General Discussion & Chat: Coffee and ........for Monday, August 28th, 0 by balvenie

balvenie wrote:
Meezer, what a beautiful little bird. Seems to me it is our State Bird. Love to see them flitting around the thistles.

Sarv, tell me about 'cheesy potatoes'. Sounds good, and might go with a special dinner tonight. Found a 1.4 lb. top sirloin steak marked down today which is plenty for the two of us. Then white corn on the cob, sautéed portobello mushroom & onions, sliced tomato & avocado with gruyere cheese and maybe cheesy potatoes ? (ice cream with peach sauce too ?)

Formed and poured part of the retaining strip for the little p[pathway behind the raised bed. Also dug out a 12 foot long trench along the side of the shed to expose what appeared to be a rotted sill. Luckily it was just some cedar and the pressure treated wood was OK. Had to replace the cedar with an eight inch wide piece of treated plywood. Now a 2' by 24' strip has to be dug out and retaining structure put in, along with gutters, to prevent future drainage problems. Oopsie, sorry, sometimes I forget this not a thread for home improvement as such, but it seems that's about all I do.

Carat, 103° before 10:00, and 112° in the afternoon ! How can anyone possibly do anything in that heat ? Hope your headache is better.

Darius, I'm amazed at all you have gotten done. I hope this place will be a permanent home for you. The spring and springhouse conjure up visions of a big stone house with stone shelves and a basin and lots of dairy stuff. With the young men and dad to help you should be able to get everything ship shape before your sis moves in. It is a beautiful place.