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keljonma
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We had 70s and rain early Saturday afternoon, but it cleared up before Laurie and Tim's wedding reception at church at 5 pm.
There were about 150 people in attendance...bride was gorgeous and groom very handsome. This is the groom's second wedding and his teenage son was his best man. We had the majority of the dinner dishes cleaned up and put away before the last dances took place. Cake was served on Chinet heavy duty cardboard plates with plastic forks, so we didn't have to wash that, which meant we were completely done with kitchen clean up by 9:15 pm.
TR's work schedule is completely whacked - Saturday and Sunday he worked 1st shift. Today and tomorrow he works modified 2nd, then he is off on Wednesday. Thursday he works modified 2nd shift again and then Friday he works 1st shift! I can't see how they can schedule him with less than 8 hours between shifts. The only response he is getting from his supervisor and dept head is that their dept is critically short handed....and there is a hiring freeze.
New blooms noticed yesterday - the sumac in our landlord's front yard. I took out the binoculars this morning and went out on the roof to identify the blossoms. I noticed that there are a ton of honey bees on the blossoms - and I do hope they are our livestock out there foraging near home.
We hit 80 on Sunday and 85 yesterday and we are going to be in the mid 80s through Thursday (as per the current forecast) so I need to take the Miller Feeder out of the hive and clean it well. The Essential Oils in the Honey-B-Healthy are supposed to limit mold growth, but I don't want to take any chances.
I hope to get some more pics taken today.
I removed the IPM (Integrated Pest Management) board from under the screened bottom board on Sunday to help with ventilation air flow. I have removed the entrance reducer for the same reason. At first the bees seemed a bit confused by the larger hive opening, but seem to be adjusting well.
Pollen coming in noticed Sunday and this morning - mostly golden yellow, some orange, very little white and very little pale yellow.
TR got the garden roto-tilled Friday night, but we haven't done any planting yet. The garden seedlings are on the back porch though just waiting. TR is SUPPOSED to have 4 days off near Memorial Day, but right now the schedule is only on revision 4 and so there is a possibility that his upcoming days off could change. He worked Memorial Day last year, and is guaranteed to have that day off according to hospital policy.
Memorial Monday TR and I will be heading to Canton, OH to celebrate the high school graduation of a cousin. I think Chris is off to Chicago or MIT in the fall. A lot of TR's relatives will be coming from NY, IL and WI, so it will be a great semi-family reunion.
May 30th will be 20 years since my mom went to be with the Lord. June 5th will be 20 years for my dad. I think this year I will plant some rosemary (from my garden plants) in the cemetery planters Memorial week-end. My sister C and I planted lavender last year, and hope the rosemary will do as well.
We are off to Jo-Ann Fabrics and the local quilt shop to find some fiber-filling for the teddy bears I made for the Liberian orphans.
Have a great day!
There were about 150 people in attendance...bride was gorgeous and groom very handsome. This is the groom's second wedding and his teenage son was his best man. We had the majority of the dinner dishes cleaned up and put away before the last dances took place. Cake was served on Chinet heavy duty cardboard plates with plastic forks, so we didn't have to wash that, which meant we were completely done with kitchen clean up by 9:15 pm.
TR's work schedule is completely whacked - Saturday and Sunday he worked 1st shift. Today and tomorrow he works modified 2nd, then he is off on Wednesday. Thursday he works modified 2nd shift again and then Friday he works 1st shift! I can't see how they can schedule him with less than 8 hours between shifts. The only response he is getting from his supervisor and dept head is that their dept is critically short handed....and there is a hiring freeze.
New blooms noticed yesterday - the sumac in our landlord's front yard. I took out the binoculars this morning and went out on the roof to identify the blossoms. I noticed that there are a ton of honey bees on the blossoms - and I do hope they are our livestock out there foraging near home.
We hit 80 on Sunday and 85 yesterday and we are going to be in the mid 80s through Thursday (as per the current forecast) so I need to take the Miller Feeder out of the hive and clean it well. The Essential Oils in the Honey-B-Healthy are supposed to limit mold growth, but I don't want to take any chances.
I hope to get some more pics taken today.
I removed the IPM (Integrated Pest Management) board from under the screened bottom board on Sunday to help with ventilation air flow. I have removed the entrance reducer for the same reason. At first the bees seemed a bit confused by the larger hive opening, but seem to be adjusting well.
Pollen coming in noticed Sunday and this morning - mostly golden yellow, some orange, very little white and very little pale yellow.
TR got the garden roto-tilled Friday night, but we haven't done any planting yet. The garden seedlings are on the back porch though just waiting. TR is SUPPOSED to have 4 days off near Memorial Day, but right now the schedule is only on revision 4 and so there is a possibility that his upcoming days off could change. He worked Memorial Day last year, and is guaranteed to have that day off according to hospital policy.
Memorial Monday TR and I will be heading to Canton, OH to celebrate the high school graduation of a cousin. I think Chris is off to Chicago or MIT in the fall. A lot of TR's relatives will be coming from NY, IL and WI, so it will be a great semi-family reunion.
May 30th will be 20 years since my mom went to be with the Lord. June 5th will be 20 years for my dad. I think this year I will plant some rosemary (from my garden plants) in the cemetery planters Memorial week-end. My sister C and I planted lavender last year, and hope the rosemary will do as well.
We are off to Jo-Ann Fabrics and the local quilt shop to find some fiber-filling for the teddy bears I made for the Liberian orphans.
Have a great day!
TR was napping before work while I was working the hive, so I made the attempt. Anyway, I have some pics, but mostly they are blurry to the point of nausea, so I didn't even download them to the flash drive to share. 
with me! I had to brush them off the Miller Feeder to get it into the house; not an easy thing to do, as they refused to stay off. 
