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Archive for the month “October, 2013”

Road Trip

Yesterday Glen and I went on a little road trip to Weston, Mo.  It is a fun/quaint little town.  The first thing we did was eat.  Glen did a little research and decided we needed to eat Here.  We both ordered the O’Malley sandwich…. “Signature sandwich slathered with Corned Beef, Swiss Cheese and Marinated Slaw on grilled Marble Rye Bread with Spicy Brown Mustard, offered with a mound of Pub Fries“.  It was abso-freaking-lutely fantastic!  Naturally since we were at a brewery we had to try out their beer. Glen opted for the O’Malley stout and I had the 1842 Porter.  Both were quite tasty!   Afterwards, we waddled our way to the Pirtle Winery, (check it out here).  We tasted a few wines, the best being a Traminette.  They also have fantastic meads.  The rest of the afternoon consisted of walking up and down Main Street checking out the many little shops in town.

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One of the stores we went in was a home interior/taxidermy store.  Glen really liked this squirrel.

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On our way home, we went to the Weston Bend State Park.  It is a gorgeous park with walking trails.

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Walking along the trail we found large fungus growing on a rotted log.

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Lookout point….wish the trees were further along in changing colors.  Still a great view!

The Happy Mechanic

Glen looks so happy in this picture.  Not sure why he is wearing Jeff’s shirt though….

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Water Softener

We got a new water softener, which makes me so very happy.  Glen installed it while I was at work.  I couldn’t wait to get home so I could take a shower. 

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Something Pretty for your Monday

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Spooky Spider

It is getting close to Halloween so thought I would share a picture of a spooky levitating spider.

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Just kidding, this hairy beast had an awesome web that it was sitting in waiting for the next unsuspecting flying bug.

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Front Yard…Land of Discovery

Glen discovered a persimmon tree growing in our front yard. 

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I had never eaten a persimmon before and thought I would give it a try.  Lord have mercy,  they were nasty because they weren’t ripe yet!  We will give them a little while and try again.  We will also have to cut open some of the seeds to see what the winter weather predictions are….so stay tuned for that one.

Drama….Country Style

You can tell not much happens around here that we get excited to go look at a water main break.  Mac, who lives down the road from us, told Glen that there was a huge water main break.  Of course, Glen and I walked down to have a look see.   

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This is the driveway of the lady that lives across the road from us. 

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Nice water feature…..at the expense of no running water for some…..luckily not us.

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This is Ken, our other neighbor.  He went down the llloonnnggg driveway to tell Ms. O’Neil about the water main break/annihilation of her driveway. 

Barnyard Meeting

Glen always gets up before I do.  With my crazy work schedule it is a guarantee that I am sleeping in when I can.  So Sunday morning he gets up and notices a meeting taking place at the end of our driveway.   Horses belonging to the neighbors to the east and the horses and cows belonging to the neighbor to the south.  They appear to have been discussing something important.

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Frisky

We had a cold front move into our area and the temperatures have really made it feel like fall is finally here.  It also makes the dogs more active and playful.

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Donating a pint

Last Wednesday we had a blood drive at work.  Here I am working my way to my 2 gallon donation pin.

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