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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    good sunday morning it has quit raining for a while. at 1PM i am going to go look at a box blade. i don't think i will buy it, though. it sounds like it is too large for my 3pt hydraulics to lift. i made another world class pot of chilil. today i hope to make an apple pie. it is time to rack...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    yeah, i am glad, too. we didn't know about what he said until years later. i haven't been watering the garden lately. last night , mother nature took care of that for me. looks like rain all day today. if it stops for any length of time. i want to see if there are any puddles in the...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    thanks for the anniversary wishes. the time goes by so fast. long story short . we had a little trouble getting married. i was Catholic, she was not. the priest would not marry us. her minister did. the priest told my sister, "it will not last''.
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    so sorry to hear about your loss. i don't have any pets anymore. can't handle losing them. yesterday Annie and I were married for 62 years,
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    on Saturday I had not heard from Joe, so my nephew came with a trailer and hauled the box blade back to Denise's home. I truly hate being dependent on other people. I was always the one to be called on for favors. I got hit with the lazy stick yesterday. didn't do a thing. i was going to put the...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    thank you all for the birthday wishes. they are not belated. at my age, anything within a couple of months is close enough. Joe did not show up to haul the box blade back. couldn't get hold of him, he did not call. at 11PPM I called my sister. she is coming today with her trailer. she is two...
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    Helpful hints for building coops

    Molpet, I hope this batch of beer doesn't last that long. i am pushing in onto everybody I can to get the bottles empty. i need the bottles for the wine i am brewing. so if any of you are in the neighborhood, stop in for a brew..
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    many years ago when the kids were not quite teenagers, we butchered 2 steers, Chunky and Pokey. My sister and her family came for Sunday dinner . just as we were about to start, my 9 year old daughter asked. who are we eating today > Chunky or Pokey ? my sister would not eat any meat . lolol...
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    Helpful hints for building coops

    take a couple of days off and i miss all the excitement . lol just a fyi, yesterday i turned 83. had a nice get together with friends and family at my fav Asian restaurant. 17 years to go and i can retire missed the Packer football game. but caught it later, at midnight on the NFL channel...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    i fried some radishes in a pan with salt and pepper, they were actually not too bad. i will try boiling some. yesterday i turned 83. went to eat with family and assorted friends at Lemon Grass, my fav Asian restaurant. had curry beef over rice. have enough leftovers for dinner today today the...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    we always butchered our own chickens. only once we took them to a processor. when we got them home, we had to clean out the insides to my satisfaction. we used to do 200 each year when the kids were still at home. towards the end we did 25 to 50 for the two of us. i have always had an...
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    Helpful hints for building coops

    a third of the way thru september already. no frost,,,,yet. my late crop of radishes is ready for eating. yesterday i sliced a few and fried them with salt and pepper, they were quite tasty. except i had slightly too much salt on them. next i will try boiling some. have 5 gal of blackberry wine...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    when I look up informatiion, i expect an answer. when the answer begins with it "depends" , I look elsewhere. all I want is a general answer. I already know there are different situations. i think it boils down to, in costs more to raise them yourself, but the quality is better than what you...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    I was too wrapped up in getting the wine started maybe today I will try roasting some radishes in the air fryer. I want to boil some also for maybe future addition to soup. the new yeast in the wine seems to be activating already . will be checking it in a few minutes. i have had over a...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    the wine making went well. had a bit of a problem straining the pulp. so many fine particles. the jelly bags were too doarse, and the fine mesh funnel strainer was too fine. it even blocked up my siphon pump, for the first time ever. i am not satisfied with the first yeast i...
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