Coffee's Ready, Come and Sit on the Porch

[CrealCritter]

We were 45 this morning...will be 20s in a few hrs. Wake to 11*, with wind chill. BUT 60 by Thur...

Well hopefully we are starting to come out of winter and into the beginning of spring

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[CrealCritter]

Got a good look at the cattle, yep still healthy growing and looking mighty tasty

Red bull romeo is growing fast they don't stay little long do they?. Ofcourse all he's interested in is eating at this point. I still have 1/2.of my hay rounds left, so eat all you want.

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[Hinotori]

Lots of wind but no rain here. It spit a few drops but didn't even wet the cement. Even now we are just windy and this is the radar.

 

[CrealCritter]

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[The Porch]

Lots of wind but no rain here. It spit a few drops but didn't even wet the cement. Even now we are just windy and this is the radar.
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yep thats, about right, I am under the aqua blue circle up there on the left

 

[The Porch]

Grain or Ash cradle - history, use, and how to make one​

https://scythesupply.com/grain-cradle.html

 

[Hinotori]

My scythe is aluminum. A cradle would be great with it. Took me a few weeks to get the movement down and when doing taller grass I longed for a cradle to get it out of the way.

Also kills my back after a while, but not as bad as the gas trimmer.

 

[Sammster]

How Grandma makes Kombucha

when I dont have a scoby/mother,, I buy 2 bottles of GT's Raw Original kombucha

I boil up enough water like I am making a LG pitcher of ice tea
while the water is heating I put one heaping cup of organic sugar in the pitcher, I lay out 16 black tea bags,
when the water is boiling, I pour it in the pitcher and stir it-- then get a cloths pin--- gather all the strings of the tea bags, lower them into the hot water, low enough to go over the tops of the tea bags and cloths pin them on the side of the pitcher to hold them ,,, let it soak for at least 4 hours ,,, but needs to be room temp to use,



Ok,, then get a jug or LG gal jar-- pour all of the tea [ take out the tea bags] into your jug,, then pour in 1/2 of one bottle of the store bought GT's kombucha-- swirl what's left in the bottle around to loosen all the raw stuff in the bottom of the bottle; this is the good stuff/ mother and then pour it in the jug; do the same with the second bottle;

this is the jug I use
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Then cover the jar with a lid but not tight ;; View attachment 22530 I leave a gap for air

then put cheese cloth over that View attachment 22531

then I put a dark towel over it to block light View attachment 22532



to grow a new scoby takes maybe 2 weeks, it will be thin but as time goes on it will thicken up with every new batch you make.
I never completely empty the jug, I just bottle up a gallon and then add more tea--
I save the gallon glass jug that the organic Santa Cruz or Knudsen's apple juice comes in

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Thank you, Grandma! So a scoby is sort of... mold? So is black tea the only way to make it? I have some - just wondering.
Edit to add: my store carries GT's, but not the original. Would one of their fruity varieties work? I feel like I need to read up a bit before ai dive in

 

[CrealCritter]

Grain or Ash cradle - history, use, and how to make one​

https://scythesupply.com/grain-cradle.html
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That guy in the BW picture is asking for chiggers and or mites. Raw ankle flesh is irresistible for both.

Just sayin'

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[CrealCritter]

Watching Momma Bear watching reality baby chicken TV.

Jesus is Lord and Christ