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[blackhawk]

 

[Foxfyre]

Too...










many....










dogs...








here.






Must be tricks of freaks.

 

[Foxfyre]

Good night darlinks. I really do love you guys.

And we're still keeping vigil for

Harper (Save's granddaughter),
Pogo’s friend Pat and special comfort for Pogo,
TK, and TK's grandma,
Spoonie, Ringel, 007, Hombre, Sheila, Alan, & GW's sore backs,
Sherry’s Mom,
Becki and Becki’s hubby,
Noomi’s Auntie Marj,
The Ringels in difficult transition,
Mrs. BBD's knee,
Mrs. O and SFCOllie and Colonel,
GW's daughter, her friend Sachendra, and Sachendra's husband Bob and son Gary.
Noomi!!!
Ringel for wellness, rest, healing, and extra strength,
Nosmo's mom,
Foxfyre,
Mrs. Ringel's knee,
Pogo's brother,
Gracie's Karma,
GW's new job and water logged goats,
All of us and those we care about who are looking for work,
And all others we love and hold in concern with a special RIP for Bert.

And the light is left on for Freedombecki, Againsheila, Alan1 and all the others who we miss and hope to return.

P.S. Sometimes in the editing of the vigil list or when I have switched computers, somebody gets dropped that is supposed to be on it. This will always be inadvertent and if ya'll would call it to my attention, it would be much appreciated.

 

[ChrisL]

Good night darlinks. I really do love you guys.

And we're still keeping vigil for

Harper (Save's granddaughter),
Pogo’s friend Pat and special comfort for Pogo,
TK, and TK's grandma,
Spoonie, Ringel, 007, Hombre, Sheila, Alan, & GW's sore backs,
Sherry’s Mom,
Becki and Becki’s hubby,
Noomi’s Auntie Marj,
The Ringels in difficult transition,
Mrs. BBD's knee,
Mrs. O and SFCOllie and Colonel,
GW's daughter, her friend Sachendra, and Sachendra's husband Bob and son Gary.
Noomi!!!
Ringel for wellness, rest, healing, and extra strength,
Nosmo's mom,
Foxfyre,
Mrs. Ringel's knee,
Pogo's brother,
Gracie's Karma,
GW's new job and water logged goats,
All of us and those we care about who are looking for work,
And all others we love and hold in concern with a special RIP for Bert.

And the light is left on for Freedombecki, Againsheila, Alan1 and all the others who we miss and hope to return.

P.S. Sometimes in the editing of the vigil list or when I have switched computers, somebody gets dropped that is supposed to be on it. This will always be inadvertent and if ya'll would call it to my attention, it would be much appreciated.

I like this house better than the last one. I love those old Victorian style homes. Beautiful and unique!

 

[007]

Going to take the little Cimarron Fire Arms, 1873 Winchester Trapper replica up to a gun show today and see if I can do a little horse trading. I figure it's worth $11-12 hundred. Might find a nice AR to trade for.

Yesterday I took the "estate tour" of Frank Lloyd Wright's, Taliesin. Frank Lloyd Wright | Taliesin Quite the place, and some very creepy history. Seven people died there as a result of it being set on fire and then people were hacked to death by an ax wielding black servant. I took my Olympus digital voice recorder in an attempt to get an EVP, but there were too many people and too much talking going on. They close it down for the winter. Today is actually the last tour for the year. I would love to go in there, alone, in the winter. I'm sure the spirits would come out to talk to you then...

Long ago, when I was studying architecture as a draftsman, I fell in love with FLW's designs. The man was a genius of blending natural features and stunning architecture.

Taliesin... I took 121 pictures, here are a few...

... FLLW's bedroom...

... rear of the house...

... there is actually much more to the house and property than what you see here.

 

[007]

The back door where the ax wielding mad man poured gasoline under it and lit the house on fire, and then stood there hacking people to death as they attempted to exit the flaming house... 7 people died...

We weren't allowed to take pictures inside any of the buildings, for whatever reason, we weren't told.

 

[Foxfyre]

Good night darlinks. I really do love you guys.

And we're still keeping vigil for

Harper (Save's granddaughter),
Pogo’s friend Pat and special comfort for Pogo,
TK, and TK's grandma,
Spoonie, Ringel, 007, Hombre, Sheila, Alan, & GW's sore backs,
Sherry’s Mom,
Becki and Becki’s hubby,
Noomi’s Auntie Marj,
The Ringels in difficult transition,
Mrs. BBD's knee,
Mrs. O and SFCOllie and Colonel,
GW's daughter, her friend Sachendra, and Sachendra's husband Bob and son Gary.
Noomi!!!
Ringel for wellness, rest, healing, and extra strength,
Nosmo's mom,
Foxfyre,
Mrs. Ringel's knee,
Pogo's brother,
Gracie's Karma,
GW's new job and water logged goats,
All of us and those we care about who are looking for work,
And all others we love and hold in concern with a special RIP for Bert.

And the light is left on for Freedombecki, Againsheila, Alan1 and all the others who we miss and hope to return.

P.S. Sometimes in the editing of the vigil list or when I have switched computers, somebody gets dropped that is supposed to be on it. This will always be inadvertent and if ya'll would call it to my attention, it would be much appreciated.

I like this house better than the last one. I love those old Victorian style homes. Beautiful and unique!

It is indeed, but this one is supposed to be very haunted, and therefore appropriate for the Halloween night post.

 

[ChrisL]

The back door where the ax wielding mad man poured gasoline under it and lit the house on fire, and then stood there hacking people to death as they attempted to exit the flaming house...

We weren't allowed to take pictures inside any of the buildings, for whatever reason, we weren't told.

 

[Foxfyre]

Last year we were swamped with trick or treaters, but this year had only maybe a dozen or so. I think all the school and church trunk and treat and other activities may be becoming the new normal and that's okay. But I confess to a bit of nostalgic mourning of those special things we lose when society changes. But society will always change so oh well. . .

We recently had a police specialist address our Senior Saints groups with some security warnings, tips, education etc. And he said we all yearn to return to the days when we didn't feel like we had to lock our homes, we could leave the keys in the ignition of our cars, our kids could roam the neighborhoods in perfect safety, we felt personally safe going to the grocery store or Walmart etc. But he too said that society changes. The prevalence of crack, meth, and heroine addicts and the moving away from old societal expectations of behavior have made our world a very different place than it was in the mid 20th Century. And we have to live in what the world is now. And remember that 50 years on down the line, our young kids and grandchildren will be looking at now as the 'good old days'.

 

[saveliberty]

Haunted? Weeding looks way more scary to me.

BTW, occasionally weeding requires an ax, relax people.

Power weed cutters require fuel, sometimes it spills.

 

[ChrisL]

It is chilly and rainy here today. Good day to do some cleaning of the fridge or the junk drawers or closets or something. I still haven't put my summer clothes away yet, so my bureau and closet are jam packed with clothes. I need to thin them out, so that might be a project for today.

 

[007]

Cool song...

 

[ChrisL]

Lol! I have an armoire, a huge bureau and a relatively small closet, all PACKED with clothes. I still have sandals in my closet too. I've decided, that is something I should do today. I'm think I'll start now because it's supposed to get sunny and nicer as the day progresses. I still have to go grocery shopping and do my regular "daily cleaning" chores too, like dishes, etc.

Grrrr. Some day off!

 

[Foxfyre]

It is chilly and rainy here today. Good day to do some cleaning of the fridge or the junk drawers or closets or something. I still haven't put my summer clothes away yet, so my bureau and closet are jam packed with clothes. I need to thin them out, so that might be a project for today.

I am having a dilemma in that regard. I have lost a lot of weight as a result of and since my surgery so I have a lot of clothes in closets all over the house that are way too big. Do I give them away? Or assume I will grow back into them? Decisions, decisions.

 

[Foxfyre]

Cool song...

I love that.

 

[Dajjal]

England has imported trick or treat from America. It did not happen years ago but now there were kids roaming the streets last night in droves hustling for treats. I didn't answer the door so they let off fireworks outside. Ha.

 

[Dajjal]

I have been struggling to play ' wolfenstein the old blood' but my computer is not really powerful enough, and I only got it last year. All ready my computer is obsolete.
In the game you get to sneak up on German guard dogs and stab them while they sleep. Well its either that or let them wake up and bite you. I read that doom 4 which is coming out next year is even more violent and there have already been complaints about it in the newspapers. Dog lovers have probably not heard about wolfenstein or they would be complaining about that too.

 

[Hossfly]

Last year we were swamped with trick or treaters, but this year had only maybe a dozen or so. I think all the school and church trunk and treat and other activities may be becoming the new normal and that's okay. But I confess to a bit of nostalgic mourning of those special things we lose when society changes. But society will always change so oh well. . .

We recently had a police specialist address our Senior Saints groups with some security warnings, tips, education etc. And he said we all yearn to return to the days when we didn't feel like we had to lock our homes, we could leave the keys in the ignition of our cars, our kids could roam the neighborhoods in perfect safety, we felt personally safe going to the grocery store or Walmart etc. But he too said that society changes. The prevalence of crack, meth, and heroine addicts and the moving away from old societal expectations of behavior have made our world a very different place than it was in the mid 20th Century. And we have to live in what the world is now. And remember that 50 years on down the line, our young kids and grandchildren will be looking at now as the 'good old days'.

In the good ol' days (50s) people who wouldn't treat were tricked! Our greatest trick was to a man who owned a 1929 Dodge pick-up. We dis-assembled most of it and used a block and tackle to hoist it to the top of his barn roof and re-assembled it straddling the peak. He had to pay the fire department to get it down. He would give out treats after that. Mostly apples and pears though.
Our dirtiest trick (which is still talked in my old neighborhood) was on the mean old fart who owned the general store next door. He lived in the back of the store and would lock up and turn off the lights. No amount of knocking and ringing would bring him to the door except to go out the back door and fire a shotgun into the air. He always listened to the 11 PM news and then go out to use the outhouse before going to bed. One Halloween, we had had enough of his cheapness so we went back to his outhouse, which stood in deep shadows from the trees, and moved it back off the hole which was about 6 feet deep and half full. We hid under some nearby trees until his newscast was over and he came out to do his business. We then heard a loud splash and some of the fanciest cussing imaginable. It was a pitch dark night and we didn't want to have him drown so we went over and pulled him out. He never saw our faces but for the rest of his life he accused every man and boy in the neighborhood for the dunking he got.
To give him credit, he never did give out any candy either.

 

[Ringel05]

Woke up with another blinding sinus headache........ It's lessened some but not by much.
Last night I made another dump cake except this time I added a few other ingredients to make it really moist. Used spice cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, the milk in the recipe then added the 3 eggs the cake recipe called for and a can of pineapple chunks. Next time I'll cut the chunks smaller or used crushed pineapple but it's really moist and delicious.

Preheat oven to 350. mix;

1 small package of pudding mix
(I used vanilla but you can use pistachio, butterscotch, whatever)
1 1/2 cups milk with 3 eggs beat in.
blend well then add
1 box spice cake mix and
1 can crushed or chunk pineapple (juice and all)
Blend well.

Pour into well greased 9 x 13 cake pan and bake for 35 minutes. Test to see if done, add more time if needed in 5 minute increments.

 

[saveliberty]

Did some floor cleaning at the dealership early this morning, then made a breakfast for Mrs. Liberty and myself. She is hosting a baby shower for a relative this afternoon away form our house. After helping her load the car, I completed the electrical work on the rebuilt and painted/stained back porch. Finishing up my laundry before heading out to rake leaves for a customer. Making homemade macaroni and cheese for dinner when I am done with raking.

More to do, but the weather is just going to have to cooperate for a few more weeks.