Romance in the air?

Back on Sept 6, Justin (the Varmit's boyfriend of two years) asked for permission to marry Marisa. I replied that Momma and I would be very happy for them both.
This was pretty much a "hush-hush deal", because he wanted to surprise her when he "popped the question". It was about two days later when I told Momma about it. She was about to scalp me for not telling her sooner!
Within minutes of her finding out, she was on the phone with Justin.... offering her assistance on anything he needed. As it was, he needed help with "the ring". A couple days later, they got together at the local jewelry store and proceeded to "order THE RING"...which was custom made in New York.
To"set up the proposal"...he started several weeks in advance by giving Marisa a certain color rose, then a couple of days later, giving her some little trinket in the same color. (Momma could recite each week, rose color, and trinket ) The one that stands out in my mind is the Orange Rose Week...he gave her candy corn as the trinket.
Then, the big night came on Oct 12...... Under the pretext of us giving Justin a Birthday Dinner at Ruth Crisp Steak House.... they went there and he "popped the question" by having the desert plate spelling it out....along with all the previous weeks rose petals represented, and a white rose with the ring in it.

Times ... They are changeing.

Nope, I ain't getting into a boring soapbox tirade about politics, or general petty peeves.
What I'm referring to is that I noticed a marked change in leaf coloration since last week. As usual, i spent last weekend down at the cabin, and had to start up a fire in the wood burning stove. It got down to 31 degrees and got a thick coat of frost that made the ground look like snowfall. Of course, I left my camera at home that weekend!
Then, last night, I stayed down there again, but needed no fire.
A few weeks ago, I came upon a strange looking "tomato plant"...with no fruit....growning out in a hayfield all by itself. (See the picture attached) . I mentioned it to one of the "deer hunters" that hang out down at the hunting lodge, and strangely, the next week ...it was gone.
In memory of my old single days, I thought I'd try out a bottle of Rebel Yell Bourbon...my prefered brand way back then. ( Way back when I was in college, it was the favorite Bourbon of the "hip crowd"...they advertised that it was "Made in the South for Southerners"...and refused to sell it above the Mason-Dixon Line)
Blanton's Bourbon is now my choice (at about $ 50 per fifth). I was somewhat shocked to find the Rebel Yell priced at only $11 per fifth. So, with some trepidation, I fixed me a shot....and was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed the Rebel Yell just as much as the Blantons! Not that it matters much on the price difference, because, I very seldom drink much anymore. I've had my last bottle of Blanton (still about 3/4 full) for about 3 years now. So, I guess I'm stocked up pretty good with booze for the next 10 or 12 years!
What I mostly do down at the cabin is just loaf, rest, read my Kindle, watch Netflix DVDs, cook a little, and drink lots of coffee! But, here lately I've hung a few pictures, and my "Red Neck Windchimes" sent to me from my cousin up in Greater Barrington, Massachusetts.
I finally broke out the generator this weekend to check to see how noisy it would be to run, so I can power up a TV to play an X-Box game or two. But, since it hasn't been run in about 2 years, it wouldn't start. So, I took it down to the tenant's house and Andy will tune it up for me. Depends on how noisy it is as to whether I'll use it or not.
After all....peace and quiet is one of my main reasons for being there.

Just a matter of semantics

Translations of California phrases to Kentucky.
Its all a matter of semantics.

California..... ..................................... Kentucky

Arsenal of Weapons ...................Gun Collection
Delicate Wetlands...................... Swamp
Undocumented Worker............ Illegal Alien
Cruelty-Free Materials............ Synthetic Fiber
Assault and Battery................... Attitude Adjustment
Heavily Armed............................. Well-protected
Narrow-minded ..........................Righteous
Taxes or Your Fair Share ............ Coerced Theft
Commonsense Gun Control .......... Gun Confiscation Plot
Illegal Hazardous Explosives............ Fireworks or Stump Removal
Non-viable Tissue Mass................ Unborn Baby
Equal Access to Opportunity............ Socialism
Multicultural Community.................. High Crime Area
Fairness or Social Progress.................. Marxism
Upper Class or "The Rich ".................... Self-Employed
Progressive, Change ............................Big Government Scheme
Homeless or Disadvantaged...................... Bums or Welfare Leeches
Sniper Rifle ..............................................Scoped Deer Rifle
Investment For the Future................... Higher Taxes
Healthcare Reform................................... Socialized Medicine
Extremist, Judgmental, or Hater.................. Conservative
Truants ...................................................... Homeschoolers
Victim or Oppressed.................................. Criminal or Lazy Good-For-Nothing
High Capacity Magazine............................... Standard Capacity Magazine
Religious Zealot.............................................. Church-going
Reintroduced Wolves..................................... Sheep and Elk Killers
Fair Trade Coffee ..........................................Overpriced Yuppie Coffee
Exploiters or "The Rich "................................. Employed or Land Owner
The Gun Lobby ..............................................NRA Members
Assault Weapon......................................... Semi-Auto (Grandpa's M1 Carbine)
Fiscal Stimulus............................................ New Taxes and Higher Taxes
Same Sex Marriage................................... Legalized Perversion
Accepted Facts................................................. Horse Shit

Windex Does Prevent Streaking!

Here' proof that Windex does a good job stopping streaking!

Husband of the Month Award

One of our customers was given a new toy for her birthday on Friday. Kim remarked to her that she "was saving her pennies to buy one for herself".
Due to our very busy work schedule (and her dislike for driving any distances), our "vacations" are pretty much a thing of the past.
So, I came up with an idea of an "Ideal Vacation" for her. Where she could escape from the chains of her computer to enjoy herself "out in the world".
So, I went over to Lexington this afternoon and visited Fayette Mall (Which I swore many years ago to never step into again) and made the selected toy purchase.
Then, this evening while at dinner at our favorite Chinese Restaurant, I handed her a bag that I advised contained "brochures or ideas" for a vacation for her.
In the bag was a new Ipad 2.
She was shocked and brought to tears.
It was decided at that time that I should bequeathed the title of "Husband of the Month".

However, it should be noted that there is only one more day in July!

Catching up time here

Well, I've been pretty busy with work a couple of weekends, and kind of got behind on "my blogging"
Going through some of the threads I follow, I was sorry to see that there have been some health issues reported by many of the fine folks I follow on here. Hopefully, they will be able to come through the suffering very soon.
The weather here is miserable. Temps in the high 90's, high humidity, and heat index around 110.
Did escape to the cabin a couple of times for an "overnighter". Left the mutts home so I could just unwind. I was able (over two weekends) to set out some daylilys and a couple of burning bushes at the cabin, along with groundcover and mulch. Of course this work was spaced between naps and reading of my Kindle.
During this miserable weather, I'm letting the mutts stay in the cool 62 degree bombshelter down here in my dungeon (man-cave)

While I'm off at the cabin, Km stays home and plays in her yard.