NH Homesteader- turkeys!

[CntryBoy777]

Sure hope it works too!.......it would be hard on ya in those temps to heat it yourself.
I like mangos, but can't eat them. The skin in my mouth peels every time I do. I used to eat them off the tree when we lived in Hawaii, but it that is when we found out that this happens. When we lived in Florida I bought one, so the 2 youngest daughters could taste it, I tried it and same thing. I can't eat fresh pineapple either, and have to give up bananas too. Unless it is yellow and red, you'll have to let it sit in a window for a few days for it to ripen enough. Hope she enjoys it, too....

 

[Hens and Roos]

Hope you get the water heater fix! Hope you don't get too much snow....it seems like we will probably end up with around 4" of snow.

 

[NH homesteader]

Yes! We have hot water again! Love having a DH that can fix anything!

Sausage mix and casings arrived in the mail today. Now waiting for the ground to thaw a little and butchering time.

So, I'm not getting the pygmy. I decided for the money and a 3+ hour drive (one way), it's not totally worth it to me. I've decided to get a 75/25 mini alpine buckling (75 Nigie) and a wether friend for him. We reserve the right to raise the wether for meat, and will try not to get attached! Anyway when/if we move I'll get a second buck. Either Nigie or 50/50 mini alpine. The only person I can find remotely near me who has mini alpines is the woman I got mine from and her 50/50's are all related to my does. So I'm getting the buck and wether from her. Then get one breeding season under my belt, as my girls are ready to be bred in the fall.

We are also not breeding our pigs, we'll butcher the girls in the fall and again when/if we move, get breeding stock there.

 

[Bruce]

4", not so bad @Hens and Roos, I guess that is what DD2 went back to yesterday since I think you don't live all that far north of Beloit.

Sure glad you got the HW heater fixed @NH homesteader, might want to stock up some jugs of water as well. Looking kind of ugly!

Our winds are only supposed to gust upwards of 30 starting about midnight Tue/Wed. Your winds don't look bad but 10.3" of snow through 8PM Tuesday and another 4.8" through Wed. Got gas for the blower? Got muscles for the shovel? We are looking at about 9" Tues (5.2" by 8 PM), another 6.5" Wed. Guess I'll be testing out that LED light bar tomorrow night and Wed morning, I put it on the blower yesterday.

 

[NH homesteader]

Generator is good and DH will be home! His next job can't be done when it's snowing. Sounds lovely. We always lose our power. People a mile down the road who are on another power company never lose their power.

 

[Hens and Roos]

4", not so bad @Hens and Roos, I guess that is what DD2 went back to yesterday since I think you don't live all that far north of Beloit.

Sure glad you got the HW heater fixed @NH homesteader, might want to stock up some jugs of water as well. Looking kind of ugly! View attachment 29234

Our winds are only supposed to gust upwards of 30 starting about midnight Tue/Wed. Your winds don't look bad but 10.3" of snow through 8PM Tuesday and another 4.8" through Wed. Got gas for the blower? Got muscles for the shovel? We are looking at about 9" Tues (5.2" by 8 PM), another 6.5" Wed. Guess I'll be testing out that LED light bar tomorrow night and Wed morning, I put it on the blower yesterday.

It isn't too bad- DH says it is on the sticky side(he's doing snow removal because the kids have choir concert tonight)...we are by Madison so 45 minutes north of Beloit. Hope you guys stay safe!!

 

[CntryBoy777]

All of you up there stay Safe and Warm!...
Hoping it isn't as bad as predicted....
Also, that none ya lose Power....
Prayers and Thoughts are certainly with ALL that are up that way....East, Middle, West....

 

[Baymule]

A LITTLE????
What in the world are you planning to do with ALL those tomatoes???

I ran out of tomato sauce and canned tomatoes this winter....... Must. Have. Chili.

 

[Devonviolet]

All this talk about snow storms brings flashbacks from when we lived in MN and PA. I remember one snow storm before I met DH, when I lived in my little Craftsman bungalow. I always shoveled the neighbor's sidewalk, too, because they were both older, making it hard for them. I think I shoveled three times during that snowstorm, for a total of 30 inches in three days. No sooner did I get my driveway shoveled out, and the city plow went by leaving 4 feet of hard packed snow in my driveway. UGH! It was a good thing I was young back then!

Back in PA, (I think it was 2012) we had 30 inches in two days, and the furnace stopped producing heat. We did all the standard trouble shooting, and were getting really cold. Then DH realized the exhaust vent was covered by snow. He bundled up and went out the back door, to clear the snow away. He stepped off the deck and sank up to his hips in snow.

 

[Hens and Roos]

We don't get snow like that here very often/if ever....growing up it seemed like we had lots more!