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[ronott1]

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It was the drugs that killed him, not the Sandwich!

Sandwiches get a bum rap. Remember the rumor about Mama Cass' demise?

I know!

I had a very tasty PBJ on home made bread yesterday. It was very healthy

 

[CapricornFarm]

I will bet it did so how did the testing go ?

I am good to go , surgery scheduled.

 

[Alaskan]

Here's Fall around here, this year, at least:
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Not a great pic, sorry - I snapped it at a shopping center while waiting to exit, so was in a bit of a hurry to 'put up the phone and DRIVE!'

Flowering trees are blooming all over the place; I've even seen a few flowering shrubs putting on a show. Even trees not known for their flowers are putting on fresh, delicate shades of Spring green (like the ones in the background on the right side of this pic).

The reason we get two Springs this year is, of course, Florence. Even the plants that didn't break or get uprooted took a fearful pounding; many were basically defoliated.
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It's too early in the year for them to be bare; response to the stress causes dormant buds to break, and some of those buds are flowers.

This is pretty late in the year for them to 'reset;' we will probably have frost within a month to six weeks. While they most likely will bloom again next Spring, the show may be a bit thin. Might be interesting to see how this get recorded in tree rings.

Huh! Interesting.

 

[CapricornFarm]

First off the bane of my existence poo in food or water. I have 5 gallon buckets with lids and horizontal nipples we are building bigger better feeder I stole from a member I reviewed their build including the feeder told her I was so impressed I wanted to copy the feeder tired of wasted or pooped in feed, picked up small philips head screws to put it all together

Finally found your post Penny! Here is the feeder i made...


I took the top off for the picture. The quail like to sit up there.
And here is the one i cut out today. Going to use it for a template.

I also need to cut another piece to angle the falling food away from the corner so it stays fresh.

 

[1muttsfan]

I know!

I had a very tasty PBJ on home made bread yesterday. It was very healthy

Homemade Jam too I hope Ron!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Finally found your post Penny! Here is the feeder i made...
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I took the top off for the picture. The quail like to sit up there.
And here is the one i cut out today. Going to use it for a template.
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I also need to cut another piece to angle the falling food away from the corner so it stays fresh.

So it is one that has made the rounds like the look painted both side of the wood so if the crap on the top I will start cutting a few wings

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Does anyone here know anything about spinning wheels? I have an "old" one that I don't think I have all the parts for but I'm also not sure. I also have something that I think is the bobbin but it's broke. When I was a kid the wheel and the treadle (I think that's what it is, at least on a sewing machine and lathe it's a treadle) had a flat leather strap going between them to move the wheel as you treadled. It's long gone but if I got a new belt I'm not sure how it would attach.

Because I need something else to do... BF mentioned he'd like the treadle to no longer drag on the floor and he was going to nail it back to the underside... and I may have flipped out a little.

I think the bobbin thing goes between the goalposts. Not sure why there's a hole on the flat part on the bottom, though.

I know the leather belt goes into the dangly bit here, from what I remember from my childhood, but how, I do not know.

what is left of the leather belt is stuck in the treadle.

Treadle from a better angle.

Broken bobbin

 

[microchick]

Almost 90 degrees here today. Summer's last gasp before a week of cooler temps and a lot of rain.

Got news last night that our friend in ICU is out of ICU but......not expected to return home. Future looks bleak. Haven't heard from family today but it's been tough for them as you may well imagine. Happened right after their anniversary and they were pushing the half century mark.I feel so sad for them. Something like this makes you starkly aware of the fragility of life. All it takes is one fall, one illness and your life and the lives of those whom you love and who love you are changed forever.

It's really made me slow down and appreciate the small things, like pretty sunsets and watching the last of the hummingbirds play at the feeders. And the big things like my super husband and our farm.

Hug somebody tonight my old folk friends. And appreciate the little things tomorrow.... please.

 

[Bunnylady]

That broken part isn't a bobbin, it's the flyer.

(I do know a little bit about spinning wheels; the flyer is missing from one someone gave me).

 

[pennyJo1960]

I am good to go , surgery scheduled.

Way cool I am so happy there is help .....
@superchemicalgirl would the bobbin hang from the loop by the wheel?