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[CapricornFarm]

I have a poplar that broke over than I've cut for firewood, got 2 runs from it. Not the best but OK for "shoulder season". I won't put pine in my woodstove unless there is no other source of heat including the electric wall oven.

Sometimes i use small pine twigs for kindling. They light up great and we have not had a build up of creosote in all these years.

 

[Mtn Margie]

I am brewing the coffee STRONG!

 

[Mtn Margie]

And I wanted to get that in before someone took away my job.
Wake up sleepyheads...
More of the same here. Setting up a tent for a memorial being held tomorrow, but that should be easy.
I made breakfast sandwiches and put them in the freezer. I had bought a roll of sealer plastic for the food saver thing and so I was making my own pouches and going from there. It worked just fine. The hard part was getting the sandwiches to stay organized for the sealing part, but I figured that out and now I have "pretty" packages and only one that looks deranged.
Anyway, off and running!
I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing Birthday, aart!

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafe and thanks for the coffee, Margie!

now I have "pretty" packages and only one that looks deranged.

And why are there no pictures of these?

I've thought about getting a food saver but at this point can't justify it.

 

[cow whisperer]

Good Morning all! Everything is next to the coffee pot with a full tank of water so make a cup then go sit on the patio at the table with chairs (pic attached). It took FH almost all day last Sunday to put it together seeing how I couldn't help all that good was dealing with soreness, stiffness and bruised bones from not only getting pulled but DRAGGED (on ground on stomach) about 5 feet by my youngest dog very early that morning just cuz he saw something he wanted to chase. Yup, that's an electric wood pellet PIT BOSS on the patio too. Beside that is the very first smoker he got and the grill we got at the end of summer last year. I'm so thankful we have all that seeing how next Saturday afternoon/ early evening (and going into night) we are having a BBQ party. The following is on the menu; RIBS, SMOKED MEAT LOAF, SMOKED CHICKEN, SMOKED BACON WRAPPED BOSTON BUTT BITES, SMOKED BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN BREAST BITES, BOSTON BUTT, HAMBURGERS, HOT DOGS, SMOKED SAUSAGE, HOMEMADE MAC & CHEESE, SMOKED "APPLE PIE" BAKED BEANS, PASTA SALAD, MAC SALAD AND GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE. That's just what I know about. This weekend we're going to be getting some yard stuff done and the "cooking station" really set up (will take pics of before, during and after) plus the base and umbrella for the table is going to be here this weekend and the HUGE (10x30) party tent is going to be here during the week.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, and thanks for the coffee.

 

[bruceha2000]

Not for ironing clothes, for blocking knitting.

I thought they were for perler beads!

Sometimes i use small pine twigs for kindling. They light up great and we have not had a build up of creosote in all these years.

Yeah, wouldn't happen if just using for kindling.

DRAGGED (on ground on stomach) about 5 feet by my youngest dog very early that morning just cuz he saw something he wanted to chase.

I hope you heal up fast. Get one of those muzzle leashes. Instead of pulling you, he will pull his head back to you. I gather they figure out pretty quickly that pulling doesn't get them what they want and there is no pain like with a choke collar.

 

[DobieLover]

muzzle leashes

Head halter or "gentle leader". I use one on Bella. She walks like a dream on it but will, out of the clear blue sky, occasionally throw her face onto the ground between her front feet, ass in the air and start frantically trying to pull it off. This will go on for about 10-15 seconds then she'll pop up and walk off like nothing ever happened.
A Lowes customer saw this one day, clutched her pearls and exclaimed "His foot is caught in his muzzle!!"
Okay, first... .
Second, he's a she.
And third, what I actually replied, "she's just having a hissy fit because she doesn't want to wear her halter". Just then she popped up and off we went.

 

[bruceha2000]

Bella is a psycho dog

 

[DobieLover]

Whenever Piper gets the zoomies on our hikes she winds up Bella.