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Drew, you already share the water with the most dangerous animal the Good Lord created. Man. I can guess what a gator is going to do. {99 out of 100 times, he is going to run} With people, you never know until they do it. Larro

Good Afternoon. 1735, mostly cloudy, 93F {heat index of 103} with 56% humidity. Forecast high of 98F this afternoon and a low of 71F tonight. Our high was 96F about half an hour ago, and with a few thunderstorms in the area, I don't think we will hit 98F today. I can hear thunder right now. We...

I picked the purple hulls this morning. Not really enough for a mess, but Mamma had some that my cousin brought her, so I'm taking her the few I picked. In a couple of days there will be a good mess. I transplanted a few Trinidad Moruga Scorpion peppers this morning. I'm not crazy about the...

Bob, I was over at Mamma's one day, and she had on the farm channel, like she always does. They were showing an old program with Little Jimmy Dickens. He was telling a story about the band playing at a nursing home. After the show he was going around and talking to the people. He ask one old...

Good Morning. 0845, sunny, 82F with 94% humidity. Forecast high of 93F with 61% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, and a low of 70F tonight. I have my weight lifting behind me, and as soon as I eat breakfast, the garden awaits. The pepper, squash, green beans and maybe even a few tomatoes...

We have a wild bee tree. I don't take the honey from them, but they still work on the Larro Ranchero. They were working the banana cantaloupes a couple of days ago when I took the picture. Larro

It looks like the tomatoes are going to be ready before the cucumbers. Larro

Did I mention that I picked the green beans? Larro

Good Morning. 0940, sunny, 82F with 73% humidity. Forecast high of 87F with 69% chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon, and a low of 69F tonight. It should be nice and cool tonight. That will be a pleasant change. I have the day off again. If this keeps happening, I can't say the rare Saturday...

Good Evening. 2155, clear, 72F with 95% humidity. Forecast low of 70F tonight, and a high of 87F with 50% chance of a thunderstorm tomorrow. We had a pretty good thunderstorm come though about 1530 this afternoon. It gave the garden a good watering, which I liked. It also watered the grass...

I have about half a dozen pink eyed purple hulls ready to pick. In a few days there will be enough for a mess. The Crimson Sweets are growing well. {as are the other little green melons that I forgot to look at the seed packets when I was in town so I could find out what they are} The gourds...

This little fellow hitched a ride while I was picking the beans in the corn. Larro

I noticed some of my corn silks starting to turn. When I waded in for a picture, a rain frog hitched a ride. I also discovered I had bush beans mixed in with the corn and pole beans, and they were in bad need of being picked. I {thought I} had planted two kinds of pole beans with the corn...

Nice looking place Drew. But the big question is, does it come with the deer head? Larro

When there is a stand alone city or town {Blountstown or Altha} election, Margie tries to steer them toward the hand marked and counted paper ballots. If they use the machines it cost at least a couple thousand dollars more. She is big on saving money where she can. Larro

Thanks. I've been at 175 pounds for a couple of three weeks now. I will have to see how good I do at maintaining it. Eating right was what got me started. The exercise didn't come until I had started losing. Now I couldn't get by without working out. I walked down to the river and swam some...

It was almost dark, so there wasn't a lot of detail in the picture. Since the pond had been dry so long, trees and brush had grown up where it used to be. Now that is is holding water again, they will be dying. It has done it two or three times in my 53 years. Larro

Good Morning. 0915, sunny, 79F with 72% humidity. Forecast high of 82F with 78% chance of thunderstorms, and a low of 70F tonight. My Doctor ordered a EKG, but I had Mamma with me yesterday, and she was used up from trying to hang with me at the thrift stores. So I'm running back to Marianna...

Good Evening. 2210, clear{moony?}, 76F with 90% humidity. Forecast low of {chilly} 68F tonight, and a high of 88F tomorrow. I had my Doctor's appointment this morning. She was surprised at my weight loss. For years she had been trying to get me to lose the weight, but until I decided to do it...

After I staked and wove the tomatoes I plowed the newest peas{brown crowders}. This store bought plow has me spoiled. It pretty much goes where you point it. Larro

Good Morning. 0830, scattered clouds, 82F with 94% humidity. Forecast high of 93F this afternoon, and a low of 71F tonight. I just wrapped up my weight training and now the garden awaits. The last two days and nights of storms have laid some of my younger tomatoes over, so I need to drive...

I just called to check on my jury duty tomorrow. It has been cancelled. But just because I was called, that means my name will be out of the pool for a couple of years. Larro

A bad day on the links is better than a good day most anyplace else. Enjoy your time with your parents. And some of our famous Florida sunshine. Larro

Good Morning. 1130, mostly cloudy, 88F with 74% humidity. Forecast high of 90F with 76% chance of rain this afternoon, and a low of 72F tonight. We had a pretty good storm during the night. Hard rain with a little bit of lightning and thunder. I didn't walk out to the garden to look before I...

Our district judge is on the Civic Center board of directors, so he is one of my bosses. Not sure if he will be the judge for the trial they are working on or not. But when my boss had jury duty they ask her if she knew any of the lawyers and what not. She said, "I was raised next door to the...

I misspoke earlier. What I meant to say was as soon as I had picked the snap beans, squash and Zuc's, watered the tomatoes and peppers, then transplanted some tomato plants from the little cell trays into cups, and planted the purple flowers Margie bought yesterday, I was going to give the...

I have jury duty on Monday. Ever two or three years I have to go, but so far I have never been chosen to sit on a jury. The main thing to remember is to bring a good book. There is a whole lot of waiting around. Larro

Good Morning. 0800, sunny, 78F with 94% humidity. Forecast high of 93F this afternoon, and a low of 72F tonight. It has messed around and got to be summertime here in NW Florida. I think I will give the garden a pass and mow the graveyard and do the trim work with the small tractor today. If I'm...

Great job. Keep at it and you will off the drugs before you know it. Larro

Good Morning. 0805, sunny, 77F with 97% humidity. Forecast high of 91F this afternoon, and a low of 71F tonight. I've had the sprinklers and soaker hoses on the garden for a couple of hours. I'm going out to turn some off and others on, then doing a little mowing with the B1750 and Woods mower...

Good Morning. 0830, sunny, 80F with 85% humidity. Forecast high of 88F this afternoon, and a low of 68F tonight. Margie stayed home from work with a bug today, so I'll try to work outside to let her rest. Wednesday is my usual house work day, but it will wait for me:o I did do a few loads of...

I found a Zuc when I waded in to pick the squash. I noticed the corn is tasseling. Not sure how long it's been doing it. Larro

I mowed the dog yard with the B1750 and Woods RFM late this afternoon. With the rain we've been getting, the grass was about knee deep. If I have time tomorrow, I will rake the clippings to put around the grapevine growing on the fence. Larro

So sorry to hear about your dog. It is always hard when you lose a good dog. But it sounds like she didn't suffer, which makes it easier. Now that you guys will be getting your new house, you can go looking for a puppy. Larro

Good Afternoon. 1805, overcast, 80F with 69% humidity. Forecast low of 68F with 50% chance of showers tonight, and a high of 86F with 23% chance of showers tomorrow. It was cloudy all morning, so I got two rows of tomatoes, and two rows of pepper plants transplanted. Picked the first squash of...

Good Morning{just barely}. 1155, mostly cloudy, 81F with 72% humidity. Forecast high of 85F with rain chances of 33-83% this afternoon, and a low of 68F tonight. My string of late night events is over. I have a family reunion today, so if I stay up to 0130, it because I want to, not because I...

I wore out my 'bump' head years ago and replaced it with a fixed line head. You can use heavier line, so it last longer and will eat through most weeds and briars. Larro

Good Morning. 0900, partly cloudy, 75F with 96% humidity. Forecast high of 88F with 28% chance of showers this afternoon, and a low of 70F tonight. It was a cool 72F when I was driving in to work at 0530. I'm already through cleaning up from last night's Proj Grad. I got done quicker today than...

Last night driving home I ran over the reflectors about half the time, just to keep myself awake. In the past I have slept at Margie's old house in town when I had late nights and early mornings, but it burned down a few years ago. If the customers were leaving, I could sleep on the Conference...

Good Afternoon. 1335, scattered clouds, 84F with 75% humidity. Forecast high of 85F with 28% chance of showers this afternoon, and a low of 69F tonight. I was at work until midnight, and back at 0600 this morning. Altha High School had their Project Graduation last night. That is where all the...

Good Afternoon. 1650, thunderstorm, 76F with 92% humidity. Forecast low of 70F tonight, and a high of 85F tomorrow with 70% chance of thunderstorms. Today is my first day back at work since Saturday. All this time off is about to work me to death. It's good to be back in my office so I can...

I planted a row of Roma tomatoes and one of New Mexico Joe E. Parker peppers yesterday. Had wanted to get the bells in too, but ran out of time. It was too sunny today, so I still haven't got it done. Larro

I worked on cutting and putting ends on soaker hoses today. I have several old hoses that needed some attention before I could lay them out. I also installed a sprinkler. I cut the faucet off and turned it to the side with a 'T'. Then put a valve and the sprinkler head above that. Finally got...

I transplanted a row of Roma tomatoes, and one of New Mexico Joe E. Parker peppers this morning. We had a cloudy day, so it was a good time to do it. I had wanted to get my bells done too, but ran out of time. Larro

Good Morning. 0545, fog, 70F with 100% humidity. Forecast high of 87F with 65% chance of a late afternoon thunderstorm, and a low of 68F tonight. I'm up early {for me} this morning. Going to transplant some tomato and pepper plants, and remembered that I forgot to take my little shovel out of...

I got all the unused parts of the garden tilled, and mowed inside the fence. Planted a few rows of the brown crowder pea seed I bought last week. Also planted Margie's flower seed. And as soon as the lightning eases up, I'm going back out to tie up the next round of Florida weave. Speaking of...

I used the B7500 to till up the parts of the garden that hadn't been planted yet. {and some that had been planted, but hadn't come up} Then mowed inside the fence with the B1750 and Woods mower. Had plans of mowing the dog yard too, but a thunderstorm changed those for me. Larro Ps. I killed...

Good Morning. 0930, sunny, 80F with 75% humidity. Forecast high of 89F with 75% chance of a late afternoon thunderstorm, and a low of 69F tonight. I had to finish watching the Coke 600 this morning, just couldn't stay awake until the end last night. Margie is off with Cousin Dee doing the...

Good Afternoon. 1755, thunderstorm, 86F. Forecast low of 68F tonight and a high of 91F tomorrow. There is a 27% chance of a shower today, but we have just sat through over an hour of very heavy rain with thunder and lightning. A lady who lives straight across the river from us said on Face Book...

Look what I brought home after last night's wedding. They had purple flowers, and guess who's favorite flowers are purple? I guess it's better to be lucky than good. Larro

Good Morning. 1130, sunny, 88F with 57% humidity. Forecast high of 92F and a low of 69F. The cooler weather is welcome. It has messed around and got to be summertime here. I'm working on the third straight late night/early morning combo. This afternoon's event isn't a late one, so I will be...

I thought you guys might want to see what the bride was driven to the wedding in tonight. It belongs to the fellow that owns the Ace Hardware in Altha. He gets asked to do a lot of these kinds of things. I think he said it was a 1930, but I do remember that the car was a few years older than he...

Mine was bought back when they were still pricey. Mamma paid between $600 and $700 for it. {she let someone borrow the old one, and it got run over, so I got a new saw for my birthday that year} I didn't realize the company had changed hands. It does make trying to decide a challenge. But I know...

So much for our forecast high of 93F. It's 97.1 {with a heat index of 105} and still climbing. The wedding is going to be under the big live oak out front in an hour, so the sun will be shining under the limbs by then. The folks sitting in the back row will truly be rednecks if the ceremony...

I have a Jonesred, and it is a fine saw. It has more power in a more compact size than the Stihl it replaced. But the 10 or 12 years between them might have more to do with that than the brand. Larro

I hate it when I'm driving home late at night and seeing everyone with a flag by their mailbox without a light on it. They are trying to show respect, but don't realize there is a proper way to do it. If you leave it up after sundown, it needs to be illuminated. {Alright, I'm off my soapbox now}...

Good Afternoon. 1305, sunny, 90F with 52% humidity. Forecast high of 92F and a low of 68F. And the folks with the outside wedding planned for tonight will be glad to hear there is no chance of rain. Everyone have a good weekend. And a big thank you to all the Vet's out there. Larro

I stocked up on new soaker hoses yesterday. Also bought what I needed to make repairs to my leaky ones. This morning I took up the worst ones and laid the new ones. Also made several small connecting hoses from old hose using male and female ends. It is nice to have water all along the row, not...

I read somewhere that more people are killed by coconuts each year than by shark attack. But I don't see folks lining up to shell out ten bucks to see a movie called "Great Green." Larro

Good Morning. 0810, sunny, 71F with 89% humidity. Forecast high of 87F this afternoon, and a low of 64F tonight. That is a little cooler than yesterday. My BIL is back on the job, but he has today off, so I'm waiting to do my week's shopping until Thursday. I will be buying enough hoses and...

Good luck with your work this summer. Don't forget the long underwear. Larro

Good Afternoon. 1730, sunny, 89F {it has cooled down from a high of 91F} with 39% humidity. Forecast low for tonight is 63F, and the high for tomorrow is 88F. I did a little mowing this morning. Also made it rain on my purple hulls, cukes and melons. Hope to pickup some more soaker hoses...

This is a great thread. Coffeeman, you are an inspiration. My story isn't nearly as good as yours, but I have lost a hair over 60 pounds {240-178} since last September. I started out just eating better along with very light walking, and as I lost more, i was able to do more. Most days I walk a...

Good Afternoon. 1245, sunny, 81F with 69% humidity. Forecast high of 83F and a low of 60F. Margie just got off for a week at San Destin. There will be no time for fishing or sun bathing though. They pack every day of those conferences pretty tightly. I'm going out now to take down some old hog...

I plowed and side dressed them this morning. I haven't got the fence up yet, but I will have to soon. The snake and dipper gourds came up pretty good. But the saved apple gourd seeds haven't done anything yet. Larro

I had to double check, to make sure I was on the right thread. Like you, I have gave up ice cream. Margie has found me lots of low sugar desserts to replace it, though. Now that I am down close to my goal weight, I probably could have some now and then. But I don't trust myself to consume it in...

My newest farm implement: It's the most modern and up to date hundred year old technology money can buy:D It came with three attachments, and I have a few more if I need them. I wanted to work the gourds with it this morning, but I ran out of time before I got to it. The few test rounds I...

Good Morning. 0810, sunny, a cold 58F with 51% humidity. Forecast high of 79F and a low of 58F. Since today is Friday, I will be going in to work early. So I'm not sure what I'll get into this morning. The grass needs cutting, but there isn't time to finish it. I guess I can do up close to the...

I transplanted 16 Rutgers tomato plants this morning. There was a cold northwest wind blowing 10mph with 20mph gusts. I hadn't got around to tying the other tomatoes, and they have been growing like crazy. The wind had the taller ones laying down. My stakes were down at the river field, and even...

Drew, you are right, they were yard eggs. One of Margie's friends keeps us supplied. Some of them are so small it takes four to make a decent omelet, and the ones I had today were huge. The lady charges $1.50 per dozen for the big ones. I don't know how she pays for her chicken feed with prices...

It was a cold nasty day here. But this afternoon the sun did come out. I saw this red rat snake enjoying a few rays. You don't see too many of them around, so it's always a treat to spot one. Larro

Good Afternoon. 1235, overcast, 66F {cold} with 86% humidity and a 10mph NNW wind blowing. Forecast calls for a high 73F this afternoon and a low of 51F tonight. We had a nice rain last night, at just over an inch. I had kind of planned on mowing today, but I set out some Rutger tomato plants...

We looked at a lot of houses before we built. It is a good way to find out things you don't want to do. Larro

Good Morning. 1055, mostly cloudy, 83F with 76% humidity. Afternoon forecast calls for a high of 84F with 77-43% chance of thunderstorms. And a low of 68F with 43-89% chance of thunderstorms tonight. We just had a passing shower here in Blountstown {I have office relief today}, but when I called...

Dennis, you are right about the melons. The sand brings out the sweetness for sure. I've only been to Orlando a few times. The first two or three times was when I was a kid and went to see the Mouse, and the last was in 1980 when I was in bootcamp. I'm up here between Panama City and...

As seen on 'What's for Supper???' http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/rural-living/288289-whats-supper-103.html Grilled turkey burger wrap, stir fry, corn, grilled sweet potato, peas, Larro's summer salad, onion and tomato. It turned out pretty good. Larro

Drew, I don't have a big fowl recipe, but I do have a story. About 20 years ago our neighbor was going to get rich quick raising Emu. She was good at raising them, but not as good at finding sales for them. As she hatched off more and more, her feed bill was going through the roof. She called...

Good Morning. 0810, partly cloudy, 75F with 91% humidity. Forecast high of 89F this afternoon, and a low of 68F tonight. I'm going to work in the garden a little this morning, then head on in to town once it heats up. I was planning on turkey burgers, but now have pork chops on my mind. I'll...

I got the pink eyed purple hulls and black eyed peas worked, side dressed and plowed. Even got most of last year's soaker hoses out and soaking. I do need to pick up some inline valves tomorrow to regulate flow better. I'll probably pick up a couple more soaker hoses too. But just heard my BIL...

Good Afternoon. 1620, sunny, 90F {heat index of 101} with 59% humidity. Forecast high is 90F, so I guess we are there already. The low for tonight is 67F and tomorrow's high is 89F. I worked in the garden all morning, and I was soaked even before I turned the hose on myself. Got most of the...

My garden and yard would sure look better if we could do that. I just came in from moving the sprinkler for the last time for the night, at 2200. I did drag out my soaker hoses after supper tonight, but I wasn't happy with my placement of them, so I'll take it all up in the morning and start...

Good Morning. 1010, mostly cloudy, 78F with 85% humidity. Forecast high of 89F with 5% chance of rain this afternoon, and a low of 67F with 2% chance of rain tonight. Happy Mother's Day to everyone it applies to. Give the mother in your life an extra hug today. We are going over to Sister's...

You might be right. I found some that looked like them at Heirloom Southern Peas or Cowpeas from the Victory Seed Company. They are called Dimpled Brown Crowder Peas. The speckled ones look like a Pigeon Pea. Mamma's Daddy had a speckled peas that got to be called the Lon Messer Speckled Pea...

Rain just started pouring down here, just after the wedding folks had got all their church pews and old doors setup outside. Now it's time for plan B. The wedding is still almost three hours away, so they just put everything under the eaves for now, hoping it is just a passing shower. If it...

Good Morning. 1015, sunny, 80F with 77% humidity. Forecast high of 81F with 66-69% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, {the wedding folks are bumming} and a low of 67F with 4-28% chance of rain tonight. I got out of here at 0030 and was back at 0800. When you factor in time to drive back...

Drew, they are just another field pea. You pick them green, but they can be left on the bush to dry and saved that way. And the recipe is just about right. These days, with my campaign for Less Larro, I might drain the bacon fat though. But the peas right by themselves are high in calories. I'm...

Good Evening. 1825, partly cloudy, 78F with 78% humidity. Forecast low of 66F tonight, and a high of 84F tomorrow. Only 14% chance of rain tomorrow, but the wedding people have church pews set up outside, so they are still worried. I worked in the garden again this morning, getting my bush...

Good Evening. 2040, clear, 74F with 79% humidity. Forecast low for tonight is 66F and tomorrow's high 86F. It hit 91F today while I was working in the garden. I got the melons, squash and zucchini side dressed, and most everything else plowed. Now we could use a little rain. {just not so much to...

Sorry. Living Below Your Means. I've always done it, and the fact my means have been pretty slim at times, that is saying something. Best of luck to you. Larro

Good Afternoon. 1335, sunny, 86F with 51% humidity. Forecast high of 86F and a low of 62F. First rain chance is 25% on Saturday. The Chipola River has fallen 4' to 23.7', but 4 or 5 more feet drop would be nice. I worked in the garden yesterday morning, and cleaning house today. I have another...

Good Afternoon. 1705, sunny, 90F with 43% humidity. Forecast high of 91F this afternoon, and a low of 59F tonight. I worked in the garden this morning. Got the whole thing plowed, watered the peppers and tomatoes and did a little hoeing in the squash. I need to side dress everything, but I have...

My BIL loaned me an attachment for my plow. It was his grandfather's. The two outside tines came on it, but he made the two inside ones from old hay rake teeth. There was only a few minutes of daylight left, but I did the corn and beans. It works pretty good. I'll do everything else in the...

Good Afternoon. 1340, sunny, 82F with 43% humidity. Forecast high of 83F and a low of 59F. As I was driving home this morning at about 0245, I thought I would post when I got home. The next time I thought about that was now, 11 hours later. I have events scheduled all 7 days this week. Something...

Good Afternoon. 1335, sunny, 73F with 45% humidity. Forecast high of 75F this afternoon, and a low of 55F tonight. The river is 26.39' and is set to crest at 26.9' at 0200 in the morning. They have it staying there for 18 hours then starting to fall. The highest chance of rain before the weekend...

Nice looking garden. And for ten days, that is a lot of growth. I have been able to keep the deer out with 5' wire. As long as I plant them a garden out back in the woods:o Here are the peas seeds I found in my tool bucket. It looks like two different kinds. One is a speckled pea, and one a...

My Nurse Practitioner moved to a new office in Marianna about a year ago. She told me to call and get an appointment for a six months checkup. So far I haven't called. I would like for her to see the slimmer me, just not enough to go for a doctor's visit. Larro

Good Morning. 0930, overcast, 59F with 79% humidity. Forecast high of 69F with rain chances at 74% now, dropping to 3% by 1700 this afternoon, and a low of 54F with 2% chance of rain tonight. It is pretty chilly out this morning, but the rain has stopped. The Chipola River has leveled off at...

This morning's storms washed a lot of dirt on the pole beans. I got them above ground and knocked as much off as I could. My blacked eyed peas are coming up pretty good. I transplanted 17 beefsteak tomatoes today. I know you shouldn't plow when it's wet, but I eased along with my bike plow and...

Good Morning. 1155, light rain, 60F with 97% humidity. Forecast high of 69F with rain chances from 2-31% this afternoon, and a low of 56F with rain chances of 7-88% tonight. It has rained just over half an inch since midnight. There was a short break, but before I could change out of my workout...

Good Afternoon. 1705, light rain, 66F with 94% humidity. Forecast low of 61F with 30% chance of rain tonight, and a high of 72F with 24-39% chance of rain tomorrow. It stormed all night last night, raining a touch over 4 inches at the Larro Ranchero. 50 miles away in Panama City, they got over 8...

North Florida is Southern. Some call the area I'm from LA, as in Lower Alabama. South West Florida is Midwestern. South East Florida is Northern. Miami is Latin American. But I think when folks say the Deep South, they are talking about how much cotton there was to chop. Larro

Good Evening. 2105, light rain, 67F with 93% humidity. Forecast low for tonight is 72F {?} with 15% chance of rain, and a high of 79F with 30-75% chance of rain tomorrow. We had a bad thunderstorm with lots of lightning early this morning, some of which got my modem. The repair man won't be out...

At 0700 here, we were at 71F and a half hour from a big time thunderstorm. The rain did cool it down to around 65F for most of the day. After the storm, we had a steady rain all day, with it stopping just before dark. I got out and transplanted 17 of the cherry tomatoes. It looks like the rain...

Hey guys. I have been spending a lot of time in the garden the last couple of weeks, and it is starting to show some signs of life. I thought I would share some pictures of what I have so far, and hope you all will do the same. This is what is looking the best so far: Onions, bush beans, sweet...

I used a bigger sweep to plow between the wider spaced rows of melons. It did alright, but the angle was a little too steep for what I was needing to do. I took the brakes off the handlebar and turned it around. That put the forks to the front, and out of the way. After putting the small sweep...

Good Morning. 0825, scattered clouds, 73F with 90% humidity. Forecast high of 88F this afternoon, and a low of 71F tonight. I lift weights twice a week, and today is one of those days. I have 85 minutes on the timer, are the weights are setting on the floor waiting on me. After I finish with...

I got in from work with a little daylight left, so I changed the plow point to one that wasn't as bent. {I found all these small sweeps in the scrap pile at the old house} I also turned the handlebars up higher, and tied them in place with string. They were still too low for the good of my back...

Drew, the dirt at the house is so sandy I have tons of prickly pear. Once I get all the kinks worked out on the plow, I should be able to do the whole garden in a couple of hours. That will be about ten times easier than with a hoe. Although next year I may run the rows the long way and use the...

Good Afternoon. 1410, mostly cloudy, 81F with 66% humidity. Forecast high of 82F with 43% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, and a low of 65F with 4% chance of rain tonight. We had a little shower this morning when I was working on my bike plow. It only lasted a couple of minutes. I got the...

I didn't have to get to work until noon today, so I got back to work on the plow. I tried to shim up the shaft with a soda can, but it was too thin. Margie found me this can that some Christmas "Luxury Wafers" came in. It was a little thicker and did the trick. I also located a new bolt for...

Good Morning. 0945, partly cloudy, 72F with 96% humidity. The high is forecast to be 86F with 20% chance of rain, and a low of 63F with 3% chance of rain. {I love the new weatherunderground site} It's good to be back at work so I can get some rest. We have a full day. I just talked to the first...

Good Evening. 2240, clear, 67F with 95% humidity. Forecast low of 61F tonight and a high of 82F tomorrow. I did a little mowing this morning, and spent the rest of the day building a garden plow. I started a thread if any of you are interested...

So I went back to the old sheds and found this Sears & Roebucks bike. The little black snake was pretty attached to it, but I was able to scare him off. This one was newer, only 30 or 35 years old. I was able to strip it down pretty easy, and put the front tire on the back. The seat on it is so...

Mamma had came over to the house and watered my tomato and pepper plants while I was working on the river bike. When I gave up on getting the seat shaft out, she said she remembered a bike in the edge of the woods out from her old house. Once I had shoveled all the horse manure in the back of...

I went over to the old house in hopes of finding the old plow, but knowing if I did, the handles at the very least would have to be replaced. So I checked out some of the old bikes over there. The first one I tried was hauled out of the Hillsborough River in Tampa when I was a kid, back in the...

My garden is twice as big this year as last, and the new part is looking like it's going to be grassy. When I was a kid, we had an old fashioned push garden plow. I ask Mamma if she knew where it was, and she didn't. I figured it would be quicker and easier to buy a new one if I could find one...

I was able to finish the mowing with only a few sprinkles. As bad as the clouds look, it never rained enough to chase me inside. I mowed the 6 1/2 acres of yard, and got the graveyard too. Larro

I spent 2 1/2 hours mowing. I got the side yard done, and over half of the front. The best part was I found my noise eliminating headphones. Much easier to breath dust when you are jamming. Larro

Good evening. 2215, clear, 68F with 87% humidity. Forecast low of 62F tonight and a high of 83F tomorrow. We hit 87F today, but the only shoveling I did was to push the dirt back in the waterline trench. And I did get out early to get started. But of course even with all the PVC fittings I...

It has been a few weeks since I checked it, so I went ahead and did it. It was 104, with me having a slice of Margarita frozen pie about an hour ago. I don't check it often, but it is always in the safe range. And I know what you mean about saving money on food. Although the healthy stuff can...

I was told I was diabetic back when I weighed 250. But my sugar has been alright for the last couple of years. I think it was just the heat. I was rushing trying to get done before Margie got home. I should have taken a break, or even finished it in the morning. Larro

I had to move my implements, as they were in the way of the new garden fence. When I got the middle buster on, I went ahead and dug a waterline trench to extend the line of garden facets. The 6' RFM was the last to be moved, and I mowed a couple passes down to the graveyard and back. Me and...

Good Evening. 1950, clear, 70F with 79% humidity. Forecast low of 59F tonight, and a high of 83F tomorrow. I got all my implements moved, used the middle buster to start a 60' waterline trench, {had to shovel another foot deeper to be deep enough} mowed a little and finished putting the fence up...

Good Evening. 2040, clear, 66F with 82% humidity. Forecast low of 58F tonight, and a high of 81F tomorrow. We hit 83F today. That may have been the hottest day so far. This morning before I went to town, I had four or five peas just breaking though out in the garden. After supper when I went out...

Good Morning. 0810, sunny, 61F with 68% humidity. Forecast high of 80F, and a low of 59F. In other words, exactly like yesterday. As I hate changing back and forth, I'm going to try to get all my discing done before putting the RFM on the 3930 and start mowing. I need to spread triple 13 on...

If I ever have a really late night at work, like I did on Saturday, I post right before bed, just to say I beat Roy to it for once:D But I guess I'm really last instead of first. Larro

Good afternoon. 1720, sunny, 76F with 53% humidity. Forecast low of 54F tonight and a high of 80F tomorrow. It was cold and raw all weekend. But today was very nice. I had to come into work early to finish the cleanup from Saturday night, but I managed to transplant some cherry and beefsteak...

Good Morning. 0305, overcast, 57F with 92% Humidity. Forecast high of 72F with 14% chance of rain this afternoon, and a low of 52F with 3% chance of rain tonight. I'm just getting in from work, and getting ready for bed. I got enough of the cleanup done I'll be able to finish it on Monday. I...

Good Morning. 1120, overcast, 58F with 96% humidity. Forecast high of 62F with 19% chance of rain this afternoon, and a low of 53F with 4% chance of rain tonight. There wasn't as much rain in this system as first thought. We got a hair less than 3' yesterday, and just a trace since midnight. I...

No we will be gaining fish. Last summer we drained the ponds down and my BIL did some backhoe work on them. We had only filled two of the six ponds, and a few bream was the only fish I had seen in them. Now they are all full of water, and we will have to see what kind of fish the river Gods...

Good Morning. 0740, steady rain, 57F with 100% humidity. Forecast high of 60F with 100% chance of rain today, and a low of 52F with 82-32% chance of rain tonight. We've had an inch and a half since midnight, but the river is at 22.95' and still slowly falling if you can believe National Weather...

Good evening all. I've been watching the Chipola River and hoping it would drop out faster. But it has only fallen a hair less than 2' in the last 24 hours. The new forecast calls for a crest at 27.1' on Saturday. The radar is one big green and yellow blob to the south of us, and rapidly...

Good Morning. 0850, mostly cloudy, 57F with 82% humidity. Forecast high of 74F this afternoon, and a low of 56F tonight. 100% chance of rain in the morning, expecting 5 to 6 inches. My little pepper and tomato plants were almost drowned the other night, so I will move them, or cover them up this...

Good Morning. 0920, sunny, 50F with 63% humidity. Forecast high of 68F, and a low of 48F. It messed around and forgot it's spring. But we always have one cold spell just before Easter. There was no frost, so no harm done to the garden. Everyone have a good day. Larro

Good Morning. 1055, overcast, 55F with 91% humidity. Forecast high of 65F, and a low of 40F. We had 3 1/2 inches so far here at the Larro Ranchero, but just seven miles away in Altha, they had over 6 inches. I slept through most of it, but Margie said it was rocking and rolling about 0200. We...

We sent our check to Uncle Sugar today. I like to wait until the next to last day. Not that I'm making much interest on the money, but it's the principle of the thing. All that said, we are blessed to be in a situation where we have to pay taxes. I know a few of the Earned Income Families, and...

Good Afternoon. 1730, mostly cloudy, 83F with 54% humidity. Forecast low of 67F tonight with 100% chance of thunderstorms, some possibly severe, and a high of 67F with 100% chance of rain tomorrow. I couldn't stand it, I had to do more planting before the rain and the full moon got here. So I...

This is from the other day. The dog always likes it when I cut her yard. She gets to run free for a little while. Larro

So far I have Beefsteak, Cherry and Roma tomatoes. I bought some of the little $2.00 seed packets at the Farmer's Co-Op, and didn't even use all the seeds in the packets. Thank the Good Lord, Margie is giving a lot of the plants away. But this morning when I went in the freezer to get the Banana...

Good Afternoon. 1640, mostly cloudy, 81F with 43% humidity. Forecast low of 62F tonight, and a high of 83F tomorrow. I got out early and planted the Banana Cantaloupe this morning before coming into work. Now I just hope we don't get too much rain Monday and Tuesday, so they get sanded. I was...

Good Afternoon. 1405, partly cloudy, 81F with 40% humidity. Forecast high of 80F, and a low of 57F. Looking ahead to the start of the week, I see rain in the forecast. I don't have to come into work tomorrow until after lunch, so I'm going to get my Banana Cantaloupe planted in the morning. I...

There were four or five different spellings used at the time, but the TH was in most of them. And the fact that it has come down through history as Teach makes me think it was the English silent H at work. Larro

Good Evening. 2045, clear, 66F with 66% humidity. Forecast low of 52F tonight, and a high of 83F tomorrow. I worked in the garden all day, other than a break to mow the back yard and burn a brush pile. I planted pink eyed purple hulls, sweet corn, Indian corn, Crimson Sweet melons and cucumbers...

In May 1718, right out past the bar at Beaufort {Topsail} Inlet a fellow named Edward Thatch sailed his Frigate, the Queen Anne's Revenge, hard aground against the shoals. He transferred as much of his goods and weapons as possible onto a Sloop, the Adventure, and left the larger vessel to the...

I hate to shave, but I can only tolerate a beard in the winter. So I have found that shaving once a week is the best I can do. Since all the weddings and so forth on on the weekends, I shave most Fridays. I figure Taekwondo and the Tiny Mite cheerleaders can live with four or five day's growth...

Good Morning. 0930, sunny 51F with 94% humidity. Forecast high of 77F, and a low of 48F. It's kind of cool out, but I'm going to get my Swiss Chard planted this morning. Everything else can wait until early next week. Then I have to go in to clean up after a luncheon. I'm going in early in the...

Good Morning. 1100, sunny, 62F with 69% humidity. Forecast high of 72F and a low of 44F. It is kind of cool and windy out this morning. My new Google Maps sat picture was taken between Christmas 2011 and March 2012 because my new shed was in the picture, but the trash pile hadn't been burned...

The blooms were raining down off the Tung Oil Trees this afternoon. {when I was a kid, there was a big Tung Oil business in NW Florida. There is still a few trees on Sister's land} The Bald Cypress are putting on new growth as well. Larro

I used the B1750 with the 4' Woods RFM to mow around the front of the house. Tomorrow I need to get the back yard with it, then start on the bigger area out front with the 3930 and 6' CL RFM. Here is a picture I snapped while I was mowing. I moved around where the pumphouse wasn't in the...

Good Morning. 0945, sunny, 57F with 79% humidity. Forecast calls for a high of 73F and a low of 50F. It was kind of chilly when I went out and poured 2-3 inches of rain out of my trays of pepper and tomato sprouts. But I'm wearing shorts to town anyway. I'm tough like that:D Everyone have a...

Good Morning. 1100, rain mist, 74F with 88% humidity. Forecast high of 75F with 100% chance of thunderstorms, and a low of 54F with 80% chance of thunderstorms. I got a late start on my workout, so I'm going to brave the rain to get my walking in. I'm so wet with sweat, the rain will feel good...

I got all the tools out of the car and somewhat put away. They ranged from very old to pretty new. Here are the high lights. A scale, two sided saw, hammers and mallets, cast iron cookware, {there was a new cast iron Dutch oven, but it was in the house when I was taking pictures} a Black and...

Drew, I want to bring it up to the house and build a little shed over the squished part. My sister wanted to sell it for scrap. It was made in the 50's and does weigh a ton. The creek camp is so far in the woods, I doubt even the tax man knew the trailer was down there. And judging from the dead...

Sorry for your loss. They sure do find a place in your heart. It hurts so bad to lose a good dog, I always tell myself I'm never getting another one. But there always seems to be one that comes along to replace the one that is gone. Larro

Good Morning. 0605, overcast, 64F with 94% humidity. Forecast high of 80F with 20% chance of rain today, and a low of 64F with 20% chance of rain early tonight, changing to 100% by Monday morning. Right now the rain has moved to the north of us, but we got a couple of good thundershowers last...

Good Morning. 1105, sunny, 73F with 77% humidity. Forecast high of 78F with 80% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, and a low of 62F with 80% chance of thunderstorms tonight. So far we haven't seen any of the forecasted rain, but they have 50% for tomorrow and 100% for Monday. An easy day...

Good Evening. 2230, clear, 66F with 90% humidity. Forecast low of 63F with 80% chance of thunderstorms tonight, and a high of 76F with 80% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. I'm glad today's forecast rain held off. We left early and drove up to Valdosta Georgia to see Margie's uncle in the...

Good Afternoon. 1500, sunny, 84F with 46% humidity. Forecast high of 85F this afternoon, and a low of 60F with fog tonight. I got out and cut up the garden today. Then cleaned up an old fence row where our hayfield leasers are going to put up a new fence for using the hayfield. Also cut up a...

I disc up the garden with the 3930. Also went down to the river field and cut down the weeds where the new fence is going. Then cut up a little place for a summer food plot for the deer and turkey. I had the camera in my pocket, but I forgot to take pictures down there. Larro

I got down to the fish ponds on Monday. The last time I was down there the BIL had drained them to scoop out the muck. But he had turned the water back on to two of them. {and I need to do some work around them} The bald cypress isn't bald anymore, and there are azaleas blooming all over the...

Good Morning. 1035, overcast, 60F with 95% humidity. Forecast high of 83F this afternoon and a low of 54F tonight. It looks like it would be a good day to work outside. I have a few dozen tomato plants in cups, and more pepper sprouts that need potting. Sadly today is house cleaning day, and I'm...

I always feel good after a good workout. Knowing how much BBQ I was going to eat tonight, this morning after I had walked my usual two miles, I did one more. Larro

Good Afternoon. 1450, sunny, 77F with 58% humidity. Forecast high for this afternoon is 78F, and tonight's low, 45F. The rain left us about daybreak, and it turned into a pretty day. Hope everyone has a good weekend. Larro

A couple of the characters in my stories are house carpenters, so I had to learn about the building methods of that time period. Here is a book that shows some of the tools and explains how they were used. This copy was one of the later ones. It was published in 1703...

Drew, if you are going through Texas, you will have to have some Robert Earl Keen. And you might be interested in a mp3 player with a FM transmitter. It transmits the signal to your radio and you play it through your sound system in the vehicle. I bought one at NewEgg.com for about $8.00, but...

Good Evening. 2030, overcast, 61F with 94% humidity. Forecast low of 63F with 80% chance of thunderstorms tonight, and a high of 76F with 80% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. It has rained most all day long. I'm not complaining though. I walked over to my pond yesterday, and it's holding water...

Good Morning. 1030, sunny, 63F with 89% humidity. Forecast high of 79F this afternoon, and a low of 54F tonight. Another Saturday at work. That means another wedding. This one is going to be outside late this afternoon. The weather looks like it is going to cooperate. I guess I will be forced to...

Good Afternoon. 1515, sunny, 71F with 56% humidity. Forecast low of 47F tonight, and a high of 75F tomorrow. I went down to the creek camp to check on the floating dock. The dock was fine, but I can't say the same for our old travel trailer, The Crack Shack. {Mamma bought it at the Sheriff's...

I have lost a little over 50 pounds in the last six months. I have found it's much easier to do with less food than more exercise. Although now that I'm lighter, I am working out a lot more. I use the website https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/login to help me track my calories and exercise...

Good Afternoon. 1345, light rain, 62F with 95% humidity. Forecast high of 64F with 80% chance of rain this afternoon, and a low of 50F with 80% chance of rain tonight. The Chipola River has come up 8 feet since this time yesterday. {11.2' to 19.2'} But it is forecast to crest at 22.3' tomorrow...

Good Afternoon. 1315, thunderstorm, 63F with 89% humidity. Forecast high of 72F, and a low of 58F. We are having a full blown spring thunderstorm right now. Which I don't mind at all because my pond is about two foot at the deep end. But it is also raining in Bristol Tennessee, which I do mind...

The first hummingbird of the year. Saw it while my boss and I were sitting on the screened in porch. It flew off, but I got my camera anyway. A few minutes later it came back for another drink. Larro

Or not. I didn't see the Wolfpack with the big upset. Although they tried to give it away at the end. The Orange had 5 shots in the last 10 seconds to tie it and take the game to OT. Larro

They made a big comeback, but it wasn't quite enough. My Noles lost to Virginia for the third time this season. It wouldn't surprise me if the championship game is between them and Syracuse. Unless some of the other bubble teams take a dive, FSU will be playing in the NIT again this year. We...

Good Afternoon. 1750, clear, 69F with 38% humidity. Forecast low of 41F tonight, and a high of 75F tomorrow. I woke up to a big white frost this morning. But it got up to 74F with lots of sun. The local chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation is having their annual banquet tonight. There...

Good Evening. 1840, clear, 58F with 41% humidity. Forecast low of 35F tonight, and a high of 69F tomorrow. I couldn't log on this morning. {to TBN, Jayski and a couple of other sites I use every day} Then was busy watching ACC basketball all day. So I'm just getting on. We had a cold, windy day...

Happy birthday Drew. You and The Boss are both 64 now. Here are four Beatniks to sing you happy birthday. Larro

Good luck with the new gym membership. I have been using improvised weights {old window sash weights} for a few weeks, but I broke down and bought some free weights this morning. I learned the rule of thumb is $1.00 per lbs. I keep hoping I will find a set at one of my thrift stores, or a yard...

That is an endangered species these days. I think I remember seeing one in an old magazine a long time ago. Larro

Good Morning. 1000, 54F with 93% humidity. Forecast high of 78F this afternoon, and a low of 60F with 50% chance of thunderstorms tonight. I've got to remember to take my gas cans today when I make my weekly run to Marianna. The lot in Blountstown where Margie's parent's house was is grown up in...

Good morning. 1100, sunny, 69F with 60% humidity. Forecast high of 77F this afternoon, and a low of 51F tonight. It is warm enough that I worked up a good sweat doing my little run to the graveyard and back. {1/2 mile in 4 minutes 35 seconds. Not bad for an almost old guy like me} Drew...

I did a few laps around the parking lot this morning when I first got to work. The Tulip tree is showing signs of life. As is the Bradford pear. The little white blooms {breaking through the leaves and pinestraw} are on some kind of weed. As I was walking near the swamp, I heard falling water...

Good Afternoon. 1335, sunny, 66F with 62% humidity. Forecast high of 68F this afternoon and a low of 44F tonight. I had another late night/early morning combo, so I'm starting to drag. There is a Christian Woman's Conference today, so I won't have back to back late nights. The church ladies...

I think post **** would be a better term. You are doing it for sheer pleasure, not for any material gain. Larro

You could just start telling jokes. We would be there in no time. Here is one of my favorites, from a Robert Earl Keen song: 10,000 Chinese walk into a bar and order up a beer. The bartender says, "that's funny, we don't get many Chinese in here." Larro

This morning when I was out for my walk, I saw the pear tree on what was my great, great granddaddy's homestead place was blooming. Since my cousin sold her pines, you can see it from the road. I walked across and took a few pictures. The tree looks like it could have been planted by him. It is...

Spring Break starts on Panama City Beach tomorrow. If I get down there to go to Sam's Club, I'll swing by the beach and take a few pictures of the college girls with their chill bumps showing. The clubs love it when it's raining during Spring Break. All the kids get run off the beach into the...

Good Morning. 0810, rain, 50F with 94% humidity. Forecast high of 54F with 90% chance of rain today, and a low of 41F with 70% chance of rain tonight. The rain has eased up the last few minutes, but it rained all night. About .9" but it sure sounded like more on this tin roof. A week out and I...

I was just walking the trash out to the road and noticed a couple of sloe trees blooming. There was one bee working the blooms. Couldn't get a good picture, but the last one was the best. Please post the signs of spring from your neck of the woods. Larro

In the back we have a natural amphitheater that gets used a lot, especially with bigger weddings. But under the oak is used a lot too. In the fall we had one that had about a hundred candles hanging from the tree in mason jars. That was pretty cool. I had been in the office all day, and I...

You guys up there stay safe in this next round of ice and snow. It looks like I'm getting off a little early tonight. We had an outside wedding and a short reception. They are already cleaning up. That means this will not be the third night in a row I'm here after midnight. Yea! I was going...

Good Morning. 1055, sunny, 62F with 56% humidity. Forecast high of 70F this afternoon and a low of 43F tonight. We are having 1 and 2 mph winds, so I guess that means March came in like a lamb at the Larro Ranchero. We will have to wait to see how it goes out. But spring must be on the way. On...

Good Morning. 1015, sunny, 48F with 47% humidity. Forecast high of 63F today and a low of 37F tonight. It looks nice outside, but I haven't even been out on the back porch to feed the dogs yet, so I can't really say how it feels. I got in from work at 0230, and was going to post then, but my...

Good Afternoon. Here is your NW Florida weather report @ 1630, sunny, 51F with 41% humidity. Forecast low of 29F tonight, a high of 64F tomorrow, and a low of 37F tomorrow night. Extended forecast Saturday- 71/43, Sunday- 75/51, Monday- 73/43 with 50% chance of rain. I just finished setting out...

Good Evening. 2125, overcast, 44F with 82% humidity. Forecast low of 38F tonight, and a high of 57F tomorrow. I don't know what I pay for gas or diesel, other than whatever they are asking. It's like milk, you got to have it, so you will buy it when you are running low. I've caught a bug that...

Good Afternoon. 1725, clear, 67F with 69% humidity. Forecast low of 50F tonight, and a high of 77F tomorrow. I did think I had clicked on the wrong thread there for a minute. I just got back from the store, where I bought salad makings, mixed veggies and green beans. The lady from the Quilter's...

Congrats to Dale Jr, now a two time Daytona 500 Champion. It was a long wait with the red flag, but he drove a heck of a race. Larro

Good Morning. 0335, cloudy, 48F with 90% humidity. High of 69F with 90% chance of rain Sunday, and a low of 61F with 90% chance of rain Sunday night. One more Saturday night. I just got in from work. But I won't have to sit around and unwind like last week. I had the glasses down in the car...

Don't worry, you will find it in the spring. The first time you mow. Larro

Good Afternoon. 1310, sunny, 68F with 40% humidity. Forecast high of 70F this afternoon, and a low of 49F tonight. Yesterday morning's thunderstorm was one for the ages. Margie goes by McDonald's for coffee with a few of her friends every weekday morning, and she said the water was so high it...