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.