Robs World

Saving money on cat litter

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:26:00 +0000

Not my cat, I respect Sammy's privacy

Well I am cheap. I was reading a while back on cat litter. My kitty, eco terrorist that he is, has decided he likes feline pine kitty litter. That's okay by me, but that stuff is expensive. I was reading on a blog, I believe "fake plastic fish", on one of her cat litter posts, some of her readers use Pellet stove pellets. They look the same as Feline Pine, act the same, both turn to sawdust when pee'd on. So I price a 40 pound sack- $5.49 at the Grocery store, same price as a 10 pound bag of Feline Pine roughly $1.40 for the same amount. So I thought "Why not- if Sammy Cat likes it then I am money ahead". I bought the pellets. I changed his litter tonight. And he is using it. Yea Sammy! He knows there is tuna or better yet Sardines in his future for saving me money.

Instant Art- from garbage

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:15:00 +0000

I had some fabric lying around from a re-upholstery project I was doing. I also had a square (frame) made from wood on a pallet shipment- so I combined the two and made a wall hanging. I have a thing for palm trees and hammocks

Funky spaghetti: The Weekly Challenge Update

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:55:00 +0000

Spaghetti Squash w/Sauce

This week I prepared spaghetti, not using pasta, but instead used spaghetti squash for the noodles. Made enough for tonight and tomorrow

Sharon's Independence Days Challenge- Year two, week 28
1. Plant something: Sprouts
2. Harvest something: Sprouts, Cabbages, Kohl Rabi
3. Preserve something: Bought a couple of sugar pie pumpkins and processed, Made and froze dog/cat food- slowly becoming a weekly ritual- found it doesn’t take much longer then going and buying their food and the food processor is wonderful for doing this
4. Reduce Waste (recycle, reuse, reduce, repair or compost something) -The usual recycling, food waste in the compost; GARBAGE FINDS: Found a 5 gallon bucket next to a garbage can, will use for a planter, a box for taking my started garlic plants and chard home in;
5. Preparation and Storage: Setting up an Etsy shop, Bought a scroll saw to make gifts and clocks out of wood scraps (set it up in the garage or as the artsy folks call it "my Studio"!)
6. Build Community Food Systems: Starting to take the last of the veggies from the community garden plot to prep of leaving the community garden
7. Eat the Food (cook or eat something new): Pumpkin soup, veggies in the dog food, Spaghetti squash with sauce

Melinda’s Growing Challenge: Time to start breaking down my plot in the community garden, I have some plants started in my plot will take them home

Meat Free Mondays: Muffin and coffee, for lunch I ate crackers and cheese, for dinner a veggie flatbread pizza

Ditch The Disposables - I forgot muggsly one day this week- reused the paper coffee cup - no lid, from the espresso shop all day. Other than that a good week

Buy Hand challenge: Painted Martins clock, getting ready to finish. Decided to give one of my Turkey fryer burners to a friend who is getting into home beer making and borrows mine to brew the beer- figure I have one that is not being used so why not?

My Etsy Shop is now open (Romeo's Giveaway!)

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:44:00 +0000

I decided to finally open a shop on Etsy. I call it "Another Man's Treasure". Catchy huh? Well to celebrate I am going to offer one of the things (well actually the only item in my shop right now) up for a giveaway- A dog poop bag holder. The shop describes these as:

" really handy when walking your dog- just clip the Poop Bag Holder onto your
leash or your belt loop and your set. Each poop bag holder is made from a recycled medicine bottle, so you get to help out the Mother Earth as well! Each holder comes with 3 Bio Bags, and a fancy carabineer clip to attach it to your leash or belt loop. You can refill them with bio bags or any brand dog poop bag, as well as reuse grocery bags. Each one holds 3 re-used grocery bags!"

In addition, these can also be used to take bags to the grocery store to be reused, You just need to comment on this post to enter- winner will be picked not by Mr. Random Integer Finder, but by Romeo, my dog hisself, since it was he, or rather his poop that served as the inspiration for this. Entries must be received by and winner will be picked on Friday, November 13th, at Midnight PST.

Local Thanksgiving- can it be done?

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:00 +0000

A lot has been blogged about 100-Mile Thanksgiving, so I am going to add my 2 pennies. This year, I am going to my Aunt and Uncles house. I just have to bring snacks. Ordinarily I bring a cheese tray and something like bacon wrapped/parmesan bread sticks. This will be a challenge for me this year, as after watching the Planet Green show 100 mile challenge, I realized that the bread sticks, while made in Seattle, I have no guarantee that everything in them is within 100 miles- the flour could be from anywhere, the bacon probably from the Midwest. The dip I make for the bread sticks - a mayo- honey mustard dip probably doesn’t come local. The bacon I can get local, but the Parmesan cheese most likely isn’t. There is a cheese monger/maker at the Pike Place market but I don't recall seeing parmesan or a reasonable substitute there. So what to do? I could make a veggie platter with tzatziki- but is the yogurt local? Are the cows that donated to the yogurt from here? Of course I realize that anything I make would be a challenge- local flour, yeast is not local; So maybe I will go up to the “Eat Local store" and see if I can get any Ideas- Mayo can be made at home, I have local eggs, but no local oil? Maybe I am being to hard on myself and maybe I should relax on some of the rules like flour and oil. I already have those things. Maybe I could mill my own flour? I don’t have a lot of those answers.

Have you done the 100 mile diet or tried it for Thanksgiving? What do you do for the problems like local flour or oil?

Those poor animals...

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:39:00 +0000

Somebody help that poor kitty! Well I have to announce that i just received in the mail my new Ukulele. So I am pickin' and grinnin'! And acutally Sammy and Romeo are taking it pretty well- for some reason Sammy always likes it when I sing- good bad or indifferent. And Romi, while confused by the Uke, puts up a brave front. And if I post a Video of me singing "homegrown Tomatoes" you have Jenna of Cold Antler Farm to thank/blame. She is the one who wrote in her book "Made from Scratch" about the beauty and self sustenance of homemade music, and it got me all pumped up to start the uke again.

Of Course, I need lots of practice, but until then, I will leave with some friends of mine singing Ukulele Lady:

Rest

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:52:00 +0000

I was just thinking... I need a nap. With all the Halloween and Day of the Dead goings on and having to go in work early today and tomorrow. Dammit- I need some rest. So no blog post tomight. Move over Romeo- Daddy needs a nap.

BUY HAND Gift Card Envelopes

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:09:00 +0000

So you are giving up on the buy hand and buying gift cards instead??? Or ar eyou like me and gift cards are part of your christmas? Well why not meet in the road halfway and make your own gift card envelopes and holders? One way I do this is take apart a small envelope, carefully - dissect it at the glued seams, and when it is apart you have a template! Just trace this onto some old paper (I use pages from those damn Christmas catalogs that are sent to me. Or you could get fancy and use these templates to make really nice holders

Gift Card envelope template

Tool box gift card holder

Artists Trading card/Credit card size Gift Card Envelope Template

Different Envelope Templates

Cool thing is you can make a gift card very personal- and have some hand made in it as well. Or you can make a cd envelope and give cd's with a personal selection of music on it. Or photgraphs on CD.

Day of The Dead, Burien Style

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:28:00 +0000

The Day of the Dead, Burien Style. Burien has a large Latin population, so combining this traditional Latino day of celebration with a "wasp" twist was great. IT was also The Night of 1,000 Pumpkins- an event that stood to get the citizens of Burien out with their Jack 'O Lanterns from the night before to light them one more time then they go to be composted
The following is a slide show since there way to many pics to post:

Trio Lucero del Norte

Pyrosutra-Apparently these guys and gals never had their grandma tell them you play with fire you'll get burned (or as my grandma said "Play with matches you will wet the bed")

It was a nice evening in the South Seattle area (aka not raining) and the giant fireplaces kept all warm. As for the community garden, we (the Sustainable Burien Community Gardeners) said goodbye to the plots, glad that we produced over 50 pounds for the food bank, hoping someone at City Hall takes us serious when we say we want a P-Patch in Burien- looks like we might get one (within walking distance of the house, no less)

Pumpkin Fest 2009- The Weekly Challenge Update

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:59:00 +0000

I have been busy this week processing and pureeing pumpkins, making soup and dog and cat food. Participating in the Day of the Dead festivities at the BIAS.
Sharon's Independence Days Challenge- Year two, week 27
1. Plant something: Nothing
2. Harvest something: Sprouts
3. Preserve something: Processed the last of the pumpkins, Made and froze dog/cat food
4. Reduce Waste (recycle, reuse, reduce, repair or compost something) -Repaired my old favorite sweater; Recycled some Halloween decorations- used the cloth from an umbrella to make a cape for one of my skeletons, Participating in the BIAS Day of the Dead celebration, where the city parks has arranged for people to bring their pumpkins, to be lit and at the end composted!
5. Preparation and Storage: Still working on cleaning out (using up the food) the freezer in prep for a new freezer
6. Build Community Food Systems: Nothing this week. Participating in the BIAS Day of the Dead celebration, saying goodbye to the community garden
7. Eat the Food (cook or eat something new): Pumpkin soup, veggies in dog food,

Melinda’s Growing Challenge: Nothing new to report

Meat Free Mondays: Did not have a muffin for breakfast- had a bean burritto for lunch, cheese and crackers for dinner, fruit for dessert

Ditch The Disposables -No FAILS this week.

Buy Hand challenge: Nothing new got done for Christmas. Was a busy Halloween week.

Boooooooo!

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:11:00 +0000

Just a little spook time for ya.

I found these candy buckets in the trash. You know I grabbed them.

These skulls are for day of the dead tomorrow at the BIAS. Even thought they are plastic they have LED lights built in, for a neat light effect. The cape on one is the cloth from an old umbrella. The other is recycled from an old Halloween decoration.
As usual my permanent Jack 'O Lanterns are used again this year.

The Gourd 'O Lanterns are something new. I decided to carve gourds in stead of pumpkins. I rather eat the pumpkins. The gourds will be used at the BIAS tomorrow, then composted by the city.

Books for treats!

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:21:00 +0000

Here is a great Idea to help declutter your kids rooms! Books for treats . So follow Luann's example and give out your old Children's books for Halloween. Feed Kid's Minds! Not their Cavities! Cool thing about this is you get to recycle, reuse, no purchases, declutter and no packaging all in one shot! Super Hat Trick!
Hmmm- wonder if a kid would want a copy of Living Like Ed or the Raintree nursery catalog???

New bag? Nooooooo!

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:37:00 +0000

When I bought my new laptop a year or so ago, I was given the option of a new bag for the lap top. I thought I should get a new bag, but then started thinking about the old bag I had with the old lap top. Why buy a new bag? The one I had with the old laptop served me well - It was a near freebie I found ( cost $1) when I bought my laptop at Boeing Surplus- It is a bit clunky, but then so am I. Then I started to think about all the bags I see go into the dumpster and the surplus bins at work. I often grab one to hold tools and such. So I clicked the No button on the order screen. Not only did I not need a new bag, I wanted to keep my old one. It has tons of pockets and compartments in it to put stuff. It holds lunch, books what have you. So when buying a new laptop I suggest you keep your old bag from your old one, then recycle your old laptop. Here in Seattle we have a store callled Re-PC that takes old computers and laptops and periphials, go through them with a fine tooth comb, recondition them and then sells them. I have seen countless laptop bags at thrift stores and such. So it made no sense to buy a new one. The old one has served me well over he years.

WTF? Bottled Water- Bullshit!

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:43:00 +0000

Think bottled water is bottled at the sources like Alaska or Yosemite? Well Penn & Teller take their show "Bullshit" to the level of the Bottled water- showing how bottled water is just a Madison Avenue gimmick.
I understand that there is a need for bottled water, people traveling through the desert- maybe. Of course If I am going through a desert on a horse with no name I choose to take a water jug, but that's just me and how I roll.
Bottled Water?- pretty much it's all BULLSHIT!

Fake Plastic Fish has a great interview with Jackson Browne and some great links to you tube on Bottled water

100 Mile Challenge- Planet Green Style

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:07:00 +0000

Have you been watching "The 100 Mile Challenge" on Planet Green? Now this is what reality TV should be. Bascially, The good citizens of Mission B.C. have taken on a 100 mile food challenge, started by James MacKinnon and Alisa Smith, who write on their experiences doing the 100 food mile challenge themselves for one year on a blog and a book. Their book "Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Robust Year of Eating Locally" Is available now.
The show is enjoyable. You see the fails. The successes, the "cheats". Done in a great documentary reality style. I have only seen the first two episodes and I must say that I am hooked. And let me tell you, they mean 100 local miles for everything, oil, wheat (which includes flour) vinegar- even salt and pepper (I was laughing at the St. Cyr familie's quest for salt- they ended up going to the beach and boiling down Ocean Water!And I was equally amazed- (it worked!) That and the search for flour or wheat.
This show makes you question- What's In Your Pantry?
It is amazing to see what folks will do when based with a big challenge. And these folks are doing it for themselves- no money or prizes! I would give this show 4 green thumbs

Arf...I mean Arrgggh!!!

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:30:00 +0000

No Romeo is not trying to horn in on Blitzkrieg's Pirate Dog action... Romeo is trying on his new Pirate Shirt today. Aye Matey- he be a pirate dog. All for Halloween and The Day of the dead festival at the BIAS. I just need to teach him to say Ahrrrgh instead of Arf.

Soap Stands and Homemade Dog Food- The Weekly Challenge Update

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:59:00 +0000

Sharon's Independence Days Challenge- Year two, week 26
1. Plant something: Started some sprouts in my fancy new fangled sprouter
2. Harvest something: Carrots, Tomatoes, Kale, Chard, Acorn Squash, Summer squash, Onions, Beets
3. Preserve something: Froze the homemade dog food I made Romeo; Processing pumpkins, saving seeds for roasting and growing
4. Reduce Waste (recycle, reuse, reduce, repair or compost something) -Reused and brought out of retirement an old 1 cup coffee brewer instead of buying a new brewer at work;
5. Preparation and Storage: Made some homemade Dog Food for Romeo and froze it, Bought some Mason Jars at the thrift store; Working on cleaning out the freezer in the garage in prep for the new one; Cooked potato sausages, boiled the game hens to make dog/cat food, roasted turkey thigh!
6. Build Community Food Systems: Took 5 pounds of tomatoes that I was ripening from the community garden to the food bank
7. Eat the Food (cook or eat something new): Roasted Carrots, Beets and onions, Veggie Soup: Made some bean burritos with shredded Chard and onions on them,

Melinda’s Growing Challenge: Nothing new to report - except processing pumpkins and saving some of the seeds

Meat Free Mondays: At a muffin and coffee for Breakfast. Soup and salad for lunch. Bean burritos for dinner

Ditch The Disposables -This weeks DTD FAILS: I got some soup at work cafeteria, as I had a Gift chip from there, and used a plastic soup spoon. That and the Styrofoam bowl. But got right back up on the horse again. I forgot Muggsly when I went for a coffee- Couldn’t drink coffee there, so they made it in a paper cup, I didn’t put a lid on it and took the cup home for reuse (I use the cups in my vertical garden and for seed starting)

Buy Hand challenge: Made a Soap pedestal for my mom

Buy Hand Challenge: A Soap Stand for Mom

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:46:00 +0000

I saw a soap stand on Ikea Hacker- made from a heavy candle stick and a pie plate- Not wanting to ruin the Buy Hand Challenge buy buying new or wasting what could be a perfectly good Pie Tin (In hopes of pie for later) I started scavenging the thrift store up the street- Here is what I came up with: I found a great small round metal platter and a brass candle stick. I simply super glued the candle stick to the metal platter and spray painted in my mom's bathroom colors! (Or what I perceive them to be). Next step is to find some handmade soaps for the tray. This could be a perfect gift for aunt or a friend or someone who likes baths with fancy soaps I guess.

Chard By The Yard

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:19:00 +0000

In deference to Kale For Sale, Burien should make it's motto "Chard By The Yard", For some reason unknown to me, Swiss Chard grows here very easily, as seen in these pic's from the SUBU Community garden. I know I had chard winter over last winter in my own garden, and it is the one thing I can count own growing here. Good thing I like it!

New Old coffee maker

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:37:00 +0000

I needed a new coffee maker at work. Actually wanted a hotshot. But didn't want to buy anything new. I had an old Black and Decker "Brew and Go", minus the spiffy commuter mug needed to use it. So i started to think, If i put muggsly underneath the brewing opening, and put Muggsly's cap under Muggsly- It works just great! Now hot coffee and tea! Yea! No new products or nothing! Why couldn't this have come up during the Buy Nothing Challenge??? Cool thing is every cup is fresh and hot, it has a permanent filter, and shuts off automatically when done brewing. Hat Trick! Now to clean up old Windy (my old coffee pot) and put it on free-cycle

Rob Eats dog food

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:29:00 +0000

I so miss the Natural Pet Food pantry, but they won't make the dog food and put it in my own containers. So I got my creative freak on, searched the internet and came up with this version of my own Dog stew. I used hamburger rather than chicken because I had 2 pounds of ground round in the freezer. Had tomatoes too. And yes, I added a good doggy multivitamin/mineral (Missing Link) to romeo's portion. I must admit to trying a bowl myself minus the supplement- although I maybe I should have added it to mine as well- I always wanted a shiny coat! I made enough to freeze for the rest of the week! Might have to try making my own Cat food next.

Doggy Stew- Rob's Version
2 pounds hamburger,browned
½ cup cooked brown rice
½ cup boiled mixed vegetables ( I used carrots and peas)
~~1 can of chopped tomatoes or 1 cup of chopped tomatoes~~ Red Icculus brings up a good point in comments to this post, do tomatoes cause kidney stones in pooches? I never have had a problem with my dogs (and cat for that matter) eating tomatoes. They love them! But best to ask your vet about it and make your own decision
3 to 4 Tbsp unsalted chicken broth

Stir together and serve at room temperature. A good doggy multivitamin/mineral supplement may be added for good measure. Be sure to store unused portions in a covered container in the refrigerator and discard remains after 3 days. Or just freeze and thaw.
Find more recipes for dog food at Suite 101

I am Over the TOP!

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:11:00 +0000

1.) Thank and post URL to the blog that gave the award.
Thanks to Beth and Lisa at The Salvage Studio

2.) Pass the award along to 6 brilliantly over the top blogs (blogs you love!) Alert them so they know to receive the award.

3.) Copy and paste this quiz... Change the answers, ONE word only!!

I am so sorry, but one word just is not going to happen.

1-Where is your cell phone? In my watch pocket

2- Your hair? Missing in Action

3-Your mother? Darlene or Big Nurse or Nurse Crachett

4-Your father? Elwood “Gump” Johnson

5-Your favorite food? Right now- Coq Au Vin

6-Your favorite drink? Coffee

7-Your dream last night? Did not dream last night that I remember

8-Your dream/goal? Make it to 55 and RETIRE

9-What room are you in? Office at work

10-Your hobby? Finding new uses for old stuff

11-Your fear? Not making it to 55 and not being able to retire

12-Where do you want to be in 6 years? Retired, own a little shop

13-Where were you last night? Living Room

14-Something that you aren't? Devilishly Handsome

15-Muffin? Morning Glory

16-Wish list item? A new grinder

17-Where did you grow up? Burien, Washington

18-Last thing you did? Tripped tested a dry sprinkler system

19-What are you wearing? Jeans and a t-shirt

20-Your TV? A big Flat Screen Vizio

21-Your pets? Romeo Dawg and Sammy Cat

22-Friends? Are like coins you have them for awhile and then *POOF* they’re gone

23- Your life? Pretty good dontcha know

24-Your mood? Happy

25-Missing someone? Dad

26-Vehicle? Which one? '95 Suzuki Swift, '07 Toyota Tacoma, '66 Plymouth Valiant, '79 MGB, '67 Vespa, 2001 Honda Elite

27-Something you aren't wearing? *BLUSHES*

28-Your favorite store? IKEA, REI

29-Favorite color? RED

30-When was the last time you laughed? A few minutes ago, having a smoke break

31-Last time you cried? Crap- I dunno- probably my cousin Dwight’s Funeral last month

32-Your best friend? Martin

33-One place you go to over and over? BIAS, Burien

34-One person who emails you regularly? To many to mention

35-Favorite place to eat? Hey Paison Deli

Now for the six blogs I love to visit:

The Farmer's Daughter

Cold Antler Farm

Condo Blues

Red-Icculus.com

Ikea Hacker

Fleecenik Farm

Modern Problems

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:31:00 +0000

The EPA info on running my garage reefer

Okay so I signed up for a program. Seattle City Light is going to come and take the garage reefer away. I use the reefer for the freezer- just big enough for my household. But I looked at the electric usage for my old reefer- Using the EPA calculator- it costs about $100 TO RUN IT A YEAR! or $8.13 a month

Now look at the energy info on the freezers I am looking at: one 5.0cubic foot model I am looking at cost approx. $26 a year to run( or $2.17 per month), using 240 kWh per year, the other a 7.0 CF model runs about $30 per year to run uses 277kWh of power, The only Energy Star qualified unit I can find in my range is 14.0 cubic foot model and runs $36 a year to run(or $3.00 per month, using 957 kWh of power.

Now of course the energy star model is twice the size of the other two, but do I need to freeze that much food? Then address the factor that two 7.0 cf models would run $60 a year to run, compared with $36 a year for the Energy Star model. The there is the costs of each model the small one (5.0 cf) is $158, the 7.0 cf is $198 and the 14.0 Cf model is $398.

I know someone who has the 5.0 model - my mom. She loves it. And give into the fact that a Chest freezer is more efficient than an upright (Gravity helps keep the door sealed) they are all winners, But I have to look at costs VS. capacity. If the 2 cubic foot freezer on the old reefer was just about right, albeit a bit small, then running the 14.8 cf model would be wasteful. The nice thing about the old reefer was it kept pop cold as well and held my jams and jellies. But food preservation is the main object here- and looking at my needs I think I am leaning towards the 5.0 cf model- more than big enough, doesn’t take up too much room, cheaper to run than my current situation, cheapest price. AAACK modern problems!

Harvest of Friend Blog Party

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:15:00 +0000

I joined in the Harvest of Friends blog party at the Dancing on Weathered Ground Blog which I found The Farmer's Daughter Blog.

1. What is your favorite thing to snack on while you’re blogging? Cheese and crackers
2. What is one thing you wouldn’t want to live without? My dog romeo and cat sammy - wait that’s two things- okay My pets
3. Beach, Mountains or Farm? Hmm… I like were I am at- maybe a bit more if I could buy the house next door (for the land, rent the house out)and have a total urban farm
4. What’s your least favorite chore/household duty? Yes.
5. Who do people say you remind them of? John Belushi or Tony Soprano. Don’I have a clue why.
6. Prefer parties and socializing or staying at home with the fam? I party like its 1999.
7. What’s your all time favorite movie? I am the guy who watches Chick Flicks- Steel Magnolias would probably be #1, followed by Terms of Endearment. Yes I always cry at the sad parts. Very embarrassing.
8. Do you sleep in your make up or remove it like a good girl every night? I don’t wear make up. Am a boy. Sometimes I shower before bed.
9. Do you have a hidden talent or a deep desire to learn something that you’ve never had a chance to learn? What is it? Acting. I once was very interested in it.
10. What’s one strange thing you’re really good at? Deep frying turkeys.
11. What first attracted you to your spouse? Good sense of humor. That and if they don’t laugh the first time they see me naked.
12. What is something you love to smell? Fresh baked sugar cookies. Or the smell of a pork roast cooking.
13. Tell something about you that you know irritates people. As much as I work to irritate people I am always surprised when I am successful.
14. When you have extra money (HA!) what’s the first thing you think to do with it? One word- Vegas
15. Are you a silent laugher or a loud laugher? Loud.
16. Where is your favorite place to shop? Ikea. REI
17. What’s one thing you’d do more often if you had more time? Travel
18. Are you a big spender or frugal? While I am frugal I love Vegas.
19. Who is your favorite character of all time (from a movie or book)? (Can’t be real) Hard to say- Noxema Jackson from To Wong Foo, Many Thanks, Julie Newmar (yup- old Rob wants to be a very tall, black drag queen)
20. Would you want to be famous? Sure, why not. If in this world Emeril can be famous, why not I?

Good Day in the Garden

robj98168@yahoo.com (Robj98168) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:01:00 +0000

Had a good day today- harvested some Hungarian wax peppers some carrots,some kale, a couple of golden bell peppers, beets, acorn squash and two of the puniest watermelons you ever saw

The frame of one of my fall covers

Fall cover bagged- this is one of the large bags I had planned to use on the canopy frame for a roof- but wasn't large enough

The canopy frame- anyone have any suggestions let me know~!

Told you the melons were puny, but i got melons this year! Just don't plant them to close to the apples- don't want them to get a complex!