Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry

Mama was cleaning out a cabinet and came across this unopened bottle of Harveys Bristol Cream.  We are not sure how old it is but I am going with 25+ years. 

I was interested in having the blue bottle. 

But Kerian was interested in tasting it.  After a quick Google search he determined it was probably safe to drink but would most likely not be any good. 

I have never tried Sherry before, but I don't think is should be brown.  And I can say, after smelling it, that I still have not tried Sherry.

Emily said it was nasty. 

Kerian said it wasn't that bad but it defiantly wasn't good.  The rest got poured down the drain. 

That Didn’t Last Long

 Looks like one of my snake plants wasn’t as balanced as I thought.

I had a mess to clean up.  I am trying again with a different pot and a different location that is providing more support.  The other three are still ok.

Timely Article

Mama was decluttering her file cabinet and gave me a folder of articles she had saved about gardening. I found one that was very timely for me.

You might notice that the date is November 1978.  She has been holding on to this for awhile. 

But look, I happen to have a very leggy Dracaena.   

I cut the tops off, dipped them in rooting hormone and stuck them back in the pot with the stumps. I then cut the long stalk into sections and stuck them in water to root.  In 2-8 weeks if I see roots, I can plant them in soil.

While I was in the planting mood, I decided to deal with my snake plants.  My original one came from a leaf cutting I did in Plant Propagation class in college.  It has been multiplying ever since.   I planted this one a couple of years ago but have never been happy with how it has done.  I have had to keep it staked and tied.  

These two are usually on the mantel.  Emily has been appalled at how root bound they are.  

I thinned out the root bound ones.  They do look better. 

And I made two more small ones out of the big gangly one. 

I think they like to be root bound so maybe the smaller pots will be better. 

Couponing #81

I did 3 transactions at Dollar General on Saturday.  There were glitching Swiffer coupons and a $5 off $20 Gain coupon that was stacking with the regular $5/$25.  I didn’t want those to go to waste.  I bought (paid for) Pepsi and a loaf of bread.  

 And got $72 of stuff for free.  One transaction was coming out negative so I had to add a 25 cent Christmas item.  That made it 13 cents INCLUDING tax.  I am pretty set on Swiffer stuff for awhile.

Sadie, Allie, Hugo, Otoelene Saturday

Hugo has not been getting much riding attention lately.  But the weather was nice enough this morning for me to work with him a bit. 

He still backs away when approached or if surprised, but it is usually not violent.  But when ridden, he always seems calmer than we would expect for how he is when we are on the ground.  So I guess I prefer that combination to the opposite.  
 

Then Virginia showed up with Allie and Sadie.  I tried to get a picture but no one was cooperating.   Sadie just wanted to ride.  I told her she needed her helmet.  When she realized what I was talking about she remembered it and jerked off her hat and said, Yes! Helmet.  

She carried it to the barn herself and would have tried to lead Otoelene if I had let her. 

Otoelene has been so calm and quite with Sadie.  A real superstar so far.  

And we always have to clean the feet.  

I lead Sadie around for a little while but she kept asking to trot.  And since she always gets what she wants...

I got on and we trotted.   She usually doesn't want to ride for all that long so it is a pretty easy day for Otoelene.  

Then it was inside to play with her kitchen.  Virginia said Sadie would keep asking to come to Mimi's and play kitchen.  

Little Allie seems to enjoy the kitchen set too.  And she played some with the quiet book.   Then Emily and Kerian came to move their things into storage before heading to South America in a month.  I helped some  with the toting of things.  Then it was CJ's for supper with everyone!  Another nice Saturday.  

More Sorting

With the feedlot cattle gone, Joe decided to split the left behinds into two groups,

the replacement heifers and the small ones.  That way he can pay closer attention to the replacements to make sure these are the ones he wants to keep.
 

We had 2 sets of obstacles today, mud and very uneven froze ground. 

But we managed without any hardships.   Now Joe can study more on his choices.  

But now he once again has two groups to haul grain to.  

At least the view is nice.  

Four More Open

It has been a rough year for open cows.  It seems like there have been more than usual.  But I haven’t added them up yet, just a feeling. 

 Anyway, Joe got four more up for me the check.  He has seen them back in heat at one time or another after the bull had been taken out.  And he was right, they were all open.  Another trip to the market Thursday.