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DH’s nephew has been working with Grand Isle Shipyard and has to do ‘tests’…whatever that means 🤷‍♀️. So he has been knowing about a serious raccoon problem in the work area and he said he could fix the problem. He showed up with a bunch of traps he started putting in various locations and then...

I woke up cuz DH was jamming out to Cajun music. I swear I felt like I was 7 years old and at my grandparents house. I felt like coming out of the room and saying, “Shouldn’t I be smelling bacon frying and coffee brewing?” Well I did have the coffee. Omg he has been busy!! I was tempted to take...

I went to put a bid on a Tahoe the port commission was auctioning off but I was an hour too late. I really thought it was later 🤦‍♀️. My meds mess with my mind. I didn’t get the part time job as a bridge tender either. So just boost up frugality and homesteading as soon as I can get my left...

It’s been a minute. So I have a possible diagnosis of gout but for sure I have increased uric acid levels in my blood. My X-ray of my knee only reveals arthritis. So my plan is to avoid red meats for a while and drink more water and take my meds. The bed warmer feels better than ever. I have to...

Working a bit through my pain. Fortunately it’s just in my left knee. But I feel like I accomplished something major because I finally got the trash freezer emptied. I needed to use a big knife to free some of the stuff and I tore a few bags which dictated what I am now cooking. Ordinarily when...

Omg!! DH has some really awesome friends!! He gets a call this morning from his trawler friend who was sick of selling and he had some small size shrimp perfect for ettoufette and fricassee. I think he gave him about 40 pounds and DH bought the next size over for $1/pound. He bought $60 worth...

I’m not sure if comfort was the number one priority so much as desperation and necessity but I managed to pick up the dry clothes, hang up the two batches DH had cleaned and put two more to wash. At least the old freezer is slowly getting emptied.

If I give HG her way I will be surviving on credit cards and eating out every single day of the month. That gets real old fast. We have now been gifted with our entire flock of chickens in one way or the other (except for the 8 roosters we bought from the young couple a few weeks ago. We...

DH has motivated me. He didn’t mean to but that’s how it works. It was lunchtime and nothing was prepared. He asked if I had bought sandwich meat to which I asked, “You mean that stuff you put between two slices of bread? No I didn’t.” And he started talking about going to the store. I started...

I’ve got a box of chocolate cake mix I think I can use to make cookies with. At least it can get out of my pantry and serve a purpose 🤷‍♀️.

What I notice is as long as I make sure to buy at least one copy of the farmer’s almanac and put it in a conspicuous place that DH will study it. He consults with it frequently and actually pays attention to the moon cycles. He has several locals who call him for advice on when to plant root...

I used to have a small mill I used to grind things how ever fine I wanted. I imagine it’s trash now but maybe I still have it under my old house. I will ask DH to ask about the kind if possible. I can at least try to grind some and see what I can do in the kitchen. Maybe the grinder can be put...

Watched a video about Polk berries being good for arthritis but not to chew them because the seeds can’t be chewed. Must be swallowed. Man swears he has 34 broken bones from various rodeo’s and he loves to live pain free. I read the responses and a bunch of people were claiming it works great...

Backtracking here a few posts. So the urine you tested for pregnancy on your does…. How exactly did you collect it or was it just smashing a test on the wet ground? Was it a test intended for humans? I hope DH is on the mend. I’m sorta thinking about PT for myself because old girl has seen much...

Bonjour. I’m up first!! Nature called, then the dish fairy passed cuz apparently someone had the munchies through the night. Just a few. Coffee brewing, Trouble taken to the front door to do her business. Ham and onions added to the red beans in the crockpot. All the ice trays are filled and in...

I guess I got my monies worth out of the food I selected. I baked the thighs yesterday and put the drumsticks to soak in a paste of buttermilk, eggs, flour and mustard overnight and today I fried them. Such big drumsticks!! Honestly I had enough with just one. I’m staying on a roll with the...

Life goes on. I now have been started on a new blood pressure medication and I have been found with increased uric acid levels in my blood after my knee wouldn’t allow me to walk and in desperation I saw DH’s doctor as mine might as well retire (no more than he is present). So recently we have...

I now have 5 does loaded up, all written in a journal with dates on when to put in nests. DH told me that he put in nests for Mini Rex’s 2 days before because sometimes the kittens come earlier, just like for bantam chickens. DH has been collecting ragweed and drying it on top of the cages...

My house guest is interesting. She thinks I’m a millionaire I guess. Always wants takeout. 🤦‍♀️. So anyway…life goes on. Saturdays I always babysit for a few hours to connect with my grandchildren and to help out. I came home on the interstate instead of the wooded shortcut because I had an...

Well I think I have a bunch of kits on the way next month between 3 does now but unfortunately the black doe is several days behind the white ones. I think he got her because I heard him squeal and he seemed to have fallen off. We have a few nests but DH needs to take some measurements and get a...