It is late on the second day, and I have more karma news to report... but it will have to wait til morning.
What more could happen after the tractor and baler were roasted yesterday, you asked... as I walk off to the bedroom laughing (a touch hysterically)...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Monday, August 12, 2013
Wanted: Ocean View..
Really considering dipping into my emergency mental health fund for a couple of days over at the coast. A few days of morning fog, afternoon sun, sand, waves, beach, wine, and bonfire time are looking pretty darn good.
Marymine and the college girl are on the road to cg's college in the midwest, therefore, I'm kids, dogs, and house sitting.
Last night went fairly well, although her house is in the middle of the largest population of ferocious county birds(mosquitoes). If you stay in the pool using Ruby, the St Bernard, as a float or indoors slathered in repugnant concoctions you will be fine. I've heard that half a lime rubbed on your skin will repel them as well. But lime potency seems to decline rapidly after you have sucked on the limes during the T shots thing.
First day back to school for the two grands today. They packed their lunches last night, set out their clothes, set alarms, so they were good to go early this morning. One small hitch, the boy's chocolate lab managed to bust the boy's glasses sometime last night. A somewhat frantic search ensued this morning to find the only other pair. The extra glasses were found and off the kids went to school.
I was busy rearranging Marymine's furniture early this afternoon when there was one small boom, followed by a BIG BOOM! Looking out the back window I see...
a tractor and big baler going up in smoke and flames. If you ever wondered what $50,000 dollars looks like going up in smoke, that's it! One of the irrigators and I ran out there to make sure no one was hurt, no one was, thank goodness. I don't know what caused it, yet. The booms were the tires blowing.
It's not even half way thru day one and the adventures have begun...
Marymine and the college girl are on the road to cg's college in the midwest, therefore, I'm kids, dogs, and house sitting.
Last night went fairly well, although her house is in the middle of the largest population of ferocious county birds(mosquitoes). If you stay in the pool using Ruby, the St Bernard, as a float or indoors slathered in repugnant concoctions you will be fine. I've heard that half a lime rubbed on your skin will repel them as well. But lime potency seems to decline rapidly after you have sucked on the limes during the T shots thing.
First day back to school for the two grands today. They packed their lunches last night, set out their clothes, set alarms, so they were good to go early this morning. One small hitch, the boy's chocolate lab managed to bust the boy's glasses sometime last night. A somewhat frantic search ensued this morning to find the only other pair. The extra glasses were found and off the kids went to school.
I was busy rearranging Marymine's furniture early this afternoon when there was one small boom, followed by a BIG BOOM! Looking out the back window I see...
It's not even half way thru day one and the adventures have begun...
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Even Trade
People that farm for a living are, for the most part, amazingly generous. They are often in the forefront of giving of their time, energy, and knowledge in their communities. But, even they have their limits...
We all see people pulled over by one of the fields, stuffing their vehicle with what ever is growing there. Does it never cross the mind of the person that they are impacting the livelihood of another?
Marymine & her husband are farmers, and have had crops (including newly planted orchard trees), fuel, chemicals, and equipment stolen. They simply cannot be everywhere at once, so when they do run across someone Stealing they can get rather creative in the solution.
Last summer as Marymine was headed to town for parts, she spotted a man in a vine seed watermelon field. He was loading up the back of his pickup with melons. The field was one of theirs. She drove out to where he was, rolled her window down and asked him if he belonged in that field. He replied, "Yeah, I'm just loading melons to sell down the road."
"Really, you know the owner of this field?"
"Oh yeah, he gave me permission."
"Well, I happen to own this field, and know you don't have permission to be here, put the melons on the ground and leave."
He didn't seem to want to do that as he kept getting melons, so she stepped out of her pickup, walked over to the back of his pickup, picked the new handyman jack out of the back, and started back to her pickup.
"What the hell do you think your doing, he said, that's my jack! You can't take that!"
"I am taking it, and I'm going to sell it, just like your taking my melons and selling them. I look at it as almost an even trade."
He got in his pickup and roared off. Never saw him around again.
We all see people pulled over by one of the fields, stuffing their vehicle with what ever is growing there. Does it never cross the mind of the person that they are impacting the livelihood of another?
Marymine & her husband are farmers, and have had crops (including newly planted orchard trees), fuel, chemicals, and equipment stolen. They simply cannot be everywhere at once, so when they do run across someone Stealing they can get rather creative in the solution.
Last summer as Marymine was headed to town for parts, she spotted a man in a vine seed watermelon field. He was loading up the back of his pickup with melons. The field was one of theirs. She drove out to where he was, rolled her window down and asked him if he belonged in that field. He replied, "Yeah, I'm just loading melons to sell down the road."
"Really, you know the owner of this field?"
"Oh yeah, he gave me permission."
"Well, I happen to own this field, and know you don't have permission to be here, put the melons on the ground and leave."
He didn't seem to want to do that as he kept getting melons, so she stepped out of her pickup, walked over to the back of his pickup, picked the new handyman jack out of the back, and started back to her pickup.
"What the hell do you think your doing, he said, that's my jack! You can't take that!"
"I am taking it, and I'm going to sell it, just like your taking my melons and selling them. I look at it as almost an even trade."
He got in his pickup and roared off. Never saw him around again.
Friday, August 9, 2013
No Bull update
I have been going thru my pictures and found one of The bull,
if your interested go here:
http://brighidsplace.blogspot.com/2009/10/no-bull.html
if your interested go here:
http://brighidsplace.blogspot.com/2009/10/no-bull.html
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Watermelon
Like out of all the acres and acres of vine seed watermelons grown here, we only eat the males!
Watermelon and Blue Cheese Salad (serves 4)
Ingredients
200g creamy blue cheese, crumbled
50g fresh mint, diced
1200g to 1600g watermelon, diced, (about half a large watermelon )
Method
Combine all ingredients in a very large bowl and mix. Refrigerate until cold before serving.
Last but not least,watermelons are not only refreshingly tasty they also have tremendous health benefits. Eating watermelon is almost like taking a multivitamin tablet every morning, but with a much better taste. So keep that in mind whenever you're out buying a watermelon.
recipe source:anecdotes from malta
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