SEPTEMBER!

SEPTEMBER!

The hummingbirds are still here, we're filling the feeders for them daily.  The Oriole's stuck around this year and are still coming in to eat the grape jam we put out.  The sparrows and catbirds like it too.

Tomatoes are still coming in.

We've had bunches of Robins flying into the Black Cherry trees eating the plentiful berries that are ripe.

George Carlin used to say "picture how dumb the average person is and remember, half of them are dumber than that!" 

I'm finding acorns in the back yard, no Oak trees near the back yard, must be forgetful squirrels.

We've been so busy on the workshop, working through the heat, and the nice days, we are making progress. There are so many wasp nests in the south side eaves we're not sure how to proceed there.

I think that we should all be alarmed that the collapse of our honeybee colonies is getting even worse…  Beekeepers in Texas and across the United States reported unprecedented losses of managed honeybee colonies during the 2024–2025 season, with more than 60% of colonies in Texas lost between April 2024 and April 2025, according to Texas A&M AgriLife and national survey data.

Nationwide, the annual bee loss rate reached 55.6%, the highest recorded since formal tracking began in 2010. Preliminary data comes from a joint survey by the Apiary Inspectors of America, Auburn University, and other collaborators. 

We've been busy with workshop, house projects and fall stuff getting ready for the coming mice surely trying to get in. 

New Hampshire is in a moderate drought still.  Not good going into Fall.  We of course are concerned about our water well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Despite Trump's executive order requiring English proficiency, enforcement remains weak and Biden's policies allow loopholes. Whistleblowers revealed DMV employees are selling licenses in Florida, Kentucky and Massachusetts without proper testing. 

 

President Donald Trump has once again struck at the heart of the globalist machine, demanding federal racketeering charges against Democrat megadonor George Soros and his son, Alexander. For decades, Soros has funneled billions into organizations and movements that destabilize nations, bankroll violent protests, and manipulate democratic processes under the cover of “philanthropy.” His influence has stretched from American streets ─ funding BLM demonstrations, pro-Palestine agitators, disruptive protests in cities (like Los Angeles) — to violent uprisings and political meddling across Europe. The pattern is unmistakable: Soros’s empire thrives on chaos, eroding borders, undermining law and order, and crushing conservative forces wherever they rise. These efforts are not random acts of charity, but part of a calculated strategy to build an anti-Trump belt of influence designed to block populist and nationalist leaders who reflect the will of the people. Trump’s call for accountability is not only justified but urgently necessary, for no democracy can endure when billionaires purchase disorder to silence the voice of the majority. 

It's the last week in August already, Labor Day

It's the last week in August already!

I finally got my haircut, we came into the house Rose went upstairs, I was in the dining room and heard a loud bang in the kitchen like something fell off the counter I went in and looked around but saw nothing out of place or on the floor, I told rose I'd heard a bang in the kitchen, a little while later I heard Rose sat "Donnie" I went in to see what she wanted, she'd opened the small fridge to discover a Diet Coke had exploded in the fridge!  What a mess we removed the contents and pulled out all the shelved to wash them putting it all back, there were 3 small soda cans in the sink that were swollen from being partially frozen along the back wall of the fridge, Rose was rinsing the sink and one of the sodas exploded in the sink, she was soaked in soda, funny, not funny, she took it in stride and we moved on.  What an ending to vacation...

Monday I'm back to work today.

We finally got our OIL pre-buy contract from Haffner Oil today $3.299/gallon. We pre buy all the oil needed for the year in cash.

Gasoline prices are rising again...  We were paying $2.87 a couple weeks ago.

We finished the back window flashing on the shop, Rose is caulking the cracks and painting the battens and back wall.  It's looking great!

Fall is definitely in the air, it was 55 degrees this morning.  It's almost pellet stove season, we've yet to get our ton of pellets for the year, we still have a ton from last year, we burn between 2-3 tons over a normal winter. I'll need to give the stove a good cleaning before burning season starts.

“Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.”– John Barrymore 

"We belong to something greater than ourselves. As complex and diverse and discordant as it is, this thing, this idea called America, binds us together in citizenship and community and brotherhood." 

It was 44 degrees Thursday morning Fall is here for sure, we'll start prepping for the coming winter soon enough.

Rose made up lunches and dinners for Mom and Dad it's our week to drop off some easy meals.

Amish Barn raising over 10 hour timelapse.  

Starship's upper stage landing looking like it's right out of a Buck Rogers movie.

Nice day Saturday, we dropped off some groceries at Mom & Dads, we couldn't stay long, we're working on replacing the window frame on the back of the shop. 

I disconnected the propane tanks on the shop, James stopped by around 2pm to give me a hand moving the 100lb tanks, we put them on a trailer and drove them up to the house, slid them onto a dolly and put them next to the run in shed strapping them to the shed.

We had a great grilled dinner, steak, potatoes and corn, everything was awesome. 

A bunch of Robins were up in the Black Cherry trees feasting on the berries. I saw my first Cedar Waxwing also enjoying the berries.

Nobody won Powerball again on Saturday evening, it was up over 1 Billion dollars, next draw ???   Nobody won again...

Rose finished painting the second coat on the workshop, I installed the last two soffit boards on the road side and then removed the propane lines, wood stove pipes and propane stove exhaust pipes.  Removed the trim around the stove pipes, trimmed the batten boards.  Rose scraped the windows panes for the big window we'll install along with the soffit battens on Monday.

We hit Lowe's Sunday night and ordered the roofing panels for the door side of the workshop, the shop was built so close to the barn that the water coming off the barn keeps that wall wet all the time.  The panels will be delivered next week. 

Monday, It's Labor Day!

Monday, Labor Day!  I took out the gas heater pipe from the shop, I'd forgotten it.  We installed the soffit battens, installed the window in the back wall and put up the window shutters. Looks good. We finished the back, moving on now.

We found another Yellow Jacket nest in the ground near the barn, we're walking by it all the time.   I grabbed a can of spray and sprayed the entrance.

Powerball 1.1 Billion dollars we got a couple quick picks.

And no tickets matched, Powerball goes to 1.3 Billion $$$ for Wednesday

Rose was prepping the roadside of the shop for paint and framed out the old wood stove vent. We went down after dinner and put a piece of plywood over the frame.

Sprayed the yellow jacket nest by the barn again, Tuesday evening, Wednesday I was bringing the trash out for pickup and noticed that they are still flying in and out! ugh, damned hard to kill these guys.

Wednesday 3:17AM a pair of Coyotes came in chasing a doe out of the yard.

 

Later 4 does, then two does and a couple fawns came in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is finally time in 2025 for a new awakening to move away from past ideologies and partisan party politics to a world of facts, cognitive solution processes, and reality. President Trump is the only global leader employing this problem-solving method, which involves identifying a problem and then developing a plan to address it. This is what I call analyzing “reality” (the facts) and issues, and devising specific solutions. 

Americans do not want the Democrats to hold power because they have no plan or answers to our problems except to hate Trump and lure us into giving them power, their only real objective. This sentiment reflects a growing frustration among voters who seek tangible solutions rather than partisan rhetoric. The Dems’ total lack of common sense is extraordinary. They can’t figure out that if something is dirty, you clean it. If something doesn’t work, you fix it. People are looking for leaders who can address pressing issues like the economy, crime, healthcare, and national security with actionable and effective strategies, not political quips. 

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem reports ZERO illegal border crossings for three consecutive months 

 

 

Vacation week, fawns, and working on the shop!

Vacation working on the shop!

Lots of green tomatoes, no blush showing yet.

Rose was out the door to work on preps on the shop doing some scraping and sanding. 

Rose and I tackled a rotted sill on the back of the workshop, scheming as to what we'll do with the front and back walls.

Rose built a new window frame, we'll put glass in it and get it hung

We finally got some Rain this week, everything was turning brown, the corn field I drive by every day was 80-90% brown the entire field, one good day of rain and the next day it was fully green again! 

We're still amazed going food shopping and just how many people standing at the meat case picking up packages of beef then putting it back in the case instead of their cart! 

I have two Big RED tomatoes finally, should be ready to pick by Saturday.  I believe we have more than 20 tomatoes coming in on the one plant out back!  Tomato sandwiches YES!

James is stopping over on Friday evening!  We talked to Jason too.

Friday night I picked a cup and a half of blackberries,  they're stressed due to dry conditions.

I'm off the week of the 18th, we'll be working on the workshop eaves, and windows. 

I picked the first two ripe tomatoes Friday evening! 

Saturday was a work day on the shop, ugh, gonna be sore, up, and down the ladder a hundred times.  The eaves were a bit more complicated, like a puzzle as Rosey put it. We both managed to not fall off a ladder! We are 1/2 done with the flashing and fascia boards. it was HOT Saturday, we both had a good sunburn too.

We're seeing the woodchuck daily now Winston jumps up, he knows right where he'll be as he crests the wall out back. 

The fawns were out Saturday evening 

The Oriole's are still here and now the Yellow Goldfinches are here now, I saw a family of 6 or so chickadees with the young-ins flapping in hopes mom would feed them. We've got 4-6 crows coming into the deer-yard daily.

Rose has picked up several tiny toads and moved them to safety in the past week. 

Oriole's were back this week, we heard and saw the Pileated Woodpecker fly by, I saw my first Great Blue Heron fly overhead Sunday too. Hummingbirds are still around.

Sunday... back to Home Depot to pick up more supplies for the shop. We hooked up the trailer, and dammit couldn't get the trailer lights to work, ugh, I'm not risking driving to Manchester with a trailer with no lights.  We'll have to strap the materials to the roof, we've done in many, many times before.  We managed to get two sheets of plywood, some 1x8" boards and some roof drip edge strapped onto the roof and we were off.  It rained just enough to piss off the grass.

Monday it's much cooler!  Yay, it'll be much better working temps.  We worked tearing the remaining fascia boards off just below the roof edge, removing the soffit boards in the process.  I installed a couple new soffits then we pot on the remaining fascia the whole length.  I managed to whack my thumb pretty good with the hammer, later I was moving the ladder over to finish screwing down the metal roof edge when an impact drill slammed me on the top of my head, we'd left the drill up on top of the ladder.  I grabbed my head, the drill'd only fallen a couple feet but it hit me like a rock.  I went to sit down holding my head, moving my hand there was blood, Rose went and got some paper towels, I only bled for 10 minutes or so, it stopped pretty quick.  We finished the fascia, and are about 80% done screwing down the roof edge.  I've got 5 or so more soffits to go they'll go up quickly.  I'd had enough for the day and limped up to the house to get a water and something to eat.

Fox out in the deer-yard Monday night
 

The Doe and her two fawns were out at 9:44AM on Monday

Rose picked another ripe tomato off the plant out back she thought Winston was eyeing it and thought he may try to sample it.

Tuesday we worked on the shop soffits nothing measured the same so we had to cut and cut a some more, we tied down some of the roof panels while we were there.  Whoever built the building should be shot...

Soffits out Fascia is installed

The back of the shop we start on Thursday, replaced the window trim, lots of rot

Almost done with Fascia on this side

Rose up caulking the roof edge

This side Fascia, Soffits, and roof panels are done, replacing the batten boards soon.  

Still need to remove the old stove pipes and we'll move the propane tanks next week. 

The pair of Redtail Hawks coasted around the field while we were out at the shop.

We went out to LaVaka's for dinner, it's vacation after all!

Wednesday we took a well deserved day off, we'd been working hard on the shop. it was raining at 4AM when I woke up.

I cooked bacon for BLTs with our own tomatoes, Rose baked a nice Chocolate cake and Brownies for dinner!

Pinged Jason to check in on him, he was supposed to get his wisdom teeth out.

James is going to stop in next week to help us relocate the two 100 lb. propane tanks from the shop up to the run in shed where the generator is.

We took out the baby gate, Winston is growing up...

Were back at it tomorrow morning

Saturday Rose painted the trim so we could roll the main area, she got the entire end peak done. Tomorrow more caulking and painting the main wall. I put on the flashing on the bottom of the wall.

Fawns were out in the evening 

We've picked 5 nice eatin' size tomatoes so far, lots more green and ripening.

Sunday, Off to pick up more supplies and work on the back of the shop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are You Drowning Too?: Vegetables Are Up 38.9%, Coffee is Up 25%, And Electricity Prices Are Rising Twice As Fast As Inflation 

Newly Declassified Clinton Foundation Investigation Timeline Reveals How Obama’s DOJ and FBI Protected Hillary, Buried Evidence of Global Pay-to-Play, and Rigged Justice Against the American People

Going, Going Gone. . . . The Democratic Party Is In A Death Spiral, It Is The Proportionate Response To The Damage They Have Done To American Culture And Politics

Is it a surprise that Democrats would lie, cheat, or steal elections to gain or keep power? I'm from Chicago, so it does not surprise me.

Beto O'Rourke claimed that Dems will redistrict blue states in response to what Texas is doing. Apparently, no one has told him that Democrats have nothing left to gerrymander because they have been doing this for years. 

Who knew that in all of New England, there are no Republican congressional representatives? Not one. Over 15 million Americans reside in New England. Yes, the region is heavily Democrat — but if one-third (a very reasonable estimate) lean Republican, that’s five million Americans with zero representation in the U.S. Congress. That stinks.

Interestingly, it is the Democrat leadership in states that are the grand champions of gerrymandering — Illinois, New York, and California — who are raising the biggest uproar about the Texas matter. Reportedly, many of the AWOL Texas legislators took sanctuary in Illinois and New York. Governors of both states hail the Texas renegades as heroes and express outrage at the dastardly Texas Republicans who drove them away.