Surviving Minnesota!

[holm25]

Our Basketball team had a "Jam the Gym" last night. We got over 1,000 people and beat Park Christian 77-43. lol it was a good night to be a Raider.

 

[bantiesrule]

For those who where ordering june berries, I talked to my sister and she has the following varieties: Smokey, Northline, Theissen, Martin, Pembina, Lee-3 and Lee-8, though she isn't sure what she will have available for sale this spring. They won't be cheaper, she sells bareroot for $10.00 but they will more than likely be much bigger than what the catalog nursery would send. I think they usually send 8 to 12 inch plants and Judy usually sells ones that are 2 foot or more. She might have bigger ones than that even but they would cost more. She also has Evens cherries if anyone is interested in them, they sell for $5 to $15 bareroot depending on size.

 

[jerryse]

Well the cold or flu is almost gone . So for those interested here is how short it can be . I noticed I was getting hoarse Thursday afternoon when I quit for the day . I figured the source of infection to Monday from my rabbit hunting partner . He supplied sandwiches and his wife had something . So I started meds on Friday and am pretty much cured today . Sore throat is healing and some mucus chucks still coming up . I took about 16 doses total . Headache is gone .

Ralpie did you have trouble getting used to the lumber scale on your sawmill . I still struggle with mine . 8 colums of numbers . 4 on the one calibrated to the cross bunks for zero from bed and 3 on the moveable scale that can be zeroed to the top of the cant . None seem to do what I want . Guess I need to change my wants . There is a 2 inch , 3/4 inch ,1 inch and a 9/8 . These allow 1/8 for the blade . I would really like to do 7/8 to allow for planeing to 3/4 when dry . Why waste another 1/8 when the cut is not that rough . Maybe shrinkage during drying . Not much info out there . The 2 inch not that critical to me . The finish 3 1/2 size is on 2 x 4 is to me . Need to match to store bought just in case . I think different drying or shrinkage will require planeing on one side for uniform thickness .

 

[jerryse]

For those who where ordering june berries, I talked to my sister and she has the following varieties: Smokey, Northline, Theissen, Martin, Pembina, Lee-3 and Lee-8, though she isn't sure what she will have available for sale this spring. They won't be cheaper, she sells bareroot for $10.00 but they will more than likely be much bigger than what the catalog nursery would send. I think they usually send 8 to 12 inch plants and Judy usually sells ones that are 2 foot or more. She might have bigger ones than that even but they would cost more. She also has Evens cherries if anyone is interested in them, they sell for $5 to $15 bareroot depending on size.

Where is she . I am interested in Evans also . When do they arrive for her . Need to figure timing . I will be up in early May . Maybe she can hold them in cold storage until then on barefoot . The mail order places do until shipped .

 

[duluthralphie]

Well the cold or flu is almost gone . So for those interested here is how short it can be . I noticed I was getting hoarse Thursday afternoon when I quit for the day . I figured the source of infection to Monday from my rabbit hunting partner . He supplied sandwiches and his wife had something . So I started meds on Friday and am pretty much cured today . Sore throat is healing and some mucus chucks still coming up . I took about 16 doses total . Headache is gone .

Ralpie did you have trouble getting used to the lumber scale on your sawmill . I still struggle with mine . 8 colums of numbers . 4 on the one calibrated to the cross bunks for zero from bed and 3 on the moveable scale that can be zeroed to the top of the cant . None seem to do what I want . Guess I need to change my wants . There is a 2 inch , 3/4 inch ,1 inch and a 9/8 . These allow 1/8 for the blade . I would really like to do 7/8 to allow for planeing to 3/4 when dry . Why waste another 1/8 when the cut is not that rough . Maybe shrinkage during drying . Not much info out there . The 2 inch not that critical to me . The finish 3 1/2 size is on 2 x 4 is to me . Need to match to store bought just in case . I think different drying or shrinkage will require planeing on one side for uniform thickness .

I have a magnetic ruler on mine. I do not really use a calculator.

I make my first cut then I realign the ruler to the blade and cut at either 5/4ths or 1 inch depending on what I am doing.

Did that make sense?




And my last hatch is a week old today!

 

[holm25]

Ralphie those Toads are quickly putting the CX to shame! They just look so much nicer than the CX at that age

 

[Bogtown Chick]

And my last hatch is a week old today!

The absolute darling innocence of those faces. LOL. What's the middle one Ralphie? a Striper of some sort? Cucko Marans or Dom? OMG....Love them.

My Influenza Strategy is a Mexican Z-pack (azithromycin) brought back from my Mission Texas In laws last spring. I'm frugle and so is my family about how we use them. But I had to pull out the big guns. Will be trying the Other method if I should need, next time. Thank you for the info Jerry. Mine started Thursday too, I think. Started Zpak on Friday as soon as I felt it in my chest and comparing some stories from DH's co-workers who went to clinic and got Zpaks. I was death warmed over on Saturday and Sunday. Then Sunday night the tightness in my chest released and boom we're about done.

 

[MinnesotaNice]

The absolute darling innocence of those faces. LOL. What's the middle one Ralphie? a Striper of some sort? Cucko Marans or Dom? OMG....Love them.

My Influenza Strategy is a Mexican Z-pack (azithromycin) brought back from my Mission Texas In laws last spring. I'm frugle and so is my family about how we use them. But I had to pull out the big guns. Will be trying the Other method if I should need, next time. Thank you for the info Jerry. Mine started Thursday too, I think. Started Zpak on Friday as soon as I felt it in my chest and comparing some stories from DH's co-workers who went to clinic and got Zpaks. I was death warmed over on Saturday and Sunday. Then Sunday night the tightness in my chest released and boom we're about done.

I love Z-packs. That is all.

 

[duluthralphie]

The absolute darling innocence of those faces. LOL. What's the middle one Ralphie? a Striper of some sort? Cucko Marans or Dom? OMG....Love them.

My Influenza Strategy is a Mexican Z-pack (azithromycin) brought back from my Mission Texas In laws last spring. I'm frugle and so is my family about how we use them. But I had to pull out the big guns. Will be trying the Other method if I should need, next time. Thank you for the info Jerry. Mine started Thursday too, I think. Started Zpak on Friday as soon as I felt it in my chest and comparing some stories from DH's co-workers who went to clinic and got Zpaks. I was death warmed over on Saturday and Sunday. Then Sunday night the tightness in my chest released and boom we're about done.

That is a little legbar in the middle. That's all I have left my other chicks were cleaned out

 

[Bogtown Chick]

That's Awesome. I bet Judy is liking that too! LOL.

Fun to have the young birds there....Oh I'm excited for this spring...