so waht ya doin today?

Ian

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Jim, that's great! I have always maintained that a man needs to know how to do certain things, many of which have traditionally been woman's work. That way when the wimmens are not able or need help with a project, we can. I also believe the inverse to a degree, at least be able to build a fire and change a flat tire....ya just never know.
 

Ian

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I got the kiddos up and took care of them so their mother could get a little rest, then cast some bullets, had lunch, and completed the checkering on the left grip panel of my 336 stock. Got quite the "crick" in my neck now...time to kick back for a bit.
 

fiver

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the wife and oldest girl got up and headed over to Littlegirls place this morning, I guess their plan was to do some hair coloring and stripping and re-coloring, so Littlegirl now has blonde/orangish-red and blue highlighted hair.
then I got the call about lunch, I didn't even say hello I just picked up the phone and said what time?

ended up buying and splitting a pallet of dirt with Littlegirl.
I still need about 15 more bags to finish up the raised box, and fill up the tall box under the edge of the pergola the rest of the way.

I did notice some of the flower bulbs are starting to break through and a couple of the miniature crocus plants are already starting to bloom purple.
I don't know why they come so early, but it's nice to see some color poking up through the snow and mud.
I think I might buy another 2 dozen of those little guys.
it got up in the 30's today and by the time we got done loading, unloading, hauling up the hill and around back and dumping all those sacks I was getting pretty worn out as well as sweating pretty good.
 

462

California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Referring back to Brads question, a few days ago, about what we are purging, I purged 1550 NOE 311169s (Ideal 308291 and Lyman 311291 clone).
Presto, chango, they are now 250 RCBS 30-180-SPs, 250 Lyman 287641s, and 24 ingots.

My wife made a very, very yummy apple pie, and it brings up a question that continually bothers me and one I've yet to find an answer to:
If one is concerned about maintaining a healthy diet, but has a rather healthy sweet tooth, is it better to eat an apple pie in one day, or spread it out over the course of several days?*

*In fairness to prospective answerers, Mitty38 is forbidden to post his answer. ;)
 
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Brad

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Let’s see.......

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away then it logically follows that Apple π would equal 3.14 apples a day and should keep 3.14 doctors away. Seeing that most serious diseases lead to visits to multiple doctors it follows that by keeping away multiple doctors we are preventing disease.

Based on my presentation of the facts I would say to eat the apple pi in a single day for the health benefits. Better yet would be a apple pi per day.
 

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I went into the local organic grocery store today to buy some glycerin & Tea Tree oil on my way home from work. Almost everybody there was wearing cloth masks, and I was not. Some of the people actually appeared to be frightened to see me without a mask. I also stopped at my regular grocery store and out of perhaps 50-60 people in the store, only two were wearing masks. They also seemed quite nervous as well. BTW, if you need glycerin for hand sanitizer, our organic store was way far cheaper than the regular grocery stores, half the price for three times as much.
 
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Brad

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I told my wife that when she was asked to wear a mask to get a mask like the Lone Ranger wore.
 

Bisley

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My wife made a very, very yummy apple pie, and it brings up a question that continually bothers me and one I've yet to find an answer to:
If one is concerned about maintaining a healthy diet, but has a rather healthy sweet tooth, is it better to eat an apple pie in one day, or spread it out over the course of several days?*

I wouldn't worry, 462. I used to work at a health club that had a nutrition display. What stuck out in my mind is that the average can of pop has 5 dry ounces of sugar in it. That's more than half a cup. I don't drink pop much at all. But the apple pie recipe calls for 6-8 dry ounces sugar (3/4 to one cup). Divvy that up six ways (I won't bother with 8 slices unless I really have to) and you're only getting 1-1.5 oz. sugar per serving. So: Apple is the fruit and vegetable group, Flour is the grain group, fresh whipped cream is dairy and protein. Add a cup of coffee and you've got breakfast!
 
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Ian

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That's the logic I use when having carrot cake for breakfast the week following my birthday every year. No one else likes it and I have to eat the whole thing by my self (oh, the torture!), but I figure it's got veggies, fruit, cream cheese, eggs, milk, flour, and butter so that sounds like a healthy breakfast to me. My pancreas disagrees, but it can survive a week a year.
 

fiver

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now I'm all confused.
I just had some carrot cake, but it was shaped like Pie.
it did have raisins in it so I'm going with it has to be twice as good for me.

I'd have to spread the apple pie out over a couple of days.
I like it when the crust takes on a little of the juice.
 
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Rally

NC Minnesota
I've got five apple trees and when we pick, I get to eat a 1/2 pie a day. Best breakfast ever, and about the only time I drink coffee.
 

StrawHat

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I much prefer my apples in cider form. Pies to me are a savory dish, Shepard’s pie, ham and potatoes, you get the idea.

Kevin
 

StrawHat

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Yesterday we put fabric on the chain link fence between our property and the neighbors. Transplanted another 20 Rose of Sharon bushes and turned over a new flower bed.

This house arrest is wearing me out but we are getting the house ready to put on the market.

Kevin
 

Bisley

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Yesterday we put fabric on the chain link fence between our property and the neighbors. Transplanted another 20 Rose of Sharon bushes and turned over a new flower bed.
Any special instructions to plant Rose of Sharon bushes?I just pulled out some 25-year-old hedges and though of replacing them with something similar. My landscaping here in greater suburbia dates from the early nineties.
 

Bisley

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now I'm all confused.
I just had some carrot cake, but it was shaped like Pie.
it did have raisins in it so I'm going with it has to be twice as good for me.

I'd have to spread the apple pie out over a couple of days.
I like it when the crust takes on a little of the juice.

I think, also, the secret to the pie is not/not to use cornstarch. Let the crust soak up the excess juices from baking over the 36-hour lifespan of the pie.
 

StrawHat

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Any special instructions to plant Rose of Sharon bushes?I just pulled out some 25-year-old hedges and though of replacing them with something similar. My landscaping here in greater suburbia dates from the early nineties.

Do you have any on your property? Not a lot of folks like them anymore, they are old fashioded. They also spread seed like it is their job.

When i move them, i wait until after a good soaking rain. I have a spading fork and I use it to lift the transplant from the ground. The new hole is dug 1-2inches shallower than the hole we just left and the bush dropped in. Soil is chepped fine and brought back over the transplant. I use my foot to pack it down and move on to the next When they are all moved, a good soaking if your soil is not wet enough from the rain and cover with last years leaf mulch. Sit back and watch them grow. I usually move things in spring, after the last frost but before growth appears. If no soaking rain in sight, water them before digging to loosen the soil. I plant clumps of ROS or at least plant them in clumps. They fill in on there own nicely. In our original bed, we planted three. Five years later there are probably close to 1000, from seedlings to over 6 foot high. When we move, some of them will go with me.

Kevin