Posts by michickenwrangler

Try good ol' plain ibuprofen.   My father is a physician and mother is an RN and both of them swear by it, explaining that ibuprofen works better than acetomeniphen or aspirin, SOMETHING about it seems to target uterine...

I do endurance and competitive trail here in Michigan. We go by UMECRA rules (Upper Midwest Endurance and Competitive Rides Assoc.) and the comp rides are called "Michigan Comp" by the Ohio riders. We are known for having very...

    Very cool and good for you.

Wow, Itsy!   Anyone know of any good plans for a spinning wheel online? DBF is pretty handy and looking through my Ashford catalog, says he could build a spinning wheel pretty easily.

Suggest another time. Remind them you are not a petting zoo.   My downstate relatives have come to think of our place as such and were quite appalled when they showed up early once to see a stainless steel bowl full of chicken...

CaroleM   You need to use a mordant to "fix" natural dyes. Natural mordants can be citrus juice (think of how hard it is for red wine to come out), rhubarb, old copper pennies, sumac leaves, oak leaves, ground acorns. You want...

If you want a lawnmower, look into sheep or mini horses. They are grazers while goats are browsers. Like someone else said, Nubians in my experience are very loud and obnoxious. Some sheep breeds can be pretty vocal too.

Well, first day being jobless. Got to go to SS office tomorrow.   We'll see how this goes, I'm both depressed and hopeful.

The interns might not have paid for his secrets, but if he's training them, he's obligated to give them the wisdom of his experience. Good luck to the both of you and yes, I wouldm't move until I was assured that a new job was...

Last day is tomorrow, Monday, the teacher workday.   Just got a call from a teacher in our district who is retiring. BTW, in spite of 35 years of teaching and being an often requested teacher by parents, he was rated as...