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  1. Shiloh Acres

    Plain Dress

    LOVE the pictured outfit too. But it's probably all wrong for me. I think I'm too short for such a full skirt, and while I definitely have a waist and love wide belts -- something tells me that one wouldn't work. I was the person who always admired an outfit tremendously -- until I tried it on...
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    Plain Dress

    I can see it more like saying, "Honey, I really love that shirt on you. It makes your eyes stand out and ... (fill in whatever else you like about his attributes)". Nothing wrong with that. I have gotten several compliments from the kids (teenagers, so that's saying something!) at work when...
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    Turkey Question........

    Hmmmm .... Ok. I have my chickens moving between several yards and sometimes the pasture. They forage very well, IMO. And hopefully getting better, since my silkies live largely on forage and I use them to raise babies, so the chicks I'm raising forage even better than my original heavy...
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    Turkey Question........

    I wonder if it matters where you live or what kind of turkey on the raising cost? I am interested too, and heard they were much like guineas? My guineas have collectively eaten maybe 20 pounds of scratch their whole lives. They eat almost nothing I give them. Instead they live on grass and...
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    What to fill plastic egg with to fool hens into broodiness?

    I had to go to town today, and stopped at a church rummage sale I passed. I saw a basket of ceramic eggs for less than a dollar and thought I had it solved but when I picked it up they had all been glazed together. Oh well. At least golf balls DO work for my silkies and I can get them for a...
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    What to fill plastic egg with to fool hens into broodiness?

    That's what I'd always heard, that birds in general have little sense of smell (and that wild birds will not "smell" that you've handled their babies and abandon them for that reason). At least that's what I hear. :) I like the idea of plaster in real shells. I usually use banties that are...
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    Sufficient Self's Bible Study Group

    That test was really interesting. I was a little surprised at some of the results. My highest scores were discernment, helps, and mercy. Things I actually do more often (admittedly sometimes because no one else will do them) I scored lower in. But I think the discernment surprised me. LOL...
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    BarredBuff's Homesteading Shenanigans

    Any chance you can breed the velveteen and lop at the same time, and foster the velveteen's bunnies to the lop? Sorry she didn't work out again. Even my Calis, who are generally good mamas, lost several litters with first-timers over the winter. Your lops are nice-looking though. Didn't...
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    A technical question

    That's a little discouraging for me too. Mine is unlimited but I do get poorer service if too much is going on. I am constantly getting notices from my McAfee that something logs in. I have computer, cell phone, and Roku on it, but there appear to be others. My only close neighbors have...
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    BarredBuff's Homesteading Shenanigans

    Sorry I wasn't on SS for a few days and missed your birthday so ... Happy Birthday! And congrats on the speech thing! And especially congrats on the rabbits. Looking forward to hearing how they do. :)
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    Ditching cable/Sat TV - going OTA

    I think I get around 50 channels OTA - but most of them are in Spanish, LOL. I find there isn't much to watch anyway. There are a couple shows I might watch if I bothered to find out when they aired. One channel I DO like is an oldies channel that plays TV from the 60s and 70s mostly. I used to...
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    Bubblingbrooks Journey - Salut!

    And a baby-holder swing hung outside works wonders too ... :) Miss those days sometimes ...
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    recycling clothes

    More for cuteness' sake than practicality, but I had a cute denim shirt with a pocket on the front that had an appliqued kitty coming out of it. I cut down the shirt and used it to cover a school binder for my DD, with the kitty on the front hanging out of the pocket. Turned out nicely (though...
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    How many ducks????

    8 also ,,, :pop
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    Container grown potatoes?

    Thanks SO much for all the suggestions. I think these will be most helpful, and I'm going to search for Ruth Stout, put out an ad for old hay, see if I can find sawdust (there's a mill not too far away), and get LOTS more boxes from a local store that lets me have them. I'm still debating if I...
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    Container grown potatoes?

    I need to figure out QUICK what to do about my garden. Seems the neighbors who offered to share the tractor did something else instead. Meanwhile, we went from freezing nights to having lows from 50-65 and days in the 80's like THAT. My garden area is pathetic. Uneven, bad soil. Lots of low...
  17. Shiloh Acres

    Pink Fox: its Raining...IN MY HOUSE! :/

    :) She knew to ask for help! Cool story, I like that. They are STILL cute to me today. And right now my probably-20-pound boy kitty thinks I just need love orsomething cuz he's sitting on my chest staring into my face and tapping me with his claws. Either that or he's already finished the girl...
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    Beautiful Moon Tonight? (3/19)

    Got home a bit late last night so I got to enjoy the moon for a while by the time animal chores were finished. It was very big and bright, but i dunno, I can't really say, it is maybe always looking big and bright when it's full or nearly so, especially as it's just coming up. I'll be sure to...
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    Bubblingbrooks Journey - Salut!

    She IS just beautiful. Love those dark eyes and her expression. :) I'm sure all will go well with your dinner tomorrow. And glad to hear your weather is not so crazy with the temp swings! Ours is a bit better too the last couple of days. I hope you are feeling better ... Maybe Ben and Jerry's...
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    Wannabefree...guess what I got in the mail today!?!?!?!?

    Awwww ... I'm sorry to hear it has you so frustrated. :hugs Are raised beds an option at all?
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