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That would be a great house! Some people would see that as a money pit or an eye sore,..Im with you,..I see a what a wonderful home it could be! If it is structurally sound it will be well worth it. You cannot get craftmanship like the older homes,...As far as money,...the amount you stated...

That is AWESOME how you built that! I have showed the picture to my sweet DH, but alas he has his mind on his car and picking up his new motor today,definately not on tomatoes....:rolleyes: He must go fast,...boys and their toys! You know about that SKR8PN don't ya???? Anyway,...I understand the...

SKR8PN,..LOVE :love your greenhouse and YES,..I have greenhouse envy! I really want to have fresh tomatoes and lettuce in January,..hopefully by next year :fl . Question though,...the jugs you used on the wall,...5 gallon jugs??? Where did you aquire some many??? Are they cooking oil jugs from...

If ANY of our family could get to us,(everyone but the parents live a good distance) they would be more than welcome here,..even if they weren't very useful. In time they would LEARN to do something to help, and of course, they are family. :idunno

WELL SAID! :clap :thumbsup

I am sure! There is a lot of great low carb recipes out there. The problem being for me was the price,...self-rising flour is much cheaper than say almond flour,...plus being in this part of the country it is nowhere to be found and mail order is the only way to get "speciality items". But my...

The pros for me,..I did it for two months and the weight finally started melting away,..15 pounds. That was great! :D (I still haven't gained it back :fl ) The cons for me,...I LOVE bread! I LOVE oatmeal! I am a baking queen,..cookies, cakes,...I am shameless. :hide I keep telling myself as...

Are you using any old glass jar or regular canning jars??? I only use canning jars,..I would never use a regular glass jar,..like a pickle jar from store bought pickles. Canning jars are made to take extreme temps,...I have never had one to break and I have been doing it for over 15 years,..my...

That is an idea Free,..thanks! I was in a hurry about the bottle thing and I do have a few people that are starting to save bottles for me. I don't believe I will be buying anymore,...they just ain't cheap! :lol:

Not only dry goods,..soup, spaghettie sauce, hotdog chili,..whatever,..anything liquid has to have room for expansion when freezing. Also you thaw slowly,...like in the fridge. :)

I freeze stuff in mason jars all the time and never had one blow or crack. :hu Just don't fill them up all the way,..only fill about 2/3rds full. The problem is when the soup freezes it expands,..you have to give it room to expand or it will blow. I don't do plastic either in the...

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This might sound crazy, but my brother has a dog( a husky) who is allergic to the wood heat. They either have to change their heat source or throw him outside,...:idunno

I tried my mead yesterday and it isn't too bad :D ,...i believe it needs to age more. I have been scrounging up some wine bottles, corks, etc.,..I ended up ordering a case of bottles with corks. We have no supply stores near me either so everything will have to be mail order. Shipping is awful...

I watched the show with DH and didn't see a thing that even looked conservative. Actually it reminded me of a bunch of kids playing house,..and everyone had to put on their costumes. :P Plus I really thought many of them should go home and wash their hair and try combing it,...maybe even get out...

We had an earthquake a few years back,..yes,.. in WV. It sounded like a sonic boom and that was it. It scared the crap out of me,..but in my defense I was sound asleep when it happened :D I thought a plane crashed or something! The worst of our natural disasters here are flooding and...

:lau :gig Abi you are a riot!!!! :clap

Some stoves are just hard to get to burn all night. I have had a few that was easy, and some no matter what, the next morning it would be out. If the stove has a small firebox that makes it more difficult,...the thing is to have a good bed of hot coals and bank it with some unseasoned wood...

Retirement??? That is a word with many different meanings for many people. Myself and DH are not counting on SS or anything else for that matter. We have the land and are almost debt free,..the little bit of debt we have is what I worry about right now,..when that is gone, we are "retired". We...

Biscuits & gravy,...homemade pancakes,...and Lazy Man cookies,....:D (not all together :lol: )