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So far so good. As they older they calm down…sorta.

Oldest daughter is coming to stay for the week while her husband travels for business. With her come the 5 kids. This going to be more than the house.

Now they are saying high chance the 90s could go another 10 days. If so, watering is losing battle.

full moon was pretty cool tonight, bright orangie yellow on a dark blue sky.

Last day of the year for me. It’s all downhill as the days get shorter

Broke out the lawn sprinkler last night. The sandy soil out here dries out quickly. The drought resistant seed I’ve been using has been great. It’s the rest of the lawn that’s got a hint of brow in it. No rain in the 14 day forecast.

96F roared in yesterday. More of the same today, tomorrow, Thursday and Friday. Possibly piercing 100 later in the week.

twas a great day with the clan As the kids grow they are more interested in playing wiffle ball and touch football.

You may need to weight 2 blades

If been laying around for a while, the blades may have warped. Do you still have the old fan ?

H D and Lowes has both. Thin peelable tape to attach to the top of the blades. The trick is finding the right amount and which blade to weight.

First 90’s of the year headed this way with T storms mixed in. It’s always enjoyable taking a natural outdoor shower.

You can add it any time. It is wired inside the base of the fan. It will control the lights too if you have them.

I’d rather be going out too than spending the fussing with a ceiling fan. Get the remote adapter if it doesn’t come with one.

My wood fireplace did the name, but I didn’t have rug at the time, It put a nice burn in the wood floor. Wifey was at work at the time so I ran over to a Pakistani rug store that was going out of business and bought a 5×7 for the middle of the floor. Wifey came home and loved it, She thought they were too expensive and always wanted one for that…[Read more]

Been considering that. I’ve held back because 3/4 of the house is surrounded with pavers which I would have the remove. I’m leery of trying to tunnel under them since I don’t know the depth of the base stone. I’m told by others in the neighborhood that have sprinklers the wells need to go 125′ down. We’ve got a public water supply and sanitary…[Read more]

Not much rain in the last 10 days and the lawn is taking a beating from the dry 80s heat. Little league ends this weekend. 3 of the boys and Grace, the eldest GD, were picked for traveling teams. That extends the season through July.

Maybe now, maybe not much longer. A red fox trolled through the yard early this AM. I suspect it was a momma hunting down food for her kits. A neighbor down the street was asking how to rid a group of foxes from under her shed. I told they will go in due time, but keep an eye out for them. When the kits emerge it’s fun to watch the little…[Read more]

She came by to feed the little one last night. She removed the grass over the hole and dangled herself over the hole. We could see the little one suckling on her off its back. When she was done, she started licking it then recovered the hole and hopped away.

didn’t work

Yeah, you’re right. As bad as losing some sight is, worse case is far grimmer. Aside from some spot showers which do benefit the grass, the weather has been incredible. Blue skies and sunshine. Then a dark cloud rolls in and drops 1/4″ and rolls on by.

I’m not sure this is going to work, but I’ll give it go.

We were having dinner outside last…[Read more]

Things got really busy. Last window finally arrived and rushed to get it in then re – side the exterior wall and interior trim before the weekend. No.1 son and family tell us they are arriving Friday night and hanging till Monday. Tuesday, wifey tell me she wants to go shrub shopping, so I end up spending the afternoon planting.

I hope you seen…[Read more]

Saw the sun play peekaboo this morning, rain this afternoon.