Monday, April 30, 2012

Hey Willie Winkie, The Wean's In A Creel

sunrise
I thought I would a lease feel old when my baby Bart turn 21 on the 25th. Both Murphy and I called him not to late in the day. My thought was “I didn't want to talk to someone who had a few to many drinks under his belt”
Well when I talk to him he was having a bowl of soup over at his brothers girl friend Marisa.
Since we basely called when he just got off work he was on his first Kokanee beer

On the post “Money statement drives me batty It not complete true we've not sitting it up for my sons. There doing just fine. We once was wipe out because of a medical bill. Sure I know people who had a lot bigger ones then us. It got taken care of. But I sure don't want it to happen again. Believe me in the state of Idaho they can attach to about everything you own and make your life a living hell.
The reason also seeing the lawyer is to make sure we are protected once again from any major medical bull-crap.
Statement time...I've always been for some type of socialize medicine...medicare and medicaid is socialize medicine.
Last year I believe it was later in the year. I tried to walk to end of the field. But someone close the gate during hunt season. Which start late summer or early fall. But I'm getting an earlier start this year. 

Finished planting 3 rolls of potatoes, last roll we put in Norlands which is deep red colored one.
Tied up our six red raspberry plants which should have been done earlier in the season.
Notice one little flower on the strawberries. Statement time..It doesn't mean anything, plants needs to grow more.
Now for the two flower beds I have. In the hodge-podge flower bed my few lilies I have there start to come up. I would guess nothing over an 3 inches in height.
Marked one of the purple easter-hyacinths so it can be moved into the royal sunshine flower-bed.
The tulips in that bed is maturing nicely and looks like one is about to bloom out.


Saturday, April 28, 2012

Weekend Photo Hunt (Street Sign-Texture)

I can recall the streets out side of the city limits didn't have a names. Everyone receive there mail by a “star route” address. Statement time...If there were 2 people with the same first and last name it seem like the postal people got to the right place.
Then it went to “HCR” and a box number. Then before we had street names it was a “HC 1” and a box number.
I would estimate we actual had a street name for about 3 or 4 years as they where putting in our 911 system up here.
Statement time...Part of our phone bill here is .25¢ for each phone that suppose to go to 911 system.
Some time I actual like plants and or flowers not of there color or smell, but as texture.

For next weekend photo-hunt the themes will be Advertising  and or Zap

Questions time...Has anyone used blogger Advertising gadgets?
Once you use it do you have to keep using it or can you select when you use it?

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Money Statement That Drives Me Batty


1. “How do they except me to live on _________?” I don't know if the statement gets to me or the people saying it.
I say or think “enjoy life.” “There always some way of wangling though it all.”
“If you don't live on it I guess the odds are you kicked the bucket.”

2. “You don't need the money...so and so (gives you a reason why someone else needs the money) I think or says “Is it my fault the other people can't manage there life”
  1. “I have bills” This is anther one just gets to me. I think or says “Don't most people and who in the hell tell you to buy something” Then also I've thought or said “Gee aren't you special”

  1. I just shake my head when people come up with this one...”I only over drawn my account a little bit and the bank is charging me a $30 overdraft fee and $5 dollars a day”
I say or think “Banks are in there to make a profit just like any other business” If every one had that reasoning we all could be spending money that isn't ours”

Confession time.... I don't know if the statement gets to me or the people saying it.
Murphy boss possible said ...”you can be a bench warmer the other guys need the money more...
He went to work at Fynn Nursery south of the one he was at before.
The sad thing is the guy at the other nursery is a nice guy. I guess it would have been a little easier if the guy up North was an asshole.
Then also the guy he just left is having trouble with his memory and done a few minor errors and lost sales.
Confession time...His boss up north is a retired lawyer and Murphy ask him a little bit about estate planning and found out we have a little bit to protect.
After it was a different tune. Found out we're not destitute....Ok this might may be true, I'm clueless what the other employees have and don't have.
Statement time...Murphy is trying to get a little bit more into his social security
So in the nut shell I believe Murphy doesn't want to burn his bridges there and loose his friendship.
After a few days Murphy said it reminded him about his sister faith got the student and book fee paid but he didn't. I guess it open old wounds.
As much I can paraphrase it this is what his parents said to him “Your a boy your the oldest so we're paying for Faith stuff because she couldn't handle it”
Which reminded him of #2
Those children who couldn't get the fees paid during special events or assemblies had to set at desk with there head covered.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Skirlin like a kenna-what, waukenin' sleepin' fock.

I didn't want to make my post on the April 16  any longer. But I wanted to tell you the story of my Uncle Melvin and Aunt Bea. Some reason Murphy create a mental act that my Uncle Melvin and Aunt Bea was well off. Which is far from the truth.

I would date this event in the mid seventies or early eighties my Uncle Melvin worked as a logger most of his life. He had a partner who want to get out of the logging business for some reason. So My Uncle and Aunt made the choice to buy the partner out.
A short time after they made there decision log prices fell and my Uncle had to retire at 62. But they borrowed $250,000 from his sister Eve and brother in-law to buy out the partnership.
They did get it paid back but it only left them with social security to live on. Plus there youngest son Dacian who been diagnostic with schizophrenia and been an issue with them emotional and financial.

I told Murphy about this for some reason he thought my Uncle and Aunt had some type of wealth. He was surprise thought they live in a nice home. To be quite honest they don't have much square feet in there place.
To me there a big different between low income and poverty. Some one who choose to live in squalor to me choose to live in poverty.
We don't live in squalor.

 Murphy seem to be in a better mood that he return to work. 


Recently I did a little bit of genealogy on my dad side it sure doesn't seem like the Witherell didn't reproduce much after Gilman who would be my 2nd great grand-dad. He had 3 sons and 2 daughters
Then Gilman had a brother Theodore who had 4 daughters and 1 son
I don't know what Theodore line did after him.
But at this point it looks like anyone after Gilman line had 2, 1 or 0 rug rats. 
 
Friday there was a food give away at the Lutheran Church parking lot in Bonners Ferry. This give away has nothing to do with your income or assets.
So I took Murphette future Son in-law to get them a box. Plus he picked up the neighbor lady one also. As I was there too. I might as well get a box also.
So the box they let me have was 1 white bread, 2 frozen organic Yukon gold fries, 2 frozen organic sweet potato fries, 5 pound bag of potatoes, 2 bags of carrots, 1 pound of pasta, melon, 2 bags of apples, bag of onions and beef roast.
I actual don't mind the Lutheran as a Christian faith a least to me they don't play head games with you. 
Or least around here they don't.
Confession time....If the local Evangelical was giving away free items I wouldn't have any trouble from getting a hand out from them. I wouldn't even have to be needy.
To me the little I've heard in there teachings, there the only one has the monopoly on getting into heaven.
I hope I don't sound like bigot...Their teaching irritates me 

Sill puttering about. Attending to seeds we started.
A few changes in the hodge-podges flower bed. There white like bell type of flower in bloom. It has molted color leaves. I know it's not a snow drop. If you notice I have a set of daffodil in bloom. 
I wish I recalled these low growing daisy like flowers. Later on I would like to split this and move it into the royal sunshine flower-bed. Murphy and I both like this flower.
The Easter hyacinth are blooming. The only two colors I have is pink and purple. I like to move some of my purple ones in the royal sunshine flower bed. Then this fall get some white and yellow ones. I like the way the Easter hyacinth smell.
Editor note...For some reason the picture didn't flip.


Murphy went and rot-tiled the garden. Looks like the first thing I will plant is the red potatoes. I picked up two varieties, red pontiac and red la-soda.
I would like to try a blue variety of potato put so far I haven't found anything locally.
But the potatoes this year will be next to the strawberries.

 
Though my facebook page I found this new blog called homestead survival. and it's on 21st century homesteading. I think it has a lot of cool information.

Well I've been try to pay more attention and note when my anxiety attacks happen it seem like when I get done eating and when someone start to go on and on with the same grip. Just won't let go.
Confession time...I do plenty of gripping on my blog.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Weekend Photo Hunt (Humor-Reflected)

I had a hard time figuring out a photo to go along with humor. I knew what I want to say....I find the human experience at time quite humorous. I guess if we can't laugh at the human adventure we all be bunch of sad sacks.
I guess one can wonder about life some time. I was reflecting where my panic attacks comes from or why they happen.
I wish it was as easy looking under a rock or looking in some type of magical mirror.

I don't know how many of you watch the show Keeping Up Appearances but recently feel my life is like Hyacinth Bucket neighbor Elizabeth
Confession time...I feel like I'm klutz when making choices.
Here is a short example might happen... Recently one of the store had a great deal on pineapple I was ask to pick up one. There wasn't much to choose from less then dozen so I grab what I believe was the best one in the pile. But when I got home I was told it was wrong. But on the other hand I feel like if I didn't pick-up one up then the odds are I would of heard “You should of got it”
Statement time...I never looked at my husband as a control freak. Or even comes close acting like Hyacinth Bucket. At this moment the jobs situation is little ruff around here.
Confession time...We choose to be frugal around here.

Neighbor Elizabeth is frequently invited round to the Buckets' for coffee. Terrified of spilling drinks in house-proud Hyacinth's home, her nerves get the better of her and she invariably does. She eventually moves to a beaker and in one episode, a pink sippy cup with taped on lid. Her brother, Emmet , arrives at the beginning of series two to live with his sister after a "messy divorce". He produces and directs an amateur operatic society quickly becomes terrified of Hyacinth, who gives broad hints by singing at him, that he should give her a part in his productions.

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Next week photo hunt will be local street and or texture

Monday, April 16, 2012

Talking About Sensitivity


We're talking about Social Security. Some how Jeff and Lolita got brought up and I try to get an example how Lolita social security worked out or how the widow thing on social security works out possible. Lolita is 67 years old and she took her Social Security at 65 and I believe she gets a little over 300 a month.
To be quite honest I don't think she got her quarters in. I know there some type of program for people who don't get there quarters in on social security.
This is what I said to Murphy. “Let say Jeff somehow getting a $1,000 a month on his social security and then his wife could possible get about $500 a month”
He thought I said he was going to get $1,000 and I was insulting him. “Shit I could use any number fact I could of use $2,000 or even $1.00 To explain my point.
Statement time...The way things look it actual look like the last few years that Murphy put in quite a bit of time compare to Jeff.
I don't think he worked much after he left the Jenni Lane Apartment Complex. But once he figure out that the $1,000 was just an example he calm down.

This year or last year I mention it to Murphy that I could have my ceramic shop hire him to do some work so he could add a little extra to social security fund. We would take the money out of savings and add to his fund. But he just poo-poo my ideal thinking it was fraud.
But I would ask our account if he thought it would be wise to go that way. Before I did anything.
Then this morning he brought up the same basic ideal that I had except. Have his sister Faith pay in his social security fund though their bed and breakfast business.
Then I said “That what I want to do though the ceramic shop....I could hire any body and paid into there social security”
Now he wondering if was to late to hire him so he could add a little more to his social security fund.

Question Time...Why do Husbands think there wives are just idoits?

Friday, April 13, 2012

Weekend Photo Hunt (home- sturdy)

I always thought of putting in a herb and salad garden on the south side of our home.
I actual want to start about fourth of this size but Murphy started some trees in there.
So my herb and salad garden got put on the back burner. Then the trees need to be move. Well I thought he would just thin them out and I could plant a few herb around and about. Guess what!!!Gopher ate the roots so most of the trees are trash. But he did get a few replanted.
Not sure what all we will be planting back there. Filling it up with the herbs could be some what costly. So I'm thinking for this gardening season putting in some type of vine crop or possible something else.
Now for kitchen work we like a good sturdy knife to cut, slice and dice. We found this knife at thrift store and got it for just under one dollar. “Life time cutlery Old Homestead stainless-Japan”
We're both not a fan of bendable knife blade.

Next weekend photo hunt will be humor and or reflect

Recently I had this awful panic attack. Confession time...I just felt like just like running as fast as I can from it. If one could out run a panic attack I would of it.
To me it would be like running from a major tornado or even typhoon. “Just plain useless.” not saying I wouldn't do anything to save my self.
I don't know what brought this on. Or what might of trigger it.

I keep thinking it was Friday but it was on a Thursday. I went and just finished worked. I ate dinner and the attack happen. It seem pretty effortless regular kind of day.
I never know actual what to charge her for my part of home-care.
The agency I work for though the state on average pays me $11 an hour. I don't have any desire to take advantage of her or be taken advantage of. I know she doesn't get that much a month I believe some where in the seven hundred dollar range.
That day she was having a hard time with her hand operational. So she ask me to write out and check so I just wrote out it for “five bucks”. I was figure she did make me a nice dish of “Hungarian Goulash”
with price of food and I sort thought I should use that as part of my payment.
But I know we're worth something.
I've tried different avenue to get her help in her home. As far as I can see she should be able to get help though medicaid and yet haven't done it.

Then my dear hubby Murphy is on his rant about how it was unfair he had to hid his head during assemblies in school because his parents couldn't afford the book fee's sometime when he went to school. But his sister Faith got her paid for.
I'm not sure if he more up set over the fact the way the system disadvantage him or his parents paying for Faith book fee.
But he had to hide his head because he felt single out because he was from an poor family.
So I ask him what I could do about it right now and why I keep hearing this grip. He said there really nothing I could do about it and he been depressed.
Well he want to go back to work but he don't think he could physical handle the tree nursery work anymore.
But he is so tired of waking up with terrible leg cramps...that I have to get up in the middle of the night and draw a hot bath for him.
One thing he can start to draw social security in December he will be 62 the end of November.
He also talked about getting his chauffeur liaison and possible drive school bus.
I know when one is drawing regular social security he can make up to a certain amount.
Plus he quite smoking cigarettes ages ago. Then he quite smoking pot oh I wouldn't use the term ages. ago. Confession time....The way his attitude is I felt like just going and getting him some pot.
Then on the other hand now he is having heart burn and indigestion trouble. To me way his gripping is that he has very little pleasure in life. Possible low on the joy factor.
Confession time...this might sound a little corny “I just enjoy life and most of it's adventures on the way.
He enjoys his cup of coffee in the morning and can't hardly gag one down.
But he know he will come out of it one of these days.

But it seem both of Murphy and I are looking for garden season. He took in the rototiller to have some minor adjustment done.
But actual it's a little wet around here the ground that is, to be worked.
Murphy was over at Fynn and he gave us some Roma and sweet pepper seeds. Time I got back home he had them started.

“Lot” I don't know if that the correct term to use or not. But we got plenty of things under the light. I think it would be easier to say what yet haven't broke into the sun or light. Peppers which we planted a wide variety of them. Tomtoellis, and lavender. The lavender seed is sort of one old side. We just though some in a four pony pot pack.
I wasn't sure how the royal sunshine bed was going to come along this year since we dug it up last fall and replanted it. But it seem to be coming along but a little slow. When one replant and moves thing about it put things into shock.
The crocus are starting to show in the royal sunshine flower bed. But it look like I'll need to move them back a little bit.
Not much is going on my Hodgepodge flowerbed. The daffodils haven't open yet but the buds are starting to show the yellow color. At the end of this flower bed I have some Easter Hyacinth trying to color out. Statement time....The hyacinth are pretty wimpy looking. Not sure what exactly they need or want.
Now for other activities. I tried to set up and Esty site in hope to sell few of my ceramic pieces. But had to get Paypal straighten out which I haven't use for ages. So I thought I would get it all up to-date.
Plus I see my son Sawyer add his card to my pay-pal account and wonder if he forgot about it or not.
Because the address he has listed he haven't live there for ages, nothing current.
But anyhow I did get one thing listed 
Then I see there still a lot of things I could do to make my shop more appealing simple things.
Confession time...I wasn't going to list the item I keep tearing apart what I did wrong. But one of my goal for my ceramic shop was to use esty.
A lease it a step in the right direction

I've cast a few mugs but can't come to conclusion what to sell them for. A very short time ago I went into Huckleberry Variety store here in Bonners Ferry and checked the prices on mugs. Well they range from $1.40 to $15.00 each.

I made up a new juice drink. Which I call a “Long Tall Sally” Just run these things though your juicer.
Left over raw veggies
2 piece of raw asparagus
1 piece of raw celery
1 raw carrot.
1 raw cucumbers.
Then throw above items in a blender after it been juiced.
Then add 2 romaine leaves and a banana blend.

Friday the 13th was last day work for me until I go in Monday. As Murphette was talking to her counselor. I was doing some shopping. I stop at the local food bank so I could see what they had in line of salvaging. To help her out a little.
Once a week a person can go in and use there salvaging program there but one can only get a food box it's either 3 or 4 times a year.
So I got her some bread and rolls. But her daughter is such a picky eater. To count food she will eat one wouldn't have to take off there shoes and use there toes to count on.
But since I was in there I got my self a few items off there salvage shelf. Like some yogurt and soy milk.
Like I said her daughter is fuss eater I got her mom some sourdough hoagie rolls and split them with them her.
Both Murphy and I aren't picker eaters. Plus I'm big fan of sourdough they went into my freezer.

Someday I just don't under how some people are. Can't recall what day it was but I was balancing out the check book we got the bank statement. I made a Statement....You never look at what in the bank or question it. His respond was “Your as cheap as I am”
Not sure how I need or should take his response.
But then after that I was called a “food snob” Statement time...I just like variety of nutritious foods. So I guess this makes me a food snob.
Confession time...I did make the statement he just cooks crap. Which isn't really a true statement. He actual cooks pretty good.
For dinner on Friday the 13th we're having a ground turkey meat loaf, bake potatoes, and asparagus. Plus something to drink.



Sunday, April 08, 2012

What's Hoping Up For Spring


I rather celebrate Oster or the beginning of new life. Confession time...I'm not big fan on the part of the suffering on the cross...to me it's cheapens part of Christianity. I'll just drop the subject because I post about it years ago. Editor Note...I complete understand about Christ raising again part also.

We had an Easter lunch over at my in-law their the only one who has room enough for us and we can move about comfortable.
This time 3 meat where offered ham, lamb, and duck. Plus the side dishes that other brought. Murphy and I made a toss green salad.

Our niece Quincy made the Easter Cake and look at what she used peeps and m and m's I don't know what she was thinking she is mother of 5 kids ranging from freshman in high school down to a first grader. With all the sugar crap on the cake her kids ought be balancing off the walls. Gee the Easter Bunny will brought there basket full of candy.
Statement time...I like one peep let say for Easter and what other holiday. I believe there out for Halloween also but after that there pretty darn disgusting. 
Both Sawyer and Bart came up. I guess I can't control my self I made them and Easter bowl. Yes I said “an Easter bowl.” I got an nice glass mixing bowl and sat it on a muffin tin then fill the bowl up with odds and ends that they could use.
I even put some cat treats and cat nip in for Sawyer girl friend cats.
But the rest they'll need to figure how there going to divided it up. A least there not living at home and we won't have to listen them fight. Sibling brawling! If they where little I would got 2 basket or something to fill up pretty much the same for both boys.
Yesterday Murphy and I went for a short walk out I guess used to be the cattle summer pasture. But the owner will be planting it in oats and hopeful this fall he will let his cattle graze.
Confession time...I thought he only did the top part but I was wrong.
The reason we where out there is looking for antlers. Didn't find anything.
Right now there a few things new life happen around the place. See I think it better to celebrate new life. I guess that what spring is for.
Right now in my Hodge-podge flowers-bed there some tiny violet and one crocus in bloom. Other things are coming along nicely in the flowerbeds.
The seeds we start are now coming up. Can't recall which one but we don't really get into gardening until mid May around here.

Saturday, April 07, 2012

Weekend Photo Hunt (Awesome-Yellow)


Lot of things in my life is pretty darn awesome. But I think the Easter Lilly is awesome also. Muphette got me this end of last month.
Milk cap are colored code for the type of milk one may need or want. The yellow cap are 1%.
Anyhow one gallon (3.7 litters ) of milk will cost between $2.50(1.90EU-1.57GBP-32.4MXP) and $2.75(2.10EU-1.73BP-35.7MXP) depending mainly on which brand you purchases.

Next weekend photo hunt will be home and or sturdy 
This is site I use for money conversion
Editor Note..I didn't figure the Canadian dollar the exchange rate is straight across the board.
EU=Euro,GBP=Great Britain Pound and MXP=Mexican Peso

Monday, April 02, 2012

Weather Report For March 2012 and Other Stuff

The warmest day in March was on the 9th 58.5 (14.7)
The coldest day in March was on the 11th 9.5 (-12.5)
The average high for the month was 41.4 (5.2)
The low low for the month was 21.1(-6)
I didn't get the rain gauge out for the month but by the local weather reports around my area we got 5 to 7 inches of rain. (12-17)
Right now we have about 11 hours sunlight in March unless it's raining.
But of course we woke up to snow on the first day of spring.
Usual I'm flip flop about if one really saves in money growing a garden. I know are water bill doesn't change.
I got a lot of equipment to put food up with. So the cost for us is seeds, and starting soil for seeds. I guess there a little extra cost when we put up the food like extra lids for the canning jars or some bags for the sealmatics.
Oh yea right off the bat we where trying to adjust the belt on rototiller. Let me clear something up Murphy was trying to adjust the belt and I was there for moral support. No more like giving him and ear so he could cuss a bit.
Not saying more the thing that holds the spring in place went flying and now we're taking it in to the shop. So there is an expense.

As for the regular bill for last month it doesn't change much. We figure $200 (150EU-124BP-198CA) will cover the electricity, phone, water, gas for the house, and the internet.

An turtle sometime works at a faster pace then I do. Last day of March I went the local farmers market meeting. I thought of sitting up a stand so I could sell some of my ceramics.
The fee is $20(15EU-12BP-19CA) for the season. I know $200 (150EU-124PD-198CA) worth of good inventory would be the ideal to start the market with. Well I dug through what I consider decent piece. Confession time...I'm not even close to that even.
My friend Alice goes out of town to these craft shows. It seem like a big gamble there is time she really does good and the other time she in the hole.
The entire picture of her and the craft shows she attends by the end of the year where is she really.

I know I won't go in the hole for the local farmers market. I know the odds is I won't even make $100 dollars each time at the farmer market Editor Note...The market runs from end of April to sometime in September. It more like $50 bucks and under for each market.
Get chance to chit chad with other people sort of local socializing place.
But still need to bring up my inventory before I adventure out. Maybe later in the season they might be a spot for me as a fill in.
There only 35 (10X10) spots and sometime for what every reason they could be someone absent who is
regularly there.
Last thing I keep trying to get the barn/shed clean out it but the weather is putting a damper on this project. I haul things out of it and ask Murphy what I want to toss if he has any trouble with it. I figure sense I'm married to him that he should have veto power.

Editor note...I thought I would post a few picture when Murphy and I went for a drive. If you notice that there some flooding in our area.
Also a picture of deep and ruby creek meets

Sunday, April 01, 2012

Did I Not Hear Something.

The other day I stop in and visit my friend Alice. We talk about a variety of things. Well her ex son in law Henry got brought up. He was married to her daughter Nicole.

Henry had a what some would call a drinking problem and it got him in quite a bit of trouble. So by court ordered he had to complete some type of alcoholic program.
But now he is on parole or probation (I get parole and probation mix up) and part of that he must attended Church. Not any church of his choosing. They gave him a list of which one he could attend. There was only one here in Bonners Ferry he could attend was the Mountain Spring Church  So he choose that one because it was the closes.

Question time... isn't they breaking some constitution rights of the thing about religious freedom?
Plus there some of things I was wondering about. What is Mountain Spring getting out of it?
Opinion time...The one time I attend a Mountain Spring service I thought it was a brain washing section...It didn't impress me.
Every time I drove by there on a Sunday Morning it was sure packed. I figure those people don't have much free will.
Their people who around here thinking they'll give someone a helping hand. That's not complete true. Statement time...It wise to believe in there complete teaching. If you want to receive there benefits and I'm not talking about the after-life.

Now let me go back to Henry...There a different between ordering something or strongly suggestion something. So if Henry don't attended the Mountain Spring church he could go back to jail.
Question time...I wonder or what Henry might be getting out of the Mountain Spring Church? I know if I was there because some court order me there. I'd be take all the benefits I could.

Today Is Thursday, March 28, 2024: This Is What Happened.

I have been putting together my bullet journal for the second quarter. I’m so thankful for the white-out. I almost made a calendar for the ...