Farmerjan's journal - Weather

[Finnie]

. thinking I am going to go with one big single...

I traded my divided sink for one large one, and I love it!

So ending the day on a positive note... I am sure he will be surprised if we can get it all set up for him....

That sounds like an awesome plan! I bet it can really help him get active.

 

[Mini Horses]

See if a glass company can cut a new front for your stove.

The horse programs a good idea for your dad. They stay with them so not a great deal of fall concern. It will help balance, etc, Plus lift his spirits greatly!

 

[Baymule]

Horse therapy would be good for your Dad. I agree!

 

[farmerjan]

Hey, even more good news... Found the glass front for the range.... original equipment, says slightly used but very good condition.... ordered it..... YAY....
AND we are getting a little bit of rain/showers.... don't think it is much, but it is a start.....and it looks like "Fred" and then "Grace" right behind it are both coming through this side of the state....starting like on Tuesday.... and we will welcome it even if it is in the form of real Thunderstorms......or wind or downpours....

Yes, I think that the horse therapy would be just the ticket for him to get off his duff and want to do things....as well as help his balance and all....

@Finnie , I have had both a big sink and "bigger" divided ones.... I am leaning to the single bigger one too. The divided ones have some benefits... if I could get a set of divided with a "big one" and then a little bit smaller one next to it... but don't think they make them like that. I have seen a divided one where one is smaller... but both are too small in my opinion....
What I really would like is my old sink with the drainboard all in one..... it was big enough and there never was any mess from the water dripping... but then there weren't any dishwashers in those days either.... I like to do dishes but it hurts my knees so much right now... and I want to make sure the jars are more "sterile" for the milk. But I will go back to doing more dishes once I can stand....

Holy cow, it is later than I thought. I was so excited about finding that glass for the stove that I wasn't paying attention and got doing other stuff on here... Time for bed!!!!!

 

[Mini Horses]

New. glass front and some rain! You're on a roll!

We got rain again. Looked like it would skip me...big clouds, thunder, whole nine yards...then cleared mostly but came back hard on the back side. I went to bed, heard it and went to sleep. Puddles everywhere this morn. Happy I got some grass cut yesterday...my day off, ya know . But slept well. Unusual and needed.

 

[Baymule]

That’s great! Glass for the stove AND RAIN!

 

[farmerjan]

Well, I checked the rain gauge.... barely enough to register... .05 of an inch. The good thing is it is mostly cloudy and radar shows more to possibly come through this afternoon.... then more for the rest of the week. So if we can keep getting some.... and no hot sun, it will help. But we really do need a good soaking of 2-3 inches to get down into the ground.... Only about 74 out right now and should not get too much higher.... our corn really needs a good long tall drink... of several days....
Sorghum-sudan across the road looks good from the 2 little showers we had... it is good for drier conditions, and it is green and you can see some growth already....

Peaches are ripening on the flats so will be able to maybe get a couple pints. They are not real big.... but at least the deer didn't get them all.

I am getting ready to go out and do some mowing... I kept putting it off so the grass didn't burn up to a crisp. Looks like it will be okay if I do it now and it gets a little drink to stay green. If it starts to rain all the better while I am mowing...

Put the water on the peach trees this morning. Was hoping that I wouldn't have to, but not going to chance them going "backwards" . If it rains good, then the ground will be good and wet to be able to continue to soak in more water...

Time for a sandwich and then out to mow.

 

[Finnie]

@Finnie , I have had both a big sink and "bigger" divided ones.... I am leaning to the single bigger one too. The divided ones have some benefits... if I could get a set of divided with a "big one" and then a little bit smaller one next to it... but don't think they make them like that. I have seen a divided one where one is smaller... but both are too small in my opinion....

Our divided one was like that, one side smaller and one side bigger, but not big enough. And the annoying part was, the garbage disposal was in the SMALL side! Super annoying if you have a big pot to soak or rinse that has stuff in it that you want to go down the disposer. to soak it and scrape it in the big side, and then carefully dump it into the little side.

The only thing I miss about the divider, and it’s very easy to work around, is that I could suspend my pasta colander over the small side to drain things in it. Now I just have to make sure the sink is empty and clean enough, and just set the colander on the bottom of the sink. I did buy a colander with extending sides, that can fit over the big sink, but I haven’t used it yet because I keep forgetting I have it. It doesn’t fit where my regular colander goes so I put it in a different place. Going to have to rethink that.

Oh, as far as having a large size sink plus a smaller side, which I think you are right- I did not see any like that on the market. If you have enough room, they do make small stand-alone sinks for kitchens that have two different prep areas. You could add a separate small sink next to the full size large sink. But that would probably also require extra plumbing and faucets. Who knows, maybe there is a company that could custom make a big and small divided sink like you want, that might not cost as much as all the extra plumbing etc. (But my guess is, it would be pricey either way.)

 

[Margali]

Our divided one was like that, one side smaller and one side bigger, but not big enough. And the annoying part was, the garbage disposal was in the SMALL side! Super annoying if you have a big pot to soak or rinse that has stuff in it that you want to go down the disposer. to soak it and scrape it in the big side, and then carefully dump it into the little side.

The only thing I miss about the divider, and it’s very easy to work around, is that I could suspend my pasta colander over the small side to drain things in it. Now I just have to make sure the sink is empty and clean enough, and just set the colander on the bottom of the sink. I did buy a colander with extending sides, that can fit over the big sink, but I haven’t used it yet because I keep forgetting I have it. It doesn’t fit where my regular colander goes so I put it in a different place. Going to have to rethink that.

Oh, as far as having a large size sink plus a smaller side, which I think you are right- I did not see any like that on the market. If you have enough room, they do make small stand-alone sinks for kitchens that have two different prep areas. You could add a separate small sink next to the full size large sink. But that would probably also require extra plumbing and faucets. Who knows, maybe there is a company that could custom make a big and small divided sink like you want, that might not cost as much as all the extra plumbing etc. (But my guess is, it would be pricey either way.)

Maybe I'm crazy but what about a plastic wash basin that occupied one side with a drain bulkhead that fit into main drain? You could use the small basin with rubber plug or lift out to use entire big sink.

 

[Mini Horses]

but at least the deer didn't get them all.

Congrats!!! Always "next year".

I'm getting your rain again. Sorry!