I love my blogging friends

I look forward to seeing what is going on in your lives. I have shared ups and downs.... I have laughed and cried.... I even feel as if I know you personally. Grim was on the phone today and said that I had this friend in California.... LOL! It's another blogger that has influenced me. And yes, I talk about you as if you were real people in my life.... I know that sounds funny. But since we have never met and probably never will, I just wanted to let you know that you are very highly thought of. I even had a blogging buddy come to my defense today on facebook, I don't even know if she puts me Yart with the real me..... But I thought that it was wonderful. *Remember to the world you might be one person but to one person you might be the world" I love that quote!

Enough of the mushy stuff.... LOL! I wanted to share some really great things! The garden is officially been pulled out!!!! Well, the Swiss chard and the zucchini is still out there. It is just doing to good. They will wait till the first hard frost. I got off my lazy butt yesterday and got it done. Now I just need to get some compost and plant the garlic..... And of course in January and February start planning for the next season. I think that next year I am going to do squash, beans, corn and potatoes. Of course I have the strawberry patch established, so hopefully they will produce next year also.

Next Grim sold his bike today. He got enough from it to have the down payment on the next bike ( a dresser).... Even though he has to wait until he is healed and back to work to get it. I'm happy that we get to get a bigger bike. He's sad because it is his first bike and he really, really wanted to keep it. But since it tried to kill him twice I figure it was time for it to go.... Yep superstitious!

I was lucky enough to be online at the right time today. I was able to get one of the spots that Jenna at Cold Antler Farm was offering for her Fiber CSA. I am so excited it is my first CSA. I know it will be almost a year before I get the yarn I am so looking forward to it. Plus, I will get to see how the wool goes from ewe to yarn. I think that I am most excited about that. To feel like I'm part of a large community.... Again bloggin friends..... You all are great!

And the fortunes did smile on me today. I was bestowed with an award. Mother Moon, granted me with the Prolific Blogger Award. I am deeply honored to receive this award as I don't think what I say is prolific, or grand or even an easy read at times (due to the rambling *smiles*). But Mother Moon thinks that what I have to say is important. So I thank you, greatly!

As with all blog awards there are rules and this one is no exception, so here they are:

Link the award to the person to whom sent you the gift. (see above)

2.  Link to the blog of the person who created the award - Hazra of Advanced Booking.  I love the fact that this started back in November of 2009.

3.  At Advanced Booking enter your name into Mr. Linky so there is a complete list of all the recipients.

4.  Pass the award on to 7 more people whom you feel are prolific bloggers.

Jordan at Blueberry Hills Homestead

Lynn at Viggies Veggies 

Cat at The Vintage Housewife  

Skippy at I make soap

Mama Pea at A Home Grown Journal

Faerwillow at Serendipity

Annette at The Ward House

Gotta Run,

Yart

Summer from Hell

Like I said before I would write when I had a chance. Well, I have a few minutes.

DH was on the Harley in front of me. We were in the car. All of us were heading 3 hours away to go to an Amish community. We have done this trip countless times. This time some thing happened. We are going along. I see DH look down, then a puff of white smoke, then the smell of something burning. He veered right to the side of the road and I veered left. Seconds to decide what to do. I finally get to the side of the road. We don't know what happened. He says that the back wheel locked up. He clutched and the wheel started moving again to get to the side of the highway. Mind you we were doing 70 when this happened.







Luckily, we were able to get off the highway and on to a side road. My brother had to come down and get us. He couldn't find all of his tie downs so we did the best we could to get to the nearest service center. Of course the bike is only tied down in the front what happens next...... You guessed it. The bike falls over in the trailer........... Dent in the tank.... Not to big but a dent none the less. So then they decide that this is for the best.



Get the bike home and head back out to the amish community. Then Friday morning they start taking it apart (DH and DB). And here is what they found.

Swingarm


Sprocket


Wheel


See the bolts broken off.

So now all the toys are broken... the blue that you see behind the swingarm isn't running the timing is off..... Like I said I think I am just going to sit in one spot and not move. It might be safe that way... LOL!

Gotta Run
Yart