Yuk! A dreary overcast 68F overcast morning greeted me as I went outside to check my world about me. The sound of vehicles on Cutting and about the hood. The sound of a trash truck in the distance picking up trash containers. Hmmmmmm.

Back to my room while coffee finishes brewing. '

Thinking about what Winds will come my way this fine day to be alive again.

Did have a sink light problem this morn. But after getting the cover off and rotating the lights , all good.

Now we sitting in my room chillin'.

 

 

And for Brenda da Wife! After an afternoon of getting through admissions at the Crowley hospital, the day has come for her shoulder replacement. Needs to be at the hospital for 05:30 today, the 8^th day of December.

1^st time yesterday setting a clock in a long time to make sure up at 04:30. Normally up way before that but sometimes drift off back to sleep. ;=) 

Thanks for all the well wishes

.Da bride doing well since this mornings surgery. Sladed to go home tomorrow.

 

 

Got to the hospital about 6am and up to the room. All lights off. But da Brenda wide awake.

Great doctor and staff visits. Great breakfast and got her in the chair.

All good.

Got to the hospital about 6am and up to the room. All lights off. But da Brenda wide awake.

Great doctor and staff visits. Great breakfast and got her in the chair.

All good. 

Sucks when both our phones quit working. Brenda's was me hitting a wrong button as I don't know that phone at all. Mine was an on going problem with being able to do most anything but recieve or call out. Been having problems with that phone for over a year now. So 850 bucks later not worried about it now. Ha ha ha.

The new Galaxy 22 in the charge mode then I'll put the phone numbers I want back in it. LOL only about 20 numbers. Then the notes.

No big pain meds for Bren this weekend . Drug stores out of the one send a subscription to WallMart for the next few days. Hmmmmmm. Hope my old toothache meds give her a bit of relief.

So onwards with this day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And gonna put my weed eater to work for a bit.

 

 

Since getting home it’s been Therapy for Brenda 3 times weekly. Coming along fine and love the gals doing the work on getting her back in shape. Light exercises on the arm and more on the rest of the body.

 

 

Then the visit to Dr Hollands office 10 days after surgury and the patch off , Staples out. A light set of bandaids that should fall off in the next couple weeks.

 

 

 

 

Other than taking care of my gal though these days or recovery, doing more things around the home she can’t do for now. Plus what I normally do. ;-)

 

Great Xmas Day with the Sis in Law at her home. Daughter’s s family all there also. Gumbo and several other sides made the dinner great. Did wash dished for her for something to do while they were gossiping at the table. ;-)

 

Home, A ride about for Da Bride and that brings us to today.

 

 

 

 

Other than taking care of my gal though these days or recovery, doing more things around the home she can’t do for now. Plus what I normally do. ;-)

 

Great Xmas Day with the Sis in Law at her home. Daughter’s s family all there also. Gumbo and several other sides made the dinner great. Did wash dished for her for something to do while they were gossiping at the table. ;-)

 

Home, A ride about for Da Bride and that brings us to today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then the visit to Dr Hollands office 10 days after surgury and the patch off , Staples out. A light set of bandaids that should fall off in the next couple weeks.

 

 

 

 

Other than taking care of my gal though these days or recovery, doing more things around the home she can’t do for now. Plus what I normally do. ;-)

 

Great Xmas Day with the Sis in Law at her home. Daughter’s s family all there also. Gumbo and several other sides made the dinner great. Did wash dished for her for something to do while they were gossiping at the table. ;-)

 

Home, A ride about for Da Bride and that brings us to today.

 

This gal has been my main concern for the last few months. Finally , the shoulder replacement a done deal with Dr Holland from Jennings. 

We were not really happy with the doc from Lake Charles so wanted a 2nd opinion with a Dr I knew from past experience with my shoulder injury years ago. 

He had x rays done and explained everything about the injury and the probably limits if no surgery. So done deal,  Lets have it done. 05:30 be at the hospital to get started. Operation was done in Crowley where we stayed for 2 days.  Love the staff taking care of her. 

Home at about 2 PM Friday. A visit to the sisters and check on Ella whom had hip replacement done a week ago.  Hmmmmmm 2 sisters with major body reworkings in the last few weeks. Hmmmm. 

Next for me was finding the dead mouse smelling up the garage.  Did find it stuck to a mouse pad  so in the trash and clean up the area.  Some of the food the wife had up in the garage had attracted them and they ate through some packs of spaghetti.  Oh well, live and learn. 

Other than that, tending to the wife's flower beds as that out of her doing for a while yet.  Plus gives me something to do besides sit at this computer. 

Then a phone problem yesterday morning when we needed to use them sent me to ATT to get them to straighten out her phone. And see what's wrong with my phone > Again .  That thing works when it wants to for phone calls but did text okay. 

So $860.00 later I have a new phone that works. And after about 4 hours learning it and putting what phone numbers in it I need.  We good. Samsun S22 is the new phone, The S12 in the drawer if needed. 

A meeting with Home Health yesterday afternoon set up future therapy sessions. Starting Monday at home. So we carry on from there. 

And that catches us up for now.   

 

 

 Wow is all I can say about the last month. 

Ella at Dee's sink.  And the good news is she did get the hip replacement finally done last Wednesday in Lafayette. She did call me Thursday afternoon to let me know how things go. Already 3 therapies. And hopefully back to Dee's in a few days. 

Then there's my wife, Brenda. And her injuries to shoulder and foot. 

Still with the dizzy spells. The foot slowing getting better. The shoulder is the main problem. After 3 visits to the Doctor in Lake Charles, he's saying operation for shoulder replacement. So told him we'll give it another month. 

So back to town and a discussion about a back up opinion with Dr Holland here in town.  1st appointment was cancelled due to him being stuck in surgery. So, a back up appointment set for the 6th > Tuesday. He's the doctor that got my shoulder back working but was not near as bad as Brenda's.  And if gonna have to be replaced, rather do it in Jennings. 

Other than that for the last month, not a lot different going on in my life.  

Did decide to go a different way on next years garden. Back to the ground for sure. 

Did give all the drums and braces for them to my Niece near Welch

So this set up is gone for sure. 

And 2 of these are what's happening for next spring. Which are 4 X 12 feet.  Still have to buy dirt for the other one. 

Other than that, new tires installed on Brenda's Nissan Rouge and really changed the ride. Had the work done at Walmart here in town as the discount for a former worker covers the taxes. ;-) 

And the last thing is a new computer for me , an HP from Best Buy in Lake Charles and we still learning on it. Pretty much have it going my way , or me, it's way at present. And way faster than the older Dell. 

And Da Brenda a new laptop from Walmart here in town as my old laptop I use to use in my travels is about 15 years old and so very slow. So, been another learning experience getting that set up for her.  Now, is teaching her to use it. 

And besides a couple batches of wine being made and bottled in the last month or so.  Rasin and Fig, not a lot going on. 

So, till the next. 

 

 And October going by pretty fast and sure has changed my normal activities of visiting friends here and there for a bit in the afternoons. Don't want to leave the wife along for very long as she still in trouble with shoulder and foot also. 

The foot had been have a bruise in the arch and a little swelling but with all the other problems, put on the back burner. Finally address that this week and yes, more broken stuff. The middle bone near the center of the arch. So , got her a boot to wear bet she's not agreeing with it most times. Ditto with her sling. Oh well. We'll find out next Friday on the Doc visit in LD town if the should joint gonna have to be replaced. 

Started the project to line the South side of the house with wind blockers also. Got the last 5 pieces of old metal roofing cut and ready for painting and drilling rod holes. 

The sister in law > Ella <  will be having a hip replacement after a couple months of trying to avoid it which just made the joint worst and the pain terrible. 

Did cut my grass last Tuesday for the heck of it. And Dee's yesterday mainly just to run the lawn mower.  Bought back the little unit I had gave her as it would not start. Took all the old gas out of it and put fresh gas and bingo , runs good. Then cleaned it as that had not been done since I gave it to her over a year ago. 

Started using the wife's Nissan Rouge more so it just don't sit there not being used and go bad. LOL also giving my Traverse Wagon a break from everyday rolling some where's. 

 Whew! Been a hell of a ride the last week for sure.  Sunday, while I was out on my morning walk, da Wife dizzed out and fell in the bathtub. Got home and found her in bed in pain. Bruises and separated shoulder was the outcome. 

Put her in the hospital Monday afternoon after seeing her color the next day and blood pressure not coming up and stool way too dark. They went to work on the body rather than the shoulder. Daughter and I swapping out time with her at all times. Thier bed sucks. ha ha ha ha. 

So, her location from Monday afternoon till Thursday morning. 

Stomach ulcers, intestinal bleeding, very low BP.  88/40 was the last I had taken. Much meds, 2 units of blood, stomach scans and others also, color and BP back to normal. So, after 4 days, way better and appointment in Lake Charles Thursday morning for shoulder work. 

Can't thank the staff at the Jennings Hospital enough for the care and attention and friendliness they showed us.  

Picked up my Niece , Trisha Taylor Manual in Welch on the way to LC and was great cause she knew where we was headed precisely. Memorial Hospital. 

Verdict was bad separation of the left shoulder joint. Showed us pictures and got a good sling to support it when on her feet. Keeping it on her keeping me busy. LOL!  Back to see them in two weeks to check on healing > OR < shoulder replacement.  

Besides that, Determined that the horizonal raise garden was a bust this year.  Was told needed to build a cover to keep the sun heat under control.  Hmmmmm.  But, with the pain of weed eating every week around all that stuff. And the very low output from the plants that didn't live long.  I decided to go back to the ground next year next to North end of the shop and garage. So, project this winter is moving the soil, setting up the borders and getting rid of the split drums. 

And the pressure washer is running right after adding Techron and lots of running. Teach me to let it set a long time without use. And I do run the generator once a month for 30 minutes to an hour to keep it  in shape. Four little gas engines to keep happy. Generator, Pressure washer and two Lawn mowers. 

 

 This month has really flown by. But not a lot of new stuff happening on this end. 

Did make a few gallons of Fig wine. Then decided to add peanut butter extract to a couple bottles. A different extract than the last time and even putting a bit on yur finger , didn't taste the P'nut butter. So added more and after it set a few days.  WOW! Too much flavor. Oh well, live and learn. 

For sure not going to do that with this batch of grape wine I'm doing now. Check it yesterday and it's at about 12.2 ABV and still bubbling when the temperature gets to about 70F in the shop. 

Then , decided to redo the wind blockers for the house for the winter winds and temperatures. Had a stack of old roofing metal. So let's see what we can come up with.  Made a couple cuts and drilled holes for the rods to hold them in place. 

Next was pressure washing  them and painting. 

The rods came from the little frames you see holding flowers at the graveyard. They just get thrown away by the maintenance crews so I gathered, cut and bent them. 

And, all the metal sheets painted and ready to install. Before the 1st cold front for sure. 

Oh, did take a ride be the new Drilling Rig being rebuilt since the hurricanes took out the old one.  Really coming along nice. 

All this located at the I 10 Park. 

So, onwards with this month of October and see what life brings and smile with it. 

 

 And the 21st day of August arrives and so great that I'm here to greet it , or, it greet me. ;)  And looks like  we are getting into the afternoon thunderstorm patterns. And the grass just loves that causing me to get the weed eater, Craftsman walk behind and the ZTR Hustler out about every 5 days, And do Sis in Law's yard also. 

Two things got redone this month. The old BB Gun and the old Work Table. Built the table in about '84 or so from a discarded drilling rig mud pump water recirculation container. The BB gun probably about the same age or older. Did have the table all blue but the paint I  used,  house paint, let the old rust bleed though so a can of green enamel stopped that. 

And Rice harvest going full blast with most done now and some fields already showing growth of the 2nd crop.  Did pass several fields in the past month with much work of the harvest happening. 

These pictures are from Sunday a week ago on LA 14 West of Lake Arthur. 

Did run into a little problem with the Hustler Dash ZTR a few weeks ago. A clicking in the front wheels. So , pulled the wheels and wow, bearings on the outside of both front wheels bad. So, changed them. And quit getting in tight places putting a lot of stress on them in the future. ;-) 

The outside right front come apart when getting it out. Sigh!  

The Hustler Dast and the trailer that hauls it to Dee's for grass cutting about every 5 days lately. 

Loaded and ready to go do Dee's yard about 6 blocks away. 

And the old wooden derrick at the I 10 Gas / Oil / Gator park being rebuilt after it went down from the hurricanes 2 years ago. But, much more solid this time. Lot's more metal support. 

Of course , the new Jennings Elementary School opened up last week. Was gonna go see the inside but way too many people there for my liking so just drove by. 

 

 Wow! Just had a friend remind me " Blog Time"! Over a month since last post! Yikes. 

But, been a pretty chilled month for sure. 

For one thing. July usually means the figs are ripe. I  probably did about 10 gallon bags before they quit. 

I generally just picked a gallon at a time as that was enuff to clean and package at a time. ha ha h a

Also, the Dew berries finally played out but had about 6 gallons of those picked , Plus the amount friends picked. Had a problem with the first batch of wine I was gonna may. Not sure what I did but for sure did something different like hurring the chemicals I use which cause a big froth . So , that went to the trash and I started over paying attention this time. LOL 

And besides that , really getting use from the new Hustler Dash 34" lawnmower. Cutting my and sis in law Dee's yard. 

The Dew Berry in the 3 gallon bucket just bubbling away. For about 4 days was doing a set of bubbles every 3 seconds and after a couple weeks down to a set about every 30 seconds to time to  transfer it  to the 3 gal jug. 

And a week later in 1.5 liter bottles for a week then .75 liter bottles. Came out really well according to my taste test friends. 

Well all know I  walk the graveyard lots and the city has been doing lots of work out there to clean the gully that serves as drainage for the area.  I even use it as a new walkway at times. 

Looking East

Looking West. 

And now ,  Rice harvest is the happing things with thee farmers. Been seeing golden fields of grain for a few weeks now and last week saw the 1st cutting happening around here.  Much more sites later during the week. 

This field was off the service road between Roanoke and Welch. 

This cutting was happening West or Roanoke last week, 1st I saw in my roaming's. 

A cropped image to see all the great herons getting their food. 

Then moving to what's happening with the gardening.  

After production stopped,  cleared all the dead vines and kept the new ones for next season. 

The watermelon seeds I planted a few months ago and still not the 1st sign of a little melon so cleared this  out a few days ago. 

Then there is the new school being built and open house the 6th of next month I've been advised. Passing by  last week they were painting the guide lines for traffic . 

That about catches me up for the last month on happenings. Of course with a final message of life! ;