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    First dewberries of the season!

    I didn't realize the dewberries were ready! I saw a man on the side of the road yesterday picking a wild patch and decided I better check my own fence at home. This morning I was surprised to see how many were ripe already! MMMMMMM! We've had enough rain this season to make them plump, sweet...
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    Scored a free wood & glass patio double door set!

    I'm not sure what I'm going to do with these two doors yet. I scored them from freecycle this morning. Solid wood and heavy duty glass. I don't need them for the house, and my first thought is to save them for a garden shed or greenhouse. There are all kinds of possibilities! The people...
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    Need advice for new vacuum cleaner--pets, carpet, wood floors!

    My old Eureka Boss Smartvac was about 10-15 years old. The bristles on the beater bar all worn off. I was just about to order a new beater bar because that thing just kept on sucking up cat hair and dirt. Glad I hadn't spent the money yet because I plugged it in and started vacuuming and the...
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    Bananas!

    The last of of our banana harvest...they were good while they lasted, but I'm glad I'm done! We have two varieties, one plant each. Ice Cream Banana & Apple Banana. They don't taste like ice cream or bananas to me...and I can't tell much difference between them, but they are really good...
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    job description for farmgirls/homesteaders?

    I've been out of the "official" workforce since 2009. I cared for my father who had Alzheimer's disease, plus I got married and became a stay-at-home wife and daughter. Prior to that, my job experience includes 18 years of owning my own business in a clinical field, and prior to that, 10+...
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    Hello from southeast Texas...pics added

    hello everyone...I just joined and thought I'd introduce myself. I don't remember precisely what I was searching for when this website popped up, but it probably had something to do with DIY, Homemade Something or Other, Homesteading, or Self-Sufficiency. Close enough? :) I live on 3.75...
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