Colowyo - grudgingly settling in :P
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colowyo0809
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Yes, very nice meeting you as well! We got a couple sour cream mixes and a dessert sauce 
and we found Bliss, a gluten free company that makes amazing breads and cookies!
We have a hatch!! One of the quail hatched this morning and is drying off! several others are rockin so yay!!
and we found Bliss, a gluten free company that makes amazing breads and cookies! We have a hatch!! One of the quail hatched this morning and is drying off! several others are rockin so yay!!
Wifezilla
Low-Carb Queen - RIP: 1963-2021
Awesome!!!
And that Bliss company is where we buy cookies for Max. He can eat those without reacting and driving me completely crazy. Abi and Max split one when she came out to the car
And that Bliss company is where we buy cookies for Max. He can eat those without reacting and driving me completely crazy. Abi and Max split one when she came out to the car
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colowyo0809
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We have two quail babies! 
this is sooo cool!!!!
very exhausting as well!!
this is sooo cool!!!!
very exhausting as well!!
Denim Deb
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Why? Did you sit on the eggs yourself to hatch them? 
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colowyo0809
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Update
So, Only one of the two quail babies survived past day three . We've named her Zippy, for obvious reasons. At this point we have 25 chickens outside, which includes the two juvies that mama MFC hatched in November(?). We also have the two chicks and the quail that hatched in december inside. We set the eggs that 'Zilla so graciously gave us, and we were not able to get them to hatch - which I take full responsiblity for. However, two of the three chicken eggs we had put in with them did hatch, so now we have those two babies as well
My step father lost the battle to lung cancer earlier this month. I went up and spent several days with him and my mom before he passed, and then stayed several days after to help with the funeral arrangements and such. Just for the record, funerals are expensive, they are for the living. I plan on dontating my worthless carcass to science, and people can get together at a picnic or bbq or bbqpicnic and celebrate
As far as going through our stuff goes we've made some actual progress in the last few days, mainly because I dove in and pissed CJ off with the thought that I might be throwing away something of his that is extremely valuable (read:it's mine, i don't care if its garbage, I'm not getting rid of it ever. Some day that receipt or scrap of paper or candy wrapper might come in handy.) - this arguement is what led to most of the work getting done we now have a functional filing cabinet, with a folder to put pretty much every piece of mail that isn't junk or catalogs or magainze or such. the sparebedroom is alot less cluttered. I also went through and started the orginizational process of the kitchen. the pantry is already easier to use, thankfully
oooh, update on the pumpkin butter. I made two varieties, one with honey and no orange peel and one with orange peel but no honey. I have so far tried the OP and don't like it Hoping the other will taste better I'm thinking I'll try feeding the pumpkin with orange to the dogs and see if they like it
I don't remember (ok, i'm too lazy to go back and look) if I've mentioned this but Thanksgiving weekend we adopted a beagle whom we've named Argos (after a greek dog, long story, look it up sometime
)
So, we have two dogs, both male. Two cats, both female. a total of 29 chickens and one quail. I am so enjoying this life
ETA: So, I don't know if the dogs like pumpkin butter with orange peel. The jar in the fridge had mold growing in it so I need to trash the product. Keep the jar, but not the insides Ah well, they liked the pumpkin puree on their food, so that's something at least
So, Only one of the two quail babies survived past day three
. We've named her Zippy, for obvious reasons. At this point we have 25 chickens outside, which includes the two juvies that mama MFC hatched in November(?). We also have the two chicks and the quail that hatched in december inside. We set the eggs that 'Zilla so graciously gave us, and we were not able to get them to hatch - which I take full responsiblity for. However, two of the three chicken eggs we had put in with them did hatch, so now we have those two babies as well My step father lost the battle to lung cancer earlier this month. I went up and spent several days with him and my mom before he passed, and then stayed several days after to help with the funeral arrangements and such. Just for the record, funerals are expensive, they are for the living. I plan on dontating my worthless carcass to science, and people can get together at a picnic or bbq or bbqpicnic and celebrate
As far as going through our stuff goes we've made some actual progress in the last few days, mainly because I dove in and pissed CJ off with the thought that I might be throwing away something of his that is extremely valuable (read:it's mine, i don't care if its garbage, I'm not getting rid of it ever. Some day that receipt or scrap of paper or candy wrapper might come in handy.) - this arguement is what led to most of the work getting done
we now have a functional filing cabinet, with a folder to put pretty much every piece of mail that isn't junk or catalogs or magainze or such. the sparebedroom is alot less cluttered. I also went through and started the orginizational process of the kitchen. the pantry is already easier to use, thankfully oooh, update on the pumpkin butter. I made two varieties, one with honey and no orange peel and one with orange peel but no honey. I have so far tried the OP and don't like it
Hoping the other will taste better I'm thinking I'll try feeding the pumpkin with orange to the dogs and see if they like it I don't remember (ok, i'm too lazy to go back and look) if I've mentioned this but Thanksgiving weekend we adopted a beagle whom we've named Argos (after a greek dog, long story, look it up sometime
)So, we have two dogs, both male. Two cats, both female. a total of 29 chickens and one quail. I am so enjoying this life
ETA: So, I don't know if the dogs like pumpkin butter with orange peel. The jar in the fridge had mold growing in it so I need to trash the product. Keep the jar, but not the insides
Ah well, they liked the pumpkin puree on their food, so that's something at least 
Farmfresh
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The loss is always SO hard on family even if you know it is coming. I am currently trying to get my sis to make funeral arrangements for my dad BEFORE we have the last minute problem. Since my mom has already died he already has a plot and headstone, it just needs his date.
As far as funerals being for the living you are absolutely right. People need to be able to say goodbye, after that it is just your old shell. Dad had the best idea YEARS ago but my mom stopped him. They were in picking out a coffin for my Grandma Nettie. Dad had seen a beautiful wooden coffin and wanted to buy it for himself and take it home right then. My mom hit the ceiling. (Of course she was up there a lot.)
He asked her why would you want to buy such a beautiful piece of cabinetry and immediately stick it in the ground? He wanted to make a wardrobe out of it or use it to store blankets until he needed it. Then he could really enjoy it here, before he needed it as a residence. Creepy? Yes - but you can't deny the logic.
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colowyo0809
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That's thinking sustainable!Farmfresh said:
I am currently trying to get my sis to make funeral arrangements for my dad BEFORE we have the last minute problem. Since my mom has already died he already has a plot and headstone, it just needs his date.
As far as funerals being for the living you are absolutely right. People need to be able to say goodbye, after that it is just your old shell. Dad had the best idea YEARS ago but my mom stopped him. They were in picking out a coffin for my Grandma Nettie. Dad had seen a beautiful wooden coffin and wanted to buy it for himself and take it home right then. My mom hit the ceiling. (Of course she was up there a lot.)
He asked her why would you want to buy such a beautiful piece of cabinetry and immediately stick it in the ground? He wanted to make a wardrobe out of it or use it to store blankets until he needed it. Then he could really enjoy it here, before he needed it as a residence. Creepy? Yes - but you can't deny the logic.
Use it for something like that and then reuse it for a final resting place. I like that!
Farmfresh
City Biddy
My dad was always very practical. He still would be if his brain worked right.
He was one of 10 children born to a "truck" farmer (we would call him a market gardener these days). If you weren't sustainable and practical ... you didn't eat.
He was one of 10 children born to a "truck" farmer (we would call him a market gardener these days). If you weren't sustainable and practical ... you didn't eat.
