Friday, July 12
Baby Leo at 3 months
He looks as though he is trying to put the blanket on the bear.
He looks like his daddy in this one.Jewelry Cleaner
NEVER BUY JEWELRY CLEANER AGAIN!
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon dish detergent
1 cup water
1 piece aluminum foil
Directions:
1. Heat water in the microwave for 1 or 2 minutes.
2. Cut a piece of aluminum foil that roughly covers the bottom of a small bowl (like a cereal bowl).
3. Pour hot water into bowl. Place salt, soda, and dishwashing liquid into bowl. Place jewelry on top of foil and let
it sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Rinse jewelry in cool water and dry jewelry completely with soft cloth. Discard solution
after use and make a new batch next time.
4. According to wire-sculpture.com, "this works well for gold-filled, brass, German (nickel) silver, and sterling
silver. I have even cleaned jewelry with freshwater pearls, shell cameos and mother of pearl with no problem.".
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon dish detergent
1 cup water
1 piece aluminum foil
Directions:
1. Heat water in the microwave for 1 or 2 minutes.
2. Cut a piece of aluminum foil that roughly covers the bottom of a small bowl (like a cereal bowl).
3. Pour hot water into bowl. Place salt, soda, and dishwashing liquid into bowl. Place jewelry on top of foil and let
it sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Rinse jewelry in cool water and dry jewelry completely with soft cloth. Discard solution
after use and make a new batch next time.
4. According to wire-sculpture.com, "this works well for gold-filled, brass, German (nickel) silver, and sterling
silver. I have even cleaned jewelry with freshwater pearls, shell cameos and mother of pearl with no problem.".
Thursday, July 11
Cream of the Crop Salad
1/2 cup chopped vegetables of your choice. I like to be heavy on the radishes. I also added celery, carrots, and onions. Dressing is 2T 3-cheese dressing and 2T cottage cheese. Yum!Pallet walls
I am trying to get Butch to go along with this idea for the internal walls of the garage. What a great idea for old pallets. And he just saw a bunch at the recycle place.
Wednesday, July 10
Craft Project
My friend Pat gave me a mirror. I loved the color and have spent much thought on what I might do with it. It had a couple of broken hooks on it so we took them off. Now the door knobs and the plates behind them and the hook in the middle were all gleaned from this house. So it has some personal history with the house.
These were also from the house as well as the plates behind them. I have yet to find where I want them installed but I am loving them.
New Internet is up and working
They came this afternoon and hooked us up. Much better speeds and no data limits. Woohoo! tomorrow I call Verizon and cut the strings. We will still have Verizon phone -just not Internet.
Tonight I plan to see if I can get the printer to work wireless. And we have a new SMART TV so we may have to see just how smart it is and if we can get it hooked into the Internet as well. And THEN I need to get some Kindle books downloaded and some pictures uploaded. Lots of fun ahead. Stay tuned...
Tonight I plan to see if I can get the printer to work wireless. And we have a new SMART TV so we may have to see just how smart it is and if we can get it hooked into the Internet as well. And THEN I need to get some Kindle books downloaded and some pictures uploaded. Lots of fun ahead. Stay tuned...
Tuesday, July 9
Some decisions
I had stayed away from the Jefferson Telephone Company and their Internet service because of misconceptions. When we first came back I stopped in and talked to them at the front desk about their fees and was greatly disappointed. But today I decided to call them and see if I could compare their rates as an apples to apples deal after talking to a satellite company. I talked to the business office-not the receptionist. World of difference.
For Internet only.
Jefferson Telephone Company Exceed Satellite
Hook up fee- $99 one time $49.95 one time
No Contract 2 year contract
No data usage limits 10 GB Data limit
Monthly fee-$57.95 $59.95
Vacation fee-Disconnect and reconnect $20 a month
is cheaper. ($35.00 on return)
There are other one time fees of
$15 for Netins connection and $79 for a
modem/router.
Being able to put it on vacation with only a $35 hook up cost when we return was the clincher. The unlimited data usage and no contract also were very appealing.
So when we get hooked up I will be happy to not have data usage concerns. It will be more like the connection we have in Texas.
I am happy to have this decision made.
If someone would like a Verizon MiFi apparatus let me know. We will not need it very soon.
For Internet only.
Jefferson Telephone Company Exceed Satellite
Hook up fee- $99 one time $49.95 one time
No Contract 2 year contract
No data usage limits 10 GB Data limit
Monthly fee-$57.95 $59.95
Vacation fee-Disconnect and reconnect $20 a month
is cheaper. ($35.00 on return)
There are other one time fees of
$15 for Netins connection and $79 for a
modem/router.
Being able to put it on vacation with only a $35 hook up cost when we return was the clincher. The unlimited data usage and no contract also were very appealing.
So when we get hooked up I will be happy to not have data usage concerns. It will be more like the connection we have in Texas.
I am happy to have this decision made.
If someone would like a Verizon MiFi apparatus let me know. We will not need it very soon.
Sunday, July 7
Lots Done
It happened to be one of those days I accomplished many tasks. Laundry, cooking and cleaning. This house is really easy to clean! Even easier than the motorhome. I thought it had to be dirty as it had been some time since I had cleaned but as it turned out it was not that dirty.
I made a recipe today that Butch declared a keeper without any encouragement from me. A rare day indeed.
So here it is:
http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2013/06/slow-cooker-spicy-brown-rice-sausage-peppers.html
It is very easy to put together. I closely followed the recipe as I usually do the first time. I will continue to on this one as I did not think it needed any tweaking. Oh and I found the Spike seasoning called for at our local Fareway so it must not be too hard to find.
And then...In a conversation with my granddaughter Amanda she said they would like to find a nice home for Eva their dog. Eva is a sweet dog but Amanda is finding her hands full with her two babies and knows she does not have the time for Eva that she deserves. Eva is about 5 years old and she looks much like the dog Sandy in the musical Annie. Here is her picture:
Sometimes I pass over pictures that I intend to get posted and then I go back and catch them later. Other times they get completely forgotten. Coneflowers on the bike trail
"I'll sit beside you, Papa Butch."
Holding Baby Leo
"Supper ready?"
I made a recipe today that Butch declared a keeper without any encouragement from me. A rare day indeed.
So here it is:
http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2013/06/slow-cooker-spicy-brown-rice-sausage-peppers.html
It is very easy to put together. I closely followed the recipe as I usually do the first time. I will continue to on this one as I did not think it needed any tweaking. Oh and I found the Spike seasoning called for at our local Fareway so it must not be too hard to find.
And then...In a conversation with my granddaughter Amanda she said they would like to find a nice home for Eva their dog. Eva is a sweet dog but Amanda is finding her hands full with her two babies and knows she does not have the time for Eva that she deserves. Eva is about 5 years old and she looks much like the dog Sandy in the musical Annie. Here is her picture:
Sometimes I pass over pictures that I intend to get posted and then I go back and catch them later. Other times they get completely forgotten. Coneflowers on the bike trail
"I'll sit beside you, Papa Butch."
Holding Baby Leo
"Supper ready?"
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