JUSTUSNAK...Summer coming to an end!?

[Farmfresh]

well.. than maybe we should think about some major corn smuggling operation
couse around here I can easily get my hands on dried (13-15% humidity) feed quality corn, at about half that price but since you are talking about wet, straight off the cob grain it would make it even cheaper should I start looking at shipping containers and a cost of shipment?

It is dried for feed. STILL ...

 

[rty007]

last hijack

it costs 470zl/1000kg= a little over 3 per 50lb

I even know what I would get back from the US shipped in that container

 

[justusnak]

You all are so funny. The corn is animal feed....dry, cracked. Hubby is able to get these HUGH pine shipping crates from work. I mean HUGH! The last one he got, they had to load with a fork truck, into his truck. It was 8 ft tall, and 4x4 square. We cut it in half...and now have 2 4x4x4 crates that he stores his wood scraps in, for the woodstove in the shop. I am thinking when he gets another, we will use it for the corn. They are pretty tight fit...and free!

Jay, my fried chicken is really simple....I par boil the chicken...then from the water to the seasoned flour. ( salt, pepper, garlic) Then into HOT lard. Yep, I fry in pork lard. Now before everyone starts feeling thier arteries closeing....im telling ya, its the BEST way to fry. From the frying pan, to a cookie sheet, and in the oven for about 20 minutes. This helps drain the grease off, and gives me time to make the gravy from the fried chicken....and the chicken stays hot. Its not fancy...but in my opinion, I like to taste the chicken...not tons of herbs and spices. Good old fashioned southern fried chicken.
Tomorrow...its Lasagna, garlic bread, and salad...with home canned peaches and home made chocolate chip cookies afterwards.

 

[FarmerDenise]

It all sounds good to me. Can I come? I can bring frozen blackberries. We have lots of them

 

[justusnak]

Well, Ummm, if you can get a flight out NOW, sure! LOL Everyone is welcome! I always make WAY too much...still cooking like I did when I had 4 teens at home. LOL Good thing hubby doesnt mind leftovers!

 

[justusnak]

9March10

This last weekend, the weather was Sooooooo nice!! Seriously....in the 50's....sunny..light breeze....ahhhhhh. We SOoo needed that!
Worked outside all weekend...and Monday..I think I need to pace myself. My old back is already trying to tell me, ENOUGH! Danged this getting older thing!
Yesterday I was opening the barn for the sheepies...and setting out thier feed, when Nelly came over to me and just rubber her head on my leg. So I bent down and started pulling hay from her wool, and scratching her neck. I slipped my hand under her belly...to feel for milk bags...They are filling up! I HAVE to get in there and get her tummy shaved BEFORE she lambs!
Saturday was the chickens day. Opened all the big doors, and winddows, and took a broom to the walls and ceiling. WOW the dust and cob webs really were thick from winter. Swept the walkway, cleaned feeders and waterers, and nest boxes.(9 of them) Cleaned up the pigeon palace....they were cooing at me the whole time. I will be setting them outside soon. They overwintered in the coop with the Wellies.
Sunday, I headed to the garden. Last year was so depressing with all the rain and all I didnt even clean it up before fall! So, I went out and pulled all the old plants, tomato cages, fencing...and got it cleaned up. Hubby loaded a truckload of firewood that was stacked near the garden, so we both worked, and was able to still hold a conversation. Funny how he finished at the same time I did, so I was " able" to help him load the wood into the garage. Wanted to get it in there and keep it dry, supposed to have rain off and on all week...and still cool enough to start a fire.
If it EVER dries up enough to get my truck over to the coop, I will start shoveling all the bedding out, and onto the bigger garden. This bedding has been in there since September last year...I just "freshened" it once in a while over the winter. I need to get it on the garden SOON, so it can "cool" a bit before planting. I probably have 3 full truckloads from the one coop. All the sheep bedding will go on the smaller garden. Prolly 2 truckloads there. One day next weekend, I will get the neighbor kids to come help. $10 sure gets a lot done!! Well, time to head out, and start another day.

ETA: I forgot to terll you all....SPRING IS HERE! I was standing on the front porch yesterday evening..talking with the neighbor kids...when I saw it...SPRING...I SAW Spring!! FIRST, there was the Robbin..he was just bobbin around in the yard, then....IT came. A BAT. It was flying all over the front yard...then...the ultimate...a SKEETER!!! Yup, Spring has Sprung!

 

[Dace]

Woo Whoo ....SPRING!

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

I'm still waiting to hear the peepers!

 

[justusnak]

I'm still waiting to hear the peepers!

Oh, that was another thing we heard peepers!! Jusst a few...but they are DEFINATELY gearing up! Sometimes it gets so loud out here with all the peeper frogs..you cant think straight!

 

[gettinaclue]

I saw a skeeter the other day too!

I was thinking he was a mutant skeeter to be out so soon...I think we both have mutant skeeters. They aren't supposed to be out for a while yet. Isn't that against the law?? LOL