The Old Folks Home

[CanuckBock]

Canuck Bok what are 'scalpers,' as in "meatloaf & scalpers." I'm guessing peeled (scalped) potatoes????

Sorry...should type in English, not house slang! My bad...

Yes, scallop potatoes and meatloaf...they compliment each other well and cook in the same oven...same heat, same amount of time...works great especially on days where you want to be out working not standing over the stove tending dinner!

Meatloaf, scallops and Booberry jello with whipped cream...almost hospital food, eh?

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Told Rick this morn I had no idea what to have for supper but I think it was a good choice...he likes the idea of muttloaf sandwiches for his lunch on Friday. I like that it takes care of supper and the question of what to make for lunch.

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The seven cart loads I did tonight gave me one wall of birch​

and one cart full of birch bark...​

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Rick uses birch bark to start fires in the wood stove and I am delighted to fill up his supply at the house since he was right down to one piece left! Bravo...love when that happens! Almost think we planned things...

I laughed at Fixins...look at the concern on her face...

"Are you sure about this...Dad ain't home and I am not too good at punching 9 1 1 with my old paws...you sure you know what you are doing? You're old, I'm old...could be a catastrophe if one of us goes down, eh?"​

She was very relieved when Rick drove into the yard. I made him take her inside...the mosquitos were bad and I deeted my chore coat for her to lay on but she still made snuffle snort noises showing her disapproval of the stench from the bug spray.

I let some of the chooks out for an evening nip on the grass while I stacked splits.

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I made a mental note to bring some five gallon pails of sand up here and put some in the two dust holes the chickens have decided they need. Usually they are pretty good about not digging a million holes if I accept the few spots they choose and just top it up with river sand. Rick had a Samoyed Niki that would dig a hole in the lawn and Rick kept filling them in till he realized the dog would make just ONE hole and he lay in it to keep cool (Sammies have that white seal pup type coat...very thick!). So I have stolen what he learned and try to work with the birds instead of trying to ruin their fun and turning it into a battle.

Was a good day...now to call it a night and get some rest for the next one.

Tara

 

[Cynthia12]

Love that last photo of your chickens enjoying the green green grass.. I swear, you must carry your camera in your back pocket. Or front. Around the neck?

 

[drumstick diva]

I AM so hungry thanks to all the great food photos. Too late now 12:49 am and too lazy to bother. I'll probably end up eating my pillow in my sleep. We'll see how that works out. Nitey nite folks.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I was up most of the night on the phone with a friend of mine - her marriage is falling apart and they've only been married 2 months. Skipping ahead 4096585 minutes, this morning she found his car at one of his coworkers (female) house and asked me what I'd do.

Me? I'd slash the tires and then set it on fire.

Is that legal, Wisher?

 

[bamadude]

Well they finally let me out of byc jail

 

[Pozees]

I was up most of the night on the phone with a friend of mine - her marriage is falling apart and they've only been married 2 months. Skipping ahead 4096585 minutes, this morning she found his car at one of his coworkers (female) house and asked me what I'd do.

Me? I'd slash the tires and then set it on fire.

Is that legal, Wisher?

Wow. 2 months? Consider it lucky to have learned already, change the locks, and call an attorney. She loves only who she thought he was, not who he actually is.

 

[dsqard]

SCG tell her that now she knows and to make arrangements to divorce him. He is not worth slashing tires or setting the car on fire. Tell her to keep her head up, take the high road and wait for Karma to catch up with him. It will, saw it happen when I went through my divorce. He isn't worth the negative energy. Yes it is hard to move on but really she will understand that learning this quickly that he is a dog is a good thing. No kids makes sloughing him out of her life so much easier. She won't have to deal with him for years to come. That will be a blessing.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

SCG tell her that now she knows and to make arrangements to divorce him. He is not worth slashing tires or setting the car on fire. Tell her to keep her head up, take the high road and wait for Karma to catch up with him. It will, saw it happen when I went through my divorce. He isn't worth the negative energy. Yes it is hard to move on but really she will understand that learning this quickly that he is a dog is a good thing. No kids makes sloughing him out of her life so much easier. She won't have to deal with him for years to come. That will be a blessing.

Yeah, that would be a waste of good rubber and a working car. Cut your losses, not tires.

My nephew's marriage broke down during the honeymoon.

Bamadude, how many times have you been in jail?

 

[ronott1]

Well they finally let me out of byc jail

Did you


Welcome Back!

 

[mimischicksnat]

Hayfields here are looking great - only trouble is they can't find a dry spell to cut and bale them. If you're a farmer, guaranteed one way or another you lose.

We're going to try our luck this weekend at baling. Hubs is hoping that the 30% chance is low enough that we'll get lucky. It's just me and him so we need to hustle to get it all in. Ugh! We round bale and square. We're doing the squares this weekend. Round is more forgiving if it gets rained on a little. Square, not so much.