My first homemade scarecrow

I just finished my first scarecrow. I decided I wanted one by my mums and pumpkins out by the road to decorate for fall. I am hoping to put it in my garden next summer.

My Gift

I just wanted to share a picture of the lamp my mom bought me at a yardsale this past weekend. She only paid $2.00. I think that was a steal.  I am going to hang it over my kitchen table that I am refinishing.

Farmgirl Grammar

I have been learning new words for the past two weeks along with their meaning and uses. These are the words I have learned.

1.    ramose - Having many branches; The ramose or branched root is more frequent than any other.

 2.    idoneous - Appropriate; fit; suitable; As far as benefices are concerned no one could be more idoneous, fitting or suitable than Martin, since he is an Anglican clergyman.

3.    birr-  A whirring sound; She pursed her lips and, expertly, imitated the cricket's birr.

4.    bleb - A bubble; One day,  a bleb of shampoo  streamed into her eye.

5.    alate - Having wings; winged; ainly a few diehard physicists pointed out that wings are of no propulsive help in airless void, that alate flight is possible only where there are wind currents to lift and carry.

 6.    pillory - To expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse;

Since Nixon, US Presidents had tended to be pilloried for misdemeanours.

7.    phthisis 1. A wasting away; Apoplexy is no longer to be feared, but phthisis is there. Social phthisis is called misery.

8.    lodestar - Something that serves as a guide or on which the attention is fixed; It boasts a transportation system second to none amongst the great cities of the world, and it is, most significantly, the lodestar of Japanese culture in modern times.9.    traject -To transport, transmit, or transpose; I decided to drive close to the edge and see when using the front end of my car, then swinging out the back wheels, would it cause the rocks to traject in front of his car?10.  qualia - A sense-datum or feeling having a distinctive quality; He points out that our subjective experiences — our qualia — are the only thing each of us is really sure of, that all else is speculation.11.   gangrel -1. A lanky, loose-jointed person; Patrick had a likeness to his father, but was still just a gangrel of a boy with long arms and a slouching posture

 12.  abrade - To wear off or down by scraping or rubbing; The cuff digs into Landsman's wrist, sharp enough to abrade the flesh.

13.  torrefy- To subject to fire or intense heat; A coffee-roaster answers for this purpose, taking care not to torrefy them too much, as the oil of the nut suffers thereby, and it becomes a dark brown or black, grows bitter, and spoils the colour of the chocolate.

14.  hector -  To intimidate or harass in a blustering way; to bully;

At both ends of the escalators, attendants . . . hector and berate any passenger who steps out of line.

The Country Generation Continues

I love it when our children continue living the country life. My daughters have always been country girls. They were active in 4-H and FFA during school. They loved showing in the county fairs also. My 22 year old Daughter, Heather and her husband, Chaz recently bought a 5 acre farm about 25 miles from me. She has always said that she would raise her children in the country like she was raised. She now has chickens for fresh eggs which the 2 grandsons love. She also has a small garden spot. Here is picture of her and my grandkids with the horses. Jayden is riding by his self and he is only 4 years old. Braxton is one year old and is riding with my daughter, Heather. The Last picture is Heather with one of their horses named Jason. My 19 year old daughter took the last picture with her phone. I thought it turned out great.

Snake In The House

Woke up the other morning to a big surprise. I heard one of my three baby ducks carrying on. They usually do this each morning because they need their water bowl find up. But not this time. As I walked up to their cage in my kitchen, I saw that two of the ducks were dead and laying in the corner was a huge black snake. My daughter and I managed to get the living duck out of the cage. We got the cage outside with out the snake going crazy. I know black snakes are good around the farm but this one was in my house and killed my baby ducks so I decided it had to go.

Baby Ducks

Well, I went out to feed the ducks and received a pleasant surprise. Our momma Muscovey duck that had been sitting on eggs finally had babies. There were 13 of  the cutest ducklings running around. It took a while of fighting off mom but we were finally able to catch all the babies. Now they are in the house under a heat lamp until they are big enough to be sold.

Deer verses Car Update

Well I finally bought a vehicle. It's a 2005 Hyundai Sante Fe. I love it. I drives so smooth. It's a 4 wheel drive so it should be great for winter driving.