Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

You raising any salmon? I love a good smoked salmon.

Not yet ... but I do love it.

Some of the best smoked salmon I ever had I got in a supermarket up in Red Deer, AB ... it was smoked and candied ... :thumbsup:

 

[rswyan]

That sounds good. My mom always did kraut and pork for new yrs.

Yeah ... some years it would be a twofer ... sausage dumplings and a pork roast cooked along with it.

Mom usually used a combo of Jimmy Dean's regular and hot sausage for the filler in the dumplings. Roll the dough out flat and then cover it with the sausage mix and roll it up into a log ... then slice that into sections about 2' thick. Cook those over a bed of kraut in a big pot.

 

[sodamo]

Had a pretty good project day.

 

[daugen]

It's a bit early but that pork and dumplings sounds mighty good...

27 out now, about the high of the day. Going to stay inside and maybe plant a tray of onions and shallots.
My neighbor and I studied the NC gardening guide by NC State and we looked at the onions and both thought, NOW.
He was excited to get on the list for a seedling sampling of my 8 varieties of tomatoes. Am glad I have a backup big freezer, my goal is to have it filled up this year with frozen veggies.

We both discussed my plans for the excess crop. Though doubtful our other neighbor will stay sober enough to make this work, my plans are to grow an acre of potatoes, have them coming out my ears, package them in three pound bags, and put up a sign saying FREE POTATOES!, with an arrow pointing to our farmer neighbor's lane. There he will be sitting, with his new folding chair and table I gave him for Christmas, and he can give away potatoes, and sell containers of veggies for two or three bucks a piece. Then he gets to keep half and I get the rest. Well, it's a plan anyway. I'll see what my reality is come April or May. Pretty sure much/most will go to Food Bank which is a prime goal also.

Going to be a new year soon. My goal this year is to manage my sugar intake better, get my lab readings down below 100, and, well,
find a lady who can tolerate me.

 

[daugen]

Had a pretty good project day.
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excellent! Railings must be next...or perhaps a big slide down into your new guest swimming pool... :dance1:

 

[wngsprd]

19 going to 26.

David, that deck looks real nice...and the Tundra, too. Sure looks green where you live.

RS, one cool place that will be once finished. Had guppies once and goldfish when I was a kid, but really do enjoy gazing into a nice aquarium.

Wish I hadn't woken up at 3:45...planning to see the New Year in with friends...maybe I can catch a nap this afternoon so I don't doze off on their sofa.

Cut down some smaller dead trees yesterday and cut up into firewood...got a nice pallet's worth plus some leftover logs in the grapple. I've got a few more to cut but will not do that today.

Started taking the tree down yesterday...very early for us, but we were just in the mood...all ornaments off, and today will remove the lights and take the tree outside to the brush pile.

I think I got all my end of the year transaction done: extra donations, prepaid personal property taxes, dog food orders with 50% off before the end of the year.

 

[toppop52]

We must be crazy, I got up at 4:15!
Kids are here for “Christmas”. Went to dinner with the whole group last night. I did go to bed a little early, grandkids wore me out. I think I’m going back to bed and see how that works.

 

[Bird]

Southern tradition mandates black-eyed peas and collard greens. And corn bread.

Almost never have collard greens at our house; usually have turnip greens when we have greens, but we definitely always have black-eyed peas and cornbread New Years Day.

That pork and kraut sure sounds good to me, but my wife won't have anything to do with kraut.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning to all on this last day of the year. Options for the day are catch up on tax and farming paperwork for the past year, or alternatively play games with older grandson and try to help keep baby happy. Not exactly the most difficult of choices

When I took this picture the other day it reminded me of those who like to grow a beard for winter.

 

[Looking4new]

Good Morning all.

-18F with a forecasted high of -8F A mix of sun and cloud. Wind NNW 13 mph.

My cold has broken (I think). The d-i-l is trying to blame me for bringing it into the house. But I distinctly remember about 3 weeks ago I took her (she doesn't drive) to the Dr.s at her request because she was barking like Sammy the Seal. She got a bunch of dope (more payments of Quacks yacht) and then I came down with this cold. I pointed this out to her and she has stopped whinging about it.

She has been pushing me and her old man (my step son) to get a flu shot. He does, I don't. My theory is that you do NOT build up natural immunities to the various strains of colds and flus when you 'do' a pill/shot for them.

Ah, the trials and tribulations of living in the same house as a Brit, a Canuck or two, 7 cats and one pug ugly dog.

You guys that gotta break out the thermal underwear for 0F temps, try to stay warm.

Eric, winter beard?? Try year round. I haven't shaved in 10 years. A trim once a year is what I get.