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Good Exercise I came across this exercise suggested for seniors to build muscle strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems so easy, so I thought I'd pass it on. The article suggested doing it three days a week. Begin by standing on a comfortable surface where you have plenty of room on each...

I never had a GP, but we had a Samoyed once. Smaller dog but equally "fun" to groom; and this was before the appearance on the market of the furminator. I remember learning how to spin wool into yarn using his fur.

It was only 5 gallons. Minus the bit he tasted previously. He had put it into small beer bottles, the last 6 pack was donated to an auction where they decided to auction it off 1 bottle at a time with one bottle opened for sampling. I think one bottle sold for $9.00 (alcohol may have been...

Reminds me of the mead DH made once, many years ago. He tasted it when it was supposed to be ready and it tasted nasty, so he left the rest in the garage and forgot about it. Fast forward to 7 years later... we unearthed it and decided to see what it was like. It was truly ambrosial... dry...

@ninnymary, The ones I call yawners are the little bitty ones... then there's the ones that get your attention for a few moments but you realize they aren't bad enough to warrant concern. The bad ones, like the 1989 one (I lived only about 1/2 an hour from the epicenter at the time) are very...

I grew up in California-- earthquakes, most of them, were something of a yawner. I only remember a few as being doozies. I have one exception to your article suggesting running to an interior doorway-- NOT a good idea if you are in a double wide mobile home as many of the doorways will lie...

H Beam Piper once wrote that wherever mankind has settled, the first thing He does is look around for something that can be fermented.

maybe not enough water??? I know that makes a lot of veggies turn bitter

And THAT is why serious horticulturists only use the latin names....

That's why I prefer to just go the Darwinian path to landscaping. No water and no weed & feed. If it grows, it deserves a spot ;) The veggie garden is another thing altogether though!

Lovage is a perennial herb; the leaves taste a little like celery. I use them in stews and such if I don't have any real celery. They also are good medicinal plants- a dependable diuretic for the kidneys and gout, anti-spasmodic so good for menstrual cramps and gassy cramps,. A tea can be...

I am also looking for varieties that will grow here in Klamath County.

Wonderful photo! And your garden looks so lush and green... I'm envious. The only part of our property that's green right now is the garden itself. I'm not watering our grass because of the drought, so it's just brown with a few native drought tolerant plants here and there.

well, I could do that @thistlebloom , but since I'd like to harvest the grain it seems like I wouldn't get very much from such a small planting. Of course, I have no idea how much one or two plants would yield.

I love the fact that it uses a part that usually just gets thrown out.

yes, this recipe is so simple that you really need to have top quality fresh ingredients. I also make my own tarragon vinegar each year- much more flavorful than the commercial stuff.

I think it looks more like one of the squashes that has a narrow neck... like yellow squash or butternut.

Yes it is, Mary... an heirloom type that is really pretty- it is red with streaks of yellow running through it like flames... low acid type.

Beautiful color! I wonder how it got there?

@ninnymary , of course it does depend on what type of tomatoes you are using, but I've found 2 pounds came out to approximately 4 average sized beefsteak type. You need more Roma type, but it makes a sauce that has more solid pieces of tomato as opposed to beefsteak which gives you more juice...