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[hallerlake]

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I'll bring a pumpkin cake. GF if I can manage it.

 

[hallerlake]

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That's just common sense.

 

[cheryl98117]

So I just had a bomb dropped on me...

Dh just called and informed me that I'm cooking dinner for the lead cheff at where he works to night... GREAT!!!

A little more notice would have been nice. Guess they want chicken for dinner... Anyone have any yummy cheap and easy chicken recipes your willing to share?

Cooking for my little family of 3 is easy on a budget... But cooking something for a 35 year professional cheff??? Good grieff!

What am I gonna do?

Dinners at 5:30 - 6PM...

 

[justbugged]

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such an adorable video of her laughing! We lived with a humidifier in our DS room...especially in the winter.

Also - for sickness, colic, teething, etc. I relied heavily (and still rely at times) on Hyland's Homeopathic remedies. The colic was awesome for upset tummies or when they are just not happy in general; teething tablets were awesome, and we STILL use the cold tabs with our 9 year old. http://www.hylands.com

For colic I always used Woodward's Gripe water. I had to get it in Canada. I'm not sure that you can still get the original formula. It does help with a upset tummy though. The gripe water is an English thing.

 

[hallerlake]

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I made my own wine while in California.
FiL has 2 rows of Pinot Noir, about 40 plants, now will be 12 years old, perfect.
We had white wine grapes at our place.
We made some awsome wine!!!!!!!
I still have to get some "Island " vines here...cannot remember the whole name, island something, that grow well here.
Unfortunately, have not found a red wine grape that likes this wet cool clime.
If anyone knows, please PM me, I want to get them planted THIS fall.

I would love to try and make some wine! A friend of mine makes it but he buys his grapes from somewhere. Would be fun to grow your own. Maybe I should get a kit from Sadie.

DH tried to make beer once. He mistakenly thought the bubbling/fermenting had tapered off enough to bottle it. There he goes thinking again( he uses that on me all the time so it's my turn now). Anyway, the bottles either exploded or the entire contents bubbled and foamed out upon opening so there was nothing left to drink! We haven't tried it again yet but would like to try. This is the time of year since it has to be kept cool and it's hard in the summer.

Wine doesn't have to be made with grapes. Mom's blackberry wine was wonderful, though admittedly, it wasn't a dinner wine.

 

[justbugged]

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I will get a thread started on the Chickenstocks, Shows, Meet-Ups area of BYC.

 

[hallerlake]

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Because it is in a pot, it will not handle temps that low. When a tree is in a pot the roots are much more vulnerable to freezing. The other thing is that in summer it will bake the roots. So it much better to plant a tree in the ground.

Yeah I told my DH I want it planted. lol But his argument is that it's a $200 tree, and he doesnt want to leave it hre when we finally do move. So I sudgested we plant it at moms... Thats a no go as well... So bring it in under cover of the porch, or should I put it in my way to cramped as is shop? lol Ok so potted jap. maples are a bad idea... Especially in full sun... I think I'll bring it at least up onto the porch and wrap the pot in something to help keep it from freezing... Is it to late to put it into the ground? Should I wait until spring? Can you tell Im not a very good tree person? lol

If you're moving soon, keep it in a pot. The porch should be fine so long as it doesn't get really cold. Inside, it might come out of dormancy. You can plant any time the ground is not frozen. Be sure to break up the root ball if root bound, and don't bury the flare.

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

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I found a headlamp at a consignment store yesterday. I can do things to the chickens in the dark now. That came out sounding kind of freaky.

Or kinky! LOL

They have a light on the inside I wanted it light outside so I could throw them out as I got them dosed. I didn't want them in the dark. Headlamp is not a bad idea for the nights I get home late and still need to feed horses and check on chickens. I usually hold a flashlight under my arm but can be very inconvenient and inefficient.

 

[hallerlake]

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I found a headlamp at a consignment store yesterday. I can do things to the chickens in the dark now. That came out sounding kind of freaky.

Or kinky! LOL

They have a light on the inside I wanted it light outside so I could throw them out as I got them dosed. I didn't want them in the dark. Headlamp is not a bad idea for the nights I get home late and still need to feed horses and check on chickens. I usually hold a flashlight under my arm but can be very inconvenient and inefficient.

Kinky! That's the word I was looking for but couldn't remember.

 

[justbugged]

Okay here is the thread. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/post.php?fid=8

I will add to the thread what has been offered so far. Please feel free to add what ever you can towards the potluck. I do have a question about which day we will hold the main potluck. I can do either day, but prefer the Saturday. It feels like it will be easier for me to con DH into driving me down then. I don't know why I want him to drive, it's not like I can't or wouldn't drive myself.

I love driving my car, even after owning it for over 3 years. Now that I own it outright, I want it detailed. Maybe next moth.

I am a ding bat some days. I forgot to add the link.