Oh, and I'm down 7 meaties. They made the journey to Camp Kenmore yesterday. I have never been able to do the killing part, but I sucked it up and did one yesterday. It did not go as well as I had hoped, but I got it done. I will probably have the rest processed, because DH is leaving for a week and a half, and I can't do 15 birds by myself. They are already 9 weeks old, so I'm running out of time.
Quote: I know it's complicated, frustrating and hard. Ladyhawk's 70-something yr old father is being put into a nursing home temporarily. He's in congestive heart failure, having had two previous heart attacks and he's also diabetic and they're having a hard time regulating his blood sugar. Tom's 82 yr old dad is just laying in bed and hospice comes twice a week.
My 93 yr old father with one leg is in better shape than both of them. His hoochie-mama wife basically abandoned him for her own life after she got her citizenship, just as I predicted she would, so he's alone much of the time, but he still manages between his wheelchair, walker and what he calls his "peg leg" to continue trying to garden on a limited basis. I think he had a recent mini-stroke, but it passed and he seems back to his sharp self again.
trying to get everything done to get my grandmother moved into a memory care facility. I signed more papers yesterday than when I bought a house. Plus, she needed a new bed, linens, blanket, comforter. I washed all of the sheets last night, so I have to put everything together today before she moves.
So sorry that you have this to go through, but how fortunate for her to have you to help her. Sadly, I saw many of the elderly women at my grandma's foster home with no family that gave a rat's you-know-what about them once they were filed away and the papers signed giving them power of attorney - and control of their checkbooks. Dad and I used to sit and talk with them, as they never had visitors of their own.
In prep for LH coming Friday, I made two sausage and cheese breakfast quiches. Had to have one sliver to taste before wrapping one to freeze and the other to refrigerate. Oooh, shouldn't have! Now, I want more!
Just got our second garden of corn planted. The first is a hybrid bantam corn. This one is Peaches & Cream corn next to the huge compost pile where an experimental planting of corn grew really great last year. This year, we fenced it in because Rex's group loves to go over there and dig. This one has about 110 plants of this bicolor, two flavor hybrid sweet corn:
Our cabbage, corn, garlic and potatoes are doing great. We have some tiny brussels sprouts, crookneck squash and zuccini in the ground and will be transplanting tomatoes soon.
This thread has to have more diverse subject matter than any other on BYC. From food and dental emergencies, aging family issues, broodies ( you know who you are), photography, etc, etc, etc, and occasionally chickens. Love it!
Hope everyone has a pleasant day and things go well for you. Got my tooth fixed so I am relieved.
It is supposed to be near 90 today so I will stay in as much as possible. I did get my tomatoes planted this morning while it was still cool. I showed great restraint in only buying six tomato plants this year. I am also going to forego some other things that we hardly used and they just went to waste like lots of peppers. Michael does';t like them. I will have one jalapeño plant though. I will do my usual herbs and the things like kale, spinach, and stuff that I plant mainly for the animals. I only have five small raised beds so I have to be careful and not over plant. It's an issue with me.
In prep for LH coming Friday, I made two sausage and cheese breakfast quiches. Had to have one sliver to taste before wrapping one to freeze and the other to refrigerate. Oooh, shouldn't have! Now, I want more!
Just got our second garden of corn planted. The first is a hybrid bantam corn. This one is Peaches & Cream corn next to the huge compost pile where an experimental planting of corn grew really great last year. This year, we fenced it in because Rex's group loves to go over there and dig. This one has about 110 plants of this bicolor, two flavor hybrid sweet corn:
Our cabbage, corn, garlic and potatoes are doing great. We have some tiny brussels sprouts, crookneck squash and zuccini in the ground and will be transplanting tomatoes soon.
We do both, depending on which area we're planting in. We have both raised beds and some good, rich, black soil and we hedge our bets by using both methods.
Okay, who's to blame for the broody problem? I'm taking names!
In my Silver Campine pen (white eggs), I put all my odds and ends colored egg hens for eating eggs. I mean what purpose in life does an OE hen have besides laying great olive colored eggs?
I opened the nest box in that pen this morning, four nests...................there is a big, stinking OE hen clamped down in each nest covering the days white campine eggs. All giving me the stink eye and growling. I do NOT want them brooding those eggs. First I didn't want to set them, they are still a week away from being pure (they were playing fast and loose with the wire between them and the polish before I moved everyone), second I want those OE eggs and third I have no place for a broody with chicks right now!
Grrrrrr, I can growl back. I shoved everyone off the nest and took all their ill-gotten loot.
