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Topic: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}

Posted By: SGTJOE on 06/14/19 09:40pm

Good news.


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Posted By: Toolguy5 on 06/15/19 05:07am

Glad Brady made it home.

Wish he could tell someone where he was and what he was doing? I think those stories could be interesting.


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Posted By: DOTLDaddy on 06/15/19 05:08am

Dixie Flyer wrote:

....Any one have any summer plans they would like to share?..

In three weeks, we're gonna go up through Wisconsin to the Apostle Islands area, then swing West to Minnesota so I can cross seeing the headwaters of the Mississippi off my bucket list.[emoticon]


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Posted By: Dixie Flyer on 06/15/19 06:15am

Good morning everyone. Walter have a safe trip and enjoy yourself. Yes Dan I bet Brady could tell a tall story about where he has been. Heidi said he was dirty but other than that he seemed to be okay. Heidi said some one was working in the back yard and left the gate open when Brady made his escape. I guess he is the adventurous type and saw his opportunity to explore the world and see if it was what everyone said it was. It is fortunate that he wasn't picked up and carried to the animal shelter where he would have ended up God knows where.

It was 56 degrees this morning when we got up, another cool start to another day. According to the weather person we can expect rain every day next week. This morning I remembered I hadn't drained the hot water heater since our last outing. That was April 20th, so I better do that so the water won't smell like rotten eggs. It may be too late even now, but I will see later this morning.

I get excited about our trip next month and then I think, Is this something I can really do? I have so much going on with my health that I wonder if a long trip to Michigan is wise. The biggest thing is my vision, the other is just small stuff that comes with being 78 years old. It's a month away so I have time to see how things are going to be.

Sue is out with Dixie and Suzie for their morning walk. Lizzie the cat is perched on the back of the couch looking out the window watching for their return. Me, well I'm getting ready to face the day. Okay it's time for me to head to the shower so I will close for now wishing everyone a blessed day. Be sure to give the fur babies a hug for me and be sure to tell someone you love them.


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Posted By: Dixie Flyer on 06/16/19 05:59am

Good morning everyone and a happy Father's Day to all the fathers. I heard from two of the kids yesterday so I guess I will hear from the others some time today. Allison is very concerned about our trip to Michigan. She offered Jeff's assistance in getting us to Michigan and then flying back home. Ava hasn't said anything one way or the other about us going.

The fur gang is well and ready to get out for a walk. Sue is running a little behind this morning, not like her at all. Me, well I could go back to bed and sleep another hour or two.

I hope everyone has a great day and you enjoy family. I need to get moving so I will close for now wishing everyone a blessed day. Be sure to give the fur babies a hug for me and be sure to tell someone you love them.


Posted By: Toolguy5 on 06/17/19 04:48am

We got more rain yesterday. More rain again today. Tuesday is supposed to be dry then rain rest of the week.
The ground is saturated, We have flash flood warnings now every time it rains. Last night on the news they showed Granpa's Cheese barn in Ashland had 6 feet of water in the Parking lot.
We just can't seam to get several days together with no rain.
A lot of farmers still have not gotten there fields ready to plant. If they don't get them in before the 20th it is to late for corn. They have a few more days for soy beans but time is running out.


Posted By: Dixie Flyer on 06/17/19 06:11am

Good morning everyone. Dan we sure could use some of your rain. This morning's forecast says we might get some today and there is a slight chance everyday the rest of the week. It hasn't been too hot lately, there seems to be a cooling off period. The nights have really been cool as we have seen some nights in the upper 50's.

The fur babies are well this morning. Suzie wakes up ready to get outside and take a turn around the yard to see what has been happening while we slept. Dixie is the same way. She is ready to get out of her crate and hit the yard and then get back inside to eat breakfast.

Lizzie is banging on the bedroom door wanting to be let out so she can make her rounds in the house. I don't know how such a small cat can make so much noise banging on the door. I guess she throws herself against the door. There is a shoe rack hanging on the door so I guess she uses that to bang on the door.

June is half gone and soon it will be July. I don't care for the fireworks on the forth because of the fur babies. It doesn't bother Suzie and Dixie as much as it did Mama, Peaches and Hobo. Our neighbor on the other side of the pond always has a big party with lots of fireworks so I guess we will get to see his show again this year. Of course there will be dogs that will be afraid and run away from home because folks won't bring them inside during the fire works display.

Okay I need to get moving so I will close for now wishing everyone a blessed day. Be sure to give the fur babies a hug for me and be sure to tell someone you love them.


Posted By: dturm on 06/17/19 09:11am

Toolguy5 wrote:

We got more rain yesterday. More rain again today. Tuesday is supposed to be dry then rain rest of the week.
The ground is saturated, We have flash flood warnings now every time it rains. Last night on the news they showed Granpa's Cheese barn in Ashland had 6 feet of water in the Parking lot.
We just can't seam to get several days together with no rain.
A lot of farmers still have not gotten there fields ready to plant. If they don't get them in before the 20th it is to late for corn. They have a few more days for soy beans but time is running out.


We're in a similar pattern [emoticon] We moved a few years ago to a growing community that has been carved out of farm land. We have a field out our back door that has been planted with corn or soybeans every year we've been here. Right now it's only growing weeds. Most of the fields that are interspersed between subdivisions have not been planted. I assume when the farmers are able to plant, they will hit the huge fields that don't require the logistics of moving between subdivisions. I don't think they will get these smaller fields planted this year.


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Posted By: Toolguy5 on 06/17/19 02:11pm

dturm wrote:


We're in a similar pattern [emoticon] We moved a few years ago to a growing community that has been carved out of farm land. We have a field out our back door that has been planted with corn or soybeans every year we've been here. Right now it's only growing weeds. Most of the fields that are interspersed between subdivisions have not been planted. I assume when the farmers are able to plant, they will hit the huge fields that don't require the logistics of moving between subdivisions. I don't think they will get these smaller fields planted this year.


It is defiantly not a good year to be a Farmer. We will all be paying higher prices at the store and at the pump if the farmers can not get their crops in.


The news tonight said Lake Erie is 26 to 28 inches above normal right now.


Posted By: Dixie Flyer on 06/18/19 05:54am

Good morning everyone. As I look around me and what is going on with rezoning and building new suburbs I find my world is shrinking. I go out less and when I do I don't go that far so anything that's going on outside my ten to fifteen mile range doesn't bother me. The amount of new homes going up around us is astounding, The golf course was sold and five hundred new homes are going up there plus some new condos. Down the road from there is a new suburb with seven hundred homes going up and this morning I found out there is another new suburb going up not far from our church and a new shopping center is going up down the road from us. We have a new Vet and new apartments on West Georgia Road and the corner of Fork Shoals and West Georgia Road is being sold for a new grocery store. Wow, there is a lot going on.

Where we live will not be developed further because the rest of the land is in an animal wild life reserve set aside by the Sloan family. So we are living in a neat small development that has nine homes and one lot that is to be built on sometime in the next year.

Okay enough of that business. WE are well and have a busy day lined up. The fur gang is well, back from their walk and I am about to head for the shower. II wish everyone a blessed day. Be sure to give the fur babies a hug for me and be sure to tell someone you love them.


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