Ally and her latte moments
Well, there were a few spots of cold air coming in the house from outside that we did not detect until the weather turned colder. I thought we had done a pretty good job of weatherproofing the house, but I guess we missed a few spots.
These are easily fixed with a bit of caulking. I just have to run down to the hardware store and get some to take care of it.
We are just about ready for winter. I am rather tired of raking leaves though. :/
As a kid, we had a bunch on dogs to play with on my grandfather’s farm. I loved running and playing with them across the yard and the corn fields. But they were mostly hunting dogs – not house dogs. They ate all kinds of thing. My grandmother would scrape the plates after meals and just toss it all outside for the dogs to get.
But now I have dogs that I love dearly and my vet has told me to not ever give the dogs tables scrap and to make sure they never get bones. The bones, especially from chicken and turkey, can splinter and the sharp points can slice up the dogs insides and kill them.
I sure had not eve thought of that and I guess it is a miracle that my grandfather’s dogs never suffered from internal bleeding and died from eating bones. But I don’t want to take a chance with my dogs, so no bones for the dogs. Not even steak bones. The vet says to stick with dog food and as long as I have money for real dog food, my dogs will get the best I can buy.
My dogs are pretty picky about their dog food. I only buy name brands and I only buy the chicken flavor. When I buy the beef flavor, they get upset stomachs.
So, I have tried to stick with chicken dog food for my beloved pets. They especially like the Purina brand dog food that is in the red bag and has big chunks of chicken in it. They gobble down the Purina dog food and I have noticed that they pick out the big chunks of chicken first and then eat the rest.
One of the cool things about spending the night with family or friends is having the chance to try new things. Like a different brand of toothpaste. Or a new hand lotion. I tried a new cologne last night – it was called Butterfly Wings. I have no idea who makes it, but it smelled lovely!
My grandfather used to play the piano at family gatherings and we would all sing along to a lot of fun songs. I loved the music class in school, too. Its a good thing most schools have some kind of music enrichment for kids.
I especially loved the times when we could sing songs in the round. Do you remember any of the songs like, “Row, row, row your boat?”
Everyone has been so paranoid about the 10th Anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center Twin Towers. Thankfully we did not have an incident to ruin the day. But that does not mean we should let our guard down. When you take that big sigh of relief and go back to being lazy – that’s the perfect time for the bad guys to strike.
So, remain vigilant, friends. But also, let’s move on. Let’s find a way to get our lives back before the war and all these terrible things that were launched on Nine Eleven. We need to get back to normal.
There are some really good mixes at the grocery store that let you make a big batch of red beans and rice in about 20 minutes. If you can boil water and open a cellophane package, you can make a passable version of red beans and rice.
But for my taste, the red beans and rice that they make at Popeye’s Fried chicken cannot be matched by a packaged mix. I don’t know how they make their version of it, but it rocks! Seriously, I love the stuff.
It would be worth getting a part time job at Popeye’s Fried Chicken just to learn how to make all the stuff they have on the menu. I love their dirty rice and their po’boys. This is the closest I have ever been to real New Orleans cooking and I love this stuff! Teach me!
Everyone I know has a three day weekend because of the Labor Day Holiday giving them Monday off from work. But I’m extra lucky because I have off today. That means I have a four day weekend, and I intend to make the most of every minute. See you on the Lake!
With all the modern chemicals at my disposal in the the laundry room, it is amazing we have not had a lot of scientific studies talking about the long term effects of exposure to all the things we spray, pour and toss. Surely all of these chemicals cannot be good for us?
My latest experiment involves fabric softener. I’ve been using dryer sheets for over 10 years and they have done a good job of making the clothes less wrinkled and smelling fresh when they come out of the dryer. But lately I’ve noticed that there seems to be a lot of suds residue in the washer and on the clothes. So I am trying a liquid fabric softener that pours into the washer on the last rinse cycle. I only use about one fourth of the recommended amount. So far, this does a great job, it pulls more soap out of the clothes, and they smell just as nice when they are finished drying.
My neighbors have all lived here in the same houses for years. There is just one house on the block that is rented, and we never see those people much. So all the rest of us have been here for at least 6 years. So why is it that we never have a multi family yard sale? All the other established neighborhoods seem to be more friendly about things like that. My girlfriend, KeeKee, just had a big yard sale and everyone on her street put things out to sell. It was like a big block party but they all made a little money and got rid of stuff they don’t want anymore.
What’s wrong with my neighbors?