Prohodna cave in Bulgaria, this area
is known as 'Devil's Eyes,' though
some call it 'God's Eyes.'
A picnic at Los Angeles' California
Alligator Farm, where patrons were
allowed to mingle freely among trained
alligators from 1907 to 1953
Posted on 09/10/2021 6:23:00 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
A picnic at Los Angeles' California
Alligator Farm, where patrons were
allowed to mingle freely among trained
alligators from 1907 to 1953
No gardening this week because we are in Bruges right now and Brussels on Monday. We are buying 3 different brands of chocolate. Leonidas is for our casual acquaintances. Marcolini is for our closest friends. He was voted best chocolatier in the world in 2020 but for ourselves we got BbyB, Babelutte by Bartholomeus, created by Belgian chef Bart Desmidt (Two stars in the Michelin guide) and master chocolatier Jan Verleye. No desire for Mussels, Waffles or fries, which are the other Belgian specialties. Beer is good but what I am looking forward to in Brussels is Absinthe. They have a bar there that serves dozens of different types, pretty unique. I gave all of my plants a good soaking before I left so hopefully they will survive the week without me.
Love the cave/God’s Eyes!
Get into a pond with live Gators? Um, NOPE!
I wonder why that isn’t still popular? *SNORT*
‘Trained’ Alligators? Yep. Sure.
Sounds wonderful! Enjoy! :)
I'll take an Oak/Cherry Blend, Please!
Diana, thank you! Always most welcome!
I noticed none of the girls legs were dangling freely under the table. And the nice waiter guy had a baseball bat in his hand, lol!
Father on a Ford tractor.
Good looking chickens from before they bred the taste out of them and locked them away in cages!
(Anyone know what the 4 handled implement leaning against the shed is?)
I saw this recipe this morning on a homesteading blog I follow .... it reminds me of FALL, which is right around the corner. In the fall, you can visit orchards or stop by apple stands along the road .... those apples SMELL like apples (even before you cut them), unlike the grocery store apples, which have no smell at all. Onions, bacon, a little brown sugar.... yum! I will be making this soon, might even do it as a ‘different’ side dish for Thanksgiving (my very favorite holiday of the year).
Fried Apples and Onions Recipe Just Like Mrs. Wilder* Made
https://melissaknorris.com/fried-apples-and-onions-recipe/
*Mrs. Wilder of Little House on the Prairie fame.
Anyone know what the 4 handled implement leaning against the shed is?
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Just my thoughts .... the way the “handles” (all 4) are tapered, it looks to me like a rough sledge, just leaned up against the barn. This would be used for hauling wood, or other heavy items where you didn’t need a ‘fancy’ sled, just a frame on runners. In this case, the runners are 2 sides of the frame. Also, the size/weight ... doesn’t appear to me to be something one person could handle if using as an implement.
“Anyone know what the 4 handled implement leaning against the shed is?”
Hard to tell from this angle, but if the center is wire mesh, maybe it was used for ‘sifting’ things with a person on each end. Compost? Dried chicken manure? Dirt?
Those chickens (proud Rooster in front) are gorgeous! I’m getting Chicken Fever again; and it will only be worse by Spring! :)
Love it! We need to have a ‘Little House’ Garden Theme one of these weeks. :)
Speaking of which - I need to dig some Taters, today! I’ll bet the Ingalls Family ate a LOT of taters!
ANYHOW - if you need a paste tomato that is a super-producer and has good disease resistance, this is your tomato! I'm planning for NEXT season already, or course!
I was very sad when it dropped off of my radar, as it was the paste tomato that I always grew and liked the best.
https://www.reimerseeds.com/viva-italia-tomato.aspx
She’s got two more LHOTP recipes ... Ma Wilders:
Vinegar Pie – Old-Fashioned Recipe from Ma Ingalls
https://melissaknorris.com/vinegar-pie/
How To Make Rose Water Syrup – Ma Ingall’s Recipe
https://melissaknorris.com/how-to-make-rose-water-syrup/
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She’s got quite a few recipes described as Grandma’s, old-fashioned, vintage, Depression, & with actual years noted: 1920-1950.
https://melissaknorris.com/category/recipes/
Being a homesteader, she goes back to the ‘old’ frugal ways a lot .... pretty much everything looks delicious. We used her soup base (flour, butter, half & half - can use milk, add some heavy cream, etc.) to make some chicken soup for my dad. Mom chopped up a chicken breast real fine & added it to the base - we didn’t even add seasonings other than salt/pepper .... he loved it ... simple, REAL flavors, not the canned stuff.
I have a screed that I use for screening my compost. I set it over my wheelbarrow. I can see how that might work but it looks a bit heavy for that!
I think I have identified the chickens as "13: White Langshan" What do you think?
https://thepoultryguide.com/15-popular-heritage-chicken-breeds/
https://thefrugalchicken.com/heritage-chicken-breeds/
(One Iowa source for some of those breeds.)
https://www.sandhillpreservation.com/chickens
I’m getting Chicken Fever again; and it will only be worse by Spring!
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I want chickens of my own SO bad. My SIL has them next door & occasionally I get eggs (any eggs collected when I chicken/dogsit are mine to keep), but it’s not a regular thing.
As you know, I live with my elderly folks & caretake them, so the property is theirs. They do not want chickens - mom doesn’t want them running loose & scratching up her flower beds & I don’t think my dad wants a coop/run.
So I just had a revelation this morning. Friday, I repaired the back steps off the deck ... rotten board that was a major hazard. It took me a while (couldn’t back out numerous screws - heads were stripped when they were put in), but eventually, I got it done and all is fixed now & it looks great, too. I have rudimentary carpentry skills & some good mechanical instincts. The revelation was: build a simple chicken “tractor” for 3-4 chickens!
This would solve a lot of issues .... they could have plenty of scratching/fresh territory because we have acres of pasture where I could move them around. I have a garden tractor style mower with a hitch I could use to move the chicken tractor. There would be no established coop/run ... nothing “major” to clean out. Of course the tractor coop (small!) would have to be cleaned, but you could pull the tractor ‘wherever’ and just dump/rake it out. There would be no established run to turn into dirt/mud.
I’m going to scrounge around for some tractor plans. We have plenty of lumber/wire (a whole NEW roll of hardware cloth wire, for example) here. Finding some wheels (if I use them rather than a ‘runner’) could be an issue - maybe find an old child’s wagon or something that I could remove the wheels. This will give me something to think about & maybe work on over the winter. :-)
Great solution, Q!
Ellendra! Help a sister out here. See her Post #39. I’m sure you have ideas/advice to share.
Security for chickens is my problem, too. I will almost ALWAYS have puppies running around here, and I gave up the space Beau was going to give me to build a coop for more outdoor kennel space, which were also needed. (I scored some MAJOR Girlfriend Points there; will cash those in later, LOL!)
Anyhow, I’m in the planning stages, too. I have a spot that I was thinking of making into a perennial garden, but I may just buy a kit of some sort and have Beau put a coop for me there - it’s close to he house, but not close enough for smell to be an issue, has a nearby water source and I’m only going with 6 or so hens - not the FIFTY at a time I used to keep. I shovel a path to the greenhouse all winter anyway; I can shovel another to the coop!
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