We had a gorgeous, blessed day today.

 Our neighbor was out enjoying the weather.

You all be safe and may God bless us all. 

Our home to be

You remembered I mentioned a manufactured home.
We need more yard cleanup done before they will be able to hook into the septic tank.
Hubby decided he wants gas instead of propane, so we need to get that done.
We will salvage the 80 gallon propane water heater we bought a year or so ago, though, and figure a way to hook it into the new place somehow. The most they come with is a 40 gallon water heater.

The dealer seems to think maybe September, but with all the covid stuff, I don't know. I thought maybe October. I know lumber costs have gone up about $6000.

All in God's hands.  :)

So if you are curious, here is a rough outline.

We opted for a different bathroom. That's why the masking tape.

Small compared to the old farmhouse; but it will seem a lot bigger after this apartment.  :-)

Going to V/Watts this weekend. See some friends we haven't seen in months and get some eggs.

You all be safe and God bless.

Pecan season

Is almost here.

We lost a bit over half of the trees old enough to produce.
But at least one is giving it a go. :)

Thank God for all your blessings. Be safe and God bless.

Happy Birthday America. Warning, picture intensive.

I hope I can say that next year.

And Happy Birthday to me.

Then

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Now

We're getting there. Things are slow when your home is too old to insure.
But I praise God that I can celebrate this birthday with my family.

You all be safe. Thank God for your blessings.

Mother's Day

Was definitely a little different.
Middle son had trouble finding crawfish; but he did and that's what we had. :-)

There were a lot of nice ones.

And there were shrimp, too. :)

I put the crawfish on hubby's shrimp.
We ate outside under the awning of the RV. It was a nice day. :)

Afterwards we walked around and did some measurements to see what sort of space we had available. "Manufactured housing" as trailers are called now, will probably be the most expedient route. And coming home from town today I was struck by just how many houses out in our neck of the woods are the same type of home.

I also took a picture of the roof skeleton from the back yard.

This picture shows some of the original shake shingles still there, that would have been put on maybe around 1900 or earlier? BIL said he has read some document that places the house in 1880 or so. Could be. I think I guestimated around 1888 based on a book I read that was written by a lady who also grew up in this house like hubby did; but there weren't a lot of specifics on the house being built.

Met a couple last week. The gentleman's grandfather had owned the property, I think it was. And they also knew the lady who had grown up in the house. Small world when we found out they only live a few miles away from us in the area near where this tornado started its path of destruction. The weather service said their were 10 tornadoes that night.

Anyway, it was common in the 1900s when tin roofs became popular, to just lay the tin over the old cedar or cypress shakes. From all we've read, the house was cypress (it was a lot cheaper then) and so the shakes probably were too.  All dimensional tongue and groove for the walls.

Anyway, I want to thank everyone who has prayed for us, or donated money to help. The bill to get electricity back (new pole, new service, new lines) came in at $2081. The money got deposited the next day; so God provided for the bill to be paid. :)

Going to get a shed and a 110 dryer (our old one still works, but it's 240, if I remember right); a couple extension cords and a couple of the hoses we bought to get water from a neighbor, and we will be washing clothes. :)
Might even remember to take a picture of our new power pole sometime, haha.
Which reminds me that the electric company better check that street pole. They didn't do a very good job filling it in. Getting a big hole there after all the rain.

With more expected next week. :-|
I know God knows what he's doing, but I pray he watches over us. We don't really need a lot more rain.
You all stay safe. God bless, and thank Him for all your blessings. :-)

Just another Saturday in Paradise.

Really it is. Even if the government has us sequestered at home, God is in control. :-)

Thursday we grilled steak. I did the veggies different this time. Onions, mushrooms and sweet potatoes instead of Idaho potatoes. :)

Yesterday we had crawfish. Supporting local. No picture. Didn't want to bore you. ;-)

Fig leaves are growing like crazy. No figs yet.

I took a picture of one of our blue dragonflies; but it didn't turn out so maybe next time when it's not 81 in the shade and humid.

But the beans and carrots I planted back when this lock down started about a week ago, have begun to pop up.

The beans are easy to spot. The carrots not so much. The carrots are the whispy green bits you might be able to see if you click the picture.
As you can see, it rained a good bit after I planted them originally, hence they now have a cover which will let water through; but hopefully slow and/or redirect from any onslaught, and the roof.

Seems like a few marigold seeds may have survived the winter also, but I will have to keep an eye on them. I believe there is a vine that looks like marigold when it first sprouts.

Anyway. Didn't go out for long, but that is what is happening around here.

You all be safe. Praise God and God bless. :-)

Time to do a post, I think, if blogger will let me.

So the end of September we drove to Florida with our little RV to see a great-nephew Baptized. I think he was a great-nephew? I have always had trouble understanding these. Anyway, it was his nephew's son.

We were able to sit through part of the service - which was Catholic. I have only been to Baptist churches before, so the differences were really quite interesting.

It was a very pretty church, with a lovely stained glass window.

The ceremony was one I had not seen before.

Liam wasn't feeling well, so a blessing was said to make him feel better soon.

There was a lot of family there I had never met before.

I don't remember exactly what this part was, but it had something to do with family members taking responsibility for religious teaching.

And then it was over. A very nice ceremony.

There was a first birthday party afterwards, but the only picture I took, apparently, was of the roast pig --which was very good.

We also went fishing while we were there, but I will share that later.

Be safe and God bless.

Some crazy weather today

Pictures don't show it well, how gray the sky was this morning. It was a lot darker than these photos look.

We had one thunderboomer that quite shook the house on its pier and beam foundation, but the house stayed firm.

It rained most of the day today. But then the sun came out and we had all the usual puddles. It was hard to get photos because the sun was shining into the camera.

Listening to the ten o'clock news (2200 for you military or government types), we were blessed once again. Places all around us got hit with really high winds. Roofs were torn off, big trees uprooted. Thousands of people without power. One church in a nearby community was lifted off its foundation. But we were safe, though the lights flickered and DirecTV lost its signal as it often does in the rain. I even managed a load of wash and dry. I will fold it tomorrow sometime.

I am hoping for good things this year. Praying for God to lead Mr. Trump and our mostly new congress to actually accomplish something that will truly help America this year. Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he can feed himself always.
Or something like that.
I wish you all a safe, healthy, happy and blessed New Year. God bless.

Update: The weather service determined that Louisiana had 8 tornadoes yesterday. I am thankful to God for keeping us safe.

God bless you all.