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I'm not a fan of obamacare at all. despite the supreme court decision, I don't believe it is Constitutional. both parties voted for it though. the gop pretended they didn't, but many of them voted to fund obamacare & thus moved it on to the senate where it was sure to pass. however...

the grief from this hasn't even begun yet

my chickens go in pretty early. I have a few who linger around until later, waiting for the others to settle. they're bullied some & want to avoid the conflict. I have one hen who is terrified of the roosters & refuses to sleep in the coop. she's one of my originals & she sleeps in her very...

I'm shocked Texas is number 4. actually, we should probably be closer to number 1. don't tell dh I told you - but he's the big reason Texas is so high on the list. his guardian angel is soooo busy.

I've had a couple of close calls lately. haven't in years. start one thing, go to another &forget the first thing while moving on to the next. sure glad your house didn't burn down.

hi kittykat; welcome! that's a beautiful garden you posted. I love order like that - somehow, my garden can't seem to stay orderly. the tomatoes sprawl all over the peppers, the beans crawl all over the okra & eggplant while the weeds grow like - well, you know. look forward to chatting w/you

I'm not sure I'm a fan of the new format. it's so alien. I'm sure it's because it's new - but it just doesn't move about so easy. change - who invented change?

I think any predator that is injured becomes a serious threat. they can't hunt as usual & hunger drives them to desperate measures - including up close to houses. if it's reappearing, I think it needs to be put down humanely. that's just my opinion.

now y'all stop badmouthin longhorns - especially you bay. they're the prettiest darn things ever. I'm sure if I had any - they'd be sweet & easy. I can just see mean ole bay w/that pipe & standing probably all of 5'2 holding her ground as a 1400 lb hunk of mad bull comes in on her. now that...

glad you're doing ok. sounds like things are pretty busy.

taking in an old dog is such a special thing to do. you know his time is short, yet you're willing to invest yourself in his remaining days. I sure take my hat off to you. I thought he looked part great dane. glad he's got you

love this thread. I just discovered it & have read through it. I am reaching toward being able to feed my family if need be without the grocery store. I've gotten pretty good at raising the chickens & getting the eggs - not so good at killing the chickens or selling the eggs. I've also...

the only inside gardening I'm doing is a collection of succulents lined up in the garage to wait out the winter.

smart red! what a brilliant idea! that is EXACTLY what I'm going to do this spring. thanks for such a good idea

I so have a new appreciation for y'all who deal w/snow/ice for days/weeks at a time. I do take my hat off to you (but only briefly because I like my hat on the top of my head during this cold).

for three days now, we've had ice/snow that fell the first night, but it won't get above freezing to thaw it out - so it's slick as snot & hard as a brick. us Texans aren't too used to that. my chickens haven't gone out once. I open the door of their coop into the rest of the hoop house which...

I want a hot towel after I take a bath. that sounds perfect

how cute! he's got the right idea. we're having that kind of weather here. it NOT typical for us. the goats are unhappy, the chickens are unhappy, & a cat that has mental issues is unhappy.

that looks so great. ours is similar. we placed concrete blocks along the sides, filled the holes w/cement & stuck rebar in & over tying another rebar to go down to the opposite side. it leant a lot of strength. also we framed a long table on one side. we put dutch doors (plywood cut in...

I don't like sparrows or starlings either. the starlings prevent the martins from coming in & the sparrows won't let the bluebirds nest. I haven't figured out how to turn this tide.