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$6 gets me one of those huge plastic bottles that hold like a quart of bay leaves at one of the Asian stores. I probably need to replace it. Whats left is a couple years old now. I don't nornally buy herbs and spices at grocery stores. If I do it's bulk at Winco. Prices for bottles is highway...

East side of the Cascades is desert or slightly wetter Blue Mountains. West side is wet normally. The rainshadows make big differences Im D2 as well here. Only about an hour north of the Oregon/Washington border.

My husband's system for the last 25 years has been to make me do it. He told me I can't die because he can't take care of himself

Summer T-storms in Eastern Oregon. Watching the lightning stretch clear across the sky. Just rain we'd play in as kids. Rain didn't happen often and wasn't heavy. 9 inches annually, most Dec-Feb as freezing rain or snow. Mom who hasn't seen the downpours brought in by tropical storms can't...

Spring would take care of that house here. Landslide season is unforgiving

Mom only got to 92 over in eastern Oregon. That's pretty normal temp there for September

42 Monday night. 105 yesterday. That was a wild swing for this time of year. We often frost mid September but not this year

Rabbit doesn't have a strong flavor. Only meat you could actually pass off as commercial chicken other than texture

Probably knives get used the most. We have a Craftsman ratcheting screwdriver from the 80s that has bits in the handle that gets used a ton. Hammer gets used a lot too, or nearest rock. Im not allowed to use the billhook without putting on cut resistant gloves and sleeves anymore

Hubby's reaction was. "Make fish tacos with this batter." So it was a hit

Too much hassle for hunting here. We fish and clam dig. My family always fished when I was a kid. Especially kids because didn't need a license until 14. Rainbow trout from the river fed us regularly

Fried rock fish with rice and veggies. Tried a new simple batter. Turned out well and still was low sodium

Fod walkdown. Ive done lots of them. It really gets drilled into you. Jets suck up everything. Not even a piece of gravel can stay. I know that bailing pad eyes is used as punishment. It's the mop in the rain, but worse. It's using a scoop to bail the rain out of the chain tie down points. 3...