Working

I've been outside working hard. I pulled up all the pea plants. They are done for the season. I gave the vines to the chickens. They can probably find a few pea pods and have something to scratch through. I have a few of the better pods in my pocket.

This morning and this afternoon I have been trying to clean out the back store room. I had started it before and now I want to finish it so I can use it. It is the same store room that I raised the little chicks in. I had gotten the worse out a while back, but this time I wanted to mop it out and sanitize it. You wouldn't believe the spiders that had taken up residence within. Nasty, black spiders.

I mopped and mopped, but I couldn't get the stains out of the concrete. It is drying now. I will mop it again tomorrow and see if it looks any better. IF not, I have a few gallons of old porch paint that I can use up.

I am enjoying the refrigerator pickles. They are really good. I may try to make some relish and pickles, too. It is now hot and dry, but the cucumbers like this weather and are very prolific.
Also, I have more squash to put up and the tomatoes are coming on strong. I guess I am feeding little rabbits, too.

Yesterday while I was at the farm store I happened to see something zip across the ales at the speed of sound...not really, but fast. It was a mouse. I guess the farm store would be a good place to take up residence considering all that feed and seed. Yum, says Micky. I wonder what else may be lurking in dark shadows.....

It seems that home invasions are becoming commonplace. Well, one intruder here will intrude no more. He was met with force. Another one went out the same way a couple weeks ago in Evansville. The sad fact is that they were young and dumb. Things are bound to get more scary as the economy sinks. If you don't have a gun and/or don't want one, at lest buy a baseball bat.

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