Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[snowflake]

Hi,

I don't have over-alls... YET. LOL

join the crowd and get some!! mine hang on a peg by the back door, nice to throw on if you are dressed up and have to run out to the chicken coop

My best friend and I will have known each other for 50 years this fall. We met during my sophomore year of high school.

k me with a sense of confidence in being who you are.

You have shared your triumphs and your sorrows. Most importantly, you have shared who you are. We are all richer for knowing you.
I think that I wear my bib-alls tomorrow.

x2....

Ladyrsanti, that is quite a tomato .....I will go up to the farmers mkt. this week and get some to can. Hope my garden does better next year. .... I may actually get one in

Have a great day all, weather looks GREAT

 

[Mom 2em All]

Today I am picking up my mom and we are going to Ann Arbor to the Botanical Gardens. I will have my teenagers and grandson in tow.

We are meeting my brother there to say goodbye. My older little brother, not the youngest who threw us out of his life. My brother is moving to Denver. Going for not his Masters....ummmmmm, his PhD? When you all get SOOO educated I dont know what its called- however when he is done, he will be known as Dr Brother.

My three and a half year old grandson has turned into such a polite little guy. Everything is, "Excuse me, gramma may I have a glass of milk?" " Excuse me Gramma, can I watch a movie?" etc..however, last night it was, "Excuse me Gramma, I want Mommy" followed by crying bouts and wanting nothing to do with me. Sure made me glad that my girls are older than toddler stage. Now they just cry and go to their room when they dont get what they want. Or stomp out the door.

 

[Mom 2em All]

It's a little cool this morning. So grab yourself a cup and let's sit a spell til the sun warms things up. Today looks like it is going to be a real good day.

Im going to take you up on this coffee one of these days, dont be surprised if you wake up and me and my hubby are on your porch waiting to have coffee with you.

He enjoyed talking to you at Chickenstock and wants to see some of those turkeys that hang out in your yard- letting you pick and choose which one you want for Thanksgiving dinner....

 

[Opa]

Quote:
I never run out of coffee or time for friends

 

[fuzzybutt love]

Morning! I gotta go drink mine........smells good out in the kitchen.

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi Caz, glad you made it over

Hi dipper, welcome to BYC and the Michigan thread - giant what? Tomato? Think you will have a fight on your hands if we can all figure out where Lady lives

 

[swampducks]

Welcome caz! No idea where you are in the state but thought I'd mention we're having a little gathering of fellow chicken peeps up in Lovells, MI just east of Grayling on Sept 22nd. We have an annual one in June also down in Lansing. The info for the Sept one can be found in my signature down below.

Hi,

My name is Chris and I'm just stopping by to say hello! I'm new to BYC and raising chickens. Wanted to get to know some others in MI that raise chickens. I have just 2 now, a White Leghorn and a Buff Orpington, as well as a Pekin drake... Just recently realized that we won't be getting any duck eggs Oh well, luckily he's cute and will earn his keep with his entertaining antics!

Hoping to add to the flock next spring. Nice to meet you all!

 

[laura877]

Quote: I ahve a good recipes for pickles but mine are never crispy enough. How did you make them crispy. If you do dill pickles try replacing the dill will some spearmint sprigs. They are to die for. I put up a few pints last year just to try and they went real fast. I also tried fennel ...not so good.

 

[BobBry]

Lessons on canning? Indeed. There are many ways of putting up our food for long term storage. I'm always open to learning a new or better way of doing things.

Lesson on friendship? I've always assumed that it was an easy thing. I like you, you like me. We are both good with that. It's only been recently that I have learned that it is just not that simple. Sometimes there are terms and conditions that need to be met.

I've lost some good friends in the past year simply because I did not know that our friendship was conditional and I failed to meet those un-said conditions.

That , to me, does not sound like good friends.

 

[laura877]

Quote: How can they be good friends if their friendship was based on conditions? True friendship is unconditional. I learned that one the hard way. Someone I considered my best friend for 14 yrs let me know years ago that she can make suggestions and give advice about raising my children, but hers were off limit. We were there for each other but the conditions became too much.