16 DOZEN - HANGING INSULATORS - THE FLU - FOX - SOUTHERN CROSS MISIC/VIDEO

 'Tis the season!!

All packaged and delivered by the week's end. And "no", I cannot sneak even one. Well, she did break two. I should not complain. 

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INSTALLING INSULATORS

Another day at the office. 

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THE FLU IS UPON US.

From Bustedknuckles.

It has been decades since stories of the flu season for us. And it is the Flu!! Textbook. Look it up. We checked every symptom box off. Everyone!!

I feel as though both my wife and I have finished this "go around." I still am not 100% for a long day with energy. But that is improving. The story from Bustedknuckles is very typical of those coming down with the flu this season. All the elderly neighbors here have had this or are finishing it up. 

Advice? Prepare and have all of the OTC items on hand. Honey, tea, chicken soup, parts and pieces and anything else you deem necessary. 

No need to get tested for C19. It is the flu. A personal opinion though. Experience here is that you will be on your own to get through this. Rest, fluids, repeat, repeat, repeat. And you will eat the north end of a south bound duck when your appetite returns. Best fully-cooked though!!

And if you get this, you will understand that you will not want to talk to anyone and have no visitors. If you think you will be back to work in two days; well, good luck with that. 

More important, anyone at work expecting you to come back soon ought to remember how apparently contagious this is. 

Wash hands again again again and stay away from crowds.

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CONSUMER ECONOMY 

This article from The Burning Platform caught my eye yesterday and worth sharing. I am not sure what most folks are seeing, but our outings have been a trip to a doctor's appointment. A trip to the pharmacy. No other shopping.

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GAME CAMERA FOX - MIDDLE NH

Going after a squirrel in this pic. Looks well-fed and healthy. Nice animal.

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MADISON BOAT WORKS  Sailing the Marquesas

Started their adventure in the San Juan Islands, Washington state. 

They publish once a month or so. Good videos to cast and watch. A sailing channel where we get to see a lot of sailing and their adventures. Relaxing and great photography.

It took me mere seconds after starting this video to sing out loud, "We got eighty feet of waterline, nicely making way."

Of course I had to watch this video and lyrics. A true story told in music. One of my favorite songs of all time!!

"The girl who twice ran away"

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Strange weather for me this December in east Texas. Not Texas, it is me. I am used to the very defined and consistent seasons of NH and New England. 

The past weeks here have been wet, cloudy and dreary. Temperatures in the 40's, 50's and 60's. Can plant onions in a few weeks and with that, kick off another growing season. Days start getting longer. 

Ponds, pools and lakes are filling up. We comment daily on the need of the lands here for more rain. Fields are displaying noticeable greening.

A fresh bale of hay yesterday had just been rolled over the fence by a local rancher for a local neighbor. Took these two horses no time at all to get into it.

A good week. Twinges of the Christmas spirit delivering a few dozen home made cookies to local businesses who have treated us well from the day we arrived here. Smiles on faces. All replied "and a Merry Christmas to you."

Thanks for the visit this week. 

GOING TO SEED - PEPPERS - FOX - DR. ANNE McCLOSKEY - SNAKES ON A DOCK - HEEBIE-JEEBIES

Garlic chives going to seed.

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WELCOMED RAIN

 

Early morning August rain welcome.

Peppers packed in a left over jar.  Apple cider vinegar heated to an initial boil then spooned over the peppers. Let set at least a month and the broth will then serve as a hot pepper sauce as wanted. Local recipe. We'll see.

Speaking of peppers:

Other hot peppers from seed. I enjoy growing these for the fun. Here in East Texas things grow. Add some Texas rain from time to time and everything explodes. Magic dust me thinks. 

I should find a use, though. 
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SKINNY FOX

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ITS WHATS FOR BREAKFAST

Fresh out of the fields. Sun warm. Mouth watering.

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From Dr. Anne McCloskey

Informative and easy to listen to. You may or may not agree. Take the time. Five minutes. 

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STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN REMAKE

These musicians make all of this look and sound so easy. Fun video and good music.

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SNAKES ON A DOCK

Local east Texas lake swollen during June rains. I was told that the lake rose two feet. The picture below shows this person's dock under water.

Same person, same dock, same lake. I was told these are mean snakes. I always assume that. But this is a swimming, diving, water skiing, jet skiing and so forth lake. Crazy busy on the weekends. 

"Come on honey, lets go for a dip. Water's fine." Dock not so much!

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Seems every day is a week now. "Sailing into the fog." The Heebie-Jeebies. 

Saw this headline and realized I have not used this saying for a long long time. The heebie-jeebies well describes this past week. The above statements and article shows me I am not alone in this constantly looking over my shoulder. 

Just saw another one of many photos of empty shelves in grocery stores. Have not seen any of this here yet. 

I am  seeing a lot of push back from forced "vaccinations." Blanket walk outs and quitting of career jobs. Being forced into a world wide test pool of experimental mass drugging does not set well with a large population. No matter how all of this pans out, it is for sure a one way ticket. 

Government and corporations are doubling down. Hard to run any kind of business though w/o employees. This directly affects all of us now!

Prepping anyone?

Thanks for the visit this week.