Some humor. All expand.


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It’s been a wild and windy, wet day today. Currently the power outages are down to about 2200 customers in the State. We’ve had gusts up to 60 mph and almost 4” of rain. Luckily we haven’t lost power, yet ( Read more... )

No disrespect meant: not the Future Farmers of America: The Future Furries of America ;o)


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We finished the outside holiday decorations. The tree is well secured and now holds three strings of lights: two C9 and one mini. The deer were not affected by the blustery weather.

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I had a post about this movie 7+ years ago, here. I found it on Amazon Prime tonight when looking for something fun. I had forgotten so much of this, at least the beginning scenes. The animation was clean and crisp, and the story fun to rewatch. *sniff* It still makes me cry a bit ( Read more... )

These two came through the back on separate days this week:


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A gusty, windy day today! The Xmas tree I set up out front has blown over several times, yesterday and today, despite using cinder blocks to secure its stand ( Read more... )

Winter, of course. I’ve put up more outdoor Xmas lights and decorations: the lighted deer, and, for a change, a lighted tree. The doe figure only lit half way, but I located the culprit (a loose wire) and resolved that issue. The tree is our old 6’ artificial Xmas tree that was retired last year for a small, table-top affair. I’ve strung two 25 ( Read more... )

So, the septic system repair is complete (pictures below under the cut). As mentioned, I’m very impressed with the work done and the folks who did the job: very professional. The total, including the first company’s ‘inspection’ and determination that the tank was failing, was ~$8.5K. It’s done, and it shouldn’t be troublesome again in my lifetime ( Read more... )

Well, the septic is in and usable. The company will return tomorrow to put down loam and tidy up. They arrived at about 7:30 this morning and finished the day at 3:30 this afternoon. They did an impressive job!


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