I take time this evening to remember those who have served their country.
Some gave all and haven't returned to family and friends.
Some gave all and came home broken, mental and/or physically.
Some tried to serve but limitations prevented them.
To all who have helped or tried to help this country become a free nation, I applaud you.
Take time tonight to remember Bill and Bob Lee who served in WWII, and Frank Lee who served in Korea. To Bob Jr who served in Vietnam, Jim who served in Germany because Bob was in Nam.
To all the families, your loved one is remembered.
May the fighting end soon and bring the troops home safely.
Happy Memorial Day.
Tom Lee
A disabled American Veteran
who also proudly served.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Steph's Graduation Party
Yes fellow bloggers, I can finally say that our youngest daughter has graduated from that institution of higher learning.
Steph received dual degrees at the graduation ceremony, 5/22/10 from Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, MO.
Her Mother and I, along with her daughter and sister, are very proud that she persevered and graduated.
Degrees in Computer forensics an d other stuff like the CSI guys on TV have.
So to figure out a way to say thanks for getting thru college, the Barngoddess and I decided a party was in order......
My previous post shows how we prepared the meat for the smoker......
Here are a few pictures from the party.....
But before I go too far into partying.... I must take this time to thank my two younger sisters Mary and Carol, who sent Steph a watch for graduation..... what a gift, sounds simple, but Steph only wears it on special occasions... thanks again Mary and Carol.... may your life in Florida be long and rewarding and may you become the blue hair scrourge of the yhounger crowds.... thanks again....
so here are a few pictures from the party....
Casey, Steph and Derreck. Casey and Derreck are the two who helped shoot the cow, butcher it and then spend all night cooking it in the smoker... way to go guys.
This picture shows David and Sarah, Sarah graduated with Steph and is from St Louis, so she came buy to celebrate also. Sarah is heading for duty with the Coast Guard, and I am proud she is taking that step... way to go...
Steph received dual degrees at the graduation ceremony, 5/22/10 from Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, MO.
Her Mother and I, along with her daughter and sister, are very proud that she persevered and graduated.
Degrees in Computer forensics an d other stuff like the CSI guys on TV have.
So to figure out a way to say thanks for getting thru college, the Barngoddess and I decided a party was in order......
My previous post shows how we prepared the meat for the smoker......
Here are a few pictures from the party.....
But before I go too far into partying.... I must take this time to thank my two younger sisters Mary and Carol, who sent Steph a watch for graduation..... what a gift, sounds simple, but Steph only wears it on special occasions... thanks again Mary and Carol.... may your life in Florida be long and rewarding and may you become the blue hair scrourge of the yhounger crowds.... thanks again....
so here are a few pictures from the party....
Casey, Steph and Derreck. Casey and Derreck are the two who helped shoot the cow, butcher it and then spend all night cooking it in the smoker... way to go guys.
This picture shows David and Sarah, Sarah graduated with Steph and is from St Louis, so she came buy to celebrate also. Sarah is heading for duty with the Coast Guard, and I am proud she is taking that step... way to go...
Saturday, May 22, 2010
WE've been busy
OK, so it's been a few weeks since our last bloggings.........
well to quote the Bus, we've been busy
More to come later, but for now it is off to graduation, college style....
So this......
has become this..........
which becomes this ............
City folks, this is where your meat comes from, not Walmart,Krogers,PriceChoppers or Alps, but from the cows you see as you travel this great country....
Eat and enjoy, more to come later.......
well to quote the Bus, we've been busy
More to come later, but for now it is off to graduation, college style....
So this......
has become this..........
which becomes this ............
City folks, this is where your meat comes from, not Walmart,Krogers,PriceChoppers or Alps, but from the cows you see as you travel this great country....
Eat and enjoy, more to come later.......
Sunday, May 2, 2010
JEEP = forgot these pics
So the Jeep puts a note about my buddy Sam McGee on my last blog ramblings.
But alas, it is 70 here already today
Jeep - for you and the Long Roof, does my popper in my left hand look familiar....
My Noble Assistant has her 22 rifle and I only have a 16 guage made from Central Arms Company, St. Louis Mo that is older than the Long Roof.....
Enjoy the demise of these three critters who were trying to steal from the Barngoddess1 garden.
And of course here is My Noble Assistant and yours truly the Horsefarmer bringing home dinner..
That the Barngoddess1 refused to cook......
So yes, we borrowed a hole in the coals and stuffed them in.....
But alas, it is 70 here already today
Jeep - for you and the Long Roof, does my popper in my left hand look familiar....
My Noble Assistant has her 22 rifle and I only have a 16 guage made from Central Arms Company, St. Louis Mo that is older than the Long Roof.....
Enjoy the demise of these three critters who were trying to steal from the Barngoddess1 garden.
And of course here is My Noble Assistant and yours truly the Horsefarmer bringing home dinner..
That the Barngoddess1 refused to cook......
So yes, we borrowed a hole in the coals and stuffed them in.....
May 2, 2010 = What a day!!
Well I guess you are wondering what makes May 2, 2010 qualify to fit the description of "What a day". So I guess I will have to tell you so that LongRoofFan doesn't get all nervous and upset.
Today on the farm there was a house burning, well actually one house burned pretty much to the ground, while the other just smoldered a little bit.
Yep, yesterday was an on again off again day, that had rain and wind one hour, sunshine the next, and then back to gale force winds and more rain. In between I managed to clean out the stable ( been a long time since I've done that, and I will now do it more often, why? because when that s**t from the horses is packed in, it takes a rotor tiller to break it up to get removed)..
but I am straying from the reason for this blog.
After sitting up half the night waiting for rabbits to appear around the garden, I finally went to bed. Got up at 7:30 am today and looking at the garden over my first cup of java - those damned rabbits had attacked my corn again.
THAT'S IT...... no more mister nice guy..... get them rabbits. And so that is what caused the house burning .....
now don't think it was a small fire like this guy is playing with
NOPE, it was a good old fire, yep here are a couple pictures of the burn in progress.... That home to those fat rabbits was going to be nothing but ashes when I got done...
from the looks of this pile, oyou can tell that my Mother taught me how to make fires that really are interesting to watch...
actually this is the brush pile that was generated from the tornado clean up. It is also the backdrop the Jeep and the Kid use when visiting the farm, works greatas a backstop to their little rifles that need target practice. Will build something from all the dirt left as a result of the stumps ...
So sitting on my big deere, yes with coffee in hand, I watched that house burn to the ground..... well almost
Then it was off to the second house where some more of those furry critters hang out
but alas, five gallons of gasoline, mixed with 5 gallons of diesel, throw in some paper and some rather bad swabby words, well, I guess my ability to burn down things was lost on the fire above, because all I got this pile to do was smolder....
So that's what caused the house burning here on the farm, and along with a great garden coming in, we
CELEBRATE LIFE
Today on the farm there was a house burning, well actually one house burned pretty much to the ground, while the other just smoldered a little bit.
Yep, yesterday was an on again off again day, that had rain and wind one hour, sunshine the next, and then back to gale force winds and more rain. In between I managed to clean out the stable ( been a long time since I've done that, and I will now do it more often, why? because when that s**t from the horses is packed in, it takes a rotor tiller to break it up to get removed)..
but I am straying from the reason for this blog.
After sitting up half the night waiting for rabbits to appear around the garden, I finally went to bed. Got up at 7:30 am today and looking at the garden over my first cup of java - those damned rabbits had attacked my corn again.
THAT'S IT...... no more mister nice guy..... get them rabbits. And so that is what caused the house burning .....
now don't think it was a small fire like this guy is playing with
NOPE, it was a good old fire, yep here are a couple pictures of the burn in progress.... That home to those fat rabbits was going to be nothing but ashes when I got done...
from the looks of this pile, oyou can tell that my Mother taught me how to make fires that really are interesting to watch...
actually this is the brush pile that was generated from the tornado clean up. It is also the backdrop the Jeep and the Kid use when visiting the farm, works greatas a backstop to their little rifles that need target practice. Will build something from all the dirt left as a result of the stumps ...
So sitting on my big deere, yes with coffee in hand, I watched that house burn to the ground..... well almost
Then it was off to the second house where some more of those furry critters hang out
but alas, five gallons of gasoline, mixed with 5 gallons of diesel, throw in some paper and some rather bad swabby words, well, I guess my ability to burn down things was lost on the fire above, because all I got this pile to do was smolder....
So that's what caused the house burning here on the farm, and along with a great garden coming in, we
CELEBRATE LIFE
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
I've been busy
Yes to quote "The Bus"
I've been busy.............
this poor old horsefarmer has farming to do this week.........
Had to take the east field and plow it under.....
Yes, more time on the tractor than at work, or in fact sleeping, over this week.
Our east field is full of "bad" fescue. Now for you city dwellers, you would love the fescue grass in our east field. it is a perfect lawn. Lush green, perfect...
yep
unless you have horses... then it is poison.
So this week (between rain storms), the Barngoddess1 and I developed a plan to plow the east field, then disc it smooth, then roll it flat, then seed it with good seed, then roll it flat again, then hope for rain.
Yep, so Monday after work (yes I do have a desk job from 8 to 5), I gets on the good old John Deere and commence to plowing that field. Well we don't have a plow, so I just hooked up my 3 point tiller and off I goes..... and it is dark and I am still "goes". Finally the temp and humidity get to me..... too cold adn damp....
Then Tuesday, after a fun day at work it is back to the field... finish tilling, then hook the disc up and spend another two hours smoothing the field.
Finally just as the sun was setting behind Joplin MO, I hooked up the field roller and spent another hour on it.
Finally quit because . even with a full moon, I couldn't see squat. Parked the tractor in one of the lean toos and walked to the house. Told the Barngoddess1 I had to quit cause I couldn't see (even with a full moon and lights on the tractor).. well you can imagine what color I changed to when she ask "why do you have your sun glasses on??.
So anyway, the Barngoddess1 went to the feed store today, got hte seed, and tonight we finished the east field.
Got lots of bermuda seed, lots of rye and of course a fair share of orchard grass.
All put on the ground, and then added the correct amount of fertilizer, and then back on the Deere to roll the field again. This time I left the sunglasses in the truck and continued post sunset until the field was rolled twice.
NOW .. please join with me and hope that Mother Nature is kind enough to drop some of that rain the "Weather guys and gals" have been saying is coming tomorrow.
I guess if the rain isn't here by 4:30 tomorrow afternoon, I will just ahve to stop off at the golf course.... that will usually get a few drops to fall.
So:
Bus, Jeep and Long Roof, I have been busy.
Where is the proof..... my Noble Assistant was no where to be found... and the camera is probably in the den ......
My nobel assistant has been doing what young girls do best.. babysitting.
Yep she has gone and got a "paying" job, so I only see her once or twice a week.
Guess I wasn't paying enough to keep a good hand.
So if weather cooperates, we should ahve a good field of "horse friendly" grasses in the next month or so.
So enough is enough.... it's 9:32 pm and I'm ready for the hot tub or bed...
either way, I always
CELEBRATE LIFE while loving it up here on the farm.
I've been busy.............
this poor old horsefarmer has farming to do this week.........
Had to take the east field and plow it under.....
Yes, more time on the tractor than at work, or in fact sleeping, over this week.
Our east field is full of "bad" fescue. Now for you city dwellers, you would love the fescue grass in our east field. it is a perfect lawn. Lush green, perfect...
yep
unless you have horses... then it is poison.
So this week (between rain storms), the Barngoddess1 and I developed a plan to plow the east field, then disc it smooth, then roll it flat, then seed it with good seed, then roll it flat again, then hope for rain.
Yep, so Monday after work (yes I do have a desk job from 8 to 5), I gets on the good old John Deere and commence to plowing that field. Well we don't have a plow, so I just hooked up my 3 point tiller and off I goes..... and it is dark and I am still "goes". Finally the temp and humidity get to me..... too cold adn damp....
Then Tuesday, after a fun day at work it is back to the field... finish tilling, then hook the disc up and spend another two hours smoothing the field.
Finally just as the sun was setting behind Joplin MO, I hooked up the field roller and spent another hour on it.
Finally quit because . even with a full moon, I couldn't see squat. Parked the tractor in one of the lean toos and walked to the house. Told the Barngoddess1 I had to quit cause I couldn't see (even with a full moon and lights on the tractor).. well you can imagine what color I changed to when she ask "why do you have your sun glasses on??.
So anyway, the Barngoddess1 went to the feed store today, got hte seed, and tonight we finished the east field.
Got lots of bermuda seed, lots of rye and of course a fair share of orchard grass.
All put on the ground, and then added the correct amount of fertilizer, and then back on the Deere to roll the field again. This time I left the sunglasses in the truck and continued post sunset until the field was rolled twice.
NOW .. please join with me and hope that Mother Nature is kind enough to drop some of that rain the "Weather guys and gals" have been saying is coming tomorrow.
I guess if the rain isn't here by 4:30 tomorrow afternoon, I will just ahve to stop off at the golf course.... that will usually get a few drops to fall.
So:
Bus, Jeep and Long Roof, I have been busy.
Where is the proof..... my Noble Assistant was no where to be found... and the camera is probably in the den ......
My nobel assistant has been doing what young girls do best.. babysitting.
Yep she has gone and got a "paying" job, so I only see her once or twice a week.
Guess I wasn't paying enough to keep a good hand.
So if weather cooperates, we should ahve a good field of "horse friendly" grasses in the next month or so.
So enough is enough.... it's 9:32 pm and I'm ready for the hot tub or bed...
either way, I always
CELEBRATE LIFE while loving it up here on the farm.
Monday, April 19, 2010
What a ride
Well for this ole man it has been quite a ride, and one that I am forever grateful for having been along.
Now what am I talking about??
36 years ago today I went into an arrangement with that woman of my dreams.
Yep, the Barngoddess1 and I have been married for 36 years today.
On our thirtieth I gave her 30 red roses. But not this year...... nope no roses for her.
Instead I found a London Plane tree, about 6 feet tall, and we planted it square dab in the middle of our backyard. Yep something to mow around.......
yep every week of mowing I will have to drive around that tree.....
but the memory of what that tree represents will allow me to drive around that tree and
CELEBRATE LIFE
knowing I have spent 36 years with her by my side.
Happy Anniversary Viola.
Love tom
Now what am I talking about??
36 years ago today I went into an arrangement with that woman of my dreams.
Yep, the Barngoddess1 and I have been married for 36 years today.
On our thirtieth I gave her 30 red roses. But not this year...... nope no roses for her.
Instead I found a London Plane tree, about 6 feet tall, and we planted it square dab in the middle of our backyard. Yep something to mow around.......
yep every week of mowing I will have to drive around that tree.....
but the memory of what that tree represents will allow me to drive around that tree and
CELEBRATE LIFE
knowing I have spent 36 years with her by my side.
Happy Anniversary Viola.
Love tom
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