Make a list of small things you can do around the ranch, stuff that screws and nails, and glue, can fix, than do one every week. Buy a book of cross word puzzles, or get the newspaper delivered, and work those cross word puzzles. Find a room that needs a little paint job, get creative, wall paper a room or just one wall that could use a little color. Make a list of things that need doing around the ranch, if their big things, do one a month !!! Build those chickens, a chicken coop, so they will have a safe & warm place to stay at night. Get a dog from a shelter, they are good company, I personally wouldn't live without a few furry friends. Plan a vegetable garden, make one with raised beds, so you can work the garden, while staying in your rider. Do you have a DVD player, you can rent DVD's from your Library, or you can buy some on Amazon, I just bought several movies, they were a bargain at 5 and 6 $$$ a piece. they sometimes have used DVD's for 3 and 4 $$$$. Laugh every day, I have four DVD's that make me laugh every time !!! Clean out your closets, and or storage, some times you find stuff you forget you had, it's like finding treasure. I have a neighbor, he loves to make models, of ships, but you can find models of cars, airplanes and lots of other stuff. Tax time is coming up, start getting it ready for the IRS, April 15 th will be here before you know it. There all kinds of games for the computer, and the TV, also there are many games on Facebook, just try a few, you will find they improve your mental abilities. and if all fails, write the story of your life, your grandchildren and your great grandchildren, and your great great grandchildren will one day get to know you through you writing. I know you are very good with words Doug, a lot better than me, so write a story, maybe even get it published, you may be the next great Mystery writer, you never know what the future holds, "SO GO FOR IT" Sully, in Sunny California

Whew.. just reading all your suggestions is making me tired Shirley.. Somehow, I am managing to stay busy. The only thing slowing me down is the cold weather... Last Saturday, the weather was really nice with little wind. I climbed aboard my tractor and burned a big brushpile. Of course, by the end of the day I visited neighbors and discovered that our burn ban had gone back into affect... lol Actually, on the ranch there is always something to do. My chickens already have a nice coop and I'm thinking about buying a few more chicks... The few I have are getting old and will soon stop laying. Have considered getting a dog but have been procrastinating. Need one that is housebroken and that will leave my chickens alone. My to-do list continues to grow... lol :-)** On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 3:57 PM, <Sullyshirl73@aol.com> wrote: > Make a list of small things you can do around the ranch, stuff that > screws and nails, and glue, can fix, than do one every week. Buy a book of > cross word puzzles, or get the newspaper delivered, and work those cross > word puzzles. Find a room that needs a little paint job, get creative, wall > paper a room or just one wall that could use a little color. Make a list of > things that need doing around the ranch, if their big things, do one a > month !!! Build those chickens, a chicken coop, so they will have a safe & > warm place to stay at night. Get a dog from a shelter, they are good > company, I personally wouldn't live without a few furry friends. Plan a > vegetable garden, make one with raised beds, so you can work the garden, > while staying in your rider. Do you have a DVD player, you can rent DVD's > from your Library, or you can buy some on Amazon, I just bought several > movies, they were a bargain at 5 and 6 $$$ a piece. they sometimes have > used DVD's for 3 and 4 $$$$. Laugh every day, I have four DVD's that make > me laugh every time !!! Clean out your closets, and or storage, some times > you find stuff you forget you had, it's like finding treasure. I have a > neighbor, he loves to make models, of ships, but you can find models of > cars, airplanes and lots of other stuff. Tax time is coming up, start > getting it ready for the IRS, April 15 th will be here before you know it. > There all kinds of games for the computer, and the TV, also there are many > games on Facebook, just try a few, you will find they improve your > mental abilities. and if all fails, write the story of your life, your > grandchildren and your great grandchildren, and your great great > grandchildren will one day get to know you through you writing. I know you > are very good with words Doug, a lot better than me, so write a story, > maybe even get it published, you may be the next great Mystery writer, you > never know what the future holds, "SO GO FOR IT" > > Sully, in Sunny California >