What Did You Do Today?

[WhistlingBadger]

JW, I have a whistle (flute) made of sweetgum by my friend Mack Hoover.  It's beautiful both to look at and to listen to!

But what did I do today?  I just led about 300 K-3 students in Christmas carols while they said hi to Santa.  It's one of the greatest parts of my job.         

[Eric Krewson]

I went to an estate sale a few years ago because they had a Shopsmith planer, they also had every Shopsmith tool known to man. I bought the $1500 planer for $300, I intended to use it for leveling gunstock blanks but my chainsawed out planks were too rough to run through it, they wouldn't auto feed it so I sold it for what I had in it.

Aside from a free standing Shopsmith bandsaw no one wanted the rest of the system and I think it went for less than $1000 and that was with all the lathe tools, drill bits, sanding disc and a ton of other parts, it had everything you could put on one and was a top of the line model.

This is the planer I bought;

https://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/planers.htm

[BruceE]

Watched toy story 3 times, played barbie and changed poopy diapers.

No one will thank you for that, but it is a very important job. So I thank you.

[bjrogg]

Watched toy story 3 times, played barbie and changed poopy diapers.

No one will thank you for that, but it is a very important job. So I thank you.

That reminds me of the first time I baby sat my oldest granddaughter. Her mom said she just made a dirty diaper so she should be good. She no more than left an she made another. I got that cleaned up and in a little while she made another.

She’s my favorite granddaughter and I can say that because she is my only granddaughter. I tell her that all the time. Once in awhile I tell her about the first time I babysat her to.lol

Bjrogg

See that post from Paul was awhile back. So was my babysitter job. She’s a pretty young lady now. She gives grandpa a good hug now. Wow that time went fast.

Bjrogg

[Eric Krewson]

I like to keep a few gizmos around to give to struggling newbies, I was out of them. I can make the plain cedar ones quickly so I knocked out a few to keep on hand.

[BowEd]

Caught a little mess of 8 to 9 inch bluegills for a few meals for Robin and me today.

[bjrogg]

Good eating there Ed

[BrianS]

Those are some nice size bluegills

[BowEd]

Store bought fish cannot compare to these.Pre sawn bluegills just after the ice is out on the pond.Maybe shrimp though.
If I lived along the coast I'd be eating fresh shrimp too.Did that once in Gulf Shores and man was that good.

[Eric Krewson]

With the increased cost of bedding plants plus me being cheap I started sprouting my own seeds a few years ago.  I fid it easier and more efficient starting my garden with plants instead of sowing seeds and hoping they will germinate in the garden. I also plant through black plastic which holds heat and interferes with germination.

Always a wonderful sight to see in the spring;

[Eric Krewson]

My kale patch still looks great but it will be going to seed shortly, it is time to stockpile frozen kale for the summer months.

I find a Walmart bag so full that you can't cram another leaf in holds 3.5 pounds of kale that will fill two sinks.





I got the first batch a little salty so I cooked a second pot to add to the first to adjust the flavor.



I live alone so I package the kale in single serving packs, I determine the portion by putting a scoop on a plate and add or detract from it until it looks "right".



I froze 20 packs of kale which I think is enough to last me until next fall, I only cook on weekends mostly.

[Allyn T]

Yesterday my friend and I did a little bass fishing. We caught a couple big ones and ended up with a Very full stringer of little ones. Had to double and triple up on the stringer hooks.

[Eric Krewson]

We have had rain every other day for weeks, it has been too wet to till the garden, looks like a rain free week so it is time to mow off the greens patch.

Starting in;



The kale hasn't gone to seed yet but I have picked and given away a truckload in the last few weeks. A good friend dropped by yesterday to show me a TC rifle so I directed him to the kale patch to pick all he wanted before I mowed it down.

The kale still looks good but has to go.



First pass with the mower set up high.



Done deal, I will put my tiller on the tractor today, I have 6 gardens to till for friends and family.

[bjrogg]

Looks like a pretty good job of residue control Eric. And some good green manure to. Soil and microbes have to eat to.

Bjrogg

[White Falcon]

Finished ths shoulder rig.