Monday, July 27, 2009

Uncle Lowell


Lowell Wayne passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at Bonner General Hospital in Sandpoint, Id. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 24 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bonners Ferry. Interment will follow in the Grandview Cemetery with military rites. Viewing will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2009 from 4:00 pm till 8:00 pm at the Bonners Ferry Funeral Home, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.


Lowell was born December 3, 1927 to Luther and Alice in Crosby, North Dakota. He moved to a farm in Pleasant Valley when he was seven years old. He attended school at Moravia grade School and Bonners Ferry High School.


Enlisting in the Army in 1946, he spent time in Camp Fuchinobie, Japan where he helped in the reconstruction effort.


Returning to Bonners Ferry he married Living on April 8,1948 at the Hitching Post in Coeur d' Alene, ID. They had 3 sons: living, Living, and Living. They also raised a nephew and niece: Living and Living. Lowell logged for Pack River Lumber Company and began Cat skidding and trails building. He later purchased his own Cat D6B crawler and began logging for Unknown if this person is a live or dead. .


In 1969 Lowell formed Blank Logging and began working for Bonners Ferry Lumber Co. building roads and logging. Along with their logging operation, the Blank family maintained a Grade A Dairy for 10 years on Highland Flats. He was also a partner in North Idaho Energy Logs and was active in it's development.


Lowell and Living moved to Pleasant Valley in 1970. After retiring from logging and road building, Lowell took up farming and spent many happy hours on his tractor. They enjoyed several winters in Yuma, AZ and put many miles on their motor home traveling with friends and family.


Lowell was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Living; his sister Living and her husband Living; sons: Living and wife Living, Living and wife Living, Living and wife Livng, 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.


The family suggests memorials be made to Hospice or the Trinity Lutheran Church of Bonners Ferry.


As a youngster I would spend a couple weeks on their dairy farm during the summer months.
As younger person I have know ideal how one comes up with theory to how life works. My Aunt and the boys would stay home and I knew my uncle went somewhere but I was sure he didn’t go to work. That only my dad or any other husbands went to work just my dad.
So I knew he left for the day and came home in late afternoon. When I was there he also took a minute to check on me and wink at me. I thought that was pretty special a simple wink. Will always remember that his wink it made me feel special

Saturday, July 25, 2009

In the Know (Plastic

I asked about plastic surgery. If I would have or considered having any plastic surgery done or not. I would have to say yes.


I would have a breast reduction. The size of my boobs is bigger then a cantaloupe and smaller then a regular size watermelon.
I’m not all that big in shoulders.
When I go and try on tops it hard for me to find something that fit. It either to sloop in shoulder or I can’t button the buttons by the boobs.
The main reason I would have a breast reduction is to relieve the strain on my upper back


I believe this would be better for my heath. There possibility I could mess up and injury my back from the weight of my boobs.
I personal can’t afford this. We are one of the Americans who can’t afford heath insurance. The little research I done it would cost each of us at minimum rate of about $500 a month. (This is rate I heard one time and I have heard higher rates)
That over 30% of our income to purchase heath insurance.
I doubt the health insurance companies would pick this up and consider it selective surgery. I call it reconstrative surgery because my frame isn’t built to handle melon size boobs


Sure I thought of few other things but it purely cosmetically



Every month on 25th I do what I call “In The Know” I have a great deal to seek knowledge, some may say I’m a curious George or some may even say I’m a busy body.


Please feel free to jump right in and be part of in the know. I would like to hear from different people on In the Know. Please let other know about “In the know:



August question for in the know “What haven’t you discussed (posted) on your blog”
It ok to just make a list for this one if you like to

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Mrs. J Laundry Of Sorts

I’m doing better on my time management. Honest time…I been blogging to much and decided not but my whole time blogging. No I’m not quieting but I also have a twitter and facebook accounts.



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Well front of the place looks bare and dry. Like always the weed sure do survive

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My hodgepodge flowerbed seems to be doing ok. There a few things that I want to dig up and add to my royal sunshine flowerbed. I have plenty of early thing in there not much on mid to late summer blooms.
The hollyhocks are doing what they do best.
I got these at a yard sale and I don’t know what color the other two will be.



As for the “royal sunshine flowerbed” it real don’t have much as for mid to late blooms. I have flowers I remove from my hodgepodge flowerbed. The only thing is doing anything is my feather flowers. I never can remember there names.
But there room for more items in this bed



Faith gave me some Jerusalem Artichoke which she says they can be used in a stir fry but I’m not even sure when they can be harvest



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Last Monday I was reading some of my coffee pals and The empty nester posted this



At this time a fellow blogger is calling out for help.



I know how she feels and wish I could do more.
Can you imagine what it is like to be unable to work.
For both you and your hubby to be disabled.
The fear of homelessness and hunger.



This is what put me into the biggest depression of my life.
I was blessed though and did not know at that time.
Depression can make you wish you were dead..
We had no income but we had this home in the country that was paid off.
It is a dump but it is paid off. Most people are not this lucky.



We were also blessed our kids were grown.
She still has one in her nest.




My wish today is to help her.
I know there are so many now loosing there homes and going hungry.
But this is a chance to help one.



Please click on the link Vixen Den



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I been reorganizing my blog. I don’t have great computer skills I would like to place a picture on my header. They’re so many beautiful things here in North Idaho.
But this isn’t real what I came to blog at this moment.
I add new category “Great Sites” it’s on my sidebar. It has links to great frugal sites.
Today freebies this site might take a little bit to navigate.
dollar stretcher always great ideal for making a buck go father


Mommy saves big
seriously free stuff
With this tight economy one needs to be frugal. Money sure isn’t falling off the tree



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I found some new coffee pals recently and hope you have a few minutes to pop in. There may be a few updates on my coffee pal list also take a moment and check out these blogs.
October farms
Saoirse Daily 2
Random Autumnes
Miss R
The Branches
Holly
I find these blog with a wide variety of worldly traits



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My Uncle Lowell died he was 81 years old. I post later about him



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I don’t know how many lives in the Northwest area. I found this company called Azure standard it whole sale place to get organic and healthy stuff at reasonable price.
I just spilt and order with Donna



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In the know is coming up on the 25th of this month. Once a month I ask question hoping someone would play my meme.
This month question is “ What kind of plastic surgery would you have and why?”
Please past in the know around the blog world.
If you play let me know at Peppylady

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Next To the Corn

The garden I should say the veggie garden sure has it’s ups and downs. But in general I have been pleased.
The roll the one next to the corn, which now starting to developed, tassels on top.
The corn is at 2 ½ to 3 feet tall now



I don’t know why this roll seem to be having some what of ruff time. Compare to other place in garden.


Not sure how the tom tees is doing. This is our first year of growing them. I notice the leaves are little brown.

I haven’t a clue why these pepper are lagging behind compare to other ones in garden.

I would have to say the tomatoes in this roll might be one of the liveliest plants. My hubby likes early girl tomatoes or best boys tomatoes
We couldn’t find any early girl tomatoes. So we found best boy tomatoes here locally

It had been a while since we grew some eggplants. It has been also a while since we had a garden.
Maybe this recession got us up and put a garden in. Note time…From now when I speak of this recession it will be called the “Grand Depression” the great depression been taken.
But I have to say it been longer for eggplants.

I guess the only thing I can blame the squash plants on is wall mart. We got them when everything from there been picked over.
I believe we paid $1.00 or less for the plants. Confession time… I wish they do something. Except look have dead

This squash is called a blue hubburd.

This squash is a sweet dumpling.



I don’t what it is about this area of the garden but it seem to struggle.



I somehow mess up my coffee pals blogs I visit on regular bases. I’m trying to get my blog back in order.
If you notice I have a place on my side bar called “great links” all these links should take you to free site for free things or frugal sites.



My boys are up for visit for the day. Oh I haven’t told you that Bart move out. He and his brother Sawyer is renting a place in Post Falls.
Right now Sawyer is floating down the river.
Not sure what Bart is up to.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Property Taxes In Boundary County

Resent I was in the old south hill saw shop which is now divided in to two business. One is a place that they sell cell phones.
The other place is a stove shop as in wood stoves.
On bulletin board was flyer thing about someone running for a county commissioner here. Her name is Donna Capurso who is running for a county commissioner here.
I wonder if her blog will hinder or help her get elected.
I have to say she getting an early start on her campaign. This could get her name out or a chance for her to put her foot in her mouth.
So far her blog talks about” property taxes” and “public lands” which there time to let other know how one may stand on other issues.



To me it seem like anytime the issue of “property tax “ is brought up when the school dist here is running an M.O or a bond.
Then it seem like that’s the only time one will rant and rave about the issues of property tax here.



I only seen one time that the issue of percentage one pays out in tax on there property.
I like to point out the timber companies which are trade on the market. Pays pennies on there timber land compare to someone like me.
If some one has over 10 acres here pays a smaller percentage per acre then some one with even nine acres. Our property taxes is base on a progressive taxes. Opinion time…I have no trouble with progressive taxes. But it needs to be fair for all and this sure isn’t fair


How does one come up with fair property taxes. They say it on value of something. What is value of something? I would say the value is what one willing to pay for something.
I value a bargain. When shopping I search the sale adds research the item I wish to buy and get it for that price.
Sure I take in quality in to a count.
I know this couldn’t be done on property taxes.


But maybe it time to think about taxing the land so much a square foot for all. Including the timber industries.
Even the people with smaller lots at the same rate


Now for buildings. I know once we lived in a mobile home and our property taxes was quite high compare to the value of our home.
Now we live in 1200 square foot home with a basement and we now pay a smaller percentage of property tax on what we live in now


Opinion time…I think people who has a trash yard should be find on there property assessment

I’m not talking about a few things left out in the yard.
The yard I’m talking about it would take 3 or more pick up to clean it up.


As this is early in election here. I tend to lean toward the liberal side of life. Some may even put me in the ranking of a red or pinko Not saying that I haven’t cross over to some candidate.
But here if one want to get elected one would be best to but on rightly tightly undies.


Those who interested in reading about property tax please property taxes

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

No Big News In My Neck of the woods.

Well I have to admit I had mix feeling about just taking a week or so off the computer.
I learn something about my self I don’t need to blog almost on a daily bases.
I can live with the computer but it handy item.
I also don’t need to be on some type of social net working site.



If someone ask me what I been doing I have to say “not much really”
But I list 5 things I done as I haven’t been blogging




1. I have been trying to line up anther client. She is about 53 years old and has some crippling joints.
2. I decided to call this economic period “the grand depression” we all ready been though the great depression.
3. Finish two ceramic projects.
4. Got some new clothes from the thrift store because I have been loosing weight.
5. Still trying to do better on time management.


So real not much excitement in my life which I give thanks for my uneventful life

Friday, July 10, 2009

Waiting For a Disk

I'm a live but can't yet come on to the computer. I don't have any anti virus protection now.
My son Sawyer is sending me some. I believe or hope it will be in the mail soon

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Weather (June 09)



The hottest day in June was 92.3 (33.5) on the 4th and 29th.
The coldest day in June was 31.6 (0.2) on the 6&7th
Average high for the month 76.0 (24.7)
Average low for the month 41.5 (5.2)
Rainfall for the month 1 (2.5)
1st cutting of hay end of June.
Purple Martians babies hatch sure are noisey.



Lilly in the hodgepodge flower bed




For no other reason then just I want to. "I'm taking a week off from blogging, twitter, and facebook" I'll be back on the 7th or the 8th of July"

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