Here’s Hazel’s report card from the spa today:
Just down the street is an implement dealer – imagine each of these costing about a million dollars.
I drive by an abandoned farm place on the way and it always interests me. I can almost imagine that house being alive and lived in – wish I could look inside.
Then an expensive trip to the grocery store – $175! Lots of extras today. And then I mowed. And then I cleaned the porch – I have some friends stopping by tomorrow. And then I made cookies and prepared food for lunch tomorrow.
Isn’t that a lot of nothing….work, yes, but nothing very exciting. The Fever game was again sad but I think Caitlin is just plain discouraged and I don’t blame her.
Hahaha, I love Hazel’s picture after her good report card,
I know what you mean about a bandit houses, I would love to look inside them all to.
That Hazel cup is adorable.
Hazel is such a fun dog, look at her with her twig! and so clean and white as snow. The red ruby glass is perfect, what a sweet package. They were made as souvenirs between 1800’s and the early 1900’s. It seems every town, village, and special event had these for sale. I can’t imagine being a farmer and having to purchase equipment at those prices, Yikes!! it’s bad enough when you look at a new vehicle. My parents spent 20 years remodeling a home that was 100 years old, and it was a work of love. I made the mistake of going back to see it and was sadly disappointed. I won’t go again and my parents would be sad to see it today.
Just love Hazel! She has to “let go” after being so good! Love a dog with spunk!
Mary, I think making cookies is pretty exciting. Nothing like the smell of them baking and eating a warm cookie. Definitely reminds me of mom.
What kind did you make?
Lynn – honestly it starts as a choc chip recipe but then I add stuff – sometimes coconut, Rice Krispies, corn flakes, nuts, sour cream, toffee bits – just one or two things until the dough feels right – I sound like my mom now.
I can imagine the cost of the tractors, when I think about the cost of other things in comparison. Regardless, it’s a lot of money.
It does seem sad to see the houses falling apart. It happens in town as well as the country. The first two houses I grew up in are no longer, however the last one I grew up in looks lovely, even though it looks different than when my family lived there. I have cousins that weren’t so lucky; the house they grew up in, in town, and was kept up so well by their family is occupied but piled up with junk and obviously not well maintained.
We are still hot in SW Ohio. The storm that came through last week caused a lot of electrical problems. My husband called the fire department due to the electrical line going into the neighbor’s house being on fire. They said it was lucky the house didn’t catch on fire. Four surrounding houses had an electronics panel for the AC burn out; I’m not sure if it was power surge or what. There have been several repairmen in the neighborhood. Fortunately, our AC was repaired quickly. I’ve been doing my weeding in the garden between 7 and 9 pm.
Beryl – don’t the mosquitos eat you alive between 7-9 pm? They do here!!! I stay in the porch.
Today’s temperature is supposed to be 92*, a bit cooler than yesterday. I made the 1.5 hr trip to OSU for dental work yesterday. Have been going there for several years & very pleased with their thorough exams & great work. Boots was in his kennel for a very long time, but did well! He always comes out barking & leaping. But until he’s a bit more mature I can’t trust him not to entertain himself doing something he shouldn’t! He’s already shredded a place on a carpeted step to the sunroom & tore paper into tiny pieces. He’s still just a puppy! Because of the heat I’ve had to take all my hanging baskets down as the heat was killing them. Watering flowers & plants twice a day so they’ll survive. Hoping I can brave the heat in the sunroom to finish a baby quilt today. My AC is running almost constantly in the house & I do have a separate unit in the sunroom/sewing room. But I seldom use it…today might be the day. Love the beautiful Hazel glass!
Alice – you’re right, he’s still a puppy! And he’s still learning the rules.
I’m happy to read that your ablation went well, Diane in WI! I’m going to be having mine the last Thursday in July. Kinda nervous so it’s nice to read that it wasn’t bad. I pray that yours is a success for many years to come! Will you have to stay on blood thinners? I’m really hoping that I won’t after the two or three month healing I’ve read about. My husband’s family home is still being taken care of. We did sell off much of the land so there’s three houses that didn’t used to be there but it was his parents will that dictated that. The house has changed, the first couple that bought it gutted it! Right down to the bare wood frame. Then they changed the stairways – there used to be two, one in the front hall that went up about five or six steps to a landing and then up another five or six to the top and the other was a tiny stairway that went from the living room up to the primary bedroom. I loved that back stairway! So, it’s different but looks the same from the outside. At least it’s still there – and being lived in by young families, so it’s all good. I always find it upsetting to see a house for sale with a gorgeous garden and beautiful landscaping and when new people buy it they don’t keep those up! So sad! Well, it’s over 100 here already, going to be a sewing day! Stay cool everyone! Jan in MA
Thank you, Jan. I was nervous about it; my doctor was great. I know you will feel better after having it done. I had one medication cut in half, but I am still on everything, including Eliquis. I see my doctor in a couple of weeks and hope to get rid of some of the other pills. I’ll say some extra prayers for you.
OMG. Is that price range for real on those tractors?!?!
I grew up on the farm and that just stunned me.
Your thoughts and feelings about old farm places, especially the houses, are the same as mine. I’d love to be able to hear their stories.
Thank you for all you share.
You look amazing, Hazel! Lol! Such a good girl. More Hahahaa! My Gracie goes to the spa the first week of July. She needs it badly as she is one heckuva shedder! This time of year practically kills both of us.
Hazel seems to be saying: ha! I got through it without biting him! Aren’t I a good girl !
We often see abandoned farm buildings around here. Even though the Eastern shore of Maryland grows a large quantity of feed for chicken growers/producers, we are still losing farmers and young producers going into farming each year.
Mary, you are one of the most industrious people I know of. Your blog is so interesting and positive.
Hazel looks great! Love that Hazel cup you received. Is that called ruby glass?
Mary, your day sounded like a perfect one! No worries just taking care of things. Your lunch with guests today sounds so nice. Love it. I might have a little deck party like that if my deck ever gets built. The hire hasn’t been here for days because of the heat and then rain. Rain again today it seems. I am prepping for a retreat and have to go to the “city”. I spent 3-4 days in my sewing room so I am ready for interaction and a bit of social life–Ha. Love Hazel dirty or sparkling clean. A fun dog!
I love the picture of Hazel giving you the where-for, reminds me of my husband. Nice as can be everyone but when we get in the car or get home I get it for everything I said or didn’t say. And telling him I can say what I want doesn’t work! At least Hazel is cute!! (Boy would I hear it if he read this)
I am trying to cool off, it was 76 humid degrees here at 6 this morning and I just came in from cleaning Albert and Norman’s stall and water trough. It’s suppose to be cooler than yesterday when it was 100 and horribly humid. Sammie and Nelson want to be outside but they come back in after less than 10 minutes. And no chasing deer or fishing birds! They just stood on the porch and looked at them yesterday!
Stay cool everyone. And hoping for no bad storms!
Linda I’m sorry about the way your husband acts. I grew up with a father like that. Even after 40 years out of the house I have a hard time making decisions etc. I hope it some how gets better.
Linda – I am familiar with someone like your husband – not Rick but …. It’s a very hard situation to live with. It cooled off here – too cool this morning to sit on the porch even! We’re supposed to get rain during the night and tomorrow. Wish I had been able to mow today.
I fondly remember my parents’ home on the farm. As an adult and years after I moved to Iowa City, my husband and I once stopped at the farm. We pulled into the lane and up to the home. The woman of the house came out to see who we were. I explained I had lived on this farm as a child and I was doing a memory tour. Some of the farm buildings were gone then – chicken house, etc. But the barn, corn crib, and house remained. A few years after that, we drove by again and the house was gone. I am glad we stopped by when we did. For a few years, I would do road trips in the farm areas surrounding Iowa City, stopping to take pictures of farm houses, many in states of disrepair. It was sad, but also beautiful in its own way.
Oh if only animals could talk! And walls of buildings. The conversations we’d have, right? I’m feeling like Dr Seuss writing those words.
I think next time there’s a heat wave across this land we need some food ideas to cook besides a bowl of chilled fruit. My brain is fried like these 93 degree days. Tomorrow is suppose to be slightly cooler.
The glass Gayle sent is beautiful.
Yesterday afternoon I watched Miss Potter on you tube on my iPad. It’s a movie about Beatrix Potter who wrote Adventures of Peter Rabbit. It was nice to see her views on buying up surroundings farm lands to keep them for farming and from being developed into something else.
Hazel looks beautiful after her grooming & what a report card! Boone was a smooth coat terrier so he never needed grooming just baths in the deep laundry sink. A visit to the vet was a chance to show how fierce a small dog could act. Very hot & humid here so I have been cleaning out our basement which is packed with years of stuff that needs sorted,donated or trashed. My other daily chore is keeping my plants watered.
Des – we’ve had rain but that strong south wind dries out my plants quickly. I’m always checking them – they’re like little parts of my family that need care often.
Hazel is hard to bathe without an extra set of hands and I know she gets thoroughly clean when I take her to the spa – when she digs the dirt goes right down to her skin! Boone didn’t like the vet, huh? I can imagine the scenario.
We had an old farm house on my family’s farm in MN. It was about a half mile from our house. Us kids would play in it. Ole England was the name printed on one wall. I often wondered about him. Did he build the house? Did he live there? It was actually a pretty large house- two stories! Maybe a large family once lived there. I loved seeing the photos of a shaved Hazel. When I read about the photo of Hazel running with a stick, I had to zoom in to see the stick. Mary, once you wrote about Hazel bringing the little fetch sticks to you. Now, I understand how you can be frustrated with her little antics.
Martha – if she’d bring a stick instead of a tiny twig I could throw it. You can’t throw a twig!
Love Hazels personality. Like a child who knows how to be polite in public and then goes home and acts like their normal self.
There’s a house down the road from us that was built in the 70’s so not that old and it is falling apart. The lady that lived there years ago moved to town and she gave the house to her son. He lived there for a few years and then got married and moved to another town. My son tried to buy it or even rent it. The son refused to let anyone live there. It got a water leak in the basement. Instead of fixing it, he shut the water off. Then he canceled the insurance. A hail storm ruined the roof 3 years ago and now has tires all over it to hold the shingles down. A tree was also ruined that is beside the house and is still sitting in the yard. The lawn gets mowed about once a year. Every time I drive by it, I cringe. There are two front windows that have shutters and 3 have fell off-one shutter is hanging by a nail. His mother was a widow and took very good care of her house. She went to our church and her and I would get together a few times a week for coffee and to visit. She died a few years ago and if she could see what has happened to her house she would be sick. Very sad.
I also watched the last Fever game. I’m sure Caitlyn was disappointed with her performance. Sure wasn’t going her way.
Cindy – I don’t understand why people would let their property go to ruins like that! My home place/farmhouse was bulldozed under – I just can’t drive by. I have visions of my place falling into the wrong hands when I’m gone. Nobody will care about it like I do.
I follow a site that posts old, abandoned, and interesting sites in Colorado. I always wonder at abandoned homes like this–what’s the story? Why did they leave? Where did they go? I bet the walls have stories to tell!
Diane – that’s just what I think about this old house!
Hazel is just too cute. Her expressions are wonderful. I wish she could talk. I don’t like to see farmhouses that aren’t lived in anymore. My husband’s home farm has been sold, and it makes me sad every time I drive past it. His parents would be so upset to see the way it looks. I did have my ablation, and I think it worked. No more racing and pounding heart. It was one of the shorter procedures that the doctors had done in a while. I told my family it was easier than having a colonoscopy! Waiting for rain tonight; we had 5 inches the other day before the heat came. Thank goodness because it was so dry here. Hope everyone had a good day.
Diane – OH! WOW! So glad you had it done and it was easier than a colonoscopy! That says something. And no more racing heart – what wonderful results. 5” is a lot of rain – we got 2” and we’re grateful for that. Abandoned farm places are sad to see. My home farm has been entirely obliterated into farm ground. I can’t go by it.
We have an aerial photo of the farm when it was taken care of and loved. Brenard’s parents put did so much work to make it their home. Other family members didn’t take care of it. I have trouble driving by, too. Sometimes I wish things didn’t have to change.
I am so glad to hear that you surgery was a success. My brother has afib and I’ve spent too much time in the hospital visiting him/picking him up. He won’t hear of an ablation. Treats it by taking pill his doctor prescribes. Must not be too bad, but I do worry about a stroke. Glad you are doing well.