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It is June!
Would not know it! High yesterday was 55. Low this morning was 34.
We had a fire in the kitchen wood stove last night! -
It has been cool here at night so we have been sleeping with the bedroom windows open instead of running the ac.
My goodness families go from trying to stay safe from the pandemic to riots, don’t even want to think “what next”.
DH finally got tired of the farm house having so much in it that we ordered a portable building for storage, but it will take weeks for them to build it and deliver it. The first thing I am doing when it gets here is organize my pantry and get things out of that don’t belong in a food pantry.
This month I am blessed to have enough food that I can skip buying groceries and use that money to restock paper products and other needed items.
The raised garden area is doing well despite having a large pecan limb come down on top of it due to high winds then small size hail and heavy rain beating some of the plants down. That storm hit without any warning and it ripped the roof of the chicken house dh was building, but he got the tin back on and the chickens are safe.
Gotta go start laundry before rain moves in. Stay safe you’ll.
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We had a heat index of 96 yesterday. Some tomatoes burst on the vine.
As far as the protests, some interesting info:
From the Miami Herald
“Of the 57 people that were arrested, 13 of those 57 live in the City of Miami. OK? So, we have Minnesota, New York. Georgia. People from outside of the county”
Its the hurricane prep sales tax holiday this week. Picked up plastic sheeting, and some bungee cords
Canned Pork that was ordered from PleasantHill grain had another delay. Its due in July now.
Started Whirlibirds challenge and picked up a can of baked beans from the dollar store.
Started my quest for a corner hutch.That may be awhile cause Habitat for Humanitys Restore isnt open yet. And other thrift stores arent picking up furniture.
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Corsaire, If you can try Facebook Marketplace. That’s where I found the dresser I got last month. I had a great birthday last week, Son2 and family took the chance and brought dinner(KFC) and a honking 3 layer chocolate cake, Ice cream for Grandma’s Birthday. The kids painted me pictures. Grdaughter2 did tulips and Grson2 painted me my very own Nintendo switch. They are both really good pictures. Son2 and DIL2 gave me an amazon gift card. So now It’s shopping time, LOL. Son1 and family did Face Time and they are discussing the possibility of heading here in late June. The grands REALLY REALLY want to see us and the other grandparents. So we’ll have to see how that works out. On another note , we have 7 raised beds/ boxes going with veggies . 2 kinds of tomatoes, green peppers, salad greens, carrots and peas. trying green onions, cantaloupes, a regular onion and acorn squash this year. DH had a couple of deck rail boxes for his flowers last year and he wanted 3 more, so we ordered 3 more to finish off the deck. We ordered them from Menard’s. Got here pretty fast considering but last Thursday, there was a package on the porch from them. DH brought it in and OH NO three more have shown up. We can’t use them and we didn’t pay for them so he’s tried to contact them but haven’t heard anything yet. We’ll have to wait a little bit longer to return them to the physical store as no one is taking returns until the 5th around here. Bottle returns are going to be horrendous.Last estimate was over $50,000 in returns waiting to hit the stores in Michigan from the people.I know I may have 15-20 dollars worth sitting here waiting to be returned.
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Thanks for the suggestion Mama Cando, but I dont have a facebook account.
We’ve had lots of rain and what a perfect time for a test drive of boots which for the most part been sitting around.
Tall Walmart specials, epic fail. They were sturdy but they have an inside fold which rubs against your leg and it wasnt pleasant. ( its shorts and sockless in these parts ).
llbean short wellies. Hmm one was fine, the other another rubbing issue, but on one ankle bone. Will have to take a closer look at the boot. But moving forward, will need to pad the ankle.
So I ordered another pair of tall boots. The shorter ones, we’ll see what I can do.If nothing, then cha-ching.
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@corsaire you can use a tensor bandage to wrap area that rubs to make them wearable.
For muck boots amazon tidewe brand seems OK we are try a few sets now. The northikee (super cheap) are crappy to wear but easy to slip on for the emergency night run to barn because x has happened or birthing.
Out favorite are bogs or the hunshielded the extra walking padding is a back and knee saver when walking for hours on uneven terrain.
The tidewe $80 northikee $60 huntshield $220 bogs $320. We are trying some ranchers that are in $160 range but too many open right now lol. Best test is fall and winter cold slush… separates the good boots from the rest. Would only go with neoprene risers in much boots now no way would I go back to the horrible rubbing rubber boots.
The lowet part of the boot ankle down needs to be rubber, a heel boot remover tab and a double layer of rubber over toes to get reasonable wear.
Bogs is now 2 years in wear huntshield last about 1 year and rest unknown for now. Mind you that is min 7 km every day and hard use in heavy mud in some parts of the day. The heavy mud destroys boots by separating the soles from the suction…. has gotten so bad had to get someone to throw me a 4×4 piece of plywood so I could use that as I lost boot in mud in pig pen… then dig into wet cold mud to find mud filled boot….
That pen is fixed now with way better drainage…
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Thanks for the tips. I’ll def look into the bandage and the boots
I ended up with Kamik ( got em, ultra-cheap because of the color) for the time being. We’ll see if they fit and if they hold up.
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After another few days of crazy weather, I was finally able to plant some additional seeds: bush beans, spinach, chard, and a bunch of herbs.
Also as a back up planted more beans in containers, and one for herbs that we will bring in over the winter. -
Yes, I planted seeds in containers, too, in addition to the garden, so that we can move them into a grow tent over before first frost and continue to harvest through the winter.
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I have so many bags of dried beans and peas that was given to us a month or so ago and one was split peas which I have never seen or tasted, so I looked online on how to prepare them. I found a recipe for split pea soup that is made with ham. I had a ham bone in the freezer I had saved from Easter and followed the recipe and made the soup, it was really good. Now I need to find recipes for using lintels which again never seen or tasted, maybe the lintels will be as good as the split peas.
Things are not so safe here anymore, people are stealing here and we live so far out that we can’t count on law enforcement to get here to help us, so we now have to keep protection in our bedroom. I try to convince dh to put up a fence and get a guard dog, but he said no that it would be it is difficult to cut the grass with a fence., I’m thinking to heck with the darn grass, we need a fence and guard dog.
Thanks
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@grannyjsmith a fence and a dog are a start… adding lighting helps as well..
Lentils red or green? You can add to soups and stews to add protein and stretch meat input. Pressure cooking them 4 cups lentils with 2 onions diced fine 1 bunch cilantro chopped fine 1/4 cup mollasses 2 carrots diced 8 cups water pressure cook for 30/45 min once full pressure for meat cooking reached time depends on how mushy you like the lentils… once you can open add some chilies if you like some bell peppers cook till soft then serve. Some like it with a bit of vinegar (white) as a side dish or eat it with toast.
You can soak and boil them then drain and cool to add to salads.
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grannyj…I have a bunch of lentils, too. I haven’t tried this recipe, but it looks good. My Mom always made pea soup with ham when we were young, and we’d have a competition for how many peppercorns we could find in our bowl.
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@grannyjsmith Here’s some creative recipes that aren’t just curry. I like the fritters and the kielbasa.
https://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/slideshow/lentil-recipes
– june check in… garden is mostly doing well. going to be trying some new seedsaver varieties I picked up and reading more about landrace gardening.
Meat is getting pricey, so we’re adjusting eating habits accordingly.
Nothing new in the neighborhood, so that’s a plus.
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Hello friends
Things are starting to dry up after weeks of rain. Tomatoes are on their last leg.I didnt get too many, but that may be due to planting late. Pimentos are starting to ripen.
Found paper first-aid tape for a dime at Walmart.It was on clearance. Boot saga continues. Ordered an ankle bone protection sock. Not sure how that will work out, so I found another pair of Kamik boots. These are low cut and they were on clearance at Sierra ( formerly known as Sierra Trading post).
Plenty of TP at Walmart.Lysol spray not so much. I managed to grab one when they were being restocked last week.
Thanks for the lentil recipes.I am going to try them out.
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Hello all!
Got family visiting for a week, so may not be posting as much.But my beans have finally sprouted! Looks like the spinach and chard are sprouting too. Potatoes are doing well.
The Ducks have yet to find even one of the two ponds!
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Hey, all….haven’t checked in for a while….I’m beginning to think I don’t have a green thumb at all….or maybe it really is just so much rain…whatever, I’ve decided to purchase as much as I can preserve from our local Mennonite gardeners…I know what they are using on their gardens and when the item was harvested. I’m going to do more canning and dehydrating this year in an effort to move away from relying on freezers…just seems like a sensible thing to do….feeling pretty good about my food pantry supplies and my “pharmacy/medical” supply cabinet….
This month I want to think more about ways to communicate. I have an emergency radio but I don’t have anything for basic news should things really get interesting.
Family members are all doing well. Two granddaughters have finished college, two headed to college this fall, two grandsons in college….rest are finishing up HS….good kids, I’m proud of them…
I am well…really frustrated with this virus ballyhoo…hoping others doing well and wondering how OldMtWoman is getting on….
Be blessed everybody….
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Ah radios
I just purchased this as a back up to my midland ER310
NOAA Weather Radio – Emergency NOAA/AM/FM Battery Operated Portable Radio with Best Reception and Longest Lasting Transistor. Powered by 2 AA Battery with Mono Headphone Socket, by Vondior (Silver)
Works really well
And if anyone is in the market for an emergency radio with the bells and whistles, please avoid Running Snail.Yea they got a gazillion good reviews on Amazon, but the two I had were duds. I say 2, because the manufacturer sent me another and it was still garbage.
Indeed, where is OldMtWoman?.
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Took the last ham bone and cut it in half, now I have two ham bones, one half I am using today to make a large pot of beans, the other half back in the freezer for later use. Guess I am getting more into homesteading and learning how to make due and conserve on things.
My storage building is coming Tuesday so I get to started cleaning and organizing my pantry by moving things out of there that don’t belong. Can’t wait to see what is behind boxes on a top shelf in the pantry, just don’t know about me getting up on a ladder.
Going to make buttermilk today for I have been out it for some time, while in the store getting a few things the other day we overheard a man tell a little boy with him he had to get buttermilk and the little boy ask “what’s buttermilk. the man replied, ” son, it’s milk with butter in it”, my daughter just started laughing saying how cute she though that was.
I have one little red tomato on one tomato plant and the eggplant and bell pepper on the plants are so small, don’t understand why they are so small.
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