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  1. Up-the-Creek

    Is anyone else concerned?

    Im with Pat,...stuff happens. :D
  2. Up-the-Creek

    Could it be......SPRING????

    OMG SKR8PN,...you are so ----- funny! IT is SPRING! There is robins and I have 8" tomato plants in my pantry!!! PLUS,....DH goes back to work in ONE week!!!!! :weee LOL!
  3. Up-the-Creek

    Abifae - Ciao Babies!

    HI Abie! WooHoo on the date! :thumbsup
  4. Up-the-Creek

    Little Giant incubator question

    I have an LG and I always add warm water and it doesnt affect the temps too much. (No egg turner either,)...look at it this way,..when you have a broody hen,..they get off the nest to eat and poo or whatever,....the eggs will be fine with slight temp fluctuations,..."be the hen,...become the...
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    ? about the easy wine recipe...

    IMO I would treat it as any other wine. I would let it do it's thing, let it clear, make sure it is done working and bottle it. If you want to make sure it is done working so it don't blow up your wine bottles put some potassium sorbate and a campden tablets in it,..this kills any action going...
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    Heirloom seeds exchange thread

    I have some heirloom Rosemary(25 seeds) and English Thyme(100 seeds)still packaged,packed in 2011,..they are extras from an order I made to Heirloom Seeds. I would really like to trade them for something,...if anyone is interested,..PM me. :D Thanks!!!
  7. Up-the-Creek

    Getting back on the wagon....and finding balance.

    Balance can be hard to find. We have been trying for sometime. I thought we could tighten our belts and pay off our smaller bills and pay down our mortgage and save some money too,...it didn't work that way. Life happens,...I finally figured out we can only do what we can,...be responsible with...
  8. Up-the-Creek

    black locust, arguably the best tree to plant

    We have over 30 acres with many black locust trees. We use them for everything,..fence posts, firewood,...they make great firewood,..burns hot. Our bees love them when they bloom too. We have always had livestock of one sort or another here and never have had any issues with anything being...
  9. Up-the-Creek

    Waste of Your Money??

    Is that who that was "singing" the Star Spangled Banner??? I thought it was a cat squalling. It was awful,..as was the half-time show, IMO that is.
  10. Up-the-Creek

    Waste of Your Money??

    Myself,.. I watched the Superbowl and thought the flyover was a great addition. I took it as being an American pride thing,...military jets and football,....kinda like baseball and apple pie. What?.. our country wasting money??? Are you kidding?? I believe this is just the cream on top of the...
  11. Up-the-Creek

    Where does our FOOD come from???

    The meat we consume is local,..we raise most of it. The veggies,..I plant and can them or freeze them. The fruit is always bought local. BUT,...as I stated before my kids love PB,..I like oats,..I bake A LOT,...I keep a pretty well stocked pantry and I do COOK everyday sometimes 3 times a day...
  12. Up-the-Creek

    BeccaOH: Update of just STUFF

    We have been seeing Robins here for over a week now,....I guess the groundhog was right after all! :weee
  13. Up-the-Creek

    Where does our FOOD come from???

    WHAT! Texas Pete NOT from TEXAS!!! :ep I am shocked! And all this time I thought Pineapples came from Hawaii!!! :lol: I went shopping today and I did pay attention to what I was buying,..but still it doesn't do any good if they don't label the food as a product of such and such,...Peanut...
  14. Up-the-Creek

    Where does our FOOD come from???

    Canned and boxed foods. They usually only state who they are distributed by ..,..not where the product came from. Don't get me wrong, some do tell on the label,..but not many. Especially generic brands. :idunno
  15. Up-the-Creek

    Where does our FOOD come from???

    Okay,..to some of you this may be a dumb question,..but to me,..well I need to know. Our food we purchase in the store,..how can we tell where it is grown or "made"? Most all of the packaging states "distrubuted by such and such",..but no where did it come from. :/ Some food states that it is a...
  16. Up-the-Creek

    trying to help DH pull out a tooth so the dentist doesn't have to

    Doesn't honey work somewhat as an antibiotic?? RAW honey that is,...:D
  17. Up-the-Creek

    From The "Are You Serious?" News

    I spilled milk all over my kitchen this morning,..should I have called Hazmat??? :lau Burnt my D-mn toast too,...Is the EPA after burnt toast yet?? :gig
  18. Up-the-Creek

    How are the gas prices in your area?

    Here, southern WV, fluctuating between $3.15 and $3.18,...we are down to going out maybe once a week because we have to,..plus we traded off my truck for a Subaru,...a little easier on gas and 4WD. When DH does go back to work, he will have to drive my Subaru and I'll have to keep his truck here...
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    My dog needs a job?

    So glad you found it amusing! :D
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