Coffee's Ready, Come and Sit on the Porch

[CrealCritter]

I do too but it still has a slight leek where under the sink , the drain threads are
Hahaha but the previous owner got it at habitat house for 40$, DH tightened the nut so it is, what it is
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Needs a large opening basin wrench. To tighten that nut down.

I can't believe I'm giving advise on plumbing, i despise plumbing.

But a bit of a true story joke though. I had a friend in North Carolina who was a plumber. He told me there's only three things you need to know to be a plumber.

1) hot goes on the left
2) sewage flows down hill
3) you get paid on Fridays

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[CrealCritter]

@baymule just curious how the cell reception is under your new steel roof? You got a ways to go, before you reach expert level.

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[CrealCritter]

Little bit on pome fruit, mainly apples

Did you know apples are considered the kings fruit? I'll explain...

Apples grow on spurs that develop on a branch or trunk or both (both being specific to a "spur" varieties such as starkspur®). Spurs start to develop on two year old wood. One can increase the development rate of spurs on branches by bending the branch downward. The more the branch is bent downward the slower the branch will grow but the development of the branch spur maturity will increase. They sell all kinds of gadgets to aid in branch bending and limb spreading to help with this task.

For apples you want long branches that are two or more years in age. Mature spurs can be productive for many many seasons.

The cluster of flowers on the spur can and often does produce multiple apples if successfully pollinated. The king fruit is the apple in the center of the cluster. It grows the largest and is the first to ripen. Thinning all apples beside the king fruits will produce less apples ofcourse but much larger and higher quality king apples. It's said that these first ripening highest quality apples were first harvested and given to the king as a token of appreciation. Hence the term "kings fruit" was developed. The tradition is still is carried out today to some degree or another. Example is giving an apple to a teacher as a token of appreciation.

It used to be common practice in productive years to bag excess apples and hang bags on a fence for passerbys to take home to eat. This tradition has all but stopped due to greed, theft and fear. However there are still a few small tight knit communities that continue to practice this tradition. The term "share the wealth" was formed as a result of this tradition.

There are so many traditions regarding apples that it would be next to impossible to list them all. Apple pie anyone?

An apple is ripe when it naturally falls from the tree to the ground. This is the best means to harvest (naturally). Shaking the tree and branches can also aid in falls. But ensure the apples are ripe before shaking the tree.

Can you guess what apples we purchase in the stores, doubt they are kings fruit.

Here's method for making and preserving apple butter that pre dates canning. I thought you would enjoy

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[Country homesteader]

Good Morning wonderful people!
Working on 2nd cup while awaiting FH to get up even though he said last night we'll get an early start on outside projects because I'm going to be getting up early. It's now 7:18 here and still no movement.

Where exactly is this and will I get bounced if I crash?

It's in the Southern Central Virginia and nope you won't get bounced if you crash it- the more the merrier and less food leftover to get frozen.
I attached a couple pics so y'all can laugh and have a good day. First pic is how FH got the supplies home last night- who agrees that the car is a pickup in disguise. Second pic is of the wooden structure that's going to be become an outdoor cooking station.

 

[The Porch]

Good Morning,
Mullen is drying

Coffee is ready and cup#1 done
Heading out to the coop, then picking up where I left off yesterday,
and taking a side trip to the wood splitting area.
DH has been haling and splitting wood. He splits by mal but today he is doing some bigger rounds and is getting out the log splitter, I will pull the leaver while he sets the log on the splitter--- it goes much faster with the two of us.

Have a great morning,,,

 

[baymule]

@CrealCritter my phone reception is good, the same as it was with a shingle roof. I was worried about that because I had friends that got a metal roof and phone reception was zero. They had to put up a small antenna so their phones would work.

 

[CrealCritter]

@CrealCritter my phone reception is good, the same as it was with a shingle roof. I was worried about that because I had friends that got a metal roof and phone reception was zero. They had to put up a small antenna so their phones would work.

Same happened to my parents.

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[FarmerJamie]

Relaxing summer thunderstorms last night. No severe winds. Just rolling thunder, steady rain, and soft sounds.
Was out and about this morning, earthy smells abounded

 

[The Porch]

Still in the kitchen,
Mixed up bread dough,
And from what I understand from Mr. Google, I can put a frozen raw pork roast in the oven at 325, so that is going to cook most of the day, till about 3pm ish

 

[CrealCritter]

Farmbabe made me a no sugar black berry cobbler yesterday evening. Blackberries were picked right here on the farm earlier this season. She was conserned about using monks fruit sweetener instead of sugar, but it turned out great and I can have all I want

I've gotten my BMI comfortably into the green range. I would like to keep it that way if at all possible.

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