Our youngest dog, Jo, had a birthday this past week; she is now 4 years old. Here she is with her birthday present, Mr. Snake.
Jo on her 4th birthday
That snake is kind of disturbing to me in some ways, but Jo seems to really like it. I have added a new photo gallery named Dogs to my Galleries page. It features photos of Blondie, Bru, and Jo from puppyhood to now.
Weather has been really strange. The snow we were expecting last week never materialized, although higher elevations received plenty. More snow is in the forecast but we won’t get much, perhaps an inch all told, but right now it is pretty nice for the 1st of March.
In fact, I started a fire in the fire pit this morning and enjoyed a cup of tea in front of it.
Tea by fire pit…nice way to start the day
Fire is just about the right size for a chilly morning
In other miscellaneous notes, we finished moving stuff from the old wicker sideboard into the new sideboard/dresser I mentioned in my last post. (Took a few minutes to throw out some dated items – who knew that junk was even in there…) The wicker unit is now awaiting disposal; every spring the town brings in a large dumpster for clean-up days and the old sideboard will be put in it.
I wired up my old Bose 301 speakers in the garage, and they sound good. The mounts I fabricated are pretty dismal but they work OK.
Garage speaker mounts are suspended from ceiling
Getting the wires run from the amplifier to the speakers was the worst part of the job as I had to crawl along the rafters way out to the walls to get the wires in the right place. It was great having music going while I did my weekly auto check (oil levels, washer fluid, coolant, tire pressure) on both the Honda and the F-150, well worth the effort.
The well permit came from the state, so once the snow clears we can get started on getting a well drilled. This should happen late April or early May if the weather cooperates. Every property development direction is dependent on the depth and production of the well.
I bought new batteries for the RV. Cabellas had them on sale at 25% off, saving $50.00 per battery. (The RV takes two.) These are high-end batteries of the AGM type. Sealed, no maintenance needed, vibration resistant and designed for continuous duty rather than just starting power. I hope they do a good job as I was getting tired of getting up in the middle of cold nights to start the generator needed to keep the old batteries charged and thus keep the furnace running. I’ll see how these new batteries work when we take the RV back to the lot later this spring.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Two Cents Worth:
By age, the dogs aren’t pups any more. But, Jo has the Spaniel mentality of a young pup. She probably always will.
Happy Trails.
Monday, and it appears that you have “sloppy weather” to contend with, though warm enough for a daytime melt.
Similar in southern Wisconsin, though we’re looking at freezing rain & thunder-snow — unpleasant. Still, if forecasters are correct, we may be getting back to “average” (eventually)…
Dogs — the bigger the dog, the shorter the lifespan. Jo’s still a young adult, soon approaching middle age. They come and go too quickly.
I see Bose is still manufacturing the 301, though in the “V” edition which looks a bit different.
It’s the garage — I’m thinking function vs. appearance…
i can’t believe jo is 4 already!! oh my, that went fast! true just celebrated 2!
glad to hear you’re getting all ready for some spring
i heard we had the 4th coldest february on record
we took off on vacation and while we were gone iowa went into full spring mode–melted most of the snow while we were away and came back to 60’s and 70’s for a couple days
what a nice welcome home!
hope this is a good summer–we’re tired of cold and flooding!