Ky- Bluegrass state or white?

[MrGreenJeans]

My taters and beans might be frozen fair by next evening. Might get down to the low 30's, that's just not right. My maters will not hit the ground till may 5 at best. I also have out 6 rows of corn,beans and squash. Its not up yet and i,am glad its not. Done sprayed my beans twice already they made it now this one, we will see. Update for this morning on wed. 28 NO FROST dodged one there. Only got down to 35 border line for sure. Medium fog this morning. Can't wait till after 5th next month, that's when i,ll feel safe enough to put out maters and watermelons, more corn & beans and the rest of it.

[sbemt456]

Are you all ready to bet on your horse in the Kentucky derby tomorrow? :sarcastic: Heck I dont even know the names of the horses that are running much less bet on any of em. Wonder if they will run in the rain? The forecast says storms tomorrow, so we shall see. Maybe a mint julep is in order even if I dont know squat about horses. lol

I hope no one got the frost this past week. It missed us here and I am sure thankful it did. The fruit trees are loaded with fruit this year. Next week the rest of the garden goes in the ground.

Have a great day!

stella

[bookwormom]

I got my taters planted. as soon as this flooding stops I'll replant them. It has been pouring down steady since Friday night and the water is up to the bridge and the low lying houses in town are flooded. The french drains we made around the barn and sheds can not handle it all, water is running in one end and out the other. WE never had a drop of water in the house in 15 years, but we setup the shop vac as it is running in heavily in the dining area, right under the window. I would like to dig down outside and see what is going on. hope you all are staying dry

[SamS]

Sorry to hear about the water in your house Bookwormom. We had over 5 " here. So much for cutting grass or getting the garden tilled up any time soon.

[sbemt456]

We have had rain all weekend here. I am sure there are some creeks around that are out of their banks. But we are all dry here.
Rosie I am so sorry to hear about the leak in the cozy lil house. Sometimes the best of our plans go amiss. So far our gardens are doing ok. Everything is growing and looking really good here. When the ground drys after this rain we are going to finish planting all the things that get direct seeded like beans and such and then transplant the plants from the greenhouse to the garden. That will likely take a whole day to do.
Stay safe and dry.

Have a great day!

stella

[CountryKitty]

HOW ON EARTH DID I MISS A KY THREAD!!!!

Todd County checking in...at least, that part that isn't underwater. Picked up 3 ducklings when the TSC was selling out their chicks, and the little devils are delighted with the weather. At least they're having fun...the rest of us are just happy to see the sun shine (the cat and the chickens were starting to look seriously depressed). And the creeks starting to return to their normal size. Hope the wild turkey nesting in the rivercanes down at the end of the neighbors pasture was above water level--I was looking forward to seeing her bring the poults through the yard to the woods. At least I know the doe living by the creek had her fawn at least 2 weeks ago, so it was plenty big enough to follow her to safety (when the dog and I spooked her 2 weeks ago, she trotted away slowly, tail wagging, looking over her shoulder to see if we were watching/following...but none of those tremendous, ground-covering leaps they're famous for. Never saw the fawn, but I know it was there somewhere close.).

[bookwormom]

Put on clogs and a rain coat and went out yesterday. The dry creekbed south of the pasture was a raging creek.
In the meantime during the worst of downpours, the water getting into the house simply stopped. By evening the spot was not even damp anymore and we took the shop vac back where it belongs. Heaven knows what that is all about. but I am thankful.
Brownie had a calf shortly after Stella left and it started to rain. . It's a girl and I call her Molly. cute as a button. I just cleaned out the insides of the wood stove since the great outdoors is waterlogged , can't do anything outside. that stove has more nooks and crannies inside, especially around the bake oven and I am looking like I have come out of an ash hopper. Glad that is out of the way. the walls need painting next. I hope your turkey's nest was safe Kitty. I would not worry about the deer. those little ones can run pretty soon and follow momma.

[bookwormom]

Just looked up Todd county on the map. Hey, I got a friend over in Clarksville Tn. Girls, and guys, what do you say, should we plan a get together sometime in fall?

[MrGreenJeans]

Hope everyones safe after this mess. Lotsa water under the house, sump out every couple hours and is staying down and we never even got the worst of it. Everyone west and north west of us got it bad. We were just plain lucky agian.

[sbemt456]

Hey Rosie, I agree on the get to gether in the fall. Just name a time an place and ya know I will be there wif bells on. That would be so fun to meet new people.
Hope everyone is getting dried out after all this rain. We are all ok here. Although the ground is a little squishy when ya walk on it. We hope to finish planting our garden sometime toward the end of the week.

Have a great day!

stella

[sbemt456]

Whewww the storm missed us. And I am not complaining. We got a few drops of rain last night and it is cool and kinda breezy today. And somewhere along the way someone mentioned the potential for frost tonight. Guess that means we fill the water tank and get ready to spray the garden before the sun comes up tomorrow just in case. Maybe I will wait till Monday to transplant my peppers to the garden. It should be a really nice day tomorrow for a cookout, sunny but not too hot.


Have a great day!

stella

[bookwormom]

hope you are wrong. but just in case, I got water ready, too.

[MrGreenJeans]

They are giving 34 that's means around 30 for us maybe. Water ready and a lot of plant's indoor's. Blackberry Winter is coming on. Just heard a crash and looked out side and crap flying every where. That north wind is a kicking up. I hope it blows hard all night that means no frost, but i have seen this before it will lay down around 2-3 and get clear and cool.

[sbemt456]

I am so hoping it dont frost. I will be getting up really early to see if I need to go water the frost off. I sure have worked hard to get my tomatoes to this point and I dont want to lose them to frost. Everything else should be ok.

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

One more night, just one more still a chance tonight of frost. We got mised thismorning and here we go again. Our fruit trees are full maybe we will get lucky one more time.

[bookwormom]

Boy those pull cord starters can be a real pain. Ours is so difficult to pull and it yanked back with might and really hurt my thumb joint. Put some ice on it. then the pigs got out and since they only got into the calf pasture husband decided to leave them there and move the fence and make a new paddock for them , closer to the pond where we evtl. hope to put them over summer. if it just does not freeze tonight. blackberries are blooming big time. It sure is punctual.

[sbemt456]

Yep one more night we are at risk for a frost. We didnt get any last night and it was cold here. The river really does help keep us a little warmer here than most places. I have had a sweatshirt on most of the day today while outside at our cookout. That just aint right for this time of year. Hope everyone has had better luck getting taters to come up than we have. Our I think rotted in the ground. But we have a good crop of volunteers that came up from last year so we jus plowed rows of those an left em to grow. They are about a foot tall and look good.

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

Everything came through purdy good. Nothing turning yellar and that's a good sign. The fruit tree's are doing great, they concerned me more than everything else that can be replanted. Hope y'all done as well. I think it's time to put the mater's in the ground now.

[MrGreenJeans]

New Kentucky add campain ( Get your Preak on ) what the crap. It's supposed to draw younger folk's to the track. Not old enough to drink but if your 18, that dollar in your pocket is good with them. What a mess. Old enough to be sent to war and trusted with the world's most advance weaponary and get killed in the process, but not old enough to drink a cold one. Plain old bull, double standard won't even touch this one. By the way our military is the best on earth. They could get the job done and come home quickly if not for the idiot's in washington.

[bookwormom]

nice to sit here and listen to it rain. I thought I would have to water, but now I don't have to and I am thankful. Hope you all are doing great. MGJ, what is going on? You know I don't have TV, so can you tell me what crap it is? Am I missing something?

[sbemt456]

Over the weekend we got "gully washers" here. Although the garden came thru ok. We had a good deal of wind, nothing scary tho, jus a few twigs here and there but lots of mud. Now when it dries up AGAIN I hope this time to finish planting my garden. It is getting later than normal in the month for us to be planting. I may be till frost getting it all harvested and taken care of. But thas ok too. This is what my life is all about on the homestead.

Have a great day!

stella

[MooseToo]

okay kentuckians - tomorrow is primary election day - show up and vote !

[MrGreenJeans]

Hey! to late been there done that. First at the door this morning. Really don't know how much of a change it will make in this state but ya gota try. Doing nothing is not an option for me.

[ohara1000]

I cast my ballot this morning too. The mountins look so clean and green here. every little stream is gushing water. Many wild flowers are in bloom.
Kentucky is a wild and beautiful place to live.----I love it.
Sarah

[MrGreenJeans]

Kentucky is a wild and beautiful state, this land is in my blood and the mountians are in my soul. Once bit by it it ain't coming out. Stuck with it for life, at least i hope so. ;D

[bookwormom]

Sshhh Green jeans, everybody will want to come here.
well, it is cool this morning and a perfect day to work outside and not sweat too much. got the strawberries picked and want to make some jam. have to take some soda, ate too many strawberries. Sam put some baby turkeys under a setting hen whose turkey eggs were not fertile. she is a good mommie. He tried it last night , after dark, with two other hens, and one killed the little turkey that did not stay put under the wing but had to crawl out and holler for help. Sam tried putting it under several times. have to go check on the other, they are under the hen fine, but the moment they stick a head out from under her wing she pecks them. I feel like putting my turkey hen down in the lower pasture where a wild Tom is singing love songs and calling our useless Tom names. The other hen he killed by dancing around on her back all the time. Really. I have no experience with rasing turkeys from scratch, figured they would act like roosters and hens. He is an old fashioned variety and we figured he could handle the situation. Fooled us.
you all take care and keep warm. I just may build a fire

[sbemt456]

Rosie the turkey eggs I put in the incubator were not fertile either when I candled them. I have read that the large breed of turkeys have problems mating and will some times kill the smaller hen in the process. I had thought about ordering some turkey poults but decided against it when I saw the price of near $10 each. Am thinkin maybe a flea market somewhere to get a start of em. The Arucanas did hatch really well, I got nine babies out of 12 eggs, good hatch rate. And I just set 40 more dark cornish eggs today. Couldnt do anything else for all the mud. Need to weed beds, but dont relish the idea of being mired in mud to my knees. lol

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

Be careful when ya buy at fleamarket's, try and deal with someone that's been around a while there. A friend of mine bought some chicken's, looked fine with in a week all of them were dead even his. Wiped out his egg production he sold some fine egg's. Took him a dollar or two getting back on line with it. The local vet told him that he thought someone had brought chicken's in from outa state, a lot of people lost bird,s. Could happen to anyone just a thought. I,am sure you are already careful about that, he didnot isloate the new bird,s first because they looked fine. He learned the hard way i eat two of his egg's thismorning. Not preaching but a lot of people don't isloate new stock before intregrating them, it cost him big time. Good luck and post some pic's of the yard stock. I love farm picture's and hope to get everything set up here before winter this year. Clearing the rest of the bottom and putting in a coup and hopefuly a goat or two. Turkey's will be included.

[sbemt456]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts MrGreenJeans, the lack of an extra building or pen right now is what is keeping me from getting live turkeys. I would rather just get eggs and hatch those, but they are kinda hard to come by too. Bookwormom gave me some turkey eggs when I was there in April but none of them were fertile. Oh well, we can always try again.
So far no rain after daylight today so I finally have been able to cut some herbs and get them drying, am trying to clean up all my gourds that I dried last fall. Next project is weed the onion bed. Dang we are getting behind with all this rain.

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

Going to start the week with the garden getting, mater,s cukes, more corn&beans plus my grandbaby's favorite water melons. A few more cabbage to. Home made kraut will make ya pout. HE! HE! Ya get that little extra pucker and crunch ya can't get from the soggy store stuff. Gota knock out the family cemetery this week to. Sense i came back 15 years ago, i keep it looking good year round, no one does that any more. Very disappointed with the way our tradition's are sliding away anymore. People are just so lazy these day's, can't understand someone wanting to lay around all the time doing nothing. If the food runs out i,ll wager they get real active trying to take something someone else has worked hard for. Cool crisp foggy morning in Kentucky here, i love it the fresh air, why would i want to be anywhere else.

[bookwormom]

welll, that makes twice that my taters got washed out this year. with our sandy soil we can get in the garden relatively soon after rain. I sharpened my hoe and went after all the knotweed and grass that is trying to take over. I hope It won't hurt them, but I just had to transplant my waslking onions into a more permanent bed, they were too close to the horseradish. Everything spreads, more than we think when we plant something. Got herbs drying in the attic, peppermint, lemon balm and oregano. Then a visitor came, and then a young amish couple came to look at the herb garden. so I never got back to cutting more herbs. Yesterday I baked bread and put a loaf on the table for breakfast on the deck. when I looked again it was gone. One of the dogs. darn, you have to watch, Once they took off with a whole pizza.
Stella, that tom is supposed to be an oldfashioned breed. I wish I had put the hens down in the pasture and let the wild tom have a try.

[sbemt456]

Well we have had a few dry days now, so hope everyone has gotten their gardens in so they can start off good. We FINALLy got all ours in this week. And got the garden plowed and worked out. So far it is doing ok. Got another 50# of Yukon Gold potatoes planted from seed that was given to us. Picked a bunch of sugar snap peas last evening and got them in the freezer, not enough for a canning. Now its back to weeding stuff and I have strawberries to pick.

Have a great day!

stella

[sbemt456]

WooHoo after all the noise the clouds have been making we finally got a nice shower of rain that will actually do some good for the garden. Not a downpour but a nice gentle shower. We can only hope this will cool the air a little bit also. The heat and humidity has been unbearable for the past few days.
Hope all your gardens are growing and doing good.

Have a great day!

stella

[bookwormom]

we got a nice rain, and it is unbelievable how fast they weeds can grow. I thought I just got them all.

[MrGreenJeans]

I let 3 rows of corn go to long and pulled the weeds out, mistake should have cut them around the bottom of the plant, turning yellar a little now. They will live but could have been in better shape. I will lose the whole upper garden. Putting in a modular home and the septic won't let it stand, to close. I hate to pull corn&beans dig 3 30' row's of new taters, well stock market time, make something outa the tater loss. I hope anyway. I will under sell by at least 30% they will move very fast, better than throwing them away they will be a crap load of them. Might whole sale early at the market, i have before when i've had to. Mowed again today it is growing extra fast now.

[sbemt456]

We finally got some good rain today. I am sure this will make the garden grow. We will plow one more time in most of it and after that I plan to mulch the tomatoes to keep them off the ground. Prolly next week I will be canning beet pickles. The peas are done and will get plowed under and the ground will sit and wait for the fall cabbages and broccoli.
Had to be out of town today and found a place in Nicholasville to get plastic barrels and other food grade containers. I got some to use in the cellar for sugar and such. All have airtight seals on them. This place also has the gamma seals for 5 gallon buckets. So much easier to open.

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

I would very much like to know where the barrels and containers are. if its an open source. Don't want to horn in on a private one. If it,s not what are the prices if good i would make a bulk trip to get some. I could use them for sure. Thanks

[bookwormom]

We had to go to Glasgow today and it rainedcats and dogs. when we headed north we ran into another rain front/thunderstorm. We barely crept along. we got home and not a drop. I am really disappointed. howed and hilled the three rows of taters I planted late and they need it bad. We had the first broccoli yesterday. I dusted everything with DE. that Sevin did nothing. tater bugs were having a ball. I picked most of them and squooshed more eggclusters than I can shake a stick at. so much work and effort, hope we get a better crop this year than last year.

[MrGreenJeans]

We have those suckers bad this year, i have used dust the 5% but not as good as the 10% but it helps. I have never see as many as this year in a while. Mashed so many the other day my dang hands looked yellar, nasty little boogers.

[sbemt456]

Hey yall, the container company is nothing private, they are open to the public, ya go in an pick out what ya want. Or you can check online at the products and then call to make sure they are in stock. Here is the link, an if its not posed to be here, mods feel free to move it or yell at me.:wink:
http://www.lexingtoncontainercompany.com/
I would love to have gotten some for rain barrels but didnt need them just yet as I have some metal ones to use for now.

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

Thanks much. I lived and worked there for a year and never knew it was there. Site bookmarked and ready to go.

[bookwormom]

Knock me over with a feather, I drove by there looking for an unfinished furniture store. Good thing you discovwered the place Stella

[sbemt456]

Maybe I am just getting older, but dang this weather has killed me this summer. The humidity just drowns ya when ya try to take a deep breath. I got in the garden around noon today and pulled my beets and am in the process of cooking them and prepping then to make pickled beets. I finally gave up and turned the AC on in the summer kitchen. I have 2 big kettles of beets cooking and the dehydrator going in here and the heat makes me sick. Gosh I think I have turned into a wimp lately. I have had to run a fan on the cornish cross chicks almost ever since I have had them. Not normal weather for us for June, this is July and August weather.

Have a great day!

stella

[Native87]

It has been and is miserable here also. These afternoon rains and the resulting humidity after are killer. I have been taking it as easy as possible and drinking water like a fish. Supposed to be better tomorrow. I hope you will find that to be the case also.

[bookwormom]

did you say rain? I have not seen any around here. It rained cats and dogs all around, but not here. I watered this morning in the lower garden and this evening in the upper garden. sure was dry.

[bookwormom]

Hey guys, I am all exited. June 22d and I harvested the first ripe tomatoe. It looked nice in the salad.
Lettuce is about done for. I thought the romaine would last a bit longer, but the heat is getting to everything.

[sbemt456]

Rosie that is great!! I dont have ripe ones yet but I do have several green ones on the oldest plants that are in the asparagus bed out back. Might get one next week off them. Gardens are doin great here. I already have my beets all canned up, gonna start on carrots later this week or maybe wait till early next week. The corn is tassling, beans are blooming, cabbage is heading up nicely. Life is good.

Have a great day!

stella

[bookwormom]

It was only one, the others are still green. Picked beans twice so far and canned two canners full. broccoli has not been bad. DH just sprayed the cabbages and the lower tater patch. I did not get around to picking the bugs off of them . I tested an early ear of corn and should not be long now. cucumbers are bloming to beat the band, but so far all male blossoms. I think I'll go out and harvest the one zucchini that is big enough. I gave up on the carrots. the grass was just too thick. I cleared out one row, so much for that. Maybe I will put down two long boards side by side and plant in the crack in between. You think that would work?

[sbemt456]

Dang sounds like ya garden is way ahead of me. My beans are blooming, corn is starting to tassel, cabbage is starting to head. broccoli is already in the freezer. Beets are all pickled. We have some really nice carrots again this year. I have pulled a few jus to see how they are doin, they are already pretty big. I may thin them and dry some next week. It has been so hot I just dont go in the garden during the day alone. Cant take this 100 degree heat and humidity. Supposed to be cooler next week in the high 80's. Now that I can take as compared to 100.

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

Watch ya step i killed a 34" copperhead on the front porch railing 2 nights ago. They go out there in the dark at night to smoke and drink coffee there. There is a bird nest in the rafters and i think it might have been going for them. My grandbaby plays on there every day. Weed eated to the dirt and putin down some DR. T,s snake repllent should work, it got good reviews. There's a field infront a hollar on one side and a field in back. It's just copperhead country here anyway and dog days are upon us. So be careful out there.

[bookwormom]

OUr neighbor just ran over one with the lawnmower. Good thing you found and killed it before a child was hurt. Not knowing all too much about snakes, what are the symptoms of snakebite in an animal? A copperhead once chased my DH and if I had not seen it with my own eyes I wouldnot have believed it. That thing literally coiled and jumped and DH actually ran. DD just saw a blacksnake near a brush pile, I hope that is a good sign.

[MrGreenJeans]

My neighbor and us were standing on the edge of our field last year and his fiest dog hollared and came outa there a flying. With in 30 min. it's head was almost as big as it's body. It layed around for a week and got better, hey that's a snake killing dogie now it killed a copperhead in their yard 2 weeks ago. Good dog learned the end to kill. If a person get's bit they will know it. I have heard about the blacksnake thing to, all i can say is that a dozer man on a strip job one winter moved a huge rock and it was full of rattler's, copperhead's, blacksnake's, some he had not seen before, it was just a huge den. They were all mixed. Maybe in the summer they are hunting each other don't really know. They will not mix breeding i,am purdy sure of that, that is an old wife's tale. Everyone just please be careful during dog days and watch them youngans.

[bookwormom]

yes, and if I hear an upset hen calling I will come running with a hoe. However, DH was visiting his uncle in the hospital in Hazard, and while waiting, an old man told how he was hauled into court and fined for killing a big rattle snake in his own yard, with grandchildren running around. I heard there have been rattlers imported into Ky that are protected. anyone know? DH was called in before he could finish hearing the story and I don't think it was a tall tale.

[sbemt456]

I dont know nuffin about rattle snakes cept I dont like em. I have only seen one here on our farm in all my life, but I am sure they are here. I just stay clear of their territory.
As for the weather, hot and humid is now permissable. It is July and the dog days of summer are upon us. We are supposed to have highs in the upper 90's all week with no chance of rain till possibly next weekend. It is dry here but the gardens still look great and are starting to produce. I should have sweet corn by next weekend. The wild blackberries are ready and the plants are loaded with ripe berries.
I planted some more beans (tobacco worm beans) las week and they are up already and we havent had any rain since I planted them.
Stay cool and safe

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

97 in the shade right now, takin a break from weed eatin a hill side. Dang hot it is, i guess we can expect nothing less from Kentucky,s July start. Get this done and then i can take a little berry pickin trip this evening. Picked 3 gal. Sun. of blackberries, gona try and get a few more gal. of red berries. Keep cool if ya can. I do think summer time has come to old kentuck.

[bookwormom]

Hot and dry here. I better water beans and red cabbages tonight. We froze corn this morning. first time we had decent corn here. Last year the coons got into it, this year we found a dead coon over in the woods, I guess Binki at work. The second cornpatch looks promising.
The pond is getting low. we need rain bad. Buttercup had some horrible lumps on her and brother in law took one look and said "snake bite"

[tomato204]

You don't get fined for killing a snake to protect kids, that's bull. You might get into it for keeping the skin or trying to sell it or bragging within earshot of a game warden new on the job or other misguided enviro-person.

[MrGreenJeans]

Just got back from a berry trip, 3 gal. today not much time, about a gal. an hour not to good but better than nothing i reckon. Seen a big rat snake took pics, as soon as my tec, my daughter is abel i,ll get her to post them. ;D She had major surgery last week but doing good now, they will not take the stapels out till mon. She wants to go back to work thursday next week. Hot here it's 93 in the shade better than the other day. Don't seem to be as humid today. Everything needs water in the garden that's for sure. Seen more snakes this year than in several years, y'all be careful. The turning snakes loose thing go's around every year, they do not turn snakes, yotes, ladybugs, or elephants loose in the state of Kentucky. I keep up with the restocking program's and none of those thing's are on the list. You do not get fined for killing a snake unless it's in a state or federal park. Only there are they protected as everything else is in them, even the flower's. Those stories go around every year and they drive me nut's. Folk's orta know better. Just made it back with 2 more gal. of red resberries they are about gone now. Still maybe another 5 day's and 2-4 more gal. Still 93 in the shade here, hope it's cooler where ya at.

[sbemt456]

Well its a nice cool 76 degrees here today. :yes4: Ok I lied, Im in the house. I am a wimp all of a sudden. Dang I cant take the heat, it makes me ill and feel like crap for the rest of the day.
We have been going out and picking wild blackberries in the late evening here when it is a lil bit cooler. We have picked about 10 gallon so far this year. The garden stuff is starting to come on and I will need to get in on that whether its hot or not. I so far havent seen any snakes while picking berries. Just the small one about 2 ft long that I killed a few weeks ago by the back steps and not even sure what it was.

Here in Kentucky we have a big problem with crows destroying corn when it is almost ripe. We took some sections of deer fence netting and put over the tops of the corn all the way around the patch,jus the rows around the perimeter, an this seems to deter the crows. I guess they think it is a trap. Just FYI if ya have a crow problem.

Have a great day!

stella

[bookwormom]

10 gallons, you are lucky with the black berries Stella. Up near the cemetary is a good size patch, but with this drought the berries are not worth picking.Tiny is the word. I wear an old cotton square diaper on my head when I work outside in the heat. I wet it down first and it makes a huge difference. DH just got me a fan to put in the summer kitchen, so much nicer to have a breeze going. It has been pretty miserable the last few weeks. DS was here from Denver and it was in the upper 90s every day.

[tomato204]

The best way to keep crows out of the corn is to hang a dead crow in the corn field. If you don't have one a black rag hanging on top of a tall stick will work. Make it about the same size as a dead crow would be.

[MrGreenJeans]

We have had a bad time in the centeral part of pike co. ky. 2 dead several missing so far, i have family in that part of the county but they got out in time. What a mess this makes 3 or 4 bad floods in the same area. http://www.wkyt.com/wymtnews/headlines/98692084.html

[sbemt456]

I saw that on the news MrGreen Jeans, its awful you all have been hit repeatedly with floods for a while now. Am glad to see you on here and are safe. Will say a prayer for the victims of that area. Keep us posted if you would as to what help is needed over there in your area.
We had some rain here late las night but nothing damaging. Just a good shower for the garden. I am still up canning at this hour. Should be done and able to get in bed soon.

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

We must not be living right in KY. our northern counties got it this morning. At least no death's so far, our state is beautiful with the mountains but even in the low land's flooding can be bad. This seems like a spring time event. I don't like any storm's but i think the flash flooding is the worst of the bunch. I hope the weather will give us a break, West Va. got it to along with some of southern Ohio. I,am gona pick up some water and bleach today and drop it off, might not be much but it's what i can do. That's two things i know folk's need as i have been in their shoes before.

[sbemt456]

Hope everyone is managing the heat well. I try to do what ever absolutely has to be done early or really late in the evening. Sure glad I didnt have anything ready in the garden this evening because it was hot even after the sun went down.
I can now really appreciate the AC in my summer kitchen during the day when I have to be out there canning. The garden is doing really good even tho the heat is hard for me. So for this I am thankful.


Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

101 in the shade today, very hard to stay out in it. Today i did and feel like i,am drained 99%, no energy at all this evening. Heat or no heat things must be done.

[sbemt456]

Hope everyone is taking the heat well this summer. It has been about too hot here for a few days. My thermometer lost its mind today.

376

This was on the porch in the shade too and at about 11 am. I know it was hotter this after noon. Finally this evening we got a lil shower of rain so I am sure tomorrow wont be any better. The rain does help the gardens tho.
Have any others noticed some leaves falling? Poplar trees usually start losing leaves early around here. It is starting to look like the end of summer with some dry leaves, the grass making seed heads and lots of the annual weeds starting to die back.

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

Fall,s a coming soon, my favorite time of the year. We have had several day's of 99-102 in the shade the last while. Does make doing thing,s a bit harder. A lot of copperhead,s killed this year around the area and the first big black rattler i have seen in a long time down this low was ran over. Heat or no heat mow day again. Tamater canning early first, peaches ain't quite ready yet, soon have a goodin.

[MooseToo]

well, it's been raining pretty steady here around dale hollow lake for about seven hours now - about four inches - they have flash flood warnings all around -

might be ok to hold off on those prayers for rain for awhile -

[bookwormom]

It is raining while I am sitting here. I hope the raspberries will perk up. They have been nothing tow rite home about this year. I watered as much as ever, but did not have any mulch to put on them, and boy that makes a difference. what little I had the chicks scratched away. my late cornplanting looks good, peppers look halfway okay. some good, some not. Well, hope the heat did not shrivel you up. it has been a tough summer, starting in June and I am glad to see fall coming. Went to Nolin lake a few times to swim and put the canoe on the water for fun. Water was pee warm.

[MrGreenJeans]

Apple's, apple's, apple's are every where here. It's a good problem i have been putting up the last mater's and every apple i can get. Seem's like everyone has plenty to give away, i,am starting to peel them in my sleep. Ya would think a bumper crop would bring the price down but it ain't around here. Glad i have a lot of friend's with small orchard's here, still got late beets ta do. This is my time of the year for sure when all the garden pay's off and the fruit get's ripe. Deer season's just around the conner and some fresh venison sound's good. May ya basket's be full and ya dipper runeth over, have a goodin.

[Bondo]

Hey, so is the sky looking strange all over the state? It is August, but it looks like a late fall/ winter sky with low hanging clouds. Been like that for a couple of days. Maybe an early fall here?

[MrGreenJeans]

Thought i was the only one to notice that, me think's its on the way purdy soon. Sang is turning early this year, some always does but sangers can tell when its hiding early. Just one of many signs around here.

[sbemt456]

I also am thinking fall is around the next corner. We have some trees in our yard losing their leaves already and the grass is trying like heck to make seed heads. Our garden is all but done I think, the maters are winding down, although I do have some green beans that are just blooming. The apples should be ripe soon.

Have a great day!

stella

[Bondo]

It may have been looking like fall the last few days, but I ithnk we might get fooled here. Mid 90's rest of the week!

[MrGreenJeans]

Ain't hot ya reckon. Every year it gets dry and hot as hades here in the bluegrass bow for deer opens Sat. the 4th. for the last two or three early blackpowder seasons, its been to green to get a fair shoot at one. lol. A few years ago my friend killed a doe the second weekend of the season, crap the yellowjackets dang near eat us up trying to clean and get it to the truck. I think they carried off as much meat as we did, lol.

[Bondo]

I would say it's Hot:

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) - A Hardin County farmer says that some
ears among his feed corn rows popped on the stalk in a phenomenon
that agricultural experts say is associated with irregular rainfallhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif (http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/102066688.html#)
and high heat...

http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/102066688.html

[MrGreenJeans]

Thats right cool, never heard of fresh popped corn on the cob kentucky style.

[sbemt456]

You can tell that fall is fast approaching our area. The trees look pale, the grass is trying to make seed heads on very short stems, the field corn is turning brown. The last of the garden crops are ripening and are smaller in size. The pumpkin and cushaw vines are dying back. The air is so wonderfully cool in the evenings. Seems like the whole world moves at a slower pace when fall approaches. my favorite time of year.
Hope you are enjoying the weather and the last of your garden harvests.

Have a great day!

stella

[bookwormom]

yes, the evenings are very pleasant. Nice to have the AC turned off. slower? we have been hauling in firewood while it is dry and stacking it. DH keeps warning me to look out for snakes in the piles. things are bone dry and grass is crunching like corn flakes when you walk on it. Well, got to stack more firewood.

[sbemt456]

I sure hope everyone is enjoying this great weather as much as I am. The worst of the heat is past and the cooler evenings of fall are with us.
I have been slowly working on getting the beds here at the house dressed for cooler weather with manure added after the plantings have died back. Most of the garden stuff is gone except for some green beans, peppers, melons and the sweet taters still are in the ground. Fall has to be my favorite time of year when things start to wind down.

Have a great day!

stella

[sbemt456]

Where'd everbody go? :secret: Yeh I know, we are all tryin to wind up the garden season and get ready for winter. The weather has been great for working out side. Nice and cool after the rain over the weekend. I think our yard has been mowed for the last time now and the garden has pretty much ended for this year. The fall fruit is about all that is left to do then the hunting season starts full swing. I hope everyone had a bountiful harvest and are ready to head into fall and winter.

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

Still kickin just not very high. By mon. through wed. next week someone's gona get frost. I reckon.

[MrGreenJeans]

Mr. Frost bypassed us thismorning anyone in KY. get a visit ta day.

[Bondo]

We definitely got the first frost this year I would say. The car had a nice frost on it when I got up at 7. didn't think to look at the hill behind the house to see if the grass was good and frosted. It was 35 degrees at that point.

I am up along the Ohio River btw.

[MrGreenJeans]

I know i sound a bit nut's, well but i,am looking forward to the first heavy frost here.

[sbemt456]

Whoa!!! hold the frost, I aint got my sweet taters dug yet. lol I talked to my son at home yesterday and he said we havent had a frost at our house yet. So maybe it will hold off till next week. All of us have or have had bronchitis and wouldnt have been able to do much anyway. But it is that time of year.


Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

Told ya i wasn't right lol. I just cut the weed's of my taters today, digum in the morning , at least i hope so.

[MrGreenJeans]

Got them outa the ground yesterday evening. Ended up with 11 bushel fair and a lot better than most in the area. 40% of them look like big ol bakin taters. Very happy with them this year. After helping a couple of folks dig theirs i was a little worried but done well.

[sbemt456]

We finally got our sweet taters dug last evening and I got my tobacco worm beans picked for seed. All that is left to harvest this fall is the white corn for corn meal. But that will be done after several frosts have fallen to make sure it is completely dry.
The trees around our place are so pretty this time of year. And we got a light shower of rain last night too and hope that will help in preventing forest fires that are so common here.

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

First Frost this morning.

[sbemt456]

I looked out to check the temp this morning about 4 am, yeh I was still up, and it was 35 degrees. I am guessing we may have had a lil frost last night too. The sun popped out before I thought to look again. Not to worry, everything is harvested except the corn and it needs a couple good frost to be dry enough. I do have some late cabbage out but frost dont hurt them. And tons of green onions.
Good for first day of early muzzle loader season tho. Dont know if my guys have killed anything yet or not, they havent called.

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

Hope they scored for you all, venison is some fine eatin. I drew a blank sat. spent pouring cement at dad's church. Sunday to windy and warm where i was. Only seen one doe and it was beside the road, fresh gutted and ready to go. On the trip outa the mt. they musta missed it cause it was gone latter in the day. Yep i was gona get it if they had not came back when we drove out. Don't want to see it wasted, well someone will eat good lol.

[bookwormom]

neighbors called and asked if they could deer hunt on our place. we said no. Just what we need, someone shooting a cow. besides, our dogs would not let them have a minute of peace anyway and I am not too keen on them folks. They never wave or say hi when you see them, but they do have the gumption to ask a favor like that. for five years I had my hopes of getting a deer, but I gave up. I have not seen a deer on the place for a while, turkeys I see, I wonder if they stay away on account of the dogs.
we got nice turnip greens. I have tow ater them regularely, everything is bone dry. It really is pretty this time of year, mornings are pretty as a picture. If it would just rain a few nights. I am aiming to go to the apple orchard and get a couple bushels of culls. Most of my jars stayed empty this year. I aim to ask if they have the culls of the culls that maybe I can pick up myself, petunia and the goats would love them. They can't do more than say no.

[ohara1000]

The hills and hollows sure are beautiful this time of year. I wish I could get more time to enjoy it outside. Working 40+ hours a week and my comute takes most of the daylight hours. I try to make it a point to be outside on Saturday if possible. My garden is finished now except for mustard greens. Picked the last of the bell peppers and put them in the freezer. God must love us in eastern Ky. cause he sure gave us beautiful countryside to enjoy.
Sarah:)

[sbemt456]

Sarah I have to agree with you whole heartedly. Kentucky is beautiful this time of year. Our garden is done except we still need to pick the field corn that we use for cornmeal, but it needs several good hard frosts to make it dry enough to store. Other than that just trying to wrap up a few things here before really bad weather sets in. Insulate some exposed water lines, build covers for water pump boxes, just lil things.

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

I hope everyone got enough rain just under 1 3/4" here not a lot but enough to put out the fires and glad of it. The smoke the other day was so thick it looked like some one was cookin out in the back yard all over the county lol. It was coming across the mt. from letcher co. May the pyro's will not be able to start any more. These are not chance fire's they are set every year by a few sicko's. Glad the rain put a damper on their party.

[sbemt456]

We got a lil rain here, just enough to settle the dust. Didnt stay wet for long with the wind and the fact the ground was so so dry. It was nice enough to day to be out in short sleeves and barefeet, now they are giving freeze warnings tonight and low of 30. Did I mention I dont like cold weather? Well I am tellin ya now. :yes4:

Have a great day!

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

Headed out the door to do the deed. Just heard on the weather maybe snow, lol it does seem a little early don't it. We will see if this cold hang's on for a spell. It is Nov. though.

[bookwormom]

still dry as a bone here, I have to go water the turnips. Not too cold though.

[sbemt456]

WHAT? Gosh a 4 letter word. :fie: I sure hope we dont get snow yet. But not much we can do if it does other than complain. We still have corn to pick,chickens to butcher and Petunia the pig is still enjoying her new digs. She seems healthy and happy, eating well and still tunnels under the hay at night to stay snug.
I did go out and vote today and found that my truck has some brake issues that will get fixed later in the week hopefully.


Have a great day!

stella

[bookwormom]

I cleaned off flowerpots and moved some geraniums and impatients that I want to keep inside. also DH's lemon tree with seven lemons on it. We found that some guy shreds the leaves from the church' mapletrees and dumps them in the woods, so we got 14 bags yesterday, there was still more, but we ran out of bags. someone threw a pumpkin away, I took that too. Stella, it is November, I enjoy not having been soaked in sweat in a couple of weeks. Sweatshirt weather, lots of hickory nuts, are they worth picking up? I find the meats tough to get out. Is there a trick to it?

[MrGreenJeans]

Yep should have a little of the white stuff falling by tomorrow. It should not lay maybe some on the grassy areas, we have a mix now. If its gona get cold i like ta see some anyway. Hope its not enough to cause any delays for anyone. ATV is ready ta go, with dutch oven and cookin thangs in it. Waiting for the chance to do the stew on the mountain. Taters and meat plus fixins ready to.

[MrGreenJeans]

Wheres my snow, 41 here this morning. Now that just ain't right it show's us getting a lot of pink and blue but no ground coverage. Maybe the tops of the mt.s, daylight i'll see. Plenty of time for a little ta show. Next sat. gun deer opening day. Might warm up by then, go figure. For once i do have a nice heavy 8 pt. loacted but the rut should be in. Most years by the 13th they have doed up and hidden, thats a plus for looking in the thick stuff. Sleet we did get yesterday but no purdy snow for me today.

[Bondo]

I saw SNOW!! this weekend. Of course I am at work on lunch and we have the garage doors open. Nice day.

[MrGreenJeans]

I did get to see a breif snow shower in the head of a hollar a 1/4 mile up the road. I was very busy or i would have ran it down on my ATV, lol. Could have been my first pictures of the white stuff this year, they will be plenty this year i think for some reason. My old bones don't like the cold weather but if i have to put up with it i do like to see it every now and then. Coat those old greenless mountain tops.

[sbemt456]

Gosh this year has almost left us. So far this fall has been really busy here with deer hunting season and several deer in the NEW freezer. Yeah we had to buy another one to hold all the meat and I still have 30 chickens to butcher this weekend. Not to mention a hog to butcher sometime in December and still another round of hunting in december as well. So we are set for meat this year and I am so glad. THe weather has been so nice. although we had rain today and was pretty cool. But its posed to be high in the upper 30's this weekend as I try to butcher chickens. Wouldnt ya know it.
I spent a week in western Kentucky cooking helping my aunt cook for deer hunters at her hunting lodge last week. Gosh what a job cooking for 35 hungry hunters. And that was just 1 meal per day but to make the amount needed it would take nearly all day. I am really glad to be home for a while.
We are having a Thanksgiving dinner with hubbys family tomorrow and our dinner will be here on Sunday when our other extended family members can get here. Youngest son and his girlfriend are home for the holiday from Nevada and we are so glad they can be here. But it will make for a depressing Christmas with them so far away from home. Nope I dont want to think that far out.
Hope everyone has a blessed holiday with family and friends. Happy Thanksgiving from the McGuire homestead.

stella

[bookwormom]

did I tell you I took a course to learn to shoot and get a licence to carry a weapon in my purse? My mother in law would be proud of me. I havnot seen any deer around here for a long time. I thought that my dogs would think they belong to the farm and are part of their charges and protect them, but maybe they chase them off. More than likely. To go hunting here you would have to lock up everything. we can not make a step on this place without dogs,goats and a really stinky billy goat coming along. Neighbour down the road got rid of her goats, I noticed that I saw a big white dog up with the critters, then when I got down to the barn, there were two more. Scratching head. It seems the neighbour's dog is out of work and he has taken to come up here and sit with my critters. He has taken to barking at strangers coming here, too. Poor fellow, has a couple miles to walk to get to work and he is hobbling. Chased a car. We need another dog like we need a nail in the head, but with it raining so heavy, DH has been putting out food for him and he slept in the barn last night. Skinny as can be, poor fellow. I think neighbour would be glad to get rid of him. He is a nice dog. I have not seen a single snowflake. It has been nice and warm. I got comfrey and horseradish dug.
Fall garden turned out better than expected, ducks trampled down half of it. I did not know they liked turnip greens and collards. I think we may have roast duck soon. You all keep dry and snug.

[sbemt456]

Well we got our first snow flurries this morning. Nothing on the ground but was pretty while it snowed. Oh and did I tell ya I dont like cold weather? And it is cold here. I hasnt got above freezing all day. I guess I shouldnt complain. My son and his girlfriend flew back to Nevada on Monday and they called to say there was snow in Salt Lake City where they landed and they drove in snow all the way to Elko Nevada. They sent pics today and it looked cold and slick out there. I will take our cold here in Kentucky anytime. I think it is almost time to hibernate for me. At least till spring.

Have a great day!

stella

[sbemt456]

I had to laff at the last post. It was mine. We are still having snow, same as on December 1. But now we have bitter cold. Windchills for a couple days and nights forecast at 0 to 5 below. Thas a tad nippy for me. I went out this evening to make sure I had all my buckets, totes and things that could get blown around put up and in the building. While I was out I got some things out of the freezer and cellar to bring in to last for several days so I dont need to get out in the cold for those things. So back in hibernation mode for me.
Ya'll stay safe and warm.

Have a great day!

stella

[sbemt456]

Ok I know I am not the only one left here in Kentucky. I am sure we are not all snowed in or maybe most are like me and in hibernation. I have only been off the farm 1 time in a month. :yes4: And no I dont mind being home all the time. We had a white Christmas here as did most of our state I think. It was so nice out today, I really wanted to get out and do some things outside but I really needed to get my seed order done. So that is what my day consisted of. So thats all taken care of so tomorrow maybe I can get to some things outside that still need doing. We need to get the prep work done as we will e butchering our hog on Saturday. (Rosie dont look) It is supposed to be a lil warmer which is good for this process. Our roads are still all ice covered and very slick.
Hope every one had a wonderful Christmas and heres wishing all a Happy New Year.

stella

[MrGreenJeans]

Howdy everyone in the KY. state. Were still fighting 6" of old snow trying to turn into ice and now with the rain coming, could be a mud bath lol. We live on the north side of things and looking across the road almost all their snow has left, not ours still hanging on. Rain forecast for the new year and cold temps so everyone be careful out there ringing in the new one. :D

[bookwormom]

the snow was nice while it lasted. I wish we would get a foot or so, then they can clear the roads and the sun can shine, but stay cold so the snow lasts a month or so. Everybody could drive where they have to and the snow is so much prettier than this constant snow, rain, mud, snow, rain mud scenario. I am waiting for my favorite seed catalog. In the meantime, I really need to clear out a bunch of stuff, we just have way too much and nobody needs any of it. One reason I do not do Christmas presents, it just adds to the clutter. I can prove it. My sister in law felt sorry for me because I get nothing for christmas, so she brought me a gift wrapped box, not to be opened til Christmas. Nice of her, really is, but I do not need a little sculpture of a giraffe, it is all in my way and she will have her feelings hurt if I don ot display the stuff prominently. It all is a pain in the kazoo. I like sensible gifts, like five pounds of homeground cornmeal, a sack of sweet taters, a bean picking basket. I think to reciprocate for the gifts, I will give her several packs of TP. Nicely wrapped. Excuse the rant, you all have a blessed next year. May our gardens do better than ever, the chickens lay, and all the lambs and kids be twins and healthy.

[Bondo]

I haven't been able to get my car up the driveway in a couple weeks. I think we will finally thaw out for a few days here.

[ohara1000]

With all the snow and ice you'd think I could have a day off work. I guess I am lucky to have a steady job. I don't mean to sound ungrateful but my house could stand a good cleaning not to mention getting rid of a lot of excess stuff.I got my first seed Catalogs this week. They always make me long for Spring. Looking forward to a break in the weather.

[sbemt456]

Wheeewww! I was thinkin it was never gonna end, the ugly weather that is. :wink: Rosie you can have my share of the snow, I have only been off the farm 1 time in 4 weeks now. But that I really dont mind at all, its just that I cant get out side and do a whole lot.
We live on a gravel county road and they do not scrape the snow off it. The guys have been goin in and out to work but tomorrow they are going out the other way. The road that is shortest to town is ice covered and even in 4 wheel drives there is one hill that is really dangerous. With the lil melting that it has done only made the ice slicker. So when these two are bluffed, I know its slick. So my truck will be in the drive till prolly spring. :yes4:

Have a great day!

stella

[bookwormom]

Well, you should be rolling Stella. I've been spreading manure today, just took in the laundry. Warm and windy. not a speck of ice left on the pond. looks like winter is over and spring has come. But we know this won't last.

[MrGreenJeans]

To all the Kentuckins on here Happy New Year! Well every one else to i reckon lol. Headed back to our normal KY. winter i reckon. Lord it's started out ta be kinda all over the place but that's life in the mountains, have a goodin.

[sbemt456]

Well I got spoiled with the few days of sunshine and warmer temps that we had. Now its snowing again. Not a lot on the ground but you can tell it snowed. Still a few flurries today, just hope we dont get a lot of accumulation. So back to hibernation for me. Where the heck is spring?

Have a great day!


stella

[MrGreenJeans]

Lost power for about 3 1/2 hr.s last night and we did not miss a beat. lights, heat, hot coffee and eats. Feels good not to worry about losing it. Cold this morning and still got fullries 1 1/2" on the ground, slick out there be carefull.

[sbemt456]

Hey fellow Kentuckians, winter is back with us again. We had a nice weekend here, nice enough to get outside then on monday night the snow started again. Groundhog, you're fired! Making us get our hopes up for some nice weather. I am ready to plant stuff and play in the dirt outside. I do have my onion seeds started and they are doin nicely. Got some other stuff I need to start but a lil too blustery to get out in it today, at least for me. Maybe tomorrow. :yes4:
Hope all is well with everyone and you are warm an well fed.

Have a great day!

stella

[bookwormom]

We crawled home the last 15 miles today, had to take DS to the airport in Louisville, snow started in Sonora and got heavier, but we made it up the steep hill we were worried about. It sure looked nice, though, winter wonderland. and it is nice to come home to a warm house, and I put on a pot of mulled juice. It is just a matter of time now, you are gonna plant peas on Valentine's day Stella, right?

[sbemt456]

Rosie I would sure plant them if we can get the tiller in there to plow the place and get it prepped. Not sure if that will happen or not. Probably too wet. But the first time we have several days of dry and the ground is workable they will get planted. For some reason the past several years we never manage to get the pea patch ready in fall so it can be planted early. But one year, at least one more year before I die I will get the guys here to get all the ducks in a row and prep the ground in fall like we use to. Then you can literally plant them in wet muddy snow covered ground and those are the ones that have done best for us. But right now we still have some snow laying on the ground and its cold. Supposed to warm this weekend to around 50. I am so ready for spring.
Hope all is well with everyone out that way.

Have a great day!

stella

[sbemt456]

It is spring here, sometimes the weather is nice and sometimes not so much. I hope everyone is busy getting started in the gardens. We have got a few things planted so far, hard to catch weather nice enough to get the ground dry enough to plow. Things look great in the greenhouse so far, it is full to the gills. Looks like we are gonna be a lil late getting the major part of the garden stuff planted due to weather.
Hope everyone got thru the last round of storms that came thru this evening. We had some wind down here on the river, nothing major, but others in our county had power outages. All we got was lots of rain. And supposed to get more wind and rain till midnight.

Have a great day!

stella

[sbemt456]

Where are all my fellow Kentuckians? Hope everyone is just busy as lil bees planting gardens and playin in the dirt, er mud. Progress is slow getting gardens planted with all the rain we have had but ours is in and looks pretty good so far. Got some places that would sure make good rice paddies here. But am thankful for what we do have so far. Most folks in our area still have not even been able to work their ground much less plant anything.
Hope everyone is well and still hoping for a good season and good crops.

Have a great day!

stella

[rascaldog]

Got a few tomato plants out. Dont really raise much of a garden but hope to get a few peppers and cucumbers out too. Rained again here today though.

[Waterstreet]

Hello from Central Kentucky. I figure the rain will lead to a hot summer of burn bans and dry weather. We've just finished getting the stone laid on our driveway, and we now can get up and down on the property. I met the other day with the building inspector for our county (playing by the rules, lol), and plan to erect a small barn with a loft. I am thinking of trying to post pictures here as we develop the property, yet at this time I don't even know how to size photos to post. I'll study the process, in time. As we pay cash as we go, without debt, finances are always budgeted/limited. Progress is being made. When camping at our property, in the evening it is so nice, with the sounds of tree frogs, owls, and the occasional coyote to be heard. Last year was the first that i canned vegetables from our garden! I am planning to delve into pickling this year. I'm hopeful that everyone your way is well. Take care.

[sbemt456]

Hello out there to all my fellow Kentuckians. Where has everyone gotten off too? I am sure everyone had a busy summer and hopefully had a good garden and all that stuff. But its winter when most of us have a lil bit more free time. Or maybe its just me with too much free time on my hands. But raise ya hand if ya still here.

Have a great day!

stella