The County Fair and Questions for you who know....
There will be no knitting content today. We went to the County fair yesterday. I love seeing all the animals. I got to listen to a calf's heartbeat in the Education Barn. My goodness it was so slow. I can't image how slowly a cow's heart beats. I'm coming from my NICU perspective where neonates heart rate at rest can easily be 170s. As humans age their heartrate slows.
Is this true of Bovines?
You know me and the horse fascination. The draft horse judging was so fun. When they clip they CLOP loud. I have some video but don't know how to put it her. So imagine.......that heavenly sound.
The draft horses were not very calm. They are huge. They could do a lot of damage if out of control. These two were not kidding around in the barn. They made the riding ring horses look like ponies.
This beautiful painting won a blue ribbon in the craft barn. I love it. Look at her beautiful wrinkles. Her loving open hands! Is she calling her great grandchild to her?
And finally for Delighted Hands and Nancy; a wonderful dark quilt.
If you want to chime in please do, I have a few questions
*We are new to water softerners, and the water feels so slippery. I dont' want to drink it.
So do any of you use a reverse osmosis machine or do you buy bottled water. ? also I'm having trouble seeing a quote for Hinkley and Schmitt on line without giving them information.
Around how much do you pay?
*Do you really have to change your hummingbird food frequently?
*This house had a convection oven. My mom had one and loved it. Any words of wisdom about that since she cant help me?
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We have what I believe is indoor outdoor carpet on the porch. Should I shampoo it?
*finally,
We ordered a mattress from Tuft and Needle and they deliver the mattress in a rolled up tube. So far it is awesome. No problem getting it to the upstairs. Great feel.
Once you open it, the mattress begins to expand.
Have you heard of this kind of mattress?
Any other words of wisdom for me?
I'm all bloggy ears!
Comments
The painting is beautiful - when did we become a culture that worships the young, wrinkle-free face? I see wisdom and love in that beautiful face.
My nephew and his wife purchased one of those mattresses several months ago, and they love it.
I love draft horses. Usually they ARE pretty calm.
Steve and I rode drum horses last year. What a sweet bunch! Mine "sang" every time the water we were riding in went over her back and cooled her. She LOVED that.
We have a convection oven, and really like it. Ours came with instructions that said it will cook things more quickly most of the time, and at a lower temp. It suggested (in general) to set the temp 50 degrees lower than normal. So if you have a recipe that says to use 350 degrees for 40 minutes, we set ours on 300 and check after about 25 minutes. I'm sure like everything else, they vary. You could do a Google search for your brand and see if there is an online users guide.
I have a memory foam mattress that came like that-I love it still and it's been years!
Cheers~
My husband and his family are crazy about hummingbirds so we have one of those red feeders in our backyard. Keith fills it with a sugar-water combination. He refills it as needed. He says they always drink all of it.
Give me a week or two to adjust to high school and we can set up a meet up!
Blessings,
Betsy