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Day 3
As you can see, we will be eating Oyster Mushrooms in a few days. Yum!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Oyster Mushroom Project
Retired Mountain Man received an interesting Christmas Gift from Neil and Ann, an Oyster Mushroom grow kit. He has been spraying the mycelium twice a day for the past 10 days. They really started growing three days ago.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
As you can see, we will be eating Oyster Mushrooms in a few days. Yum!
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
As you can see, we will be eating Oyster Mushrooms in a few days. Yum!
Monday, January 9, 2012
Diamonds in the rough....
Presenting the Cougar Chicks and their manager at their first practice. We love the new PA system. Next on our schedule is voice lessons on Thursday night and a full Cougar Creek Band session on Sunday. It is time to start practicing the music for our version of Mardi Gras. It will be here before we know it.
The Cougar Chicks have to take voice lessons so that we can fill in for Lady Isabella, (the lead singer for the chick section of the band) who abandons us every fall and goes back to Rhode Island. It is a tough job and we are doing our best.
Learn to play an instrument and sing. What a great thing to do when you are retired.
I have to say that not all of our band members are retired. Some of our younger members, Rhythm Gal, Bass Man and Trombone Man, help to keep us feeling like we are back in our 20's.
One of our Band Manager's favorite lines from a song: "singing seems to help a troubled soul". It definitely feels good to sing. It's a great way to start or end your day.
I think our lead song should be "I'm just an old chunk of coal, but I'm gonna be a diamond some day"?
The Cougar Chicks have to take voice lessons so that we can fill in for Lady Isabella, (the lead singer for the chick section of the band) who abandons us every fall and goes back to Rhode Island. It is a tough job and we are doing our best.
Learn to play an instrument and sing. What a great thing to do when you are retired.
I have to say that not all of our band members are retired. Some of our younger members, Rhythm Gal, Bass Man and Trombone Man, help to keep us feeling like we are back in our 20's.
One of our Band Manager's favorite lines from a song: "singing seems to help a troubled soul". It definitely feels good to sing. It's a great way to start or end your day.
I think our lead song should be "I'm just an old chunk of coal, but I'm gonna be a diamond some day"?
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Cougar Creek "Garage" Band Music Room
Retired Mountain Man and I have been taking furniture to the dumpsters, rearranging furniture and we're selling some of it - to make room for the Cougar Creek Band's music studio. The arrangement is starting to come together although it still needs some work.
We set up the PA system yesterday and our official sound man and bass player gave us our first "sound lesson". There is a lot to learn.
This is the mixer that runs the whole show and it is a very incredible piece of equipment. All those knobs look quite intimidating, but it really helped to have someone explain what they do instead of having to read a manual to figure it out. Let me say that the sound is awesome. The Cougar Creek Band is going to have so much fun with their new toys!
All I can say is that the rest of the house is going to get pretty dusty. I may need to hire a cleaning lady. Hey! That is not a bad idea since I am going to be spending most of my time in the music room.
We set up the PA system yesterday and our official sound man and bass player gave us our first "sound lesson". There is a lot to learn.
This is the mixer that runs the whole show and it is a very incredible piece of equipment. All those knobs look quite intimidating, but it really helped to have someone explain what they do instead of having to read a manual to figure it out. Let me say that the sound is awesome. The Cougar Creek Band is going to have so much fun with their new toys!
All I can say is that the rest of the house is going to get pretty dusty. I may need to hire a cleaning lady. Hey! That is not a bad idea since I am going to be spending most of my time in the music room.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
La Niña changes her mind this year
La Niña usually means snow on Old Cougar Road and lots of it. Cold, really cold. Brrr.
Not this year. We are experiencing a strange winter. There is no snow. The temperatures have been almost twenty degrees above normal.
No need to shovel the porch, the deck, the walk. No need to plow the driveway. No risking your life sliding down Spring Creek Road. Boring. Boring. Boring. There is no "man against the elements". No challenges.
Might as well go for a walk to test out my new baby Canon. The camera was set to Auto so the flash kept popping up on every photo. I will have to figure out how to turn it off.
Notice there is not a snowflake in sight.
A view of the Green Monarchs. There's some snow over there.
It does make the walking easier. No snowshoes needed here.
Not this year. We are experiencing a strange winter. There is no snow. The temperatures have been almost twenty degrees above normal.
No need to shovel the porch, the deck, the walk. No need to plow the driveway. No risking your life sliding down Spring Creek Road. Boring. Boring. Boring. There is no "man against the elements". No challenges.
Might as well go for a walk to test out my new baby Canon. The camera was set to Auto so the flash kept popping up on every photo. I will have to figure out how to turn it off.
It does make the walking easier. No snowshoes needed here.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Ah! 2012. There's only one reason it's here. The singing on New Year's Eve on Old Cougar Road.
We didn't have snow. No sledding. It's December 31st! It can't be. No snowmen. No
snowball fights. How can we ring in the new year?
We did our best. A fire pit on the deck and some fireworks.
We always sing the House of the Rising Sun at midnight. Actually, we have to sing it a
couple of times just to be sure that we do it right. I have to admit though, that our
rendition of "If I Were A Rich Man", from Fiddler on the Roof, was probably what really
brought in 2012.
Boi, boi, boi. Boi, boi, boi!
Sing it with feeling and have a ball!
Some party goers, both young and the old, faded towards the end.
"If I were a rich man, Daidle, deedle, daidie, digguh, digguh, deedle, daidle, dum.
All day long, I'd biddy, biddy, bum, If I were a wealthy man. Wouldn't have to work
hard......
We didn't have snow. No sledding. It's December 31st! It can't be. No snowmen. No
snowball fights. How can we ring in the new year?
We did our best. A fire pit on the deck and some fireworks.
We always sing the House of the Rising Sun at midnight. Actually, we have to sing it a
couple of times just to be sure that we do it right. I have to admit though, that our
rendition of "If I Were A Rich Man", from Fiddler on the Roof, was probably what really
brought in 2012.
Boi, boi, boi. Boi, boi, boi!
Some party goers, both young and the old, faded towards the end.
"If I were a rich man, Daidle, deedle, daidie, digguh, digguh, deedle, daidle, dum.
All day long, I'd biddy, biddy, bum, If I were a wealthy man. Wouldn't have to work
hard......
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