It may be winter outside, but we are growing tomatoes inside!!!!





It is just another reason to be merry at Christmas !!!!

More snow in Johnson City Tennessee..............

The deck...........

Closer.......
Closest......
Here is Jill dog enjoying the snow... I was throwing snowballs in here vicinity and she could not figure out where they were going.... However, in all that snow, she found a bone she had left in the yard several days ago... She has a better besnifter then I do....

It might still be white for Christmas.....

Happy Days, john

New news about Matthew............

http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/

Snow, snow, snow.

First snow of the season in Johnson City

December 5, 2009

More New news, positive news, about Matthew............... Dated November 20th.

http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/

john

God n' Dog

I think you will enjoy this especially if you are a dog person...

Cheers, John

PS: This was sent to me by Sandy!!!

More New news about Matthew............... Dated Sunday, November 15

http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/

john

More New news about Matthew...............

http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/

john

A national hero -
Sgt. Kimberly Munley

Read the story - http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/08599193644400 on Yahoo.

John

New news about Matthew...............

http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/

john

SOMEWHERE....

8 AM
Saturday
October 30, 2009
Cheers, john

Soupy Sales dies at 83!!

Soupy Sales and I lived in Detroit at the same time. He was so much fun to watch on local TV!!

RIP Roxy Kitty 1999-2009

Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

New information about Matthew............

http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/

Keep praying, john

here is my latest project - a wall mounted stand for our Aerogrow gardens. Guess I'll have to pick up the tools and rehang a couple of pictures.....




Hope you are having a good day, I am!!!

Cheers, joh

More news about Matthew:

http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/

Blessings, john

Granddaughter came for a visit!!!

David and Lindsay and Addie came to visit us on their way to their new home.. They spent the night and we had a nice visit and now they are on their way home.....

have a great day, I already have, john

I don't need a truck, I have a pony!!!!

Today Sandy and I bought a double rocker for our front porch!!! We thought we might be able to get it home in her vehicle.....wrong, it would not fit.... so we used the Mustang!!!! No problem, it fit right in the back seat, we hooked up the seat belts and away we went!!!! I continue to not miss my truck one bit!!!!!!


Cheers, john

New news about Matthew Fay at http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/

I know he would be happy to see your comments..

Cheers, John

A lesson we could all learn:

Enjoy, john

check out the new post about Matthew

http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/

Cheers, john

The saga of Roxy Kitty -

Roxy Kitty came home from the vet this afternoon after spending the weekend in the hospital and getting IV fluids and antibiotics and having lots of blood work..... She does seem to be somewhat better!!!

The blood work indicated that she may have Toxoplasmosis - it is caused by a one-celled parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. But, they cannot be sure that is what is wrong until they do another blood test exactly three weeks after this blood test.....and the second blood test is also positive. In the meantime, back at the ranch, Sandy and I will feed Roxy Kitty two different types of anitbotics... one general and the other specifically for Toxoplasmosis.... eeeehaaa!!!!

Well the good news is I am not writing her obituary at this time....... and we are very happy about that!!!!!

Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.... I will keep you updated when something new happens....

Cheers, john

ps - tomorrow I take Little Bit Kitty to the vet..............

Roxy Kitty -

Little Roxy Kitty has been feeling ill for awhile now and so we took her to the vet yesterday... She spent the night in the hospital and had extensive blood work done. The results of the blood work are not back yet, but should be sometime today. They gave her intervenes fluids - and said she ate, pooped, and peed and was acting more herself this morning - that meant she was hissing at them!!!

Hopefully once the blood work is back they will know why she has been ill and lost almost half of her body weight (she went from 11 pounds to just under 6 pounds in a couple of months).

I will let you know how things are going when we know more....

Peace, john

Humming Bird!!!!

My new Mustang:


Happy Birthday to me!!!!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!

Jonesborough Days 2009

Cheers, John

Need I say more?

Cheers, John

PS - Don had not arrived in time for the movie.....but he did find the 1554 and the Fat Tire

Newest shawl.....



in the bottom picture, you can see a white scarf that Sandy is weaving... that will be her second.
We really like weaving....


Yesterday Beasley's closed for good at the current location.... This is our farewell image with Michelle our server..

Beasley's will open soon in another location!!!

Cheers, john

Having fun in Blowing Rock, NC




Cheers, John

My office!!!



Cheers, John

Dinner at the Copes -

Last night Lyn and Bo along with Sandy and John gathered at the Cope's for dinner to celebrate the 39th wedding anniversary of Lyn and Bo - we had a super dinner followed by great conversation... We all had a great time.... The Howell's anniversary is actually today - so CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH ON THIS EVENTFUL DAY!!!!


Cheers, john

ps: it will be some time before I can claim to be a videograhper!!!

Great news, Good news, Great news, and Bad news

Went to see Dr. Hill today. He did the surgery on my back..... in order!!!

The fusion of L3, L4, and L5 was successful and is completely healed - that is great news....

I do not have to ware my brace unless I want to or need to.... good news...

I can start taking my arthritis medicine..... great news.....

Dr. Hill is leaving Johnson City and moving to Paducah, KY in July..... bad news.....

So as a final gesture... he took a picture of me so I could post it on my blog.....

Enjoy!!!!






















In case you need help, that is my incision from the surgery... that is his finger holding down my pants so the whole scar is visible!!!

and.... I get to go to PT for a few weeks!!!! yeehaaa

Cheers, John

Please check Matthew Fay's new blog...........

http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/

Thanks, john

Breakfast at Beasley's



still have a couple of things to work out....

Have a great day, john

Here is my latest shawl..... It is White and Blue (in case that is not clear in the picture) and the yarn is Mohair (50% mohair; 40% wool; and 10% nylon..........


Took Jill dog to the vet today for annual check-up and shots.... She is completely docile at the vet - wish I could find that secret at home.... She is now reclining in my chair - lucky dog..

My favorite NASCAR driver won yesterday - Tony Stewert....

Hope you are having a nice day - Cheers, john

This and that:
Winding linen yarn into balls to weave a shawl---
A couple of balls?????????


Actually they look more like tractor tires...............



The shawl after weaving - I chose an open weaving pattern for this shawl - I kinda like it!!!
I started this shawl before I had surgery and finished it over the week end..... by the way, if you take your hand and make an arch over your head that is a sign for over the week end!!! LOL

this shawl will actually be used as a drape on our couch..... you can see it if you visit!!!
a survey stake...............we didn't have our property surveyed when we moved in so we had it done today....

My first back brace after surgery...... I am glad I have a lighter and smaller model now!!!
little Robins waiting for food from mom or dad....... the nest is in a wreath on our deck that we didn't take down after the Christmas holidays........ so the Robins made a nest and had babies!!

I just hope these little critters don't fall out of the nest when the pooch is out..... pooch would say yummy...........

Hope you all are having a great day.....

Peace, john

We had a great time!!

No need to say anything more - except perhaps - we missed you Michael and wish you were here Mark!!

Manny Rameriz suspended 50 games for using illegal drugs - baseball strikes again at the youth of the United States......... is everybody a cheater in baseball these days????? I'm pissed off!!!

our first rhododendron!!

Hey everybody - Wanted to let you know that there is a new blog about Matthew. Cheers, john

http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/

It has been a month since my back surgery..... I had it on March 17th.... St. Patrick's Day....

The surgery went well..... When he got to my back, he discovered that he could not put in the six screws and two composite bars that would help with the fusion. There was too much deterioration to to do that.... Actually, he could have put them in, but with such limited space, if there were any slippage the results would be devastating and he did not want to risk that. The fusion of L3,4,&5 is being accomplished with a combination of synthetic material and ground-up bone material that he removed in the surgical process....... so far so good....

I had a couple of set backs - one day lost in the hospital because of an irregular heart beat... the results indicated that my heart had not blockages and we are trying to regulate the heart beat with medications.... The other set back was/is a small blood clot in my lower left leg.. that is being treated with the blood thinner commanding....

I am able to get up and about and am walking as much as I can tolerate... I did manage to get to church on Easter but that really wore me out!!!

I appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers and all the help that Dennis and Marie have given Sandy and I..... Sandy has been a wonderful care taker....

God bless you all, john

the first shawl!!!

Well here it is, the first thing I created on my new 24" Kromski loom... it is a shawl..... I am ready to do another one, but may have to wait until after surgery on Tuesday.....

on the loom:on the rocking chair:When Sandy gets home in about 45 minutes, it will be on her!!!

Cheers, John

New update about Matthe

http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/

Keep up the prayers!!

blessings, john

My first completed weaving project.

Sandy wanted me to buy a weaving loom for Christmas. I did.... After Christmas, I was intrigued by the loom and she encouraged me to use it so that I could teach her...

So I started and made 4 place mats and a table runner.....

While they are far from perfect, here they are sitting on our dinning room table with our Valentine's Day roses!!!
I have reloaded the loom and am making some coasters....

Hope you had a nice weekend.

Cheers, John

Some people think that I am nuts!!!!

But actually, I am only half nuts. How do I know? I am going to tell you!!!

This year is the 25th anniversary of my first bout with cancer... That's kind of cool, isn't it?

Well, 25 years ago in 1984, my testicle swelled way up and really hurt. I went to the doctor and he got me hooked-up with an ultra sound of my testicles to see what was going on in there... (The ultra sound story is kind of interesting too, but not for today.)

So, I had an ultra sound and he found that I had one good nut and one bad nut. Here is a picture -
I'll let you figure out which is which.....

He decided that the bad nut should be removed.... so he whipped out his trusty knife...
...and removed the bad nut
and sent it of for testing.........

That left me with only one good nut..........
and half as many nuts as I had to begin with.

Therefore, when someone says, "you're nuts!!!" I know that they really mean, I'm just half nuts!!

HAPPY Valentine's Day.

Cheers, John