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No, actually, I have it on good authority that they are peach-colored baseballs imported from China. :p

You're right -- their position was that, if we make an exception for you, then we'd have to do it for everybody. (Hello, not everybody is going to ask for an exception!) My opinion now is that the CSA providers could save themselves a lot of grief by just saying NO SUBSTITUTIONS before they...

:clapAnd you get plenty of fresh peaches, right?

Just wanted to weigh in from a CSA customer's point of view: maybe it was just our bad luck, but the CSA we signed up for was extremely rigid in not allowing substitutions (within reason) for items provided that were not wanted or caused allergies for the purchaser. They were really unpleasant...

My Dad had a sourdough starter he kept going for years, and Sundays when he fixed his sourdough biscuits, served with butter and homemade jam, were a special treat.

Ha, I do remember growing up how Mom always had to use the broom to shoo away the heat-loving hens sprawled on the flagstone path to the porch. Chickens are pretty smart!

YES! Do you suppose if I spring for the beer and pizza, I could organize a work party from willing members here to build that in my backyard? :D

After reading about this some time ago, I've wanted to try it to see if I could grow peaches, kiwis, and other warm-weather fruit out of my zone but never got around to seriously thinking what I'd have to do to make it work for me. First, build a wall... "From the sixteenth to the twentieth...

For those of you with full-sized poultry (since bantams would be too light), have you ever tried a treadle feeder? The contraption protects that expensive feed from rats, sparrows, and the weather: I recently talked to a lady at the library about ordering spring chicks, and she's going with...

It was always assumed the Pacific Northwest didn't get tornadoes, either, except for maybe one or two weak ones that caused little damage. Then the Columbus Day storm happened in 1962. My brothers and I had just gotten off the school bus at the top of our driveway, which headed straight...

Yes, I'm already thinking like you do in changing out the water each gardening season, using it on plants and trees. Some extra peace of mind.

What another great idea! My hubby's carpenter friend is going to start running the other way when he sees me coming. :)

Perfect! Thanks so much. I'll put Henrietta on the nest tomorrow and see if she gives me any eggs, heh, and then report back.

I found all the parts of this hen-shaped egg cooker in the bottom of the free box at the thrift store today, and I'm going to give it a try for hard-boiled eggs after I get it cleaned up: The oval with four compartments for poaching eggs would be just right for us, too. If you use an egg...

My husband's carpenter friend just finished one of these for his wife, and I get one next! http://www.classyclutter.net/2012/05/build-your-own-extra-storage-diy-canned-food-organizer/ Such a clever idea to use those inches between the wall and the fridge where I usually keep a broom and mop.

Ah, the great granny square! I have a huge bag of partial skeins and other leftover bits of yarn and a book called 101 Granny Squares, so even that which is usually discarded can eventually be made into another afghan when I have enough to put them together. I enjoy being able to donate these to...

Welcome, Madison! What's the size of your lot or acreage to work with?

Hi, Tim, I'm new, too, and this has been a great site for friendliness and suggestions. Welcome! And I can't wait to hear what kind of needlework since I'm a crocheter. :)

Yes, I have seen pictures of crocheters on the floor with their Q hooks, bent over their work on folded knees. At my age, just the thought of that makes me cringe. I'd figure something out with a piece of plywood on sawhorses instead.