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in reply to: What Ya NOT Got Goin'? #52419

When I grow up I want to be tall, dark, and handsome.

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in reply to: What ya got goin? #50155

I use landscape fabric (or black plastic) and plant thru it. That way I get the best coverage. If you cover grass with black plastic for a summer, it will kill all of the grass. Frugal, and easy.

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in reply to: Turkey Tips – Backcountry College #50154

I kept waiting for him to pull out his old beer bottle….

Thanks I was just thinking about turkeys and turkey calls. I’m thinking I want a slate call, can’t break that.

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in reply to: blind bale low# #49122

LMAO

Your right it is a terrible life, and nobody checked Fred. The skunk on the other hand showed up last year with 4 kids.

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in reply to: What ya got goin? #49118

Doc Nock wrote: [quote=grumpy]

KIDS? KIDS? Only one kid, Arwen, and I have to pay her to get any work out of her. Eleven year old Grandaughter. Audrey is my VERY significant other, who spent the afternoon working in the garden while I went stumping. Eat your heart out!:twisted:

Don’t know what you are complaining about.

Mia copa, Grumpy…

You referenced in another post some short while back about being a “single parent—again” so I figured you were without a help-mate… pardon my burp!:oops:

Guess some of my level of exertion is A) Making the garden from scratch and pulling of 40’x50′ of sod the cutter cut 2.5″ thick! Finally got it chisel plowed and had to use a walk behind tiller to do it 3…actually 4 times now, to break up all the clods, work in some stuff.

Horse manure? Don’t you get a lot of weeds from undigested seeds? I was told horses don’t ruminate so they don’t break down seeds like cows do, so horse manure is pretty “hot” and seed laden.

Glad you have help in yours!

Carry on!

Audrey only showed up couple years ago.

I mulch the garden, landscape cloth, and lawn clippings. Weed seeds are everywhere, regardless of what you put in the garden, you need to mulch or hire a bunch of rabbits that only eat weeds to weed it.

Third year with this garden. 20 by 30 I think, is plenty. Needed lots of horse manure (have to pay for cow manure) it is free at the stable. They try to get me to take more. Land had been lawn for over a century before. So it was really depleted.

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in reply to: Birthday shout out to one of our own… #49112

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Be grateful for every beautiful day.

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in reply to: Birthday shout out to one of our own… #49111

CUTE????? Thought guys stopped being cute in their 20s. R2 is well beyond that.

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in reply to: What ya got goin? #48017

Doc Nock wrote:

Now if Grumpy would send those kids of his down I could use some forced labor for sure!

KIDS? KIDS? Only one kid, Arwen, and I have to pay her to get any work out of her. Eleven year old Grandaughter. Audrey is my VERY significant other, who spent the afternoon working in the garden while I went stumping. Eat your heart out!:twisted:

Don’t know what you are complaining about. All I ever put in the garden is horse manure (free) seeds (cheap), and $50 for Farmer Jim to rototill it. The fence is only 3 feet high (rabbit fence) bought it 3 years ago, still works. AND Farmer Jim complains about all of the veggies I give away, says he can’t make any money at the farmers market.

Take bushels of veggies to work and church. Have to cut shooting lanes thru the tomato plants to the target. Oh, a little water too, but that’s cheap here, we have plenty, unlike someone…..

Stumping today, saw a blue heron, who didn’t have anything to say. Finally took the snowshoes out of the car. Wore my camo sneakers 😀 Saw lots of poop again. Went to that big truck and found a DESOTO that I didn’t know was there. Looked to be in great shape, except for being upside down, older than I am, and a little rust. Those were BIG. Actually I walked right over it in snowshoes, and never knew it was there.

Campfire tonight. We were harassed last night. Neighbor next door (we call them the crabapples) who has NEVER spoken to me before, said the smoke has been bothering him for 2 years. Seems he has to keep his windows closed when we have a campfire. Been thinking we should take the cover off the septic tank. We had to move the campfire 30 feet back. Closer to the garden and spring peepers, further from the house. Willing to bet it is not going to make a DAMN bit of difference.

Arwen has a bragging size scrape on her left knee. Took a digger on her scooter. Didn’t think she could walk this AM, went scooting this PM.

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in reply to: blind bale low# #46936

If I used Audrey’s or Arwen’s bow, I would get a hissyfit.

Audrey says it is the other way around….

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in reply to: Stone Arrowheads #44473

Been reading a lot of Stephen King? Or just going to church a lot.

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in reply to: Ausjim sitrep #44470

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

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in reply to: Outdoor Backstops #42181

I’ve threatened and tried to take them out back for target practice. So much screaming, I’m lucky somebody didn’t call 911.

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in reply to: Signs of Spring #42175

Yup, Alum Canoe. Bought it couple years ago second hand.

And a plastic kayak. When I lived in the camper, I pushed it off the cliff into the lake on a regular basis. Never had a problem. Brother wanted me to make a cedar strip canoe from one of his kits (newfound.comn) but I would break it. Besides they are too pretty.

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in reply to: Stone Arrowheads #42170

When you figure all of the time I’ve spent on trout streams, I should have a massive collection. On the other hand, I wasn’t looking for them.

Yes, Quabogs here, or were. Lots of them.

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in reply to: Outdoor Backstops #41021

With all the stuffed animals, Ralph’s back yard looks like Arwen’s bedroom

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