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[johoward]

hi ev1,

bus trip was tiring, but good.  at the amish lunch we had a real feast.  chicken, roast beef, green beans, buttery mashed potatoes, fresh homemade wheat bread with peanut butter fluff. four kinds of pie.  the best of all joan ate everything.  she had beef and enjoyed it for the first time in months.  she even had an extra piece of coconut cream pie.  what  a very good day.  very glad we went.  we love amish country.
 bus trips not so much.  you really can not see well out of a bus.  i should say our driver was great.  when we neared the amish lunch home the roads got narrower each time we turned a corner. from a two lane state rt. to a 1.5 lane county rd. to a 1.2 lane township rd. very exciting.  then we got to the uphill drive at the amish home.  it was so skinny the bus stuck out over grass on both sides. we went up toward the house for quite a ways. maybe 1/8 mile to a less than flat turn around where we then got off the bus and started climbing uphill for another 100 yards or so. driver was really good.

we went to Warthers carving museum near Walnut Creek after lunch.  first class presentation. very interesting.  the owner carved ivory boats to scale, and was historically accurate back to viking and prehistoric days. he showed us how he made strings of ivory for tiny ropes on his ship models.

 he is the grandson of the carver of ebony trains in dover ohio.  Where they also make first class kitchen knives.

then we went to Sol's in berlin ohio for about an hour.  joan bought many bags of stuff ranging from noodles to a woven wood bread basket.  she was delighted.

i love this time of year.  baby animal cams everywhere.  eagles, bears, raccoons, porcupines, robins, falcons,geese,ducks,owls, herons, all from my easy chair all day and all night.

Father's Day was great too.  our daughter, debbie, came over and made a great steak dinner which we all enjoyed very much.

gtg now god bless and keep you all.  thanks for being here.

[lupinelady]

johoward- thanks a lot for your travelogue- so good to hear from you two and am delighted that joan had a great day as well. Sounds like it was fun but i'll bet you slept well that night.

[calihoula]

hi jo and joan! i am sitting down finally today been going all day long. loved reading your post! it was kinda scary reading the bus tires on the grass off the road! he must of been a good driver. i would love to have ate that homemade wheat bread and peanut butter oh yum yum! and the pie oh man pie! so happy joan ate that!! would love to see those viking boats and stuff what fun. jo very nice spending fathers day with debbie! sure she loved it! god bless you guys too.

hi lupe! oh laughing at tank! he was just wild and crazy! i think the boy was out so hot and humid he came in ac!  he would never get on the table! no i leave puppies in my bedroom when i go. hope i got stuff left hope i remember to put my boots up or sandals my tv remote. i saw walmart had my usual two big rolls of paper towels big sheets not that select a size they had economy size 6 big rolls give me that spic and spray only .98 oh give me two of them. another big bag of puppy chow you bet. another pack of rawhides sure. came home puppies so happy to see me pooped all over peed all over but nothing chewed up still have my bed legs. then the barn oh put stuff away puppy went again clean one pile and another going behind me. they are sleeping on my ottoman. both right behind me black and white i named her penelope i call her penny other one white with brown markings jim named her brownie. i was checking their paws great pyrenees always have double duke claws on back feet babe had them brownie has them penny does not she has no duke claws.  told jim shoot brownie probably be bigger than boo boo!  wow your are reading harry potter! when i read it i was no muggle anymore i was like harry and his friends going to hogwarts. only us potter people know what we are saying!

[calihoula]

me and the hounds ate that banana split in 5:00

lupe i forgot about an hour ago storm hit here could feel the cooler air tv was out looking for signal back on crack of thunder puppies scared! augie in here griz too freezing in here. jim came in looking for puppies i said they are asleep leave them sleeping or you take them he left. really dark here.

[jpalmken]

johoward, Your description of your excursion  and your meal had me salivating thinking of all that good food.  Where, specifically, did you make the trip to Amish land.  You may have mentioned that in an earlier post but I don't recall.  Sounds as if Joan really came out of it in top-notch condition.

[calihoula]

Two puppies free to an okay home been wormed and had their shots..they will be small dogs!

[johoward]

JP
  We were in Fredericksburg, Sugar Creek, Walnut Creek, Berlin, and Millersburg, Ohio.  Beautiful rolling hills spared by the glaciers that flattened northern Ohio.
  Joan is great thanks.  She is back to shopping almost every day, and loving it.

[jpalmken]

JP
  We were in Fredericksburg, Sugar Creek, Walnut Creek, Berlin, and Millersburg, Ohio.  Beautiful rolling hills spared by the glaciers that flattened northern Ohio.
  Joan is great thanks.  She is back to shopping almost every day, and loving it.

Thanks.  Sounds great.  I have only passed through Ohio on a train in the north.

[ruesgram]

Hi Jewelies! Whew it's hot! Thank goodness the pool cleared up because that's the only place to go outside and feel comfortable! Crow got the best Father's day gift on Sunday...Molly finally got into the pool! Well, sitting on the top 2 steps is as far as she gets in!

Cal, sure wish someone would claim Penny and Brownie. They sound like sweet puppies. Exciting fledgling news from Decorah! We had little fledgling excitement at Robin's today. She heard a bird chirping in her attic and when she opened the attic door there sat a little sparrow on the bottom step! Of course she panicked and called me for help. I took my garden gloves and went to her house. I picked up the little bird and put it in a box. Then we went up the steps to the attic to see if there were more. Birds have been building nests in the roof vents forever. But it appears the screen that kept the birds on the outside of the vent has a small hole in it which allowed the bird to come into the attic. I looked into the nest and there were 3 more babies. So I put the fledgling in the nest with his siblings. But of course he didn't stay. Instead he flew this time to the outside. We ran downstairs and went outside. There he was on the ground. I picked him up and put him in a bush. His mom and dad came swooping down at me and then went  to their baby! We stayed outside for a few minutes to make sure all was ok. Then I decided to go home. As I was backing out of the driveway here comes one of the feral next door cats! Robin chased it away! I told her she might have to stay outside and fight off all the feral cats until the little guy could fly better. Poor mom and dad have 3 more of their babies waiting to fledge! Soon as they are out of the nest we are going to have to put new screening on those 2 attic vents. I just hope they don't fly into the attic, too. If so, I'll be going back to rescue them. Robin said she was just glad it wasn't a bat!

Lupine, I saw that Dr Jeff episode, too! I fell in love with the little one eyed dog. What a horrible life she had in the puppy mill. My mom always said when her cat Sadie ran around all crazy, like Tank did, she had the devil in her! Lol! I tried a couple times to read Harry Potter but I couldn't get into it. I found myself reading the first couple pages over and over!  Robin on the other hand, loves her Potter books and reads them over and over!

Jo, sounds like you two had a great time! One time we visited a working Amish farm house. Very interesting. I've seen the signs to the Warther Museum but we have never gone there. Lots of fun things to see and do there. I just get very nervous when we have to drive by their horse drawn buggies!

Hi Jp and Willi!

Have a nice evening!

[calhound]

bear people said this...No update tonight - all is well, deadlines loom. - LM

[jpalmken]

Spanky.



I am definitely a GOM this morning as a result of a major oversleep.  No reason for it I  just did not wake up as normal.

Wednesday wishes and thoughts for all, however.  I certainly hope all of you are feeling fine.

[calhound]

hi jp! thanks for waking up!!

[calhound]

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- jp ty for the sparkly teddy and spanky- hope you get over your gom status
cal- 3:07 for the bear dessert bar- oh my- I would be so happy- we need to find that place! Supposed to rain here again today- we only got .4 inches yesterday while some folks got 3 inches. The atmosphere is very humid but the temps are cooler. I was going to turn off the air but the outside is too juicy. Lilies are starting to bloom- 2 shades of yellow and 2 shades of pink. Also my butterfly weed is blooming- need to check every day for monarch caterpillars- may bring some inside to take to butterfly stage. Hardly see any butterflies - way too many chemicals used in agriculture today  and no habitat left for natures wonders.

Rues- I agree with  your Mom- tank does have a bit of the devil in him- yesterday he started lounging on the front porch. My cats never go there- feed on the back porch- well, there is a swallow nest above the door. There's been one above an upstairs window for years and even though they make a mess I really think they help keep the bugs down. We hardly ever use the front door and one year when we were gone for 2 months in the summer they built a nest there above the door. There are 3 babies in there now. So tank comes wondering around to the front and the swallows are dive bombing him big time. I go out and he is just laying down grooming himself- what is he thinking. I make him come in- try to reason with him. Jeesh! Will have to keep him inside during fledge.

I was amazed I got into the Potter books- hubby and I think we may have seen part of a Potter movie on tv. I was bummed because I finished the first book after our library closed last night- will get the second today. Not a muggle any more.

Today tank goes in for his second distemper shot and he is all caught up. This will be the first time he's gone in and not been torn up- I hope!

Have a great day jewelies!

[williwaw]

tempers flared last night jp