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And, so it begins: canning season: 9 jars of dilly beans, 4 jars of raspberry jam. The dilly's should be pretty spicy: pepper corn, garlic, LOTS of dill, mustard seed, and red pepper flakes in each jar. Took the better part of the day to finish the beans b/c they were so dirty. Triple...

Have not seen it. I get a lot of e-mailings from him, but usually trash them b/c I get similar news from other sources, and many of these folks, while fighting the good cause are looking for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ which I don't have to give. I will put my name anywhere in an effort to stop the murder...

Hugs, and smiles, and laughter are what makes us human, and helps keep those endorphins flowing. The largest social experiment in the history of the world has tried desperately to destroy that. May it never succeed.

Beautiful.

I'll be right there.

Perspective!

Made a tiny little batch of raspberry jam tonight. 3 3/4 cups. Hope to make dilly beans tomorrow.

I understand your feeling, re: being alone with person of opposite gender if spouse not present. It's not even a "trust" thing. But, it is what it is. Yes, I will conduct business with the opposite gender, and go nose to nose to see to it that I don't get taken advantage of. Unless... it is...

Let's make it a party. All my SS friends can join us!

Me: I hatch a basic idea to solve a gardening or chicken or duck or storage problem. Tell hubby the need, want or desire, and tell him my half baked solution. Him: Why are you doing it that way, using that for materials, or can you perhaps use something already on hand? Me: I hadn't...

Absolutely. We'll have green beans, summer squash, perhaps a few first harvest potatoes, and some burgers, all cooked on the grill.

It just slays me, all the tree hugging ninnies on FB. They post about how horrid it is to cut trees for lumber. Not a one of them would recognize a working forest if they were dropped in the middle of one. Nor would they recognize a neglected forest that has not been adequately harvested...

Nice peppers. Today, I got a bowl of green beans (bush). Oh how I hate bush beans. They are a pain in the neck to pick, and they are always dirty. But, I thank God that I planted them this year b/c a rodent mowed down 1/2 of my pole beans, just as they are starting to put on a crop. I've...

:epYou might need to humbly ask your wife for forgiveness. Or, you might want to get used to late night canning sessions with her. And, you just might need to go to church twice on Sunday. ;)

Absolutely. It appears to be a political battle, but it is and always has been a spiritual battle.

Just crazy. The environmentalists will be the death of us.

Trellis up for remaining squash plants. Also trying something new with summer squash: trying to train them up a 5' grading stake. First 2 plants positioned today, I have 2 more stakes that I can use, as well, and if it seems to work w/o too much work, I'll cut some more saplings for the rest...

And, here, after our land being a dust bowl, there are now standing ponds in the lawn. ducks were happy, happy, happy yesterday. Lovely breeze, scuttling the clouds across from the north. big ol Northern Goshawk soaring around, looking to nab one of my birds. Not today, buster!

No. I just put them in water over the weekend. I was looking at them this morning, seeing if the lenticules have started to swell. No action yet. And, I was thinking the very thing: Perhaps some willow water might be useful. There are wild willows down the road a piece, and the guy at the...

Glad I didn't plant any seeds this afternoon. My pockets are bulging with seeds yet to be planted!