Posted on 10/03/2020 5:39:46 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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LOL! Thanks! I was ready for promotion to Warrant Officer, but my boss wouldn’t retire. I could’ve probably bribed him with a few more points. ;)
Oh, Ok. Understood!
I was just thinking that if it was clear, it’d make a great “wallpaper” for my monitor.
Oh, well - I have lots of others to choose from!
I’m hoping our fall will be very pretty this year too. But, we shall see. It may have gotten dry a week or two too soon....
The farmers here are likely very happy, though. Most got good rains through the summer, and now it is dry for harvest.
Our last rain was the end of May...
...and a, 'Blue Moon' coming on October 31, 2020!
Buffalo Chicken Jalapeno Poppers
Here you go Diana! Edgerton, apples, and seed savers in one article!
I want some of those Buffalo Chicken Jalapeno Poppers....NOW.
Diana;
History of apples in the U.S.
Every land grant College or university with a school of agriculture should have this reference work for their pomology programs. A good school of American history that analyses original source documents from early American History—letters, wills, newspapers— might consider it as well.
Since it’s October, here’s a link to a nice article about various pumpkin varieties:
https://gardenerspath.com/plants/vegetables/best-pie-pumpkins/
For decorative purposes, Aldi had some nice carving pumpkins for $2.50 ea., a couple days ago. I bought two - hope they hold up!
BTW, Aldi also had something I’d never tried before, “Plumcots”. They are really good!
Aldi Rocks! Wish I lived closer to one - but it’s worth the Day Trip once in a while, for sure! ;)
When I was feeding two adult males, three teen boys and myself, Aldi saved me! The boys KNEW that if they TOUCHED ‘Mom’s Aldi Quarter’ (to ‘rent’ the shopping cart) in the car ashtray they would be instantly ‘murderized,’ LOL!
And this was back in the day when a Quarter for an Arcade Game was the most important thing on their minds! ;)
Hahahaha!!
Our local Aldi has been selling milk (skim, 2%, and whole) @ $1.59 a gallon for some time. Our local Wally World met it for a while, then jumped up over $2, came back down to $1.79, now they are again matching Aldi @ $1.59. All the other WalMarts in the immediate area, that I know of, are over $2.
Why do I think that someone @ WalMart “corporate” is not pleased with our store...?
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