the grocery store this morning was an experience I do not need to repeat .. suffice to say .. we're stocked up on things, chix, burger, pork loins, pork chops, frozen pizza's .. ice cream -- all that "stuff"

and to get thru the week, berries, bagels, cream cheese, tator chips

I still need milk, bread and eggs ... I wasn't stopping at zip trip on the way past

I went home early on friday to mow .. like, 3:00 pm Friday -- and by the time I got to the farm -- it was misting .. no mowing -- these dudes appeared . they've been regulars at the apple trees

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it has been this kind of week -- 4 times this week

momma too ... 

and this my friends is an organic corn field -- she's rough looking -- like more rag weeds than corn .. I can't imagine how this baby is going to go thru a combine -- tall rag weeds

So here's today so far  ....

4:30 - laundry # 1 into machine

5:30 - laundry # 2 into machine

in between was empty dishwasher, tidy basement -- our water heater is taking a dump so I'm getting ready for the plumber ... always good to clean before he arrives ?

6:30 - grocery store -- I was the only customer :)   

7:30 - surfing and typing this 

next on the agenda:

MNPR's == I spent 90 minutes searching for odd county property tax statements so I'm ready to roll with those -- we're almost done with them ... those that we missed or didn't request we'll pick up at tax return time ... time to be done with them and move on to other office projects ...

10:00 - 2:00 I have herdsmanship judging at the fair -- it's raining need the appropriate footwear and clothes .. might need to bring home treats ? time will tell -- 

Need to fetch office homework as well - since it's raining - might as well be productive .. 

I need to stop being responsible and blow off work and be a sloth for a weekend .. 

soon friends, soon ...

 

adventures in food

so, I thought we needed to expand our dining habits this summer -- 

so far it's been:

Panera -- better than anticipated

Kavo -- the bomb, expensive but good

    ( w/family after Joy's funeral -- the remodel is cool -- still noisy in there)

    ( I still miss Godfathers and the taco pizza)

3rd St Tavern -- who doesn't love bbq

Perkins -- the elders favorite -- not returning

    (hoping I didn't catch a disease in the rest room)

    (it was brutal -- at least the muffin was tasty)

Not sure where we'll end up next ....

besides Perkins -- I got 3 bags delivered to Goodwill ... projects the endless projects ... 

6:58 am

it may seem like I dilly dally ...

but since 3:50 this morning

1   dishwasher is perking

2   load of laundry

3   25 MNPr's

4   fed those damn cats

5   loaded and unloaded trash & recycling 

           (brought to the office)

6   watered the front flowers

7   gassed up the golf cart

8   packed/unpacked work tote bag

9   at McD for breakfast on the inbound

10 read two newspapers

I'm running out of steam at 7:00am

one of us took her golf cart on an excursion to the neighbors yesterday -- a mile round trip -- evidently the $30,000 Jeep in the garage was to fancy? didn't have a nice ride?  wasn't an open air set  of wheels ?   

and when I got home from being robbed at the grocery store -- I spied the golf cart in the yard without it's occupant -- I was a little irked .. for someone who can't walk, doesn't carry a cell phone -- all of the I don't's and won't's .. a little stick to the house might have been the smarter plan

the golf cart ran out of gas .. it's not the most reliable set of wheels.

one of my favorites

and there was this -- this week, last week .. can't remember which 

I don't like popularity contests -- I like to be supported for the good things we do and I like to see all of us do well .. I posted a post on the office wastebook page -- we provide a personal service to individuals that really cannot be or should not be quantified in a "best of" contest .. 

I'm way to introverted for this .. 

I spied these on wastebook as well -- they are darn cute 

so the rest of the day ....

more MNPR's -- I'm going to get these goofy things done 

the normal stuff

chop some weeds/haul them out 

clean the office ... that recycling and trash thing needs to happen here as well

find a new cleaning person for home

wash the truck

 

another Sunday in paradise

a pumpkin beauty -- a lot of work pumpkin beauty

my new shoes from temu ..

the place that had my favorite planners -- I bought 10 planners

should get me thru retirement if I don't self destruct first

after working a lot of yesterday, I snatched Mom and we went to the cabin for supper and sunset ... it was pizza night w/a large side of ice cream

we enjoyed the always fabulous sunsets and left for home about 9:30 .. I snapped this from the jeep on as we were leaving -- we should have stayed .. I had hoped it would be dry enough to mow this morning -- it wasn't so we went back this morning

I swore off ice cream on Friday when my jeans were tight -- that lasted less than 24 hours .

there is nothing more peaceful than sunset (or sunrise) 

I picked up sweet corn on the way out this morning -- we had sweet corn for lunch ( or she did - it doesn't like me, ever ) ... I had a couple of work projects and finally found a good book .. 

made it home in time to spend 3 1/2 hours on the lawn mower -- I can finish tomorrow and move on to weed whipping -- I hate weed whipping

 

another scrappy beauty

not sure what the plan of the day is .. but so far

I've surfed the internet

scrubbed the kitchen counters and floor

dishwasher perking

2nd load of laundry perking

roomba attempted the living room

mom i s finally out of bed 

next up:

bedroom -- the weekly laundry folding and putting away

bedroom floors

office

   endless projects

   end of month for some of us 

   endless projects

   I was out most of the week so

   weed elimination

   

back home to mow? maybe? probably

trying to find time to squeeze in some lake time

B & K put my sprayer together yesterday -- time to kill some weeds .. a lot of weeks around here 

need to spot spray in the crp - thistles and cedar trees

 

sunset

from the Ring .

they just don't get any better

 

toad truth

another toad/frog view

my 2nd trip this week to HRA in Lower North happened again .. tomorrow afternoon and Friday morning and we'll have the agency shut down.. 

kudos to the staff - they did 95% of the work without direction from the Board .. it's a really weird gig -- I'm not sure where it lost it's focus but somewhere thru the decades things changed and not for the best .. 

i have a spreadsheet punch list and I know we are missing things -- it's the best I can do at the moment -- on the lighter side -- I'm getting a lot of 169 travel time .. I hate that stretch of road .. really hate it