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:hugs I'm sorry you are feeling this way. I have been feeling similarly lately. I am short on cash and very short on time and I think the latter is driving me the most crazy. Are there any wild foods that grow in your area that you could learn to harvest and/or process? Another thing to...

Welcome! :) What kind of ducks do you raise?

Kala -- I just read a lot of what other pregnant women were subjected to in terms of people saying dumb things. I was fortunate enough to not have anyone try to touch my belly. I guess I was lucky as I only had one woman say something to me when I was about full term that was just annoying . ...

I thought the same thing, Beekissed, when I logged in. Except I was also thinking, "gee, I wish I had grown all those yummy looking pumpkins!" :)

Cute! :D Congratulations! :)

I totally agree with that! I wish pregnant women didn't have to deal directly with the general public. Amazing what people say! :P Also women die from cephalopelvic disporoprtion (baby's head doesn't fit through the pelvis). Animals die from that too. Apparently the first guy to try a...

I, for one, look forward to reading your updates. I will consider it my economic doom & gloom "cheat sheet" because I haven't had time to read or even listen to the news much lately. I did happen to hear the other day that Apple stock was down too.

Thanks, moolie, I should check those books out! I noticed that with the pickle recipe I used that all the measurements were easily divisible by 12, to make round measurements, so that is what I did. :lol:

Do any of you do this regularly? I usually adjust my canning recipes to whatever volume of food I have on hand, but I always thought you weren't supposed to do that, because dividing recipes in half or less can skew your recipe just a little (when dealing in smaller volumes you need to...

I am DrakeMaiden. I belong to the MeSSy Kitchen Club. Sadly, my kitchen is never as clean as I'd like in the spring and summer when I am busy in the garden. Add to that this past year of having a baby and it is agonizing. I never realized how much of a neat freak I really am, until the day...

Cute. I like the second photo the best. She has more hair than my one year old! :D

:ya Glad to hear you are home with your little one. I wish you a quick recovery!

LOL FarmFresh! I always use two knives when I work with apples . . . a chef's knife for cutting them into slices and then a paring knife to get the seed, stem, and peel off. But I tend to also be resistant to getting too many single-use tools in my kitchen. Now, about apple peels . . . it...

If you want to be on the safe side, go to the vet. But if the dog is still eating, and doesn't seem sick or anything, you might just wait it out. It sounds like, based upon the size, it has a good shot at passing. You have to wonder how many things they eat that we don't even know about. :/

There is also a reduced SIDS rate for babies who sleep with their parents. Being close to mom helps the baby regulate his/her breathing pattern and also regulate his/her sleep pattern (keeps baby from falling into a very deep sleep). At least that is what I read. It just seemed so...

I was just shopping yesterday and almost picked up a peeler/corer but thought better of it. My husband wondered what the best brand would be. I remember BBH telling me about hers. I'm going to have to get one now. I was wondering about the small apples, as we have a few old trees that only...

It is interesting learning about the old methods of canning, isn't it? My mom said that her grandmother used to can all the time with those kinds of jars. :) I wish the US used the metric system like the rest of the world. There was a time in my life when I was more familiar with the...

OK, my mom's book says that your jars are indeed the "3-piece closure" glass lids. It says to apply the rubber ring when it is wet. It says that the screwband is turned down tight, then given an 1/4 inch (I leave the conversion to metrics to you . . . I'm short on time, sorry) counterturn to...

Hey, BBH, I am still wanting to help. That might mean that I tear my man away from his projects and make him help! He needs a lesson in butchering, so I don't think it will take much convincing!

Are those considered "3-piece closures" with glass lids? If so . . . an old food preservation book my mom has says that the seals are especially vulnerable to jostling and bumping, and it is generally recommended to leave the screwbands on after canning. I should see if the book mentions...