Toonight
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Posted:May 3, 2022 6:37 pm
Last Updated:May 4, 2022 12:12 pm 1045 Views
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I've had several items come along over the past week I need to attend to. No blog or chat tonight unless my Fairygodmother comes along to save my assets.
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G D Munday
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Posted:May 2, 2022 1:21 pm
Last Updated:May 3, 2022 2:36 am 1019 Views
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Right from the get-go I should have turned around and gone back to bed. I had a limb down in the yard from the high winds and storm that passed through over the weekend. I tossed my walker onto the hood of the JD425 hitched the wagon to it along with the small electric chain saw. The electric cord I unreeled as I drove... plug in the chain saw and POOFT the G D Cord connection burned up !
BLOGABLE! Here's how to repair a burned out power cord. On the farm we keep several "male" and "female" power cord ends so we don't have to drive into town to get one. I took my dikes and cut the burned up end OFF !
Place the retaining cap over the end of the cord.
Using a wire stripper cut away the insulation from your cord and your wires.
Connect your wires as follows; Green ground wire to the green screw, white wire to the silver screw, black wire to the brass screw.
Connect the wired plug inside the protective cap securely with the screws provided.... There you have it! A fast electric cord repair.
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HAPPY MAY DAY
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Posted:May 1, 2022 7:50 am
Last Updated:May 2, 2022 11:02 am 1031 Views
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A Happy May Day to all my friends in here.
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REpurposed
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Posted:Apr 29, 2022 6:18 pm
Last Updated:May 3, 2022 1:58 pm 1207 Views
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Most of you have laundry chores to do as do I.
When I seen the "GAIN" laundry pouches you just toss in and forget I thought I'd give them a try. I really wasn't happy with the results and long since gone back to my regular detergent using the remaining packets on less important loads.
HOWEVER.... I did see promise in the empty container. It's interesting shape caused me to try and soak off the label in water... which failed to remove the adhesive. Enter good old GOOF OFF to remove the stubborn glue. I am thinking drilling drain and planting maybe some flowers in it. Just have to see what develops.
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Melon
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Posted:Apr 28, 2022 3:45 pm
Last Updated:Apr 29, 2022 3:04 pm 1283 Views
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I bought a watermelon for dessert tonight. Watermelon is a sweet and refreshing low calorie snack. provides hydration and also essential nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Along with cantaloupe, honeydew, and cucumber, watermelons are a member of the Cucurbitaceae family. Watermelon is around 90% water, which makes it useful for staying hydrated in the summer. It can also satisfy a sweet tooth with its natural sugars.
Watermelon also contains antioxidants. These substances can help remove Molecules known as free radicals, or reactive species, from the body. The body produces free radicals during natural processes, such as metabolism. They can also develop through smoking, air pollution, stress, and other environmental pressures. If too many free radicals stay in the body, oxidative stress can occur. This can result in cell damage and may lead to a range of diseases, such as cancer and heart disease. The body can remove some free radicals naturally, but dietary antioxidants support this process.
My query is; I am going to make sweet watermelon pickles. Would anyone be interested in the Old Southern Watermelon Pickle Recipe if I were to blog it?
otherwise I will save the effort.
EDITED !!! The rind on the melon is too thin to make pickles with... even too thin for relish... Great tasting melon but very thin skinned.
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Hog Wash
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Posted:Apr 27, 2022 7:20 pm
Last Updated:Apr 28, 2022 2:27 pm 1016 Views
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Today I spray painted my old cast iron trivet that had been my Grandmothers setting by her stove for years.
I also hung up the gold Baroque carved wall mounting designed to display JD's Great Grandfather's gilded dress sword. This has amounted to an incredible amount of time with many disasters in it's creation that I would like to blog about when I am feeling better.
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Taaah Daaaah !
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Posted:Apr 26, 2022 7:02 pm
Last Updated:Apr 27, 2022 7:28 pm 1263 Views
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Remember that dusty dirty looking clock that I could not vacuum or wipe clean ?
Nileyears suggested Windex and a soft brush.......
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The clock came amazing CLEAN ! After years of feather duster, cloth, and vacuum the clock now looks CLEAN ! I thought the "dusty" antique look was a part of the normal 80's "Antique" look. Red arrow also indicates I vacuumed the flower petals.
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Just in Time
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Posted:Apr 25, 2022 7:39 pm
Last Updated:Apr 25, 2022 9:27 pm 1050 Views
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Our Baroque clock on JD's baby grand piano in the parlor quit working some time ago which was most disconcerting when we habitually glance in that direction for the correct time.
By sheer happenstance while out junqueing; rummaging through thrift stores and antique shoppes I seen a possible replacement to repair our defunct timepiece. For the most reasonable price of just $1.00 on the outside chance that it worked. It didn't quit fit, however, with a little shaving with the trusty Drummel I removed a few fins from the clock then shaved the interior of the case.
My search turned to an odd size "N" battery. Of course it came in a two pack ! The thrift store find took off counting the seconds, turn to minutes , then hours.
The extra battery fits into the hidden compartment of the mantle clock for future use.
The finish of the overall clock always looks "dusty" even though it is clean. I am considering refinishing it in a "Black Hills Gold" tone. What do you think?
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Be Seated
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Posted:Apr 24, 2022 7:37 pm
Last Updated:Apr 25, 2022 3:17 pm 1085 Views
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Our DSL went down with the storm yesterday... they used duct tape and barbed wire to get it restored overnight. My blogable accomplishment for the day thus follows today. I'd purchased a remnant of fine fabric, made in the USA from Hobby Lobby 2 1/2 yards +/- a few months ago to redo the seats of our French Provincial Dining Room set. I finally got around to working on it between tornado warnings and MUTTs Inc.
I split the fabric in half then set about attaching the seemed side to the front of the now reinforced chair seats.
With the front firmly stapled down I pulled the fabric taught and attached the back side.
Next I drew in the corners, much like wrapping a package, then stapled them into place.
With all the corners drawn in and the sides stapled into place the seat is finished.
This is what the seats look like when placed on the chairs. I am so happy the large rose was repeated prominently on every seat when I was finished.
There was a small piece about 8" left over scrap fabric when I was done. Also I was a bit concerned I might run out of staples then have to go to town and get more.
A friend surprised me this afternoon to drop off a of seeds he'd picked thinking of me. Made my day !
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