Donut Shift is all work, no donuts. Fooey!
I remember when a fellow seasonal camper we met via another venue asked us if we were going to work the donut shift. Silly me, I thought it meant they served donuts with the coffee. They don't.
I've considered wearing my Lil Orbits Donuts apron to work, but then people would start expecting ME to bring donuts.
After working 3 weeks straight with only single days off (Wed & Sat) we finally got a couple of weekends in a row. First order of business ... SLEEP. Lots of sleep. Then we tackled housework.
I've considered wearing my Lil Orbits Donuts apron to work, but then people would start expecting ME to bring donuts.
After working 3 weeks straight with only single days off (Wed & Sat) we finally got a couple of weekends in a row. First order of business ... SLEEP. Lots of sleep. Then we tackled housework.
Satisfaction is a clean bedroom
After doing laundry and changing the bedsheets, this is what our bedroom looks like for a grand total of, oh, 30 seconds or so.
We aren't the only ones who enjoy clean sheets and a smooth bed. Princess (on the left) and Meowsers (aka Sir Talks-a-Lot) waste no time setting up court on their favorite lay-downy spot.
Princess Pounce-a-lot and Sir Talks-a-lot holding court. I'm sure they think we make the bed just for them.
These make my life easier. Love 'em!
Crock pot dinners are a life saver on work nights. I prep the pot before bedtime on the day off, then pop it in the cooker. We have a hot meal waiting for us after work.
Then, because there are always leftovers by design, the next night they go into the electric skillet. I've discovered that leftover pot roast, chopped up and added to mixed vegetables simmered in bullion, makes a hearty and fast beef stew. AND ... refridgerator biscuits make nice dumplings and they thicken the au jus into gravy.
Given that I'm cooking for my son as well as my husband and myself, and it's so expensive to eat out, these appliances have already more than paid for themselves.
Then, because there are always leftovers by design, the next night they go into the electric skillet. I've discovered that leftover pot roast, chopped up and added to mixed vegetables simmered in bullion, makes a hearty and fast beef stew. AND ... refridgerator biscuits make nice dumplings and they thicken the au jus into gravy.
Given that I'm cooking for my son as well as my husband and myself, and it's so expensive to eat out, these appliances have already more than paid for themselves.
There are some houses here really cheap.
Although I doubt we'll actually buy a home here, it has been fun to look at the really cheap listings and imagine what it would be like to own one.
This home was exceptionally attractive to Bob because it is separated into 3 apartments with separate utility meters. We didn't go through it, but we did drive around the back and Bob peered into the windows.
I have to wonder about the extremely low prices. Do the homes have mold damage from that flood that nearly wiped Coffeyville off the map a few years back? Or are they perhaps homes that people have simply walked away from due to mortgage problems? If only the walls could speak.
This home was exceptionally attractive to Bob because it is separated into 3 apartments with separate utility meters. We didn't go through it, but we did drive around the back and Bob peered into the windows.
I have to wonder about the extremely low prices. Do the homes have mold damage from that flood that nearly wiped Coffeyville off the map a few years back? Or are they perhaps homes that people have simply walked away from due to mortgage problems? If only the walls could speak.
Trying to tame the sweet tooth, but ...
These take me back to my childhood. Not exactly the same thing, as what we ate in the movie theater in Garberville was called Cherry-a-Let, these taste exactly as I remember that Cherry Mountain kind of candy I enjoyed so much as a child. I found bags of these in bite size for Halloween, and I think next to bits of Butterfingers and Peanut Butter cups, these are near the top of my favorites. Not that I eat many sweets any more. Thankfully I've lost most of my desire for sweets. Still adore salty-crunchy stuff though. Trying to learn to love celery instead, but it just isn't the same.
Dalton Defender Days Are Almost Here
This image is of the actual Condon bank that the Dalton Gang tried to rob along with the other bank the day they met with their demise. Since the 1960's, there has been an annual festival here celebrating the courageous town folks who prevented the Dalton Gang from robbing them of their hard-earned cash.
What you have to remember is that this isn't celebrating the Dalton Gang's demise as much as it is a tribute to people who stood up to protect their town from thugs.
People forget that back then, there was no FDIC and deposits were not insured. Those farmers and ranchers and townspeople had nothing to fall back on if those banks were robbed. While I'm sure that people would have done what they could to help each other, starvation and death from doing without would have been a very real outcome for some, had the Daltons succeeded.
I've got a lot of photos that I took at the festival last year, and I hope to get some better ones this year. We work with the fellow who plays Bob Dalton in the re-enactment, and he's a wealth of information about the history and the festival.
What you have to remember is that this isn't celebrating the Dalton Gang's demise as much as it is a tribute to people who stood up to protect their town from thugs.
People forget that back then, there was no FDIC and deposits were not insured. Those farmers and ranchers and townspeople had nothing to fall back on if those banks were robbed. While I'm sure that people would have done what they could to help each other, starvation and death from doing without would have been a very real outcome for some, had the Daltons succeeded.
I've got a lot of photos that I took at the festival last year, and I hope to get some better ones this year. We work with the fellow who plays Bob Dalton in the re-enactment, and he's a wealth of information about the history and the festival.
A Blast from my past ~ 2010 Jam Session
This is a clip that my husband took during an unrehearsed jam session in 2010. We'd gone to an open mic night, and found that only 3 people who could play anything showed up, and one of them didn't bring his guitar. So, since the place was empty and we were among friends, we tried a lot of stuff. This is one of the few clips that turned out half way decent and worth sharing.
That's me on the left, playing my fiddle, or at least pretending to play, since I'm self taught.
I can sure see that I've lost weight. Wow. I think I'm around 25 lbs lighter now.
Sorry for the rocky start ... that just happens to be where he turned the camera on. We didn't know he was shooting video. To be totally honest, I'm not entirely sure HE knew he was shooting video, ha-ha-ha. As you can hear, the guitar is too close to him ... but given that it was a relatively inexpensive little Sony Cybershot, the sound quality isn't all that bad!
That's me on the left, playing my fiddle, or at least pretending to play, since I'm self taught.
I can sure see that I've lost weight. Wow. I think I'm around 25 lbs lighter now.
Sorry for the rocky start ... that just happens to be where he turned the camera on. We didn't know he was shooting video. To be totally honest, I'm not entirely sure HE knew he was shooting video, ha-ha-ha. As you can hear, the guitar is too close to him ... but given that it was a relatively inexpensive little Sony Cybershot, the sound quality isn't all that bad!
Anyway, I sure miss my fiddle. I brought along my Pancordion accordion, which I've had energy to play exactly twice, and my small keyboard which is just taking up space in the bedroom. However ... God Help Me ... I found a little Gold Excelsior Accordiana in the local pawn shop. It's a bit over priced, but it's so much lighter than the Crucianelli, that I'm horribly tempted to go buy it.
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