We were off to buy a new lawnmower today. My old Craftsman finally gave up the ghost last year and the mowers Jeff's sister gave us kept breaking down (that's why she got rid of them?). [About one, an ace mechanic said to never bring that **** machine back to him again! He rebuilt the motor a couple of times but it still won't keep running. He doesn't know what she did to it.] Her 2nd machine has the blade bent so bad everything is jammed. And both those machines are Cub Cadets and less than 2 years old. My Craftsman's was the cheapest one Sears' had and is at least 10 years old. Jeff's been checking Lowe's and Tractor Supply for awhile now so we just have to look at what's available and see what's in our budget.
I called the oil company this morning and ordered a 100 gals of fuel oil. Price was good, only $209.00, so we'll go to Frankfort first and pay them before we shop today. Usually I just leave a check taped to the screen door and the driver takes it but Jeff isn't thrilled with that payment method, so.... I'll order another hundred gallons at the end of June and we should be good until the end of the year when the HEAP checks come out.
Jeff took a day off from working on the greenhouse Thursday and went fishing with his nephew, Tim, Jr. They spent the afternoon at Lock 18 but didn't catch a lot of fish. After supper, Jeff's brother, Tim, joined them and they fished by the Thruway Interchange in Herkimer. Again, not a lot of fish, but they're sport fishing so they are throwing back what they catch. They had a good time and that's what counts.
I had made potato salad and macaroni salad for supper and we cooked steak on the Ronco. Either they were hungry or things tasted good coz there wasn't much left over! Tim, Jr suggested making up a dish to take with them when they left to met Tim so his father didn't have to stop at McD's and that finished the steak and potato salad! So much for planning for the next day!! And I had used 5 lbs of potatoes and pound of elbow macaroni! And the last half dozen eggs.
Jeff must have talked about the greenhouse a lot because when I got home from working Saturday in the shop in Cooperstown, Tim was here again. He had come down from his house in Floyd to have Jeff go shopping with him for the parts for a greenhouse. Tim's greenhouse is going to be smaller than Jeff's, but it's his first try.
` Here's the new Huskee lawnmower 3-in-1 that we just got at Tractor Supply.
The price was really right! In fact, we had enough left over in our budget to get this Big Wheel 4-wheel wheelbarrow...only $149...at Tractor Supply that Jeff's been thinking/dreaming/drooling about. (That's the bag to
the lawnmower in it.) I think he has to make the doorways to the greenhouse wider now. We were in the Forester this morning and they both wouldn't fit so after we stopped for lunch at Belly Busters Jeff hitched-up the trailer and went back with the Outback for our major purchases.
have seasonal and themed displays from time
to time and starting today, this Crocus Shawl of
mine is part of a color
display. It's a shawl/
scarf done in Red Heart
over a coat or jacket as
a scarf or alone as a
shawl or shawlette. I like the way it worked up and won't be too terribly disappointed if it doesn't sell. I won't mind keeping it for myself!
Jeff got the lawnmower together and had it running. Now he wants me to try to start it (pull the cord) and push it around a little...but I'm not mowing any lawn today! I've got knitting to do but I better go out there and try to start it....hey, it started right up! Wasn't hard to pull at all! And because it has large back wheels, the lawnmower is easy to push. Guess I'm going to mow the lawn...just now today!
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