Thursday, March 31, 2016

tired, tea, pizza, garden, rest, ...

I have been very tired, and I have been trying to rest and get some sleep...

Seems as though I have been tired my whole life!...That's what happens when you are kin to way too many hillbillies, they won't ever leave you alone....even when I was a child I was always overly tired...now I know why...

Going to sleep with peace, quiet and comfort is something I always strive for...I like to go to my bedroom and get into my bed and just rest and sleep....I take naps during the day when I can, even if it is just while setting in a chair....

everyone needs to make time to rest and sleep! if you don't you can become very ill.

planted my garden, I purchased some Miracle Grow....it helped my flowers grow better last year...Turf builder works good for re-building your lawn grasses when you need to work on the lawn growth...I know the drought kills so much of the lawn grasses...

I made a pizza yesterday, I just used the off brand items to make it with, and I purchased a jug of Red Diamond Tea, I poured 2 teaspoons of sugar in my glass and stirred it with the spoon...oh man, that is good tea!....it is strong tea, but it is good with some sugar....I just use real sugar in my tea....I enjoy drinking tea, there are many different kinds of tea you know, but I especially enjoy a good sweet Peach tea from Sonic!.....

I spent yesterday resting and watching thunderstorm clouds build, move, and then fall...very peaceful..i was wishing for rain for the garden, but it rained elsewhere, I could see in the distance the rainfall from the clouds....

sounds that are peaceful to me--
thunderstorms 
outdoor nature
spa music
trickling water from fountains, or under the bridges, streams, creeks, rushing rivers are even peaceful

I'm going to hopefully be able to use a good pest treatment and mix it into a portable small sprayer to treat near the house for bugs, ants, spiders, roaches, fleas, beetles, ticks, scorpions...too many creepy nasty bugs since spring is here....

I know mosquitos will be laying their larva into all water very soon, so always change your pet's water bowls water daily, because the mosquitos lay their larva into the water and IF your pet ingests the larva they can die from it, the larva causes all kinds of deathly worms to grow in their bodies and it kills your pet!!!....I hate mosquitos!!!

j.

Monday, March 28, 2016

annoying morning national news shows, and others.....

Easter went well...It was very nice!

I turned on the tv this morning early to watch local weather and then I left the tv on and fell back to sleep....

Two hours later, I awoke to one of those annoying world news national news channel talk shows that warble on for several hours about stupid fashion, stupid people I don't care about who are snobs, and all kinds of garbage they talk about how "they think" you should live your life and what you need to purchase and blah blah blah....*eyeroll*

It seems as though they spend those several wasted hours of the day trying to get people to pay attention to what "they" want you to like and who they want you to watch run in a circle or on a fashion magazine!.....annoying and pathetic....I know people need work occupations and I know they have to keep the public informed of world events and all that kinda thing, BUT...do we really need to warble on for hours about unimportant crapola and then regurgitate it over and over and over for several hours...It's kind of useless, and they are repeating themselves and the stories and talk about fashion and snob people in the world...they seem to be saying: " And now If you didn't hear it the last 7 times, here we will talk about it again for you!"....waste of tv air time and money I think!...

Everybody I know complains about those morning national news talk shows and then the other morning talk shows a few hours later!...lol..You wake up in the morning half awake and then want to watch local weather, then an hour later you'll see all THAT garbage on the tv...blah blah blah....

Those kinds of shows don't appeal to all people in all areas, they just appeal to the people where they are located at in the ginormous cities....lol.....

I know many morning coffee drinkers at the coffee shops and cafes are usually bored with those tvs blaring those national new talk shows and yawning the whole time!...I have heard all about how they hate those on the tvs there at those places of business...haha!

We need local tv talk show programming to cover local businesses, events, All Animal Pet Adoptions (with the pets there at the station on the tv program), local fairs, real estate sales, fundraisers, ribbon-cuttings to businesses, campaigns, and just informative local tv programs in the mornings all of those are better to be on the tv in the morning for several hours to help your local towns, cities, and the area of the tv station to help bring awareness to things going on locally, could even help the local economy!!!...

many people in small towns are not informed about everything in their county or local city or other local small towns, and do not know about all the good things out there locally available for sport, shopping, health, medical, leisure, or just something to go see with their friends/family...everyone needs to be aware...

Every small town, and every city everywhere has a story, and has a past, and is full of many different people who have businesses, and need growth...Local news talk shows that may run for awhile would be much better to turn on your tv and see in the mornings....and they could help with good social activities, they could help get GOOD things started with groups of like-minded people...advocating, supporting, bring awareness, and making good things happen locally!....

local tv talk shows that would be available to all those living in the surrounding local counties and NOT on prepaid/cable tv only...it would be nice for these local tv talk shows to be free and for everyone to see and watch..... 

you can get the word out there to local people about many good things...

Those national news talk shows, and other talk shows on the tv are just too boring and annoying...they've got all their priorities wrong...They don't care about good things, it's all about garbage like fashion and snob people they think are important...who cares about that crap...I don't know one person who cares about that junk!...that's why I don't watch much tv...and I don't have time to either.




Friday, March 25, 2016

easter prep....deviled eggs....easter cake...

Easter is in just a few days and I am very excited!

The weather may be cool and rainy here for Easter, so IF that happens I know that people can just hide Easter eggs indoors for everyone...

Wearing your nice Easter clothing to church is proper, and it will be fun to attend church for everyone and that is something that is very Holy on Easter, is to be there at the church....many churches may have Easter egg hunting for everyone, or a noon dinner, but we have always went home after church and had Easter at my family's home... 

There are many Easter traditional preparations that my family works to create every Easter and two of them are the Easter Cake and the Deviled Eggs....

Decorating Easter Eggs-----I always loved decorating the boiled Easter eggs using the coloring/decorating kits....I like the PAAS brand..it was always cute and bright!...But any Egg Decorating or Coloring kits works just as good!....We always boiled/colored/decorated the Easter eggs early Easter morning before church and then placed them in the refrigerator, then when we got home we hid them indoors or outdoors, depending on the weather....

EASTER CAKE---It can be any cake in any form you may choose and decorate the top half of the cake with a chocolate bunny, or any Easter candy, we have garnished the cake with Peeps before and used colorful icings. or food color green some coconut for the grass on top half of the cake..it's all fun!....Any cake is fine...whatever you like!

DEVILED EGGS---Wash eggs from refrigerator, place in water in pan, Bring to a Boil, then boil twelve minutes on medium high heat....full rolling boil...After that remove eggs from pan and place in cold water in dish for ten minutes...remove shell by tapping the edge of the shell on counter and remove shell with spoon, wash under the water after removing shell and make VERY sure ALL egg shell is gone..nothing is as gross as enjoying a deviled egg and crunching on egg shell!!!..icky!..so remove all shell.....

Halve the boiled eggs right down middle and remove yellow yolks from all egg halves and place in mixing bowl, mash with fork....I use Pepper, Salt, Vinegar, and Plain Yellow Mustard mixed into the boiled yellow egg yolks....many people like mayo rather than Mustard...I like them both separately!...add these ingredients as you like....I also use small amount of Pickle Juice in mine, I like deviled eggs to be tart and pickley!...haha!

EASTER NOON MEAL---Your meal can be prepared the night before/ or early Easter morning, and refrigerated then warmed at noon after church...You can have ham with vegetables, BBQ, Grill outdoors something, fish, just whatever you want to enjoy for your meal!...

My Grandma would make deviled eggs out of the Easter eggs that we would find...They hid the Easter eggs and they were hidden only ten minutes and we gave our decorated/boiled Easter eggs to her when we found them before noon dinner and they made deviled eggs out of them, but it may be more sanitary if you just hid them in your home and did that...

TABLE DECORATING---Flowers or any Easter table top decoration placed in the middle of your Easter dinner table is traditional and a bright cheerful table top, we've always enjoyed that.....paper plates/glassware/cups, plastic, or real are all good!....I like it to be colorful, cute, and memorable....but you don't have to do all that!...lol...

EASTER BASKETS----I know many children and adults will find Easter baskets waiting on them Easter morning and that is always a lot of fun...maybe many adults will find them too!....haha!

CHURCH---Going to church Easter morning is wonderful and being with your family and inviting your friends who have nobody to spend holidays with and thinking of them as your family is always a good thing to do, invite them over to church and then maybe for Easter activities and dinner...

JESUS---Remembering that Easter is the day that Jesus had risen from the tomb is something we all need to remember, we celebrate Easter because of that wonderful event!...

have fun spending the day with others, talking, laughing and enjoying all the activities together....enjoy a meal together at noon...

j.



Thursday, March 24, 2016

other dogs-----pit bulls and chihuahuas......

Oh it is very windy outside! To the west, the sky was brown/gray/orange yesterday at sunset and it smelled smokey...then I saw on the news that a town in the Texas Panhandle had a wildfire and the smoke was going toward this way!....it made it to here, and then the dust has too....I have terrible allergies today!...Ah-Choo! pass the tissues and the allergy medicines!...*eyeroll* 

Animal abuse happens to all breeds of animals....

Two dogs breeds that I hear about a lot on local news being abused severely and hurt terribly by piece of crap idiot humans terribly hurting them would be the Pit Bulls, and the Chihuahuas....

Pit Bulls have been forced to be in nasty terribly sad dog fights by stupid loser humans! Oh it makes me cry!....and they are severely abused/ terribly hurt by these idiotic humans!!!....I have cried and cried about how terribly hurt they have been..Those people involved in dog fights all go to hell!..Terribly sick animal abusers all go to hell!...

Pit Bull dogs are very aggressive animals, and you know they need to be watched and monitored at all times, and make very sure they are always contained in your home or on your back porch...They shouldn't be near small children...they can bite them and not let go...so they need to be with people without children and without other pets, love/care about them, they are your family! and they need to be respected and treated kindly, never harass them, or upset them...they are good friends to have, but probably better if you have no children and you will respect them, and keep them contained...I cry about them! they need forever good homes...

Chihuahuas----they have also been terribly abused, starved, hurt so bad too!....I just cry all the time about how sad it is for many, many animals...they are so small and cute!...They need to be fed properly and watered, I just am very upset about all the abuse that goes on with them too, Evil nasty animal abusers have hit them, kicked them, and terribly hurt them in many ways!...I just don't understand how or why this goes on?!!...evil people on drugs I know... :(  

Chihuahuas need to be well taken care of, respected, and treated like your family, they shouldn't be harassed by anyone and they need their sleep time, many people who love/care about them like to place clothing on them, and I think it's cute, and they need a properly fit collar and the right treatments at the veterinarian.....

I know Chihuahuas are good pets to have near children, but just do not let children harass them, step on them, or terribly hurt/abuse them!...they need to be monitored when near children, because they can easily be terribly hurt....oh I cry about them!....Love and care for the Chihuahuas, as we should all pets! this is your new family!....

I cry about all of them, so I know they all need good forever homes with love and care....Give them plenty of attention and make very sure you watch them all the time, too many pets get into the streets, roads, highways and are hit by vehicles and this is very upsetting! and can be prevented by purchasing tie out cords for pets, and shelters need to keep finding good homes for all animals, so they will not be euthanized!...I cry, and I cry about this! I wish they had No-Kill Animal Shelters...we can find all of the pets good forever homes most anywhere...

always wash and sanitize their feeding/watering bowls and wash them separately outdoors with a antibacterial dish soap and water..scrub the bowls clean!..purchase an affordable scrubber that is just for the pets bowls cleaning...

I believe that most people need to have a pet, or five pets in their life!...They are a blessing to your life, They are your family!...We should always take good care of them and let them know we care about them and love them!...

They are all good pals to you, and you are family.



Julie

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

irrigation pipe / wheel move....washing vegetables / fruit from store...

Sometimes when you are a farmer you need to have water taken from other sources to water your crops that are dry, and far from a water source...

Growing up in Oklahoma, being apart of a farming family, I know all about irrigation pipe and wheel move...I know that it is a complicated process often and takes a lot of mechanical work and evaluation to get water piped in from other areas to water your crops....

I like to watch it roll across the field in the summer!... ;)

You have to have a motor that works well on the equipment and a good water well source from deep under the ground, and always make sure that your water is CLEAN and free of nastiness!.....icky! There are many types of irrigation pipes, motors, and wheel move....it is a genius invention for the many vast fields that need tending to! saves time and helps you to grow crops properly....

vast fields of crops always need a lot of work and making sure that they are free of stupid weeds that harm the crops is something you have to always treat, because they will ruin your fields, you also can use tools and walk the fields to rid them of weeds and other annoying vegetations, I have walked many rows in the peanut fields for years using tools to get rid of weeds...a lot of walking miles, and hot weather!.....

making sure crops are watered properly is always something that has to be completed...I know in many areas water may be stagnant, but it can be filtered and purified with solutions, so always use clean water to irrigate your fields/crops....

many people have taken ill because of not washing vegetables from the fields, and maybe sometimes nasty water has irrigated the crops, just awful!....Too many people have taken ill from unwashed vegetables from the fields, sometimes, animals will get into your fields/crops and poop and that will contaminate your vegetables.....lol....Plants/vegetables on the top soil need to always be cleaned and need clean fresh purified water to help them grow....underground vegetables need to be washed also...

as with everything in life, farming/agriculture always needs to be cleaned and purified to keep everyone safe from the nastiness of contamination.....

taking ill from purchasing a vegetable from a field DOES NOT need to be happening to people....foods all need to be cleaned, washed, and evaluated before they are taken to market or store..it goes on too often with vegetables from the field to the store, and people NEED to ALWAYS WASH all vegetables, fruits, and other prepackaged salads they purchase...

I always wash my fruits/vegetables, and IF I purchase a prepackaged salad or spinach no matter what kind of leafy green for salads, I make very sure I wash it all in a colander then re-package it in a plastic Ziploc bag...then place in refrigerator...even if it says pre-washed I wash it anyway!...

j.



Tuesday, March 22, 2016

wild spanish mustangs, cowboy and native american museums in okla....

There is a movie called Hidalgo that I have seen before, I watched it yesterday..I rarely watch anything on tv, only cowboy ones...And I never go to the movie theaters, or rent/purchase movies...This movie Hidalgo is my very favorite movie.....it is very inspiring! I purchased this movie because it is very good....it is based on a true real story...I like that!...It is about the plight of the Wild Spanish Mustangs, and the Native American People...very good movie!....inspiring...

It is about the Wild Spanish Mustang, and I know how difficult it is for these beautiful animals to survive in these sad times of disrespect for everything, caused by those snobby money greedy corrupt power people who care only to destroy beautiful things they don't care about...I hate those idiot money greedy snobs!....People like that care only to build grand sized business in beautiful secluded areas that these wonderful horses roam on, these lands SHOULD BE protected always so they can be there to roam wild and free always....

I have always loved the Spanish Mustang and just knowing that it is an older breed of horse is very beautiful, they are so cute and they're not bothering no one, and stupid greedy snobs wish to wipe out these beautiful animals so they can take their lands they live and survive on to build stupid businesses to benefit only their greedy selves!...makes me very angry....I have always known about the disrespect of these beautiful horses, I have seen it on the internet and on tv, greedy snobby pieces of crap always complaining about them, they need to be killed and gone, so we can take this land!!!....Oh, it makes me VERY ANGRY!....That needs to STOP....those greedy corrupt power snobs need to go!

The Wild Spanish Mustang needs to flourish and be given permanent homes on protected lands....The horse is a very important horse to Mexican people and Native American People, and people who love/care about horses, like me!....Maybe the Native American Tribes could allow them to run wild and free on their Tribal Lands to help keep the populations safe....I know they admire the Wild Spanish Mustangs too!....

Oklahoma usually has a Spanish Mustang Adoption Program and I wish to purchase many, someday when I have the extra room and extra money....Cows are expensive to run on your land as well, so that is something I look forward to hopefully attaining is many Spanish Mustangs as I could adopt and protect them....You can tame them with care and time, humanely, and you will have a lifelong pal...aww!

I think anything that is wild and free living on the lands should be protected and make very sure they cannot be killed by barbaric snobby greedy idiots!....

This horse is a small and beautiful animal, and I love the fact that it is an older breed, I admire the horse....it just makes me very sad idiots always want to eradicate them!...they need forever homes and to always be safe from evil people...like all animals should in the wild, they need to be protected! Many areas in Oklahoma have these wonderful horses, but I know that they just cannot afford the upkeep and need help with adopting them, so maybe many people wishing to adopt them could find them here in Oklahoma....

I wish that Oklahoma could have a Museum for these beautiful horses...and the lands for them to run free on...

Many museums about Cowboys, Native Americans, and horses are here in Oklahoma...I really appreciate all the museums we have here at home..

The National Cowboy And Western Heritage Museum
Comanche National Museum & Cultural Center
Museum of the Great Plains
Chisholm Trail Heritage Center--Highway 81 is the old Chisholm Trail Cattle Trail, this is about that.

American Indian Cultural Center and Museum--check out Red Earth Festival soon!

Chickasaw Cultural Center
Gilcrease Museum

those are the ones that I know of right now.

julie





Monday, March 21, 2016

clean restrooms and nicely scent rooms......

I have walked into so many businesses and been offended by how nasty they smell!....Shoo-Wee!...icky stinky restroom smell as you walk into a business....very nasty!....

If you ever have to make a stop at a gas station or other place of business to use the restroom, the toilets may be covered in nastiness, diseases, and the restrooms may not have any toilet sanitary items to cover the top of the toilet, to keep you safer and cleaner, they should always have hand sanitizer antibacterial soap dispenser, and paper towel dispensers, toilet paper dispensers, Frost brand paper toilet seat cover dispensers always cleaned and checked, refilled, Female restrooms need  to always have Female sanitary hygiene items available in a dispenser, to place coins into to purchase them ...

Public restrooms NEED to be cleaned daily with bleach, toilets need bleach in them, floors need to be mopped/clean with bleach water, and the whole restroom needs to be sanitized carefully the cleaner needs to wear gloves always.....diseases!

We should always clean our bathrooms at home like this as well, NEVER let your bathroom become nasty and unclean!, Bleach, clean, and use scented room sprays, turn on bathroom fans to keep the Shoo-Wee stink out of there!...lol...

whenever I might have to stop at a public restroom (from drinking too much water) haha!....I always cringe when I have to place toilet paper on a seat folded up to keep the seat sanitary for me!...then I look at the room and almost puke because of how nasty it all is!...*puke*.....I guess I should carry Bleach wipes with me in my purse to clean the nasty public toilets up before I have to use them!...icky! or use Lysol spray to kill the bacteria/disease/germs...

one item I like for most rooms is the Air Wick Automatic Spray Air Freshners that spray scent into bathrooms or even rooms in homes every so often, they keep things smelling better sometimes, and you have to keep those refilled/changed out when they are empty....

here are a few items/brands I like for cleaning/scenting rooms, I created a list a few days ago about items to clean with and I use those for bathroom cleaning as well...

brands I like for scenting bathrooms and other rooms are:

AIR WICK---candles, scented oil plug-ins, Freshmatic kits, wax melts & melting pots, room sprays...I enjoy them all...smell good!

LYSOL----room sprays, Disinfectant sprays, Disinfecting Wipes, Multi-purpose cleaners, hand soaps, Toilet Bowl Cleaners

GLADE---candles, scented oil plug-ins, sprays, wax melts and melting pots, automatic spray

MR. CLEAN---Magic Eraser, All in one Bathroom Cleaning Kit, Bowl Brush Cleaner and Cleaning Wand, Multi-Purpose Cleaner

SCRUBBING BUBBLES---Disinfectant, Multi Purpose Cleaner, Toilet Cleaning Gel, Fresh Brush Starter Toilet Kit, Bleach Spray, Continuous Clean Drop-ins

CLOROX---Disinfecting Wipes, regular Bleach, Disinfecting Spray, Clean-up spray, Toilet wands, Fraganzia  Multi-purpose Spray, Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Bleach & Blue, Toilet Bowl Cleaning Bleach Pour Gel any of these I have used and enjoy them.

YANKEE CANDLES---I like Yankee Candles.

SCENTSATIONALS MELTING WAX----I like the melting pots for scented wax that plug into the wall, and those are nice for bathrooms, and rooms at home.... 

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, MAINSTAYS CANDLES---The jar candles and wax melting cubes/melting pots are nice for fragrance..

ALL candles need to be made LEAD-FREE because lead is very unhealthy and very toxic....I always wish for lead-free candles...

CITRUS MAGIC--sprays and room deodorizers

FEBREZE---I like anything Febreze!

and I enjoy the off brands and lines of items as well....anything that cleans and is scented nicely is good!

j.







 

Sunday, March 20, 2016

a favorite bible verse...

" With God, ALL things are possible " Matthew 19:26

That is one of my favorite Bible verses...I have always carried a card with me in my wallet, because that verse is one that I really believe and it gives me strength and hope for the future....through upsetting times, and challenging times...

To me, I interpret that as, You cannot EVER give up on something..you cannot stop believing that there will be better outcomes to awful situations, you have to have hope because God is there at all times....Everything has hope, things can and will get better, many good things can happen!.....because of Him....you just have to believe and keep praying to Him...

Good things you think are not possible, never going to happen, can and will happen, many good things are possible with God.

julie

Saturday, March 19, 2016

socializing with others....

Human beings are not meant to be alone, I often think of how many people spend their days alone a lot and how lonely and depressed that can make you....

People should always try to be social and being social in good ways is always the right thing to do!

Many people have no family, or no friends sometimes because of upsets, illnesses, and whatever has happened they are alone...That is one of the saddest things I think is to be totally alone without anyone to talk to, talk to about how you are feeling, or to go and be social with at town with, shopping, recreational activities, road trips, celebrations...to laugh with.

Everybody needs to have someone that you can just look at one another and start laughing about something, because you already know what is so funny!....haha!...those are some of the best moments in life, so cherish those friends and family that you can just laugh all the time with!....they are wonderful! Having a good friend or family member that is trustworthy, reliable, who loves and cares about you is something we all need to find, and we need to be that kind of friend and family member who is caring, trustworthy, reliable, loving, and cares about everyone.....

when you know that someone is alone/nobody in their life, you should always reach out and be there for them!....I always say that Nobody needs to be alone!..I like having many friends and family members that love and care about me near me most all the time!...

I think you should invite people to be apart of your life when you know they are good people and you can trust them!....Inviting them over for celebrations, holidays, church services, and events that you may be going to participate in that are good, nice, and fun... Call them up! and say: "Get over here and let's go to this or that and get out of the house!" and laugh....and that can always keep loneliness and depression away!...nobody should be left all alone to be depressed!...

if you are depressed or feeling all alone, call them up and ask them if they wish to go out and go to town and laugh and have fun with you...even if it is just to go to town and purchase a Slush Puppy, slushy, or snow cone..call them up and drive to town and listen to the radio and laugh, attend a baseball/basketball/football game locally, invite them to go skating or bowling,...those can be some of the best times, simple but a lot of fun...

when you have those people in your life who are good friends and are alone, invite them to be apart of your family and have them over for all the celebrations, holidays, those events I mentioned....When I think about friends, I think about them all like family, because real true friends care about one another and when one is having a difficult time in life, you always show support for them and take the time to be there for them, listen to them, and invite them to be apart of your celebrations, go shopping for groceries or whatever, go enjoy a band, or enjoy dinner together, and invite them to attend church services with you...I always have liked to invite others to go with me to places when they are alone...and we just go laugh, have dinner, and have fun!

so many people are alone and battling terrible drug addictions, going to rehabs, battling diseases, depression, mental health issues and we should show support for them in all their upsets, try to cheer them up and let them know you are there for them and support them in becoming much better..everyone needs to know someone cares about them and loves them!

socializing with others is always a good thing to be doing, we all need to try and be there for one another and show we care as human beings that is what we need to do!..Don't let others be abandoned and alone, get out there and invite them to go have fun at all these things I have mentioned.....

Be supportive and encouraging to those facing terrible addictions, mental health issues, diseases, depressions and let them know you care! gift them a nice cheerful balloon, a sticker set/gift, a flower, and a card for encouragement and to show you care! whichever you can afford and you choose to gift them to show you care....

we should all try to be much more caring, friendly, kinder, wiser, more respectful, supportive, and learn to laugh more, I love to laugh and laughter always makes me feel better when I have a case of the sads!...lol..

Remember Birthdays, and special events in others lives...

we should be more social but in good ways, never nasty or bad socializing, NEVER let others be left all alone and depressed, just knowing that you have someone to be there for you, care about you, love you, and you'll always have somewhere to spend the previous lonely holidays/events with others and you know you are welcome to spend those days with them, that gives you hope always....and helps with depression....

just invite others, and be there for them always. no one should ever be left abandoned and alone....your life can be so much better when it has many good people there to be apart of it, you will know you have many people you can call and talk to about things, and talk to about how you feel....laugh with about things, and it is just so much better to have a life with many people there to be family with...and share life with.

julie







Friday, March 18, 2016

pie shops....

Driving through Oklahoma City recently I drove past the old pie shop Pioneer Pies....I have had a meal there and also purchased a pie there to take home, years ago...I like all of the pies...and the tin pie pans.

Baking and creating all kinds of pies during the summer after working in the fields is something that is a tradition to me because my Grandma has always baked/prepared pies for everyone at noon dinner after everyone has completed field work that day, so it has always been fun to create a pie that is good for everyone to enjoy at the dinner table!

Preparing and then taking the cooked meals to the fields at noon and driving to the field while family has been working there...something I have always enjoyed!

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I love pie shops, and I think they are very cute and a nice way to enjoy a slice of pie or two, while socializing... I like to enjoy pie with milk or tea as a refreshment after noon dinner....

there are many different kinds of pies to bake/create..here are the ones I have created and I like:

Lemon
Chocolate
Peach
Blueberry
Strawberry
Apple
Apple Crumble
Pumpkin
Pecan
Caramel
Cherry
Cherry Cheese
Coconut

Topping the pies with Meringue is something I enjoy....Creating Meringue can be especially challenging sometimes and may take practice to get it perfect!....lol.....

I place meringue onto the top of  Cherry Cheese pie, Coconut Cream Pie, Chocolate Pie, Lemon Pie....and bake the pies....

MERINGUE RECIPE:

3 Egg Whites
1/4 tsp. Cream of Tartar
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
6 Tbsp. Sugar
1/3 c. Coconut(if you like coconut)

Beat the egg whites until foamy with hand held mixer. Add next 3 ingredients. Continue beating the mixture until it forms peaks when you lift up the beaters from the mixture it will make peaks... Spread the meringue onto top of pie. Sprinkle coconut if you wish to, and BAKE at 350 degrees until lightly browned....

Being able to prepare meals, bake, and learning how to cook is something that is a tradition in my family...lol..they want me to know how to create all these great dinners/desserts.....it is just something you have got to learn properly and I have so many old recipes handed down to me from my great-grandparents...Good ol' southern cooking....lol....

I have a recipe for a Caramel Pie from my Great-Granny and it is very challenging! Melting the sugar in the pan is the worst part of the recipe!...Haha...Oh, it is a good pie to enjoy!...But that melting the sugar til brownish coloring in the old way is a challenge!....She must have used a old cast iron metal pan or something way back then!...lol...

j.










Thursday, March 17, 2016

recreational buildings....

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Wear green today!

Growing up in rural farming areas and the local small town I know how boring things can get and that many others feel the same way at times...Even the cities have boredom...everyone can become bored from time to time...and want to have a "rec hall day"....lol...

I enjoy recreational buildings or "rec halls" as they are sometimes called....Adults and children all enjoy recreational games and these are also good ways to keep people off of the streets and help to rid the days of boredom in the small towns and cities....

GAMING  rooms with gaming consoles are nice, people can compete and watch/play the many screens above on the wall..i always enjoy Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog..gaming consoles I know of are:
Wii
Nintendo
Sega
Playstation
Xbox

ARCADE MACHINES AND GAMES--- are also something I have always enjoyed, the machines stand upright and place a few tokens into the machine and you can play the arcade game of the machine...I like all the retro arcade machines/games and also the new machines/games, I enjoyed those retro machines/games in the 80's as a small child at the local cafes....I miss all that fun!..Pac-Man was always fun and challenging...

TABLETOP GAMES--I like to play these table top games I enjoy them---
Air Hockey
Foosball
Pin Ball 

OTHER games I enjoy are:
Skee Ball
Pool
Super Hoop basket ball(with mini basket balls)
Laser Tag

other challenging recreational  ideas for adults would be:
rock wall climbing
IFLY Indoor sky diving

there are so many games and recreational fun ideas for a recreational building for all ages to enjoy and they are good for the local economy and for the people of these areas for something to enjoy and have fun at, maybe help keep people off the streets and away from illegal activities, create good work.....They should have security at all times with local law enforcement there and security cameras to keep illegal activities away at all times!

maybe include a snack bar for refreshments and people won't have to leave their games to go find a meal....it would all be nice for the small towns and the local cities to have something fun like this available....

skating and bowling buildings would also be a lot of enjoyment to those locally as well....it would help curb the boredom for most people...give them something to attend and be involved in on days they have nothing else to be working on...

julie














Wednesday, March 16, 2016

spring clean-up....

Spring season officially starts in a just a few days...

i purchased a small adult coloring book that is for spring, it is very cute and fun to work on, i had to travel to Hobby Lobby to find and coloring pencils because the local stores only have a few small packs...so now i have a few more different coloring pencils..i saved my money for that, it is very much a stress-reliever to color these adult coloring books with the coloring pencils.....i also purchased a small word search book for $1.....

We have got the lawn mower out and the weed-eater,we checked them and oiled them, placed new plastic cord for the weed-eater....So many tall vegetations on the lawn....I enjoy spring clean-up, hauling off old brush piles and placing them into trash bins in plastic sacks...

using the lawn mower is always fun to me, because I listen to the head phones for music, while I mow and sing along....lol.....just always pay attention while mowing if you are close to the road!!!.....when not using the headphones, I just wear ear plugs to protect my ears so I won't lose my hearing!....

I see many people sacking up old dried leaves left over from the winter and picking up trashes and taking them to the trash bins in sacks.....Thank goodness for Hefty and Glad trash bags!...haha....off brands, I purchase those too they work just as good, i like cleaning up all trashes....

soon I will be planting the vegetable garden and trying to till or turn up the dirt with a shovel....I am planting many vegetables and seed packets in a few days hopefully...

i want to purchase many flowers and plant them soon or grow them from the seed packets...i enjoy spring clean-up and watching many beautiful things grow up from the dirt where i have planted or sewn them!...it is fun and wonderful to put that dirt to good use and make it very useful and abundant with beautiful flowers and vegetables for food!

PREPARING FOR CANNING IN A FEW MONTHS-----after they have all grown and been picked i will be canning in the sealed jars i like Ball or Mason jars brand if i can find them, i still have a few jars left over from last year....I will be planting Black-eyed peas (with snaps when canning them) I will make pickles out of the cucumbers and Mrs.Wages canning/pickling seasoning, i will can tomatoes for soups and tomato juice, and make salsa, maybe pickled beets i don't know for sure, green beans i can those also....

in others news---Stormy(my calf that i raised on a bottle).....is having her first baby!...we have placed her closer to the barn and that way, we can watch her and make very sure that she has no trouble giving birth...i am  thinking about what weather-related name i will name her baby....lol...i am nervous about her having her first baby! i raised her on a bottle and i cannot believe how much she has grown in the past few years and NOW she is having a baby calf! aww!

j.





Tuesday, March 15, 2016

graffiti on everything....STOP it...

The most beautiful buildings can be ruined on the outside in seconds by people who are placing graffiti on them and tagging them because they are bored, depressed, upset, having mental health issues, and it could be illegal dangerous gang activity....it is sadness! and upsetting...

I have seen graffiti on many buildings in the cities, on the highway underpasses and even on stop signs in the countryside near where I live....Small towns are also tagged and people will place graffiti on new buildings, old buildings, new bridges in the country side, they also tag/graffiti vehicles in parking lots....it is terribly ugly and disrespectful to the towns/cities, and the area...very disrespectful to place graffiti or tag others property!

I know that many people who graffiti and tag with paints, sprays are very talented artists and they have so much creativity and are probably able to paint/draw/create beautiful artwork!!!...Why not get out there and start to work creating beautiful artwork and create a business/work occupation out of that talent??!...Put that talent to good use!....They could start working for a business and painting signs, shop windows for seasons, paint the sides of destroyed older buildings that want the artwork there in cities or towns.....

So many beautiful projects they could be working on making everything beautiful in these areas, just get permission from the business owners first and try to talk with someone in an art district maybe about artwork near where you live!....

I see so many small towns that need many more artistic/creative people living in them to brighten/cheer them up!....create beautiful artwork that is something that relates to the town...NEVER tag/graffiti anything....icky!

tagging and graffiti is very ugly and nasty, disrespectful to everything and everyone, so why not change over from illegal disrespectful activity and get out there and create a piece of beautiful artwork legally with permission?....maybe make some money or create a work occupation out of it!....that would be wonderful! there may not be many places that want that artwork on their buildings but you can search elsewhere in other towns/cities...

I love window painting and signs that are painted in beautiful colorful lettering and characters for businesses...and I have seen very beautiful artwork on the sides of old buildings that has helped to beautify sad/depressed areas in town....

Many people should try to get out there and offer to help clean up local graffiti in their towns/cities if they have the time to.

I am for any beautification projects/working to beautify everything!....helping to paint over graffiti and getting to know others in your area who wish to clean things up and beautify the not so beautiful areas of you towns/cities is always a good way to socialize and keep working on something good to support the area you live in....

planting flowers, beautiful grasses, and trees in places that are depressed and terrible looking, landscaping, painting, cleaning up trashes/debris in areas....also, cleaning up alleyways and making everything safer, cleaner, and more beautiful is always a good thing!

julie

Monday, March 14, 2016

cleaning supplies.....

I was able to go purchase a few items yesterday from the store....I know I blogged about enjoying the string cheeses the other day, so I found Frigo Cheeseheads AND Moo Sticks string cheeses at the local stores....they're good..i just like peeling them like a string to enjoy them!..lol...

The cleaning supply list is always very important to keep your home, your business, and clean up all of your messes or other messes others may have caused....

BLEACH---I like any Bleach brand.. and Clorox is always wonderful too...Bleach is Bleach, it all works!..we always need Bleach to clean everything and rid things of nastiness!

Here are a few brands of cleaning supplies I trust to work and I purchase them...just for fun today! I purchase all the items these brands have when I can, and I use them to clean...I like to clean and sanitize everything....it is good to rid everything of nastiness/bacteria ALWAYS...

I use these brands for home---bathroom, kitchen, or clothing cleaning..all items they have to purchase I enjoy and have used before....I use the off brands also that many stores have for purchase.

SCRUBBING BUBBLES
MR.CLEAN
GREEN WORKS
FABULOSO
LYSOL
COMET
WINDEX
CLOROX 
OXY-CLEAN
RESOLVE
DAWN
BRILLO
TIDE
SPIC SPAN
MEAN GREEN
PINE SOL
SHOUT
SUAVITEL
ARM & HAMMER
BOUNCE
AJAX
WISK
DOWNY
GAIN
ALL
PUREX
SNUGGLE
PERSIL
FANTASTIK
BISSELL
NATURE'S MIRACLE
SWIFFER
HOOVER
FEBREEZE
CASCADE
FINISH
LIME A WAY
JOY
CLR
PALMOLIVE
2000 FLUSHES
S.O.S. CLEANING PADS
CHORE BOY
SCOTCH BRITE
SCRUB DADDY CLEANING PAD
FUZZY FINGERS
OCELO CLEANING PAD
X14
LIQUID PLUMR
DRANO
BOUNTY, SPARKLE, BRAWNY PAPER TOWELS FOR KITCHEN AND CLEANING
THE WORKS
SOFT SCRUB
TILEX
RUBBER CLEANING GLOVES---IN YELLOW OR TURQUOISE..
EASY-OFF
SIMPLE GREEN
SCOURING STICKS
WEBER GRILL CLEANER
GOO GONE OVEN AND GRILL CLEANER

julie





Sunday, March 13, 2016

affordable housing......more pet friendly buildings....

Living somewhere is always a stressful time when you have to move for work or etc....and you need to find something while you are balancing your budget that is affordable, respectable, and works to meet not just your needs but that of your family, room mates, and when you have pets that is always a trying time when you need pet friendly housing....

I have had many friends who have had to give away their pets and it is heartbreaking!!!...all because the housing they had to move to would not allow pets!...I can see that the landlords/owners of houses/apartments to rent do not always allow pets because they scratch walls/doors, and destroy things often, BUT maybe someday the owners of the buildings/houses would allow the renters the peace of mind in keeping their pets there in the place they are renting, it is just sad and upsetting.....

I know many apartment complexes/houses for rent ARE pet friendly I saw a set the other day in the city...Pets need to be vaccinated, toe nail prep is a MUST, bathed, treated for worms/fleas, ticks always, and when they mess bathroom on the floors the renter should be responsible for that!...uh-oh!....so I know that would have to be something that is required for those pet friendly dwelling areas.....I think so anyway...

maybe if there was a building there right beside the housing/apartment complexes that would kennel the pets for you, if you paid a small fee and you left the treats, pads, food, water for them while you were gone working or helping others...that would be a nice way to get started with pet friendly living quarters/housing...pay a monthly small fee for that for your pets that way you can keep them....maybe even have a pet groomer in that building? who knows? could work.

many people have upsets in life and they are suddenly forced to move to find work or other terrible issues arise and they have to move, whatever it is, people always need to find something quickly and they need something affordable...More affordable housing is needed for those times, and if you made them affordable and built them in a way where the floor doesn't wear, and the rest of the rooms are built to withstand many renters year after year that would be nice!...make them respectable, nice, and affordable, change out the toilets after each renter has left for disease control in the apartments/houses for rent...make it to last and withstand a lot of renters yearly....

I have seen so many people I have known throughout the years have to live in terrible dilapidated rent houses and apartments they are renting and have to live in nasty conditions of a unsanitized living quarter that is falling apart!...not even worth the rent they pay!...

renters need to ALWAYS respect the apartments and houses they are renting and keep it clean!, DO NOT make messes and destroy them!

the apartment complex in the local small town I think the lowest rent was $20/month when people qualified for it, and they NEVER had any restoration in that complex, it got run down and icky looking...but people moved and then many more took their place....a lot of them where military people....I had friends/family who lived there a few years....I think payment for renting a house or apartment should depend on the renter's income/money they are bringing in...always be respectful.

a good security camera in the parking lots with good lighting would be wonderful to help keep people safe....

many of these old, worn down apartment complexes need to be destroyed and bulldozed down because they are nasty drug/prostitution areas, and nothing but danger all the time!....they are old and icky looking, run down, constant crime and danger, so you always have to keep that cleaned up with help from local good, trustworthy law enforcement....I know on the local tv channel  that these areas are very dangerous drug areas and other terrible things go on there...they need to get good people living there to clean it up!!!...

there are many thing locally that need cleaned up and re-built and affordable, new, respectable, clean, safer, apartment complexes, and housing are needed for everyone!!!....and more pet friendly too!...everywhere all over, near here--- definitely needs a total make-over!....lol...new this, and new that...

julie



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