April 26, 2008

Pretty irises

Filed under: Garden,General Living,Hobbies — Copa @ 11:11 am

I must have some of the prettiest irises around!  I’ve seen a lot of irises, a lot of shapes and sizes, but mine are two different shades of purple.  I’m really amazed by the way the bloomed and pop open and seem to last forever until one day you look at and all the petals are gone and there stands a lonely stem, ready for next year.  I’m glad I have different types that bloom at different times of the year.  That way I can look at them all season and at all the different colors.

April 25, 2008

Boy, how the grass grows!

Filed under: Garden,General Living — Copa @ 6:58 pm

The grass was getting long, so I called the neighbor to mow it because I didn’t have time.  He showed up the next day to mow it.  It really looked good when he was done!  Five days went by and it looked like he’d never even been here!  I would not have believed he had mowed it if I hadn’t been here to see him doing it myself!  It sure does come in nice and green this time of year!  But it sure has to be mowed quite regularly.

Truck tarps

I recently bought several open trailers.  I’m going to be hauling a lot of materials, such as salt, loam, and other materials that can’t get wet.  We’ve been searching several different companies to find the right kind of covering for my trailers.  We decided to go with tarps from Agri-Cover Inc. from www.agricover.com because they seem to be more durable and would outlast the other types. 

When looking at this type of material from Agri-Cover Inc. we discovered the weave was stronger and more durable than the other companies that we looked at.  They seemed to fit better at the corners and with the new electric roll back type they seemed to be just about what we would need to contain the materials that we carry during severe weather.

April 24, 2008

Customized special occasion cards are good for business

Filed under: Business,General Living,Internet,Shopping — Copa @ 8:33 am

When my wife and I ran a small business where we used to live, we made sure to mail out birthday cards, anniversary cards, and Christmas cards to all of our customers.  We felt that mailing out these cards we built customer loyalty.  If we were to start a business again here where we live now, that is something I am sure we would do again. 

We ordered our cards from the Gallery Collection Company, which is the leading business-to-business publisher of premium quality Business Birthday Cards. 

The Gallery Collection Company provides low prices and they have a large selection of designs to choose from.  The customized cards that the Gallery Collection Company sells are made from richly textured papers, foils, and have sculpted embossing.

Time for a new computer

Filed under: Computers,General Living — Copa @ 8:26 am

Its about time for a new computer.  This one is getting slower and slower.  It does crazy things, takes twice as long to upload, takes forever to switch from window to window.  I can almost go make a sandwich and get a cup of coffee while it’s changing.  I know one day I made a whole cup of coffee and came back and it was still on the same window.  I thought I had forgotten to hit the button, but I looked down and it was half-loaded.  I already changed out the keyboard because the letters were so worn out that I couldn’t read them.  Now I’m kinda excited about the new 17″ flat screen that you can buy for basically no extra money when you buy a new computer.  I’m definitely going to have one of those!  Hopefully before the summer is over!