Freeda
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Boy, today has been nothing but annoyance after annoyance. Good thing I get to sing tonight!
::Leader Board:: Ahnko Honu Takes The Lead Chapter 18!
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We hid a boatload of eggs at my brother-in-law's house yesterday for our kids (3), his kids (2), and his wife's brother's kids (2). Sheryl and Emma had stuffed enough eggs for each kid to find 16. It's a challenge to find hiding places for that many eggs. Kids had tons of fun, though.
Now THAT is a storm I can get down with!
As much time as I've spent wading in that creek I should have had a pan with me and done something useful with my time!
The whole thread started when Dominicfoundthemooon (also not around for a very long time) noted that AhnkoHonu's post-per-day count had surpassed Deach's. The thread then became a post-fest with Deach working to get his average back up. Slowly the silly posts just to drive up counts faded away and a community was born.
Not to defend Monsanto or anything...but you do realize that not everything said about them is true, right? And that some of the things they have done have been necessary to feed an overpopulated planet?
Organic is swell and all, but it won't sustain the planet.
Sheryl cans every year - peaches, pears, applesauce, fruit cocktail, and tomatoes if we have them.
Usually in the 150 - 170 jar range every year.
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What was fun for me was using fresh Dill from the new Dill plant I bought this weekend. Things like that make me happy.
Time to run out to the John Deere dealer for an oil filter. I could have sworn I had one here, on hand, but I sure can't find it. The good news is that the mower started up without difficulty. The bad news is that I spilled some dirty motor oil on our driveway. 
Luckily, there was a new bag of kitty litter right there in the garage. I think I may have found a way to fix the problem with that pesky belt, too.
So far, so good....
Luckily, there was a new bag of kitty litter right there in the garage. I think I may have found a way to fix the problem with that pesky belt, too.So far, so good....
Hang in there, kiddo. Tough it out, and then go sing it all better....
Pueo
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I played David Dawg's baritone on the field. First time I played a Boat Paddle. That thing was HEAVY, but that sound was delicious.
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I understand their argument. But if I'm going to take the time to (try and) grow food for my family, I want to do it as healthy and organic as I can, that's all.
I wish I had the brains/time/energy and room to grow more of our food. If you have 11 minutes, in my opinion, these people are doing the right thing. I know they are crazy by most peoples standards but I think if more people could do this, it's be a better planet.
http://www.upworthy.com/see-how-one...entire-farm-into-a-small-city-home?g=2&c=tkp1
Concertina
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Oh yes... Its so nice. There is a spot where the finish is irregular... But its on the end and You can't even see it at all... That stuff just gives it character. There is no wear on the thing and that's impressive for how old it is. The guy must have taken really good care of it. It sounds so beautiful.
All this gardening talk is making me anxious to get started. I am terrible at keeping things alive but now that I have the house, I want to plant tomatoes and zucchini and some herbs. I think we are going to start this weekend.
Pueo
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This.
Monsanto is in the news often here. They do lots of ag testing in Hawaii because of the year-round growing season.
I believe in GMO labeling so folks can make their own decisions. It is a shame that the non-GMO people are just spreading lies though. I have seen the stuff my half-sister (on my dad's side) posts on FB about all the rallies. They show photographic "evidence" of how Monsanto is killing Hawaii - look at the ground! It is all dried up and dying! - well they are showing the "dry" side of the island, where guess what everything is dry and dead unless you water it. The non-GMO lobbyists are manipulating people.
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That would be really cool to do!
Around here though the REAL problem is that they are removing the farmland and building more homes. They are not renewing old / distressed neighborhoods that have abandoned, rotting homes in beautiful areas - they are developing current agricultural land - forcing Hawaii to import more food, and raising the cost of living. We went for a little drive yesterday, and saw a whole neighborhood of what were once nice tract homes now surrounded by brown weeds, toppled dead trees, with graffiti and busted out windows, just a mile away from the new Costco, McDonald's and Home Depot, and closer to the beach than where we live. A mile away in the other direction they are building a new elementary school and a bunch of new multifamily and single family homes. We also drove past a closed school by those abandoned homes. Why not just refresh that area? The roads are already there... I wish we could just buy one of those lots and build a home there.
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Sally, it seems pretty normal to me because my mom had horses, and chickens, and grew lots of stuff in her garden in Santa Ana heights. I would love to do that if I had the $ and the land.
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I have a patch in front of my house that's about 5' x 3' that had some shrubbery that were destroyed by the ice storms we had earlier this winter. I want to put something new in there... any suggestions? I like rhododendron, but they bloom so briefly, I think I'd like something with more longevity. Thinking seriously about azalea, but open to other ideas. Gardeners, help me out!
That was pretty cool. Some of what they are growing I would never use, but I like the idea of it all. I'm surprised that they didn't talk at all about solar hot water, or solar electricity production. I'm also surprised that they would advocate using their washing machine waste water, which would contain soap, to water their fruit trees. They are certainly bringing themselves closer to being part of the solution to the world's problems, and farther from being part of the cause....
Hi, Catulele, I see you down there at the bottom of the page (again). You should chime in and join the conversation! We don't bite, well, at least not much.
Welcome to UU, and welcome to the Poho thread. It's much more fun to participate than to just lurk, though. Go ahead, jump in....
Welcome to UU, and welcome to the Poho thread. It's much more fun to participate than to just lurk, though. Go ahead, jump in....
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