Valentines

[gcreekrch]

 

[Hogfarmer10]

Great idea! You may have just kept me out of the doghouse!

 

[coachg]

How romantic

 

[GoWyo]

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You'll score every time with that poem.

 

[Dave]

I saw one today from a friend who got to recite his poetry at Elko.

Rose are red
Violets are blue
Buy me some cows
And I will love you

One of his finest works.

 

[Ned Jr.]

I thought about using that until I counted up how many gates my valentine opens every morning, Decided to find another way of showing my affection.

 

[Hogfarmer10]

Hit it lucky. My wife had her first lambs of the year born today. That sure did make her happy. Not happy enough to forget it was Valentine's Day, but at least I didn't have to open the gates tonight!

 

[coachg]

Carried my valentine to the local Mexican restaurant for an early supper and then she went with me to help catch an orphan calf . She was my truck driver and I opened all the gates !

 

[GoWyo]

Carried my valentine to the local Mexican restaurant for an early supper and then she went with me to help catch an orphan calf . She was my truck driver and I opened all the gates !

Did you use gcreekrch's poem too?

 

[greybeard]

We do things different 'round here...
not the best (almost sold out) but they'll do.
It's Texas.
"We believe in God and football and beef...beef's up there."

 

[Nesikep]

I think Gcreek is marked safe from this beating

 

[greybeard]

My old neighbor (older than me anyway) told me this evening that he walked in their bathroom this morning and his wife was standing in front of the mirror smearing a bunch of white goop on her face and asked what the heck was she doing?.
"It's a facial mask and I'm making myself beautiful for you on Valentines Day."

He walked out but came back in later, as she was wiping it all off with a towel and he asked

"What's the matter...ya give up?"

that's when the fight started

 

[Warren Allison]

Mine has been home sick with the flu since Monday, but I got her roses, a card, her favorite candy ( Lindor white chocolate) and fixed her supper ( like I have all week). But, at least I didn't have to go out and eat. I fixed shrimp, lobster, scallops and crab legs, Which I will be eating on the next 2 days. She didn't have much of an appetite. We will have our 15 yr anniversary this April, if we are still together, She is getting kinda long in the tooth...will be 62 in March, so I am thinking I may have to cull her before much longer!

 

[greybeard]

I've been saying that for over 30 years now...so (I'm sure) has she.

 

[gcreekrch]

Took the old girl and our crew out for cordon blue special at local eatery. The girls all got chocolates too.

 

[greybeard]

Took the old girl and our crew out for cordon blue special at local eatery. The girls all got chocolates too.

I just always assumed (from your pictures) that you (and Silver and the cattleman out near Fairbanks)) lived so far out in the middle of no where that any eatery would be hundreds of Kilometers away..

No matter what, I suppose it was good to have an excuse to get away for awhile

 

[farmerjan]

Mine has been home sick with the flu since Monday, but I got her roses, a card, her favorite candy ( Lindor white chocolate) and fixed her supper ( like I have all week). But, at least I didn't have to go out and eat. I fixed shrimp, lobster, scallops and crab legs, Which I will be eating on the next 2 days. She didn't have much of an appetite. We will have our 15 yr anniversary this April, if we are still together, She is getting kinda long in the tooth...will be 62 in March, so I am thinking I may have to cull her before much longer!

Reminds me of a "running joke" with my parents... When mom hit 50 dad said he was going to have to trade her in on 2, 25 yr olds... mom said go ahead, and you'll die of a heart attack and I will be free to find some nice young man who will appreciate me... he promptly was quiet... at 60 went through the whole thing with 2, 30 yr olds and mom said " you will never be able to keep up with them... She deteriorated into dementia/alzheimers and lost her in June 2021 at 88 and he took care of her with caregivers right to the end, he left us in Sept 2021... at 87; don't think he wanted to live without her, but I can think of things like that and smile...
He always made sure she got remembered on the different holidays.... and she, him.

 

[gcreekrch]

I just always assumed (from your pictures) that you (and Silver and the cattleman out near Fairbanks)) lived so far out in the middle of no where that any eatery would be hundreds of Kilometers away..

No matter what, I suppose it was good to have an excuse to get away for awhile

23 miles to the wide spot on the highway.

 

[greybeard]

FarmerJan, There's a lot to that "you won't be able to keep up" thing.
The age difference between wife and I, at my current age don't make much difference anymore, but when I was already in my 40s and she in her 20s it made a LOT of difference and I'd be lyin if i didn't say I was kinda glad when she slowed down some... regarding a lot of things.

 

[greybeard]

23 miles to the wide spot on the highway.

Well, that's not too bad at all. I've worked oilfield out near Odessa and McCamey Tx and up in Oklahoma that was lots worse and all 23 miles might get you was gas station chicken or a microwavable sandwich. (and a cold beer)