Highbinder crossed over. Never be forgotten, Running things solo on farm

[LadyDraco]

I'm still recovering arm tendons and  ligs  are still messed up.
This  is  why

Still need more,

I'm thinking  2-3  more trees  should  do it.
But I  don't fell trees..
I  just cut, Split, load , stack and  repete.

[f6john]

My shoulders ache for you! I haven't had a wood burner for 7 years now but I still remember stacking many trailer loads of firewood every fall.

[NewValker]

Ya been busy for sure!!
Good job, be toasty this winter.
Used to burn 5 cords a year, sold house 3 years ago, moved into an apartment on a horse farm. Kinda miss it sometimes.....sometimes not...

Craig

[LadyDraco]

Thanks  ya'll..

God Bless our Veterans !

Today I  made  Hoyt pepper jam with my  Lemon hot peppers.
I  had  to use some  red / orange  sweet peppers, with  sweet yellow peppers .
I  love  my hot pepper  jam.. It's sooo goood



It looks  real pretty. My next batch will be  ALL  yellow  peppers .
I'll have  to get  more sweet peppers ...

[LadyDraco]

I'm still here laying low  with a  cold, I  haven't been sick in 4/5 yrs
drinking  green tea,
w/ fresh ground ginger, honey, fresh squeezed lemon , and a pinch of goldenseal. Vicks feet .

It's  finally breaking up.

[f6john]

I'm still here laying low  with a  cold, I  haven't been sick in 4/5 yrs
drinking  green tea,
w/ fresh ground ginger, honey, fresh squeezed lemon , and a pinch of goldenseal. Vicks feet .

It's  finally breaking up.

With that concoction, I believe you'll be right as rain in no time!

[carolinarider09]

Glad you are on the road to a full recovery. 

I missed some of the other messages showing all the work you did. Very impressed.  I don't have the tools necessary to do that work.

Weill I have a sledge hammer and a "wedge" but, the only time I have used it was to make sure the tree I was taking down fell in the right direction.  Even though I think I know the right to do the chainsaw were cuts.....  The wedge ensures it will fall "that way".   

We have an outdoor "stove" and I cheat and purchase the wood we use in it. 

Again, as usual, very impressed with your work. 

[LadyDraco]

I'm about as ready as I can be for 6-8" that they are calling for.
We shall see IF we get that much...
   It is windy as hell tonight. So a front is blowing in.

[LadyDraco]

4.5" of snow so far.

[Jess from VA]

Keep it down there Tracy.   

Just cold rain and winds is bad enough.   

[LadyDraco]

It was brutal day outside .
They are saying more snow tonight. We  shall see

[f6john]

No snow here but a chill is in the air that is affecting me more than usual.

[LadyDraco]

Yeah getting old isn't for  sissies ..
That's for sure..
Each year it  hits  me  more as well...


So today I  made  stuffing for Thursday, and  froze  enough for a  few years!

[f6john]

We got the turkey out of the freezer yesterday. Judy made the stuffing last week so preparations are under way. The big snafu in our plans are that my mother is in the hospital and has been for a week. My plan was to go get her and bring her to our house for Thanksgiving but that may not happen. Mother is 96 so we are fortunate to have her still with us. She's not out of the woods yet but is making progress. God is still blessing her and our family!

[LadyDraco]

Prayers that your mum  stays on the  up and  up....


Yeah I  don't do Turkey , Birds, or any kind of  meats.
But I  always did  one  for Don. And  a  Ham for  him at X-Mas.

I  just eat the  trimmings. 

[LadyDraco]

Off to cut firewood...

Yeah it's that time of the  month again. 14months..
The longest  we have  ever been apart .
I'll be  drinking tonight! 

[carolinarider09]

I shall raise a glass with you.

[da prez]

  Tracy , I find it hard to believe this much time has passed. You keep super busy and I am still downsizing. I have one property left. An apartment  building  which will be sold in the spring.
  For those that may have forgot or didn't know , Bonnie and Don passed on the same day .
  I will be tipping one or two for both.   

                                             da prez

[LadyDraco]

Thank You all...

Yeah , it's crazy ....

I have  slowly been prepping food.
I  made  stuffing  , Froze a  bunch, left some out for tomorrow,
Made  dip, Boiled eggs , Tomorrow I  try my hand  at devil eggs again, Don ALWAYS made them.
I  made  a pamelon pie.. Monday or  Tuesday.. Cut it in half and  froze it..
Stopped using pumpkin.years ago.. Pamelon (what the  locals call it )  is smoother creamer and  tastes outstanding. I  still have a few  2cup pulps in the  deep freezer.
  But eh , I felt like  using the  fresh, this  year.
This year I  only got 1  fruit off the  plants . But it was just enough for  a  pie.

I  hope  everyone  has an awesome ThanksGiving..

Just look how pretty that and glossy that is.... 

[Oss]

what time is dinner??

Wish we could join you but have kids and grandkids coming over to destroy the house along with in laws and their other kids

Bonnie is, well lets just say I better stay clear of her at this time

enjoy your feast Tracy !

[LadyDraco]

Thank You Evan... You enjoy your time  with family !


I opened one  of my jars of  canned sweet taters and   made my candied yams.
last night.. Ya know the  food is always better the next day.. I think I'll do some  geenbean cass...

So this was something I  had started years ago with Don .
And Thanksgiving , Just reheated the  fixings..
Of course I always made him a  turkey on Thursday..

I'll  have crab legs as my main.. I  think. I have  some in the  deep freezer.
1 cluster will be enough..

HeroBud can help me  eat them..

[LadyDraco]

Happy Harvest / Thanksgiving  to all......

Don't forget to pace yourself on the  feasting.....

[TJ]

      Sure we will....

[LadyDraco]

A  nice  small feast..
Ate nice  and  early around 1pm..



Bud had some  mashed taters and  crab.

[LadyDraco]

This is  why I said  ya'll need to pace yourselves...

[carolinarider09]

Truly looks like a feast.   

[LadyDraco]

Thank you...
I  just didn't feel like  making gravy and  dinner rolls ( horns).
If  Don was here I  would  have   made a   rotisserie   turkey for  him and  gravy..

And many more  hors d'oeuvre and crudité platter.

People  use  to look at me  odd, when I  was checking the  size  of birds..
I would  make a  fist and measure the bird  from the  length Fist to elbow!
That  is how  long a  bird could  be to fit in the  Ronco  rotisserie  
Yuppers true story.. I didn't care  about lbs.. It was all in the  length..

[Robert]

Beautifully done. 

[3fan4life]

I  made  a pamelon pie.. Monday or  Tuesday.. Cut it in half and  froze it..
Stopped using pumpkin.years ago.. Pamelon (what the  locals call it )  is smoother creamer and  tastes outstanding. I  still have a few  2cup pulps in the  deep freezer.

What is Pamelon?

I've lived in SW VA all of my life and I've never heard the name.

[Jess from VA]

Is there a Pamelon hunting season?   

Or is there a Pa melon and a Ma melon? 

[LadyDraco]

It's a banana squash.
It's what I  have heard them called  in Appalachia since 1988...
Pamelon.. 

[3fan4life]

Banana Squash I've heard of.

I'll bet that pamelon is something from the local vernacular.

Do they pronounce it Pamelon or Pa Melon

I'm working in Tazewell this Tuesday, I'll have to ask around and see what they call them.

[LadyDraco]

It was 14* last night it's now 16*
Bud stayed in ..
Slept on the  bed with me  all night

[Robert]

Hey they are writing about you, I did not realize you were that famous.


https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/searches-cords-wood-hit-record-bold-blast-chills-lower-48


For some folks, why pay for firewood when they own property?

Searches For 'Cords Of Wood' Hit Record As Cold Blast Chills Lower 48

While residents in parts of the Great Lakes region dig out after feet of snow, much of the eastern US faces bitter Arctic air over the next few days. This cold snap has reminded cash-strapped households of the importance of stockpiling cords of wood as Old Man Winter comes knocking.

According to Angie's List, the average price for a cord of wood topped $300 this fall. The cost of the cord ranges from $150 to $500, depending on many factors, including type of wood and geographical location

[LadyDraco]

   I'm very lucky to have a mountain.
80+ acres .  Full of trees.. Much luckier than most.

Our last farm we had 115 acres and only 80 trees!
We had to buy tandem log truck loads of trees . every few years .
as well as going on friends prop to cut dead trees..
Much cheaper than buying via cords!

With all that said , I still need 2-3 more trees ..
What sux is I don't fell trees.. I have to relay on a friends to fell for me.
I'll only do thin poles that I can push as I cut...

[Jess from VA]

I live in suburbia.  In my daily walks, there is always one home burning wood.  It's a pleasant smell, but the first time I thought a house was on fire.

My home came with a Federal Airtight wood stove in the half submerged basement (living room).  I got some good dry burning wood for it.  I learned right away that in cold weather, if you didn't prime the flu (smoke stack) before lighting a fire, all the smoke came inside (choke).  You only do that once.

Then we discovered that even with only a small fire, and the air vents nearly closed (to keep it slow burning), the dang thing still put out so much heat it ran you clear out of the room (and being naked didn't help either).  It is a small house.

So when it came time to completely refinish and refloor the living room, it was free to a good home.  It also freed up some space down there.  

This one (including the old fashioned humidifier).  (Yes, you can have it for free, but I'm not helping you carry it to your truck.)

[LadyDraco]

Nice stove Jess..

This is  My Buck
Sorry  it's a tad fussy

[Robert]

Wow hers is bigger than yours  Jess  

[LadyDraco]

  Now  that  was funny Robert !! 

[LadyDraco]

I threw my leg over TheBeasts saddle 20* spitting snow LOL
Ran to town late afternoon.. Took the  trash as  well..

Sure do get a lot of  odd looks  I  love  it !
I really could have  used Gerbings; but I was like  eh, it's only 20 miles round trip..
And  I'll be  in a  store ..

I really only get cold when I  stop anyway...