Millsburg from the Deck. Starting today, and a few times a week, I will upload a photo of taken from the upper deck. The trees are about fifty percent in spring foliage in mid-May.
Yesterday was mother's day. LKD and I went to the SHFD pancake breakfast with the Mayor of Millsburg.
Jean is doing OK after her visit to the ER last week. Nothing broken. Happy Mother's day Jean!
Remembering my Mother..... Happy Mother's Day!
Tomorrow is my birthday, Thanks Mom!
LKD has a Japanese place in mind for the birthday dinner.
So today a couple of new initiatives have been started. The railing leading down the front steps has been a work in progress since the building inspector gave us a certificate of occupancy based on a very temporary railing. Given that it is possible to fall out of the front door and land in the driveway it might make sense to finish the railings. I dug the holes for the posts. Once LKD approves the overall vision I can set them into concrete.
A couple of weeks ago mystery seeds were planted. Dad brought these is a baggie last year. We have no idea what they are so it will be interesting to see what grows. The mystery seeds have sprouted.
This piece of driftwood was down by the creek that runs through Millsburg. After a short tractor ride it has found a spot under the hemlock trees. Not sure if this is where it will stay but it is an interesting looking piece of driftwood.
Dinner time soon. The crockpot came in handy today. Here is an internet pork roast recipe. So far it looks and smells great!
Ingredients:
1 (2-3 pound) boneless pork roast
2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup honey
3 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp dried basil
2 Tbsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place roast in slow cooker. In
a small bowl, combine the cheese, honey, soy sauce, basil, garlic, oil and
salt; pour over pork. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until a meat
thermometer reads 160°.
Remove meat to a serving platter; keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices;
transfer to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. Combine cornstarch and
water until smooth. Gradually stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for
2 minutes or until thickened. Slice roast; serve with gravy.
The dining room is still a bit discombobulated. Failing to read the directions for the Tung Oil treatment has set things back a day or so. 
This afternoon LKD decided it was a good day to sort through the many items collected in the little desk that lives in the hall. There could be some hoarding happening but after about an hour many items had found their way to the bottom of the rubbish bin. 
This weekend was the 'unofficial' start of summer. That is if you listen to the marketing and newscasts on the tellie-vision. This years retail plan took a hit in the Northeast. It turned out to be one of those Memorial Day Weekends where the temperatures dipped and there was more rain and clouds than sun. And just for fun there was a nice dose of wind gusts.
Residents of the Town of Minisink, Village of Unionville and most of the folks from Millsburg attended the annual Memorial Day Parade. The Mayor of Millsburg was a VIP and took time today to remember other WWII servicemen that did not come home.
Based on the weather forecast we are going to get wet for a couple of days. The grass is semi-dry at the moment and there are no rain drops falling. The lawn is about to get a quick cut, hopefully before the next batch of showers.
The mowers have been back in the shed for ten minutes and it is raining with some conviction. No thunder storms yet but they say today is the day, as well as tomorrow and Saturday!
Henny underwent an emergency head transplant this morning. The recently grafted head exploded folling the rejection by the body.
It feels like summer this afternoon. Here is a pic from the top deck. More telling is the pic of the thermometer. It is hot inside and out. Time to fire up the AC. I like to check out the system before we get into actual hot weather. Last year we needed to have a tech come out and tune up the system.
LKD is making some snicker doodles. It looks like one has escaped........ mmmmmm.
Hopefully the raccoon will allow the plants some privacy. They have a habit of coming in the night and pulling the plants out and leaving them for dead on the deck.
The decks are all done and tomorrow we can move the chairs back out there. The coconut heads will take up summer residency starting this weekend.
The mystery seeds are getting bigger each day.... tomorrow it will come down to survival of the fittest. The plants need to be thinned out and about half will wind up in the compost bin.
Given the weather forecast today is a perfect day to start painting the deck. No rain for a few days so first coat today and finish coat tomorrow! Soon the deck will be ready for summer!
Millsburg from the Deck. Starting today, and a few times a week, I will upload a photo of taken from the upper deck. The trees are about fifty percent in spring foliage in mid-May.
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The spring rain continues and this makes for a quiet, sort of lazy day in Millsburg. On the list of things that need attention is the water softener. Having read the owners manual the machine remains somewhat of a mystery. No matter - the directions on how to set up the program and start the unit seems straight forward.
Soon LKD and I will be venturing out to Monroe to visit the BJ Warehouse store. We got a sixty day trial and it is sort of fun to check out these stores that we don't usually shop.
