Where has the time gone

It has been so long since I last posted the dang blog was giving me a hard time in logging in. I also do not like how it has changed and do you have a hard time seeing the crazy letters you have to type in ? I go threw about 5 before I get it right.

We have been having really hot weather like most of the country at least right now we are having some rain. We went for about 3 weeks with out any and wife has been watering the tomatoes twice every day. They have about finished putting out any new ones Here is a picture of them early in the season. the one circled is one of our mystery tomatoes. It grew all winter in our plant room and now it still has a few green one and it tasted really good. We think it is German Queen. That is Moon keeping an eye on us.
We have not been cooking much because it has been so hot only quick stuff and sandwiches a lot of tomato sandwich. They ripened all at once. We also made a spaghetti sauce using our tomatoes and it was great.

What I have been up to

Hello everyone I cannot believe it has taken me so long to post anything but let me tell you why I have been away.


It all started when it was wash day and wife thought she heard water running. Trip out side found a lake growing in the back yard and under the house. Not good.

I was out of town the coming week so all running of water was cut to a minimal so it could dry out and I could get under the house next weekend. We did have a loose pipe and thought that was it but when we washed there it was again and we could not see where it was coming from. So that meant under ground. OH NO.

Another week went by with out using much water no cooking just sandwiches so we didn’t use much water again to dry out.

Had a plumber come out that Sat and he ran a snake down the hole and thank the Lord it was not a broke pipe but roots. Yea! I was getting tired of sandwiches.

Above is one of the other Toms that come by for a snack we call him Badger.

Tuesday Cat.

Ok they have changed the blog again and this time it let me up load a picture. Not sure I like this new look I'm an old fart and do not like change when I was used to the last one.
Any way this is Bob again and poor thing I don't know how he gets around looking out at the world with crossed eyes. He appears to be the top Tom in the area for now so it must not be stopping him. He has some battle scars and has lost some fur and he is big and solid. Poor Moonface is the older Tom and we make sure when Bob is at the house they stay apart. Bob and Moonface belong to someone in the neighborhood but seem to come eat at our house.

Sunday Cats, Callie and Minie Me

Here is a picture of Whiskers mom and brother Minnie Me. We hope they made it where ever they ended up. At least the boys were fixed and may have had a chance.

Sunday Cats Whiskers and Marbles

Here is a picture of Whiskers (white whiskers) and his brother Marbles taken when he was outside. Marbles was wife's favorite. We had Whiskers, Marbles, and Minnie Me all brothers neutered. Unfortunately about a week after that Marbles came up missing the next week Minnie Me was gone then the third week Momma Callie was missing. Wife thinks they were trapped and what happened to them after that kept her up nights for weeks. We took Whiskers and brought him in the house so he would not suffer the same fate as his brothers. We think Moonface is most likely the papa cat.

Sunday Cats, Stinker

Before this weekend we were having really warm weather and the boys were really enjoying the front porch. The little birdies in the azaleas around the porch just drive Stinker crazy. Here he is all tuckered out from running from one end to the other.

Sunday Cats and Happy New year

Moon is enjoying the deer leg bone with a little meat still on it.

Sunday Cat Baby Girl Needs a home !

About 2 months ago this baby showed up barley able to walk. She would flop over if she got excited or if Mommy Socks or Gin Gin got near her. And of course Gin Gin did not want her around and would go pop her. She would sit on the edge of the patio till all the other cats had eaten then she would creep up to the bowl. Wife has been sitting out every morning, afternoon and night talking to her and moving the food bowl closer to her. We thought she may have had a broken leg or back by her actions. We were afraid we would hurt her if we made a grab for her and if we missed it would take a long time for her to get close again. And she was doing better since she had some food.
All the outside kitties know when we whistle its feeding time(even the opossum and coons come). So we have to guard them from the unwanted critters while they eat.
With the cold weather wife decided Sunday she had to make a go of catching her. Success, she was grabbed placed in a pillow case and brought in the house to a large carrier and only bit once while petting her.
Monday it was off to the vet. Poor baby knew we were cat people as she loved being petted and really liked her face rubbed. She was real good at the vets and they ran all the virus test (FLV,FIV,HW). She was clean and vaccines and rabies shots given, spayed and x rays showed no broken bones so they are not sure why she has trouble walking. It could have been from a tick or a blood clot.
If any one can give this sweet baby a inside home please let us know. It would be best if there were no other cats or maybe one female as she can not defend herself well.

Sunday Cats

Stinker loves this cool weather.
I have some real weird hours that I have to work this week like at night so I will not be home for dinner and we have been making some of our older recipes and not any much new.
Also I.m back to 5 days a week sure will miss having Friday off. We did our regular shopping Saturday and it was a mad house. We get spoiled by shopping on Fridays.
I would like to tell everyone in Jackson of a new Mex Restaurant called El Mezquite Grill.
This just opened at metro center mall. Our go to Mexican restaurant has been Salsa.s But we were really impressed the two times we went here. In fact we brought home food both times.
They did a good chili relleno last time and one of the best tamales I've had. They also bring a bowl of looks like black beans with cheese dip with your chips and salsa. We really like this and are going to see if we can duplicate it. The restaurant its self is very nice inside so go give it a try.

Sunday Cats

This is wife's painting of Wolfie and Trouble from the above picture. Fads and Frames had some straw hay bales and she thought they looked good sitting on the bale of hay.

Sunday Cat

Wolfie wishing every one a safe and happy Halloween.

Sunday Cat

Spooky Boo looking all Halloween. He is a beauty but a terror in the house. All the other cats run and hiss when he is around.

Sunday Cat

This is a picture of Whiskers before we brought him in the house with the others. It took wife a while to get him and siblings to trust her.

Sunday Cats

Wife was setting up a still life with these cute pumpkins and of course everyone had to come look and check it out. Heres our Spookie Boo looking like a halloween cat.

Sunday Cats

We have had some cooler weather and the boys are all huddled up together.They are all asleep expect the one looking out the window at the hummers. They are so fat they can hardly fly. We are getting some coming threw and tanking up as they are smaller or slimmer.

Sunday Cats

Aren't we cute. Two of us can squeeze into the box where Stinker can barely fit.

Sunday Cats

This is our biggest cat Stinker who has taken over the box. They are so easily amused. Forget all those fancy toys just throw down a box or paper sack and let the fun begin.

Sunday Cat

Here are all three of the smitten for their Friskies commerical.

Sunday Cat

This is Trouble waiting for dinner. Don't you think it would make a good Friskies commercial?

Sunday Cat Frosty again

Here is a shot I left out last Sunday of Frosty. Frosty is the cat that is so happy to see us when we have been gone. He has this little hop he does with his tail curled almost flat on his back. He also grabs my stuff out the bag.