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    stubbed toes and mud pies

    got a few garden tasks taken care of today. some gardens i had on my list to finish up the last buckets of wood ashes so those were scattered. usually i dig them in to keep them from blowing around and i thought to myself that if it is calm enough today and tonight that perhaps they won't blow...
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    Your Weather, 2025

    it was nice enough to be outside for a while. tomorrow is supposed to be warmer and bit more breeze and perhaps more sunshine.
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    Gone to the Dogs

    and also there needs to be a reminder to every potential dog owner that the dogs you see in movies or on-line are usually well-trained and you're not seeing all the work through the years to get them to that point.
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    Baymule’s Farm

    i missed a previous post where you got rid of the horse you had before that looks now to have not worked out. i do recall though that there were issue with her being spooked at times and worries about that not being safe with children, so kudoes on you knowing that and being able to move on.
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    What are you doing for Thanksgiving dinner?

    wow! would eat the entire dish...
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    What are you doing for Thanksgiving dinner?

    i recommend only doing part of it with cilantro since some people have such bad responses to the taste. personally i would be fine with it. :)
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    The Smothers Brothers Show

    chirp chirp
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    Happy Thursday!

    if you make it it is my favorite. :) TG dinner traditional items are all good and i enjoy leftovers. we don't usually roast a turkey here any more but this year we're going to do a chuck roast with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, some veggies, ...
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    Gone to the Dogs

    this really would be a best seller...
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    Your Weather, 2025

    cold and drizzly today. did nothing outside at all. not sure what tomorrow may bring, i think cool at least and perhaps not any more rain or drizzle, but i'm not sure until we get there.
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    R3bauer's 2026 Garden plan

    i don't see any labels... but as long as you know what they mean. :)
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    strawberry plants

    where are you located (roughly)? yes, that's about how to do it, with a cone of dirt that you put the crown on top and then the roots out around. generally you do not want the crown to be too far above the level of the dirt but also not buried too far down. watering them in after planting and...
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    Earliest Agricultural Tools

    i hope you did some reading up first or knew how to do that without poisoning yourself?! it is certainly one of those things that if you just went into it and drank everything that came out you'd be in for some trouble eventually...
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    Earliest Agricultural Tools

    almost everything that can be grown has been used to make alcohol or fermented as food for animals.
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    Earliest Agricultural Tools

    also @digitS' it is good to remember that wine has often a good byproduct in vinegar which is a good preservative and cleaner. any crop that has more than one use is valueable. grape seed oil is also useful as are grape leaves... raisins, fresh eating grapes.
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