Rooster!

If you travel across South Dakota

right now you'll see the 

same sign everywhere...

"WELCOME HUNTERS!"

With an economic boost

of $25 Billion dollars in sales

the red carpet has been rolled out 

to welcome hunters from everywhere! 

Yesterday was opening day

and the pheasant hunters 

gathered and hunted...

I had the pleasure of walking

and hunting along side 

a group of investment bankers

from all over the U.S.

I took pictures for them

and put together

a slideshow CD

as a souvenir

of their South Dakota

Hunting Adventure...

 

 Unlike today's windy and cold weather,

yesterday was the perfect day

for hunting...

Nice and sunny...

just enough clouds in the sky

to make the pictures perfect!

these hunters 

were getting a glimpse 

of how lucky we 

are to live in South Dakota...

after 4 hours of marching through

corn strips on a professional hunt,

I went over to our local hunt 

and walked along with them...

 

the same beautiful scenery...

 

row after row of bird feed

and cover...

 

we walked in some pretty big 

fields...

too big for the amount 

of hunters in our local group

I think we were just chasing 

animals around,

or maybe 

they were 

just chasing us around?

see the deer looking at me

in this shot...

here's a closer look...

 

he was running up ahead of 

me giving all the 

pheasants the heads

up that hunters 

are coming!

I made it over and around

and at the bottom was 

this quagmire of brush...

I thought I was just gonna

have to give up and live with 

the deer here!

Seriously by this point 

my legs and feet were so tired,

I was ready to call a helicopter

to lift me out of there!

My boots wouldn't stay tied,

the weeds kept catching them,

It felt like walking in quick sand!

Every step the tall bent over stalks

would grab my feet and hold them!

the guys were all way ahead of me,

who's dumb idea was this anyway?

from there it turned into a jungle

of 10 foot tall sorghum and pure mud...

I struggled all the way back to the road!

 

When I got in the truck I told Sall

I'm going home!

 

 

 

Seven hours of hunting was plenty...

 

then I spent the next 7 hours

editing 400 photos.

 

By 2:00 today I had all of 

my souvenir CD's ready to deliver...

 

All of the hunters loved the pictures!

 

Thank Goodness,

maybe I can buy

a massage session

with my earnings!

Take care and

don't get taken down

by monster weeds,

Lisa

p.s. here's a link to the SD Game Fish and Park website on the economic impact hunting has on our state, INTERESTING! click here

OUCH!

I did it!

I finally "manned up"

and kept my 

appointment at the 

Dentist Office...

Ughhh,

this tooth had to go...

I wasn't about 

to fork over $2400.00

for a root canal

to save a molar...

so out it went...

My dentist told me 

teeth will pop out easily

of older people,

especially those that smoke!

found this fitting photo on the internet at: http://fineartamerica.com/featured/sea-otter-with-a-toothache-max-allen.html

After approximately

2 hours of tugging

and twisting...

then finally grinding

it into little pieces, 

I was regretting both my youth

and my good habits!!

Hope you are enjoying

your Saturday!

Hugs and Moans,

Lisa

P.S.Have you flossed today?

I'm Seeing RED

 Happy Fall!

 One more round of 

tomato juice today...

this is it...

the last of them...

today...

I hope!

the end of canning season

is a good reason to go off the wagon

on a Monday afternoon!

 

The Bloody Mary's 

will be ready

before the last jar pops!

Let the party begin,

Lisa

Where Has the Month Gone?

As I hang my head with shame

I can not believe

it's been a month

since I last did a blog post!!

 

Fill up your cup and let's

just review what's been happening

in Sall's Country Life...

(I hope you like the circus,

cause that's what it feels like most days!)

 

Oh and yes...

we even went to the real one

in Kansas City!!

 

 

The grand kids all got to spend

a day with Grandpa and Grandma Sall...

short of $20.00 refreshments,

they can get that kind of 

entertainment at the farm

any time they want,

but the Barnam &Bailey show was quite spectacular!!

 

 

We got our son's family moved

out of New York and 

into Iowa!

We were dumb lucky enough to

be in Iowa City to help unload

box after heavy box, finagle huge art work

into small spaces, and sweat like pigs 

carrying it all from 2 lots down the street

(as the moving truck was too big

to park beside their house!)

UGH!

This old lady found out she is out of SHAPE!!

Back at the farm....

the tomato and pepper harvest

kept me busy!

Salsa,

Tomato Juice,

Sweet Relish,

Hot Relish,

Canned Tomatoes...

my kitchen has 

been "SMOKIN HOT"!

This will be the last week

for tomatoes,

frost is expected this weekend...

thank goodness!

It's time to get out 

of the kitchen and back 

in to my crafty room!

In between canning 

I managed to get a few memory blocks done...

a few orders have been filled...

this was a fun one 

for a sports lovin' Freshman Girl...

Sall Construction has

been busy building a house

for a good friend of ours...

the project started in mid July

and kept me running since then...

Just a simple, no frills kind of house

But, being the contractor's wife,

the painter, the stainer,

the decorator, the shopper, 

the book-keeper,

and the inspector...

well, let's just say I'm swamped!

Back and forth from the building site

to my kitchen...

Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Huron

for everything from paint

to furniture...

Do you know it's been 28 years since I shopped

for a couch?

Boy, did I get a bad case of sticker shock!!

Three trips and 5 furniture stores later,

we picked out a couch, 2 chairs, end tables

and a desk!

Furniture arrives tomorrow,

I hope Farmer C. likes his new 

furniture as well as he likes his new house?

Things are wrapping up at the job site...

wrapping up in the garden...

Fall is upon us!!

Time to start thinking about winterizing 

around here....

 

 

One thing I love about winter,

 it's a little slower pace...

and more time for 

layin' around!!

 

 

Well, now I'm caught up!

Time to go work on some curtains,

and deliver 

a belated birthday present

to my sister!

I owe her a blog post too!

Stay tuned for that!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a happy day.

Lisa

Oh Brother

When the good Lord

was handing out brothers,

he knew I would 

need some good ones...

and

he sent me the best! 

Yesterday was 

older brother's

birthday...

this was him

60 birthday's ago!

We could just put

a "6" in front of that "1" candle

and he'd look pretty much

the same as in the picture!

(well, kinda)

He's been spending 

his holiday weekend birthday

with brother #2...

The two of them don't 

fight over bikes and train sets anymore...

now they just get together

and talk campers!!

Please,

Somebody tell them

the world does not keep score

for the size of your 5th wheel!!

Love ya, Bro's!!

Pass The Chips Please!

 How do you like your salsa?

mild

medium

or 

Hot??

 

We like ours

just on the spicy side...

somewhere

in between medium and Hot...

 

I now have the recipe 

calibrated to perfection...

and I will be spending 

the next couple of weeks

weighing jalapenos

and peeling tomatoes....

 

 If you think I've gone m.i.a.,

I'm only stuck in a steamy kitchen

making enough salsa to last us 

another year....

How about you,

are you doing any canning?

Is your garden harvest 

overwhelming you?

Keep on chopping!

Hugs,

Lisa

Pickles and Petunias: 1938

Today I'm sharing a post from our sister blog, Pickles and Petunias.
It's all about chickens...
and we all love chickens, Right?

Since we just lost one of our little hens,
I'll dedicate this one to little Whitey ( or should I say old Whitey)
she never got in any of my pictures...
she was always the shy and slow one because of a bad foot.

We think the foot problem finally took her
(so sad, I know)

R.I.P. Whitey

and now we're down to 3...
Sully, Miss Red Hen, and Blackey

Pickles and Petunias: 1938: Lisa... I refer to her as the pickles of this blog, is the sister lucky enough to raise a few chickens on her farm.  (and one very... Read more at Pickles and Petunias.

The Farmer In the Dell

I don't know about

your neck of the woods,

but here in South Dakota

the farmers

are busy

harvesting wheat...

  here on 

the Sall Farm

this country girl

is busy canning 

whatever Mr. Sall

brings in to  her kitchen!!

My kitchen sink might be

full of cucumbers one day

and hungarian hot wax peppers 

the next...

The summer's been good

to us this year...

the garden has produced

bushels and bushels 

of cucumbers, onions, garlics...

potatoes, dill, peppers...

I'll be ramping up

the tomato juice and salsa

production any day now!

 I only wish the days

could be longer

so

I could enjoy

it all more!

 Being stuck in the kitchen

all day scrubbing pickles

was starting to get old...

 Chopping tomatoes and peppers

will be a nice change of scenery for me!

 as long as I'm

able to break free

once in awhile to

enjoy some wild flowers

I'm good as gold!!

If this post makes

you want to break away...

come on out 

to the country!

just tell our

gate keeper

you'd like a tour 

of the garden.

 

He doesn't accept tips,

just belly rubs!

 

See you soon!

 

Have a Happy Day!

 

 

Lisa.