Lazy busy
September 20, 2006 (12:20pm)
51º F, Cloudy, NW wind 1 mph.
Good afternoon,
Guess I have been procrastinating on this for the past couple of days. Actually I have been some busy and also lazy. The temperature has been falling for the past three days or so. About 10º F each day, both low temperature and high temperature for the day. It really is starting to feel like fall, but the temperature is below normal for the past couple of days. Before that it was considerably above normal, with nearly 80º F on Sunday! Then the drop started. Sunday was supposed to be rainy and cloudy - had sun and hot! Saturday was supposed to be sunny and hot - cloudy and cool. Oh well, we seem to adapt, but does mess up some good plans!
The most frustrating thing in the recent past, was the corruption of my research file for Bible study. I had about b of it transcribed and in a form I can use - - - then it shut down and would not open correctly again. I did run through a couple of recovering programs, after Bible study, before I got one that would recollect at least part of the file. I was able to recover eight pages of the 35 or so I had finished. Not much but better than nothing. I did have the raw files, so have added them to the eight already finished pages to finish the study out. I have been working on the file since, trying to get it back in usable form again. Fortunately, the same information will also apply to the coming study, so my work is not for naught.
The result of not having and "notes" to work from yesterday, caused me to be totally unprepared almost. I can read the material, but not remember it, so have to rely on "notes" of some kind to bring it back into my head again. The process usually works well for me, as I can also bring more information and insight to the study. Most of the folks will not do any digging, but rather just remain confused. Guess I just can’t help myself to not be a teacher, even though I am not leading the study this time.
I have been working on the roof of the outhouse - in-between the rains. Since we had a rather heavy rain Sunday night, we decided to head to Green Bay on Monday this week. I needed some 2"x4" lumber for blocking, since I used up all the shorts and longs I had here. Of course I really only needed one 8 footer to complete the job! I bought four "utility" grade 2"x4" ‘s, just so I have a couple on hand for the next time I need some. These are really very rough, but since in only need pieces less than 18" long, I can work around the problems in them. In times gone by, they would really be considered firewood, but are half the price of normal lumber. They will work.
Since I have the tar paper covering the entire roof, there have not been anymore leaks. I did find out what caused the problem with the covering too. The material is made from two layers of thin plastic, with a plastic open weave "fabric" in-between. For some reason the outer layers of plastic failed between the weaving, making it more of a sieve than anything else. It would keep the pinecones from going through, but not the rain water. Will have to remember that the next time I need more - and not buy any!
Margriet has made another batch of bread Monday. This time it is a rye bread she is experimenting with. Turned out good, but didn’t fill the pans as normally. Instead of 4 big loaves, we have 4 shorties. The taste is excellent and I really don’t feel too bad eating 3 sandwiches instead of only two. Actually, come to think of it, I probably do get less bread than a normal sized loaf. It does make excellent toasted cheese sandwiches, especially with pepper-jack cheese in the filling.
Since the temperature dropped again, I am in the process of building another pot of beef soup. This time it will have noodles in it. I also am using some of the dehydrated tomatoes and mushrooms (we got a mess of them for cheap on Monday) Margriet has dehydrated. She also picked up some dehydrated "soup mix" the last time we were at the Amish store near Shawano. Looks like it is made with dehydrated onions, celery, carrots, onions, mushrooms, peppers, and like that. It was rather inexpensive, so we thought we would give it a try. Will let you know the results. Me thinks we eat pretty good around here.
Time to get a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
P.S. Boy the internet sure has been messed up today. Even the accelerator is going at about half speed. The internet has been causing us a lot of problems. Had to shut down and restart a few times. Hopefully we have it back again for the long run!
CCN
51º F, Cloudy, NW wind 1 mph.
Good afternoon,
Guess I have been procrastinating on this for the past couple of days. Actually I have been some busy and also lazy. The temperature has been falling for the past three days or so. About 10º F each day, both low temperature and high temperature for the day. It really is starting to feel like fall, but the temperature is below normal for the past couple of days. Before that it was considerably above normal, with nearly 80º F on Sunday! Then the drop started. Sunday was supposed to be rainy and cloudy - had sun and hot! Saturday was supposed to be sunny and hot - cloudy and cool. Oh well, we seem to adapt, but does mess up some good plans!
The most frustrating thing in the recent past, was the corruption of my research file for Bible study. I had about b of it transcribed and in a form I can use - - - then it shut down and would not open correctly again. I did run through a couple of recovering programs, after Bible study, before I got one that would recollect at least part of the file. I was able to recover eight pages of the 35 or so I had finished. Not much but better than nothing. I did have the raw files, so have added them to the eight already finished pages to finish the study out. I have been working on the file since, trying to get it back in usable form again. Fortunately, the same information will also apply to the coming study, so my work is not for naught.
The result of not having and "notes" to work from yesterday, caused me to be totally unprepared almost. I can read the material, but not remember it, so have to rely on "notes" of some kind to bring it back into my head again. The process usually works well for me, as I can also bring more information and insight to the study. Most of the folks will not do any digging, but rather just remain confused. Guess I just can’t help myself to not be a teacher, even though I am not leading the study this time.
I have been working on the roof of the outhouse - in-between the rains. Since we had a rather heavy rain Sunday night, we decided to head to Green Bay on Monday this week. I needed some 2"x4" lumber for blocking, since I used up all the shorts and longs I had here. Of course I really only needed one 8 footer to complete the job! I bought four "utility" grade 2"x4" ‘s, just so I have a couple on hand for the next time I need some. These are really very rough, but since in only need pieces less than 18" long, I can work around the problems in them. In times gone by, they would really be considered firewood, but are half the price of normal lumber. They will work.
Since I have the tar paper covering the entire roof, there have not been anymore leaks. I did find out what caused the problem with the covering too. The material is made from two layers of thin plastic, with a plastic open weave "fabric" in-between. For some reason the outer layers of plastic failed between the weaving, making it more of a sieve than anything else. It would keep the pinecones from going through, but not the rain water. Will have to remember that the next time I need more - and not buy any!
Margriet has made another batch of bread Monday. This time it is a rye bread she is experimenting with. Turned out good, but didn’t fill the pans as normally. Instead of 4 big loaves, we have 4 shorties. The taste is excellent and I really don’t feel too bad eating 3 sandwiches instead of only two. Actually, come to think of it, I probably do get less bread than a normal sized loaf. It does make excellent toasted cheese sandwiches, especially with pepper-jack cheese in the filling.
Since the temperature dropped again, I am in the process of building another pot of beef soup. This time it will have noodles in it. I also am using some of the dehydrated tomatoes and mushrooms (we got a mess of them for cheap on Monday) Margriet has dehydrated. She also picked up some dehydrated "soup mix" the last time we were at the Amish store near Shawano. Looks like it is made with dehydrated onions, celery, carrots, onions, mushrooms, peppers, and like that. It was rather inexpensive, so we thought we would give it a try. Will let you know the results. Me thinks we eat pretty good around here.
Time to get a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
P.S. Boy the internet sure has been messed up today. Even the accelerator is going at about half speed. The internet has been causing us a lot of problems. Had to shut down and restart a few times. Hopefully we have it back again for the long run!
CCN
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