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We are having blackeyed peas cooked with a ham hock. We have it every year on New Years day - for good luck in the coming year. There must be a lot of people who eat blackeyed peas this time of year because it is difficult to find them in the grocery stores. I got the last 3 cans at the...

Quote: I love Dragons of Pern !!! wish I could find again kids got a hold of my books and they're all gone now lol ! no one ever knows what I'm talking about when I talk about Anne McCaffey I might be able to help with that. Anne McCaffrey passed away just this past November at 85. Her...

We have done quite a bit of geocaching. It is lots of fun and a great activity with kids. One of the best sites we have found so far was a geocach on Catalina Island in a pet cemetery.

When we first moved to a more rural area, the bobcat would take naps in the backyard. Sometimes the mother bobcat would bring her babies to drink from the bird bath. So we named our place Bobcat Ridge. We have been here 12 yrs. There are still bobcats in the woods but the dog won't let them...

Quote: I like the Trader Joe bags! They are serious bags (not the ones that are that flimsy stuff) Trader Joe bags are superior and not only that you can enter a weekly raffle if you use reusable bags.

My county in California is trying to ban the plastic bags. Initially they were trying to ban both paper and plastic bags People fought back so now it is just plastic bags. If I don't need or want a bag I don't take them. I have removed the articles from the bag and returned the bag. I am a...

Quote: Hi, I got my chicks at Atascadero Feed. I got 2 americaunas (actually Easter Eggers), 2 RIR, and 2 goldens. My easter eggers lay a green egg. I was at Atascadero Feed right before Thanksgiving and they had black baby chicks - I didn't look to see what kind just thought they were...

Quote: Hi, Welcome! We live between Atascadero and Morro Bay on the Highway 41 canyon. Just yesterday on Santa Rosa in Atascadero on the way to get on highway 101 someone had let their chickens out to free range in the lawn. Great fun to see.

There are times that the Gps is very helpful -like if you are in an unfamiliar city. Don't try to get to our house with it - the roads out here aren't correct and the Gps will send you down the mountain cross country. Even google doesn't have it right. I can find our house on google but don't...

I have to admit that this summer I started to let the chickens out of the run and coop in the late afternoons. It was hubby who first let them out to free range. I was nervous about it at first. Everyone - chickens, dog,and cats get along and roam the yard. I think the one cat would like to...

Now that was fun!

I used to tie the tree to the mantle - fireplace was decorative only - not functional. I also decorated with ribbons and nonbreakable ornaments. Then I got married. I had 5 cats and husband had his 2 cats and his father's 2 cats. Nine cats in the city is way too many cats but neither of us...

I use wood chips in my run but it is not near as big as yours. I do think it helps.

We have one of those red automatic poultry waterers. You connect a hose to it and it fills automatically. It works great but it does get gunky every once in awhile and needs a rinse. We also have a 10 lb hanging feeder and a 3 lb hanging feeder. We only have 5 chickens but we have left for 3...

I give our chickens a treat (collected leftovers) at about 8 AM or so. There are usually no eggs at that time. Our coop is right next to the house and I can usually hear the egg songs. There are several that lay between 10 and 12. Then I have one chicken that for some unknown reason lays her...

I have one RIR, 2 goldens (mix of RIR and RIwhite) and 2 easter eggers. All my chickens get 1 to 3 hours a day of free range time and they love it. RIR: Sasha is the friendliest and tamest of our chickens. She is also the dominant chicken. She pecked the poor easter eggers unmercifully...

Our local 4H has a uniform recycle sytem. People turn the outgown uniforms in and the club brings them to the general monthly meetings. My daughter got hat, scarf, pants, shirt, and belt free of charge through this system. I didn't realize our 4H did this until I asked about how to get hats...

Quote: We are farther south - we are about half way between LA and San Francisco. We are between Atascadero and Morro Bay. I think it is about 10 miles to the ocean (on curvy roads). Ah, I see. I lived near Half Moon Bay on one of those winding roads, and it looked very similar to where...

Quote: Wow, reminds me of my old house! Do you happen to be by Santa Cruz, Monterey, or Half Moon Bay by any chance? We are farther south - we are about half way between LA and San Francisco. We are between Atascadero and Morro Bay. I think it is about 10 miles to the ocean (on curvy roads).