More Fencing

2008 Flood

These are 2 pictures from the 2008 flood we are now replacing this fence line.  It is about time but I don't know any fence builder that takes or has a payment plan.  This is an expensive out put of cash.  It is started and will be finished this winter.  We stood the fence up  and ran a hot wire that has worked but when the cattle come back in the spring they will have a new fence to walk.  And they will walk the  fence line to see what the boundries are or where they can get out.  

Hope all of you who follow me will have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  And as my friend and neighbor Rich Myers ISP say Don't drink and drive or we will pull you over. Stay safe 

Bridge replacement

This has been ongoing for awhile  The State and Federal folks say we needed a new bridge so we are getting one at our expense.    Had to move power lines, cut down trees  move fences as they are going through the side of our feed lot.   They took us to court it isn't over yet.  If they would have explained it the way it had to be for a Federal Project  there would not have been the law suite another story.    This idea to replace this bridge started  before the flood of 2008.  This runs along side the feedlot and pasture.  Just today they have put asphalt on the roadway and will do that again tomorrow.  Maybe next week it will be open to traffic and the contractor will tear out and rebuilt the new bridge   Hope folks slow down when they enter or they will be in the feed lot.  some fancy folk may have to walk through the feed lot if they aren't careful 

View from pasture

They moved several loads to build the temporary road for the bridge  This is behind our hill 

barn

                                                Enough for tonight  Have a great day tomorrow

Decorative art meeting

 Tomorrow I have my monthly meeting of the Decorative Artist group.  I am donating these boxes to the memory box program and they will go to St Vincent's Hosp, for women who loose a child at birth or soon after. 
We also will have a Christmas luncheon and present the winner of our lovely quilt that was won by someone that bought a ticket at the state fair in the womans bldg.  I didn't want to wait too long  before I posted  but my internet service was out until today.  I am going to have to find a new host  wish AT&T would serve us we are about a mile too far. Bummer!!!

Both of my  fellows Zeus and Spankie

Getting Ready for Christmas

 This is where I started on  my Christmas.  These are my outdoor trees which I have had to replace  some lights but this  year  you see what I found. the below picture.  We got them out in time for Thanksgiving night to light my house and yard.   Sorry I have been absent but my internet hasn't been in  service since Thanksgiving day  until about 2:00 pm this afternoon.  I will be posting because I have a bucket list of things I want to share.  I have my tree up inside not all decorated but light on it. I went out to Walmart and bought all new lights because one end of my lights didn't work. If fact I went to 2 other places and they were out of the plain white lights. 
    I heard  we may get some snow it is pretty to see come down but can be dangerous if the roads get slick. 

last year lights

This is the first of many batches of cookies and candy that I will make in the next week.  I made a Butter Toffee from the PW website that was  to die for it is on my list