Good morning everyone!

Everything is well in Washington.

Lin, Good luck with the new job offer!

So this last week is like having a full time job again, except I'm not getting paid. I am the president of our little water system and we have been re-classified as a Group A which means now the state of Washington wants to over see everything. We have to have a certified well operator, lots of water testing and lots of compliance thing to figure out. AND now we have to install water meters so we can track our leakage and keep it below 10%. The consensus I got from the emergency meeting I had Thursday night is that we are also going to install backflow devices at every home also. That will require yearly testing as well.

Anyway things are settling down, I have a certified operator hired, I have the well guy coming in next week to do some clean up on the plumbing at the well house. And I have started a plan for the construction project.

 

Good morning Tim...good luck with your retirement project!!! Nothing wrong with clean water...and...making sure it's not wasted.

 

I agree Ken, It's all good. Some of the old timers are throwing a fit about it though. Screaming and kicking into the 21st Century! LOL

 

Howdy Tim.

 

Morning Shaun-ster...missed you this morning. Of all the things I've lost over the years...it's my mind I miss the most. Enjoy your weekend in the wilderness...just be wary of the tigers...and...lions...and...bears...oh my!!!

 

No liions, no tigers but there are bears in the woods.

 

Hunting? Or just camping.. and fishing I hope.

Tim GL on all the FT stuff you need to do, lots of work there !

Well, NO MORE out front for the girls unless I am sitting with them. Hawk came down and swooped in... missed , and they all ran back into the coop. poor things. I was inside and just caught the swoop in the camera and I flung open the window... hawk scattered away. At least it was just one. She was in a tree I couldn't see.
Hens now have a yummy wet mash and a ton of hay in the run to keep them busy and their minds on the ground, locked up and safe.
I knew the day would come , oh well.

 

Lin just going out to the parents camper to help them with a few small things that need to be done. Gets me out of the city for a bit to recharge. Not much good fishing up there unless you go to the state park or the national park. But I have enjoyed hunting more then fishing. The campground does have a small pond which is nice. Usually take the golf cart and a camp chair to it.

 

Good afternoon Massachusetts, Ken, Lin, Chris, Tim, George, Bud, John and others that amble through!
It has been a catch up day after being gone for 2 days.
But the yard is cut, some weed eating done, another batch of Elderberries picked and will be processed shortly.
Mo is being good to us with mostly cloudy, 84° and sticky bit so far no rain. All the Soothsayers Crystal ***** are on different Astrological times. Rains or Storms were/are predicted differently by each. So far most of the tarot card predictions have not came true. Hope that is does not tonight at least until after midnight!
Becky and a friend are going to a city park for "Launch a Lantern on the Lake" event tonight.

 

Good afternoon Rod...glad you enjoyed your get away...and...that you got caught up on your chores. I miss being able to take care of the lawn...now...Jonathan comes over every couple weeks to work on it. I pay him $10/hour and generally buy him lunch. He follows directions pretty well...but...he's not as fussy about it as I am. Oh well...I'm grateful he's willing to do it. Of course...I'm always available to play Uncle Uber and take him to practices and games when he's with his Mom. The other times...he's with his sperm donor. I still go to games though...love watching him play.

Way too warm to be outside...currently 86*...which is OK...but...60% humidity is beyond the uncomfortable range. I'm thinking it won't be too long before the A/C comes on.

Is Becky involved in the International Water Lantern Festival I've heard reference to???

 

Good evening Massachusetts...lurkers from near and far. Although the prognosticators say we may have some showers...so far nothing. we hit 88* today...RH was 65%...way too hot. I've held out so far...but...the A/C is about to go on.

Virtually nothing accomplished today...severely lacking in motivation...tonight...I'll accomplish nothing either. At least I'm consistent.

Saawx lost a heart breaker in the first game of today's double header...1-0...wasting a spectacular pitching performance by Nick Pivetta...1 hit allowed...1 walk...5 strike outs over 6 innings. They brought in their closer to pitch the 7th...hoping to get the game into extra innings. He threw 1 pitch and it wound up in the left field bleachers. Just like that...game over.

On to supper.

Hope y'all are having a great day!!!

 

Morning Ken, Lin, all MASS and visitors.... looks like a beautiful day here for a b-day party. Starts at 2 and goes till they kick us out.

[QUOTE=BIGKEN;20007155]=
Saawx lost a heart breaker in the first game of today's double header...1-0...wasting a spectacular pitching performance by Nick Pivetta...1 hit allowed...1 walk...5 strike outs over 6 innings. They brought in their closer to pitch the 7th...hoping to get the game into extra innings. He threw 1 pitch and it wound up in the left field bleachers. Just like that...game over. /QUOTE]

What happened on the 8th and 9th ?

 

Mornin All,
Nice cloudy day. I've not gone out, hens are locked in from now on so I am sure they will be squakers later. Got a neighbor that has some veggie scraps I will give them and I'll give her some small eggs

Other then that I'm not doing much other then sitting around. I do need to go out and get a LONG spoon for the Mead stirring but I can procrastinate that till later

 

Good morning Ford Fans!

 

Good morning Massachusetts...and...all who visit!!! And...just like that...the weekend is more than half over. Gonna be another scorcher in Western MA...currently 78* with 75% RH...rather sticky. Temp is gonna rise to the mid to upper 80s...and...the humidity will continue...possibility of showers this afternoon. Hope it's nicer in your little slice of heaven!!!

Just got home from brekkie with "The Crew"...ordered take out from Bonnie B's Country Kitchen in town and met at the banks of the CT River in Turners Falls. The river is still extremely high from all the rain we had a couple weeks ago...along with the heavy rains VT got last week...and...it's an ugly brown color. The ducks floating around the river didn't seem to mind though. Great friends...great food...great conversation.

Saawx won the second game of yesterday's double header...scoring a run in the top of the eighth for the 2-1 victory. They are 3 games behind the Rays now.

A day full of slacking in my world...morning paper...some TV...some reading...some napping.

Hope y'all have a great day!!!




[QUOTE=BPofMD;20007752]Morning Ken, Lin, all MASS and visitors.... looks like a beautiful day here for a b-day party. Starts at 2 and goes till they kick us out.

Morning Bud...double header...only 7 innings per game.

Good morning Lin...I've got some scraps...stop by and pick them up. Hope your day is a great one.

Good morning Left Coast Tim...chores all done???