None of my friends know how to run a tractor and bucket and brush hog and box blade but I do. I'm sure alot of you people do, too, especially those of you that have a farm or ranch. Imagine this - It was 65 degrees and the wind was blowing. The husband was cleaning up and piling up stuff for the burning pile (and there was alot of stuff), loading metal onto the big trailer, and here I am in my capris and flip-flops and a cap driving the tractor around dragging the bucket across big mounds of dirt to level it, picking up big loads of dirt and dropping it in the gulleys. Husband said I did a good job. Sorry I don't have a picture.
Guess I'm a farm girl now - cuz I can man the tractor AND I can operate that tractor in capris and flip-flops! Now how's that! Actually, I think probably some of my friends and family think I've absolutely lost my mind, but that's okay - I'm doing exactly what I've wanted to do since I was a small kid. I'm still plotting when I'm gonna get my chickens. I'm determined to have chickens in the spring. I'm gonna get my dad and me and him are going to get my coop built. I think I've about worn the husband down into letting me get some.
Went to the Farm/Ranch/Feed store Saturday, too, to pick up some more gopher traps. It was customer appreciation day, and Joe Bob had cooked two huge cauldrons of beef stew! Hot and mild - with big man-sized chunks of beef and vegetables, and a good seasoned broth with jalapenos and a touch of chili pepper. MMMMMAAAAAANNNNN! I think Joe Bob makes the best stew I've ever eaten! I ate two bowls full! With crackers and cookies and soft drinks! I love customer appreciation day at the Feed Store! And Joe Bob's stew!
Wanna see sumpin' purdy?
The window box is full of petunias. The flower beds could use some attention, and the yard actually needs mowing one more time before real winter sets in. Cain't even see the edge of the bed right now! The dadgum clover junk starts growing when it gets cool and tries to take over. Gotta squash that quick!
I've done a good raking once already, but will have to do it again. The catawba trees are dropping their foot long bean pods and they ARE messy. And they'll keep adroppin' 'em til spring.
Not much Christmasing going on yet. We are having some renovations done at our house and so it puts a damper on trying to decorate - we're getting a new roof and gutters due to hail damage. We had the outside painted, and next is the inside... May be putting the tree up on Christmas eve!!!
New topic - I'm looking for a new home for my kitty, Alice. I've tried every way I can think of to keep her. She's having to stay in the house all the time now due to Jasper. He beats her up if she steps one little toe out of the door. He's been neutered, and Alice spayed, but we think he's just being territorial and agressive towards her. He beats her up and he's so mean to her. Otherwise, he is the sweetest and nicest cat you'd ever meet. The other reason is that my allergies to Alice are making me sick. I thought I was gonna have two nice outside cats, but I can't let her out or...
Hope your holiday busy-ness is fun and Christmasy and cozy! I appreciate you all more than you know!
Anybody out there have a barn or shed that is a RED metal building? Tony's fixin' to have a building built at the farm because he's buying a tractor. We want RED metal (I'd rather have a wood barn, but the pasture fire we had last year scared us a little) but we have heard that the RED oxidizes after a few years and starts lookin' chalky. One manufacturer told him that their red doesn't fade, but all the other ones have only a 3-5 year guarantee.