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To: greeneyes

I am sorry about your sinus infection. Dry, cold air is hard on them. I am filling small pots of water and putting them on every heat register, and still having problems. The fever may be from the infection. I have a recipe for nose spray that helps, though, when winters are extra cold, I still stay at borderline infections. I will post the recipe, if you would like. Do know- I am not a doctor, nor play one on TV. (grin) Oh... A mist humidifier helps a little.

My seeds are waiting. Planner mapped out. Snow and frozen ground have me instead getting ready to dye a few tubs of wool and lockerhook some area rugs. Meat is on sale, I will be making and pressure-canning some meatballs. I do not do boredom very well.

We are adding chickens, and maybe ducks. A win-win venture and will not break our budget. Meat and eggs, free manure and they love bugs.


30 posted on 02/28/2014 2:09:46 PM PST by hearthwench (Debbi - Mom, NaNa, and always ornery)
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To: hearthwench
We've kicked around getting some chicks but that would mean a chicken house, chick grit, training our cat to leave them alone, etc.
Critters that can keep the wood ticks and other bugs down sounds attractive...
32 posted on 02/28/2014 2:17:29 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks ("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
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To: hearthwench

It’s my understanding that they love to eat ticks. That would be a blessing here, but we have no one to care for them when we go away. I don’t think that the dog kennel would take them.


35 posted on 02/28/2014 2:21:56 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: hearthwench
It's 86F here now. But Sunday night is supposed to get down to 19F. It's that time of year here. Fans running one day, heaters running the next.

/johnny

37 posted on 02/28/2014 2:23:17 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: hearthwench

By all means post your recipe. I am using the lil noses saline solution and breathing in tea until it cools enough to drink.LOL

I have a portable mister, that I bought last year, and packed away. I can’t remember where I packed it, and so far have not been able to find it.

This is the time of year I like to can stuff also. This week we had a very good special on chicken and pork, but I was too tired to try it. I hope we have a good deal this up coming week. Maybe I’ll feel up to it then.


62 posted on 02/28/2014 3:04:44 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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