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I walked over to the front of the church where the display of boots worn by soldiers who had died in Iraq and Afghanistan were. A young reporter wanted to interview me to ask my reaction to the event and tried to sweeten the detail by adding "I'll make you look even prettier on tv.: But flattery got him no where and I smiled and declined his request. I felt terrible for the soldiers and their families. Photos of children that will never be held again by their dads and letters from friends about what they had lost and the void that was left were heartbreaking. But mostly what I saw in my mind were the pair of boots hanging from the rafters in my dad's workshop area. Dad had been in the Air Force and then in the Air Force Reserves. He loved it. He spent years as a Navigator on C130's. The weekly flight path was over our house and when my brother and I were young we would stand in the backyard and wave at the planes as they went overhead.</div>
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I love this wreath. Made from a styrofoam form with pussywillow buds glued to the front and sides. Time consuming but easy. The buds from the branches that I bought last year were nice and plump and gave a better look. New ones were narrow and fit into tight spaces. I used tacky glue which worked well. <br />
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I also realized that I had two different colors of buds - pink and black. Enough contrast that if you look closely you might figure that there were two different colors in the wreath. But standing a few feet away it really doesn't matter.</div>
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If you are new to bee keeping a swarm is when there are too many bees in the hive and at least half of the hive leaves with the queen to find a new home. (Wikipedia) My swarm went 15 feet or so from the original hive.<br />
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We got a couple of old bee boxes and set them on some concrete blocks that we happened to have. And I added some organic honey to the boxes. My other half kept me supplied with nets, matches for the smoker and a lot of moral support. </div>
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Taking the bees off of the tree was not that difficult. For the most part they were calm. </div>
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They were intertwined together so they came off of the tree like a web. I dumped net loads of bees into the boxes. To get the last bit off of the tree I trimmed some branches and stuck a large box under the branch. Then I took a broom and swept the bees down into the box. This was the only time that the bees were really angry - they were guarding the queen who was at the inside of the mass.</div>
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I put some honey on a few frames and put those into the box and added a few frames of honey from the old hive. Then I went in for a couple of hours. Came out later to find all of the bees had moved into the new hive. I put a top on it.</div>
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The bees have been there 3 days now and seem to be happy. I will be opening the hive up later in the week or next week. I want them to be happy and so will not disturb them much for awhile.</div>
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Shhh. Don't tell anyone but I broke planting rules/instructions. A couple of years ago I went to a Tulip farm and found the above growing in the field. The instructions from the owners were when you picked a tulip to take home you dug up the bulb with it. And in about the same time the thought came to mind that I could replant the bulb immediately with the greenery on it and get new tulips the following spring I was told that I could not plant the bulb because once picked the bulb was worthless.<br />
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Which begs why pick the bulb in the first place? . . .<br />
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I didn't listen. And was especially happy that I didn't as I tried to order bulbs for this tulip and received notice in the fall that they were not going to be available. <br />
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After the first year one tulip appeared. This year two came up. I like the flower but love the striped foliage. Of course I can't remember the name of this particular variety.<br />
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Time to sing and dance.</div>
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This year I am a teacher and student!<div class="blogger-post-footer">
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I spent a rainy, cool summer afternoon watching one of my favorite shows (on dvd) <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-Series-DVD/dp/B006ZL2SEE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345402753&sr=8-1">Last of the Summer Wine</a> and having a Congo Bar made from my grandmother's recipe with a nice hot mug of coffee. An easy, quick recipe to make and enjoy.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Much of our spare time is spent on the internet trying to figure out how to sex our pullets. We believe the one on the right is a rooster. It's the one on the left that has us confused. Top left is a hen. As we think is the one in the back center.</td></tr>
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</div>jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10512572406681071671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392330.post-77339563685672540672012-08-16T13:04:00.001-04:002012-08-16T13:05:33.972-04:00Our New ChickensI answered an ad on Craigsl*st for Australop chickens for sale. We wanted at least 3 to 4 hens and a rooster. We have hawks and a fox family and I wanted whatever protection a rooster could give. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were plenty to choose from. Not really. The owner grabbed 5 and her husband ( and husband and I) hustled them into the dog crate in the back of the car. The method to choose mostly hens was to hold them by the neck and see if they went limp or if they were fighters - I kid you not. If they went limp the owner considered them hens (on the advice of another chicken owner)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The chickens were well guarded which was a bonus. Our Snoopy is glued to the pen and the chickens hardly bat an eye at him.</td></tr>
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</div>jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10512572406681071671noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392330.post-30792794121070292862012-08-15T18:08:00.001-04:002012-08-15T18:08:35.565-04:00The chicken coop has been builtAnd we are so pleased. Husband did a great job with a lot of recycled materials. Spacious and fully functional for the 4 ladies and 1 rooster that now inhabit it. Chicken photos tomorrow.<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our shed had been used by a previous owner as a dog kennel. So it came with an opening that we didn't have to cut.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Husband used a lot of reclaimed wood from our old deck. The door was found in his dad's shed when we were cleaning that out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We did put plywood down due to that we had to spray for yellow jackets. There was a good sized nest in the ground.<br />The pesticide will only last for 3 months. Little was sprayed but we just wanted to keep the chickens safe. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We put in a high fence inside to give the chickens about a third of the inside space.</td></tr>
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Last summer travel was the theme. This year it is garden and lawn work. We have been busy clearing a new area for gardens, eating area and chickens - which we hope to have in about 4 weeks or so.<br />
We have quite a few vegetables planted on our deck in containers which is where the pickling cucumbers are and the zucchini. Other things growing there are tomatoes, summer and winter squash, regular cucumbers and sweet peppers. Everything is covered with bird netting due to the herd of deer that live around here. I saw two bucks the other day and as soon as they left a doe came for a visit!<div class="blogger-post-footer">
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</div>jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10512572406681071671noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392330.post-52081822752027646172012-07-06T12:03:00.002-04:002012-07-06T12:03:21.855-04:00Derecho - Our storm had a name.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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troposphere, within a region of low-level warm air advection and rich
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their associated storms, similar to an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outflow_boundary" title="Outflow boundary">outflow boundary</a> (gust front), except that the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind" title="Wind">wind</a> is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_sustained_wind" title="Maximum sustained wind">sustained</a> and increases in strength behind the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_front" title="Weather front">front</a>, generally exceeding hurricane-force. A warm-weather phenomenon, derechos occur mostly in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer" title="Summer">summer</a>, especially during June and July in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Hemisphere" title="Northern Hemisphere">Northern Hemisphere</a>, within areas of moderately strong <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convective_instability" title="Convective instability">instability</a> and moderately strong vertical <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_shear" title="Wind shear">wind shear</a>. </div>
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The power came back on Wednesday night. Almost exactly 5 days without. We lost food in the fridge and freezers. But . . . we grilled one night and had S2 over for dinner after he went to our state's capital to take his Medic exam. HE PASSED!! Dinner was grilled pork loin and strawberries on pound cake with OJ to drink. We sat in the front yard at a little iron bistro table that husband salvaged from his parents house. <br />
We have kept the garden going with diligent watering. The dogs get hosed down. I should say mostly Bella. Snoopy hates water. <br />
We watched the Euro cup soccer game at a new to us local pub. And we went back to the pub to watch a baseball game a few days later. Lots of reading got done. Also discovered a new breakfast spot. The highlight were the chocolate milkshakes that we had at the in town Burger King on the evening of the 4th. (We had spent the day finishing the cleaning out the sheds and basement at my mother-in-laws old house in the capital. And getting our first hot showers since the power was out). The milkshakes were so thick and covered in whip cream with smiley faces drawn in chocolate on the top :-)! <br />
About 6000 here still without electricity. Storms forecast for Sunday. So I'm working on laundry and other things to make sure that we are prepared just in case.<br />
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</div>jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10512572406681071671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392330.post-290266051404968902012-06-27T07:48:00.000-04:002012-06-27T07:48:00.811-04:00Sweet Words<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The mother of a former high school classmate died recently. One of the condolence letters was as follows.<br />
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It seemed crazy, but I was invited to be a part of a panel discussion for a publishing company. A one night stay in the Big Apple to hear my thoughts on a certain topic. I landed at 3 pm. By the time that I arrived at the hotel I was so sick. The cab driver liked to hit his brakes, A LOT. That with the combination of a smokey smell in the cab and the cab driver's rule that windows had to be rolled up all the time was a recipe for disaster. Luckily I brought some bags and he quickly rolled down his windows. Funny how fast silly rules can change :-).</div>
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In case you were wondering, the company hired a car to get me and another participant back to the airport.<br />
The ride was so smooth (I did take some meds also). As the gentleman was getting my bag out of the trunk for me I looked at him and said, "The ride was great. You were so much better than the guy yesterday." The driver looked at me with a grin and said "That's what my wife says also." :-)<div class="blogger-post-footer">
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Our fair city is celebrating it's 250th birthday. A mock battle was going to be held at the courthouse this afternoon with an informational tour through a local cemetery this evening. I decided to go in the coolness of the morning. A soldier showed us how to make fire, a blacksmith was recruiting some help, and a beautifully dressed woman was out for a stroll. A nice way to spend a morning.<div class="blogger-post-footer">
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