Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

[Sally PB]

Wish the news wasn't the news

Yeah. Sigh.

What're you reading?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Cozy fantasy. Just fished the first two books of Ink and Intent.reading the Dungeon Inn right now.

 

[Sally PB]

How are you doing with the cold and snow?

We're getting a week of 20s and that sounds like a heatwave, compared to what it's been like for the last two weeks.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

We have coffee, running water, power. Its still too cold for my fingers, even in gloves, to accomplish much outside - but all the animals are good and the warming trend has begun.

Going to make some twice baked potatoes for brunch - bacon, cheddar, some left over broccoli, maybe a bit of egg as a binder.

 

[Sally PB]

We have coffee, running water, power.

The most important things.

 

[Sally PB]

The Grand Rapids, MI Chief of Police is moving to Pensacola, FL. Florida's gain, our loss. I was impressed by what he accomplished in just 4 years' time on the job.

 

[Rillowen]

The restaurant closed many years ago, so I'm digging into my taste memory.

I remember it had a citrus flavor -- orange, I'm pretty sure. There must have been some vinegar to cut the sweetness, I think. It was about the color of Italian dressing, but less oily. And ginger... ah... ginger.

I make a very good one inspired from one we had at a steak house, its ground ginger, orange juice, brown sugar, and a touch of soy sauce, simmered untilnits just a bit thick.

 

[Rillowen]

REALLY complicated math, much more complicated than anything I've ever done at work - even when I was doing "rocket science". OTOH, I have a well pump, and 50' of pipe buried already. I can measure temp at the well, and temp at the output at a given flow rate, use that to do my calculations.

Seems like a plan.

I need your help to start one for me! I have been doing the research but im a bit out of my depth. Just trying to figure out if its realistic ATM. We have a basement i could set up a system in, or in the ground outside. But we are zone 6 so im worried the outside temps would be too cold unless I dug REALLY deep. Bu5 im worried about fungus gnats and mold in the basement... we already have to fight a constant mold problem down there, even though its not that damp. It just pops up on anything after a bit, even the tops of containers seem to get a fine layer of mold dust.