Nice weather in Clarinda -- to be cooler next few days

 67 degrees here in Clarinda at 9:45 am Friday

Hard to believe that a week ago right about now I was going into the surgery room to have my wrist worked on.  No pain or numbness now and the tiny incision marks are nearly healed.

With leather gloves on, I headed down to the farm and put in about 3 hours on the tree/brush removal yesterday morning.

Killed several stumps with the Tordon.

The pile of what I cut several months ago and put near the entrance gate contains a lot of the 2 to 3 inch thorny stuff, so I cut into small pieces and took to the burn pile here in town.  What you see there would be about three of what the pickup would hold if not cut up--and I added about double this before heading out.

Saw that renter had his corn out on his 80 acres north of ours, but still has the beans to take out here.

Hope the beans are out so I can get some of the taller trees down next week that have to be fallen onto the field.

Heading east this morning, LC

Uncovering Carpal Tunnel Surgery wrist

 69º with fair skies, wind 11 mph our of NW and gusts to 15 mph at 1:15 pm in Clarinda, IA.

My hand/wrist before I started to unwrap it.

Stretch wrap off, just gauze covering things.

Two little Steri Strips covering the spots used by surgeon.  

No blood, no swelling, no pain.  Was a real good event.  

I put the Steri Strips back on and covered things back up with the gauze wrap.  Used my watch to anchor it.  Will see surgeon in 15 days -- imagine this will not stay this clean.  Will maybe have to do something with it, or if the tiny openings look okay and clean, may just leave it uncovered at some point.

Continuing to put things away here in our Iowa home and organize stuff so can pack trailer and pickup to leave on the 29th for our Texas home.

Later, LC

Cooler week ahead with possible showers in Clarinda

77º here in Clarinda, IA at 6:45 pm Sunday.  Windy, spotty rain has been predicted for today and most of the rest of the week, but nothing here so far.

Friday we drove to Atlantic, IA to the Cass County Hospital for 10 am surgery for Carpal Tunnel Release.  Had originally been scheduled to have it done by the same surgeon here in Clarinda, but would not be able to get in until October 28th and we intend to leave for our winter home in Texas on the 29th.  She wanted to see me a week or so after surgery so we were able to schedule it in Atlantic where she also does surgery.  Will have follow-up

checkup with her here in Clarinda on the 28th.

I have had no numbness or pain in fingers since surgery.  Was put under, so did not watch them do the surgery as I had some 35years ago when had same surgery on that wrist in the old Clarinda Hospital with a different Surgeon.  Dr. Chu (pronounced "Shoe") did it Endoscopically and had shown me on original consultation of two incisions no longer that 3/8th inch each.  I will get to see the incisions tomorrow when I remove the wrap.  To do only light work for several days and "if it hurts, stop doing what I am doing".

Here is a YouTube of this type of surgery Click HERE

I tied up the little back-yard windmill with used bicycle innertube to save wear on the wheel hub and axle for next 6 months.

The flowers are really bright in color by the deck, and also the ones by the front door.

Our neighbor, down the road, Ann Wilson, reading Scripture this morning in church.  We sang in choir, only had 8 people, including one tenor and one bass.

Cleaned out and vacuumed the pickup today. Nothing major this week until we leave for son & daughter-in-law's place in eastern Iowa Friday.

LC

Cool start this morning, nice this afternoon!

 73º here in Clarinda, IA at 5:30 Thursday afternoon.  Cool this morning as I mowed the lawn.

Was 55º as I started mowing, with a brisk wind blowing.

Got the AC Condenser covered from
the weather for this winter.

I did my annual inspection and bug spray in the crawl space under west side of the house.

I had to staple a couple of the blanket
insulation sheets back up against the
cinderblock wall

Trimmed more branches off
this tree west of bedroom

Got benches moved under roof for the
winter and covered the flower tubs and moved
them under roof overhang.

Oh, yeah--I got some videos from our time at Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival in Missouri uploaded to my YouTube Channel;                                                                  Little Roy & Lizzy    https://youtu.be/uenVz5TbAQw

Missouri River Band  https://youtu.be/_-_kd8PEIkM

Poor Boys   https://youtu.be/v-wpIrmWeQs

Dalton Harper Band   https://youtu.be/qbjg3BoHO50

Ralph Stanley II   https://youtu.be/Me1K9DZ_8XU

Leroy Troy   https://youtu.be/TmZ6fU5fLLg

All for tonight - LC

Rain over for now in Clarinda

 Today’s thought - “I believe that we’re as happy in life as we make up our minds to be.” —Lucille Ball  

56º here in Clarinda, IA at 10:15 am on Tuesday.  Had total of 1.90" of rain gauge for the last couple days.  Will be cool and soggy for a day or two.  High forecast for today of 67º

Not much going on today,

LC

Slow overnight rain in Clarinda

54º with light rain here in Clarinda, IA at 11:04 am Monday. Received just over 1 and 1/3" of rain overnight and still adding to it.  Came as a nice slow rain, but imagine farmers harvesting would rather not see it right now.

Wrestling with insurance forms - drug Formulary - to see whether to change Drug coverage for 2026.  Seems complicated to an old man.  Hopefully will get appointment to visit with SHIIP representative about it before end of October.

 Yesterday afternoon we started taking items off back deck, as well as bird houses and bird waterer and putting in garage for winter.

The big and the small

More tomorrow - LC

Rain anticipated this evening for Clarinda

 85 degrees, windy at 1:45 pm Sunday here in Clarinda, IA.

Earlier rain had been forecast for last evening and overnight----but now predicted about 7 pm this evening and overnight.

Have had some colorful sunsets last few nights.

Following church we drove down by the farm so Phyllis could see what I had been cutting the last few weeks.  Will avoid going down there this week, hoping for some of the cuts on my left arm from the thorns and a bit of rash to heal up prior to this Friday.

Then I trimmed some of the dead small limbs from tree by driveway and then by the hedge near the deck.  Also the larger bushes on the west side of the house and the taller branches of the rose bush in front of the house.

We haven't had the air conditioner on in the house since early September.  With windows open in the evenings hear the crickets, etc.  Makes me think of back when growing up in Custer County in Nebraska  in the 1950's and early 1960's at our country house between Callaway and Oconto, Nebraska.

Later, LC