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Reply: TGIF****ROLL CALL****5/17/2013 ****

Hi to all, Our rain and damp won't be here for a few more days. In the meantime, it will...

Posted by BetteK

Hi to all,

Our rain and damp won't be here for a few more days. In the meantime, it will be 70's and borderline sticky/humid.

I just made an appointment with the doc who implanted my electronic nerve stimulator. I want the leads moved or the thing removed. Either it works or it's out. Sensitive as we all are, I feel every bit of the thing from the electrodes (on spine level with upper shoulder blades) to the wires (snaking down to the right of the spine) to the power pack (imbedded 2 inches to the right of the spine on top of hip). If it worked the way it should, it would be a godsend blanking out the pain at waist height. Since it stimulates too low on my body, it's just another aggrivation.

Anyway, June 6 will see me shuffling off to Buffalo.

Son's getting a lot of O.T. this week with Alfred State having their graduation on Sunday. The grounds are supposed to be perfect. A difficult job with the dandelions in full bloom and students sunning on the lawns while the crew are trying to mow. Of course, those same students will leave plenty of pop cans, candy wrappers, and even condoms to be removed in a frantic last minute spruce-up Sunday morning--while the extra chairs are being set up for the outdoor ceremony. Would you believe, the guy loves that job? Lucky, lucky, son.

Hubby is plowing his fields in preparation for planting corn. I don't know why he bothers. Last year, the deer got it all. We are in a very beautiful area with the Genesee River, lots of hills, feeder streams, and very small fields. There is no way we can be competitive with the farms on the plains. But, we grow the feed for our 40-50 cattle, fatten them up, and sell the meat to customers we've had since the 70's and their children and grandchildren. It is not as tender as feedlot beef, but the TASTE is clean and good. Our meat is leaner. If you fry a burger, you have to add some oil to the pan. (I brush on some olive oil befor I grill our meat.)

Still no garden. It's been plowed, limed, top-dressed with good manure, but still needs rototilling. We've had tillers I could manage; the current model is not one of them. We're NEVER going to get lettuce for the table. My guess is the garden comes after the corn--even though the onions and lettuce and beets are much more able to withstand spring frosts. Try explaining that to a man who wants to climb up on his great big--man toy--tractor.

Have a great weekend everyone--no matter what Mother Nature brings you.

BetteKView Thread

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