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i have a small get home bag that i carry in my car with me with simple things like a couple of energy bars, a water filter straw, a small wire saw, fire starting material, a light weight shelter/survival blanket, a small flashlight and a first aide kit. things that are light weight enough for...

i am so blessed! i have beef, pork, lamb and goat that i have raised myself plus deer from my friend. i know what they eat and therefore what i eat. i never have to buy meat at the store. @Britesea you could put a smaller type pig on the down wind side of the backside of your property.

@baymule so do you think sloe gin and crasians would work? only kind of gin i have and don't have any raisins either. looks like another trip to town for me. i do think i'll try it, I'm so tired of being stiff and hurting.

so glad you are enjoying the fresh milk. Nubians are great. i have lamanchas, milk is almost as creamy as the Nubians but they are a lot quieter. :)

thanks @baymule I've been looking for a reason to not climb up and clean the ceiling and light fixtures. won't have to do it till I'm bleeding;) seriously i have read that it works. and my mom tried the raisins for her arthritis and she said it worked. i often wondered if the gin just made...

:woot on the strawberrys. I'd a been on that like ugly on a duck. good for you. and yea for the continued weight loss. I'm proud of you 'cause i know how hard it is and that 8 oz of steak is a lot better for you then 8 oz of cheese cake ya know. protein is your friend :)

to bad about the greenhouse but one will come along when it's suppose to. i can't believe the baby it trying to crawl already. they grow to quickly don't they.

good deal. you'll get a handle on it and start to feel better I'm bettin'

so how did things go at the va?

i can so identify with the sister who says they'll help and then sit back and let you struggle to get it all done. to bad you aren't close, i have a friend who spins and weaves. you have to do what you need to do to take care of yourself, sister can get over it.

hi jess172, just read your journal from start to finish and loved it. you have the same chicken addiction that i have, lol. i have rir, hew hamp reds, barred rocks, dark Cornish, silverlaced wyondotte, black and blue marans, Swedish flower and lavender orpingtons. variety is the spice of...

slowly but surely getting caught up with all of youall's journals. every time i read yours Britesea you make me hungry, i learn so much from all you do. thank you. my sil is a vet and gets his diabetic supplies from the VA and they send him enough strips to test 2x a day and he is stable...

i hear you on the no barefoot thing. to much poop, to many stinging bugs and to many sharp rocks. and i swore the same thing this spring but there i go, griping again. we don't have any rain in the forecast for the week. the grass is crunchy and the trees are already dropping leaves. as we...

sounds to me like you are taking care of yourself even tho what you are having to do isn't pleasant. good for you. I'm doing the same thing and its not easy. i make plans and then second guess myself and change my mind. a day at a time is how I'm taking it right now.

going to have to remember to try the castor oil. the jewel weed is also great to use on a poison ivy rash. i use lavender oil for poison ivy too. stops the itch and after just a few applications dries it up.

my only trick is to go out to work at daylight and work till i can't stand it with judicious hosings in between. then i come in pull off my wet clothes and stand in front of the fan. then i go out just before dark and do the goat/sheep chores. my trusty thermometer in the shade says its 101...

dang, not having a factory spare is just nuts. I'm looking at having to buy a new set of tires for my car and the price is just outrageous. you'd think they were made of gold not rubber. just read the last 12+ pages of your journal to catch up and i have to tell you how jealous that you have...

i have 60 acres. do i need 60 acres? no, but that is what i have. now on that 60 acres i have a small herd of goats, 15 give or take a few for milk and meat, a small herd of sheep, 10 or so also for meat, a bunch of free range chickens, about 50 or so for eggs and meat and about 20 Muscovy...

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I've been catching up with your adventures of the past few weeks and all i can say is dang girl! so glad the new baby is finally here and is doing fine. sounds like between the children, the sheep, the chickens and the garden you have been keeping yourself busy. when my ram decided to tilt...