Good morning!!!!

[m7040]

Good morning, 65 going to 84 beautiful day

Happy 4th of July

On the way down to the vineyard there was an accident involving a motorcycle crashing into a car that turned out in front of it on 15 at Lucketts VA. When we came back several hours later police was still there surveying with a drone. Very similar to my accident many years ago

Wife enjoyed the trip.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Vt, 54 to start going to 74. Beautiful crisp blue sky type of day.
I smoked 4 racks of ribs yesterday and brought them down to my neighbor for his July 4 th party later today. The plan is to take the whole gang out on the boat and come back to his party for the later part of the day.

Couple of projects from the shop

Beautiful as always Phil

up too early but after some issues with cramping legs, slept well

Drew, I seem to have the same issues. Kathleen mentioned that if you take magnesium that could help. I also try and hydrate as much as possible without having to pee all day

Happy 4th to everyone today, and praying for a safe passage through the holiday

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
63° and clear sky, high in the upper 70’s under continued clear skies. 0% POP. A perfect day for a picnic. We did get 1/2” of rain yesterday evening.

Yesterday I was able to follow the plan, got the mowing done with the Progressive. Did some more with the Lazer. Still have a little to do with the Lazer between the pastures and the hedgerow and pond.

Painter finished the shed, I put the diesel fuel tank and trailer back where they normally live along side the shed. Painter had his teenage daughter working with him, she was a hard worker and did a good job.

Got the brisket prepped and the smoker fired up last night, looks like it is close to done now. I’ll get it out, wrapped and into the cambro until serving time this afternoon.

Nice meeting at the RC club, did some flying before the meeting, son is now a member of the club as well.

I was a bit of a slacker, and forgot to take pictures of anything. Maybe I’ll remember to get the brisket coming out of the smoker.

Mowing later this morning to finish up, picnic this afternoon.

 

[txdon]

Drew, I seem to have the same issues. Kathleen mentioned that if you take magnesium that could help. I also try and hydrate as much as possible without having to pee all day

Magnesium works great for me also.

Happy 4th of JulY! 76˚F heading to the mid 80s light rain most of the day so far 0.08 since midnight.
On the menu home made vegi-hotdogs, watermelon, non-dairy ice cream (Nada Moo). The hot dogs are made in the instant pot so I will not have to grill in the wet. The hot dog buns are Daves killer Bread buns.

 

[daugen]

Magnesium works great for me also.

hmmm, I have that Cal-Mag spray for the tomatoes, maybe I should spray some on my arm...
my multivitamin has magnesium, have to read fine print to see how much. Good idea, thanks.

worked in the gardens for a while, mostly trimming back bushes that had grown too large, and a few tomatoes that
were encroaching on the peppers. Snip. Filled up a cart load of trimmings on a nice cool morning.
yes this should be a perfect picnic day

 

[txdon]

hmmm, I have that Cal-Mag spray for the tomatoes, maybe I should spray some on my arm...
my multivitamin has magnesium, have to read fine print to see how much. Good idea, thanks.

If I sweat a lot I take a 250 mg tablet of magnesium, if I am active and sweat a lot I take two tablets. If I'm really really active and sore at bedtime I take an epson salt bath which is Magnesium Sulfate.


"Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) is a naturally occurring mineral used for various medical and therapeutic purposes, including treating magnesium deficiency, constipation, and muscle soreness."

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 70 going to 83 and sunny.
Happy 4th of July!

Did 6 hours of weedtrimming and hedge trimming.
Went back to the neglected short trail and cleaned out the stiltgrass, but still dangerous back there from falling Ash, so I only did that one loop
Trimmed back the hedges btw my house and neighbors on shared road, he's been away for work.
Too out the stiltgrass, and trimmed alll along the whole shared road and took out some wayward bushes down to the public road.
Tired so went in showered and took the wife to the movies, we had not been since before pandemic. Expensive.

Not sure what we are doing today, son is working and no fireworks near us except private.
While cutting down the trail, saw a young 4 pointer. He was not happy to see me, didn't notice me until the last second, I guess the battery weedwhacker isn't that noisy

Yellow jackets dug under bricks on front path, powdered them last night, hopefully won't see them soon.

Mowed 4 of the little side fields and new sitting area (fruit tree area behind garage).

Today , move out rest of pool furniture, change tube in other bike. Hopefully go out and do something.

I take magnesium when I get too many cramps, forget which one, but there are 2 general types, one bothers the stomach more and I avoid it. I have to take a lot of vitamins since my body does not absorb fat anymore. Magnesium is pretty big, not much in multivitamins.

Be well, and out thoughts are with you Buppies and Holly.

Still life, sitting area and baby peach tree.

I hate stiltgrass, it will grow up through bushes, other grasses and does not need much sun.

Probably cut a few thousand square feet of it yesterday, this is one small section

 

[newbury]

Well said wngsprd

Happy Forth of July.

Forgot to post yesterday

Beautiful work Phil still enjoying gear shift knob displayed on mantle

New puppy starting to get used to us

Holly can barely walk have to help her keep from falling. She is also soiling her clothes. She is going down really fast

Nurse comes this morning grass on agenda I hope

Prayers for all our Country

Hang in there Buppies. You are doing a difficult, honorable duty supporting Holly in her time of need.
I'm sure all of us in similar situations are praying for you.

 

[ponytug]

If you want to take magnesium, I would suggest one of the organic forms; e.g. magnesium citrate or magnesium gluconate. Magnesium oxide has about a 2% bioavailability, so it isn't doing much for your health, or your wallet.

All the best,

Peter

 

[daugen]

thanks Ponytug, I ordered the magnesium glycinate which is supposed to be gentlest on stomach, plus got it in gel caps.
18 cents a day, will give it a try. Chelated for high absorption so they say.

instead of making a chicken salad sandwich for lunch, decided to get energized on a nice day and barbecue some chicken thighs.
they were melt in my mouth, cooked them slowly on grill.

 

[sodamo]

Happy Birthday America
Happy 4th of July

68°F and .17 inches rain.

This will be our 16th Annual 4th of July gathering.
Expecting about 40 people.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[rswyan]

Productive planting day so far:

9 Black Beauty eggplant

6 California Wonder green bell peppers

10 Big Red red bell peppers … last two of those were done in the sun and I said “Enough” …

Was very pleasant earlier in the shade, but getting hot now.

Woman has been out there weeding around the rhubarb, sage, and blueberries. In the sun …

Came in to cool off and refill the Yeti tumbler.

Woman needs to go to the grocery.

I might run over to Home Depot and have a look at some cheap plastic Airondack chairs they have on sale.

Currently 86.9F here … in the shade.

Cat thinks my lap seems like a cozy spot though.

A little too cozy for me I’m afraid.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Stilt grass also stinks when cut. That’s all that grows across my creek in the woods.

 

[Looking4new]

The Dodge is home, I am $1475.43 poorer. The struts were $245.96 each and it needed 2 stabilizer bars Links $73.91 ea. 4 hours labour and a mandatory front end alignment.
It is a good thing I sold some silver this spring.

I did cut all the grass this morning. The mower didn't like the thick grass at 3", she stalled twice. Bumped it up to 4" and she did good. I'll be cutting all the grass at 4" for the rest of the season.

 

[daugen]

prayers for the folks in West Texas affected by flooding.
apparently 23 children from a summer camp are missing
hope they all get home ok

 

[Thomas]

70F clear sky light wind lower 50's overnight.

Been good day...front field trim and mow also main lawn,hours of bouncing twist on the seat.
Plans for the evening...set on the deck with spirit and smooth cigar wait for the critter and stars.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[txdon]

prayers for the folks in West Texas affected by flooding.
apparently 23 children from a summer camp are missing
hope they all get home ok

The Guadalupe River surged over 30 feet at one point, and even climbed 26 feet in just 45 minutes. 13+ people have died the 20+ children are still missing. They had a foot of rainfall in just a few hours.

We only got an inch of slow rain at our house.

 

[txdon]

unconfirmed report
Several young girls at Camp Mystic were missing after their cabins were apparently washed away by Guadalupe River-Cypress Lake floods on Friday. However, several locals cited sources and message boards to report that all campers were found and have been accounted for. Authorities are yet to confirm these reports.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Saturday) morning. Overnight Low of 0.7C and it's presently 11.6C, partly cloudy & fairly calm.

Looks to be a repeat of yesterday and I don't mind that one bit.

My thoughts & prayers go out to you Buppies and Holly.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all and Happy 4TH of July. 74ºF for the start, overcast, moderate breeze. Light to moderate wind, brisk gusts during the heat of the day, Overcast morning, cleared some mid day then clouded back up during day, and high temp was 88ºF, HI 96ºF. Made coffee to start day, and Malt-O-Meal for breakfast. Cleaned up chairs and stepdaughter and hubby came over and watched parade, then went down to boat docks and help the boat ride boats dock and people on and off, lunch, nap grilled brats for dinner and chicken thighs for chalupas. Going out on neighbors boat to watch fireworks.
Drew sorry about the leg cramps.
Ron glad you got some mowing done, and got thistles taken care of. Hope parade was fun, we had a nice parade here.Nice flag
Bill hope grass cutting went well and Dodge was ready to come home.
Phil sorry rain threat too high for driveway work. Sorry about the fence quality issues, hope you can get to the apartment house jobs soon. The colors are appealing on the iron wood. Quality work as always.
Billy thanks for the TJ quote, still fits today.
Thomas hope a good day, not much celebration on your agenda!
Phil cool pics
Buppies what about a walker for Holly? hope you were able to get some mowing done. Glad more jobs to look at. prayers sent
RS nice to have a thermometer for temp checking. "trouble" sounds more like progress to me. Thanks for pics on the layout. Taco Thursday sounds good. I have never been hissed by deer. Hope good progress and garden looks great!
Happy(NC) glad traction bars install went well. Hope filter and cleanup want wel and company was good.
Dennis morning and Happy 4TH to you.
Masseyrider sorry to hear another acquaintance has passed. Once again my condolences. Hope we don't see you on the "Twilight Zone"
Frits glad wife enjoyed the trip. Sorry to hear about the motorcycle accident.
Scott(vt) nice stack of ribs. Like your plan of boat then party You should try adding electrolytes to your water. If I am working hard or riding far then Liquid IV is my goto else sugar free Nuum. Also drink original V8 after a heavy sweat day.
Paul glad mowing went well. Good to hear painter done, fuel tank and trailer back home. Brisket sounds goo Glad you got more R/C in. Hope picnic went wel.
Don glad you got some rain, not enough rain to equal a trace of rain here.Menu sounds good.
Don thanks for info.
Ken that was some serious weed whacking and hedge trimming. Glad you could do some work on trails. Glad public road getting shaped up. Hope you did enjoy the movie with the wife. Sorry deer no like you Hope the powder worked on the yellow jackets. Nice pics.
Peter(tug) thanks for the recommendation.
Drew grilled a couple of chicken thighs for chalupas later.
David hope gather was good.
RS glad you were in shade for most of the planting. Hope you wer able to cool off. Sorry cat thinks you are cozy during summer heat.
Bill glad Dodge is home. Glad you were able to get grass cut.
Thomas glad good day glad you accomplished your agenda. Hope you stayed awake for critters and starts
Don that is one fast and high surge. Sorry to hear so many people have died and children still missing. You got a nice rain.
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