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I'm moving on Friday. It will be the first time in almost 10 years that I won't be living with the little one. It's also going to be a temporary move, with me living with friends until I can get a new job and find myself a place. There are some positives involved, but I'm not looking forward to it.
Our outside water pipe is leaking, so we have a big muddy puddle. It must have frozen in that last cold freeze we had a couple of weeks ago.
Disadvantage of rock yards, it takes quite a bit of water to show that it was leaking.
We've been without water since yesterday, when I turned it off.
We have 5 gal buckets of water stored, so we're ok,it's just a pain to be limited.
The plumber is coming at 1:00 this afternoon to fix it.
Like I really needed something else to deal with already!!!
Palm Sunday marked the first of two performances of the Easter Pageant on the Hillside (like us on Facebook). We kept the weather apps open on our phones because the weather guessers spoke of an 80% chance of severe thunderstorms. The performance was set to start at 6:00 pm. We met at what was Trinity Presbyterian Church but is now the East Liverpool Community and Learning Center. The costumes were donned and makeup was applied. Gallons of coffee, fruit punch and scores of ginger snaps were consumed. Incidentally, fruit punch and ginger snaps are the unofficial communion of Scottish-American Presbyterians.
There was a sparse crowd due to the looming storms rumbling in from the north and west. But they saw a great show! There were no noticeable mistakes and the pace of the Pageant was brisk and prompt.
At the last scene, Thomas doubts, Peter proclaims the empty tomb. Andrew bickers about the danger of the meeting so soon after the crucifixion. Then Christ appears before the stunned and amazed disciples. The apostles run from the room, down the slope and into the parking lot where the audience is seated. They proclaim the risen Christ and shout hosannas. Jesus moves to his right and stands triumphant atop the empty tomb, raising his arms and saying, 'Go therefore and proclaim the good news!'
That's when the skies opened, the winds blew and the weather guessers were proved correct.
I walked down the drive from the Learning Center and one block West down Anderson Boulevard to the driveway of the Luxurious Pimplebutt Estate. I punched in the code for the garage door opener and took shelter from the storm.
Next Saturday at 6:00 will be the last performance of the year. If you find yourself in the Crotch of the Tri-State area, do drop by and enjoy our Pageant.
His cast was wrapped in a flesh colored ace bandage. Rather than the full cross, he carried a piece of lumber about 3"x3" and 5' long that was stained and finished to look like the cross he was to be crucified on.Palm Sunday marked the first of two performances of the Easter Pageant on the Hillside (like us on Facebook). We kept the weather apps open on our phones because the weather guessers spoke of an 80% chance of severe thunderstorms. The performance was set to start at 6:00 pm. We met at what was Trinity Presbyterian Church but is now the East Liverpool Community and Learning Center. The costumes were donned and makeup was applied. Gallons of coffee, fruit punch and scores of ginger snaps were consumed. Incidentally, fruit punch and ginger snaps are the unofficial communion of Scottish-American Presbyterians.
There was a sparse crowd due to the looming storms rumbling in from the north and west. But they saw a great show! There were no noticeable mistakes and the pace of the Pageant was brisk and prompt.
At the last scene, Thomas doubts, Peter proclaims the empty tomb. Andrew bickers about the danger of the meeting so soon after the crucifixion. Then Christ appears before the stunned and amazed disciples. The apostles run from the room, down the slope and into the parking lot where the audience is seated. They proclaim the risen Christ and shout hosannas. Jesus moves to his right and stands triumphant atop the empty tomb, raising his arms and saying, 'Go therefore and proclaim the good news!'
That's when the skies opened, the winds blew and the weather guessers were proved correct.
I walked down the drive from the Learning Center and one block West down Anderson Boulevard to the driveway of the Luxurious Pimplebutt Estate. I punched in the code for the garage door opener and took shelter from the storm.
Next Saturday at 6:00 will be the last performance of the year. If you find yourself in the Crotch of the Tri-State area, do drop by and enjoy our Pageant.
Did "Jesus" work out the broken hand problem?
This time of year my whole yard is a big, muddy puddle. Add free range fowl and the partner's goats running loose and that mud gets really interesting. Smells like a farm out there!Our outside water pipe is leaking, so we have a big muddy puddle. It must have frozen in that last cold freeze we had a couple of weeks ago.
Disadvantage of rock yards, it takes quite a bit of water to show that it was leaking.
We've been without water since yesterday, when I turned it off.
We have 5 gal buckets of water stored, so we're ok,it's just a pain to be limited.
The plumber is coming at 1:00 this afternoon to fix it.
Like I really needed something else to deal with already!!!
Over the last month or so Giz has pretty much turned his nose up at wet cat food. He's eating the dry so at least he's eating.
This afternoon we had pork chops so I decided to give him one of the bones to see what he would do. Welp the little shit must be part dog, started licking the bone then started gnawing the meat and fat off of it........
Well it could be worse, it could still be the 1800s........Our outside water pipe is leaking, so we have a big muddy puddle. It must have frozen in that last cold freeze we had a couple of weeks ago.
Disadvantage of rock yards, it takes quite a bit of water to show that it was leaking.
We've been without water since yesterday, when I turned it off.
We have 5 gal buckets of water stored, so we're ok,it's just a pain to be limited.
The plumber is coming at 1:00 this afternoon to fix it.
Like I really needed something else to deal with already!!!
Way back when I was a wee lad I read an article in National Geographic about Paris and particularly the cathedral of Notre Dame. I made a promise to myself then that, if I ever had the opportunity to see it for myself I would.
Thirty odd years ago I had a project in western West Germany. What a time that was. The Berlin Wall fell while I was there. My crew and I visited Prague. We spent a weekend in Switzerland. But one weekend, I kept my promise and visited Paris.
I drove across Alsace Lorraine and pulled into central Paris long after dark. I found the Champs d'elyssa and, of all things, a Burger King. My first meal in Paris was a Whopper and a Coke, the ugly American. I saw an American Legion post right there on the street. They recommended a clean, cheap hotel and I checked in.
Saturday morning dawned and I had a decidedly more Parisian meal of croissants, orange juice and stinky cheese. Then I bought ten tickets (dix, sil vous plait) for the Paris subway. I'm pretty good at cartography and soon divised the best route to the cathedral.
It was, in the parlance of today's youth, awesome. Literally awesome, as it truly inspired awe. My April morning at Notre Dame was not only fulfilling a childhood promise, but one of the most memorable days of my life.
There was a souvenir shop in the neighborhood on Isle Cite that sold reproductions of all the gargoyles on the cathedral. My little plaster cast gargoyle sits proudly on my bedroom bookcase right alongside a photograph I took of Notre Dame.
I'm so glad I had the chance to keep my promise. But I am so sorry for anyone who never got the chance to be there, and for those who were lucky enough to gaze on that magnificent facade everyday.
Ran across this picture of Mount Fanjing, Guizhou, China. Amazing area and hauntingly beautiful. But I can't imagine anybody wanting to make that climb to get to the top.
Good luck with your move. Moving is pretty stressful under the best conditions and your situation is pretty precarious.I'm moving on Friday. It will be the first time in almost 10 years that I won't be living with the little one. It's also going to be a temporary move, with me living with friends until I can get a new job and find myself a place. There are some positives involved, but I'm not looking forward to it.
It looks as though it has "eek" factor all the way up, and even more so when one crosses the bridge over the chasm between the two buildings on either spike. Aye-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yah!Ran across this picture of Mount Fanjing, Guizhou, China. Amazing area and hauntingly beautiful. But I can't imagine anybody wanting to make that climb to get to the top.
You're healing! Looks like the vacation did you some good, and your herd is increasing. Hope all goes well with the kids. Oh, milk! I have to go to the store and get some. Glad you have a source for good protein and calcium, gallantwarrior!Busy day today. I made a small dent cleaning the mess left by the partner, but every little bit feels better. I then spent the afternoon in my goat pen waiting for the arrival of some new kids. Two does = five kids because one doe had triplets! All babies were up and had eaten their first meal within their first hour of life. That's what I like to see. That's a total of 7 new kids. I still have two does with a potential of four more babies. I love Springtime. I'm also harvesting an average of four eggs a day! Woo-hoo! Fresh eggs and soon fresh milk, too.
It looks as though it has "eek" factor all the way up, and even more so when one crosses the bridge over the chasm between the two buildings on either spike. Aye-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yah!Ran across this picture of Mount Fanjing, Guizhou, China. Amazing area and hauntingly beautiful. But I can't imagine anybody wanting to make that climb to get to the top.
