Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Devine Intervention

With so much fence washed out or flattened, there wasn’t any barrier left between our cattle and the main road.  Joe and I put up a temporary electric fence and waited for the water to go down.  

Yesterday, Joe was able to call the majority of them across the river and up to higher ground. 
Then help arrived today.
Joe had called a fence builder a couple of months ago to get on the list to build some new fence.  The fence builder called Saturday to say he was ready to come.  Joe asked if it was coincidence or Devine intervention.  I picked Devine intervention.   
We are very thankful that our only damage was to fences and fields.  We have lost stockpiled pasture but still have hay.
And our wonderful son in law Mike has been a Godsend with a chainsaw.   

13 I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. 14 It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; 15 and I will remember My covenant which isbetween Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” 17 And God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

I do hope that at least the ticks might have gotten washed away.
 

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Devastation

No power no phone no water no internet since Friday. Over 10 inches of rain, wind gusts of 60 mph. If the flood didn’t get it a tree fell on it.  Scores of trees uprooted, hundreds of feet of fence washed out or flattened. Mike and Virginia have been a great help. And a friend showed up today with a generator. 

















It will take days, weeks, months to clean up everything. But it will never look the same.  We are blessed that no one was hurt and there was no damage to and buildings. 
More later when we get power back. 
 



 

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Foggy Mornings

We have had several beautiful foggy mornings this month. 
It just doesn’t get prettier than this. 
I never get tired of this view. 

 But there is not time to sit around and enjoy it when there is riding to be done.   Today was trotting back and forth across the long bottom for 3 1/2 miles then some light trotting and walking for another 2 miles back to the house. One month down one more to go. 

Monday, September 23, 2024

Pennies!

I usually don’t penny shop at Dollar General. My store always has all the pennied items pulled or they never carried them in the first place.  But after church yesterday I stopped at a DG that I rarely go to and guess what, I found some pennies! 

This was my crazy cart full. 


 15 to be exact. $111 retail for 15 cents.  The cashews will be a treat. But I have no idea yet what I will be doing with all of the wall art. I’m sure I can come up with some sort of project. 

If for some crazy reason you want to penny shop there are tons of on line resources. Here is one that explains it some https://www.crazyforcouponing.com/copy-of-dollar-general-penny-list

Sunday, September 22, 2024

Pinterest “Nailed It”

I had another Pinterest inspiration. 
I needed a fence board, 
A barrel hoop, (had to untangle one from a volunteer tomato vine) 
I did purchase a welcome cutout from Hobby Lobby.

And I got out some bling,

To dress up one of Otoelene’s shoes.  Assembling everything plus some grasses that I picked out of the field and….

A wine barrel hoop welcome sign. 

This was the $85 Etsy inspiration piece.  I am going with, Nailed it!  I ended up gifting it to yesterday’s wedding couple.  I still have 5 more hoops.

 

Saturday, September 21, 2024

Allie Saturday

Mike, Virginia and Joe went to a South Poll cattle field day in Appomattox today.  Virginia asked the girls where they wanted to go.  Sadie picked the field day and Allie picked Mimi!  I ended up taking Joe to their house at 5:30.  They all left and  I stayed until Allie woke up at 7:15.  I brought her to the house for breakfast.
Then we went to the barn for morning chores.
She was only willing to hold the bottle as long as there was no possibility of the calf actually touching her.  The funny thing was that she did go into the pen with Lucy but Lucy was terrified of Allie and just started to run around like crazy. Allie noted that Lucy was very small.  
After a trip to Dollar General, we went to Lowe’s for the kids workshop.  My thumb may never be the same after helping Allie hammer those nails.  And she got a pumpkin to bring home and color.  We passed by the Halloween display…
And she sat down like it was going to be a show.
I had to go press the demo buttons on everything for her to watch.  So I guess it was a show after all.
Next, we stopped by Little Caesars and carried our lunch to the park.
Allie had lots of fun on the playground. 
I liked the double swing.  I could swing too and not have to push.  Then it was back home with only a short nap, some playing then evening chores.  Then back in the car for an hour drive to a wedding reception.  Virginia and Mike were going to drop off Joe and pick up Allie.  Allie enjoyed the meal and then wanted to dance.  Then she said she wanted cake so I got two pieces.  But back at the table she only wanted the candy that was on the table so I had to eat both pieces of cake.  Poor me.  When Joe got there we but Allie in the truck and she started crying that she wanted to be in Mimi’s car. Virginia said she screamed all the way home for me.  Looks like I really know how to spoil her.
 

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Open Field Tackle

I noticed a wormy goat kid a couple of days ago when we went out to feed the dogs. I came  back to the house to get the dewormer and Joe went with me to catch the goat. 

 Even though it was wormy, it still was pretty quick. But Joe was quicker and made a great open field tackle.  Glad he still has those football reflexes. 

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