Hanging out

The clothes are hanging out..

at an Amish place in Parke County. 

I think I am one of the last women that hang their clothes out to dry. We will soon be a thing of the past.  I cannot think of any home near here where I see clotheslines being used.  I cannot even think of one that has clotheslines. 

I only hang out clothes in warmer weather.  Oh, I do it a time here and there when it is not too terrible cold.  But I am sure I don't hang out over 5 loads in the winter.  I do hang them up in the house part of the time...in my basement.

Do you or anyone you know hang out clothes on a regular basis?

Isn't it cute....

When we were coming from Mansfield the other day, this beagle was racing along.  He paused and I told Roger to stop.  If he had not been in someone's yard I would have wanted to pet him.

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It has turned cool again.  I think the high today was 55ºF....it was really chilly to be outside.  And breezy.  I have become used to sitting on the porch a few minutes two or three times a day and I really missed that today.
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I made a bell pepper/hamburger dish today.  We always liked stuffed peppers, but I don't really like to eat the pepper.  Or not very much.  So, I started cutting a bell pepper into strips in the bottom of a baking dish.  I fry hamburger and onions together, then drain the grease.  I add the hamburger/onions on top of the bell peppers.  (I used to add a bit of cooked rice and even a bit of cheese, but Roger prefers it just plain hamburger/onions)  You can salt and pepper to taste.

Then I pour tomato juice till it almost covers the hamburger.  Just little bits of it sticks out.  Then bake in a 325º oven for 1½ hours.  We like it with mashed potatoes.  Both my daughters just love it.  And two or three of their friends used to love it, too.  It is just simple and quick...                                          

From Croy Creek Trader's Fair....

Yesterday, we got up and made our way to the Croy Creek Trader's Fair.  We had always heard of it, but for some reason had never made gone.  I did not really go to buy anything...I went to 'see' and maybe take a few photos.  I was hoping to see animals, and I did.  There were quite a few places with chickens.

Here is quite the handsome rooster, probably my favorite.

And here is another pair...I think both are beautiful.
Along the way we saw turkeys...

I don't think I had ever seen a B&W turkey before...

Then there is this fellow....let me tell you about him.

Roger and I were across the way...probably 3 or 4 car lengths from him.  And we were actually looking between cars.  We looked at each other, and we thought and commented about what a fantastic decoy it was.  Fast forward another 25-30 minutes and we are around to where he is located.    He isn't really moving.  But I saw his eyes blink.  I told Roger, "He is real!"  "no, it's not" and I can remember the rest of his reply.  I think it was something about they just do a good job of making them look real.

I said, "His eyes are blinking."  So Roger walks closer till he can see...

No wonder we thought he was a good decoy! 

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