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Posted on Friday, April 06, 2018
Grandparent's House
I talked Linda and Brent into helping me clean up around my
grandparent's old house. Hytie and John Parrish were my Mom's parents
and lived in the house. I can remember sleeping in the bedroom when I
was about 5 or 6 years old. It has been nearly that long since anyone
has lived in it, while trees, vines & time have been taking its toll. I
started the clean up a few days earlier by bush hogging as close as
possible, then Brent cut a few trees and I hauled them to our brush pile
at the other end of the field. A day or two later, Linda & I used
loppers and the pole saw to clear the brush & briars that were closer to
the house.
Pepper,
Daisy, Poco & Coco make up the family's dog pack. Pepper & Daisy run the
trails while Poco & Coco ride, but they all enjoy having a new place to
sniff.
Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Garage Walls Up
Linda wanted to go to IN to help clean out her Mom's house on Broadway,
so we headed to Daleville. Imon and Linda worked together a day and
removed a lot of stuff. Steve Sargent's crew had erected the walls for
our garage.
The
second and third days, Stacey, Linda and I worked together. I held the
bags, she filled them as she sorted, Stacey carried the bags to the
front porch. We made several trips to various dumpsters as we unloaded a
lifetime of things no longer wanted. When we returned to the farm, it
was nice to have beautiful weather for a welcome home.
Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2018
Ballgames
Brent took Julie to softball pitching training during the winter nearly
every Sunday. Julie and Brent also practiced at the school during the
weeks. The practice and training has helped significantly. Her throwing
speed is in the low 40s and her control is much better.
Kyle
has been wanting to catch, so the coach finally let him wear the gear
and play behind the plate. Kyle has also played 3rd base and been an
outfielder.
Kyle
has a batting stance that looks like the guy on top of trophies. He hits
the ball most of the time and drives it into the outfield.
Stacey,
Linda & I enjoy watching both the kids play. We drive 165 miles, round
trip, to watch their games, sometimes twice a week.
Posted on Monday, April 30, 2018
Strawberry Plants
About 30 days after planting, there has been several rains and the
weather has warmed up substantially. Linda and I have been keeping an
eye on the newly planted strawberries.
Nearly
all the plants have remained alive, although some are not thriving as
well as others.
Our
three rows of older plants have blooms on them, but I'm hoping for a lot
more berries next year.
