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It's evening here and we are receiving a lot of rain.
Coffee anyone ?
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We are expecting no respite from rain. Happy father's day. I cooked goat curry today for my father.72 this morning. Slight overcast...storm front in NE north Carolina, which is only a few miles from me. Light chance of scattered showers late day. I'm good with that! Did a lot of lifting, cutting, mowing, rearranging and trash piling yesterday! Clothes sweat wet and dirty at come in last night....hot shower, cool water and fell into bed. This morning a little sore here and there. Shoulders and back tell me rain and rest would be good today. But some things need attention this morning. Gotta happen, suck it up.
Mon, Tue...rains coming. Maybe 1-2". We need it. Been hot and dry.
At least yard got mowed! Looks like someone lives here, not abandoned property.
Happy Father's Day to all you guys out there!!
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Baymule
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I have no idea. It was big and rotten and dangerous. A tree guy looked at it and didn't want to do it. It had big branches that could fall and crack heads open. I am VERY glad to have it down. One big branch broke off and is hanging up in a tree, no walking under that! The next storm will probably bring it down.
I am being lazy. It is 11 AM and I'm still in pajamas, haven't even been outside to feed animals........ they sure are gonna be mad at me. Been paying bills and mapping out the monthly budget, never a chore I enjoy.
LOL I'm about to get dressed, go feed animals and probably come back in and not do much of nothing. I've been going hard at it for quite awhile and haven't had any down time, so I guess I've earned it.Goat curry sounds delicious. I'm sure your father enjoyed it. You are a good son.
For Father's day I'm taking my husband out to eat, but not until Thursday. Today will be crazy crowded. It is Texas De Brazil, a very pricey restaurant that I've been wanting to go to for several years, but couldn't wrap my brain around the price. I have money from selling lambs, have located 2 registered ewe lambs to purchase possibly this coming week, and have money left over. So I am going to splurge and treat my husband to a place we may never go again.
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I have no idea. It was big and rotten and dangerous. A tree guy looked at it and didn't want to do it. It had big branches that could fall and crack heads open. I am VERY glad to have it down. One big branch broke off and is hanging up in a tree, no walking under that! The next storm will probably bring it down.
I am being lazy. It is 11 AM and I'm still in pajamas, haven't even been outside to feed animals........ they sure are gonna be mad at me. Been paying bills and mapping out the monthly budget, never a chore I enjoy.
Goat curry sounds delicious. I'm sure your father enjoyed it. You are a good son.
For Father's day I'm taking my husband out to eat, but not until Thursday. Today will be crazy crowded. It is Texas De Brazil, a very pricey restaurant that I've been wanting to go to for several years, but couldn't wrap my brain around the price. I have money from selling lambs, have located 2 registered ewe lambs to purchase possibly this coming week, and have money left over. So I am going to splurge and treat my husband to a place we may never go again.
Home
Reserve a table at our Brazilian steakhouse; where the traditions of Brazilian churrasco blend with the generous spirit of Texas hospitality.
Yes he did, goat curry with fragrant basmati rice, scented Maldah mango and sweet onion vinegar salad.
Baymule
Herd Master
That sounds better than the Brazilian steak house!
Ridgetop
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Pickle recipe to go with Goat Curry?
Posting it here to give to as many as possible. Because I am so proud of remembering to post it! LOL
Recipe for Summer Pickles
These are a bread and butter type pickle made with zucchini and yellow crookneck squash, red bell peppers and onions.
2 medium onions sliced thin
2 sweet red bell peppers sliced thin strips
1 quart zucchini squash sliced about 1/4" thick
1 quart crookneck squash sliced about 1/4" thick
Toss vegetables all together in large bowl, sprinkle with 1/4 cup pickling salt, cover with ice water for 2 hours. Drain well - do not rinse.
Syrup
2 1/2 cups cider vinegar
4 cups white sugar
1 tsp. turmeric
2 tsps. celery seed
1 1/2 tsp. mustard seed
2 tsps. powdered alum
1 cinnamon stick, broken
In a large kettle, bring syrup ingredients to a boil, then simmer 10 minutes. Add drained squash, onions, and peppers. Bring pickles to a full boil and IMMEDIATELY remove from heat. Put in clean hot jars leaving 1/2" headspace.
Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
This recipe will make 4 pints. I usually put it in the taller 12 ounce jars which will make 7 of these jars. I like them in the taller jars so you can see the colors. This is a pretty pickle for gifts too.
Posting it here to give to as many as possible. Because I am so proud of remembering to post it! LOL
Recipe for Summer Pickles
These are a bread and butter type pickle made with zucchini and yellow crookneck squash, red bell peppers and onions.
2 medium onions sliced thin
2 sweet red bell peppers sliced thin strips
1 quart zucchini squash sliced about 1/4" thick
1 quart crookneck squash sliced about 1/4" thick
Toss vegetables all together in large bowl, sprinkle with 1/4 cup pickling salt, cover with ice water for 2 hours. Drain well - do not rinse.
Syrup
2 1/2 cups cider vinegar
4 cups white sugar
1 tsp. turmeric
2 tsps. celery seed
1 1/2 tsp. mustard seed
2 tsps. powdered alum
1 cinnamon stick, broken
In a large kettle, bring syrup ingredients to a boil, then simmer 10 minutes. Add drained squash, onions, and peppers. Bring pickles to a full boil and IMMEDIATELY remove from heat. Put in clean hot jars leaving 1/2" headspace.
Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
This recipe will make 4 pints. I usually put it in the taller 12 ounce jars which will make 7 of these jars. I like them in the taller jars so you can see the colors. This is a pretty pickle for gifts too.
Baymule
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That sounds so yummy and a good way to use squash. My yellow squash and zucchini is just coming up, hoping I get smothered in squash!
promiseacres
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Coffee is on.
Finally got 1/2" of rain last night... with nasty storms/hail.... Neighbors have a tree down (they live in a woods). I couldn't see any problems from the windows. We'll get chores done here soon. Today we'll get some weeding done. Work on Electric projects, do some laundry. Debating on washing the horses.. well the two whom will go to the contesting on Wednesday.... may wait until Wednesday. Today the high is 70 and cloudy.... not great day to to wash horses in cold water. Tonight is Tractor driving testing. Soon we'll need to get a load of hay brought over.... I'll see how soft the ground is today though may let the horses have pasture again. Too many decisions!!!
Finally got 1/2" of rain last night... with nasty storms/hail.... Neighbors have a tree down (they live in a woods). I couldn't see any problems from the windows. We'll get chores done here soon. Today we'll get some weeding done. Work on Electric projects, do some laundry. Debating on washing the horses.. well the two whom will go to the contesting on Wednesday.... may wait until Wednesday. Today the high is 70 and cloudy.... not great day to to wash horses in cold water. Tonight is Tractor driving testing. Soon we'll need to get a load of hay brought over.... I'll see how soft the ground is today though may let the horses have pasture again. Too many decisions!!!
Baymule
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Thanks for the coffee, going for my second cup. Going to pull the giant weeds in the garden today, the sheep love them.
Biting gnats and flies are horrible here, I woke up last night, itching and scratching. I have bites on my ears and side of my face. All the rain we had led to an explosion of gnats and flies. It is drying up and the population is diminishing, I'm almost wishing for -6F degrees again!
Biting gnats and flies are horrible here, I woke up last night, itching and scratching. I have bites on my ears and side of my face. All the rain we had led to an explosion of gnats and flies. It is drying up and the population is diminishing, I'm almost wishing for -6F degrees again!
Mini Horses
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That sounds so good! Gonna keep that recipe and make. We always seem to have plenty of squash and zucs. 
It's overcast big time today...big gray blanket up there. Seems they think it will move off about noonish. You can really feel the wetness as you walk out. Poss showers.
Have a new list....and maybe a few days off
work is slack for a couple weeks, then some big projects. Better get home stuff done! If sun comes out, I'll be in the mood. 
. Gloomy doesn't motivate me. I will go toss some of these moth balls into the squatter groundhog holes this morning....hoping to motivate them to move on before they get lead poisoning! Of course, chores will get done. Made sure the new kids had full tummies just before dark. This doe has beautiful udder and teats for hand milking but, the length and softness makes it hard for a newborn kid to find the end for a few days. Once they are few days old, no problem. So, on tummy check a few days. 
. Need to check blackberries for ready to pick.
Need to top off a pasture but, if I change out attachments and it rains, bummer!! Although temps are good....better than mid nineties of weekend....decisions!!
I see a lot of "need to". Better "get to" them.
It's overcast big time today...big gray blanket up there. Seems they think it will move off about noonish. You can really feel the wetness as you walk out. Poss showers.
Have a new list....and maybe a few days off
work is slack for a couple weeks, then some big projects. Better get home stuff done! If sun comes out, I'll be in the mood. . Gloomy doesn't motivate me. I will go toss some of these moth balls into the squatter groundhog holes this morning....hoping to motivate them to move on before they get lead poisoning! Of course, chores will get done. Made sure the new kids had full tummies just before dark. This doe has beautiful udder and teats for hand milking but, the length and softness makes it hard for a newborn kid to find the end for a few days. Once they are few days old, no problem. So, on tummy check a few days. . Need to check blackberries for ready to pick.Need to top off a pasture but, if I change out attachments and it rains, bummer!! Although temps are good....better than mid nineties of weekend....decisions!!
I see a lot of "need to". Better "get to" them.
