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You know how you feel when a favorite thing gets broken :hit . Yesterday hubby decided to help me out on the sly by grating the cheese for my macaroni casserole. He used my favorite paring knife to cut through a HARD block of cheese. Broken knife in hand he came to where I was and said...

@Nyboy this is the plan.... I hope to order more New Yorker tomato seed and pass them around. It outdid itself for me, some of my other tomatoes produced zilch so this is definitely a good tomato for this area. I don't know how much or if I'll be able to put in much of a garden next year but...

I just donated my extensive book library to the Rotary Club, every couple of years the have a massive book sale the proceeds go to help with their good works. These have been collected over decades, some are quite ordinary but some were very expensive and now out of print, looking on Amazon my...

Once again it's bathtub weekend in Nanaimo, I was hoping to catch it on our local cable station but they don't seem to be covering it at least not as it's happening. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_racing This has been going on for 52 year. The first year it was hilarious, most of the tubs...

Just found a new one and it's yummy... CHUNKY MEDITERRANEAN DRESSING This is very healthy and tasty salad dressing or dip. It works great to flavor a Greek style salad or crisp greens such as romaine, but it’s also great as a dip for pita bread or veggies. 1/2 cup feta cheese 2 cloves...

I know some of you are leaving what seems to be a sinking ship and hopefully you will find a home away from home here, I did. Lots of knowledgeable people on many subjects, BUT beware, the north will try and lure you away from the south and the south will try and lure you away from the north...

No I'm not Irish but love some of the sayings, this one in particular... A sunbeam to warm you,. A moonbeam to charm you,. A sheltering angel, so nothing can harm you. May you live long,. Die happy,. And rate a mansion in heaven. May your glass be ever full. May the roof over your head be...

I said in another thread we woke up to 6" of snow, wrong hubby measured before he cleaned his truck off, 8" of the stuff fell sometime after midnight. Looking out my kitchen window a couple of minutes ago... Well the window is clean on the inside:oops:. And here I thought we were home free...

I thought I'd start a thread on family hobbies, I'll start off with a couple of ours. My hubby comes from a family that loved to work with wood and it has passed down from generation to generation. Hubby didn't start turning until after he retired but he turned some lovely pieces, I have a few...

How do you keep a block of cheese from going moldy after opening up the original packaging? I thought I had this beat by soaking a paper towel in vinegar, wrapping the block of cheese and sealing in a new plastic bag. This worked really well with the last block I bought but not so with the...

I just got word that one of our newer members suddenly past away, Poppa T. left us last Saturday. Rob is the member who has the small holdings in Devon U.K. I don't know all the details but do know he slipped on some black ice and the thought is a blood clot let loose.... I have known Rob...

Opened up the bill we get every three months for our medical payments, they said they were going to do this but was really surprised they really did it, down to $225 from $450 for the two of us and there's been talk that these are going to be fazed out altogether. I'll believe that when I see...

Season's Greetings from our house to yours. It's time to celebrate good friends, good health, good food :), and :fl great gardens in the coming year. At least we have control over some of these. Annette

All done:celebrate, everyone is getting gift cards this year so it was easy peasy, they can get something they really like instead of ........... This the second year DH and I are donating to the S.P. C.A instead of giving each other a gift. How about you guys, all finished or still tearing...

Mind you it was in the bottom, after much rooting around I found the quince and apple juices from last year, since everything comes ripe at different times I just freeze the juice until I have it all together, then of course it's just a matter of getting myself motivated. We're down to the last...

This one was in a commercial for Save on Foods, usually block out (mind set) or, zip past all commercials if the program has been saved to watch at a later date. I was zipping through when something caught my eye so went back for a look. "Balsamic Roasted Yams and Shallots". I didn't have any...

I used to buy both cooking onions and sweet onions, for a couple of years now I've only been buying sweet onions and using them both raw and in cooking. Lately Walla Wallas for an example have been as hard as cement, wouldn't even bruise if dropped on the floor, I can hardly get a knife...

I was just sent this and found it interesting so just in case you might find it of interest here it is... http://bcfarmsandfood.com/weeds-that-indicate-soil-conditions/ Annette

Have been watching CNN since we got up, I haven't traveled much in my life but I have been to Houston. It's so hard to watch all that devastation, it's heart wrenching, and it's not over yet. I'm appealing to everyone to donate what they can even if it's only one dollar, every little bit...