WE MADE IT !!! THE BIG BOARD WORKED !!.. SOLD OUT... DO I DARE HOPE WE CAN KEEP AFTER ALL NEW COMERS TO KEEP THOSE $10 BRICKS SELLING ??? THERE ARE SOOOOO MANY OF YOU..
AND THAT SELL OUT REALLY MAKES ME THINK...????? BUY SOME NEW BLOOD..??EUROPE?? KEEPING A SCARLOTT PUP AS A STUD REALLY MEANS WE NEED SOME DIFFERENT GENES IN THE POOL.
THE WAY WE ARE GOING TO NUMBER THIS BOARD IS ... TO PUT ALL THE NUMBERS IN THE MIDDLE AREA WHERE THE CHICKENS HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN KNOWN TO PRODUCE.... AND THEN TAKE A SET OF DUPLICATE NUMBERS AND FILL IN AROUND THE EDGES- SO EVERYONE GETS A SHOT AT THE BEST AREA.
AND BLESS THOSE CHICKENS, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT OF THE CRATE SO THEY CAN RELIEVE THEMSELVES ON THE BOARD......
AND THEN WE STARTED TO REMOVE TH E STICKERS-- NOT AN EASY JOB... WE HAVE A NEW VISITOR WHO TEACHES CHEMESTRY WHO HAD SOME INTERESTING IDEAS ABOUT GETTING THE 3/4 INCH CIRCLES OFF THE FLOORING. .. USUALLY WE JUST STAND AND PEAL.. BUT THIS NEW FLOOR WAS SMOOTHER AND THEY STUCK... BIG TIME.. WE WERE SLIDING AROUND IN MAYONAISE AND WD40 BEFORE KAREN GOT A SPRAY BOTTLE FROM HER CAR-- AND THOSE STICKERS JUST ABOUT JUMPED OFF THE BOARD. MUST HAVE... MUST FIND OUT WHAT...
THAT 'BOARD" IS THE MOST FRAGILE FLOOR I HAVE EVER SEEN. I AM TOLD IT IS ROLLED AND STORED AWAY BUT IT MUST BE HANDLED WITH CARE...
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WE HAD SEVERAL NEW APPLICANTS SHOW... AND I HAD THEM ALL TRYING THE BACK POCKET IDEA INSTEAD OF A CANE...
AND THEN ONE OF OUR APPLICANTS TOLD ME THE BACK POCKET CONCEPT HAS TOTALLY CHANGED THE WAY SHE CAN MOVE AROUND. ---- WITH A CANE -- OR WALKER IT IS STOP ,LIFT, MOVE WHERE WITH A PERSON'S BACK POCKET --- OR A DOG-- THE MOVEMENT IS MORE FLUID AND NATURAL..
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SPEAKING OF CANES.... PEG AND JOHN ADAMS ARRIVED WITH A GIFT FROM ?ENGLAND?? IT IS ONE OF THOSE "STICK CANE/CHAIRS" WHERE THE TOP OPENS INTO A LEATHER SEAT... PERFECT FOR ME !!
I JUST CAN NOT DO THE "STAND AROUND AND TALK" ROUTINE WITHOUT LOOKING FOR THE NEAREST PLACE TO "PERCH"
THIS SHOULD WORK NICELY... I GET LEFT OUT OF ALOT OF CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE I JUST CAN'T GET THERE. THIS SHOULD HELP....
AND THEN THEY HAD AN EXTRA "VERMONT CASTING" STOVE TO DONATE --WHICH OF COURSE ACCEPTED NOT REALLY KNOWING WHERE IT WOULD BEST GO... I KNOW THE DEAGLE HOUSE IS IN BAD SHAPE WITH THAT LITTLE COAL STOVE... LOOSING ELECTRICITY AROUND HERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE NUTT HOUSE AND DEAGLE HOUSE DEPENDENT ON ELECTRIC HEAT...
WELL.... THE NUTT HOUSE HAS A POTBELLY STOVE... BUT THE DEAGLE HOUSE ONLY HAS A SMALL COAL STOVE WHICH IS HARD TO GET UP TO SPEED.... AND WHEN THERE IS NO HEAT--- THERE IS NO TIME TO SAY "PLEASE CATCH FIRE AND WARM UP"
THE ELECTRIC START GENERATOR AND REAL FURNACE IN THE BARN AT LEAST GET RID OF A HEAT PROBLEM IN ALL THAT AREA...
WITH A "SNOW PHONE " LIST OF LOCAL VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN COME AND TAKE A DOG OR TWO, I THINK- FOR THE FIRST TIME WE ARE APPROACHING WINTER IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.
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I CAN REMEMBER PUTTING STUD DOGS IN VEHICLES WITH THE HEATER RUNNING TIL SOMEONE COULD COME PICK THEM UP.
THEM DAYS IS GONE... HOPEFULLY FOREVER...
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THE WEB--- IS HACKED AND THAT IS MY FIRST CONCERN... THE .ORG IS BAD.... I ALSO "OWN " SERVICEDOGPROJECT .COM WHICH FLIPS TO .ORG AND I THINK THAT IS STILL WORKING.
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THE CALENDAR IS COMING ALONG.... THERE AE A COUPLE MORE REALLY GREAT SHOTS...
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DOING THESE KINDS OF THINGS..... I REALIZE HOW BAILEY ACCEPTS WHATEVER AND RELIES ON US TO GET IT ALL STRAIGHTENED OUT AGAIN... THIS IS 180 DEGREES FROM BENTLEY WHO JUMPS TO SOME CONCLUSION OF HIS OWN..
WHEN WE DID THE TREE SHOT,BENTLEY GOT 3 FOOT UP THE LADDER AND DECIDED IT WAS DANGEROUS AND JUMPED DOWN, NEVER TO COOPERATE AGAIN... WHERE BAILEY TIP TOED UP THE LADDER KNOWING FULL WELL WE HAD SOME PLAN TO GET HER DOWN.
APPARENTLY COLLEEN HAS THE SAME WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH HER DOG WHO WE HOPE WILL DO THE SEE SAW SHOT....
I NEED TO WORK ON MARIAH... SHE HAS GREAT POTENTIAL..... BUT IS A BIT OF AN AIRHEAD.
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THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO THIS PHOTO BUSINESS-- IT IS NOT JUST TAKE THE PICTURE AND PRINT IT... WILLIAM GETS ARTISTIC ABOUT IT--AND ALTHO NONE OF THE DOG S ARE PHOTOSHOPPED.... HE GETS INTO LIGHTENING THIS AREA, DARKENING ANOTHER- AND MAYBE SETTING A BUNCH OF FLOWERS SOMEWHERE.. KIND OF THING... SO IT TAKES HIS TIME..
BUT THE RESULTS ARE SPECTACULAR..
AS WE ALL KNOW....
WHEN I THINK I DARED ARGUE WITH HIM ABOUT RE-DOING THE JANINE ON ROLLERBLADES... I WAS HAPPY WITH THE SHOT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS--- THE ACTION WAS CORRECT--- BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WAS BLAND--- RE-DONE IT IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES...
HE IS GOOD.
NOW TO THE WEB PROBLEM...
