Good morning!!!!

[Wagtail]

Good late (Friday) arvo. Overnight Low of 10C and a High of 19C, cloudy and a heavy mist rolled in about an hour ago which was predicted.

More de-cluttering going on. I did apply 2 coats of 'stone sealant' on a section of indoor decorative stone/tiling that was tuning to dust. In between coats we all went to the Pyengana Cheese 'factory' & café for a late lunch and a beer. It was great to see that the café was almost packed with tourists after these past few years of restrictions.

On the upside of having both of my visitors, I've been eating like a king as both of them have been practicing their culinary skills... each of us are single so cooking for more than one has allowed us (OK, them) resurrect recipes, especially spicy curries and 'Mexican' styles.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My buddies tractors:

“I have a 1990 NH LX 885 Skid Steer, a 1976 IH 364 with a front end loader, and a 1990 Cat 416 backhoe. All of them need some work on them to get them up and running . They are old like me so they all need some help to getting moving “

I just told him about TBN.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 50° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 53° with rain. Weather forecast is a little misleading. High will happen in a couple of hours. Then temperature will head down to low 40's. Shopping went good yesterday. Got everything on list. Plus some crab legs at a decent price for New Year Eve dinner. Gas went from $2.54 to $2.69. I got the lower price. They were changing price as I left station. New on off switch is installed on Lathe. Took longer than planned. Going to to install new door lock today. 4th try.
This is closest I have gotten a male and female Cardinal in 2022. My hope in 2023 is to get them perched next to each other on one limb.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[Spike56]

Big Storms last evening. Some small hail. 1.86" rain. Always need rain here, but will really mess up outdoor work plans today.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
after a week in the deep freezer, temps are warming for next week, 50's most days.
surprisingly warm for this time of year; timely considering cost of fuel oil this winter.

Unfortunately not all OCD clean, but they might organize their piles.
oh well, this is me, a far better piler than a filer...

My piles have become get to its...put off til the last possible moment. Like having to go through all the paperwork for
tax receipts. Shortly I'll have to do that, and this big cardboard box in my office full of who knows what will get carefully gone through.
An annual process I really dislike.

the joys of retirement, and in some ways....unfortunately, not having a wife to harp at me to
pick up my stuff. Living by yourself and staying neat can be challenging.
But then I ask myself loudly, who else is coming to pick this up?
So then I work on the piles a little.

am wondering if Ron feels this way at times. I think we both miss getting yelled at.

got all the outside lights put away yesterday afternoon, will work on tree this morning.
Basically killing time before I go off to be tortured by endodontist at noon cutting open my jaw to extract that
small piece of dental pic out of me. What a way to end the year...

may we all have an exceptional new year. As in good.

 

[Buppies]

41 high of 63vtoday rain tomorrow

mostly sorry about no fish

Good luck at dentist Drew

Kyle hope you feel better prayers sent

Continued prayers for wife riptides

Prayers for all our Country

 

[riptides]

26 outside this AM, heading to lower 60's. Anyone will take lower 60's and sun, this time of year.

I'll have to get on the porch today and enjoy it.

Wife is doing OK, last night, no oxycodone for first time. Yippie!

I have some errands to do today, so she will be by herself for a few hours. Good way to end the year, independent and moving about.

TGIF and thank goodness this year is over (almost). Less challenges and stress in the New Year is my wish.

Hope to all for a great day, better weekend and all the best in the New Year! Be safe.

 

[ronjhall]

am wondering if Ron feels this way at times. I think we both miss getting yelled at.

My wife never yelled at me. But I am sure she had her ways of making me do it her way. Even today i do not have clutter that you will see when you enter my house, garage, shop or to barns. Just do not look in the 3 drawers in built in cabinets in dinning room. Almost to the point where I cannot find what is stashed in them. I have put it on the to do list today. Not much comes in paper work to me. I am almost totally digital. I do have the receipts from this year in a small basket. Will put those in a ziplock bag with this years date on it. Will put it in a file cabinet drawer. While there I will take out the ziplock from 2016 and burn it. My wife started this. Still works today.

 

[ronjhall]

Kyle, good to hear you are getting better. More rest will make you feel better in the long run.

 

[wngsprd]

33 going to 65.

m7 - sure hope that hand doesn't hurt as badly as it looks. Micro spikes can be your friend walking around the property if icy. Thanks for posting that Stihl video yesterday...was timely...I used a sling rope to get up high and pull a large broken branch with the tractor. Now it's cut and in my box next to my splitter. But I do have one more to take down.

Newbury, I had to use a come-along for the first time last year to pull a tree in a method like you described. Very handy.

Kyle, sorry to hear the whole family is sick. Prayers said.

Mostly, sorry no fish.