The Front Porch Swing

[perchie.girl]

Well here's a picture of my son about a week or so ago with the ducklings. I'm from Oregon, but meet my husband in, and live, in Northern California.

What an adorable picture. What kind of ducks are those? have you had ducks before? I would love to have some Runner ducks one day... sigh.

I have family in Red Bluff, and the Sacramento area. LOL and spread in a thin layer from there all the way to San Diego. Mostly Grandmas nieces and nephews.

deb

 

[Beekissed]

Well here's a picture of my son about a week or so ago with the ducklings. I'm from Oregon, but meet my husband in, and live, in Northern California.

Awwwwwww! How sweet! And I love your blue jean quilt!

Be warned....your ducks will be louder than all your other pets combined......I have one duck and she never stops quacking, quacking, quacking...and it isn't a pleasant little quick, quick, quick...it sounds like the Aflac duck on steroids!

 

[heartsizedfarm]

We use either a ham shank left over from a bone in ham.  We put those in the freezer till time for beans.  Thats my favorite.  Or I use a smoked ham shank because it has more meat than ham hocks.  This way everyone gets beans and some tatsty bits.  Third choice for me would be ham hocks One big or two small ones.

I use onions sauted in just a little bit of olive oil in the bottom of the pan...  Chopped small so they disappear.  Then Beans and (meat on bone).  I dont soak the beans just put em in to simmer.  I dont season with salt and pepper till they are almost done.  Keeps the beans together.    I taste the juice about an hour before they are done then season.  I use granulated garlic too but have to be sparing with it because Grandma is VERY particular about how her beans are cooked. 

She was born in 1916 on her family farm in Colorado.  Her Dad Farmed Pinto beans....   So they pretty much lived on em most of the year.  So cooking method has to be her way or the highway.  I added in the onions and garlic.  but dont mention them to her and she does like my beans. 

deb

Delicious! Thanks for the advice on not soaking the beans because mine always go to mush. Meant to tell you too that the Brazilian ribs were a huge hit!

 

[Blooie]

Wow you have a lot on your plate Blooie.  Good luck Moose hunting....  So... When and if you bag a moose....  How in the HECK do you get it home.  How much meat is on one?    I am hearing that some butcher shops have cold storage lockers for people who hunt?  do you have one of those?

deb

Oh, we're hunting with cameras today! Never been moose hunting for the freezer but have friends who give us some meat when they do and it's delicious!

 

[perchie.girl]

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Cool.... The ribs were my first try at them too... Woo Hoo....

deb

 

[Alice28]

We use either a ham shank left over from a bone in ham.  We put those in the freezer till time for beans.  Thats my favorite.  Or I use a smoked ham shank because it has more meat than ham hocks.  This way everyone gets beans and some tatsty bits.  Third choice for me would be ham hocks One big or two small ones.

I use onions sauted in just a little bit of olive oil in the bottom of the pan...  Chopped small so they disappear.  Then Beans and (meat on bone).  I dont soak the beans just put em in to simmer.  I dont season with salt and pepper till they are almost done.  Keeps the beans together.    I taste the juice about an hour before they are done then season.  I use granulated garlic too but have to be sparing with it because Grandma is VERY particular about how her beans are cooked. 

She was born in 1916 on her family farm in Colorado.  Her Dad Farmed Pinto beans....   So they pretty much lived on em most of the year.  So cooking method has to be her way or the highway.  I added in the onions and garlic.  but dont mention them to her and she does like my beans. 

deb

Yum! Now in hungry!

 

[Beekissed]

LJ, I agree....it sure does work to have a man around to handle mechanics, contractors, etc. Why is it that men~in this day and age~think women cannot handle such things and so they just talk over top of you or try to bully you into things? I hate confrontation but the good Lord has blessed me with the ability to do so effectively when need be...but I'd love it if I just didn't have to act like a man and shame another man just to get a point across. It's unbecoming of a lady to have to do so, but they just force one to!

Just had this issue when we had to fire an unscrupulous roofing contractor for failing to start the job on time...twice. He was one of those with word diarrhea and would talk over top of you to try and bully you with words. Kept telling us how much he tithes at his church like that was some kind of badge of his integrity and dependability....it left the taste of puke in my mouth. At one point I had to say, "George, focus! We want to cancel this job and we've told you why, so pony up our money and we'll meet you in town bright and early for the check!" Then he started hem hawing about being able to give the money back and I had to bring him up sharp about that as well. I think he thought that he would get away with taking a little old lady's money and it would be easy but he didn't count on her daughter...and the Lord.

In the end, I just prayed that night and prayed the next morning for help from the Lord in this issue and the Lord did indeed shut the lion's mouth! George was mannerly, quiet and pleasant...not a bit like he was the day before...and he coughed up all the money he was supposed to refund. We took the check straight to the bank~which was our bank too~and the teller withdrew it directly from his account and placed it right into ours. We breathed a huge sigh of relief and thanked the Lord once again....escaped from the clutches of the evil one and He shut the lion's mouth for us, praise Him to the highest!

 

[Alice28]

Awwwwwww!  How sweet!  And I love your blue jean quilt!      Be warned....your ducks will be louder than all your other pets combined......I have one duck and she never stops quacking, quacking, quacking...and it isn't a pleasant little quick, quick, quick...it sounds like the Aflac duck on steroids! 

One is a Muscovy but the other two are anconas. Ana quakes a lot, so guessing she's the spokes duck (I think that's what they called it). Honestly I don't mind. But that's why we didn't get Perkins or another kind.... Can't remember which one, because everyone said they were LOUD and not a nice loud! Lol

 

[Alice28]

And as if I didn't have enough to do making the cookies and making meals for the daycare, one of my moms dropped off her kid and is going to the hospital in labor! So now I'm trying to bust out some homemade bread, threw together some enchiladas to send home and trying to make some carrot muffins! On top of the cookies for my sons lemonade stand and trying to go through things for the yard sale! Ahhhhh!

 

[tntchix]

Need a marker set page 859, remind me to read back after my internet reloads. Two of my kids now back in usa. We are fine an safe regardless of media hype. Chat soon...prayers to all.

I am so happy you are all safe. It's so hard to get through the "garbage news" the media try to feed us about other countries to get to the truth. I send peaceful thoughts and prayers to you.