Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

That’s gorgeous! I’m not much of a pink person, or a flower person, but wow!

No, pink's not my choice of colour either but I do think these are gorgeous! I do like flowers but even more I like a scented garden.

 

[Kris5902]

Oooh, now that I can definitely appreciate! And I do like having flowers in the garden, one of my absolute favorites was night blooming jasmine (or such, I’m just not great with ornamentals, lol). I planted it along the bench/retaining wall of my patio. We mostly spent time out there in the evenings, as there was practically no shade in my city lot and that would be when my husband and roommate were home. It was such a nice aroma!

Hit post accidentally... I really like the subtlety and variation of the color in you bloom... I had no idea they smelled good too! I also wanted a pond/water garden... but the logistics just never quite worked out.

 

[Ribh]

Oooh, now that I can definitely appreciate! And I do like having flowers in the garden, one of my absolute favorites was night blooming jasmine (or such, I’m just not great with ornamentals, lol). I planted it along the bench/retaining wall of my patio. We mostly spent time out there in the evenings, as there was practically no shade in my city lot and that would be when my husband and roommate were home. It was such a nice aroma!

Hit post accidentally... I really like the subtlety and variation of the color in you bloom... I had no idea they smelled good too! I also wanted a pond/water garden... but the logistics just never quite worked out.

I had a night jasmine for years. I really loved it but I haven't been able to replace it yet. The lotus scent is faint & quite delicate.

I know with farming the farming always comes first but you have the space if you can ever find the time to do a water garden. Here most people put in dams because farm water is notoriously unreliable & many have waterlilies to help stop evaporation. I really want to put some koi in @ least one but think I may just end up feeding the native birds.

 

[Kris5902]

I had a night jasmine for years. I really loved it but I haven't been able to replace it yet. The lotus scent is faint & quite delicate.

I know with farming the farming always comes first but you have the space if you can ever find the time to do a water garden. Here most people put in dams because farm water is notoriously unreliable & many have waterlilies to help stop evaporation. I really want to put some koi in @ least one but think I may just end up feeding the native birds.

Koi = very expensive raccoon food here!
One of my uncles tried them in his pond in the city... it ended up looking like a jail/sewer grate...there was the pond under a metal cage two feet above and away from all the edges, padlocked to rings anchored in the concrete and then also fully wrapped in 3/4” hardware cloth! He eventually gave it up, because sure... he had finally outsmarted the coons, but he also created this amazing eyesore right next to his patio!

We have a couple ponds, but mostly they just grow duckweed!

 

[Ribh]

Koi = very expensive raccoon food here!
One of my uncles tried them in his pond in the city... it ended up looking like a jail/sewer grate...there was the pond under a metal cage two feet above and away from all the edges, padlocked to rings anchored in the concrete and then also fully wrapped in 3/4” hardware cloth! He eventually gave it up, because sure... he had finally outsmarted the coons, but he also created this amazing eyesore right next to his patio!

We have a couple ponds, but mostly they just grow duckweed!

lol Yeah, where we park our mainland car had the same deal going. Lovely little pond but all the water birds used to stand in it & eat her goldfish so she put a grate over the top & the long billed birds speared them through the grate. She gave up too!

 

[Ribh]

I don't eat meat so my eggs are super important to me. They get used in lots of different ways in lots of different things. Tonight it was to make zucchini & creamed corn fritters, topped with sour cream & sweet chilli jam, served with Asian salad. The man had a serve of meat with his. *shudder*

 

[Ribh]

The man always jokes that if I plant, it rains. It's more a case of, if it rains, I plant. Sadly our much needed rain has arrived with the coop materials & I am waaay to old to be coop building in the rain.

 

[WhoDatChick]

I don't eat meat so my eggs are super important to me. They get used in lots of different ways in lots of different things. Tonight it was to make zucchini & creamed corn fritters, topped with sour cream & sweet chilli jam, served with Asian salad. The man had a serve of meat with his. *shudder*

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That looks amazing
I hate to cook ... so nothing fancy ever comes from my kitchen... except for coffee punch
I do have certain recipes that I am famous for.... and especially rolled duck for the holidays..
Sorry.. made ya look!

 

[Ribh]

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That looks amazing
I hate to cook ... so nothing fancy ever comes from my kitchen... except for coffee punch
I do have certain recipes that I am famous for.... and especially rolled duck for the holidays..
Sorry.. made ya look!

lo I loathe cooking sooo much! My kids learnt to cook because I have been known to have a complete kitchen meltdown & refuse point blank to have anything further to do with food. It was a necessary survival skill for them. I did teach them ~ but that is why! However I've had to be so much more inventive & aware now. The internet is great that way.

 

[Kris5902]

I’m grateful that my husband and I have complimentary cooking skills... he handles grilling (I’ve blown up a few BBQ’s) and most frying and baking... I do soups, stews, sauces, pasta dishes, and stir fry. I love almost all foods with the exceptions of cabbage rolls, eel, sea urchin, tofu, shiritake noodles, porcini mushrooms and large flat fish (those last two are specifically b/c of worms!). Some of the best meals I’ve had have been vegetarian! It’s easier to add meat than it is to take it out of a recipe.