A Digger

This piece of equipment has been around for about 46 or 47 years. 

 I can assure you that there is not another one like it.... ANYWHERE!

It was special made by Sam's uncle....to dig Pecan trees!! As it travels down the rows of trees, it straddles the tree and pushes up the roots from behind.

 It is a:   Pecan Tree Digger!!

      This picture was taken in the Spring.


The trees are not dug until the Fall season (around Nov and Dec) and by then, most of them are 6ft tall.  

The machine digs about 60,000 plus Pecan trees each season!!  

The majority of Pecan trees are grown in buckets like the ones below.

Indeed.....it is an interesting piece of equipment!!

And there you have it!!

Stay warm y'all.....(I'm so cold today!!)

Shug ~

What is it???

Isn't this an interesting piece of equipment?  Can anyone guess what it is?

I'll share the answer tomorrow!!

Shug.....

To Each His Own....

I've heard it said many times....
To Each His Own!!

{To Each His Own = One has a right to one's personal preferences}

Are you fashionable?  Do you like to keep up with all of the latest FASHIONS?  Or you a trend chaser?   

Earlier this week, I described my simple way of life.   I like to be comfy....BUT... I do know how to dress for any occasion!!

My husband always seems to be proud of how I look....and I believe that it is important, for me to look good for him and for me!

It is way too cold to be outside, looking for things to photograph and topics to blog about.   So, for this reason....my thoughts may be a bit random!!

How many of you like SPIDERS?  Not me!!!  I've been bit by a Brown Recluse...twice....and I can tell you right now...I Don't like spiders!!

You are probably thinking....what do spiders and fashion have in common????   And this brings me to my topic of conversation for today!!  Why this topic today?

Because it was just yesterday that I was visiting with a lady...and I honestly could not keep my mind on our conversation.  Her eyelashes were about an {inch} long and that was all I could focus on!!  LOL...

Thick....long... eyelashes are now a big trend.  It has even been said that "mascara is a girls new best friend."

Clumpy....spider like...lashes are the {IN} thing.  Forget the eyes...the focus is on the lashes!!

While I'm not one that enjoys wearing a lot of mascara....I'm certainly not one for having spider legs surrounding my eyes. 

 {Most of the time...I forget to apply any mascara to my eyes......}

I'm not being critical....and as the saying goes...TO EACH HIS OWN...   I just think that too much is too much! For me anyways!! 

I do apply makeup daily....but I prefer the more natural look.  A little bit of eye shadow....some eye liner....a small dry brushing of mascara....a little base...and some blush.  A lip liner and a soft grapefruit colored lip gloss!!  That is it for me!!!

Aside from the fact that I'm really not big on the feathered eye lash look.....I do believe that the heaviness on my eyelids, would drive me crazy!  

I like to blink...and I sure don't need anything blurring my vision. 

This fad will just have to pass me by!  

To each his own!!  

It is Cold outside and we have a small chance of Winter precipitation!  


Shug.

Lesson learned......don't pre-judge!!

I've been sitting here for over an hour, with my laptop open....and yet, I just seem to be staring into space. 

I either have brain fog....Or....a way too tired mind.  I'm not even interested in checking out Facebook tonight.   Perhaps, it's the weather?! 

The wind has really been blowing today and it's cold outside!  All I want to do is curl up on the sofa.....and watch TV.   Oh no.....I just realized that this is the exact thing that I did all of last week!     The verdict is:   I've become LAZY!

I did gather up enough energy to go see my dad today!!  I try to go everyday, with the exception of last week.....when I could barely walk.   

You know.......for the past year or so......I have fought with all my being, NOT to put my dad in the very Memory Care facility that he is in at this time!!   

The reason?  Because I did not think it was good enough!!  

I'm just being honest here!!  It's an older facility and when my brother and I first visited this site.....I  was the one who said:   NO WAY!   I'm guessing that I had something much more prestigious in mind.   Why?  Because I wanted the very BEST for my dad!  

Let me tell you about a lesson that I have learned...... Stay with me here!!!!

My dad was in the hospital for 14 days and then he was released to a Nursing Home.    It was a New Place with a lot of up-to-date equipment.   Dad was there for about three weeks, before we got a phone call saying that the director felt that dad needed to be in a complete memory care unit.

I was almost devastated......    Private pay care in our area can be very costly!!!!  $5,000 or more per month!!!!

What to do?    We only had two choices.......One was to bring dad home and try once again to take care of him.....OR.....move him to the Nursing Home that I had fought sending him to.

My brother took care of getting dad's things moved....(because this all took place last week when I was so sick)


At the first "newer" and more updated place......I had to make his bed (myself) almost every time I went.    There were several days when he would be wearing the same clothes that he had on the day before and the day before!     There were numerous times when I would have to clean his face because he had dried food on it.

There were several days when I would go in the early mornings and dad would still be in bed with his pants, belt, and snap up shirt on.  In other words......he slept in them all night long.  

Dad had so much anxiety, and there were several times when he would not get the medicine he needed {ON TIME} to prevent the stressful anxiety from becoming worse and making him upset and start shaking.

Since he has been moved..........

I have been over every single day,  to see my dad.......sometimes, twice a day.....and can I tell you, that he is receiving STAR treatment!  

Not once have I  visited, that he was dirty or in need of his clothes being changed.    At night, they make sure he gets a shower and that he has on his pajamas.   In the mornings....they get him up and put clean clothes on him.   

His hair has already been trimmed and it is combed every single day.......they also shave him every morning and they dash on his after shave that he has always loved.

Not once have I had to make his bed!!!!!  It is always made and the bed coverings are always changed.   His room is neat and very clean, and his dirty clothes are in the hamper.

  Dad is content and he looks happy.   !!!!!!   I've not witnessed one single anxiety attack since being there.

What I have learned is:   God knows what is Best!   I have spent many hours, praying for God's will......but yet, I was fighting it.

   It has taken me a while to realize that in life......things are not always what they seem!!   In the same way that a person can be BEAUTIFUL on the outside and very uncaring on the inside..........So can the things of life be!!    A building is just a building.   It can be beautiful on the outside..... but if the people on the inside are not loving.....then what do we gain???

Don't pre-judge the worth of something by it's outward appearance.    

My dad is now being taken care of by loving, caring people who are making a difference in his life!!  It's not the "BEST" in town.....but it is what is BEST for my dad!

Shug.......