Greetings, Forum Friends.
Little Sister: I hope your driveway is now useable and the dust in the garage has blown away. I am sure you will appreciate the new surface.
I hope you did put up a green house and it works well for you. There is a 50-degree temperature spread between our homes. A green house should work well for you even without supplemental heat.
Do you have any fancy shoes left? When I put on a dress and the required “heels” for my birthday, I nearly fell over. The heels are not tall, definitely not by today’s standards, but they are pointy. After wearing sturdy shoes and boots, my body laughed as I tried to adjust to the tiny point of balance. It felt awkward. Glad I don’t need to do that very often. I took regular walking shoes in the car, just in case.
Your inventory is a great idea. I have not done one in a while, and even if I know what I don’t have, Hubby does not. So, I should have him figure out some of those items that are needed. He seems more open to purchasing items, when he sees the glaring holes.
I should put Tattler lids on my Christmas List. “What do you want for Christmas, Grammy?” “Tattlers.”
Nice pictures, Crow Bar. Are the very white ones spaghetti squash? Bread looks delicious. What soup did you make?
We ended up with a zucchini-looking squash that wasn’t. The outside was the green color, but it was a hard winter-type skin and the inside was a pale orange. Not a lot of flavor, but definitely not a zucchini. I always purchase the squash seeds because I do not want the bland cross-breeds that occur in my garden. I hope your seeds are true. This zucchini was unique. I think I will slice or shred it, and dehydrate it, and use it for fill in stews, or add it to squash soup, etc.
Granny Smith: I hope you are enjoying your little ones. They are a lot of work, but what a privilege and pleasure to have that responsibility. Are they the same age? Our house is not baby/toddler proofed and I must be careful when the little 3-year old neighbor visits.
I wish we had pecans, enjoy yours. i would REALLY like it if nuts were shelf stable. Do you have a way to keep them more than a year without freezing?
I have no room in my freezer for extra turkeys! Perhaps I should just dehydrate all of the freezer stuff so I can stock up. For Thanksgiving, each of our children brings several dishes. I just make the turkey, stuffing, potatoes and gravy. Plus teach the youngest how to make pies. Perhaps I should have them make some Cranberry sauce from scratch this year.
I needed a new flashlight for my purse and found a keychain sized small Brinkman with 40 lumens. It really lights up the sidewalk here in the country on a dark night.
Old Mt Woman: I hope that is as cold as the winter gets for you – Zero. Stay healthy. No sliding on the ice. No broken bones.
I had forgotten about the ice luminaries. I think I will try to have some made for Christmas here in the country. It gets so dark and the grandkids would enjoy the lights by the long walk and while they play outside.
Corsaire: Razzberries to you. Enjoy your warm winters – 80 degrees indeed. Lol I don’t envy you the warm winters because I don’t have to deal with your sweltering, humid summers, bugs, and hurricanes. One summer in Georgia was enough for me. Glad you can cope.
Muffy: I hope two miles is the closest your tornadoes get. I remember having just moved to Abilene, Texas, and heard tornado warnings on the TV. The problem was, I had no idea where we lived! I did not know the name of “my” county or what was around us. It was very unnerving to have two small ones, a house full of boxes, and no idea of where to go. I chose an interior closet and put in our pillows and blankets. At least you would have a bathtub to sleep in and water in your chosen space. We cannot hear sirens where we now live.
Mama Cando: Best wishes on dealing with your family. Sounds like an intervention and/or counseling would be in order for everyone. Not fun. I hope it does not get worse. Every family has an issue somewhere.
Propane tanks: Good idea about getting a new propane tank each month; great items to have. In the book “One Second After” the main character was able to cook as long as he had propane for the grill. We went to an estate auction and were able to come home with several 20-pound tanks (five-gallon) because no one else wanted them. They are a bit rusty, but not a problem, they still work. It is good to have extras. We would need it for our generator to run the well pump and furnace and freezers.
Our neighbor had a 100-pound tank (25-gallons) that he did not want and gave it to us. Free instead of $130 is a Great Deal! The propane delivery guy fixed the nozzle-y bit for us and filled it. Since the 20-pound tanks cost about $30, new and unfilled, you might give a thought toward purchasing the 100-pound tank if you can get a good deal on it. They are very heavy, though.
We use propane for our heat and stove and need two 500-pound tank (400 gallon) fills per year. At -20F, the furnace works too hard and we are grateful for the wood stove. We added some fancy insulation this summer so hopefully we will see a difference over the winter. The Prepper in me wants another 500 tank buried and hidden somewhere.
Have a safe Halloween. (Nobody visits us so we get to eat all of the candy ourselves!)