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Lady Sarah

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We had one heck of a storm come through last night. Over half the town lost power. Trash bins blown down the road. Branches down all over the yard. Over 4 inches of rain in one night. The parks had to be closed due to flooding. Rumors of dams busting.

I'll cut up the branches for the smoker, and finish picking up all the pecans.
 
Lady Sarah

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Flea market weekend. Hubby found some steel for the smoker he is building to sell, and at a price too good to pass up. We also went by the feed store to sell the pecans I collected so far. At 125.5 lbs, it put a bit of cash in my purse. No, I did not lift them. I am not that crazy, nor that stupid. That's what men are for.
 
misswish

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Morning!

All is well here, Jessie and I are still healthy and mostly staying out of trouble. Son-in-law is staying with me for a few months, nice to have him here for now. Having to make a few adjustments of course but he's a good guy.

I hope you all have a great, and tasty, Thanksgiving!!!

Stay safe and healthy
 
misswish

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Morning!

I do not like the cold! I'm in my recliner, wrapped in a blanket, I'm such a wuss. Jessie is cuddled to my side.
SIL is doing great, working a bunch of overtime. Nice to have someone around.

I went to the grocery store, decided to try to stay home as much as I can until after Christmas. It's wild out there! I'll do my shopping online. I love seeing all of the lights and decorations, this time of year is so pretty.

I hope you are all doing well, staying warm, hugging your loved ones.

Stay happy, healthy, and safe :hearts: :stars2::hug::inlove:
 
Tornadoalleydeb

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The Geminid meteor shower is tonight and the 13th and 14th. Up to 150 meteor's an hour can be seen. Just in case folks want to watch. I am seeing different times though for best viewing. I figure I will go outside around 10pm my time. (CT zone)

Hope everyone is well. Happy to hear you have some company misswish
 
Lady Sarah

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Today, I took the sickle I restored as well as ice block tongs I restored, and donated them to our town's historical museum. They had no tongs, and the only sickle has a dry-rotted handle with tape wrapped around it. My donations may seem small, but are high quality and will last as long as the museum stands. As is, each item is already at least 53 years old. I hope people will appreciate such items the same way I do.
 
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Lady Sarah said:
Today, I took the sickle I restored as well as ice block tongs I restored, and donated them to our town's historical museum. They had no tongs, and the only sickle has a dry-rotted handle with tape wrapped around it. My donations may seem small, but are high quality and will last as long as the museum stands. As is, each item is already at least 53 years old. I hope people will appreciate such items the same way I do.
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real people who appreciate things that have been used and are still here after many years of graft will appreciate it, other people would prefer something powered that does the work. those people usually have beer guts and a low iq.
 
Lady Sarah

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walton said:
real people who appreciate things that have been used and are still here after many years of graft will appreciate it, other people would prefer something powered that does the work. those people usually have beer guts and a low iq.
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I was walked through the section of the museum where they intend to display what I brought. Most of the stuff is things I grew up with. Even the farming tractors were of the type that were used in the late 1960s and in the 1970s. They all still run and are used in parades. Some of the tools are ones I still use.

As far as chopping weeds, I'd rather use a mower and trimmer than a sickle or scythe.
 
Lady Sarah

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gopher_byrd said:
How's your back doing @Lady Sarah? I know you had surgery a while back and just wondering how it doing.
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Still doing much better than before surgery. I get some pain in the hip and down that leg when the weather is about to change, but I expected that as I was already getting that. I can walk and stand for much longer than I could before. I'm just not dropping the weight I gained from sitting around during post-op recovery.
 
Lady Sarah

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So, the severe cold is hitting us down here in Texas. It's 25° now and dropping another 10 or so before it's done. Two days of not going outside for me. The metal in my back is telling me all about it through the nerves around it. It feels like someone hit me in the thigh with a baseball bat. Thankfully, I have some lidocaine cream to apply to that.

Here's looking forward to warmer weather.
 
Tornadoalleydeb

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I just had to take the dogs out even though they have a fenced yard my Shepherd who is a big baby ( whom I love regardless) Wont go out unless I do, and let me tell you, real feel of 15 is not fun.
 
Lady Sarah

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The cold snap is over. No ruptured pipes this time around. I can finally go back outdoors. All our rain reservoirs are full of ice that still needs to melt. My back is feeling a bit better, knowing we ain't going to experience high temperatures below freezing for a while.

Hubby had to clear out clutter from his work station after an OSHA visit. One of the items is a lamp from someone before he even started working there. It was a tiny project for someone like me to restore. I added a small wood piece to make it look better.

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Lady Sarah

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misswish said:
Cool looking lamp, Sarah! I'm glad hubby brought it home to you, you are so good at refurbishing, repurposing and renewing stuff. Are those chickens on the lampshade?
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Yep. Chickens on the shade to match the ones on the base. It was so nasty, I had to clean it up with acetone, and then spray lacquer on it to put a shine on it. Ain't no telling just how old this lamp actually is, but the switch ain't got the stupid warning about watt limits.
 
misswish

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Hi, everyone!

Our wind gusts (60 - 80} finally took out the power and internet. Just got it back on, it was a very cold night!
I was very glad that I had the batteries all charged, coffee in the thermos, Kindles charged. I did a lot of reading, lol.

I hope everyone in the nasty weather areas are doing ok, I hope more people check in.

Hugs to all
 
Heartsdelight

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misswish said:
Hi, everyone!

Our wind gusts (60 - 80} finally took out the power and internet. Just got it back on, it was a very cold night!
I was very glad that I had the batteries all charged, coffee in the thermos, Kindles charged. I did a lot of reading, lol.

I hope everyone in the nasty weather areas are doing ok, I hope more people check in.

Hugs to all
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Happy to hear you were well prepared & are safe & well!
 
JuicyLucy

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misswish said:
Hi, everyone!

Our wind gusts (60 - 80} finally took out the power and internet. Just got it back on, it was a very cold night!
I was very glad that I had the batteries all charged, coffee in the thermos, Kindles charged. I did a lot of reading, lol.

I hope everyone in the nasty weather areas are doing ok, I hope more people check in.

Hugs to all
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Wow glad to hear your preparations paid off!
 
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