Coffee anyone ?

[farmerjan]

If there is a place to do pick your own strawberries, then don't plant the plants. They take too long to get established.. you really should not pick the first setting of fruit after planting, and the older plants will not transplant as well if you do move. Plant stuff that you will be able to get a quicker crop off of....The pick your own places do charge, but it is a one day, couple of hours thing and then processing whatever you want... slice and freeze or freeze whole and then do something with them later in the cooler weather.
Any new developments on a possible place?

School done yet? How is the pregnancy going? Aren't you due pretty soon? Hope the heat is not wearing you out.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

we take our summer in fall or winter kids should be done come september. I am due Oct 17th sp about half way there and no i tend to like the heat and do well in it. i am not even sure if there is one of the pick it yourself places near me. i am about do battle with squash bores heading to pick up some bt to kill the bu**heads and prevent them on the other plants.

 

[farmerjan]

Those squash borers are rough and they seem to appear overnight... boom the plant wilts and next day dead. I hate them too. But they come from the eggs that the little butterflies lay and hatch... they grow in minutes it seems.

Glad your pregnancy is progressing along. Didn't realize your schooling was on a little different schedule, but as long as it works for you... that's good.

 

[Mini Horses]

Same here....hiring signs everywhere! I'm near VA Beach, a summer tourist area. Those businesses are scrambling! Our local Walmart closed to customers at night months ago. VA has a child care allotment program for families with income limits. Even to look for work. Geesh, signs everywhere!!! Apply. Your hired!

I'm looking for a "supplement program" for us old farts still working while others sit home collecting!! I appreciate many need support to have food and utilities but, not because it's higher pay at home. Just can't be truly monitored.

Another hot, very humid day. Feed, fill water. Go to work. This is hopefully the last week of long hours for a little while. Time for a break. And another poss afternoon rains.......possible is key word. I'm still watering, no rains.

ETA. We're this AM and didn't hit post. We got a little rain late day....not much.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Hey guys, I am very shocked but not surprised by the job situations. I just got hired and we are certainly understaffed. It seems that we can get good employees but then they leave because they can't handle the job, or find a different place to work.
I just had a full day, worked an early shift, then came home and went out to a riding lesson, and then washed sheep legs. Man it seems that I have been starting after five and been in the barn until after seven all week . Now got to get entered for county fair.

 

[Baymule]

The local Dairy Queen here has a hiring sign out, starting at $11 per hour!

 

[farmerjan]

I have been told the local McD's will do an application .... though the drive thru window.... REALLY.....

 

[Baymule]

Coffee is ready. More clean up and burn pile today. Mowing too, why don’t the sheep eat those tall horse mint? LOL Might move horses to the front pasture today so Ringo and the girls can graze the horse pasture behind the barn. It needs bush hogging to knock down the tall weeds, but I want to let the sheep have it for a week or two. The front pasture only has a small bit of grass but the horses will just have to put up with it. Y’all have a great day!

 

[Mini Horses]

My 19 yr old DGD is making $13.25 an hour at Walmart!! Plus bonuses.

Two more long days at work for me....can't wait for this week to be over! It's annoying to be busting butt to do what the store personnel didn't for months and see them just watching! They still have jobs and still not doing. Just want to scream "your fired!!"......and can't.

Oh well.

Gotta go...lunch packed, coffee travel mug full.....week is almost over!

Supposed to get more rain. Everyone enjoy your day.

 

[Bruce]

I don't think everyone has your work ethic Poka.