Last week we were notified that there is a mountain lion in our neighborhood. The lion has killed several cats and even attacked the neighbors horses. I think the critter is hanging out in our pasture and the adjoining pasture. Over the last month while picking blackberries I have noticed several areas the grass has been flattened out. We don't have any cows or horses on the pasture at this time so it has to be another big animal. 2 weeks ago I picked up a big scat pile next to our driveway. I thought at the time it might be a coyote but it was too big for that animal - never really equated it with a mountain lion. Kathy was escorting Tessie by leash late at night on our last visit and noticed a pair of glowing eyes peering at her from the pasture about 2 feet off the ground. She ran for the door! Tessie has had several barking episodes at night - hard to know what she is barking at, could be cow, cat, rabbit, coyote or lion or a 2 legged animal for that matter? Kathy borrowed a big spotlight - glows at 500 - 1000 watts or more. We have only seen a rabbit thus far no sign of a lion this week end thus far?!! I suspect one of these spotlights will be in our future?
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Speaking of berry picking - yes I was at it again. This is the end of berry picking season - got 2.5 gallons this week end. I used the new method of harvesting - pick the cluster then bring them back and sort at my own leisure. The berries were not that good this week end - many of them have dried out in the sun and those that are ready fall off when I pull the cluster out of the vines. I am happy with this years harvest - I see blackberry pies in out future. We still have 1 pie in the freezer from last year's batch - we will eat that one during out labor day week end.
Kathy is very busy at work - the old year is closing down and the new year in quickly approaching. She is still working with her new people so her workload is essentially doubled. The training will continue through the new budget year then things should slow down a little for her. She is having a hard time with her schedule - lots of hours of work, lots of time walking and not much time for her artwork. She is making up for that this week end - she is in her studio and working diligently. her artwork certainly keeps her occupied with not real thoughts of work - that is a good thing. She is very lucky to be able to get away from the office stuff - the nice 3 day week ends work well for her. This is the perfect work/life balance that works for her!!
The last two weeks have been filled with lots of trips to the dentist. I finally got the implant completed. Last Monday, I started to get a striking pain in my lower left jaw - thought is was a abscess? I have had them before and this one was triggered by cold - a nice cold drink of iced tea gave me a jolt of pain which cleared as soon as the cold was removed. I went to my dentist on Wednesday to check it out - she could not pinpoint the problem so she sent me to the periodontist on Thursday and yes a root canal was completed which corrected the condition. I have accumulated considerable investment over the years and looks like my mouth will continue to invest more in the future. I probably should have gone the way of dentures (Kathy says, "NO,NO!!!") many years ago but have been fighting to keep original choppers - am paying he price. I think the decision was a good one? (Kathy says, "yes!")
Happy Anniversary, John and Pat -- 57 years!!! Congratulations!!!
Not much else for new from these parts. Hope you all have a great week end and wonderful week.
More later
Ron, Kathy, Tessie and Sammie ( the cat)
Mountain lions in your neighborhood? That's scary! Well, certainly that's scarier than your trips to the dentist, which hopefully didn't frighten you at all. While you may have to decline dentures when you wrote this, had your dental problems escalated, would you have opted for one? Either way, keeping that as one of your options is a good idea, in case things get worse. Hopefully, that won't be the case!
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