Gray breaks, behind big white flakes.

Minus 2 last night up to 12 already.

Last week at this time I had had a horse missing for over 24 hours. A bit stressful to say the least.

Wonder if Richard will be given a ticket for being expired in the parking lot?

Now waiting for Tramadol and Advil to kick in. I lifted a full bag of feed yesterday (I keep trying) and shouldn't have. Oh well.
Need to use the skidsteer, as we are nice and dry right now.

While I wait will give raccoon update. It comes even faster now when I say "here kitty, kitty" but now won't move till I am within 3- 4 feet of it.
I grabbed my helmet and flung it at him about 6-7 times. Got really close a couple of times. He then actually scurried under his hiding place rather than saunter ing away thumpin his paw at me.
Later watched him come out on my hay stack and do a Meerkat impression. Sitting up and looking for ???? I got as close as I could and yelled and it RAN. So maybe have instilled some fear of humans in him /it / her. really htink it is a him/ Males are smaller than females and is probably just a short yearling.

KATIE - yeah, kind of think those tree words should not be used together --- child, pony, stallion.
I have allowed a competent experienced child ride my stallions on occasion but only under strict supervision and with no mares in heat around. Of course the Icelandics are very different from other breeds but a stallion is still a stallion. My older stallion lives with geldings and the two younger ones (11 and 6) live together.

Good luck on your dinner ware. Can you soak your butter pat in bleach water? Or try baking soda with othe green scotch brite pad. ...or is it the blue pad??? I get coffee stains off with the scotch brite things.

SUSAN - Is this kitty one FROM the shelter? or a newly caught one that you caught? When I left last week I thought you were talking about one from the shelter but this one getting fixed now sounds like it was a different one. I am so confused.

I'm thrilled that all the other kitties got home safe. Can not remember if I told you how happy I was for you.

SHELLY - Did you ask if I had a new fur critter?? If so, NO. Just Teddy who continues to learn and progress. Can not believe I will have had Teddy seven years as of the end of this month. Time just flys.

Last week was 25 years since my Dad died and Bjalla (one of my mares pronounced B Yacht lah and slur it all together) was 25 on same day. She was born, almost to the minute, of my Dad's time of death. It was her iminent birth that led me to borrowing a video camera which enabled me to get 5 minutes of Daddy on tape, while relearning the camera, just 20 hours prior to his out-of-the-blue heart attack.

Was supposed to leave today to go get the new used suburban. I did not get the new title and plates till last week. Hope I do not forget to take them. It is the GMC version. rather than the Chevy, so is now called a Yukon XL. Will most likely contiune to call it a Suburban as I will probably never get used to saying Yukon XL. LOL

Planning on selling car by the pound so putting as much of my scrap iron and tin inside as I can.
Will sell my #2 insulated wire separately. Have about 40-50 pounds of that and it is at about $2 a pound now.

If a miracle happens, and I sell the Burb to someone to drive, I could get about $950 to $1000. Will not have a lot of time for that kind of sale. Poundage is the easiest.

A friends SIL had a return to hospital after his open heart surgery started to leak blood into the pericardium. That surgery was done at major heart hospital in Midwest.
Personally do not think his home hospital, 400 miles away, did a good job of monitoring his Cumidin levels post surgery. They have a history of checking but then not adjusting levels on other meds.
Repair surgery was NOT done at his home hospital. They went to a very good, about a hundred miles away, facility.

Teddy has continued to learn. He almost heels like a proper obedience dog often with an automatic sit and also will wait for direction before getting a thrown stick. I can alternate between 'play' fetch and obedience fetch based on which words I use. Stay and take it for obedience and just a 'go get it' (or some such) for play.

Finally got the resident raccoon out of the tack room and then left the door open all night and it was back inside today. Ugh.

SUSAN - I was thrilled for you when I saw that Buzzy had been found. It is so awful when a pet is missing. Had a cat missing for 6- years or so. Will tell you the story one day.

SHELLY - Welcome back. Posted on GLASS but know you look here too.

Back from Illinois doc. Much relief for now. Took Mom a huge bunch of daffodils and a few forsythia, She loved them. We did power errands and finally found the right color and weight of denim jeans for her. Got her new new digital box from Comcast and true to my seeming to be ever present Murphy's law syndrome, it was defective. She is now waitning for new one to arrive and I hope my NC sister ( who is visiting Mom now) can change the cords.

Found some decent "free on side of road" stuff. Sold $80 worth comprising of a14 foot round rung wood ladder, clay flower pots, pressed back arm chair, pair of modern lamps with shades, really cool 'beads' (marble? Agro-agate?) which are like large bead-like ovally things on an old lamp part and finally the hardware off of an art deco waterfall dressing table. Also got a $20 finders fee for guarding art deco mirror from garbage trucks.
I got for me about 8 big Fieldcrest towels...the really thick ones, many storage containers, a kids puppet show stage, a big kids easel two sided with dry erase and chalk board including the chalk and paint, an older maple plant stand with nice lines (it does have a crack in the top which I think can be fixed) two 8" 4x4 posts, and a sled which I use to haul stuff around the farm and a tall 18 inch or so by 6-7 inches across, straight sided clear crystal vase and other stuff which escapes me now. Did not pick as much as some years. Only really got to do one section and that was a fairly brief hunt.

Found the file cabinet I was looking for and no title so have one more place to check or I will have to shell out $$ for replacement.
The little file cabinet I was looking for was not buried in the place I thought it was. Must have changed plan and left it at Mom's summer house. Founds it in my old cabin. My Nephew or BIL must have put it there for me but, as I did not do the moving, I had no memory. Therefore I must have the the title out of that file and put it in a "safe" place, somewhere in my house.
Drawback to old concussion issues is that some memories are not there. Title location being one of them.

KATIE - Thanks. If you get a hot buyer though, please sell it.

Been looking at radar. I do not want to drive in T-Storms all the way. Looking for a window to slip through. May see a couple of breaks that will work.

I am off to Illinois to chiropractor today ,,,gone till Friday or so.

Finally got title to new used car, but not soon enought to get licencesd and swapped with old one before trip.
His credit union delay transferring $$, which delayed title co. sending title. Spent hours on phone with my state DMN, the seller, his credit union, and in person our police dept which now has plates. ugh
In bewtween that and normal stuff, Mom's Comcast TV cable co. messed with her service by switching to digital and sho woke up early almost two weeks ago, with no TV, so have spent hours on phone with Comcast trying to learn new system so I can explain it to her.

If anyone has Comcast, beware, they are changing system so you can not program your own equiopment to change channels. You will have to chnage a channel on an adapteter box. Was told it was like a digital converter but turns our it is a decoder as they say even a digital TV or DVR will not work with it. What a pain.

Now hear flash flood warning for Northern Illinois this PM. Debating if I want to drive in storms or not.

SHELLY - Hope you are healing well. Know you check Pottery And Glass so putting it in both.

KATIE - Duck egg cup? Only $1? I swear I read you were downsizing and not bringing another thing into the house. LOL

IRENE M - Would think if you had heard of a med that might cause problems it would be nice to share what it is. Might help prevent a problem for someone else.

BTW anyone - Heard this morning about nickel allergy being caused by food is a new thing being discovered. They listed some foods that were high in nickel one was lima beans I think. I won't have to worry about too many of THEM! lol
Though one thing they mentioned was tomatoes in metal cans. Seems we knew about that as kids. I have always been aware of acidic tomatoes reacting to metal. It was on the CBS morning show today One can google to find more.

Also, have been seeing ads for class action suits re: tylenol and liver failure . Again google for more info. I won't have tylenol ( acetaminiphin) in my house or take anything ( knowingly) with it in it.. Sister had a frien loose her liver to it and she did not drink either. It is just one of those things that you don't know when it will kill you.

Just like dogs and chocolate. Might not bother some dogs in even large amounts but a tiny bit could kill another dog.

I found a drug site a couple of years ago...you have to really hunt to find it...FDA I thing drug trial results. There are sooo many drugs that have a 2-5 % chance of death that have been approved. Personally I do not want to play Russian roulette.

SHELLY - Me hitting hay too ...and not the horse hay. See post below your's a few. I found similar vase in auction. Mainly curious about year made. The exact mark is not in the McCoy mark link. it is just a hair under 6 inches. I measured this time. lol

Believe Gordon fell out of his van and did not go to DR right away so walked on broken foot for a few weeks. That may have caused bone chipping.

here is the aqua one http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1941-McCoy-Pottery-Aqua-Glazed-Two-Handled-Vase-/330722393177?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d00973c59

Yellow one http://www.ebay.com/itm/McCoy-Pottery-Berry-Bud-Vase-Sunshine-Yellow-glaze-double-handle-1950s-/310395709081?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item484506a699

Must be a guy thing lol

I found the McCoy mark on this page http://www.mccoypottery.com/mark.html But it is not exact.

It has the McCoy only text like this one http://www.mccoypottery.com/images/marks/mccoyusaround.jpg bit it does not have the horizontal lines or the top and bottom ( like circle parts) curved lines.

It has "Made in" straight across, above McCoy and U S A straight across below. It is a raised mark.
Pattern is like a Laurel leaf maybe?? with three biggish ( 1/2 inch or so diameter) berries.
detailed veined leaves come down from the top . Other plain long leave in background that continue to the base.
Basic urn? shape, little applied handles (like a narrow numeral 7) about half the size of vase. Approx three inch base, 7-8 inches tall.
Looking from the top the top has a rectangular appearance, from the side the ling side of rectangle has a "V" notch.

It is a nice sunny yellow. Not too green or pastelly. A happy yellow.

I know a pic will be better but hoping with this someone might be able to tell where I can see samples to see if I see the same one.

Pooh, went to the PO. No title yet. Thought it might have gotten here in two days

Found the McCoy site on the side links. Going to try to date my yellow McCoy vase.
Will put pic up eventually but do not hold your breath. lol

Off to see if PO can hold my mail. Maybe the title will be here today.

DOLORES - The worst in looking for a car is to ignore the things you really like and want, but that are only esthetic. Color shape etc.

Forgot to mention ...This car already has the things (vent shade? shield?) that apply over the side window( front only and will need back ones) and the bug shiel. Both needed. You can not drive with windows open with out the door ones and the guard helps keep windshield less buggy.
Newer Suburbans / yukon XLs and cars do not have vent windows. These cthings enable you to drive with windows open an inch or two and not get blown away AND if raining keeps the wet out.
Since newer cars also do not have natural vent openings that just draw air in from the outside I can have real air if I want.

It also is already beefed up in the suspension department. If I had found a 1/2 ton I would have had to pay $200 plus for special air shocks installed (none of the newr ones have equal suspention to my '93) and the shields are about $140 or so. Turns out I can not buy just the back window ones alone so may see if I can peel mine off and make do on the new car for a while. The body styles are different so will use trial and error. That save another $340 ish

MARSON - I am a very good driver and don't deliberately speed...as long as I have cruise control I am OK. lol I'll still feel like a target but red color safer than fog grey/silver or snow white or night black.

GORDON - Think I have done all the fire truck jokes myself already. lol

I have read read all three boards and hopefully have retained some points which I want to respond to. So PLEASE, if I missed something important don't get your undies bunched. lol

First a little update on my activities. A big concern for me this winter was that I needed a new vehicle capable of towing my 16' stock trailer. You may or may not remember that my hitch receiver peeled off of my frame rendering that vehicle incapable of ever towing anything again. I have high mileage but a well maintained engine and good maintenance. It has 210,900 miles, runs extremely well, gets 18-20 mpg, on tiny oil leak that happens only when running ( and that mostly at idle), the A/C pump/clutch (?) went out just after the hitch broke so have a new bypass pulley for the serpentine belt and the mechanic hit some wire when the cut the remaining hitch attachment off making a draw on the electrically system, so I now just disconnect my battery when I shut it off. Not really a big deal but it does get tiresome sometimes..

Anyway, I began "THE GREAT CAR HUNT", in January/February, just looking to get an idea what was out there.

I have a 1993 GMC Suburban 1/2 ton and need the equivalent as a replacement, which means a GMC Yukon XL or a Chevy Suburban. GMC is higher end than the Chevy ( like Caddy to Chevy in cars) but basically they are the same style. My Mom said she would help me, as I have no extra resources. I was looking at vehicles with 100,000 plus miles, in the late 1999 area as that was all I could afford and those are selling for $5000-7000 and higher!

If I found one with a good body, it had other major issues, or good maintenance but bad body. One, a GMC ( and happened to blue, and would blend with trailer) had a typo and was a 1995 and not a '99 AND had 220,00 miles but had been owned by a mechanic for a year. Sigh - My mechanic said no.
Being gun shy about rust ( midwest winters and salt) that factor was especially high as a concern.
Found several with good maintenance, one owner, replaced transmission ( a known suburban issue) and ready to go another 100,000 back in the winter but choices were fewer now. Looked for weeks this spring and found nothing decent to even look at. Then found three in succession which warranted a look see. Two in Green Bay a 200 + mile round trip, remember, I am in the boonies.
They were both 1999's with 118,00 and 148,000 miles. The lower mile one had only been owned privately for 1 year the other was at a dealer ( a trade swap with another dealer so no history).
The first one's A/C went out between first conversation and second so that was a no deal. Second would have been easiest transition as dealer would do all paperwork and give me $600 trade for my '93 ( making less tax) and a warranty for the drive train was available.
The third one ( highest mileage at 185,600) was the farthest. It was 350 miles away, way up in Copper County in the Kewanaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan. Road trip?

BUT it had been a Nevada car and in Michigan for only 5 months! I knew I had to at least look at that car. If the frame was as good as the guy said the high mileage could be outweighed by the lack of rust.
So left last Wednesday test drove the dealer car on my way. It had more rust than mine, it's muffler/exhaust sounded like it was in the first little stage of going, the shift was very hard and had cargo doors with a blind spot and the hitch had awful rust flakes on the inside of the receiver.
The only really good thing was the radio did work AND got WGN from Chicago. I have not had a working radio for over ten years. lol

Got to my friend's house in eastern Upper Michigan that night about 8 my time. We got up at 4 my time, 5 her time and on the road about quarter to seven. I had never been west in the U.P. so all was new and interesting. No interstates all two lane but very little traffic. Hit snow squalls for and hour or so but no sticking. Saw mine areas and mine shafts, slag heaps, beaver lodges, Eagles, more mine shafts, mining museums. Would have loved to have stopped to play tourist.
Got to the guys apt. saw right away the bumper was a bit pulled at the corners. A cosmetic thing. It hit something square on center which brought the two sides out a bit. At the back it looks lik someone took giant forceps and pinched the rear fender in just ahead of the tail light. Even round dents, also cosmetic. Opened all the doors worked all the windows, etc.
Then got my towel out to lie on and got under the car. WOW!!!!! WOW WOW!!!! Parts of the frame still have factory undercoating, other parts look brand new. The most rust was a dusting, like if you killed a good cast iron pan washed it and let it air dry. It even still has paper labels on the frame!
I test drove it on the was to the service place I had lined up to check it out. I also asked them to test drive it. The mechanic ,Ron, and I went out leaving friend and seller at the shop. When Ron tried the four wheel drive it did not work. Oh-oh.

We then got it up on the rack. Saw two leaks right away. I knew where they were coming from and idea of repair cost on the one but not the other. Buyer had so no leaks, but he was only looking for ground spots. He has gravel so they would have been hard to see. One is either valve cover or oil pan gasket $250 or so. Other is some seal in transfer case $250-300 and would replace all four ( I think 4) gaskets in that if I did it. Wheel bearings good, might need ball joints in a year or so, suspension good, brakes good, but all in all ( except the 4 wheel not working) still good for the price. He is in the boonies too so not many buyers. Also has SS exhaust which should last forever and maybe a SS muffler. Called my mechanic told him all he said it was still a very good deal so It was a go.

THEN, the buyer decided he had to see why the 4-wheel didn't work, as he had used it all winter. He gets it in 4-wheel and CAN'T GET IT OUT!!! Ugh!!! that was a no deal as could not drive the 150 back to friends in 4-wheel.
Over two hours later, friend now napping back at apt., in my car, buyer and I are driving around, with him trying to get it back in two wheel drive. I call the service station and ask Ron if there is any way to manually release the hubs. he says no but if someone got underneath and tapped the transfer case hub motor while someone pushed the 2-wheel button it might work. Mush like tapping a bad starter to jar it pasts a bad spot. IT WORKED! Called Ron back and asked if it was " in" would it stay with no chance of slipping back into 4-wheel. He said I was good to go. It is now 14 minutes before the credit union closed ( they stayed open a half an hour late for us) I handed over the cashier's check and travelers checks ( got part in TC just in case I could get him down a bit on price, even though he said, on phone, $6000 was rock bottom) got a copy of the title faxed from the lien company in Utah, went back to buyer's apt and we hand wrote bill of sale, signed and witnessed by friend. Had wanted this all ready when we were at the credit union but his printer was broken, my friend forgot to print one for us and the CU guy had gone way out of his way already so did not want to ask him to print it. I had wanted to have it ready and have them notarize it.

There is a lot of trust between strangers in this deal. Title with lien release will be sent to me, I have the car at friend's in MI, 150 miles closer than buyers house, she drove it to her farm on his plate as we could not get temps with out original title getting home at 11 PM her time that night.
Next day I discovered that I wrote mileage wrong on bill of sale so made and add-on and sent to him to sign and return when I sent his plate back. He sent me the signed add-on mileage statement which I got yesterday and now I am waiting for the title.

Whew are you tired yet?

The next few days I went to scrap and salvage yard to see what I could get for my car. Have estimates from $275 to 600 ish as scrap or parts. May put add on Craig's list to lsell in her area. Car runs well and could always be scraped for that 600 ish. Running as is, is worth at least $900-1000 even with issues. friend can ferry me around to do shifting of cars up there. My tires are better so will have to swap them too.

Anyway. I am now the owner (working on the proud part) of a 2001 GMC Yulkon XT SLT K2500 with NO RUST. Oh yeah, this one is a 3/4 ton. Another bonus. My mechanic said even with the leaks and 4-wheel drive out, the car was still a great price. Oh the lift window has a bad catch, think it is minor, I can still open the whole lift back. No blind spot in this one.

Only drawback is that it is bright RED! I will feel like a target. My friend said it drove like a dream and I will really like it. Ah well, me and not liking "change". I am sure I will get used to it eventually. Thank You MOM!

CASINO - Glad Pat is home again and doing better. Hope you are too.

MAUREEN - Glad you solved the mystery of your recent issue. Bored, yeah been there. Felling better but still can't "do".

SAM - How's the kitten? That tiny sounds like mom could have been moving litter and lost it or tossed this one out because it was sick.

KATIE - When i was in the apt in winter 08 the apt mate did worm farm so I learned a bit. That is so cool that you do it.

SHELLY - I am still here. Good luck on your upcoming knee thing.

AMBER - If kitten is tiny it should not be played with. Did you call all the vets and shelters to report it too? Have had kittens stolen from me because people just took and kept them.
Good glucosamine can be found without shellfish. you just have to look. Not all glucosamine is created equal. Fillers and binders keep some from working in some people. and a few people do not get any benefit. I think it is great but took me a while to learn that not all are the same. Look into MSM too.

GORDON - Guess you should have gotten x-rays sooner. Hope it heals.

GAYLE - Glad Lassie came home. That is the worst not knowing where your fur kid is.

NANCYG - Try holding a treat to get Zack to look at you while holding the camera and work up to shooting, not up to your eye but "from the hip" or.... Plus if he were at your height.....On couch and you sitting in chair would work. It would be a better framing too. The Penny avatar on Pottery board is one of about thirty pics I took to get that one good pose.

OH POTTIES - picked up a cute little yellow vase with a raised botanic pattern. It was a Mc Coy so I got it.

GAIL - worried during tornadoes but read enough to see you were OK. Do not know exactly who else is in that area.

DON - Lovely pink pitcher.

NANCY G
The Scoop On: Raw vs. Cooked Fruit

"... OAS sufferers are only allergic to the “heat labile proteins” – the proteins in the fruit that get destroyed once exposed to heat. ..."

".......There are some tricks you can use to try to cheat nature – but they may not work for everyone. Dr. Bruce Mazer, director of the division of allergy and immunology at the Montreal Children’s Hospital and associate professor at McGill University in Montreal, suggests microwaving the fruit, like an apple, for a few seconds.

He also suggests sprinkling lemon juice on the raw fruit and letting it sit for a few minutes before eating. These tricks may help to break down those heat labile proteins while still allowing the fruit to be somewhat crisp. You can also simply try peeling the fruit first since most of the fruit’s proteins are in its peel. ....."

from http://allergicliving.com/?p=4846

other articles here
http://allergicliving.com/index.php/category/food-allergy-2/fruit-vegetable/
and

I got the mega ball and one other number so I won a whole whopping $3. Net win of $1. Fifty percent return I believe.

I might get a couple of cups of gasoline with my winnings.

Today is first day of spring schedule. We are back to 5 boats I think. Tim my trail rider is coming today to visit. Too early to ride but he missed the horses and the dump. lol

I go to Illinois to Doctor on Monday for a few days. We had three inches of snow yesterday but non of the wind or rain that was due.

GORDON - lol

then it is is this car. #28 Havoline Davey Allison 1987 Thunderbird

I can't tell if your sign is full 3D sit on ground sign or a flat sign with some demension to it. I would put it at $250 or do more research. It is 25 years old unless they are reproducing them and probably limited.

If a real sign may not be many of them as they may have been tossed. What was the original purpose of the sign. Is it a sign to advertise the model kit?? yada, yada

LIZ - My Teddy hates water. His first bath he sounded like I was murdering him. He ki-yied for a few minutes before he figured out A. I was not going to stop and B. he really wasn't dying.
He will now not only stand in tub for bath, but jump into tub even if it has water in it when I ask him to. He may not be thrilled but he does it on his command.
He has tried the ki-yie thing on other occasions too. I chalk it up to the terrier mentality "I don't want to and you can't make me" attitude. Once he figures out that I won't give in he stops screaming. LOL

IRENE M - Was trying to come up with a funny line about feet but mind took a walk.

Think it may be all or non. Believe the meat grinder is an attachment that needs the power of the mixer motor to run.

This link may have more info.
http://www.jitterbuzz.com/indmix.html#atts

BTW , IMO Everything has value. Whether high or low value, is the question. lol

ALSO A while back you said your condo owner was taking half of your storage space. Unless he is just letting you use HIS space I do not believe he can take half your space.
Realize that states may have different rules... But When my Mom got her condo the storage area was deeded to the unit as was the parking space and the additional space she purchased. It was a place specific and could not be "taken back".

Another thing. Thought you said the owner like owner of the building?? But aren't condos owned by an association made up of the unit owners??? Aren't you the owner of the condo? or do you rent from an owner of the unit?
Even then if you are renting from someone your storage space should be written into the lease aggreement and should not change.

BEADS!/HELEN You did post at 9:12 here.

Today I did put the brakes on an attempted escape, however. The girls had one section of fence that had partially come undone from it's post. That is just the sort of area that they ( the little escape artists) seem to locate. Then they will worry the area until it gives in. LOL
Glad I nipped it in the bud with my trusty baling twine. Once they escape at a weak spot, it has to be made ten times as strong when repairs are made.

Have some sort of quadruped in my huge stack of ten foot long bales of hay. Saw it zip away just as I lifted the tarp.

I get a free boot wash in the snow melt lake that is between the little and big barn. I need it too, due to all the mud around the big barn.

And that was my exciting day.

BEADS!, BBG, HELEN Will did up your email and send the Ph#...if I do not forget. lol

Slowly I unearthed the area on and around the old monitor and determined that if I did not have to lift the monitor...just grasp it and hold it without bending or twisting...I could move it a few feet. That chore took about a week or so but finally got it done. Replaced with an old, but refurbished CRT type 14 inch Acer that one of my trail riders brought me last year. He will take my old one and see if he can fix it's loose connections or whatevers.
However, cleaning and moving the monitors triggered a nasty muscle spasm in neck/ shoulder/ back junction area...so no typing for me. Did read boards a bit but mostly zoned on muscle relaxants rotated heat packs and tried to not trigger a fresh spaz attack.

In desperation I went to the new chiropractor, up here, on Saturday. Do not like to go to new chiros as most are too hard and throw me out rather than help. She may have put a little something out but did help the spasm area. That left me feeling, not only like a limp dish rag, but a limp dish rag that was run over by a truck. lol Those who go to chiropractors may know that feeling well.
Did not wake up till NOON!! on Monday, Ten on Tuesday and today at 7:30, so looks like I am getting back to more normal wake time.

Just yesterday I had a flash of 'kind of normal'. Did not feel arm nerves grab me as much when I was feeding. Walking was a bit better...like more of a normal rhythm.

Oh yeah, during that time my foot dropped (from the nerve issues in the back)causing me to slide on ice and took me down. Kind of slow motion twisted, torked and jammed the joint then landed on knee, and pulled the muscles that go from knee up front of thighs ( quads?). Not wanting to be left out the other leg joined the slipped one and I ended up sort of sitting with legs under me and sideways a bit. Determined that nothing broke and was sore, but functional, so continued feeding and when I got to house lathered them up all with horse medicine (DMSO) which kept swelling almost nonexistent. They are just about back to normal.
It was nice to have and injury act normal. Hurt at first, then hurt a bit more the next day or so, then progress to feeling better each day and heal....unlike nerve injury that just keeps hurting forever.

Anyway ... Just letting you all know that I am OK.

Now playing catch-up on the catch-up stuff that I was already catching-up on previously. Totally clear right?

KATIE - Thanks for the Frankoma location. OOOO! k lahoma LOL

JIM D - Have a friend who will fix, or try to fix, for no charge. Am over 6 hours from nearest store plus do not have $$ for new monitor, or even two sticks to rub together. Hardest part is unearthing old one and getting to the cords. I will just keep beating this one as I unearth or just have no computer.

RE: Opalescent glass- Realize I spelled it wrong the other day. Did not think it looked right. Oh well sometimes my brain does that to me.
Did not realize it came in other base colors thought it was only blues. Saw the post about pink opalescent. Will try to read again as first read was all squiggly and very small. lol

FRAN - Hope you feel better soon.

GORDON - Have now seen my first picture of Black Caviar. I thought she was a Black, with a name like that. I see she is a dark bay, unless she is really bleached out. Nice big haunch, deep chest and muscled up the wazoo, more like a colt in the muscling. How old is she?

A second dog attack? Who'd of thunk.

CHAR - I see you got bids. Hope you have a little war tonight.

I do have a back up monitor that a friend brought me but I still have four years of stuff on and around old one plus do not know if I caould even lift a monitor. Sooo... will slowly and methodicly remove 'stuff' and see if I can swap them at some point.

MONITOR JUST WNT AGAIN. A few taps and I can sort of see it.

Hmmm will see if I can copy and paste.

NOPe I couldn't but have it back again

POTTERY KATIE think CHAR has the K&O horse Thought it was you so that is why you got that one email I managed. Wasn't a post but message through board. Sort of read part of what you wrote on Friday after I amnged that message.
CHAR -One in really nice shape is valued at $400 in the second collecting metal horses book by Carolyn Martin. Think you should have mentioned in description original foiul label, the lasso / lariat/ the colored paintion on acents ...scarf/neckerchief, conchoes and leather strips etc. Good luck. I would get it at your price if I had any extra $$$.

Opps screen gone so can not see what I am typing. ahhh can see curos flash will wait and see if screen gets bigger and try to copy and paste. If not guess you li just think that I imploded too. lol

HA! got monitor back and signed in.

LLUDWIG - THANKS! Have copied story to email hope to read fully before monitor goes again.

GLASSIES - Saw piece of Opalessence at Mom's Home's thrift shop in the good section. 45$$ leaf shape about 8 inches long 6- 7 wide 3-4 high.

Got to post quickly before monitor goes poof again.

LOL this has taken about two and a half hours to get this far.

See you all later I hope.

Don't faint now. Pottery subject ! Mom is giving me her Frankoma Elephant bookends. Was trying to remember where Frankoma was made. I may google. I always wanted one of the horse sets but I like elephants too.

Char I could look at your K&O horse. Plus, I have a couple of books at home where I could check, if it doesn't look familiar off the top of my head.

JANICE - Interesting about the pottery in water. Thank you fo45r that tidbit. Now to remember it. lol

NANCY - lol and I have squirrels in the trusses.

BOB - roh-roh what was that you said about fixing hole before it rained?

With the help of Teddy and Penny

TEDDY
http://accessdoorcounty.com/fwf/T-Heart2-DoorText.GIF

A PENNY MEMORY
http://accessdoorcounty.com/fwf/V-DAY-HEARTS.htm

I was surprised, this morning, when I was awakened by the sound of the town snow plow. Sure enough we were coated in white. We only got about two inches. Hardly warranted the plow gas but I guess they have to do it. It was pretty. Started melting a bit this afternoon. We may get a lot more tomorrow or or Thursday. They have been talking about the possibility for days now.

IRENE M - Have not watched yet. I like to guess too.

Tonight and tomorrow night Westminster Kennel Club Dog show. it is on CNBS and USA channel on cable. 7 or 8 PM.

For those unfamiliar with this type of show the dogs compete by breed in various catagories, From the top of my head it is ... Puppy (may have different age sections), bitch (female), dog (male). the the winner of each of those goes head to head with the other breed winners to get BEST OF BREED. Then each overall BEST OF BREED winner goes into it's respective group to be judged against each breed's official standard, not against each other,as they can have very different shapes of dogs within a group. Not sure which group are tonight If memory serve the groups are Sporting, Non-sporting, Herding, Working, Terrier, Hound and Toy.
Four of the seven groups are tonight then tomorrow the last three groups and BEST IN SHOW from the winner of each group.

I know people often find dogs on a book cover, a knick knack, etched in glass glazed in pottery or in a sculpture. I remember times that people ask what kind of dog is this what do I call it?
Well now is a chance to see lots of different breed and learn to "guess" what is on your item.

I had to go through page after page to find it. Each time I look for it it gets more hidden.
I broke out some particulars below and added some comments and opinions of my own.

When you read the whole list of terms I think you will see that no where does it say that a seller can not accept other payments. Everything says the seller can not ASK or SAY they will take other payments. Nothing says they can not accept them or that buyers can not pay with other methods..
I think if they did that that would put ebay in a whole different catagory and would then not just be a "venue". Something to do with the auction aspect I believe, if memory serves.

ebay:
"Payment methods not allowed on eBay:

For most categories, sellers can't ask buyers to: "

ME: Starting with this. How many new sellers ( and some old ones) just see the "not allowed" in the above and do not see the "can't ask" ?

ebay:
"Our Accepted Payments policy helps ensure that buyers and sellers on eBay are offered safe, convenient payment options. "

ME: BULL! It is to ensure that ebay gets every single possible piece of YOUR hard earned dollars.

ebay:
............"Sellers need to say in their listing specifically which payment methods they accept and only offer payment methods approved by eBay. ......." ...............

ME: I believe, from reading ebays convoluted rules and terms, those payment methods approved by ebay only refers to what you can SAY, NOT HOW you can be paid.

ebay:
"Sellers aren't allowed to make statements like:

“Contact us for payment information.”
“Contact us for other payment methods.”
“Contact us for your preferred payment method.”
“Buyers may request to pay by check or money order.” "..............

ME: All they are saying is you can not state, in plain English, that you WILL take other forms of payments.
I saw an auction where one put it well but was still in accordance with ebay's (marginally legal IMO). It was something like 'if you are having problems paying with paypal please contact me.'

ebay:
................"There is only one exception: "Sellers who offer payment upon pickup may include the following statement in their listings: “Contact me for payment methods to pay on pickup.” "................

ME: This one is self explainatory.

Hmmm
Just a thought Soooo...Maybe if one marked ALL sales for pickup one could say they will take MO, cash etc. LOL
Personally I pretty much stopped buying when they made it harder to pay with M.O or check. I ran into sellers who did not have a clue they could take anything BUT paypal...needless to say and they did not get my money. It then just got too frustrating to keep trying then search continued to deteriorate, too.

Yeah, I have had issues with other generics in the past too many hardeners or fillers so they do not dssolve, weird ingredients from India that I can not ID and on and on.

Don't over do. Your two errands seem like a LOT to do to me for one who says they are resting and not doing anything today. lol

SHELLY - Thanks for the link. I have a few bookend books. If you had asked I could have looked it up for you, if it were there, but I see you have a lot of the history anyway.

SHELLY - Tried to find your bookends, just to see what they were, and they are not in completed.
The most recent completed is the tenth. today is the 13th. Is ebay a bit slow right now in up-dating?

Oh, before I forget again and I have forgotten often.... What was the cocker one looking at in that pic a few days or a week or so ago. You called it 'so close and yet so far' or something....he/she was on a bed looking at a plastic bin.
Oh I am so bad, I usually remember animal names and genders

I am tempted to post some of my before pics of kitchen ......... only tempted. LOL