Good morning!!!!

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Kyle, thanks for posting about the peanut mill. I needed a few last minute gifts.

You are welcome. I hope you are able to get a good tree for the kids. (Note: some of the older ladies at our church are the most vocal about getting a HUGE tree at great expense.)

Hope all are doing well and staying warm. For all of you vintage tractor lovers this is a 1965 JD pedal tractor. It was purchased by my dad for my younger brother. About 6 months ago it was found when cleaning out one of my uncles tractor trailer buried under old implements. Missing a seat, one rear wheel and steering wheel and covered with rust it was on the way to the scrap heap. It was spotted by a friend who happens to be the director of one of the state fair tractor museums who took it for parts for others at the fair. On Friday he returned it to me sandblasted, painted and completely refurbished. It will put a big smile on my 3 year old grandson on Christmas Day.
Thank you Dave
Merry Christmas

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That's really awesome for your friend to restore that like new for your grandson. I hope he enjoys it. IIRC, they will spin 1 wheel if you turn tightly. (No locking differential )

 

[txdon]

There's a cowboy stewing in the Instant Pot.
Guess who's comin' fer dinner?:laughing:

These guys?
http://www.highchaparralnewsletter.com/Archives/Images/WagonTrain.JPG

 

[txdon]

You are welcome. I hope you are able to get a good tree for the kids. (Note: some of the older ladies at our church are the most vocal about getting a HUGE tree at great expense.)

The one we got was 12.5' tall by 7' wide, had a little overflow in my 5'X10' trailer. Your church ladies would have been proud.

 

[lostcreekranch]

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There's a cowboy stewing in the Instant Pot.

Guess who's comin' fer dinner?:laughing:

I land at Oroville Municipal airport at 6 p.m. Pick me up?

You will enjoy the Cowboy Stew. Hope you didn’t spare the jalapeños?

I’m fixing a pot of red beans and rice with jalapeño sausage. . This is Don’s fault! He mentioned IP red beans and rice the other day.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Got a start cutting around one of our ponds this afternoon.





The Swisher walk behind string cutter, from TSC, works well but ..... it’s not self propelled. I broke a sweat in 52 degree weather.

My big breakthrough is the new .155 trimmer line I’ve discovered for it. The yellow line I previously used would last 5-10 minutes then break. I was able to cut, what I completed today with no line breaks.

Amazon.com : Trimmer Line .155 Lg Donut Black Vortex Line : Lawn Mower Parts : Garden & Outdoor

I started using the same brand, in .105, back in the Spring and it wears like iron, even trimming around concrete walks and patios.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Here's our tree, not sure of height.

RNG, love your restoration pics. I'm gonna have my buddy pick me up in his supercub and we'll find some place near to land. Pick us up on your way to pick up Rick.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

A friend of my wifey just brought over 2 dozen homemade tamales.

That brings the count to 7 dozen tamales we'll be eating over the Christmas holidays.

3 dozen pork
2 dozen beef
1 dozen bean
1 dozen chicken

We are "loaded for bear" when it comes to tamales...maybe I won't need to fly out to California after all.

 

[lostcreekranch]

A friend of my wifey just brought over 2 dozen homemade tamales.

That brings the count to 7 dozen tamales we'll be eating over the Christmas holidays.

3 dozen pork
2 dozen beef
1 dozen bean
1 dozen chicken

We are "loaded for bear" when it comes to tamales...maybe I won't need to fly out to California after all.

Smelling my red beans and rice now Kyle so, I’m rethinking dinner in N. Cali too.

 

[lostcreekranch]

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Here's our tree, not sure of height.

RNG, love your restoration pics. I'm gonna have my buddy pick me up in his supercub and we'll find some place near to land. Pick us up on your way to pick up Rick.

Beautiful!

 

[txdon]

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Here's our tree, not sure of height.

Looks like 12.4'.