Warmer

 

The house was warmer this morning.

Ward Conference

 

Sunday morning: I made a new batch of old fashion oatmeal mush and then fed the cats.  Richard got up and he said that he didn't feel well. He didn't eat anything. He didn't go to church.  It was ward conference and there were a lot of visitors from the Stake. The speakers and teachers did a good job. We came home. Richard was feeling much better.  He cooked steaks and did a good job. He used a lot of condiments. The really tasted good. He parked his four-wheeler on the patio. He then left.

Cold Morning

 

Saturday: It pretty dark outside when I got up. Richard was still in bed. I showered and made some old fashion oatmeal mush. The water for the cats was frozen; I fed them and started breakfast. After breakfast we watched the woodworking shows. Carol made some grilled cheese sandwiches. I picked up the mail and went out to greenhouse fjve and watered the peas. They are beginning to germinate. The picture doesn't show any peas germinating.

It Works

 

This morning when I got up there was a little more snow.   I began to clean it off the front driveway. There was about a half inch, but under it there was bumpy frozen bumpy ice. I went to the post office. there was no mail. There was no snow on main street, but it was wet. I watered the plants in greenhouse five. I cleaned the snow of the front porch sidewalk. Carol fixed hot dog sandwiches for lunch.

I worked on the phone system for a long time and I think that I got it figured out, There is a phone on the table in the family room which in the picture above.  There is a phone identical to the above phone is in the master bedroom. the third phone has a place one the coffee table. 

This how the front sidewalk looked when I got up this morning. I cleaned off the snow. Richard showed up this evening.  He will spend the weekend with us. He was here and supper with us.

New Phones

 

This morning, we drove to the Fillmore Market for some groceries. It was supposed to snow but it wasn't.  It was snow pretty hard when we left the store.  We drove home on frontage road. We pricket up the mail and then drove home. Lisa ordered new phones and they were here this afternoon.  The box contained three phones; they were identical to the phones that we have.  I worked most of the afternoon getting them to work. There were three phones.  One for the family room and one for the bedroom.  We haven't determined where to put the third phone.  Some boys from the ranch cleaned the snow off our driveway.  

A picture of new picture of new phone.

Picture of the snow when we got home.  There is about six inches snow tonight.

Cold

Carol made some cheese grilled sandwiches for lunch.  I also had a bowel of soup. The phone range. Carol answered it. A neighbor called. I tested the phone by calling Carol answered it, I went into my bedroom and called. She answered it. Everything looked good until I went outside.  There was a cold wind blowing and it came from the southwest. After breakfast, I walked out to greenhouse five.  The temperature on the thermostat 64 degrees.  There were two peas that germinated.  I Didn't water anything; we are having trouble with Carol's phone.  Every time I call here there is a busy signal, this afternoon her phone rang. Carol answered it. It was the first time the phone rang for several weeks. It was a neighbor, I called her, she answered it. I went into my bedroom and called again. She answered it.  The doorbell rang.  It was CR Charlesworth. We bought some of his produce. 

President's Day

 

On Monday about once a month. we wash the sheets and pillowcases. We did this, this morning.  After they are dry. we make the beds.  

We drove to Fillmore to get some ink for my printer.  Before we went home, we bought two ice cream cones.  When we got to Holden, we drove up and down the streets.  When got home we had lunch.  I put the ink cartridges in the printer, It printed, but it was in black and white. I then drove back to Fillmore and got and another color cartridge. It worked.  I Then printed photo of one of our great grandsons, Carol stuck it the backdoor.  I watered most of the plants in greenhouse five,  

House Six

The Saturday shows are different from weekday shows.  We watched some of the news.  We also watched some of the woodworking shows.  After lunch I was getting sleepy.  I decided to plant some topaz melon seeds.  I got four plastic cups.  

This picture shows the four plastic cups.  I planted four topaz melon seeds in each hill.

This picture shows one hill with a plastic cup over the seeds.

Here is a pile of weeds that I dug up.

More weeds. I did a lot of weeding in greenhouse six,

New Vacuum

 

This morning, we were up at our regular time. The alarm on my phone had a funny sound on it.  I watched the morning news and some of the morning MeTV shows.  It was about 10:30 when we drove to Fillmore.  We got gas at the LOVE gas station. Our car was pretty dusty because of the driving the dusty roads yesterday. I washed all of the glass one the car.  We bought some groceries.  Carol bought some birthday cards.  We then stopped at Roper's hardware store, and I bought a cordless vacuum. We then went home.  For lunch I ate the rest of the pizza.  There were two pieces.  After lunch, I put the vacuum to gather and charged the battery.

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Rain

It was about seven this morning when we left Holden.  There was some rain in the valley some snow in the mountains.  We were soon in Linden where we picked up Nyleen and drove to the Mount Timpanogos temple. We were early enough to go the earlier session.  When the session was over, we took Nyleen home.  She made us a nice sack lunch. We stopped at Sams Club where we bought some groceries.  It began to rain quite hard. We then went to Walmart where I bought a connecting cable for my phone. It worked. I am now able to take picture and post them on my blog.

There was about one half inch of rainwater in this frying pan on the patio, it looks like a mirror showing the tree branches above. 

This another picture I took, showing the temperature in greenhouse five. We took the house garbage to the dump.  There has been some thunder this afternoon.

Power Was Off

 

After breakfast we watched one TV show when the power was turned off.  This was announced several weeks ago.  I backed the car out of the garage.  The power was turned off at nine right as scheduled.  We had planned to take three unopened glass coke bottles to Maryanne.  We soon drove to Sutherland and stopped her house.  After a short we drove around Sutherland.  We looked at the home where I grew up.  We went the cemetery where our baby and my parents were buried. We then drove on miles and miles of dirt roads.  We filled the care with gas in Fillmore.   W bought some hamburger and then drove home.  The power came back on. I went out to greenhouse five to hook up the drip tape to water a row of peas.  I tried several times. The water presure was too high and caused the connections to come apart.

Watering Peas

When I went out to greenhouse five this morning, I discovered that I had left the water on, there was a big puddle of water under the fertilizer container.  I shut the water off the water, Then I got a water braker and began to spray the row of peas that Robert planted. That didn't work very well. I then took the water braker of and the water directly from the hose. Awhile later I walked backwards dragging the hose on the row of peas. I expect that they will germinate in a week from now.    I then watered Robert's fruit trees and Carol's pomegranate bush.

The Safe

Richard stayed overnight, I got up and started a roast in the crock pot.  I showed and got dressed, Richard gets up.  I turn thce radio on to listen to Sunday morning music.  Carol gets up and I fix breakfast, after breakfast Carol takes me to choir practice.  Our church meetings were good.  We had a good dinner.  I went into my bathroom to try again to unlock the safe.  It wouldn't unlock. 

I took this picture; it is a little fuzzy because there is not much light.  In the safe there were important documents. There were a lot of old coins.

Combination

 

Last night I went to bed thinking about finding the combination for the safe.  I had a dream about the location of the combination. It will be in a book.  I saw the book. It showed the combination on the inside cover. I tried many times following the directions and wasn't able to unlock the safe.  I think my hands are too shaky, Richard came this afternoon.  I had him try to unlock the safe. He couldn't do it either.  

I scattered the pomegranates in the garden; they were all rotten.  Some may germinate in the spring.  If they do, I will dig some up and put them in nursery pot and grow them in greenhouse five.  Lisa ordered a cable to charge my iPad last Thursday, it came tonight,

Robert Came

 

Lisa stated all night

Robert came

Pruned fig bushes

Planted green arrow peas

Carol and Lisa made cookies. Later Carol and I gave cookies to some of her friends.

The Temple

We were up a little earlier than usual because of our 9:30 appointment at the Timpanogos temple. After breakfast we got in Lisa's car, and she drove us to Linden.  We had a good session.  Larry and Lessly at the temple. They were on the same session that we were on. After the session we had lunch at a Chines restaurant. 

Nyleen, Lisa, Larry, Leslie, Merrill, and Carol. On the way home we stopped at Walmart to see if someone there could fix my iPad. She couldn't. She said that it needed a new charge cable.  I used my old cable, and it is starting to charge.  Lisa ordered one before we left.  We drove home.  Lisa fixed a good supper.

Drought

 

After we watched the morning TV shows, we drove to the Fillmore market for groceries.  It is costing more for us to eat.  The lady at the register mentioned that we are praying for rain and snow.  We are fortunate that we have a well, The Holden town is making plans to drill a well.   We had pizza for lunch. This afternoon I went out to greenhouse five and watered the plants. The temperature there was 90 degrees.  I checked the hen house nests.  There were two eggs.  There three little hens and a rooster,

Cookies

I fed the cats.  The black kitten and the orange kitten came up to the back door and ate and ate and ate.  We watched the morning TV shows.  CR Charlesworth stopped by this afternoon, we bought oranges, mixed nuts, and chocolate we had warmups for lunch. I pealed an orange, The peal was easy to remove.

Elisia came over to make some cookies; she did it and Carol helped her every step of the way.

I took this picture while they were making cook dough. The cookies were very good.

Blooming

A regular Monday morning.  I watered all of the indoor plants.  I fed the cats and prepared breakfast. 

When watering the plants I notice that the Christmas cactus was blooming. It also had a few buds on it.  After lunch I walked out greenhouse five and watered the plants out there.  We took the house garbage out to the dump and drove around town some.

Fast Sunday

No breakfast this morning for us. Richard spent then night with us. The cats were the only ones that got to eat.  Carol prepared some potatoes for dinner and put them in the oven to bake.  We attended our church meetings.  When we got home, we had a good dinner.  Richard then left. We had leftovers for super.

The End

Today, Saturday, is the end of January.  This morning a little after breakfast we drove Fillmore and bought a bag of lay pellets.  We then filled the car with gas at LOVE'S. After that we then drove home.  Carol made two hot dog sandwiches for lunch.  This afternoon I opened the bag of lay pellets. Richard came this afternoon and had supper with us. 

Ice

Nothing unusual so far this morning.  There was a little bit of ice on the cat's watering dish, The orange kitten and the black kitten were eating the cat food, they run away when I open the kitchen door, but now the keep eating until they are full.  Carol made good hamburger sandwiches for lunch today, we also had sliced peaches for dessert.   I was missing a white sock. Carol found it in the pantry.

I picked all of the pomegranates.  I didn't count them but I five-gallon bucket nearly full.  I put them in the garage for the night.

The Market

I fed the cats and made a batch of old fashion oatmeal mush.  We had to watch the cat food to prevent the dogs from eating it.  Later I watched in the front room.  If I saw the dogs coming, I would be able to scare them away.  They didn't come.

This morning, we drove to the Fillmore market for some groceries.  After we got home, Carol made some grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch.  I was tired of sitting in the family room I went for a walk the yard.

It Worked

 It was a little warmer this morning when I got up.  After breakfast watched the mor TV shows.  After lunch I went out to greenhouse five, the furnace had come on during the bight. This afternoon we drove up and down, that is east and west every street in Holden.  This early evening, we fed the cats. We could see the dogs, so I got a chair and set on the driveway so I could watch the dogs who were across the street.  I came in the house and set on a chair in the front room. If the dogs came over, I could see them and scare them away.  The owner of the dog came and he locked them up.  We were going to meet with April in the morning.  She called and said that kids were sick.  We will go on another day,

Froze Again

There was nothing about this morning that was unusual except feeding the cats.  When the casts finished eating and left, I brought the cat dishes back in the house so the dogs wouldn't eat what was left over.  before lunch, I went out to greenhouse five. I watered some of the plants. There was ice in the hose. There was also ice one the ground by the tap. I called Andrew Brown for help.

There were two mem who came and fixed the furnace.

This the temperature around noon.  Late in the afternoon we drove to Fillmore for a few groceries.

Church

I got up this morning and fed the cats.  I then made a batch of old fashion oatmeal mush.  Richard was gone for a while.  Carol had raisin bran for breakfast.  Richard returned and ate his breakfast. He left and went to his daughter, Emily, for sacrament meeting.  Carol took me to choir practice. After two good meetings we came home for dinner.

Snow

During the night when I looked out the window it looked like snow.  It was too dark to be able to tell for sure.  I got up and showered I could see that there was some snow on the ground.  Richard was gone.  After breakfast I shoveled the snow off the driveway. I took the three pictures below.  

This is looking north across the street.  The neighbor's house is across the street north of us. 

his is the back yard looking at the back yard looking south.   The south end of the garage is on the right and the corner of the house is on the left.

This the front sidewalk.  Later this morning I shoveled the snow off driveway and sidewalk.  I walked out to greenhouse five.  Everything there was good.  I walked across the road tw report that throw dogs have been eating cat food, He said that their dogs get out of their kennel where it is broken.  He then to their dogs and family. They are building a house there. Richard left for a while.  He shot a coyote.  We had omelets for supper.

Warm Night & Day

I went out to greenhouse five and watered some of the plants.  It is so warm this afternoon that the furnace hasn't come on.  Carol got the vacuum out and vacuumed several rooms in the house.  I have been out to greenhouse five.  I watered some of the plants, Carol had a little project for me.  I got out the shop vacuum and cleaned the floors of our car.  We are having trouble with dogs eating the cat food on the front porch,

Tap Fixed

This morning, we went to the Timpanogos temple.  We picked up Carol's sister Nyleen.  After the session we took Nyleen home.  After a short visit we headed back home.  I put on my work clothes and when out to greenhouse five.  I wanted to fix a leaking tap.  I got a hold Rod who is the town employee.  He shut off the water.  I then fixed the leaking tap.  Meanwhile Carol had her hair done.  She really looks cute.  

This is the tap after it is fixed.  I didn't have to buy anything.  I found some parts.

This is how the tap looked before I fixed it.  I got some tools and removed the tap.

The thermostat 

Birthday

It is Carol's birthday today.  I left a note in the bathroom which she would see as soon ad she got up.  I fed the cats and fixed breakfast.  We watched the morning news and TV shows.  

Soon after breakfast I walked out to greenhouse five, I started the furnace last night and it was still running this morning.  

 We went to Fillmore for ice cream cones.  This is how we celebrated Carol's birthday.

More freezing

I watched the morning news this morning and then fed the cats.  After breakfast we watched the morning TV shows.  Later I picked up the mail. It was a little before lunch when I went out to greenhouse five and began to water some of the plants.  When I turned the water on it was just a trickle, in a few minutes there was a full stream.  The water in the hose was frozen.  I had a floppy joy for lunch.  I just finished lunch when the doorbell rang.  It was C.R. Charlesworth.  He is a friend of ours who sells produce.  Carol bought some.  I called Adam Remkes to see if he could fix the thermostat that is in greenhouse five, He will come tomorrow around noon.  It is 7:41 now. I walked out in the dark to greenhouse five.  I changed the temperature to thirty-eight and the furnace came on. It was blowing hot air when I left.  I am going to check it out in the morning.

Colombus Day

I called Andrew Brown this afternoon.  The furnace in greenhouse five hasn't been working.  He was in Arizona and couldn't come. He has an employee who lives in Holden that he would send over.  The doorbell rang.  There was at the door.  He had fixed the thermostat, and it was working. Later I went out to check it. This afternoon I did a lot of pruning of the baskets in greenhouse five.

The tempature in greenhouse five was 86 degrees.  I had to take my jacket off.

There was two large tubs of Chrysanthemums.  I cut off the dead stems.

The large dead stems shaded the new growth under the old stems. The growth can now begin to grow stronger.

This plant had a lot of geraniums in it, I cut all of the dead. It looked like there will be some new growth. 

I gave the rest of the lay pellets to the chickens. There are three hens and one rooster. 

Four relief Society sister visited Carol this evening for her birthday, they gave her a chocolate candy bar,  

Sunday

I really slept in this morning.  I have a sore on the right side of my face that I didn't want to get wet. Therefore, I didn't shower, it was late and Carol woke me up. After breakfast Carol prepared our dinner.  I set the oven timer.  Carol then put it in the oven.  I walked out to greenhouse five.  There was cookie sheet that last night I filled with some water.  It was frozen when I cheeked it this morning. Later this morning we went to church.  The meetings were good.  We then came home for a dinner of meatloaf and baked potatoes.  We were watching TV when the doorbell rang.  Carol went to the door and let four relief society sisters.  They brought Carol birthday present.  It was a large chocolate candy bar.

Saturday Morning

It was six twenty when I got up this morning.  I started making some old fashion mush and then fed the cats.  After breakfast I went to the post office and picked up the mail. I tried on my new levies.  Carol cut two inches off the bottoms my pant legs.  We drove to Fillmore and gassed up the car.  After lunch I fed the chickens.

The lay pellets are all gone.

When the sun shines and warms up greenhouse five. I worked for over an hour printing two family pictures.  This afternoon Carol and I went for a little ride around Holden.

Back to the Temple

 

t was seven when we left Holden this morning.  We picked up Nyleen and then drove to the Mount Timpanogos temple.  After the session we took Nyleen hack home.  She gave us a sack lunch which we ate on the way home.  It was nearly one when we drove in to Holden.  There was no mail.  Id watered some of the plants in greenhouse five.  We had eggs, bacon, orange juice, and pancakes for supper.

Good Morning

Showered, dressed and fed the cats.  I had old fashion oatmeal mush and two eggs for breakfast. I watched the morning TV shows.  We had leftovers from yesterday for lunch.  After lunch I went out to greenhouse five to see how things were.  We needed to have our car insured so we could travel and the car quit running we could call for help.

The temperature 91 degrees. 

Later I fed the chickens.  There are three hens and one rooster.  The feeder is half full and it should last for a couple of months.  I worked for nearly an hour trying to print the picture and give it to Carol's sister, Nyleen.  I was not able to do it.

At four I went to the dental office to have my lower denture adjusted.  It didn't take very long, and the cost was very reasonable.

Back in the Saddle

This morning after breakfast and after some of the TV shows, we drove to Fillmore and filled the car with gas.  Carol made sandwiches for lunch.  I walked out to greenhouse five.  The furnace failed to turn on.  I called Andrew Browm to fix the furnace.  Cody who lives in Holden, came right over.  He fixed it.

I called a dermatologist to fix a sore on my cheek.  My appointment is nearly two months away.

catch up

After breakfast and some of the morning TV shows we drove to Provo.  We stopped at Sam's Club and bought some cat food and some groceries.  We then drove to the Provo temple that is under construction. We also stopped at Walmart where the clerk fixed my tablet.

We stopped at the construction site.  I got out of the car and took the picture. The rest off the pictures were taken while my laptop was being fixed.

There was about an inch of snow some fell into the old frying pan that is on the patio.

The temperature in greenhouse five in the afternoon.  

The snow in the north garden west of the driveway.  The snow is frozen to the tomato cages.

This is east of the driveway.

This is by the hen house.

Tiger, our cat, sitting in the snow looking up at me.

The snow on the satellite dish turned off our TV.  I cleaned it off with a broom attached to conduit pipe.

  

The snow on greenhouses five and six.

I stood on the front porch for this picture looking east.

I am standing pm the front porch looking north at our neighbor's house on the other side of the street.

I cleaned geraniums under the front windows before it snowed.

This plants survived the winter in a heated greenhouse without water.

I raked up leaves and put them in this large nursery pot and dumped it in the north garden.

I was able to mow up the leaves on the back lawn.  This was after Christmas.  Richard was here.  He dumped the leaves on the south garden.

This is the Christmas lights that were on the front porch.  He coiled them up and hung them up in the shed.

Water spraying in greenhouse four that turned into ice.