Devonviolet Acres

[B&B Happy goats]

How was your turkey and visit with joes family? Hope you aren't overdoing it with your foot....

 

[Devonviolet]

Sorry B&B, I just now saw this. The turkey was really good! Brandy made it, and I got the feeling she doesn’t have a lot of experience cooking turkeys. However, it was moist and delicious! We took a salad, with all kinds of goodies and my homemade Ranch Style Dressing. A while back, I learned about “spiralized” veggies. It’s really a cool idea. I found a “spiralizer” on Amazon and it was only $12. So I HAD to try it. I think most people use it to make zucchini spaghetti, for a low carb diet, and I DO plan to do that. But, I also LOVE spiralized zucchini in a salad. YUM! DH tried doing carrots. It works, but it not easy to get it to turn. But he persevered and ended up with spiralized carrots. However, because they are stiffer, you don’t want to leave them in long curls. So, he figured out if he made a long cut on the carrot, he only got one round rather than a long curl. Joey’s wife thought they tasted sweeter, that way, rather than eating them in pieces. I tend to agree with her.

This evening (5:30) i went to close the blinds on the front door. As I looked out the window, I saw about 20 birds land on the front law. I looked closer and realized they were all Robins.

I was curiois what all those Robins were doing and more landed, and then MORE! I guestimate there were about 50 of them! But, they didn't stop coming! There were more flying over the house & landing in the Cedar trees, in our neighbor's property, across our driveway. They just kept coming. I’m guessing that there must have been hundreds of them!!! I got my phone and tried taking pictures through the glass in the door. But that didn’t work. So, I slowly opened the door, and they flew away. So, I sat on the bench outside the door and waited. Eventually, they started coming back. But this time, they all went into the trees across the driveway and then down to the ground under the trees. It was amazing! I have never seen so many Robins in one place!!!

I really wanted to get some photos, so I went back in the house and got my camera. But those photos turned out too blurry too. It was dusk and too gray out, to get any clear shots. DRAT!!!

 

[Devonviolet]

Back to your comment about me not overdoing it with my foot, @B&B Happy goats. Up until Wed night, it was still rather painful to walk - both my calf and my foot were very tender when we went to Joe’s house. I was feeling very unstable on my feet. I even used two canes, to stablize myself.

Then on Thurs., as the day went by, I was noticing that my foot and my leg were hurting a little less. Friday, they were feeling like a slight bruise. And today, I am pleased to say, both my calf and foot don’t hurt at all, when I walk with the walking boot!

So, it is less than two weeks and I am pain free! That may change after my follow up visit with the doctor on Monday. He said that at that visit, the walking boot comes off and I start using a “walking shoe” which is a flat shoe, with a velcro closure. Not the most stylish foot wear. I could be in that shoe for at least 4-6 weeks. Not looking forward to THAT! But, if it goes as well as it has gone so far,, I am hopeful that it will be closer to 4 weeks or less.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

so happy for you !!!

 

[Bruce]

Sounds like you are in the robin migration flight path this year. We likely won't see any for over a month though last year a few showed up mid March when there was still snow on the ground. Not sure what they eat when the ground is frozen.

 

[Mike CHS]

We usually have some show up in March also but the flocks aren't very big. Cardinals started showing up a couple of days ago.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

I noticed cardinals at my parents over the weekend.

 

[babsbag]

@Devonviolet Here is a recipe for making liquid soap.

 

[Devonviolet]

Thanks @babsbag! That looks like a good recipe. I have a couple questions.
1. Can I half the recipe? 72 pounds of liquid handsoap is a lot for the first try.
2. I’m not crazy about soy products - unless they are organic. Can I substitute the pork lard, that I have from @Baymule’s boar?

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Thanks @babsbag! That looks like a good recipe. I have a couple questions.
1. Can I half the recipe? 72 pounds of liquid handsoap is a lot for the first try.
2. I’m not crazy about soy products - unless they are organic. Can I substitute the pork lard, that I have from @Baymule’s boar?

Are you going to call your soap WILBERS WONDER SOAP ?