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Hitchhiker
This morning I took my early morning garden walk in bare feet as I usually do. As I came inside I felt something funny on my foot. Thinking I had stepped on the random rabbit turd on the floor (you rabbit owners know what I mean) I ignored it for a minute. When it lingered I looked down to find I had been walking around…
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Humor on how not to grow pot
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NSW floods (Australia)
Well what a difference a couple of years makes. 2019 raging bushfires, 2021 floods. We’ve had 150mm in the last week, on top of the wettest October for a while ( in our area) The big rain has had a huge impact on the harvest out west, wheat, barley & canola. The already drenched landscape is gearing up for another big…
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2021 11 25 TGN Update Thanksgiving!
Oh my gosh, I have a major blooper in here... my apologies to our vast International community. Can I blame it on the gummy bear (with THC) that I ate to help my appetite for Thanksgiving dinner? (grin)
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Homesteading in the Soviet Union
Wow, the dacha (farm) was only about a half acre? Interesting article.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
I know this is an American holiday, but I hope everyone has an opportunity to break bread with loved ones. If not tomorrow, then soon.
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Balancing the load of the homestead
It seems that work around the home is always either feast or famine, too much or not enough. Just a few weeks ago I was overloaded trying to deal with harvesting, putting by for winter, starting a volunteer project at my church, and dealing with several projects in my for-profit business. Now I'm caught up and wondering…
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Wow, what a nice surprise!
A few weeks ago, Frank Salvato interviewed me for his podcast. He asked if I had a banner type graphic or a promo sound clip. Of course, I did not.... I'm not the most tech or media savvy guy. So, he offered to put together some things I could use. Check it out - I'm blown away!
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Hyperinflation in Romania
If you remember @Marjory Wildcraft 's interview with Lynette Zang, here is one that Lynette did with Arpad (Star Pad Academy) regarding his family's life during the hyperinflation there. The term community comes up a lot. It's an interesting listen.
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Not really a John Denver fan, and I still don't have a wife, but....
Well, I got a nice surprise a few days ago. My mom called and asked if I had ever considered playing the violin. Well, I've always wanted too, but I've been a bit intimidated by it. Violins sound awful in unskilled hands! SHe says, she was watching some program and the violinist had hands like mine and she wanted me to…
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The view from my window this morning.
Almost the end of spring and wetter than most. Great time for Kangaroo Paw to bloom, which in turn draws in the honeyeaters. This Paw is growing directly outside my lounge room window and I get to see its visitors. This morning a Lewins Honeyeater. A quick description. The Lewins Honeyeater- Meliphaga lewinii is mostly…
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A Friend in need...
Two rednecks are out hunting, when one of them suddenly collapses, his eyes roll back in his head. Keeping a cool head, his friend grabs his phone & dials 911. "My buddy's collapsed, he's dead!" cried the redneck. "Ok sir, keep calm, I can help you," said the rescue worker. "The first thing is to make sure that he is…
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Snow!
Why did it suddenly feel like Christmas? I bet part of it is that we got lots of our work done & we could take a break & be content today. We have about 6" currently, and may get more through the night, but there is not near the amount they predicted for our area. It hit mostly north & way east of us, but lots of that snow…
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GROW with Marjory Wildcraft and Team Member, Sarah Peterson
Please meet Sarah, our awesome fulfillment manager! Sarah is our newest team member, though it's been over a year she has been with us and I don't know how we ever handled fulfillment without her!
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Köppen Climate Classification - Am - Tropical Monsoon Climate
Am - Tropical Monsoon Climate Latitudes: Mainly between 5° to 30° latitudes. Temperatures: Every month’s average temp is 18 °C (64.4 °F) or higher. Highest temps before rainy season. Precipitation: Eighty percent of the yearly rainfall occurs in 3 very wet months. The driest month usually comes soon after the winter…
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A Veterinarian's Perspective on Prepper Medicine
Found this and thought it was a good article to put out here. This has a lot of information in it.
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Frosts and the approach of winter
We had our third frost of the year last night, and it was the coldest so far, with lows around 26F. Tonight is supposed to be a bit colder. Our yard has some microclimate effects that mean we don't get frosted everywhere. The garden beds next to the garage, for example, didn't frost. Even as late as noon, there was still…
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Boring Country life: Part one- A Cats Life -TGN Story Time
A story of life and part of the TGN stories we share on country life and happenings. A cats life I had a busy busy day lined up for today and really did not need a little unplanned activity in my life. But I did not pass this information on to my cat. This is a mistake I need to remember and correct. I was redoing the one…
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Interesting Weather Phenomenon
I love watching the sky and learning about what I see and if it has any significance in telling you whats up (pun intended). I'm sure many of you enjoy watching the sky as well. I found a really interesting article where I learned the names of some weather occurrences that I am familiar with and some that I had never heard…
