Prep Genrl Weekly Prep Thread: February 26~March 4, 2023
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SouthernBreeze
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I don't have a clue as to what our prepping plans are for this coming week. It all depends on how much more rain we get. Temp wise, it will be nice for outdoor work, but the RAIN! I do plan to do my grocery shopping either Wednesday or Thursday. I have a few items I need to add to my food storage, which I don't have a very good stock of and some items I don't have any of. I want to build a good stock of those. I've got my list already made out. Since, the only thing I need this time is food only, I'll be going to Food Giant, instead of Walmart. TSC is in the joining building of Food Giant, I'll run in there for doggie treats. We're trying to stay away from Walmart as much as possible. I'll need to stop in at our wine shop and dry cleaners, too.
My mouth is healing really well. Nothing like last time, even though, I had 2 teeth removed this time, instead of one last time. The only difference this time is I wasn't having a Sjogren's flare up at the time, and I took a Z pack, before and after the surgery. It makes me feel better about having the rest of them done. I think we're going to try eating pizzas, tonight, even if I can only eat the toppings. The crust is always a bit chewy.
My mouth is healing really well. Nothing like last time, even though, I had 2 teeth removed this time, instead of one last time. The only difference this time is I wasn't having a Sjogren's flare up at the time, and I took a Z pack, before and after the surgery. It makes me feel better about having the rest of them done. I think we're going to try eating pizzas, tonight, even if I can only eat the toppings. The crust is always a bit chewy.
nomifyle
TB Fanatic
Just curious SB, are you adding something new that we haven't talked about in the past. I look around in my pantry room and just don't see anything new that I might need. I go over grocery stocks on line and still don't see any thing new to add. I need to do like you have been doing and look for recipes to use things in my pantry in.
DH took some rice and beans out of the freezer to make room for the 34 pounds of pork we just processed. DH just keeps mentioning how amazed he is to add that much to our pantry that is free. The pig trap has long since paid for itself, although we did get it long before prices started hitting the roof.
One of the packages of beans he took out of the freezer was a pound of green limas. He commented that he likes them, and I do to which is why I added them to the stash. I'm going to cook them tomorrow and add some cooked ground pork to them along with ham seasoning. I like to add ground meat of any kind to various dishes.
Although I could use a couple more containers of BaconUp, although they have doubled in price.
We ate lunch at the local road kill cafe aka as chinese. When we got home I fell asleep in my chair for a good three hours or longer, felt like I was drugged.
Back to the grind stone tomorrow. I have some rearranging to do in my kitchen. I'm going to move my air fryer oven to a moving cart instead of next to the wall because it gets very hot. I'm wondering if that's normal. Its quicker to use than the regular oven. I'd like to move my dehydrator oven to the kitchen but it just won't fit.
Church was good, a little girl about 8 got saved. At the beginning of the month the church started Wednesday night Bible study to all age and many children started coming, including this little girl's father has been bringing her and her brother. All the teachers have a good heart for God and this little girl has responded. She has the face of an angel. This new change has brought many people back to church that hadn't been coming since covid. Its easy to get in the habit of not going to church. Our going back to church a few months back is kind of like a life line for us. We felt like the hand of God was with us on our trip, we had so many people praying for us.
DH took some rice and beans out of the freezer to make room for the 34 pounds of pork we just processed. DH just keeps mentioning how amazed he is to add that much to our pantry that is free. The pig trap has long since paid for itself, although we did get it long before prices started hitting the roof.
One of the packages of beans he took out of the freezer was a pound of green limas. He commented that he likes them, and I do to which is why I added them to the stash. I'm going to cook them tomorrow and add some cooked ground pork to them along with ham seasoning. I like to add ground meat of any kind to various dishes.
Although I could use a couple more containers of BaconUp, although they have doubled in price.
We ate lunch at the local road kill cafe aka as chinese. When we got home I fell asleep in my chair for a good three hours or longer, felt like I was drugged.
Back to the grind stone tomorrow. I have some rearranging to do in my kitchen. I'm going to move my air fryer oven to a moving cart instead of next to the wall because it gets very hot. I'm wondering if that's normal. Its quicker to use than the regular oven. I'd like to move my dehydrator oven to the kitchen but it just won't fit.
Church was good, a little girl about 8 got saved. At the beginning of the month the church started Wednesday night Bible study to all age and many children started coming, including this little girl's father has been bringing her and her brother. All the teachers have a good heart for God and this little girl has responded. She has the face of an angel. This new change has brought many people back to church that hadn't been coming since covid. Its easy to get in the habit of not going to church. Our going back to church a few months back is kind of like a life line for us. We felt like the hand of God was with us on our trip, we had so many people praying for us.
skwentnaflyer
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Still working on salt free canned goods as I can. Canceled amazon prime and rolled that monthly charge into a Walmart membership with free delivery from the store. Not going anywhere near Walmart while I’m doing chemo. There’s still a minimum order, so I fill in with shelf stable milk and canned items if I haven’t quite made it.
nomifyle
TB Fanatic
sounds like a plan. We don't have delivery where we live out in the woods, but I'll take the positives of living in the woods.
tech
Veteran Member
Topped off the pantry today...not much really, since a friend brought some (literally) day-old coffee over. Cut some fresh asparagus - finally is large enough for decent portions - after three years of waiting. Put tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, chamomile, onions and peppermint in. Looking for a replacement blueberry bush...one died out this winter...but the others are covered in berries. Need to hurry up and trim back the grape arbor before they start growing. Picked up a couple solar powered flood lights on sale from WM and just tried one out tonight. Not too bad for the price ($10 ea.) Ran the generators for a while under load...next weekend they are scheduled for routine maintenance...weather permitting. Supposed to be sunny, but you never know 
Prayers for those dealing with issues...be safe, all!
Prayers for those dealing with issues...be safe, all!
briches
Veteran Member
I really need to go through my closet and purge it. SO much stuff I really don’t wear. I am tired of saving it for the “what if”. I would prefer to have an organized closet that isn’t overwhelming when I open it. I believe I will start slowly on that project.
Slow and steady …
Slow and steady …
kyrsyan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
This weekend was a mix and it just wiped me out. Saturday morning I went to stores. For the most part that went well. I didn't find what I was looking for but that's okay. Well, okay, I didn't find the little things I was looking for. And I did find the one unexpected thing - the walking foot for my sewing machine, brand new and in original packaging. And bloody expensive.
Went to the AT&T store to get a new sim card only to be told that I didn't need a new one. The sims hadn't been upgraded any in 5 years so the sim from my old phone would work in the new phone. Why couldn't the customer service agents I spoke to on the phone have told me that?
Went into Tractor Supply and found several beautiful plants that I wanted. And then headed to pick son up, with only one errand left.
That all went decently. Until we hit Home Depot. My site to store order had been punted to another store 20 minutes away and I hadn't been notified. And I was too tired to go to a store that was 20 minutes further from my house. So the woman told me that they had those railings at their store and that she would cancel the online order at the other store. Friend was with us, so he went inside to find the railings and bring them to contractor entrance so we could get them loaded. Except he couldn't find them. He and a HD employee finally found some boxes that they thought were the disassembled rails. Then he got to checkout and found out that they were the stair rails. Despite their system saying that they had the rails, no one could find them. I was just done at that point. Son was more than done which meant we had to go home. Overload meltdowns are not something I let get triggered if I have any control over it.
Fortunately friend decided he would handle it. I'm not sure how he fit 5 railing panels in his sports car but he did. He found them and brought them to me. Which I am soooo grateful for. But then HD compounded their error by charging me for the rails that I didn't get, 4 hours after the order was canceled. And when I called their excuse was that it's just how their system works, and I'd have to wait 4 to 5 business days to get the refund. Which I politely explained was not acceptable.
Then we all woke up with migraine level headache, the sniffles, and just general aches and pains. For me, on top of the the menopause no bleeding period. So Sunday was just a wash. I took care of dishes and food. And got lost in books to hide from the body rebellion. But alongside of all that, friend came up to clear some shrubbery and other debris and found some issues with a section of soffit and the flat roof. Which I'm going to have to figure out how to fix.
I'm sore this morning but the sinus uck and the headaches aren't there. Son woke up feeling better as well. At this point I'm pretty sure that we were dealing with early allergies. So I'm going to put on my get it done attitude and get moving. But I really could use some sunshine right about now.
Went to the AT&T store to get a new sim card only to be told that I didn't need a new one. The sims hadn't been upgraded any in 5 years so the sim from my old phone would work in the new phone. Why couldn't the customer service agents I spoke to on the phone have told me that?
Went into Tractor Supply and found several beautiful plants that I wanted. And then headed to pick son up, with only one errand left.
That all went decently. Until we hit Home Depot. My site to store order had been punted to another store 20 minutes away and I hadn't been notified. And I was too tired to go to a store that was 20 minutes further from my house. So the woman told me that they had those railings at their store and that she would cancel the online order at the other store. Friend was with us, so he went inside to find the railings and bring them to contractor entrance so we could get them loaded. Except he couldn't find them. He and a HD employee finally found some boxes that they thought were the disassembled rails. Then he got to checkout and found out that they were the stair rails. Despite their system saying that they had the rails, no one could find them. I was just done at that point. Son was more than done which meant we had to go home. Overload meltdowns are not something I let get triggered if I have any control over it.
Fortunately friend decided he would handle it. I'm not sure how he fit 5 railing panels in his sports car but he did. He found them and brought them to me. Which I am soooo grateful for. But then HD compounded their error by charging me for the rails that I didn't get, 4 hours after the order was canceled. And when I called their excuse was that it's just how their system works, and I'd have to wait 4 to 5 business days to get the refund. Which I politely explained was not acceptable.
Then we all woke up with migraine level headache, the sniffles, and just general aches and pains. For me, on top of the the menopause no bleeding period. So Sunday was just a wash. I took care of dishes and food. And got lost in books to hide from the body rebellion. But alongside of all that, friend came up to clear some shrubbery and other debris and found some issues with a section of soffit and the flat roof. Which I'm going to have to figure out how to fix.
I'm sore this morning but the sinus uck and the headaches aren't there. Son woke up feeling better as well. At this point I'm pretty sure that we were dealing with early allergies. So I'm going to put on my get it done attitude and get moving. But I really could use some sunshine right about now.
SouthernBreeze
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I've been looking online for the past couple of months for new recipes that I can make from my pantry. I've found a lot of new recipes, and have made them to see if they are keeper recipes that we would eat over and over. Some of the recipes call for things I don't have any of, or items that I don't have a lot of. Those are the things I'll be building up in my pantry. Things like, cans of French Onion Soup, several flavors of Lipton Soup mixes, pork gravy mixes, and cans of French fried onions. Also, jars of salsa. Adding a good stock of these items open lots of food variety to my pantry. Recipes for canned and frozen chicken breasts, pork chops, cubed ham, and ground beef.
Almost the first thing I do each morning is walk into my pantry room and decide what I'll make for supper that night. It's like walking into a grocery store. Everything I need is on the shelves or the freezer. These new items just give me more variety.
ioujc
MARANTHA!! Even so, come LORD JESUS!!!
Well, starting to get going a little bit. Planted some tomatoes and herbs for transplanting into the garden when Spring is finally here......and not just the "fake" Spring we have every week for four days, and then the temps plunge again for three or four more days!!
The trees are budding out and it is starting to turn the woods a sort of silvery green. Nothing is really bright green yet, but it is getting there!!
I continue to have trouble getting going. But the weather is so crazy I have been just right "stove up!" I always thought that was an interesting expression!!! And am now finding that is a really unpleasant feeling!!
Found this for it's origin:
What does it mean to be stove up? This phrase for sore or stiff has nothing to do with a stovetop; stove is actually the past tense of stave. To stave in a wooden boat is to smash a hole in its side, and thus, to be stove up is to be incapacitated or damaged.Jan 12, 2013
A Way with Words, a fun radio show and podcast about language › st...
Stove Up – A Way with Words, a fun radio show and podcast about language.to get
Well, I guess you can tell just how motivated I am to get going this morning!!
The trees are budding out and it is starting to turn the woods a sort of silvery green. Nothing is really bright green yet, but it is getting there!!
I continue to have trouble getting going. But the weather is so crazy I have been just right "stove up!" I always thought that was an interesting expression!!! And am now finding that is a really unpleasant feeling!!
Found this for it's origin:
What does it mean to be stove up? This phrase for sore or stiff has nothing to do with a stovetop; stove is actually the past tense of stave. To stave in a wooden boat is to smash a hole in its side, and thus, to be stove up is to be incapacitated or damaged.Jan 12, 2013
A Way with Words, a fun radio show and podcast about language › st...
Stove Up – A Way with Words, a fun radio show and podcast about language.to get
Well, I guess you can tell just how motivated I am to get going this morning!!
nomifyle
TB Fanatic
Thanks SB, you have given me ideas. Walking around in the pantry to decide what to have for daily meals is a good idea.
The weather is warming up and the chickens are just about waiting in line to lay their eggs. Yesterday he gathered eggs twice, once before church and later after church. First time he got 9, than 11 later. It was later that he saw that all the nests were full (9 nest boxes) and three nests had two chickens each. This morning he got 32 eggs. The renegades must be back in the pen. Our friend that came over every day while we were gone said she tried to count the number of chickens we have but gave up. DH doesn't even know, but he's going to add another 10 this spring to his flock. I'd say our fenced chicken pen is about 1/2 an acre, the chicken house is a converted camper and they can come and go day and night. Our dog keeps the preditors away and does not bother the chickens.
There was a time that possims would get in the chicken house a destroy the new chicks, one day he counted 18 headless babies laying on the chicken house floor. That was before we got out wonderful lab mix Lucky dog.
Even when DH lived in Illinois he always got way more eggs than he could use. He would beg people to take them.
The weather is warming up and the chickens are just about waiting in line to lay their eggs. Yesterday he gathered eggs twice, once before church and later after church. First time he got 9, than 11 later. It was later that he saw that all the nests were full (9 nest boxes) and three nests had two chickens each. This morning he got 32 eggs. The renegades must be back in the pen. Our friend that came over every day while we were gone said she tried to count the number of chickens we have but gave up. DH doesn't even know, but he's going to add another 10 this spring to his flock. I'd say our fenced chicken pen is about 1/2 an acre, the chicken house is a converted camper and they can come and go day and night. Our dog keeps the preditors away and does not bother the chickens.
There was a time that possims would get in the chicken house a destroy the new chicks, one day he counted 18 headless babies laying on the chicken house floor. That was before we got out wonderful lab mix Lucky dog.
Even when DH lived in Illinois he always got way more eggs than he could use. He would beg people to take them.
SouthernBreeze
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Speaking of new recipes, I want to give credit where credit is due to Summerthyme. She posted a chicken recipe a few years ago that I copied. That one recipe has been used over and over again, and it's one of Cary's favorites. I've tweaked it for use with pork chops, too. I just change up the spices when I use it for pork chops. I keep a good stock of everything I need right in my pantry, and I always have frozen boneless chicken breasts and pork chops in my freezer. Here's the recipe if any of you would like to try it, too. Thanks again, Summerthyme!
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Recipe - Summerthyme's Garlic Cheddar Chicken Recipe
I got this recipe from Summerthyme a while back, and it's my favorite chicken recipe. It's delicious! Garlic Cheddar Chicken Ingredients 1/2 cup butter 4 cloves minced garlic 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 1/4 tsp dried parsley 1/4...
aviax2
Veteran Member
Hello everyone. I’ve popped in and done some reading here and there this past week but everything is kind of cloudy for me. I hope everyone that’s been having health issues of any kind are doing better this week. We had a death in the family that has hit us really hard. Prayers for my family and especially for my husband would be very much appreciated.The world is definitely a much darker, sadder place now.
We’re trying to get back to a more normal routine today and since Monday is laundry day that’s what I’m working on, along with cleaning the bathroom and laundry room.
Now that we’ve gotten the pantry organized it makes it much easier to not only see what we do or don’t need, it also helps me to meal plan better. I always check the refrigerator first though and make a list from what needs using up soon and go from there. This week ground beef, asparagus, a cup or so of baby spinach, some grapes, bell peppers and some cheeses are on my list from the fridge. It’s looking like grilled hamburger steak, grilled asparagus and potatoes of some kind tonight (grilled only if these winds die down by then). And I’m thinking about cottage pie soon too, that will help use up some potatoes from the pantry, meat and cheese from the fridge and some mixed veggies from the freezer.
SB~Thanks for sharing that recipe and thanks to ST too! Sounds like something my family would like.
I tried a new Instant Pot recipe early last week that I got from a Mandy in the Making video. I had bought a few aldi brand stove top stuffing mixes to try (which we never use but I had seen some recipes using them and decided to give it go) It was so fast, easy, different for a change and pretty tasty. It was called Straight Out of Heaven Casserole. I was making a double batch of Beef and Barley soup and decided I would just prep veggies for both recipes and clean up once. From the freezer I used up some leftover rotisserie chicken for the casserole and a few packs of leftover pieces of steak for the soup that we had vac packed. I’ve managed to use up quite a bit of leftovers from the freezer the past several weeks and cut down on the food budget. And to see exactly what we have or need and it was much easier to find a place for 7 pints of B&B soup in the freezer, makes me happy to have used things that needed using thus no waste and I now have some chili, taco soup (DHs favs) and beef and barley on hand for a quick meal.
We’re trying to get back to a more normal routine today and since Monday is laundry day that’s what I’m working on, along with cleaning the bathroom and laundry room.
Now that we’ve gotten the pantry organized it makes it much easier to not only see what we do or don’t need, it also helps me to meal plan better. I always check the refrigerator first though and make a list from what needs using up soon and go from there. This week ground beef, asparagus, a cup or so of baby spinach, some grapes, bell peppers and some cheeses are on my list from the fridge. It’s looking like grilled hamburger steak, grilled asparagus and potatoes of some kind tonight (grilled only if these winds die down by then). And I’m thinking about cottage pie soon too, that will help use up some potatoes from the pantry, meat and cheese from the fridge and some mixed veggies from the freezer.
SB~Thanks for sharing that recipe and thanks to ST too! Sounds like something my family would like.
I tried a new Instant Pot recipe early last week that I got from a Mandy in the Making video. I had bought a few aldi brand stove top stuffing mixes to try (which we never use but I had seen some recipes using them and decided to give it go) It was so fast, easy, different for a change and pretty tasty. It was called Straight Out of Heaven Casserole. I was making a double batch of Beef and Barley soup and decided I would just prep veggies for both recipes and clean up once. From the freezer I used up some leftover rotisserie chicken for the casserole and a few packs of leftover pieces of steak for the soup that we had vac packed. I’ve managed to use up quite a bit of leftovers from the freezer the past several weeks and cut down on the food budget. And to see exactly what we have or need and it was much easier to find a place for 7 pints of B&B soup in the freezer, makes me happy to have used things that needed using thus no waste and I now have some chili, taco soup (DHs favs) and beef and barley on hand for a quick meal.
kyrsyan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Feeling better. It took a bit to get moving this morning. But once I got meds on board and got moving I started doing a whole lot better. I think yesterday was just a mess of too many things hitting the body at once.
Boss is stressing over her workload. So I'm just chilling and keeping things on an even keel. I'm about to go pot up some of the stuff I got this weekend. And then just do house stuff. I'm slowly clearing out things.
Boss is stressing over her workload. So I'm just chilling and keeping things on an even keel. I'm about to go pot up some of the stuff I got this weekend. And then just do house stuff. I'm slowly clearing out things.
briches
Veteran Member
My paycheck landed early so I went ahead and paid mortgage/created my budget for the first half of the month.
Meal planning is done for the week.
Closet organization project - I went through my socks and purged them (five pairs gone!) Technically it‘s not the closet, but is a part of my wardrobe - gotta start somewhere ….
It is a VERY busy week so I will so what I can - even if it is in small chunks.
Meal planning is done for the week.
Closet organization project - I went through my socks and purged them (five pairs gone!) Technically it‘s not the closet, but is a part of my wardrobe - gotta start somewhere ….
It is a VERY busy week so I will so what I can - even if it is in small chunks.
SouthernBreeze
Has No Life - Lives on TB
We spent some time yesterday afternoon doing some clean up projects outside, and putting fertilizer out around all the shrubs, roses, and azaleas. Cary also cut down a huge yucca plant that had gotten out of hand next to the house. It was rubbing up next to the side of the house and was so large that it was getting dangerous for Cary to get up the ladder to clean out our flue for the wood heater. Those spikes are as sharp as swords! It's going to be another 80 degree day with no rain, so we're planning to finish up outside with more projects, today.
Tomorrow is grocery shopping day. TSC for dog treats, replace what we've used out of the wine cabinet, and a pick up from the dry cleaners, and RAIN.
Thursday, more RAIN, and we have an appointment to see our attorney about our will. We need to make a few changes.
Friday, more rain, but then, we have several dry days in the forecast. Hopefully, we can make some head way on getting the raised beds ready for sowing seeds. I have mustard, turnip, and lettuce seeds to get out. My chives are almost ready to begin cutting! Walking onions are doing great, too. Garlic is over a foot tall, already.
I'm doing laundry this morning while it warms up enough to get outside and begin.
Tomorrow is grocery shopping day. TSC for dog treats, replace what we've used out of the wine cabinet, and a pick up from the dry cleaners, and RAIN.
Thursday, more RAIN, and we have an appointment to see our attorney about our will. We need to make a few changes.
Friday, more rain, but then, we have several dry days in the forecast. Hopefully, we can make some head way on getting the raised beds ready for sowing seeds. I have mustard, turnip, and lettuce seeds to get out. My chives are almost ready to begin cutting! Walking onions are doing great, too. Garlic is over a foot tall, already.
I'm doing laundry this morning while it warms up enough to get outside and begin.
We're supposed to get more snow on Wednesday, so I ran errands yesterday. Dropped off eggs to some friends and sold some to their friends; they gave me a lb each of pecans and walnuts and 2 lbs each of raisins, almonds, dried cherries, and macaroni. Took squash to the food bank and was given 2 lbs of dates. To the bank also. I need to do a post in the bomb shelter, just haven't gotten to it. Just make sure you keep up your situational awareness.
SouthernBreeze
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I'm tired. I finished up on all my outdoor work. I got all the planter boxes ready for planting (banana peppers) and finished fertilizing everything that needed it. Also, cleaned up my flower beds. Hostas all are coming up in spite of the deep freeze we had. I was afraid they all had frozen. The 3 new azaleas that I thought were dead are beginning to leaf, so they made it, too. Cary finished splitting and stacking a half wagon load of firewood. I don't think we will have to use the wood heater or stove anymore this year. I also got my laundry done, dried, and brought in. Already put those away, too.
A simple supper, tonight. Beef Stroganoff Velveeta Skillet with homemade fries. We still have Oreo Cake for dessert with ice cream.
A simple supper, tonight. Beef Stroganoff Velveeta Skillet with homemade fries. We still have Oreo Cake for dessert with ice cream.
nomifyle
TB Fanatic
I had saved our second bathroom shower full of bottles, of course making the shower unusable. I saved them for early gardening and I came to terms that I'm not likely to do that, so to the burn barrel they are going. I am saving the juice bottles to fill with water and put in the bottom of our freezers. One to aid in keeping the food frozen and two in case I might need the water down the line. Now I just have to clean out the freezers, although not my next project. Now to figure out where to keep the juice bottles until I get the freezers cleaned out. I might just go ahead and fill them and store them in milk crates on the screened in porch that we rarely use since DH built a covered front porch a couple of years ago.
I, too, did some laundry today, a couple of loads, although not put away yet..
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I cooked a one pound bag of green lima beans, put them in the crock pot yesterday on high for awhile and then on low over night.. We had some of our recently acquired ground pork and I mixed in some of the beans. Might sound strange, but we liked it.. DH brought in two packages of pork from last year and a packages of venison, they are thawing in the fridg for something I can think up for a meal, and have some left over for tacos the next day.. I bought salad stuff and I need to steam some eggs for salads.
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I was outside petting some of the goats through the fence and tripped on my way to the fence in a pile of leaves, but I caught myself and didn't fall.
In between chores and resting my back. I've also been rereading all of the Pendergast series,. I'm on number 9 and there are 21 in the series. I'm reading them on my kindle, but I have them all in regular book form.
I, too, did some laundry today, a couple of loads, although not put away yet..
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I cooked a one pound bag of green lima beans, put them in the crock pot yesterday on high for awhile and then on low over night.. We had some of our recently acquired ground pork and I mixed in some of the beans. Might sound strange, but we liked it.. DH brought in two packages of pork from last year and a packages of venison, they are thawing in the fridg for something I can think up for a meal, and have some left over for tacos the next day.. I bought salad stuff and I need to steam some eggs for salads.
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I was outside petting some of the goats through the fence and tripped on my way to the fence in a pile of leaves, but I caught myself and didn't fall.
In between chores and resting my back. I've also been rereading all of the Pendergast series,. I'm on number 9 and there are 21 in the series. I'm reading them on my kindle, but I have them all in regular book form.
drafter
Veteran Member
Wife picked up a few more baby chicks. I managed to get 4 raspberry plants planted and one apple tree. Still plan on planting at least 6 more fruit trees including peach and plum. Looking to probably pick up some goats also this year. Years ago we had around 20 goats when we lived in Oregon. This time around we’ll probably limit it to 5 or 6. No plans to breed them or have stinky bucks around. Also getting some pepper seeds started. I’ve always had great luck with jalapeños but can never get my habaneros to produce much. Hopefully this new climate will help.
SouthernBreeze
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I know I sound like a broken record, but would you believe that we are under a flood watch starting today through Friday night?!!!! I have to say, though, that all of my hanging moss, Irish moss, and yard mushrooms are going like gangbusters, LOL! I look any day now for a gator to be walking across our yard! Yeah, it's that wet. 83 for our high temp, today.
We'll be leaving for our shopping run a bit later. I thought of another stop I want to make while in town. The greenhouse nursery. If they have some of their garden pepper plants, already, I'm going to get some. We've never had much success growing them from seed. Since my planter boxes are ready for planting, I want to get those. I won't put them out, yet, but I'll have them here when it's time. I'll put them in the laundry room, along with all of our other seed starts, so they shouldn't hurt in there, until time to plant them. It's a laundry room, but also a sunroom. I'll repot into larger pots if need be.
We'll be leaving for our shopping run a bit later. I thought of another stop I want to make while in town. The greenhouse nursery. If they have some of their garden pepper plants, already, I'm going to get some. We've never had much success growing them from seed. Since my planter boxes are ready for planting, I want to get those. I won't put them out, yet, but I'll have them here when it's time. I'll put them in the laundry room, along with all of our other seed starts, so they shouldn't hurt in there, until time to plant them. It's a laundry room, but also a sunroom. I'll repot into larger pots if need be.
Spring is really showing itself. I have had a plum tree blooming for about a week. Yesterday I noticed some of the peaches are starting to bloom. I needed to prune some of the peaches more, but it maybe too late. I bought 3 blackberries, 2 raspberry, and some more strawberry plants. I got the blackberries and raspberries planted. But the strawberries are still in my crisper.
Today I am getting the grandkids so daughter can work or run errands, whichever she needs to do. She works from home so things can be hectic with a baby and a 5 year old. They plan on home schooling too. It is a good thing our son in law likes to help with that.
I am behind on my gardening. We have to repair the electric fences and get them going before I can plant too much. Hopefully we can catch that up over the next week and a half. But tomorrow is bad weather so I doubt we will get much outside done.
I started the incubator. I have a friend wanting to buy some chicks. I haven't decided if I will keep the others or try to sell some more. I could use a few more young hens.
Today I am getting the grandkids so daughter can work or run errands, whichever she needs to do. She works from home so things can be hectic with a baby and a 5 year old. They plan on home schooling too. It is a good thing our son in law likes to help with that.
I am behind on my gardening. We have to repair the electric fences and get them going before I can plant too much. Hopefully we can catch that up over the next week and a half. But tomorrow is bad weather so I doubt we will get much outside done.
I started the incubator. I have a friend wanting to buy some chicks. I haven't decided if I will keep the others or try to sell some more. I could use a few more young hens.
I'm a bit confused... you are planting tons of useful food plants, but plan on getting goats... which you don't want to breed (so apparently not for milk or meat)? I'm guessing brush control... but do you have your food plants and gardens all securely fenced?
We've got a goat here (our bid for a high ESG score... "she" has a full beard and heavy "billy" neck, external female genitalia, but can't conceive and acts like a billy in every way. She's also apparently Trans species... she mounts the female cows all the time!) who can walk up to a 5 foot tall fence and jump it cleanly. We have 7 foot tall hot fences around the gardens and orchards... if we didn't, we wouldn't HAVE gardens and orchards!
Summerthyme
SouthernBreeze
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I really miss our orchard/vineyard this time of year when everything should all be budding out. We started with 4 plums, 2 apples, 3 peaches, 1 pear, 1 fig, a trellis for tame blackberries, a trellis for muscadines, and a trellis for grapes, and a mulberry tree. One huge pecan tree. We've lost everything, except the muscadines, one apple, the fig, the mulberry tree, and the pecan tree due to drought over the past few years. Our apple tree hasn't shown any signs of budding, yet so it may not have survived last summer's drought. We get plenty of fruit from my mom every year, so we've never replanted what we've lost.
drafter
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We’ve got 11 acres with separate fenced areas so the goats will be in their own spot. We have no plans to butcher them but it’s a possibility. They’ll just be weed control around the barn. I mow around the orchard and berry areas. We’ve had goats before so know all about good fences.
John Deere Girl
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Goats are a hot commodity in our area. Unregistered, mixed breed goats are going for $400 or more each. Barnyard mixed day old chicks are selling for $12.50.
kyrsyan
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I want to be up and about. Sounds like fun. But last night at some point, I started running a fever. I woke up because I was shivering so hard.
Got another blanket over me and crashed again. Woke up feeling horrid and with the nerves on one side running so hot that walking was a challenge, and so was lifting/carrying anything on that side.
Got meds, crashed again. Woke up and functioned long enough to do the bare minimum needed for job, with boss blessing. And crashed again.
I'm about to get up to make son's lunch and take more meds, before crashing again. Part of me wants to take a really long epsom salt soak, but getting out of the tub would likely be a problem.
It appears I've caught the flu. So far, son hasn't. But as soon as he realized that I was actually still in bed, he stopped his shenanigans and settled down. Thank heavens because my tolerance is non existent when I feel this bad.
Please send some of the feel good of playing in the dirt in my direction. Hopefully I can do it some this weekend.
Got another blanket over me and crashed again. Woke up feeling horrid and with the nerves on one side running so hot that walking was a challenge, and so was lifting/carrying anything on that side.
Got meds, crashed again. Woke up and functioned long enough to do the bare minimum needed for job, with boss blessing. And crashed again.
I'm about to get up to make son's lunch and take more meds, before crashing again. Part of me wants to take a really long epsom salt soak, but getting out of the tub would likely be a problem.
It appears I've caught the flu. So far, son hasn't. But as soon as he realized that I was actually still in bed, he stopped his shenanigans and settled down. Thank heavens because my tolerance is non existent when I feel this bad.
Please send some of the feel good of playing in the dirt in my direction. Hopefully I can do it some this weekend.
Praying for sure! Got ivermectin? It's worked for us on a couple "flu like" non COVID viruses...
Summerthyme
John Deere Girl
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I'm praying for you!
SouthernBreeze
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There was nothing as far as garden plants at the nursery, today. Nothing at Walmart or the feed store, either. I guess it's still a bit early. So, I didn't get to get my pepper plants. I don't think we are done with frosts yet. We've been known to have ice storms in April. I guess I'm getting too anxious to get things started in the gardens. Traditionally, nothing is planted outdoors down here, until Good Friday, anyway.
I'm restocked on everything and bought all the extras to stock for the new recipes I needed. I spent much less than what I thought I would! I also got $5 off our wine order, today. Every little bit helps. Eggs were only $2.86/dozen! I bought extra.
All in all, it was a good run.
Also, praying for you, kyrsyan.
I'm restocked on everything and bought all the extras to stock for the new recipes I needed. I spent much less than what I thought I would! I also got $5 off our wine order, today. Every little bit helps. Eggs were only $2.86/dozen! I bought extra.
All in all, it was a good run.
Also, praying for you, kyrsyan.
kyrsyan
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I am currently functional but in pain. I'm so glad I did a massive pot roast yesterday because it's going to be BBQ pork for dinner tonight. Even with meds on board, I feel like absolute crud. I'm going to head to bed early tonight to see if I can clear the head some. If I think I can handle it, I'm going to do a soak. That often helps get the poisons out of my system. And that's honestly what it feels like to me.There was nothing as far as garden plants at the nursery, today. Nothing at Walmart or the feed store, either. I guess it's still a bit early. So, I didn't get to get my pepper plants. I don't think we are done with frosts yet. We've been known to have ice storms in April. I guess I'm getting too anxious to get things started in the gardens. Traditionally, nothing is planted outdoors down here, until Good Friday, anyway.
I'm restocked on everything and bought all the extras to stock for the new recipes I needed. I spent much less than what I thought I would! I also got $5 off our wine order, today. Every little bit helps. Eggs were only $2.86/dozen! I bought extra.
All in all, it was a good run.
Also, praying for you, kyrsyan.
I don't have any ivermectin. That was going to be an order later this month. Will still be an order, just not in time for whatever is kicking my butt today. With those nerve pathways acting up, I'm not driving. I can't depend on my left side completely at the moment. I'm tempted to call the doc about a muscle relaxant but I'm going to wait and see how much of it is whatever crud it is that's grabbed hold of me. I'm using cold & flu, and elderberry, and my teas, and Hinoki wood oil for sinus and lung inflammation. I'm using a whole variety of exterior stuff for the nerve issue so at least I can walk, even if I am making sure that I have handholds in case the leg collapses. Because it will collapse even if I don't feel the nerve yelling at me.
Son is off balance because I don't get sick like this. I really don't. And he doesn't know what to make of Mom laying down during the day. I'm not sure he's escaping this but at the moment he's not running a fever or showing signs of being worn out/exhausted. I'm hoping he doesn't get it.
Boss is just funny. She thinks my work would have suffered because I'm sick. But nope, I still got the basics all handled and handled correctly. It just took me a bit longer than normal because I was thinking slow and double checking everything to make sure I didn't glitch something. I did not work on things that took more than basic brain power because of the risk of making an error that we may not find for quite a while.
I'm having problems drinking as much as normal and I've switched completely to electrolytes for the moment. And I keep putting an ice pack on my neck to help bring down the pain and inflammation for my head.
That's the update. I'm going to go lay down on the couch until I can serve dinner to son. And then I'm crashing for a while.
SouthernBreeze
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Well, God just finished blessing us again, today! We are so thankful to Him!
As we were leaving for town, we passed by a neighbor's place about 5 minutes from us. He had 2 large oak trees down in his yard. He and his SIL were out cutting on it. When we got home from town, Cary thought he would go ask neighbor if he was going to use the wood. Neighbor told Cary that he could have one whole tree, and if Cary would bring his log splitter down there and split some from the other tree for him, he wouldn't charge Cary anything for the tree. It's only a few pieces that neighbor doesn't want to split with an axe. They're going to be working on it together. This will replace all the firewood we've used this winter and then some. We've used 2 1/2 cords so far. He also told Cary that he was planning to cut a couple more trees, and he could have those, too. All oak. If it isn't raining when we get back from our attorney's office, tomorrow, Cary will begin work on it all.
We just went under a tornado watch, till 10pm, tonight. We're already under a flood watch through Friday night.
As we were leaving for town, we passed by a neighbor's place about 5 minutes from us. He had 2 large oak trees down in his yard. He and his SIL were out cutting on it. When we got home from town, Cary thought he would go ask neighbor if he was going to use the wood. Neighbor told Cary that he could have one whole tree, and if Cary would bring his log splitter down there and split some from the other tree for him, he wouldn't charge Cary anything for the tree. It's only a few pieces that neighbor doesn't want to split with an axe. They're going to be working on it together. This will replace all the firewood we've used this winter and then some. We've used 2 1/2 cords so far. He also told Cary that he was planning to cut a couple more trees, and he could have those, too. All oak. If it isn't raining when we get back from our attorney's office, tomorrow, Cary will begin work on it all.
We just went under a tornado watch, till 10pm, tonight. We're already under a flood watch through Friday night.