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Mistress Rose
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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2501 Location: New Jersey, USA
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 3708 Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15542
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 3708 Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2501 Location: New Jersey, USA
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 18 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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Black bears are more of an issue. When there was one on our road some years ago, and a neighbor who refused to bring in the bird feeder at night, it just bent the pole right over.
When Mr Jam Lord had a midday dentist visit a week or so ago there was a black bear sauntering across their parking lot an hour or so before his appointment. Free standing building across the road from a highway entrance ramp, parking lot facing the road.
Lyme disease may / may not have flu-like symptoms. The two times I have had it I did not, and one time had the bull's eye rash but not the other time.
Texas lone star tick (which is moving north) can cause an allergy to red meat from a sugar called alpha-gal. Reaction is not instantaneous, not anaphylactic, comes in 4 to 6 hours and causes hives, low blood pressure / fainting, gastrointestinal issues. Cute, huh! No beef or lamb, but chicken, pork, and fish are safe to eat.
Cornfest was lots of fun. Live band, and food options included barbecue ribs, pulled pork sandwich, burgers, hot dogs. All with roasted ears of corn, some meals also got tomato cucumber salad as a side, and hand cut fries (chips, to you) were also available. Nice family event, benefits the volunteer fire department. |
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8579 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Jam Lady
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15542
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2501 Location: New Jersey, USA
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Mistress Rose
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Mistress Rose
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 18 6:58 am Post subject: |
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An alternative to cream is either creme frais, which you can get in low fat version, or low fat yoghurt. Not quite the same, but doesn't have to 'appear' in the house.
The maize in the fields seems to be growing all right but mine isn't. I don't think it is getting enough light as there is a tall hedge with trees to the south side of our garden and the beds nearest don't get much light. Even though we are in the sunny south of England, I think in the UK light is as much the limiting factor in growing things as anything else.
Had our first fully filled firing in the charcoal kiln yesterday. Finished at about 8pm, but as it didn't get lit until gone 11 am that wasn't too bad. Husband and son had a log load to deliver at quite a distance first, and that destination always takes a long time because of the traffic. Anyway, they will see how it comes out today, as they will have to use some of it for charcoal bag orders. I have food bank today, so don't go to the woods.
The mosquitoes are horrible at the moment. Getting bitten in spite of using insect repellent. |
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 18 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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I had forgotten creme frais. I have yoghurt, but the normal stuff. The low fat stuff is a bit too runny for me and also if I remember correctly I wasn't too keen, I being a fussy eater. I was a nightmare as a child
Keep lighting the fires and stand close enough to keep the insects off you, MR; the downside is that you probably become ill from carbon dioxide poisoning, it's the plants that will like the co2! I'm only joking about the being close to the fire-don't do it!
That was a good firing for the kiln only 9 hours maximum. The machine looks as though you will get much more done long term. I seem to remember that when I was at that demo in the Brecons a few years back he had to light it late the previous evening in order to get the change of smoke to be when they thought there would be most people there to see it, as I think it was an 18/20 hour burn total time.
When I see the farmer growing the maize I will ask him what variety it is and is it suitable for human consumption. He is on comparatively low ground to me, at around 250 feet. He is also on a river side, so has extraction rights, for irrigation.
I have had a stroke of luck. A farmer I know has an agricultural shop and stores and sells, amongst other things, firewood-logs and sticks. He came to my work one day, this week and I loaded him with a sawbench. But we couldn't find the pto shaft. My boss came back and showed me the pto and I delivered. But when he fetched the saw he said he would be prepared to cut my wood through his processor-pocket money for the youngsters of the family. And with my arm as it is, this could be both a serious bonus in time saving, but also wear on my arm, which Bowen has failed to correct on the left side and moved to the chopping arm as an added incentive to get this friend to mechanically chop wood for me! I will net the stuff up and find a couple of dumpy bags to fill with blanks/chopped wood. Just got to get it into motion! |
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