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Lee RE Tomatoes it is true above a certain temperature they wont set fruit. One reason tomatoes are a winter crop in places like Arizona I hear. Gosh Sam I am so sorry about your bum shoulder. HRMPH! Hang in there. Torture is their middle name I think!!! PT Physical Torture same dif. Sorry I have been AWoL a few days. I…
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Yikes some heat indices of 119-ish in KC? wow. a piddly 98 to 102 in our neck of the woods yesterday with 99deg in PDX and 102 at my DD's house nearby. Just a mere skosh of humidity instead of our usual drier heat especially when temps go up. Getting a few red and golden cherry tomatoes but waiting for a real BLT tomato.…
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Sounds like a wonderful canoe ride Mike. Yikes Steve heat index over 115deg is crazy hot! I am with you Sam don't kill the snakes. We had a garter snake outside with our church service on the lawn and he was just gently taken away. No big deal. Tomorrow is suppose to be our hot day maybe 98deg or so.
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Nice photo of the woodchuck Steve!!! wish someone would give me some lakefront property stocked with rainbows!!! GOSH that's terrible Dave that they cancelled Rita's appt. Our docs leave messages when they need to cancel.
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Yuuuuum the pork tenderloins sound great. Hey save me a slice??? Oh my Dave a busy day w Rita's Doc appts. Still cool here until Thursday and then predicted something like 7 or 8 days in the 90s which is hot for us!!! Our first rain in forever this a.m. not a lot but still adding up a pinch anyway. Off to zoooom yoga.
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I had a cat named "dynamo" because of her loud purring that turned gophers into "kitty sushi"! Just saying. Mice too. OMG woodchuck story Steve!! Olympics I pace myself. I was amazed at Remco Evenepoel in the Men's Time Trial in the rain. He had his broken collarbone surgery In April yet finished 3rd in the Tour de France…
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Hey Mike I worked on an old "upright grand" piano that was incredibly heavy and had a wooden harp in it. The harp was warping and splitting a bit but I cautiously tuned about 4 octaves on it. I thought when dear wife learned to play more I would try and coax more octaves out of it. I don't overdo it but could do short bike…
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Late to the party. Emergency visit to the eye doc with almost total loss of vision in my left eye which has had several surgeries for glaucoma, cataract and Squamous cell CA in situ. Scared me but I think it might bounce back. Lots of tests which were ok other than the fact that vision is almost nonexistent. At times I…
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Awe Lee sorry about your poor dear sister and her travails. Ouch indeed and such a problem. HAPPY B-DAY RITA!!! Glad to hear Dave and Rita are having a great B-day celebration week. Cold has returned here this morning just a couple of days after something like 95degrees it was 48 degrees here this a.m. Are you kidding…
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Good grief! So sorry about Colin and his losing his job. Hungarian goulash sounds great. My neighbor does it up right. Cool today after our one day wonder of 95deg plus on Saturday. Off for lab tests PSA this a.m.
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Wow. Beautiful view indeed Dave!!!! Didn't sleep well last night but did a nice early bike ride today before it hits in the 90s. Enjoy the day.
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Wow nice canoe scene photo for sure!! I did most of my hard climb up to skyline on Wednesday. At the tippy top (last 200 yd they were chip sealing and had the road basically blocked so I turned around. Still climbed 1500 feet on my bike though. A nice ride for sure. Warming up today near 90 and maybe 95deg tomorrow. We are…
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Opposite of Steve here. Well Tomatoes will be a late crop for sure. Tons of raspberries and tons of blueberries for sure. So sorry about Conie's issues Steve. Not even close to homegrown BLT's here yet. This is the first year in forever I haven't managed to coax a ripe tomato before the 4th of July or by mid july at the…
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Wow Steve that's great about the tomatoes.Our wacky chilly late spring weather put the kabosh on early ripe tomatoes here for me. Coming on nicely now but will be late July or Aug before we get some ripe ones. This is one of those years that Portland folks like to call the year of the green tomato. Glad I planted no…
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Our tomatoes are much slower than yours. We have just had a mostly cold spring and now jumping up in temps. My plants look great and finally removed the wall-o-water units around them. "Flowering and some tiny fruit just starting. Didn't plant Brandywine as it may be a short season. Mt Ranier is another special place. Rode…
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Gosh Dave I LOVE the historic Mill District in Salem. Truly remarkable. Glad your mom had such good times there. Getting packed up soon for our annual trip to the Oregon Coast. Nice weather for now. Hope all are having a good day
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Wow Dave 20 miles is amazing. Sounds like you are back!! We got a total of 5 drops of rain count em 5 drops yesterday from the cloudy skies. Today will be nice. Hoping the forklift job works out for Collin, Steve. We usually get some rain up to about the 4th of July in PDX. mid july to mid august is very dry for us. Stay…
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Yikes Steve 100deg w 110deg heat index is tooooooooo much!!! Sam: I have been riding about 12-15 miles every day. Longest day this year not much over 25 miles. With eye surgeries and radiation etc just not going that far. We are in for great moderate weather here this week with highs mostly in the 70s with maybe a day or…
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We were about 10 degrees warmer than Dave in Tumwater (near Olympia WA) in our house near PDX. Reached 86 deg and didn't cool as nicely last night with clouds. Will be more like mid 70s today I think. Sorry about Dave's chainsaw. It will be great for Mike to get out camping for sure. I saw a juvenile bald eagle (maybe…
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Lee in summer weather I water my tomatoes a bit every other day and just the right amount every day when it is hot (above 90 something. Mine are in containers so could perhaps add a bit of time when in the ground. Ole timers use to get something like a big "oil drum" sized container and punch a tiny hole in the bottom near…
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Wow! sounds wonderful Dave!!! Hike on! Still one more chilly start to the day in the PacNW but creeping later into the low 70s I think in PDX. Keeping Bill in my thoughts and prayers that he continues to improve. Good luck with your PSA results Lee. My Dad did reverse sear 60 years ago when it had no name. Just took round…
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Looks great Lee!! I swear by either reverse sear or frozen sear to get the best steak. One can take a vacuum packed steak out of freezer and sear it followed by slow cooking and get as good result or perhaps better than reverse sear (my second choice). Yours looks perfect in my book!!! Yea don't overdo it Bill. I too am…
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Happy Father's day to all the dads. Sooo pleased the new doc figured out about your gut problem Bill and that antibiotics will do the trick. Had a nice early ride this a.m. and saw lots of joggers, walkers, and dogs. Probably watch some us open meself.
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Hope you have fun in the Kayak Steve!!! Hmmm Dave 112deg indeed is hot. Have a good time in Vegas. Nice ride this morning. The Northern Flicker nestlings fled the coop sometime between Saturday morning and Sunday morning. They were quite big. Cheers
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Hope you enjoy your time in Vegas Dave! Yup Steve enjoy the retirement. I know I do. I enjoyed your picts from Spain Lee!! Ouch Sam hope your shoulder gets better soon!! Bill, I am glad your urologist agrees with discontinuing more hormone therapy. I begged off of that for myself too. Hope your gut settles down soon!!!…
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Been AWOL for awhile. Seems like Lee was lost in Brisketville and fishing trout with flies. Have a great trip in Spain. We loved going to Spain and spent some time in Cadiz too where my Flamenco Singer Dancer teacher was from (Rafaela de Cadiz).. They didn't speak a word of english at this small place she recommended but…
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I didn't fare so well eating several pieces of a 10" pizza Sunday for a joint Mother's Day/ Father's Day dinner. I don't seem to be suffering as much as Bill but I do have to watch how much I eat at least. Finally planted my first tomato yesterday surrounding by a nice "wall-O-water" to provide overnight heat. It was a Sun…
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When I was much younger I did quit a job one time because of abuse by some one on the staff, but I do get it. Yeah Dave as they say "the worst day fishing is better than the best day working". Gosh Bill I hope things settle down for your innards soon indeed!! Hang in there folks
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Gorgeous truck indeed Dave and you look great too! Wow Mike I love seeing wild orchids blooming and have seen Pink Lady Slippers in the Carolinas. We have a couple of different wild orchids in Oregon too, but very hard to find. In the Northwest I have seen the Calypso "Fairy Slipper" wild orchids in old growth timber. They…
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Gosh Steve they are just begging ya to leave them in the lurch. HRMPH WOW sorry to hear about the damage at the lake!! Nice comment Lee. I just want the whole body transplant for me. haha. Warming up Sam. We have gone into a cold spell with cold rain today and high about 57deg or so.
