And August arrived fast! And me with it > YES! 

Did do my 40th fill up on the Traverse a few days ago. The figures on mileage climb fast when going down to one vehicle instead of 4 just a short 1.5 years ago.  And 11,202 my miles show's it's being used daily to the turn of about 60 miles per day average. Other facts the spreadsheet I keep on it show  2.14 to 2.70 for a gallon of gas at same gas station.  21.6 GPM on totally miles per gallon average.  515.7 gallons of gas with a total cost of 1,363.09 dollars 

Did finish the concrete brick making project and used the last 2.5 80lbs sack of quickcrete to add to the little back entry to the Wife's Sewing room.  Next is to pressure wash and paint it. 

Then was a transplant of my onion patch in the old wheel borrow body that getting pretty bad on the bottom. There was so many grass roots that when attempting to pull grass the whole bed was lifting. So, time for a redo on that dude. Pulled all the green onion plants and put them in a bucket of water. Put the whole root infested bed in the trash and 2 bags of garden soil later, the onions have a new home. 

Only other things of interest for me last month was a Trip to New Orleans to bring a bunk bed to Tysen and a Great Visit with just Me, Brenda and Him. Loved it.  Great dinner at a little resturant and Da Wife paid. YES! 

Went there on I-10 and back on US 90 for different views. Lot's of memories from the days I traveled those roads weekly for years. 

Next was getting Sis In Law door bell situation working and luck has it that it was just a battery change on all of it. She was thinking of getting an electrician to look at it and I told her I was free.  ha ha ha ha. 

Had a discussion about it when we went to our Sunday Dinner at Green's Restaurant where the food is GREAT!  Pic of Dee and Bren not knowing I'm taking a pic of them coming to the wagon. 

 Only other things happening in the last month is grass cutting about every 4 days, Weed eating about every 1.5 weeks.  Getting garden bed ready for Da Wife to plant beans. Which is a done deal. 

So, let us see what the rest of August gonna bring out way. ;-) 

 Wow! Over a Month since the last post!  

So, let see what amazing things happened in my life  this month. 

Foremost was Holly Da Daughter turning 48 yrs old and one of her friends massage me to send a flower arrangement to my house and surprise Holly with it. So , that did happen with Dee and Brenda present. 

And Dee and Brenda talking while the flower arrangement for Holly just waiting for her to show. 

And it came time for an oil/filter change on the Wagon at a bit over 4000 miles.  Oil life was showing 50%.  So  Mobil 1  10W30 and filter went in.  

Want to check the air condition pressure next but such a pain to get to the Low Pressure port. So, Hmmm! 

Last figures on my ride for the last fill up  (Jul 4) was 8888 miles since getting the car in Feb21. 

$1,076.22 dollars in gas

And 21.6 miles per gallon overall. 

Did get a rubber mat for the back space and it sat out in the sun and garage for 2 weeks to let the new smell deteriorate before putting it in.  

Next is my many trips by the new school being 

built on the South side of town off LA 26. 

The 1st pic was from June 2, 2021

And this one from the 23rd of June. Getting that white side up. And you can see traces of the red covering that was first put up. 

Then there was the concrete block making for the wife to put around her plants. My sis in law gave me 8  80LP bags of ready mix to deal with so. After 6 bags we have done all the small version of those she wants. 

The finished product drying  in the sun. 

And the mold with concrete drying. 

And where they are ending up!!!!!!!!!!

Till the next! 

29May21 and the Yard

 Well, 1st thing on the menu was our son Tysen reaching his 52ed Birthday. Could really do it right due to him being in New Orleans and the rest of the family here in Jennings.  So sent him a Happy Birthday picture. 

Next things was the normal , everyday pert near removal of bugs off the Wagon. They really show up on that white. 

Then, there is the yard plants and trees.  Still gonna have to do some more trimming on the hard hit Grapefruit tree. But DA Boss did some flower planting to make it look better. ;-) 

Then, there is the STUMP from an oak tree we had cut down in about 10 years ago and I was gonna make something from the stump. Even bought a chain saw that never got used. So, Boss Lade decided to do something with it this year. 

And Figs?  Oh yes! Many.  The tree is looking very good. 

 And yes in the garden plots.  Tomatoes  (3 kinds ) , cucumber and bell peppers. 

And with the family in New Orleans, I'm having a very quiet time at home.  ;-) 

Hello May Trip to Cameron

 What's new lately? Nada. 

Still putting gas and miles on the Traverse and still learning the info system. 

Do think I'll finish cutting the dead branches off the grapefruit tree in the front yard.  The ones with sprouts stay, the rest go. 

Did finally get a run down to Cameron and Holly Beach. Can call them Camper cities now. But some have rebuilt for sure. 

As I was on top of the IC bridge on 27 South

And a grounded shrimp boat still there since the storms. 

The path to the gulf

Coming in for a landing at the Aux Ferry at Cameron headed West. 

And Holly Beach still stands. ;-) But lots of campers thoughout the place. 

Major plant near Hackberry. 

First 10 Days of April 2021

 

Wow! Time flies! Life happens! Sitting in my room at 03:20 on this 11th day of April and pondering on the 1ast 10 days. 

Watching the fruit trees come back to life after the freeze we had a month back has been eye opening. Seems the old Grapefruit tree in the front yard really took it hard and many brand new sprouts happening on it. As it progresses, I'll have to see what else needs to come off of it. 

Then there's the new Satsuma tree. I've done trimmed all the dead branches ( twigs ) off it and left the sprouts. Since the pic taken have trimmed off the far left branch also. 

The Kumquat tree! Still old dried up fruit on it but just gonna let them fall off as it would in the wild. 

The fig tree! Wow! It did get effected by the freeze at all and very full of leaves. Did have two little figs on it a few weeks ago but they fell off. 

Then the garden plots that the wife is taking care of mostly. 

Then the return of Sis In Law Dee to her now home here in town. And the WELCOME HOME DEE events put on by my daughter.  Pic is Brenda, Dee and Holly. 

And the follow up to DI's for a Family Get together.  With Ty , Holly and Dee. 

 

Now, hopefully life returns to normal and Dee get's to settle into her new life here with her sister's and brother's. LOL AND ME! 

Had forgot about this entry till wanting to update on the 1st day of May. Sheesh. 

End of March 2021

 Wow! Another month almost history. 

Keep adding miles to the Traverse to the tune of over 50 miles a day average. But, kicked that up a few days ago with a 170 plus mile journey along the coast checking out what was left after the two hurricanes came to visit and destruct. 

Did finally get hitch carrier in a built but package was in bad shape and all the little screws and nut loose and some missing in the torn box from Harbor Freight. Did have to enlarge the hole for the hitch pin as the one on the carrier was not in line. But, got it so can use when needed and not have to tow my trailer. 

As can see by my gas log for the Traverse, the gas prices slowing rising. 3 of these fill ups were non ethanol which is a bit higher then ethanol gas. 

And did make a couple batches of wine. Grapefruit juice from my tree. And Kumquat from my tree also.  Toned down the grapefruit and it came out at about 5% ABV but the Kumquat was wow at 18% BVA.  So, in good shape for wine at present. 

Then decided on a journey to LA 27 and LA 82 down South  of us. Where the Strom damage was unreal. But neat scenery on the way down with the rice fields starting to show green. 

Love these uncrowded back roads. 

The green rice starting to show. 

Finally learned about this flower in the center. Milk Thistle and this one of a big family of them. 

And some more green poking through the rice fields. 

And the cows staring at me as I go by their pastures. 

Then the sad part of what was once Creole , La. Nothing left there. 

And what was left standing was destroyed big time. 

This brings us to the last day of March and one year older for me. Sheesh. But did have fun at Tee Bob's in Lake Arthur as coming back from my round about trip. 

So, as April is a day away. We'll close off this month. 

Go Away Cold Stuff

 Well, did get out taste of winter for sure. Some of that white ness did get all over everything outside. 

So glad it only lasted a week or so and did stay close to the heater.  Did lose power and one broken faucet. So, did shut the water off at the main and go get connections to fix. And really glad for having gas heaters and stove in the house. 

But, hopefully , that's history for the year. My old body do not like the cold for sure. 

Been really learning the infotainment system and dash DIC on the Traverse. Still , once in awhile the wife will hit a button and we have to pull over on the road and get it figured out. Do have the door unlock/lock system as I want it so that's a good thing. But, still learning the electronic a bit more everytime I go for a ride. 

And 1500 miles already since the 2nd of Feb. And so far on the fill ups  20 to 22 mpg all around driving. 

And , did get the hitch installed and wiring done. Just incase it's needed. Did get a cover for the back to keep stuff off the carpet. Also

Still kinda of strange not seeing Da Truck out there when coming out of the house. As it lost it's place in the garage to the Corvettes 5 years ago. 

Have been a little busy helping Sis In Law get situated in Jennings and that's been fun. So glad she's relocating here to be with her 2 sisters and 2 brothers. 

So, onwards in March 2021 and see what the rest of the month brings. ;-)