Coffee's Ready, Come and Sit on the Porch

[Hinotori]

 

[Hinotori]

King County put this out 2 days ago. It has apparently happened a few times now. Facebook link if you want to see the whole thing https://www.facebook.com/share/17ctta4rA3/

 

[Mini Horses]

Outside yesterday I did a few of those little things we see "in passing" and think that we need to take a few minutes to fix. Well I actually stopped and did a couple Not all but, a start. Hope to just ride the property with mower pulling a cart today. The winds last week have gifted me. So I'm hoping to get some pick up done before trash day tomorrow.

Plus winter has killed down grasses so there are "lost" things surfacing Attention needed.

 

[FarmerJamie]

Wife is slated for more surgery in January, so she is insistent on putting up soups and ready to eat meals now, see my post in the canning thread.

 

[murphysranch]

I got a call from one of the two ladies who share their Costco pickups with me. It was about 4:30. A man in a UHaul showed up to her farm with food. LOTS OF FOOD.

Turns out, its Sunshine Division, down in Portland. https://sunshinedivision.org/history/

This old man was tasked with driving around trying to drop off dry goods, produce, etc, to any food bank up here in WA. Well, sir, all of the food banks that MAY be open this week, are certainly closed at this late hour. I grabbed my son, a bunch of boxes and raced over to her place. 6 min away.

He had a completely full tote of Bobs Red Mill oatmeal - dated for late 2026. He had bags and bags of BRM various flours. Son and I filled the back of the truck, then the man said he's got gravy too. I grabbed six boxes of gravy - there are 4 1gal pouches of gravy in each box. It was supposed to be refrigerated, but I left them in the truck overnight.

The gal took a pallet of lunch box sized red apples, and a pallet of 30 lb mesh bags of smaller sized onions. She has a network of poorer folks that she texts when she picks up from Costco. She'll text them all re the apples and onions.

This morning, I'm going out to the truck and try to sort the BRM. Then I'll text Darin, the assistant at the FB, to see if I can bring it over for us to box up, and put in the off site storage. I hope he doesn't decline me.

The more I drag my son along, the more I'm hoping some of my passion for helping others will rub off on him.

 

[Mini Horses]

Happy holidays to all!!!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Happy holidays to all!!!

Thanks! Right back atcha and everyone else!

 

[Alaskan]

Merry Christmas to everyone!

I hope everyone gets some joy!

 

[Hinotori]

Turned off the outside water today. Latest ever

 

[Mini Horses]

Started my day with coffee & pumpkin pie