A cowboy hat Christmas ornament. This makes me

think that everything that can be made... has been made.

~ Random Around the Ranch Photo of the Day ~

Dang gophers and squirrels.

I am not sure what kind of burrs these are, but it seems

that every time we go outdoors to do something, like pick
apples for example, we end up coming back in with a thousand
of these things stuck to our clothes. And there are always one

or two that we don't find that BITE us.

Oh why nature, WHY?

It looks like it is time to pick a few apples.

So we did.

Lately I have been watching some folks on the Internet who love

to eat hot peppers of all kinds. REALLY hot peppers of all kinds.

I love hot peppers (and hot/spicy foods) myself although I have

never had much more than jalapeno peppers. My son and I had a

conversation about this and we talked about acquiring a pepper or

two to eat (or cautiously nibble the corner of one is more like it).

Well, my son surprised me with a kit to grow a Ghost Pepper. You just
peel the lids off of the top and the bottom of the can, water it, and wait
for the magic to happen. He actually bought this for me a few months
ago and I have been anxiously waiting to water it and put it in the
sun. It finally warmed up around here enough to do that.
We will see what happens. It will be a while.

This is the wrapper that was around

the can for the Magic Plant kit.

So many things are better with barbeque sauce.
This aisle always makes my mouth water.

I remember eating racks of ribs at Tony Roma's many
years ago. MANY years ago. They were delicious.
Tony is kind of thin on his restaurant
locations these days.

!! AMAZE AND MYSTIFY YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS !!

When I was about ten years old, my uncle on my mom's side

taught me how to draw this little design. Maybe you know how to

draw it too. If not, it might be a fun thing to learn.
It just takes five simple steps.

Start out by drawing a square.
Easy so far, right?

Add the lines as you see here.

Add these next lines, and just move on without
thinking what you are thinking.

Next up, draw those little half circle type dealies.
Man, this is starting to get real!

And now finish it up with the larger half circle kind

of lines and bam! Thar she is!

I finished this one up by filling in the colors using my

computer. Kinda cool, eh? Thank you to my uncle.

Knowing how to draw this has provided a bit of fun

and entertainment over the years.

P.S. If you have any difficulty on your first attempt or two,
do not be discouraged. Remember, I am pretty much
a professional at this kind of thing.

Don't give up.

Well, I found another good deal today at Walmart. I have had

the DVD movie of "Muppet Treasure Island" since 2007, but

it is a fullscreen edition. I have been looking for YEARS for a

deal on this movie in widescreen. Today, I found it.

The DVD for $5.00. Everybody at The Ranch really enjoys

MTI so they all jumped for joy and hoot and hollered when

I arrived home and pulled it out of the bag.

Yep.

~ National Flag Day, 2023 ~

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America,

and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under

God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Huzzah!

It is John Wick Day at El Rancho De La Tex. I bought my

very own copy of "John Wick: Chapter 4" and I will be

watching this again (we saw it at the theater on April 19th)

tonight! Here at The Ranch we love Mr. Wick.

I also got a great deal on a movie I have been looking for since

April of last year. I had gotten "Bohemian Rhapsody" on DVD,

watched it, loved it and needed the upgrade... SOON. Well, it

took over a year but I finally found a 4k copy at a price I could

afford. I will be watching this one again REALLY soon.

Oh, I used a five dollar coupon I had earned. Life, right?

We are supposed to be planting, but it is still just so

dang cold. I have a ghost chili and some jalapenos that

I am really anxious to get started.

How about a Mickey Mouse backscratcher

from Disneyland from I don't know when!

The guys on my computer desk are

getting along famously.

 ...in other news.

It has been 5 months and I have not killed my
 birthday cactus yet. When I was younger I used to have
somewhat of a green thumb for growing cactus in pots. But
the older I have become, the less green my thumb is. So
this is kind of a big deal for me because you KNOW
I love my cactus, especially this one, the one I

bought for my last birthday.

I think everything is going to be a-okay.

This is something that I thought I had lost a while back.

I just ran across it the other day. Annette Funicello sings

Pineapple Princess and Luau Cha Cha Cha! I have had

this 45 RPM record since was I was too young to

remember. I have no way to play this record but the
songs can be heard via a search of the Internet.

Back in the day I never thought that I would
have no way to play a record.

Here is the back of the sleeve. Wow! A personal note

from Annette and everything! Dang it! Life IS good.

And just look at those prices for additional offers.

Thanks Annette!

~ Memorial Day 2023 ~

The More You Know.

I came across what appears to be an ancient fountain
of some kind while out and about on El Rancho.

Three generations have lived on this land. How
could this have gone undiscovered for so long?

A not really huge waterfall at a
campground round these parts.

The Scourge of the Sea

over at Boomers miniature golf.