Farmerjan's journal - Weather

farmerjan said:
Wed evening... It was a nice day out. Sunny, and in the upper 60's... The sun hit the recording thermometer and it said 76... It truly was a nice day. I was out in just a long sleeved T-shirt... I put on a light zip up sweathshirt and had to take it off cuz I was too hot...
I got 2 loads of clothes hung. It was sunny and warm. I picked up a few sticks on the lawn, still a bunch more around the maple tree, but a few are a start.
I took a couple 50 lb trash bags to the dumpster and went to the bank to get the money I wanted to put in the envelopes. Went into TSC and they had all the "holiday decor" and that on 50% off... got a large candle that looks like a birch log, and will work as a plant holder when it is done, fairly shallow... I had been looking at them and bought one a couple weeks ago... so got a match. And got another bird feeder... they were 40% off... I have the plastic one that looks like the barn, got a "match" that is a general store.... Gifts to myself.....

Stopped and got a Christmas card as I was short one, and came on home.... That was enough activity out for the day.

Checked the cows, all was quiet... Did not see any of the calves out...

After I came home, I filled the new bird feeder, and hung it. Took water and some bread and stuff to the chickens... Filled the feeder in the big pen, and gave them a bunch of the bread and scraps. Filled their waterer to the top. Took water over to the leghorns and filled that, gave them some bread... they had over 1/2 feeder full, so will take them some tomorrow to refill it. Then I went and got the clothes off the line, brought them all in...
That's enough for the day. Cough started up again, nose running... but I have a little more energy.

Talked to DS to see what his Christmas plans are. He spent time with her and the kids this morning, he was going to feed some at the barn. He talked about seeing 2 friends, but with his cold said he wasn't going to stay and visit, just stop and say hi and tell them he would see them in another week or so when he was better. He was going to talk to his father and see about spending some time with him. Seems the GF sister is going to have a "Christmas" on Friday eve, because he will not go to GF/sister parents house tomorrow... and that they will exchange gifts on Friday eve since he will not be there tomorrow... So if I feel up to it, can go Friday eve... GF mom is still feeling pretty sick/wiped out... so it will be a little low key tomorrow for them, I guess....., whatever...

So that was my day. Got most everything in the "bag" for DS and her side... a couple little things for DS, and her... she likes ribbon candy and got some for her, plus the Ghiaraldi Chocs... and the cards and money... no sense in me spending a fortune... like I told DS the other day, I spend enough during the year paying for alot of the farm stuff when I pay the Rural King CC and such..., not out of the farm cattle money.... so he gets "presents" all year....

It is supposed to be fairly warm again tomorrow... a dip into the mid 40's Friday then warmer Sat and Sunday then dropping like a rock into the mid 30's on mon DAY, and teens Mon night... CRAZY.... Hoping to feel up to do something outside tomorrow for a bit beyond filling the chicken feeder in the leghorns...

Got a couple of buckets I want to wash out, to dry out, so I can put the bird seed in.... but I may bring them in and wash in the bathtub so the water isn't so awful cold...

I am going to see about folding some of these clothes... and shredding some more paper/junk mail... I might get to the bottom of the pile... but then I brought in at least 10 envelopes today and most are junk mail....

Langshan is laying good... got an egg yesterday and today... she is laying 2 out of 3 days pretty much... bacon and eggs tomorrow I think... I meant to get a pkg of english muffins, liked the idea from @Mini Horses post... but forgot when I got the card... oh well, next trip...

Hope everyone has a nice Christmas eve with family and/or friends... or with last minute wrapping and such anticipating tomorrow... and for those that have been hit with this "bug".... I hope that you can not feel too crummy with it... Believe me, I sympathize.... been there, done that for the last couple weeks....
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Merry Christmas Jan! 💞
 
Hope everyone is having a nice day. It was wet, then some sun... clouds and sun now.. Up to 60 so not bad out.
Cows and calves behind me in grant's pasture, and down the dirt road are NOT over on the crabby neighbor's... and no calves in the road or out in the christmas tree lot next door... YAY :yesss: :yesss: :yesss: No new calf up at snyder's :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::tongue:tongue:\:\; wish she would do it before it turns cold but she'll wait for it to be 10 degrees probably.

Back in to eat something for lunch... need to wash all the accumulated dishes in the sink...

There is a local station that plays oldies Country.... 100.3 Big Dawg, Rockbridge Co, VA. They are playing all Christmas music like many do for 24 hrs or so ... Started yesterday at noon... the nice thing is, it is mostly all Christmas music by Country music singers... traditional and other fun christmas songs... even heard "I want a hippopotamus for Christmas".... so nice to listen to. No offense to different music tastes... but some of the more modern Christmas interpretations just don't "do it" for me... So I am really enjoying this station... It does not have a big coverage area, but I pull it up on the computer since reception is iffy here... we are on the northern edge of their coverage area... I listen to the oldies Country music the rest of the time...
 
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