As I was tidying up on Tuesday, I picked up a plastic bag with plastic bags inside it. For some reason I pulled out all the bags. Inside one of the bags I felt something. It was a check and receipt from a purchase. AND, two $5 bills. $10!
This was more of a save than gain. But, it could have been a loss. I am counting it.
My garbage and recycling have been the target of animals. I find recycling under the house! Saturday night, garbage was strewn all over the yard, front and back. Thankfully, the mower guy picked it up without complaining. He says it is 'possums and not raccoons. He says that his yard is overrun with 'possums and is sure that is what is getting into my trash.
Last Sunday, I set the trap for raccoons with strawberry. Monday morning, both the pieces of strawberry were still there. It is surprising that a ground squirrel, tree squirrel, or something did not fall for the bait once it was daylight. Tuesday, the strawberries are still in the trap. Okay, Tuesday afternoon both pieces of strawberry were gone, but the trap was not tripped.
Animal Control might give me hints for what I should put in the trap. And, the Internet could help me. If you have had 'opossums and successfully gotten rid of them, how did you do it? I don't need a link. Okay, he said tuna or sardines. I will catch cats with that!
Today was supposed to be lunch day, but they cancelled it. The moved it back to last Tuesday!
What has worked for you when you caught a 'possum?
Showing posts with label garbage can. Show all posts
Showing posts with label garbage can. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Friday, July 6, 2018
Baring it All
The garbage should have been picked up on Thursday, but the city workers had the 4th off and had to get their Wednesday garbage first. The garbage was still there Thursday night. No problem. Friday morning, I thought I would add to it by taking two boxes out about 6:30 am.
I walk down the driveway and about 20 feet along the street to get to the garbage. I used to cross the yard, but too many times I have stepped in dog poop or a slug. So, I go the street route.
When I reached out and slightly bent to put the boxes where I wanted them, I felt my gown tighten across my behind, but not in the usual way. As I got back in the yard, I felt my behind. My gown was hitched up and stuck, cotton nightgown to cotton panties!!! I had been sitting on the bed, and I supposed the wrinkles were set in the knit gown and just stayed there as I stood and even as I walked.
=====>Note to self. Check and see if you are decent before walking around in the yard or road! ugh
My thighs are not the sight they were once upon a time. They are a different kind of sight. When I put my hand on my backside, I felt panties not nightgown.
I'm wondering how many people I blinded! It was early, so maybe not too many people passed by or were looking out the window.
The mower guy texted me and told me he wanted to mow on Saturday instead of Friday. Okay. But, I am not getting up two days in a row. He can call me and I will get up then, and only then.
I have set up everything to remake the earrings in the morning. I need lots of light for this little project.
Is there a new allergy season? All I have done today is sneeze huge sneezes. The doorways are filled with drying clothes. It has been so humid all day, I doubt they would dry outside. The ac is drying things really fast since the ac removes humidity from the house.
What is your most embarrassing wardrobe malfunction?
I walk down the driveway and about 20 feet along the street to get to the garbage. I used to cross the yard, but too many times I have stepped in dog poop or a slug. So, I go the street route.
When I reached out and slightly bent to put the boxes where I wanted them, I felt my gown tighten across my behind, but not in the usual way. As I got back in the yard, I felt my behind. My gown was hitched up and stuck, cotton nightgown to cotton panties!!! I had been sitting on the bed, and I supposed the wrinkles were set in the knit gown and just stayed there as I stood and even as I walked.
=====>Note to self. Check and see if you are decent before walking around in the yard or road! ugh
My thighs are not the sight they were once upon a time. They are a different kind of sight. When I put my hand on my backside, I felt panties not nightgown.
I'm wondering how many people I blinded! It was early, so maybe not too many people passed by or were looking out the window.
The mower guy texted me and told me he wanted to mow on Saturday instead of Friday. Okay. But, I am not getting up two days in a row. He can call me and I will get up then, and only then.
I have set up everything to remake the earrings in the morning. I need lots of light for this little project.
Is there a new allergy season? All I have done today is sneeze huge sneezes. The doorways are filled with drying clothes. It has been so humid all day, I doubt they would dry outside. The ac is drying things really fast since the ac removes humidity from the house.
What is your most embarrassing wardrobe malfunction?
Thursday, June 7, 2018
A Few Answers and a Few Questions
Today, I went to the Farmer's Market and there were no tomatoes. Bummer. I looked around and got two small cups of crookneck squash. I paid $6 for the two of them. Because I was out and had things to do, I did not go home.
My question: Was the price exorbitant? While I had the bag in WM, I stuck it on the scales--2.64 lbs. That makes the cost per pound $1.52. In WM squash was $.99/lb.
I know all the positives of Farmer's Market--local food, supporting local farmers. However, I know for a fact they use pesticides.
Not bringing the bag home meant I carried a bag of squash into the doctor's office. I did have a bit of a problem in urine, but doctor downplayed it. I cannot think of anything else that causes this malaise in me. I continually have problems with gastrointestinal tract. I feel queasy all inside. So, now I have ten days of meds for uti.
So, after this ten days, I will start taking the prophylactic does of meds to keep bladder sterile. I refused to take small doses without first clearing things up entirely.
My question: have you ever taken a prophylactic dose of meds for uti and not had a full prescription to make sure bladder contents are sterile before you start taking the lesser dose, prophylactic dose?
Since I have been queasy, I have not eaten salads. I feared it would keep me in bathroom more than I already am. So, I gave away more of the salad.
My ac is dying, so I suppose I will, too. It's a scorcher today, up to 90 already.
The tomato plants I bought had not been hardened off. The seller is not a good liar. He did not even know what it meant to "harden off" a plant. He said in reply to my question and under his breath, "I set them out at night." That did not answer my question. He quickly and cheerfully volunteered, "I picked off all the suckers for you." WHAT?
These were leggy plants and he had stripped all but a few top leaves off. Do you pick suckers off plants are a foot high? I think you wait until they are planted and are surviving to even look for suckers. These plants were looking puny, so he pulled off all the leaves that looked less than healthy!--my belief. This man retired and decided he wanted to make money--what he told me and said he could figure this out.
I bought the red and white onions from him, just took the bag. When I got home, the onions had dirt all over them. I wonder when he pulled these. Did he lay them out to dry? I do not want my vegetables washed because they rot faster, but do you think knocking off the dirt would have hurt? I don't think he laid them out like they are supposed to be done. The dirt seemed too fresh.
Okay, I am going out now to buy a squash plant and a zucchini plant. Hopefully, I can handle the sun and heat to plant them tomorrow along with the two tomatoes and two cayenne plants. Today, it makes me dizzy.
I bought a yellow and a black container of Plaid paint and sponge brushes. In a few moments, I am going to look for things in the yard to paint black and yellow since I was inspired by the bee theme from Tuesday.
Remember the garbage can that was crushed and the guy said someone would bring me another? Well, a brand new can showed up next to the crushed one. The crushed one sort of healed itself. It did not seal itself, but the bottom is not so gapped as when it was crushed. I am going to keep it since it does have a lid. It was the one kept right outside the chicken pen so I could drop things in it after I fed the hens. I did not tell the mower to put the garbage can on the street. I should have told him to empty it like I TOLD him to do in the beginning.
I feel lousy but ambitious!
After I wrote the above, I went out again. Before I did, I used the bathroom and the uti symptoms showed up and I screamed a bit. I am so happy I did not wait until tomorrow.
Plant shopping is so much fun. I love squash and zucchini, but the Farmer's Market vegetables are too large. I just won't buy them. Small ones are the ones I want. If I get 7 small squash off my squash plant, I will have broken even considering the price I paid today for squash.
I bought one crook neck squash plant, one zucchini plant, and one bell pepper plant. Exbf was eagerly listening and gave a little grunt of approval. He like all three. It will be six weeks before it get any produce from them, but that's okay. I will just purchase what vegetables I want until then. Everything I plant will go in buckets, even the squash.
Someone is coming to mow the lawn in the morning...yaaay!
My question: Was the price exorbitant? While I had the bag in WM, I stuck it on the scales--2.64 lbs. That makes the cost per pound $1.52. In WM squash was $.99/lb.
I know all the positives of Farmer's Market--local food, supporting local farmers. However, I know for a fact they use pesticides.
Not bringing the bag home meant I carried a bag of squash into the doctor's office. I did have a bit of a problem in urine, but doctor downplayed it. I cannot think of anything else that causes this malaise in me. I continually have problems with gastrointestinal tract. I feel queasy all inside. So, now I have ten days of meds for uti.
So, after this ten days, I will start taking the prophylactic does of meds to keep bladder sterile. I refused to take small doses without first clearing things up entirely.
My question: have you ever taken a prophylactic dose of meds for uti and not had a full prescription to make sure bladder contents are sterile before you start taking the lesser dose, prophylactic dose?
Since I have been queasy, I have not eaten salads. I feared it would keep me in bathroom more than I already am. So, I gave away more of the salad.
My ac is dying, so I suppose I will, too. It's a scorcher today, up to 90 already.
The tomato plants I bought had not been hardened off. The seller is not a good liar. He did not even know what it meant to "harden off" a plant. He said in reply to my question and under his breath, "I set them out at night." That did not answer my question. He quickly and cheerfully volunteered, "I picked off all the suckers for you." WHAT?
These were leggy plants and he had stripped all but a few top leaves off. Do you pick suckers off plants are a foot high? I think you wait until they are planted and are surviving to even look for suckers. These plants were looking puny, so he pulled off all the leaves that looked less than healthy!--my belief. This man retired and decided he wanted to make money--what he told me and said he could figure this out.
I bought the red and white onions from him, just took the bag. When I got home, the onions had dirt all over them. I wonder when he pulled these. Did he lay them out to dry? I do not want my vegetables washed because they rot faster, but do you think knocking off the dirt would have hurt? I don't think he laid them out like they are supposed to be done. The dirt seemed too fresh.
Okay, I am going out now to buy a squash plant and a zucchini plant. Hopefully, I can handle the sun and heat to plant them tomorrow along with the two tomatoes and two cayenne plants. Today, it makes me dizzy.
I bought a yellow and a black container of Plaid paint and sponge brushes. In a few moments, I am going to look for things in the yard to paint black and yellow since I was inspired by the bee theme from Tuesday.
Remember the garbage can that was crushed and the guy said someone would bring me another? Well, a brand new can showed up next to the crushed one. The crushed one sort of healed itself. It did not seal itself, but the bottom is not so gapped as when it was crushed. I am going to keep it since it does have a lid. It was the one kept right outside the chicken pen so I could drop things in it after I fed the hens. I did not tell the mower to put the garbage can on the street. I should have told him to empty it like I TOLD him to do in the beginning.
I feel lousy but ambitious!
After I wrote the above, I went out again. Before I did, I used the bathroom and the uti symptoms showed up and I screamed a bit. I am so happy I did not wait until tomorrow.
Plant shopping is so much fun. I love squash and zucchini, but the Farmer's Market vegetables are too large. I just won't buy them. Small ones are the ones I want. If I get 7 small squash off my squash plant, I will have broken even considering the price I paid today for squash.
I bought one crook neck squash plant, one zucchini plant, and one bell pepper plant. Exbf was eagerly listening and gave a little grunt of approval. He like all three. It will be six weeks before it get any produce from them, but that's okay. I will just purchase what vegetables I want until then. Everything I plant will go in buckets, even the squash.
Someone is coming to mow the lawn in the morning...yaaay!
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