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[chickadoodles]

Love it! Congratulations again! What a nice looking family.

Thanks again Cynthia.

 

[chickadoodles]

We're doing this on the Easter Hatch A Long right now. I changed my Avatar and so did many others for a day or two.

I changed my Avatar to a pic of my girls and I from last year.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

The IPAs have me.

See you in Spring

it feels like spring lol

 

[tcmstalcup]

Nearly 70 degrees here, today, and the Mosquitos are biting. Grrrrr. Itch, scratch.

I met with John the Contractor ( who also bakes - he brought me a piece of homemade apple pie and I gave him some duck eggs) at the Ranch. We have marked out the location for the new coop and adjacent pen, plus discussed building three side-by-side breeding pens.

He will start on Wednesday.

Oz, there are three nearby bed & breakfast inns - hope to see you in the spring!

Jason, the Pub had the following beers on tap: Kilt Lifter, Newcastle, West Coast Green Flash IPA, Boont Amber ale, Boddington Pub Ale, Guinness, Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin, Great White Shark, Stella Artois, Rubicon, and Firestone IPA. One tap is out right now... Dunno what is usually there , sorry. Many other beers in bottles.

Time for me to chow down on the omelet I ordered, made from 3 eggs I brought straight from the Ranch. (The manager buys eggs for her personal household use, but the price point for The Pub is too low for me to sell eggs to 'em right now. I handed her 3 extra eggs to use for my omelet.)

Being a regular has its benefits.

I soooo would love duck eggs but I am just not ready to deal with ducks!!! If Texas was not so far away, I would gladly bake you all the apple baked goods you could stand in exchange. I love IHOP even though its 60 miles away. Always tempted to bring my own eggs. BTW That Kilt Lifter sounds verrrryyyy intresting

 

[Arielle]

Quote: My beef with angus is very personal!! For the senior year cattle show I was assigned an angus cow. I would pull her out of the herd and try to work w ith her, knowing absolutely nothing about showing cattle. BUt I washed her and worked with her. Every day when I put her back in with the herd she would kick at me as she walked by. No matter how I would evade her she would try and often get me. To this day I'm happy to eat Angus!!! lol SHe left a lasting impression.

At this time I cannot afford grass fed beef, but I do have a few sheep that eat a lot of green hay. Judging by my cholesterol numbers and the HDL and LDL I'm doing great.Though I look forward to the time when I can buy the grass fed beef. Hopefully someday soon. I love beef.

Feeding a ruminant is interesting. A prof in college let some of us undergrads take a ruminant grad class and the biochemistry of digestion looks like alphabet soup. THe organisms in the GI are responsible for the chemicals that build the body and they are fed by the grass or the grain. Two different groups of organisms from each food stuff, and the products/byproducts are different.

Yup the carb loading has been debunked. I have read of a study that showed the same results that you had in the canoe race. We have better stamina on a whole foods/paleo type diet.

I grew up near OldTown, I have wondered if they still build those wonderful canoes. So dog gone heavy. But a work of art. Were you halucinating because of lack of sleep , or lack of water?? I find I need to eat much more salt to avoid leg cramps. THis natural eating is a diuretic and some times I can dump a lot of water quickly.

340 miles!! That is just nuts. Glad you finished safely, I"m sure many didnot finish such a grueling race. Good food pays off.

You might find this interesting--My vet tried to tell me my old horse has cushings. In disbeleif I gently disagreed with her but said I would keep an eye on him when he shed out in the spring. Poor shedding is one sign of cushings. I worried about him all winter, and by late spring he still had a few long hairs, but so did everyone else!!! I dont' think the vet realized I didn't stuff my horses full of grain as most horse owners do-- they are hay eaters , not grain eaters. My horse is an old man at 27 , and dearly loved-- he is free to walk all day like a horse should and eat HAY with a little grain on the side.

Yeah, I finally understand that nutrition and exercise is everything--

 

[drumstick diva]

I've seen the water snake toys at Dollar Tree.

 

[drumstick diva]

Wisher, I wish every mom had taught her son (and daughters) how to behave on a date. I told my son he could practice on me - ordering, opening doors, etc. apparently it seemed like a fate worse than death, so he always refused.

Somewhere along the way he seems to have picked up some of it on his own. Since he has been living on his own he has matured in ways that really make me proud. I don't think kids realize how hard it is to let them fly - empty nests really cluck.

 

[gryeyes]

Kilt Lifter has the highest percentage alcohol by volume of all the selections: 8.0, with a fairly low(ish) bitter ( "hoppy") taste, rated 25 IBU.

My favorite brew is Rubicon IPA, 6.5 % and the third highest IBU, rated 65. Quite "hoppy," indeed. My next fav is Firestone Union Jack IPA, 7.5 % and 70. I tend to need someone else to drive if I drink it or the West Coast Green Flash IPA, though. Ahem.

All the servers know I drink - maximum - TWO 16 oz - Rubicons and several diet sodas before I depart the establishment with car keys in my hands. Generally, I'll have eaten something from the kitchen as well.

I love my ducks - a few of them more than others. 23 total, 11 drakes, are too many - which is why I am now very careful to hunt down every possible nest or yard egg. Wish the girls would wipe their webby feet before they lay their eggs!

 

[Arielle]

Here it is.

Not often you can get a pic of eeryone together-- definitely a special moment.

My middle son is turning 15 today. He said that he didn't want much for his birthday, but he did want us to have a "date" like we did when they (3 boys) were little. I started the tradition when they were three or four. I would take them out, one at a time, usually on their birthday, and teach then how to behave on a date. We would go out to eat, shopping for a present, and to a movie. I would have them open the doors for me, pull out my chair, and order food for me. I gave them the money to pay and let them carry the tickets. That has always been an option for a birthday but once overnight friends, and hunting trips with dad became other options, dates fell out of favor. Until last week.

Today will be sunny and the high will be near 70. I have two beds ready to plant and a gift card to Lowe's. I am behind in my spring cleaning of coops and planting beds, but I have nothing to do that is more important than that date.

You inspire me Wisher--absolutely nothing is more important that date!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Kilt Lifter has the highest percentage alcohol by volume of all the selections: 8.0, with a fairly low(ish) bitter ( "hoppy") taste, rated 25 IBU.

My favorite brew is Rubicon IPA, 6.5 % and the third highest IBU, rated 65. Quite "hoppy," indeed. My next fav is Firestone Union Jack IPA, 7.5 % and 70. I tend to need someone else to drive if I drink it or the West Coast Green Flash IPA, though. Ahem.

All the servers know I drink - maximum - TWO 16 oz - Rubicons and several diet sodas before I depart the establishment with car keys in my hands. Generally, I'll have eaten something from the kitchen as well.

I love my ducks - a few of them more than others. 23 total, 11 drakes, are too many - which is why I am now very careful to hunt down every possible nest or yard egg. Wish the girls would wipe their webby feet before they lay their eggs!

I like the white water pale ale