Wcoach and the Bigfoot Gang

hereforgood wrote:

Hi Observer! How have you been? I didn't know
you'd come over here.

Observer wrote:

<quoted text> I've been hoppin in and out all along. You've given me quite a few chuckles lately, looked like you might get over run there for a short while, but I see that you blasted the road clear, lol.
I've been kickin back this summer, not doing too much in the way of vacation. Did raise some good tomatoes and peppers. Nothing like home grown. How's the chickens doing?

Observer wrote:

No garden, raised box planter hubby made for the tomatoes, a couple of pepper plants in big planters. Strawberry plants in planters too, which we actually got some fruit on, while trying to keep the birds from eating the blooms! I'm getting one of those strawberry pyramids with the cold frame and bird netting for next year.
I was a teenager the last time I went blackberry picking on the farm I grew up on. Was so loaded with chiggers I was almost sick! Never did it again, lol.
We had planned to take a week's vacation and go somewhere this summer, but stuff kept happening and we never made it. I have several states I'd like to see, just a matter of planning and saving.
Looks like we're about the same age. I'll be 55 soon. Man, time sure is going faster nowadays than it ever did when I was young, go figure!
Just got home not long ago, better get up and get some work done around here, then I'm out to take a walk about town later.

hereforgood wrote:

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Nothing like homegrown tomatoes! I've never tried
growing strawberries (even though I just love them). I used to go with my dad when I was a kid
and we picked them from a 'pick 'em yourself' farm. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh the good ole days!
Which states do you want to visit? I was born in
Illinois, been to Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Florida, Tennessee (driving through),
lived in Texas for 25 years, now I'm in Arkansas.
Yup, time seems to be going a hundred miles an hour!

Observer wrote:

<quoted text> LOL, every state the travel channel does a story on, I write down the info on the town, hotels, sights to see, and then wind up losing the paper! I have been east up to Maine, RI, Mass., and around cause hubby's family lives there. Been to Wisc. last year at a resort in no man's land there....beautiful! We took several short road trips through Tenn and Ky. I want to check out Ark. some day, and believe it or not, there's plenty in Mo I still want to see. Then I think I might want to see Taos, New Mexico, and start milling around Az and a little bit of Tx. There's just so many places, it's hard to choose. I also made it to San Francisco back in the hippie years, lol, I had a cousin lived out there at that time. I have to start making up my mind or I'll never get out of town here! We're not much for tourist traps, like Branson and stuff like that. I want to see the landscape of the states, and some of the smaller towns and such. Hubby tried for years to get me to go to NY City....NO WAY, not my bag. I'd be a nervous wreck and wanting to get out the whole time I would be there, it's not what I'm looking for.
Well, I have jabbered enough tonight, will talk to you later, have a good evening.

Observer wrote:

One more thing, have you got a clue as to why a location doesn't show up under my post name any more? I noticed it a bit ago, and now I see your last post doesn't show one either.

hereforgood wrote:

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I have no idea. It's strange........

Observer wrote:

<quoted text> What a beautiful weekend this has been! Saturday we did our fall yard work, nothing left there but leaf raking when that time comes. Today I spent a few hours in the state park walking trails, probably did about six miles worth, it was gorgeous in those woods. I think this week the yucky weather will be moving into our area, will have to watch the weather tonight. I have a little bit more fall house cleaning to do, so I will get that done this week. So what's been going on in your neck of the woods this past week?

hereforgood wrote:

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I cleaned house this weekend. I was getting kind of lazy. Actually, we live in a basement (first
floor) of our house. It has cement walls. We were never able to complete the house. Ran out of money. But it is pretty cozy now. We stashed a lot of stuff on the 2nd floor. I call that the attic. And we've been gradully going through things and sorting it all out. My husband is a pack rat and most of the stuff is his, and let's
say, he's reluctant to part with too much of it.
Where did you go walking? Buffalo Point? I've been
there walking too, on one of my visits, haven't
done it since I've been here though. It's beautiful there.
We had some rain here yesterday. We now have some
additions to our deer family. We have 5 Mule deer
that started coming to our meadow about 2 months
ago. I noticed they looked different from the regular deer and searched the internet and by god,
they're Mule deer! They have huge ears. And they are darker. I don't know if they're that common in Arkansas.
We also have a bear in the area! I went outside
about 2 months ago while talking to my husband
on the phone and THERE HE WAS in the meadow. I
said 'oh my god, it'a a BEAR!' He said 'get back
in the house'. I said 'gotta get my camera'. And
I got a video of him. I was scared to death, but
I had to get some proof! He was pretty big, maybe
250 pounds, probably just a young one though.
He seemed scared of ME too!
We're going to go to Lead Hill today to have lunch and then drop some things off at a Thrift shop there. So catch ya later!

Observer wrote:

<quoted text> Oh, and to answer your question, I go to Cuivre River state park to hike, grew up in there, it's only about three miles away. Pretty convenient being so close. I sure do want to explore southern Mo from east to west too, becasue I've found some beautiful places on websites and google earth pics that people have posted.

Observer wrote:

I don't think the bears have made it this far up yet, but we do have big cats that move through the area. We use to hear them when I was a kid, and finally saw one right around our barn one year. It was right after dusk, and we were still running around playing (summertime) when we heard something at the barn. Just as we got to the barn lot gate it came around the side of the barn and stopped dead in it's tracks staring at us. My stupid sister screamed and it ran down through the field into the woods. That was years ago now, so I don't know if they move through the area any more or not. So much rural area has been taken away since then.
Well, I hear hubby pounding away at something upstairs like he's chasing a critter with his shoe, so better go see what he's doing and get some supper going. TTYL

hereforgood wrote:

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OMG! Mountain lions? Or panthers, or whatever they're called here. Now I think I'd be more afraid of THEM than bears!

Observer wrote:

<quoted text> Howdy!
Had a busy weekend trying to get fall cleaning done and stuff like that. Nothing too interesting to report from here, just kind of mello, enjoying these beautiful days we've been having, I'm sure I'll wake up one morning and winter will be upon us, yuk. Trying to get some walnuts picked up, but haven't had much time to do that, maybe today or tomorrow. Thought I'd drop by for a second while I had the chance. See ya around!

hereforgood wrote:

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Man, I've been busy all week. Seems like everything hit at once. When you mentioned walnuts
it reminded me of my grandma's house in Illinois. I'd pick them for her. She lived to be over a 105.
It'll take me awhile to get used to SNOW! Didn't
have any snow to speak of in Austin.
Have you checked out the Mountain Home forum? Without me, it's DEAD! LOL!

Observer wrote:

<quoted text> Hey, my Grandma lived to be 105 also! Don't think I'll make it that far, lol. I guess I'll go to the park tomorrow and drink my coffee and take a walk. Then I think I might make a pot of soup since the weather turned cool. Well, gotta get going on some work around here. Talk to ya later!