Posted on 08/01/2025 6:03:57 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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“That reminds me, I need a new Dutch Oven.”
I was left UNSUPERVISED at Walmart, yesterday. I walked all the Kitchen Aisles and then did the most damage in the Yarn and Craft aisles. ;)
I saw that they had the nice Lodge-Brand enameled 5.5 quart cast iron Dutch Ovens for under $50.00. ($46.54 free shipping) The BLUE is stunning - I have a red one that I bought from The Food Network at Kohl’s a decade ago. Can’t live without it!
https://www.walmart.com/ip/LODGE-CAST-IRON-5-5QT-INDIGO-ENAMELED-DUTCH-OVEN/555459362
Of course, if you can find one at a Thrift Shop or Garage Sale, you’ll get a much better price, but I rarely see them for sale.
About 15 years ago now we went to a department Christmas party for hubbys department. They had a game, can’t remember much about it but everyone got a mystery gift and you opened it. The next person that won could trade for the prior person’s gift. Steal it really. Well the nicest gift there was the red 5.5 quart Lodge dutch oven. I stole it near the end of the game and the wife that had it never let me forget it. She was actually miffed that I would not trade with her. I saw her a few times after that and she would sneeridly say, how are you liking your dutch oven? Well I still love it.
The blue or indigo Lodge is exactly what I was looking at. I have red pots and don’t care for the color like I thought I would. They look cool on the black wood stove but that’s it. Closest WM only has red. All other stores around here have indigo.
The Walmart in the town where the new Tractor Supply is has indigo and TS has cattle panels on sale for $25 and Ball pint wide mouth jars $13/dozen. WM has some Corelle dishware on sale that I need as I swap out misc designs for all one design(Winter Frost aka plain white).
Two grocery stores I need to go to are on the way. Little grocery store up there has 80/20 ground for a $1/lb less than anyone else. The one other time I went, I noticed there’s a discount grocery store in that town so I’m wanting to see what it’s like.
Sounds like a plan for tomorrow.
Yeah there's no arguing with the Boss on such things.
She had her gray tabby JaegerMeister put down last weekend. He was old and had some sort of autoimmune disorder that caused him to itch constantly. Poor guy walked around half bald most of the time. He was a good cat and 100% understood English. She got him when he was very small, and growing up around dogs he learned "come, sit, lay down, stay" and would do any/all of those things when/if he felt like it.
Is there any hope at all of civilizing Howard to the extent that he can spend a little bit of time indoors?
I think I know the answer but it never hurts to ask. lol
In my mind’s eye I’m picturing the scene in A Christmas Story where the turkey gets destroyed.
Sons a bitches!!! Bumpuses!!!
Wow! 5 years ago I bought a 6 quart Lodge Dutch oven from Amazon for $60. I just checked and the EXACT same one is now $100!
I have the red one (red is an accent color in our kitchen) - LOVE it! It’s become my favorite pot .... perfect for soups, stew, chile & anything where you need steeper sides. It’s easy to clean. Good price when I was looking around.
In my mind’s eye I’m picturing the scene in A Christmas Story where the turkey gets destroyed.
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My brother had a Brittany Spaniel. He was terrible about food in the house - my brother called it ‘counter surfing’. He would get on his hind legs, get sort of sideways with his head on the counter and he would go the length of the counter, sweeping up any food he could reach. He got a LOT of food that way.
For example ... my brother came home from work & my SIL had left him dinner on the counter - grilled chicken breast etc. He let the dog in, then realized he’d left his briefcase in the truck & went back to get it. When he came back to the house, the dog met him at the door .... licking his lips. Yup, dinner was gone! Another time, he was getting a package of cold cuts out of the fridge ... large package. Somehow the meat slipped out & hit the floor ... a second later, the dog had it & wolfed it down in one or two gulps. I think he even got a birthday cake that was left on the counter, close enough he could ‘surf’ it.
Otherwise, sweet dog; however, being a hunting breed if he was ‘loose’, he was looking for feathers or fur. He killed a lot of my SIL’s chickens ... feathers were feathers & he didn’t discriminate. He died of old age, sleeping in his kennel. I dogsat him since he was a pup so sad to see him go.
LOL! WINNING! :)
“Is there any hope at all of civilizing Howard to the extent that he can spend a little bit of time indoors?”
I have only EVER had Walker Dogs inside when it was Winter and they were pups.
However - the current ‘Major Domo’ (Dolly) IN the house is a ‘retired from hunting’ Beagle. She had NEVER been inside of a house when I got her from a friend - always lived in an outdoor kennel when she wasn’t on the hunt. She walked in, jumped on the sofa and acted like she’d been there her whole life! (Beagles are in the ‘Hound’ class for UKC and AKC.) Dolly is asleep at my feet right now. *HEART*
And, I was also able to domesticate ‘Chief’ who was Beau’s Beagle for rabbit hunting and general hilarity. He totally adapted to ‘a luxury life lived indoors’ when offered.
So, it CAN be done. Howard may be a tad young for it now, but Hounds CAN be domesticated. I’d think your other dogs could show him the ropes?
My Best Puppy Ever was ‘Sunshine.’ After her owner passed, she ended up in MN with the owner of the Mama Dog that brought her into this world. He owns a Hair Salon and the THREE Treeing Walker Coon Hounds he currently owns hang out in the Salon all day with him!
He also hunts out of his Geo Metro or some other tiny car - and WINS BIG with his dogs in MN. Ben Brown. The Man. The Myth. The Hunting LEGEND! :)
We had the same thing happen at Christmas at the in-laws one year. One of the (way too many!) dogs that were on hand got at the Turkey.
Heh, very good friends of ours kept a pet parakeet for a few years. The bird was very tame, and would perch on the wife’s hand while she cleaned the cage with her other hand.
Except... One day their cat made a long jump, snatched the parakeet mid-jump, and ran off with it. The poor parakeet was thoroughly dead before our friend could catch up to the cat. She (our friend) was heartbroken.
Thereafter, the cat was put out of the house anytime the bird cage needed to be opened.
*** I have the red one (red is an accent color in our kitchen) - LOVE it!***
I used to have just blue in my kitchen for years, and then someone gave me some red ceramic bowls. Then hubby bought me a utensil crock that had a blue flower, a red flower, and a yellow flower on it. Then I was gifted a multi-colored rooster with a bit of green. So now my kitchen has mostly red, blue, and yellow in it, but I admit, I decided that ALL COLORS are welcomed! I have some orange, some green, and some turquoise blue (probably my true favorite color). It’s very colorful, and a nice mishmash of modern, vintage, and truly antique pieces. Somehow it all works together, and having so much color actually makes me happy. It energizes me to be in my kitchen. (Maybe that’s part of why I like to cook now?)
Having said that, I do think a red accented kitchen is very homey. Makes you feel all warm inside.
*** I have the red one (red is an accent color in our kitchen) - LOVE it!***
I used to have just blue in my kitchen for years, and then someone gave me some red ceramic bowls. Then hubby bought me a utensil crock that had a blue flower, a red flower, and a yellow flower on it. Then I was gifted a multi-colored rooster with a bit of green. So now my kitchen has mostly red, blue, and yellow in it, but I admit, I decided that ALL COLORS are welcomed! I have some orange, some green, and some turquoise blue (probably my true favorite color). It’s very colorful, and a nice mishmash of modern, vintage, and truly antique pieces. Somehow it all works together, and having so much color actually makes me happy. It energizes me to be in my kitchen. (Maybe that’s part of why I like to cook now?)
Having said that, I do think a red accented kitchen is very homey. Makes you feel all warm inside.
Geez, a second apart. What’s up with my wifi?
Sorry about the double post, gang!
Heh, lettuce and onions are the plants I REALLY can’t seem to grow (except some onions started in pots from spring onion’s bottom 2” - I have “some” luck with those.)
My one “good” Opo plant is just exploding now (with growth). One out of 4. (3 died.) It had stopped growing during our hot spell, and now it’s just ridiculous — I have to go and “reroute” parts of it almost every day to keep it out of other plants. I’ll bet the various branches totaled 15 ft. of growth, yesterday to today, if I added them all up. No more food for this puppy, except Super Phosphate, to try to get more blooms.
Every home I’ve ever owned has always had painted Butter Yellow kitchen walls. To me, that color is SO soothing and it’s the first ‘improvement’ I make to any new-to-me home.
I accent with red and white, and while I have TRIED to give up my ‘Rooster Addiction’ there is still all kinds of Rooster and farm life art on the walls.
My favorites? ‘He Rules the Roost, but I Rule the Rooster’
‘What Happens In The Barn...Stays In The Barn’
Our kitchen is yellow, too! Ok, most of the house is some shade of yellow. I am not a beige/gray kind of person, though I do use it some in a couple of furniture pieces.
When we have guests over, they very often mention how it “feels like home” as soon as they walk in the door. Makes my day every time!
I have several roosters in my kitchen. One is on a pitcher behind glass doors. The second is the ceramic one on the counter that acts as a bookend to my cookbooks. The third is an original drawing done by my oldest and dearest childhood friend, mounted and framed and in the hallway next to the kitchen. It’s a beautiful and colorful rooster.
My friend became an artist late in life. It helps her with anxiety. She uses a lot of colors in her artwork. She has had her artwork featured on CBS’ Sunday Morning three times, so to us, she’s famous!
Our kitchen is also yellow! The cabinets are white & the countertops are black granite. The previous owner used red as an accent - the bay window cushion is red with black & white pillows. She had a red Cuisinart mixer that is visible in pictures. We have a small red-framed clock on the wall & my red Lodge pot. The brick fireplace is painted white with a black slate hearth. Mom bought a black farm house style table with chairs to match. A rooster with bright colors would go great in the kitchen, but mom has so much stuff in there already, we really don’t have room for anything else.
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