Greetings, All. Glad to see you here.
It was been awhile. Spring! And hundreds of things to do, now.
Old Mt. Woman, you said you could stay put if things are slippery. Us, also. My daughter, however, wants us to be out of here by next winter. She and daughter-in-law, think we should work toward that Tiny House and get rid of this big house on a hill. Not going to happen. We are more than prepared to wait out a month if we must. Except for milk, we would be fine. Hubby can drink my soymilk on his cereal.
I understand encroachment. We have a first floor laundry room. Stuff gets “stuffed” in there whenever we want it out of sight. But, it should all be put away or just plain discarded.
I hope your health issues resolve quickly. It is no fun.
Columbia River: no gas stove? Sorry. Our house is partly 30 and partly 150 years old. It leaks like a sieve. No problem with air exchange to keep the house fresh. You must have an electric furnace, then, too.
I made brownies with black beans. I agree. It tastes like fudge. Keep it in the refrigerator. If it lasts that long.
Corsaire: I will need to check Aldi to see if ours has a butane stove. That is what I want to put into my basement tornado shelter. Question about butane. If we have a butane CAMP stove, isn’t that the “same”? Butane cylinders. Can the camp stoves be operated inside as a regular “Buffet-type butane” burner would?
Columbia River: I used to be a blood donor. I started giving for my mother who had two heart surgeries. 45 years ago. I am 0–. I did not have a childhood illness so my blood could be given to babies and burn victims. However, Someone came up with TRALI, transfusion related lung infection, and now I can no longer give. If they identified which protein my blood has, and clearly label the blood unit, my blood could be given to hemophiliacs and others who could be tested for that protein. Even for surgical patients who are prescheduled. But, No. Don’t let the 0 Neg/universal donor give.
Old Mt. Woman: \0/ Hooray for being clean. /~\ for not recovering well. My mother-in-law was allergic to the sedative they used for a simple procedure and ended up spending the night. I hope yours was simple.
Mama Cando: Great idea for the pj bear. I had heard bout them and it is a wonderful idea. Glad they also found an urn. Sorry to hear about your husband’s cousin. We never know our time or the reason.
Little Sister: Failing health comes to all of us. In the old days, it meant a much shorter future. Now, most of the time we can work through it. I keep reminding myself that doctors have a Medical “Practice.” Practice because what works for one person does not necessarily work for another. I hope you two are able to figure this out. Best wishes.
Corsaire: Send the Cheez-Its to me…
Muffy 1938: I am looking forward to learning how your potatoes-in-a-bucket turn out. Have you planted anything else with them? How many potatoes? Our grocery store has had both seed potatoes and onions in the produce department. None this year. I must find another source.
Enjoy your well-earned independence. And, your rocket stove.
Granny Smith: You can can beef. I did some last month. It was great. It is so nice to have the shelves full of food = ready to go.
I did it to myself: In the last few weeks, I have been dealing with a digestive issue. Nothing medically serious. I have been trying to boost my pre-, pro-biotics. I hoped they would help eliminate gas, and other issues linked to poor digestion, and eating more dairy/cheese than I should. I started slowly with a month’s worth of Align, then Align Gummies. Ok, time to try something stronger. I switched to a Spring Valley Probiotic that had about 8 different kinds and 10 billion units. I had diarrhea the next day. I took the pills for a week, figuring the bacteria would settle in and the symptoms would stop. Nope. I went off, and now two weeks after stopping the pills, I am still having issues!, although slowing down I have missed one grandson’s event due to the side effects. I have taken many Imodium to get through two other events, and again today to make it to the ballet recital. I do not like taking such pills. I hope this all settles down soon. It is a bit scary to eat a good meal, and then have it run right through the system. I have not lost more than a couple pounds, so I guess I’m getting some of the nutrition. Perhaps I should go on the BRAT diet. Bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast. But, those darn bacteria are there and not going away, which is what I wanted. Oh, well. Managing.
Garden: I started seeds over a month ago. Only the cabbage had emerged last week. Finally, some of the squash started, and growing quickly. No peppers, and the tomatoes are still at the seed-leaf stage. We have half the old veg. garden beds ready, but no new ones yet. It is raining too much. I did plant our peas, beans, and broccoli. Tomorrow, hopefully the soil will be dry enough to dig and plant some more. The Cole crops will have their true second leaves by then and be ready to plant. Plus put a low chicken wire around them to keep out the little bunnies that find their way under the eight-foot fence.
The cherry tree and plum tree were full of blooms and bees. I hope there was enough cross-pollination to set a lot of fruit. The ten currant bushes were absolutely loaded! They are five years old and producing so much we must give it away. Canning jars are expensive; at least family gives the jars back.
My Grandson#1 graduates high school in two weeks. He is feeling his “senioritis:” Finals, papers, getting ready for graduation, prepping for college, getting ready to spend the summer at camp. Camp training starting on June 7<sup>th</sup> with graduation the same night; training continues over the weekend with his graduation party on one of those nights. Doubled up! No wonder he feels stressed.
I did not have the heart to tell him that college is pretty much like that all the time. He is taking the time to attend his brothers’ band and orchestra concerts, and even a Scout Camporee. I hope it helps him calm down a bit. At least this summer, he is going to be at camp ten miles from me. If he misses something, we can drop it off; the last three years he was 200 hundred miles away in the summer. Grandson#2 was debating about whether to attend the Camporee due to homework. This is one of the first responsible things I have heard him say. Sigh, they are all maturing.
Best wishes to all. I hope you/we can all roll with the weather and the health issues. Take care and Prep On!