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    Jason closes his journal... Thanks!! I love you!!

    Welcome! Enjoy the journey.:welcome
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    Dish Soap Bottles

    I just traded over 100 egg cartoons for 2 dozen mixed fertile eggs! Post on Craigs list and see what happens if you don`t need all of them.:)
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    Making your own clothes... Is it hard??

    If using a pattern follow every direction (even if they do not make sense @ first) in order. So often I thought I could do it better my way. It really taught me alot when I followed them. Start with simple things. Also I find a lot of great fabric @ Salvation Army and Goodwill stores. Have fun!:)
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    How do you use your space?

    We were fortunate to split the lot between us and the neighbors with those neighbors. Painful to borrow that $$$ but not as painful as someone squeezing a house between us. Turns out we were just in time! He is mowing his half (huh!)and we are planting three plots of trees. Evergreen in one...
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    Stale bread?

    Those would be great breadcrumbs in meatballs or meat loaf..Making me hungrey!:ya
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    Wisconsin Roll Call

    Eau Claire, WI. We have 15 chickens, large gardens, a small orchard..Planning another one. Love to garden, preserve food and sew. Going to do better this year!:)
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    Okay, so who watched the inauguration? What did you think?

    I am optimistic. It can`t get much worse. It seems he hit the position running. I like the fact that he knows he can`t push a magic button and fix everything and tells us we all have to dig in and work together. Which we certainly can do. Just my opinion. :fl
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    recycled wool sweaters

    There was a lady selling mittens that were made out of sweaters. They were really nice and she was really selling alot of them for $25-$30. Just a thought!:)
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    Easy No-bake Praline Cookies

    Thanks for all the great recipes! It is going to be crazy cold here next week (Thats what Mr. Weatherman says) so I`ll stock up and stay in and experiment.:celebrate
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    Food dehydrator?

    Found a six or seven tray Ronco on craigslist for $25. New with instructions..Have a Excaliber..Still trying to decide if I should just get it?:cool:
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    Bread Recipes Please

    I have been making the Mother Earth News bread and it has been really good. I also made the cinnamon rolls...be very careful...They are so good. I made two loaves of bread one day and only have one pizza peel. On the other one I turned a tin plate upside down and sprinkled the cornmeal on that...
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    leaving butter out

    I keep a 1/4 lb. of butter in a pottery dish with a heavy cover. Our last cat (Possum) was a butter licker and we learned our lesson!:)
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    We got our first egg!!

    Don`t you love it! Ours have really slowed down. The young pullets are giving one a day though. Hurray!
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    Food dehydrator?

    Mine is very old but I love it because it has a large capacity. It is a Excaliber. Been drying lots of things this year. Bushels of apples. Tomatoes, onions,carrots, peppers,cabbage, rutabagas, swiss chard, kale, bananas. Love it! :celebrate
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    Cholesterol and all that mess!

    Very interesting this came up today! I was just told that my Cholesterol was too high today. My Dr.s biggest recommendation was to have a cup of oatmeal in the a.m. and a cup of cheerios in the afternoon. Also increase fiber. I almost can`t believe that as we eat alot of it . And more exercise...
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    Bread Recipes Please

    Mother Earth News had a couple of great recipes this issue. You mix it up and put it in the fridge and take out a pound @ a time and bake it. I just mixed it up today and will try it tomorrow. It seems to be a variation on the sourdough starter but is all mixed @ once. Just Google Mother Earth...
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    Furniture Crate

    Lucky! I love finds like that. Anything I see like that my mind spins wondering what I could make with it.:fl
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    Whats for Dinner?

    Chili.. and Cheese bread. Yeah! I`ll finally have leftovers after being out of town all weekend.:clap
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    Why I will never get to eat rabbit....

    The whole flea thing on rabbits is nasty. If my dog or cat kills one the fleas immediately jump ship and land of them. It really does look like their fur is moving.
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    What did you do to save $ today?

    Annmarie....We have a plasma center here. You can donate twice a week. $20 for first donation and $35 for the second of the week. On your 6th donation you earn $20 more so that one is $55!!. I start doing it in the fall and usually use that $ for gifts. I work @ a hospital so I see the need for...
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