Thistleblooms Rambles

[CntryBoy777]

My mom kept all her seeds in the freezer of the egg refridgerator...she never let seeds be wasted.....when we cleaned it out we found seeds from 1986 that she bought when she first moved there...we cleaned it in 2013....nothing in the freezer except seeds anx extra spices for the kitchen....

 

[thistlebloom]

Did you check them for viability? They may have germinated!

2013 was a sad year for me. Mom and dad passed away 57 days apart.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Mom passed in Aug 2012, she was 88....Dad in Dec 2017 at 95....we had them, but when we were forced to move we trashed them....then wouldn't have done well in storage and we really had no clue as to "what was ahead"....

 

[thistlebloom]

Mom passed in Aug 2012, she was 88....Dad in Dec 2017 at 95....we had them, but when we were forced to move we trashed them....then wouldn't have done well in storage and we really had no clue as to "what was ahead"....

 

[Bruce]

Sometimes my messed up knee doesn't want to cooperate and lift me all the way when I get on. Not a pretty sight, me getting on, haha.

Maybe you need to get those running boards with the retractable step

My CP cages will last far longer.

And support far better.

2013 was a sad year for me.

Not that great here either. My aunt died in Jan, so did DW's uncle (can't be TOO sad though she was not quite 93 and he was 97) and I got laid off in July.

 

[chickens really]

@thistlebloom
I have a Billy Cook barrel saddle with roughed out fenders. I need to clean it again and wondering if anything other than a wire brush works better to remove dirt, sweat and refluffs the leather?

 

[thistlebloom]

@thistlebloom
I have a Billy Cook barrel saddle with roughed out fenders. I need to clean it again and wondering if anything other than a wire brush works better to remove dirt, sweat and refluffs the leather?

I think a brass brush is recommended for suede, but I haven't had any suede tack for a long time. Oh, have to take that back, Lukes endurance saddle has suede knee rolls. I bought it used and use it for a trail saddle only. It could use a bit of work if I ever feel ambitious.

Found this on cleaning suede - https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/54935-cleaning-a-suede-saddle-seat/

 

[thistlebloom]

Maybe you need to get those running boards with the retractable step

I was thinking some sort of boom lift on the back of the saddle ...

 

[Bruce]

That would work as well!

 

[CntryBoy777]

Hang a rope ladder on the horn....