Weather Surprise!

 Weather Surprise!

 

Don’t think the temperature even got much over 81 today. In fact, this morning it was just slightly under 70 degrees out on the back deck. Amazing. And this is June—in Texas! It has been a totally pleasant day.

 

Got a message from Sharon Dickerson. She is at home and said she would send a picture of her stint. Not sure what to expect. Stints come in all sizes and are made for multiple purposes. Her’s must have had something to do with the gallbladder and liver, but who knows how it was used. Guess we will find out.

 

It would have been a perfect day to work outside, but instead the living room, kitchen, and bedroom got vacuumed. Not mopped, but at least the dust bunnies were thinned out. Still need to mop under the bed to see if the hibernating bunnies can be drug out from under there. Would hate to wake up in the middle of the night while being attacked!

 

Have about a half-gallon of “Home Defense” spray to use around here to keep the spiders at bay. Changed the batteries in the handle, but the danged sprayer just won’t work. Jenn suggested soaking it in hot water. So far that has done zilch for the situation. Have a feeling that transferring some of the poison to a different spray bottle will have to end up being the solution. Just don’t like dealing with poisons at all. Still, bugs and spiders in the house make me feel worse than the idea of using poison.

 

The chicks have found the east side lot. They lined the fence between my place and the jungle that has developed in the place owned by Max Greene. Guess if the person has been in jail a few times, the city does not go after them to mow their grass? But then, some guy here in town murdered another fellow and was out on bail the next day. Not sure why things are seemingly warped when it comes to justice, but when folks steal, burglarize places, get incarcerated for multiple charges of abuse or battering old folks, how can those same folks just bop in and out of jail as if nothing they do is worth making them stay in jail? Don’t ask how this topic came out of the chicks finding the east lots. You know my mind has problems staying on topic.

 

The broody hen got to spend the night in the hens’ coop last night. But she went straight back in the little coop this morning. She is determined to make more baby chicks. Silly hen! Stephen said that a raccoon got all six of his baby chicks the other night. That is just so sad. Wish it were easier to catch mine at night. Have at least two roosters and maybe three. One little brown Easter Egger crows—or tries to crow. But there are two brown ones, so catching the right one might be problematic. The turkin rooster will be easy to spot. Those are absolutely the ugliest chickens ever! That long naked neck is just pitiful!

 

Cooked for the dogs again today—a couple of soup bones and a bunch of chicken thigh meat. The bones are for a treat, but the chicken will take care of a few days to go with their kibble. Just have to be sure that Sylvia does not get her portion plus what Thompson does not eat. She is just a bit of a piggy.

 

Jennifer sent me a picture of the dahlias given to Gary for his birthday. They are beginning to bloom. And Grayson’s sunflowers are gorgeous! Huge flowering heads standing up tall over the fence! SO glad my family enjoys flowers as much as the old woman does.

 

Hoping that Stephen manages to work here tomorrow. Really would like to get these two doors up and finished. The roof on the middle coop is the next project. Need that place to be rain tight. Want to keep diatomaceous earth in there for them to dust in to keep the bugs from getting on any of them. Of course, we can’t really depend on getting any more rain this summer, but it would not surprise me if we did not get at least one more heavy hail before the summer ends. Those south of us got a mighty good slamming recently. Those big hail stones don’t mess around!

 

Even glancing at the news is not good for a person’s blood pressure. Trying not to read anything about anybody or any lawsuits or other miscellaneous garbage. Someday—Lord, please let it be soon—truth will be recognized and lies will fall away with the scabs that have developed in our society. Meanwhile, let us truly look at history without prejudice. History tells us What happened and sometimes even why. We need to keep things in mind that tell us about our mistakes. Removing history will not make us better in the long run. Admitting mistakes will help us avoid them in the future. May God help us to repent.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.