Pioneer Woman at Heart

Update:  no funeral.  He was a tissue donor and will be cremated.  There will be a backyard church service, and a celebration of life later.  Thank you for all your kind words.  My stomach is pretty upset, so homemade ginger ale is brewing on the stove top right now. Our yard.  It's so dry here, but Queen Anne's Lace is growing all over it.   There is a possibility of rain later today. Something fun for me.  I wanted them for stitch markers, but the coffee cup one and camper are a bit to heavy (larger than I though).  I will find a use for them though. My morning visitor, but I didn't get too close either.   Not sure if I updated on this, but I got the raccoon that was terrorizing my chickens.

Green beans and wax beans are starting to come on. Although we have a ton of Queen Anne's Lace, I won't be making jelly this.  Maybe. Thanks to the tip from Goatldi yesterday, I froze corn for the chickens cool down treat.  They loved it! I spent all yesterday morning watering everything.  We had a heat advisory. Today rain is in the forecast.  I'm taking a chance and not watering, so pray it does.  We are being warned of a second heat wave after the rain.  Sigh... The heat is just sucking the positive mojo and energy right out of me.  One daughter is depressed (the salon called yesterday and told her they can't afford to keep her on staff).  Hubby is agitated when he gets home.  Who wouldn't be?  He works in this heat and next to 600°F equipment off and on.  Yesterday he had to work where it was 120°F. I need a motorcycle ride or camping trip.  Both will not happen in this heat either.  I need a ...