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ErnieCopp
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Nature creates lots of pretty pictures. Most of us need to slow down and appreciate them more often.
Thanks,
Ernie
Thanks,
Ernie
Whatcha Up To???
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Mr_Yan
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Yesterday I conned my father-in-law to help paint so we were stuck inside. It was all brush work on a T&G pine panel gable ceiling and wall to wall T&G pine panel along one knee wall. It sucked.
Today:
Today:
- Planted Yan-kid-1's garden box - 32" x 15" box container. 1 marigold, 1 basil, row of carrots, 8 beets, 4 spinach plants
- Started conduit trellising for the snap peas but need a run to the hardware store for some fittings.
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ErnieCopp
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Not much. Picked a half gallon of Blackberrries, put bird netting on a small peach tree, picked one ripe tomato, moved and baited a rabbit trap, and shut the drip lines of for a few days because of the rain we had. Also cut a few weeds down in the area where i am trying to start a self sustaining wildflower bed. It has lots of CA poppies growing there now, but i want some variety and a longer flowering season.
Ernie
Ernie
The wife baked a dewberry cobbler today. Thanks to Ranch for the recipe!The dewberries around here started off well, but then they all shriveled up to nothing after all the rain. Never seen that before. We were able to get some good ones from Fayette county though.
Rained another 1.40" here... So I made a dewberry cobbler as well.
Then I continued working on my cookbook.
Then I continued working on my cookbook.
That was some good cobbler, we put a big dent in it. Only thing it was missing was some Blue Bell ice cream.
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ErnieCopp
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We need to have a pie eating contest. Linda made me a big Blackberry Custard with about a quart and a half of berries and 6 eggs. That was several days ago, and i just finished the last of it today. That was the first one i ever had, based on Sam's custard pie recipe, but for sure, it is not going to be the last one.
Ernie
Ernie
I'll post the cobbler recipe for you & Linda... It's super easy & not much to clean up afterwards...
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ErnieCopp
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She will appreciate that. Always ready to try a different crust,
Ernie
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I have not been outside yet, but i see i have trapped that rabbit. He apparently was a City rabbit and did not know what a raw carrot tasted like. So it took a while to get him used to eating them, so i could get him to go in the trap. The rabbit proofing job i did on the chain link fence was keeping him out of the garden but he was living under the neighbor's deck and coming over trying to find a way to get in my backyard.
Not exactly feeling like Daniel Boone this morning, but am pleased i finally caught him.
Ernie
Not exactly feeling like Daniel Boone this morning, but am pleased i finally caught him.
Ernie
Dang it, we woke up to more thunder/lightning & rain... This is getting old.
Making 'German Rouladen' for supper tonight. It's a lot of fussing around, but it's sooooo good!
The sun finally came out this afternoon (humidity feels like 110%), so I grabbed the pear burner & dried the firewood racks, then let them cool & got them painted. It felt good to accomplish something after being cooped up for over a week, LOL!!!
Making 'German Rouladen' for supper tonight. It's a lot of fussing around, but it's sooooo good!
The sun finally came out this afternoon (humidity feels like 110%), so I grabbed the pear burner & dried the firewood racks, then let them cool & got them painted. It felt good to accomplish something after being cooped up for over a week, LOL!!!
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Mr_Yan
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Low of about 35° forecast for tonight and it's blowing hard out right now.
Pulled the totes full of warm weather seedlings in for the night.
Pulled the totes full of warm weather seedlings in for the night.
Started processing the onions (diced) for vacuum packing/freezing (they are exceptionally pungent this year... it was a tearful experience).
Made bread.
Received the canning lids & rings from Lehman's.
Made bread.
Received the canning lids & rings from Lehman's.
Forecast for the next 10 days is more thunderstorms... groan.... I REALLY need to cut the grass.
Pulled the garlic, I don't think it is going to be a winner for us as most of it has signs of neck rot. I laid them out on the picnic tables to cure
Pulled all the potatoes (they look fine) & put them in the bread trays to cure as well.
Picked our first cucumber (12").
Pulled the garlic, I don't think it is going to be a winner for us as most of it has signs of neck rot. I laid them out on the picnic tables to cure
Pulled all the potatoes (they look fine) & put them in the bread trays to cure as well.
Picked our first cucumber (12").
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Mr_Yan
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40° F and rain right now. Stepped in dog crap as soon as I walked in my gate getting home from work. Don't even want to go out to the garden...
Ibtsoom
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Well in between little league baseball games and school functions I feel like I'm neglecting my garden. Did manage to pick some squash last evening and a few cherry tomatoes and peppers. Plan on pulling up the rest of the onions so that they can dry... (pitiful onion crop this year) and digging up the last of the potatoes this afternoon.
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Transplanted one of my habanero pepper plants to it's new 3 gallon bucket home. This weekend I'm hoping to move the garden bed to it's new location and transplant my tomato plants as they are getting to be pretty large for their red solo cups. 
Finished processing the onions.
Picked 2 more cucumbers.
Cut the grass... it was so high, it took everyone of the 27 horses. I'm actually surprised that I got it done without getting rained on.
Picked 2 more cucumbers.
Cut the grass... it was so high, it took everyone of the 27 horses. I'm actually surprised that I got it done without getting rained on.
Picked green beans per request...
Mrs. Ranch is planning a veggie dinner for the next couple of days, LOL!!! Green beans with potatoes & she's making a bowl of cucumber/tomato/onion salad She also had me strip 16 ears of corn & make bread to go with it.
Picked up a 4 briskets. One will be BBQ'd, one will be for ground meat & two will be frozen for smoking at a later date.
One of the neighbors stopped by to see our garden & get some 'tips' as he wants to start one at his place.
Mrs. Ranch is planning a veggie dinner for the next couple of days, LOL!!! Green beans with potatoes & she's making a bowl of cucumber/tomato/onion salad She also had me strip 16 ears of corn & make bread to go with it.
Picked up a 4 briskets. One will be BBQ'd, one will be for ground meat & two will be frozen for smoking at a later date.
One of the neighbors stopped by to see our garden & get some 'tips' as he wants to start one at his place.
Well, out of the sorriest looking potato patch I have ever laid eyes on, we were able to pull this out just a while ago. I'm thankful for what we got considering how bad these plants were tortured this growing season.
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Mr_Yan
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Over night low was 44° F and the high was near 75° F. Tonight is supposed to be about 50 as a low and upper 70s again tomorrow.
Pulled the first things from my garden this year. 60 grams of lettuce and spinach mix which was topped with left over kabobs and chopped tomato for my lunch. Everyone at the table was amazed I had anything ready in my garden.
Pulled the first things from my garden this year. 60 grams of lettuce and spinach mix which was topped with left over kabobs and chopped tomato for my lunch. Everyone at the table was amazed I had anything ready in my garden.
This happened this morning. Olivia Elise, 6 lb 15 oz. She came out kicking and a screamin and hasn't let up.
Congratulations!!!
whistech
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Congratulations Wolffman to you and your wife!
Separated the 'points' from the 'flats' of all 4 briskets, then vacuum packed 2 of the 4 points. I seasoned up the remaining 2 for tomorrow in the event that the weather allows me to BBQ. Also vacuum packed 3 of the 4 flats. The largest flat was ground & 39 (6.3 oz.) hamburger patties formed (I like this weight because they are true 1/3 pounders after cooking & fit my buns properly).
I was hoping to fire up the big smoker for the pastrami, the 'buckboard' bacon, the Canadian bacon & a brisket, however the forecast is not looking good enough to risk it. I'll just be patient & wait until mother mature cooperates...
Made bread.
I was hoping to fire up the big smoker for the pastrami, the 'buckboard' bacon, the Canadian bacon & a brisket, however the forecast is not looking good enough to risk it. I'll just be patient & wait until mother mature cooperates...
Made bread.