What a great encouragement! [ATTACH]
I found a box of stuffing mix, expired in 2020. It's just dried bread, and smelled ok, so I fed it to the hens. Also some cheddar that was too...
I decided to start some Eucalyptus seeds and stratify some Rudbeckia seeds to start in a month or so. [ATTACH] The eucalyptus can supposedly be...
Sjoerd, around here and in a storm, it's usually trees that have fallen on the power lines. In an ice storm, the ice can build up on the lines...
Back home now. The power company has an app showing where outages exist. That was very handy. I tried to choose a route I thought least...
It was the Cold War (speaking of cold). I was just a medic and was not allowed to know exactly what was going on there. It was close to what was...
Melody, I don't know how much heat the old stove insert would provide without power. It uses a fan to distribute heat. I've been lobbying for a...
Lovely!
Wow, Sjoerd, looking at those photos give me the shivers! Nicely done by your bride. It will be interesting to see how your daffs survive this...
Today was "interesting". I was prepared to hunker down, what with the cold weather and snow and wind. Then the power went off. There's no way...
You might have to have grown up in the US in the 60s or 70s to get this. [ATTACH] [MEDIA]
With 17F temperatures ( -8C), strong winds, and snow, I didn't go near the garden. I did give the chickens and ducks big basins of warm water.
It is a hard choice for me too. The other choices were great!
Yay! Our five hens are down to three eggs a day. One hasn't produced in years. The white leghorns seem to lay jumbo eggs like crazy, then die...
Here's mine, yesterday. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Somehow a snowfall can make even the duck yard look nice!
That's beautiful!
My thought is they are sold growing in a medium that dries out too fast. I wonder if I buy one and immediately repot it in a better medium, would...
Somehow I always kill African Violets, I just can't get them right.
Those will be very nice next year :stew2::stew1::flower:
Night Owl, Epazote is a green Mexican herb. It can't be dried, needs to be fresh. Some Mexican food markets have it, but too far a drive for...
