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    Over due update

    Hello folks! It's been nearly 6 moths since I've posted on here. And quite a bit has happened in that time... If you all recall I had lost my mother late 2009. I knew I was going to loose the home that she left me because of no will and that I was upside down due to the economy and lack of...
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    Update

    Been nearly 2 months since I posted. Have been rather busy and all. Finnally had the estate sale the weekend after laborday. Went well, made quite a bit, but had to stick it all into my truck, which is marginally working at best. Then, just when I thought I could start to straighten things...
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    Turkey story...

    Since I am interested in some day raising my own chickens for both eggs and meat, I read with fascination the thread that Curly_Kate started asking about which meat hybreds to raise. Someone mentioned raising turkey's and that reminded me of a story my grandparents told me. In 1977, my...
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    Safe rooms?

    I know I got a lot on my plate right now. But after reading lalaland's post about storms I'm wondering.... Where I'm interested in moving is well known for strong storms and tornado's. Oddly, Illinois isn't offically in "tornado alley". Yet our state holds the record of the most tornado's...
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    What to do now?

    Try to make this short and to the point(s). When I joined this forum, I had asked about what I could do about the house I sort of inherited. My mother had cancer, passed away last fall, didn't leave a will and I wasn't working. Because of the economy, I'm way upside down on the home, not to...
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    Peaches?

    I've been sooo busy stuck down in my dungeoon working on estate sale, I sorta got behind on some domestic things this week. Anyways, when the rats and roaches started picketing my kitchen I knew it was time to take the garbage out. While doing so I noticed that my nieghbor that had planted two...
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    Need ideas for tables.

    Since I've mentioned it in just about every forum on SS already. I've made great progress on my sale last two days. But this still leaves me with a delema with how tight I have stuff crammed onto shelves. It just dawned on me reciently that I had stupidly sold of a pile of 2x4's and 2x6's. Had...
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    Brick laying, smokers and bbq's

    So, earlier I had asked questions about smoke houses and I got a lesson from SKR8PN, on the difference between hot and cold smoking. Thank you very much for clearifying that for me SKR8PN! It forced me to do more research and more reading. But this has only led to more questions. After doing...
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    FoxFire cooking?

    I mentioned in my journal here that while arranging books I'm selling I went through them once more. In doing so, I came across a copy of "The Foxfire Book Of Appalachain Cookery". I know for sure I also have Foxfire #1 and the Foxfire book of wine making. So I'm wondering... 1)Who else owns...
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    Urban hunting with airguns

    I started urban hunting well over a year ago. Had to. Tried every avenue we could at the time to join local food banks and food stamp program. But that was then, this is now. I've actually not only become accustome to, but actually like rabbit and squirrel now. But I think I've ran through every...
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    Need more information about smoking meats, fish, ect?

    I was inquiring about building a smokehouse in the construction forum. What I hadn't known until I started doing more of my own research, that there's two different styles of smoking. Hot smoking (basically cooking) and cold smoking (preserving, but not cooking). I've read more about this, and...
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    Ruathia Holding

    I've been thinking about starting a journal for a few days now. It's been pointed out a few times that I need to have a set plan to achive the goals that I desire so much. I do have certain goals in mind, along with a vision as to where and what I want to do. But, well sometimes you need a bit...
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    Small out building projects?

    I'm not going to rehash my situation here yet again. But let's say for a moment, I'm done with the estate sale I've been talking about. I've managed to stay as long as possible in my current home, taking on temp jobs and banking every dime I could. Now I've moved to a more rural are of my state...
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    Infection

    Ugh! Last thing I needed right now. One thing I inherited genetically from my mother and her parents is bad teeth. While each generation is getting better, we've got what some call "chalk teeth". Can brush and floss all you want, the enamal is thin and if you get a cavity, kiss that tooth good...
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    Doing sales?

    As I was talking about in the kitchen/cooking forum, I'm about to have this estate sale. I have everything riding on this sale right now. And time is not on my side. It also seems to me as much progress I make, something always manages to screw things up for me. I knew after my mother passed...
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    Taking a step back, in order to move forward

    Sometimes in life it is nessary to take a step back before you can progress once more. Sadly, one of things I'm having to do this with is all the canning equipment I've inherited. For which I will need a bit of help with. I do realize there's a "buy, sell and trade" forum on this site. I am...
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    Farm link?

    While I'm not one to believe in destiny, some times something happens to make you wonder. Here I am, unable to find work, having both the will and interest to relocate to a more self sustaining method of living, and what happens. Yesterday morning while drinking my morning coffee, I was...
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    Can I get some help identifying this plant?

    http://www.thedailygreen.com/cm/thedailygreen/images/4I/black-chokeberry-fall-www-lg.jpg Compared to all the other immages of the wild black chokeberry this doesn't look right. If I recall right, this is actually a poisionious plant! I have a Peterson's guide to edible and medicinal plants, but...
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    Can a green house save you money?

    In my dreams... I wake up in the morning, after taking care the morning nessities in my master bath, I head down to my kitchen, first pouring myself a cup of coffee I harvested from my own coffee plants. Then I grab a few slices of home made bread that I've toasted and covered with my home made...
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    Diet Cookies?

    If you've had the idiot tube on even for a short while the last say year or so, you've probably caught that commerical where they ask, "Who's had their hands in the cookie jar", and it's all about these diet cookies that are used as meal supplements. I would be really interested in finding a...
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