Goofing Off Again.
Last night when the turkey was finally baked, it was not
too hard to debone it and put the meat in a large bowl. This morning cooked
three cups of rice in beef broth and then mashed up a can of sweet potatoes to
mix with the rice. Stood there and cut the turkey up into small pieces to mix together
with the rice stuff. It made five-gallon size containers of food for the dogs.
Thompson definitely approved. Think he is feeling better than he has in a
while. We played ‘find the toe’ this morning under a blanket. Both dogs were
happy to play and act as if they were big growly critters. Thompson hardly ever
gets up on the bed any longer, but he jumped up there like a big dog!
Have some beef sticks that the dogs probably should not
have since they are rawhide, but they just fall apart in giblets when they
start chewing on them. Hoping they don’t stick in their bellies and cause problems.
The ingredient list says that the beef hide is ground up, so here’s hoping that
will be ok. They won’t get more than three, so there’s that.
Sharon Dickerson was telling me about the deer coming into
their yard down there in Shreveport. Sounds wonderful. We have wildlife here on
the lake, but the deer stay down in the wooded areas. Up here on the hill, the
turkeys and geese or ducks walk around occasionally, but we are more likely to
see a fox, bobcat, raccoon, or skunk. Oh, and lots of cotton tail rabbits! Did
see my first raven out by the chicken coop the other day. It is not uncommon to
see crows, but had never seen a raven until one day this past week. It is just
pleasant in the spring to see the cardinals and mockingbirds coming to visit.
We have lost so many trees to the drought that places to nest are few and far
between.
Picked up a full dozen eggs today. So proud of my hens for
producing such good eggs. The shells are thick and the yolks are bright yellow.
Guess what they are getting out there is doing them some good. Will need to go
pick up some more sunflower seed this week. Thinking of getting a pound of
turnip seeds to spread around as well. Would love to have turnips growing all
over the hill. But the seeds are supposed to be planted in late summer. Shucks.
Our summer drug on for long enough, but guess when it starts frosting out there
it might not be a good time to throw out seeds. Might have to give myself a big
kick in the keester and go down to the farmers’ market and see if anyone has
turnips.
Germany just sent more troops into Lithuania to defend
against Russia. It really seems strange to think of German troops getting ready
to defend its NATO allies. It seems as if the world has come full circle. But
then, the US has its eyeballs focused on the Chinese satellites being put into
orbit lately. Not that we have not done the same. Tit for tat. Craziness.
Since Jennifer spent all of last week being sick with some
kind of virus, she said that she will be dug in over at the office trying to
play catch up. One young man, David, is the one who tries to do things when she
is not there, but it takes both of them working full time to keep things from
backing up in the shipping department, much less in the invoicing and
accounting areas. Lance ended up sending one of the helpers back to shipping
the other day just to help David keep things going out! For sure, they do not
have too many employees! And now Reece will be working full time since he is
out of college. Can’t imagine how things can get so busy when the economy is so
iffy, but apparently businesses still need supplies in metal and tools.
Sterling has been having a ball making benches for a lumber
company there in Gentry. They supply the wood and screws, and he supplies the
labor and smarts. Eventually he will have to have some heavier tools for his woodworking.
But at least he does not have to paint anything. Everything is made with treated
wood. People who want something colorful have to paint it themselves.
Think this is tamale season. Just a cool breeze makes me feel
that way today. The sunshine feels so good, but that breeze says tamales! We
can be thankful for the seasons that God has given us—both in life and in the
weather. We know that things will always change—even when Our Father does NOT
change.
Rest well, my friends. You are loved.
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