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[hallerlake]

In Seattle we had a cool, dry summer. Amazing how different the weather can be in the same area or the perception of it.






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Forks had a drought? Wow! We got all your rain up here in North Bend! It was a cold, wet summer! I only watered twice!

I grew brandywines the first 4 years I lived here. They grew well till the darn fir trees got too big and shaded them. Now I can't grow anything where I had my original garden. I tried lettuce, spinach, stawberries and asparagus. Last I looked, a big clump of St. Johns Wort took over one of the beds. I need to rip that out.

Wish I could grow corn. Can't get ears before it freezes. Apples too. Other than King and Liberty, I can't get anything but a few golf-ball sized things with black splotches. I'd replace them with plums if it weren't for the darn bear!

 

[hallerlake]

My niece can't stand the fuzz of unpeeled peaches. She says it's like eating a mouse.

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[DIYSeattle]

We did havea nice summer this one past. It was dry as I remember havin gto water the grass with my aquarium and hydro changes to keep it from turning brown.

 

[hallerlake]

Hear ye, hear, ye. Anyone not liking fruitcake can send them all to me. We love fruit cake.


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Oh ,sorry, meant to get back to you. Was going to go back to the original post but was way back. Well, I realized it wasn't Amish Friendship cake. I have one recipe that is called just Friendship cake and the other called Moonshine Cake, both identical recipes and you use a starter JUICE. Thats why I thought it was so different than a sour dough starter. It's a yummy cake made in a bundt pan with fruit in it, pineapple, peaches, cherries (so not like fruit cake, yuk) with cake mix and vanilla pudding. Got to figure out how to do that fruit starter though. Thanks, appreciate the offer though. Maybe if I can find a starter for this cake I can get it to you.

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

Love the internet, just did a search for Moonshine cake starter and tada! recipe! This is going to be good, such a good cake. If anyone else would like starter when this gets going let me know. From starter to cake takes 3 weeks but so worth it.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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I have to wash peaches and eat while the fuzz is wet. If I eat or handle them dry I get a bad rash.

 

[Chickielady]

Cheryl on line I need your e-mail address to send you pics of the house.

We have 2 hoop rows already, one 10' with 3 roows of garlic, and 1 10' long with 3 rows of bibb, cos romain and mesclun greens in it.
I peeked in and the manurey compost seems to be keeping all from freezing..the garlic is up 1" under the straw/wood shaving blanket.
We put the plastic on the 10 x 10 green house when the seedlings go out.
When I start the seedings I use 4-6" plastic pots for the tomatoes and peppers and such, on the looooong windowsill of the hatchery room. Totally lite, and carbon fibre panes, and warm from the brooders going.

I am sooo excited about spring !

 

[Chickielady]

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I have to wash peaches and eat while the fuzz is wet. If I eat or handle them dry I get a bad rash.

wow, that is weird !
allergic to peach fuzz !
Never heard of it before !

 

[Chickielady]

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And see once again your youth is showing !!!! They were THONGS long before they were called flop flops and WAY before butt floss came along.

 

[Chickielady]

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We take our scrap metal to a big place in Elma.
Portland is too far for us.
When we moved here the guy had laid 10-15 rail road rails down the driveway to keep people out while they were in Arizona for winters...It did not keep the hikers out, but it did fetch a nice price at the scrap yard.