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That's awesome TB. We get some watermelons. Who knows where they're from. They're never ripe this time of year though. Just pink, flavorless, and not worth buying.

I envy you being able to start some things already. Are you doing container gardening this year? When you plant your raspberries, hope you know to plant them where you won't mind new shoots popping up all over. Great for making new plants. Not so great if it's a place you don't want them. They have a real zest for life and determination to match it.
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Hey guys, I told Hard Eight he could get hold of me here. He's from my little town here, but he's not here just now. I didn't think ya'll would mind, but I forgot to let you know he was coming to chat on our thread. Sorry, old age or the crud!?!
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Wow, a neighbor! That's great...no worries. All are welcome as far as I'm concerned. Hey, my daughter will be here for a visit on Wednesday. It's a short one, she comes in Weds night and leaves on Sunday. We will take what we can!
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Oh, cool, SO! I'm so glad for you! Don't you DARE get on here while she's home!LOL Have a wonderful time and tell us ALL about it afterwards!
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I am going to bite my tongue the whole time she is here. I will refrain from answering the "Hey mom, what is your opinion on..."
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I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Everett Hale
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SO, knowing how you love your Kindle, did you see Turtles book that is a free download from Amazon? It's called The Waves of Stillwater. I read it today and enjoyed it a lot. It's a fairly quick read. That, or I got so engrossed that time flew. LOL.
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I will check that one out. I'm reading about 5 books a week now. Yes, it is a serious addiction ~ but hey, at least it's legal!
"Well-behaved women seldom make history." —Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Everett Hale
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That's awesome TB. We get some watermelons. Who knows where they're from. They're never ripe this time of year though. Just pink, flavorless, and not worth buying.

I envy you being able to start some things already. Are you doing container gardening this year? When you plant your raspberries, hope you know to plant them where you won't mind new shoots popping up all over. Great for making new plants. Not so great if it's a place you don't want them. They have a real zest for life and determination to match it.
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I'm not doing containers this year. They didn't work out last year. Right now, I'm trying to come up with a good way to shade the garden without it blowing away.

The raspberries I know how to do. Gram had a patch for years and then we got half and my uncle got half. We had them for a long time. I'm just hoping they don't fry like everything else here lately. I love raspberries! Gram used to make jell from hers and when we moved to my parent's house, we had red currant bushes. She used to have me pick them to put with the raspberries. It was the BEST jell! I don't know if currants will grow here. I'll have to order them if I want to try.
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Hey guys, I told Hard Eight he could get hold of me here. He's from my little town here, but he's not here just now. I didn't think ya'll would mind, but I forgot to let you know he was coming to chat on our thread. Sorry, old age or the crud!?!
 Quoting: Texan Buckeye


Wow, a neighbor! That's great...no worries. All are welcome as far as I'm concerned. Hey, my daughter will be here for a visit on Wednesday. It's a short one, she comes in Weds night and leaves on Sunday. We will take what we can!
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Oh, cool, SO! I'm so glad for you! Don't you DARE get on here while she's home!LOL Have a wonderful time and tell us ALL about it afterwards!
 Quoting: Texan Buckeye


I am going to bite my tongue the whole time she is here. I will refrain from answering the "Hey mom, what is your opinion on..."
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Don't bite your tongue. If she asks, talk to her about it. If you don't, she'll pester the tar out of you. You know she will. Don't leave things unsaid, just say it with love and support. Just bite your tongue if it comes down to the I told you so line!LOL Can't tell you how many times I've done that!
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SO, knowing how you love your Kindle, did you see Turtles book that is a free download from Amazon? It's called The Waves of Stillwater. I read it today and enjoyed it a lot. It's a fairly quick read. That, or I got so engrossed that time flew. LOL.
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I will check that one out. I'm reading about 5 books a week now. Yes, it is a serious addiction ~ but hey, at least it's legal!
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Tell me. LOL. They've been having some great freebies lately.
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That's awesome TB. We get some watermelons. Who knows where they're from. They're never ripe this time of year though. Just pink, flavorless, and not worth buying.

I envy you being able to start some things already. Are you doing container gardening this year? When you plant your raspberries, hope you know to plant them where you won't mind new shoots popping up all over. Great for making new plants. Not so great if it's a place you don't want them. They have a real zest for life and determination to match it.
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I'm not doing containers this year. They didn't work out last year. Right now, I'm trying to come up with a good way to shade the garden without it blowing away.

The raspberries I know how to do. Gram had a patch for years and then we got half and my uncle got half. We had them for a long time. I'm just hoping they don't fry like everything else here lately. I love raspberries! Gram used to make jell from hers and when we moved to my parent's house, we had red currant bushes. She used to have me pick them to put with the raspberries. It was the BEST jell! I don't know if currants will grow here. I'll have to order them if I want to try.
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Yeah, seems like they need a lot of water to keep them going. Shade cloth might work in your garden. You could drive some short posts in and put velcro on the post and the cloth to attach it. They have it real reasonable on ebay sometimes. It's not trimmed like the farm supply stores, but it's not the price of farm supply stores either and it doesn't take anything to sew a hem. It's just as good as the kennel shade cloth covers.

I love raspberries too. If they have a lot of early spring water they produce a lot for most of the summer. I freeze mine with sugar, then thaw and pour cream over it in the winter. Yum.
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I have a partial roll of weed fabric that was given to me that I thought I would use as shade fabric. I saw a show on PBS that demonstrated how it doesn't work as weed blocker. That stuff is a real fail! I'm just trying to decide how to put it up, which direction, temporary or permanent, that sort of thing. I've been reading a thread on pvc building things, so that got me thinking about it more.
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I have a partial roll of weed fabric that was given to me that I thought I would use as shade fabric. I saw a show on PBS that demonstrated how it doesn't work as weed blocker. That stuff is a real fail! I'm just trying to decide how to put it up, which direction, temporary or permanent, that sort of thing. I've been reading a thread on pvc building things, so that got me thinking about it more.
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You're so creative. Can't wait to see what you come up with. Wouldn't the weed block increase the heat though? I used it one year and it worked ok, but cleaning it up after harvest was something else. You have to tack it to the ground to keep the wind from blowing it and ripping out the plants, but it still gets loose in some places. Then, at the end of the season, pulling it out was enough to lengthen your arms. Made me feel like I had orangutan arms getting that stuff up and I still see bits of it here and there. It was great though for starting early seeds because it held the warmth in.
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I have a partial roll of weed fabric that was given to me that I thought I would use as shade fabric. I saw a show on PBS that demonstrated how it doesn't work as weed blocker. That stuff is a real fail! I'm just trying to decide how to put it up, which direction, temporary or permanent, that sort of thing. I've been reading a thread on pvc building things, so that got me thinking about it more.
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You're so creative. Can't wait to see what you come up with. Wouldn't the weed block increase the heat though? I used it one year and it worked ok, but cleaning it up after harvest was something else. You have to tack it to the ground to keep the wind from blowing it and ripping out the plants, but it still gets loose in some places. Then, at the end of the season, pulling it out was enough to lengthen your arms. Made me feel like I had orangutan arms getting that stuff up and I still see bits of it here and there. It was great though for starting early seeds because it held the warmth in.
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I think I'm going to make something like a canopy with it, but I want to be able to move it around to block different directions. That's where the pvc will come in. I'm not sure if I have enough to do what I'm thinking of, though.
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It sounds really hard. Will you have to anchor it down because of the wind?
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Yeah, but it won't be super tall, so that should help. I'm still working it out in my mind, so I can't explain it well. I may just make fence-like panels out of it. If it's about 3 or 4 ft. tall, that might work. I have an old, ratty camo net I can use over top, too.
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Sounds like you have a great idea. Let us know how it works out. The way things are looking this might be the year we're real happy for anything we can grow. Would be nice to have a preview and see if we're going to have drought or flood this year.

What happened to SO. She fall asleep or slip off to download books? LOL. Getting about bedtime for me, how about you?
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Sounds like you have a great idea. Let us know how it works out. The way things are looking this might be the year we're real happy for anything we can grow. Would be nice to have a preview and see if we're going to have drought or flood this year.

What happened to SO. She fall asleep or slip off to download books? LOL. Getting about bedtime for me, how about you?
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We're in for more drought, it looks like. I wish I could find stuff to make those key hole gardens I posted about last year.

I think SO went to read some more. LOL I'm off to bed soon too. Nite, Nine's. Glad you're back!
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Hmm, drought again. Guess that'll take more planning won't it?

Nite, TB, it was nice talking to you guys. Sleep well.

And thanks, TB.

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ok, I missed the gab session, but I love raspberries too. TB, you shouldnt have mislead that friend with the class of 77 thing, you meant class of 27, we know that with age you forget where the right keys are on the computer, were just proud of you for learning to use it.564
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Hey Everyone. Does any of you know someone serving in the military overseas? SO, I know your son in law is in the military, but is he overseas?

I have a postal APO box that is bought and pd for, and I was going to fill it with some soaps that were not the right size, or didnt come out perfect, but is still nice soap. I have about 50 bars or so, some have a chip off the corner, etc.. anyway I thought that would be nice and I think the box would fit about 30 bars, maybe more. I thought it could be shared with others once it arrived.

I remember my brother telling me that he always needed personal care items and some powdered drink mix cause he was sick to death of plain water when he was in Iraq. I figure its probably the same way to this day and it would be nice to donate it to them. If you do know, just pm me a name and address to send it to and I will ship it out next week
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Hey guys, check out the link in this thread. I just read the linked recipe, but it sounds good. If the rest are this easy, it might be something to try.

Thread: MAKE YOUR OWN MEALS IN A JAR FOR PREPPING>

Flav, I think you've been playing in the fumes too long! I'm NOT the oldest! Like I tell my family...lucky for you, you're cute!hf
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Hey guys, check out the link in this thread. I just read the linked recipe, but it sounds good. If the rest are this easy, it might be something to try.

Thread: MAKE YOUR OWN MEALS IN A JAR FOR PREPPING>

Flav, I think you've been playing in the fumes too long! I'm NOT the oldest! Like I tell my family...lucky for you, you're cute!hf
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I know just messing with you. I actually hit the big 50 too. I am part of the club!

Between a reg physical, well woman physical, blood work, mammo, and now colonoscopy my calender looks like something from a nursing home.
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Hey guys, check out the link in this thread. I just read the linked recipe, but it sounds good. If the rest are this easy, it might be something to try.

Thread: MAKE YOUR OWN MEALS IN A JAR FOR PREPPING>

Flav, I think you've been playing in the fumes too long! I'm NOT the oldest! Like I tell my family...lucky for you, you're cute!hf
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I know just messing with you. I actually hit the big 50 too. I am part of the club!

Between a reg physical, well woman physical, blood work, mammo, and now colonoscopy my calender looks like something from a nursing home.
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I know you're teasing. I couldn't come up with a good come-back! Almost over the crud, but not quite! That's my excuse and I'm stickin' to it!LOL Colonoscopy itself isn't too bad, it's the prep. Stay VERY close to the bathroom.
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I know most of us have pets, so I'm linking this thread here, too. It may not be up later, when the rest of you get on.

Thread: Dog Owners: Purina Beneful Varieties May be Lethal! It's Happening Again!

I lost 2 dogs the last time. It happened VERY quickly. There was NO time to get them to the vet's.
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I know most of us have pets, so I'm linking this thread here, too. It may not be up later, when the rest of you get on.

Thread: Dog Owners: Purina Beneful Varieties May be Lethal! It's Happening Again!

I lost 2 dogs the last time. It happened VERY quickly. There was NO time to get them to the vet's.
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Very thoughtful of you TB. Thank you for thinking of others. littledog
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I know most of us have pets, so I'm linking this thread here, too. It may not be up later, when the rest of you get on.

Thread: Dog Owners: Purina Beneful Varieties May be Lethal! It's Happening Again!

I lost 2 dogs the last time. It happened VERY quickly. There was NO time to get them to the vet's.
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Very thoughtful of you TB. Thank you for thinking of others. littledog
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We tried to feed our dogs Beneful when it came out and they wouldn't touch it. I'm worried about it spreading to the other brands again. We won't find out, though, until the pets start dying again.verysad
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I know most of us have pets, so I'm linking this thread here, too. It may not be up later, when the rest of you get on.

Thread: Dog Owners: Purina Beneful Varieties May be Lethal! It's Happening Again!

I lost 2 dogs the last time. It happened VERY quickly. There was NO time to get them to the vet's.
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Very thoughtful of you TB. Thank you for thinking of others. littledog
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We tried to feed our dogs Beneful when it came out and they wouldn't touch it. I'm worried about it spreading to the other brands again. We won't find out, though, until the pets start dying again.verysad
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I know what you mean. It's hard to know what to do. I checked recalls, ingredients, etc. and decided on Fresh Pet and my home made food that uses grass fed organic beef and buffalo, my own eggs, along with some Blue Buffalo for dry kibble. It would make me sick to think I'd harmed my dog with bad food. Until we have an at home laboratory though, guess there's a risk with anything. 8(
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I know most of us have pets, so I'm linking this thread here, too. It may not be up later, when the rest of you get on.

Thread: Dog Owners: Purina Beneful Varieties May be Lethal! It's Happening Again!

I lost 2 dogs the last time. It happened VERY quickly. There was NO time to get them to the vet's.
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Very thoughtful of you TB. Thank you for thinking of others. littledog
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We tried to feed our dogs Beneful when it came out and they wouldn't touch it. I'm worried about it spreading to the other brands again. We won't find out, though, until the pets start dying again.verysad
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I know what you mean. It's hard to know what to do. I checked recalls, ingredients, etc. and decided on Fresh Pet and my home made food that uses grass fed organic beef and buffalo, my own eggs, along with some Blue Buffalo for dry kibble. It would make me sick to think I'd harmed my dog with bad food. Until we have an at home laboratory though, guess there's a risk with anything. 8(
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That's true. I think we all would do better if we did all our own cooking, but I know we won't. It's too easy to "just pick up" whatever. I know I do it. Then, it get's into how far do we take it? Do we grow/raise EVERYTHING? Someday, we'll have to do that, but now...who has the time?
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For sure. Easy to think of raising everything on this rainy, gloomy, foggy, laid back day. The reality is, it's a whole lot of work. LOL.
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I used to make my own dog food for my dogs, it was a container of chicken livers, 4 cups uncooked rice, 3 eggs. Put it all in a pot of water and cook till the rice was done, then whiz it thru the blender of food processor, then I got a hand mixer like the kind used for smoothies, and it made it real easy to just whiz it in the pot.

That lasted my 3 scotties about a week and they loved it. Sometimes I added kibble to it after the cook to soften it and blend that in too, but the reason I made the food was that the dogs were allergic to the grains and would itch like crazy and tear off patches of hair and skin till they were bloody raw. After I started using the stuff above they never had the issues again.
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How you must have loved those Scotties, Flav. They are the cutest dogs and smart as they can be. Bet they livened up your house!

Sounds like you had a real good food for them.

Pupster had a supposedly good dog food when he was growing the fastest, but I hated it. He too, itched. He had a special shampoo that helped, but I know it was the food. It was kind of a trade off in knowing it was bothering him, and making sure he got all he needed to develop the way he should. A person just doesn't know what to do, but I'm happy that eating what I consider a better diet now.

I give some liver each week, but only use the grass fed. Since the liver breaks down or modifies toxins, it makes me wonder how many are still in the liver when many drugs are given to the animals.

So much to be concerned about now, from pet food to human food and no matter how you try, there can still be problems.

My usual food is ground bison, beef, chicken or turkey. The chicken and turkey bones are used but sent through the grinder. To that I add ground carrots, boiled eggs with shell, ground, flax seed oil, some organ meats, and veggies, like carrots, brocoli, squash, or whatever.

The beef bones that would splinter are put in a pressure cooker til soft, then fed that way or ground and mixed with Total cereal.

Then it's bagged in daily servings and frozen.

Has anyone heard from Mama lately? Hope she's doing ok.
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Check Check!

I'm here! Been so crazy busy but always reading!

It's tax time and my little monogramming business has been doing well, so I am keeping busy!
Not much new! All this dog talk makes me want a dog! LOL
We have to wait until the little one gets a bit bigger. Man, we really want a Shepard too!

Miss getting to chat with all of you!!

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Check Check!

I'm here! Been so crazy busy but always reading!

It's tax time and my little monogramming business has been doing well, so I am keeping busy!
Not much new! All this dog talk makes me want a dog! LOL
We have to wait until the little one gets a bit bigger. Man, we really want a Shepard too!

Miss getting to chat with all of you!!

smile_kissgrouphug
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smile_kiss Thank you for letting us know, Mama. It's great your business is doing well. It feels good to get things accomplished and I'm happy for you!

We'll stop talking dog. It's a terrible thing to want a dog and not have him. But, when you get him/her, you'll be glad for the time you waited and you'll be all the happier when you get him/her.

No need to answer this. Was just missing you and hoping you were well. We'll chat another time. Hugs to you!





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