TAL Ranger 40 oz Black Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle with Wide Mouth and Flip-Top Lid ~ Review

''The Tal Ranger stainless steel bottle is perfect for a day out cycling, running or hiking. The 40 oz. bottle keeps water cold for 24 hours and hot beverages hot for 12 hours. It is made with double wall insulation with copper lining and stainless steel. The wide-open mouth makes it easy to add ice and there is never condensation on the outside. It features an easy carry loop.''        

The TAL Ranger 40 oz Black Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle with Wide Mouth and Flip-Top Lid is the strongest water bottle I have ever seen. Sturdy doesn't even cover it. First of all I love that it's black. The wide mouth makes it a breeze to add ice cubes and it does not leak. The cap on the small opening for drinking is attached but very easy to open and close! Love that the carry loop can be moved out of the way if need be. My Dad keeps coming to mind. As a carpenter he would have loved this large heavy duty water bottle that keeps beverages cold in the Summer and hot in the Winter.

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Fall Foliage ~ WW

A Trip to the Zoo ~ WW

A trip to The Applegate Park Zoo.

We're lucky to have such a nice little zoo close by. 

It is just the right size for the little's.

Since it was November not many animals were out, 

most prepped for winter.

A nice fall day to wander about and take our time....

yeh right, not with the Energizer Bunny!

Need to stop and say "Hi" to the welcoming committee.

A large aviary with Diamond Doves, parakeets, 

and other small birds.

A BIG kitty!

"I thought you said this place was fun"

Not as enthused as his sister was at this age :(

She tries to get the Llamas attention

She does and it starts to get up

Then she's afraid it's going to spit on her! LOL

The best part...

feeding the goats

and Llama

Auntie helps ♥

''They like me Grandma!''

Can't resist sticking that arm in and petting them.....

(Thought bubble)  Hmm, a dog, we have dogs at home

It's a Fox, lol

Ran her batteries down a bit

Sprinkles starting,

time to go

Grandma and Auntie NEED Starbucks for the way home!

And a cake pop for Izzy, 

Lil B is already asleep! 

Shooting and a Winning! ~ WW

It's that time of year again to visit Fantozzi Farms 

Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch.

There's tons of activities to do there but shooting (anything)

is our preference 

 

Shooting and winning pumpkins!

Happy Halloween!

Adult Sippy Cups

Yup, you heard me right...adult sippy cups...

or like I like to call them,

Lightening Travel Mugs :)

I have to admit, the original idea wasn't mine.

I found it on pinterest.

Don't you just love that site!!

Cute huh??

Handy huh??

$14 each uh uh :(

I thought "I can make those!"

So I set about to do so.

Rings and lids, yep.

Rubber grommets, yep

Drilling the holes the right size......

lets just say it was a good thing I had a bunch of lids :l

Insert grommet, yep

Nice clean quart mason jars

(these were Mom's)

Note: If you want these to fit in your car cup holders use pints.

Pints wouldn't last us very long...

I guess we're guzzle guts...who knew?

Enter son T,

who once saw my holes,

promptly drilled yet another set...

OK OK, he did do a much better job.

Props T!

One of the reasons I thought these were so great,

aside from the obvious,

was they could be used for either cold or hot drinks.

My only concern was to be able to hold it,

should you use it for a hot beverage COFFEE.

I had a recent experience with a travel mug

that I filled with hot coffee then couldn't hold the darn thing!

But I had a light bulb moment.

(Let me tell ya they don't happen as often as they used to)

A jar cozy, yep that's what I needed.

One I could do in a hurry and didn't involve sewing.

Enter two felted wool sweaters.

These too, had been intended for another project also.

At least I remember what it was with these...wool felting...

but it never made it to fruition.

Since that was about 5 or so years ago,

 I thought it safe to use them for this.

Slide your jar in through the neck opening and down the sleeve, open end first.

See how the cuff of the sleeve fits around the neck of the jar?

Now, just cut the sleeve off at the bottom of the jar.

After it's cut you can trim it neater, if necessary.

There ya go!

We've already used them and they work great!!

And hold a lot too.

Filled with hot coffee,

 they were perfect for a cold morning of Craft Fairing.

Great hand warmers too!

The condensation from cold drinks gets absorbed by the cozy.

No more slippery, drippy cups.

We have just about a 2 - 2 1/2 hr drive to visit my Sister and Hubby.

No more stops for coffee or soda.

Bring our own and save that money!

♥♥♥♥

Dream Pinning

       I've been doing something I haven't done in a long time....dream.

Movies like, Mama Mia and Under the Tuscan Sun, tempt us with their scenery.

I have never thought about traveling.......just a scaredy cat, I guess.

Of course, the lack of money would always be a major factor too.

But it has been fun to imagine myself in these gorgeous places.

The quaint streets, the shores, the people, the buildings

seem to beckon at times.

Thanks to Pinterest I can indulge myself and dream......

Portugal

(I'm all Portuguese, so this just maybe be curiosity ;))

 

Tuscany

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