to be done that we were not expecting. The procedure went well. We are all tucked in and ready to go to sleep. My friend is resting well… Then all of a sudden…. Code Blue. TheContinue reading “Code Blue ICU 8”

Getting Old Sucks

I am at the hospital with a friend that went into renal failure. Friend is on the mend. Thank God. I work as a QA person at a food manufacturing plant. I am really attentive to procedures and rules. Every place works from standard procedures, especially hospitals. I have seen short cuts taken and haveContinue reading “Getting Old Sucks”

Cashew Farming

I am interested in cashew farming. I met a friend from Vietnam and she told me her family had a cashew farm. I have always been interested in cashew farming. I wonder if you have to be in a tropical environment for cashew farming. If you have any insight, please give me advice. Thanks. PeaceContinue reading “Cashew Farming”

Pecans

I spoke to a fella the other day and he told me that I could get a pecan company out to my place to shake my pecan trees and they might pay me as much as $10000. He said all I had to do was clean up under the base of each tree before theyContinue reading “Pecans”

Cupcake

This is my bull Cupcake. He is a Limosine/Angus cross. I bought him from a divorcee that did not want her cows bred. Cupcake enjoys breeding. I have not seen a calf from him yet. I think my girls are getting old. I may have to refresh. The other day my neighbor called and toldContinue reading “Cupcake”

Day in the Life # 3 The Shopping Trip

The adventures of the morning have lead me to get out money bag and go shopping. I absolutely hate to go shopping and I hate to spend money on anything but having fun. Well, I will just make the day fun. I am going to need energy for the day so I am stopping atContinue reading “Day in the Life # 3 The Shopping Trip”

Day in the Life #2 – Visit to the Pecan Orchard

The second part of my day is to chwck on the cows. I grab my keys and my back pack and hop on the four wheeler. I check the pond. It is not deep enough for fish. I see turtles in it sometimes. It is a good water supply for the cows. There is aContinue reading “Day in the Life #2 – Visit to the Pecan Orchard”

A Day in the Life – The plan

Good morning world. Today I will take you along with me as I perform my weekend chores. Hang on to your saddle. It might be a bumpy ride. I start the day by putting on my work jeans and my mud boots. I like to start the day by checking on my green house andContinue reading “A Day in the Life – The plan”