Peteyfoozer’s Journey (because journaling’s not enough)

[peteyfoozer]

I like living out from town, but close enough that it’s not a day trip to go to town. I make a list and try to get everything done in one trip, fuel is expensive.

What about when your husband retires? Does the ranch offer retirement or is it just quit and draw social security?

My home in Tehachapi was like that. It was my dream home and I loved it there. I lost it trying to help the kids, but I loved it and was so happy there! We were down a small dirt road in a hollow, and it felt very secluded, but I could ride my bike to the Mexican restaurant, have a couple margaritas and coast safely home

I honestly don’t know what our future holds. We have no retirement or savings. They said Randy could retire here but there is nothing in writing. It’s a “God will provide” kind of situation and I try not to stress about it.
None of our kids have a place for us except maybe my son Cody, who also works on a ranch. He can’t afford to help us, but he wouldn’t turn us away.
He’s a professional hunting guide and sends me the most awesome pictures!

 

[Ridgetop]

If you ever tour homes built in the 1800's through 1920's, the closets are very small and always have windows in them. People didn't wash their clothes as often as we do so the widows opened to air out the clothes to make them "fresh" again. Soap was more caustic and there was no such thing as a "cold water wash". Clothes were boiled over a fire in a big tub in the yard with lye soap. The clothes were boiled up and pulled out of the tub with a long pole to be hung up on fences, bushes, and lines. Back then wash day was dangerous because with their long skirts a woman's clothes could catch fire as she tended the washtub, and toddlers could fall into the fire. If you were lucky you had 3 dresses. The oldest one that you wore while doing the washing and heavy work, an everyday dress, and a Sunday dress. Yu would also "turn" a dress by taking it all apart and putting t back together inside out so the other side that was not faded would look like new. New ribbons or other cheap trim could be added to give a whole new look. Old clothes were cut down to be made into dresses and shirts for children. When my grandmother went to visit her in-laws on a farm in Iowa wth her babies, she was horrified when her aunt-in-law hung the baby's wet diapers over bushes to dry WITHOUT washing them then put them back on the babes. Washday was only done once a week.

Knowing the work that women had to do back in the day, I am surprised that women everywhere don't rise up in a mob to stop Biden from doing away with washing machines, dishwashers, and other labor-saving devices. Between that and allowing transgender males to compete in women's sports does anyone else think the "liberal progressives" are actually out to put women back in the dark ages?

 

[peteyfoozer]

Amen to that!

 

[Mini Horses]

In 1800s they sewed by hand! Yeah, clothes and all. My grands in 1950s had acquired sewing machines, although maternal one had pedal type -- no electric! Totally off grid. Water well with bucket on a rope. They had advanced to a 2 tub wash system . Hot to wash, cold to rinse. Those tubs doubled as bath units. And they had clothes lines. Ahhh such a advances.

Mostly, 6-7 days of dresses but NO closets. Nails on wall. Kerosene lamps, Wood stoves for any cooking or heat, as nothing else available in the hollar in WV. In late 70s they got an electric line on their road! . A friend ran electric into their house.

Yep, I learned a lot as a child. It has served me well.

 

[SageHill]

And don't forget the age old art of darning. My Grandmother used to darn the holes in my socks and pants. I'd watch, but never really learned that skill - wish I had. She did teach me to cross stitch and crewl.

 

[peteyfoozer]

Fen has a phobia of the 4 wheeler. I’ve tried unsuccessfully since March to get him to ride on it to no avail. So I decided to put his wire crate on the deck of it and have TheMan secure it with a ratchet strap.
We went for our first ride today. Just a few miles, and only in 3rd gear, with Fenny screaming in my ears like a teenage girl on a roller coaster. He finally calmed down 2/3 of the way back. I think he will get the hang of it, eventually.

 

[SageHill]

Love it!! I don't know if I should or - But a great idea! He's gotta learn it's fun somehow.

 

[Mini Horses]

Poor baby!! Why does he have to learn to like it?

 

[Baymule]

Poor baby!! Why does he have to learn to like it?

Because he torments his mom and now she gets to torment him. Payback is a b!tch!

 

[Mini Horses]

Well, Fen is certainly fashion forward in his cute safety goggles