Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

No, it's actually the stamen of a flower grown exclusively in the middle East, specifically Afghanistan. I bought some plants to try to grow my own, so we shall see how it turns out.

well I'll be ****** . who would of thought ?
oh and tell your family you dont work for free and unless they want the bill for their friends stop recommending .

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Let me guess, everyone knew that except me..

 

[WPFarmstead]

well I'll be ****** . who would of thought ?   
oh and tell your family you dont work for free and unless they want the bill for their friends stop recommending .

I made it clear the last time. Someone wanted a very elaborate fondant cake that tasted like buttercream and had 2 different flavors (which did not go well together) and they wanted it to be big enough for exactly 100 people with no leftovers and within a week...I just shy of told them to stuff it and let them know I wasn't interested. Told them that my SIL didn't know what she was talking about and that I wouldn't do cakes for less than $20/hr, including baking time

 

[prostar]

Lol We get drafted into cooking for everything. And while we don't mind if we have time, my husband's family is huge and they all like to suggest us to friends...none of whom want to pay us for the work, because we "love doing it" and "we are friends with so-and-so"

Oh I hate that. I mean come on. Your time is worth something. Your skills are worth something.

If you came up to me and said hey, you're hosting a dinner, I want to make the main dish...that's one thing. But if I go up to you and say hey, I'm hosting a dinner I want you to make the main dish (or dessert. Or whatever) that would be followed up by a "how much would you want for this?

...though admittedly, I am fond of the cooking myself

 

[prostar]

I made it clear the last time. Someone wanted a very elaborate fondant cake that tasted like buttercream and had 2 different flavors (which did not go well together) and they wanted it to be big enough for exactly 100 people with no leftovers and within a week...I just shy of told them to stuff it and let them know I wasn't interested. Told them that my SIL didn't know what she was talking about and that I wouldn't do cakes for less than $20/hr, including baking time

Mother of crap!!! Some people!!!

 

[WPFarmstead]

Oh I hate that. I mean come on. Your time is worth something. Your skills are worth something.

If you came up to me and said hey, you're hosting a dinner, I want to make the main dish...that's one thing. But if I go up to you and say hey, I'm hosting a dinner I want you to make the main dish (or dessert. Or whatever) that would be followed up by a "how much would you want for this?

...though admittedly, I am fond of the cooking myself

Don't get me wrong, we totally have and do donate our time. We've sold catered dinners for fundraisers with our church, catered my mil's book club, helped people write out meal plans, and I've done numerous parties and weddings for family. But that's where I draw the line, for family.

 

[h2oratt]

Hi all, I'm new here and finally caught up with this short thread. You are a busy bunch of people! I hope I can occasionally contribute here and there.

Welcome where in Idaho do you live?

 

[jane s chickens]

BRs have to be purebred to be able to sex at hatch.

 

[WPFarmstead]

Welcome where in Idaho do you live?

I'm north of Coeur d'Alene. Just moved from a small town called Hayden to a place just out of another, smaller town called Rathdrum. Moved from one private road to another lol

 

[WPFarmstead]

BRs have to be purebred to be able to sex at hatch.

Is it the barring gene that makes them sexable? If it is, could you breed to another barred breed and get sexed chicks at hatch?