Recent content by meriruka

Thanks! That's an oldie. I do remember not long after the pic was snapped he crowed so hard he fell right in. I had to sit with him wrapped in a towel till he dried off and warmed up.

We were just trying to grind up some corn yesterday. For the past month I've been taking the kernels off the cob and smashing them on the sidewalk with a rock. The chickens wait until I move further down the walk (the noise scares them so I do some then move along) then race in behind me and...

Very nice! So what does it look like now? Our record temps in VA have made my fenced garden look like a prison for terminally ill plants.:(

The mechanic at our landscaping shop told us to use gas without ethanol. Something about the enthanol turns the fuel lines to gunk inside.

I know how you feel..... I remember going to the grocery store & just chucking stuff into the cart. Now that I know what happens to the food I have to be really careful. Can't wait for the day when I don't have to go to the grocery at all!

Nice smelling soap - it's a shame I can only use it on the dog!

Maybe you could sling her for a few days then float her for a few after that?

I plan to use it for sunflower seeds & peanuts, but the description says you can use it for anything with 25% oil content.

I'm thinking about buying one of these oil presses: http://www.bountifulgardens.org/prodinfo.asp?number=SOI-9418 Does anyone already have one of these and does it work well?

nevermind.

It used to amaze me that people I knew would cut the food budget first thing when money got tight. I mean, food is your FUEL. All the critters get good food as well. Everything else is yard sales, auctions, thrift stores, trade & scrounging. There are some things I won't buy...

I didn't know you could eat guinea pigs. What I mean is - I thought the were on the list of "things you only eat if you're starving' like cats & racoons. What do they taste like?

Here's a few.....I tried to pick some w/ an ss theme only to find I have WAY too many pictures of chickens. Bill the rooster repairing the log cabin 1965 JD 1010

My storage trick is - when you run out of floor space, there is always the ceiling. This pic is my 'drying herbs & making flower arrangements' room aka back porch. I buy old arrangements and boxes of silk flowers at auctions and quickly ran out of room to store them. I strung up some fishing...

Would love the recipe for the bagels if you can part with it........ I always thought bagels took all day to make, don't you have to boil them first or something?