So, How’s Your Morning Going?
Mine’s typical. We woke. The Sugar Beet Baron began the pet manuevers. I stumbled from the bathroom, back to the bedroom to get dressed. By the time I grabbed a tee shirt, the pup had an end of it. Once freed, I pulled it on. Went into the kitchen. Prepared home fries with poached eggs on top; tea and toast for the Baron. Don’t get excited - sometimes he gets cereal or donuts. I wasn’t eating - a medicine morning - have to wait a bit. Sugar was at my heels in the kitchen while my husband perused the paper.
I did more pet wrangling, feeding and separating. Put the coffee on. Thought about how I’m going to manage when the vet gets here. Shots for all! Put milk in my coffee. As I put the milk back in the fridge, I noticed the front of my shirt. Harley Davidson, Topeka in big white letters. Uhhhh - that’s the back of my shirt. . .
More coffee, please.
Here’s the view from our door.
July 25th, 2005 at 9:23 am
Mornin’! Your corn sure looks good. Looks like we’ll have some relief from the heat for a couple of days.
Your puppy is so darn cute!
Montannie
July 25th, 2005 at 10:03 am
Amen — Sugar just might be the Ultimate Cute.
July 25th, 2005 at 10:51 am
Blake sure likes it when I tell him how everyone brags on the puppy. Star is getting to come to the farm sometimes now, too.
I don’t have a Harley tee so I am wearing the “Teddy Bear’s picnic” one. I need to schedule a return to Disneyland as Mickey Mouse is worn out!
Busy here today with people in and out of the barley line, combines and baler going, grandkids gathering and stacking irrigation tubes between drinks and cookies. We like this busy-ness, it means pay day is coming. bonnie
July 25th, 2005 at 11:23 am
Sounds like the lil pup is getting quite attached to Mommy!
And he doesn’t care if your shirt is on backwards or not!
Cheers,
Mr. H.K.
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July 25th, 2005 at 11:42 am
Ugh, I have mornings like that entirely too often. More coffee is definitely the answer.
July 25th, 2005 at 7:25 pm
nice view out the door!
July 25th, 2005 at 9:54 pm
Days such as this (and don’t worry, we all have them) remind me of one of the better pieces of philosphy from that wise old baseball man, Charles Dillon Stengel (a/k/a, “Casey”):
“There comes a time in everyone’s life–and I’ve had plenty of them.”
When asked how he felt on his 75th birthday, Casey snapped back, “How the hell would I know? Most folks my age are dead at the present time.” (Perhaps he wouldn’t have been so cranky if he were able to look out his window at the Beartooth’s every morning, knowing he’d see a wonderful sunset in the evening to boot.)
Moos, while the Sugarbear can be a handful, be thankful she doesn’t gnaw her way through wall paneling (I have far more toothpicks than I’ll ever need) or go through plate-glass windows in a panic for no reason. The stories I could tell about my crazed canine would make you wonder why I bother. But when she’s calmed down (and especially when I’m around is when she’s calm), she’s the joy of my life (even if she did turn her nose up on every single dog I tried to get her to know when we went to the Humane Society to get her a companion last week).
Kirk
July 26th, 2005 at 8:31 am
Montannie - Thanks! Yes, plus a bit of rain. But we didn’t feel the earthquake last night. How about you?
David - Cute isn’t always the first word that comes to mind. . .
Bonnie - Yes, Blake sure raised some good pups - cute (obviously) with a touch of ornery! Ahhh - malt barley - the smell of money going into the bank. To pay for fuel and fertilizer! Ours is feed barley - and not quite ready. We had a short trip yesterday afternoon to Park City. Saw lots of combines working.
Mr. HK - Yes, we both are. My husband didn’t notice the shirt either. . .
Diva - Too many hectic mornings, days & evenings. Coffee sure doesn’t hurt.
L - Thanks! The only thing I don’t like about the corn there - when it gets so high you can’t see the lane.
Kirk - Sheba is so lucky to have you - and I’m sure that you are to have her. It’s unfortunate what some animals go through at the hands of humans. Sugarbear has begun some home improvements that I’m not happy about. I wish that I had a bit of her energy. Lucky has decided that she likes her now - in small doses. But when she “babysits” she cleans Sugar’s ears until her head is soggy. Ty wants to be left alone. Rocky (the cat) wants to leave the county. I’d imagine that it would be very difficult to add another dog to your household. Sheba knows that she has it good and doesn’t want to share you.
July 26th, 2005 at 9:30 am
Oh, I DID feel the quake! Watching the TV news, my armchair seemed to shake a bit — very odd sensation.
It was my second quake. First one, in 1983 or 1984. I was in the law school library, reading at a table, and the windows began to rattle, and the pendant lamps began to swing. The librarian came tearing out of a back room, yelling “Earthquake! Get out!” We went and stood on the lawn for a couple minutes.
Frankly, I’m glad I can count the number of earthquakes I’ve experienced on two fingers.
Montannie
July 26th, 2005 at 11:06 am
hey is that corn? ok - here is my question for my only farming friend… when do you know when its ready.
Yes. as you may have guessed - we pathetic suburbanite have sprouted a handful of stalks in our manicured back yard. and now…we don’t know what to do with it ..ha!
July 27th, 2005 at 9:48 am
Weese - One thing that drives me crazy (of the many) is when you watch people pulling the husks off corn in a store or at a farmstand. Grrrr…
When the ears have started to fill, keep a close eye on them. I’m sure that you have raccoons nearby. Once the husks start to dry and lose a bit of the green - they’re usually good to go!
I like to soak them - husk on in cold water for at least an hour - which helps evict bugs, too. The I put them on the grill to steam. Our sweet corn is just starting to tassel - so it’ll be a while here before we’ll be enjoying any.
July 28th, 2005 at 8:30 am
I have the same view out of my front door… except harvest started Monday.
I’m from Iowa originally, lived here in Texas for 25 years, and it still amazes me the difference in the growing season.
July 28th, 2005 at 12:19 pm
thanks K.
oh…and I hate that too.
now at our store they have big garbage bins and people actually just husk them right there. what a mess.
July 28th, 2005 at 12:20 pm
oh ..and no ‘coons in our garden. its double fenced. (its inside our dog fence…and the garden is fenced to keep the dog out!)