Donna Chamberlain

About showing roosters "who is the boss".  I have had about 20 roosters, in a variety of breeds and temperaments over the years.  I have only had to put one  in the soup pot.  Most I have raised from hatching and I think this helps.  When a rooster starts to get aggressive with me, I let him know who is in charge by imitating a rooster action.  With a glove on to protect from biting, I gently but firmly push down on his back between the wings and near the neck, forcing him into a squatting position.  I am careful not to hurt him, just demonstrate that I am bigger than he is.  Usually I have to do this more than once, but so far at least, never more than 3 days in a row.

The one exception, Mr. Soup, flew up at and attacked both my son and myself as soon as we walked into the chicken run.  This left no room for negotiation as far as I was concerned.  The soup tasted great.

I wash, chop, and freeze them in pint containers.  Then I just spoon out whatever I need when cooking.  This allows me to save more of my mature bulbs for planting (expanding my bed each year) and for selling at my farmers market.

If you are buying a house in a snowy area, get one with a steep pitched roof that will shed snow.  Do not trust that the local people who built it necessarily got it right!  At age 72 I am still climbing on my almost flat roof to shovel it off after major snow storms.  Someday you too will be be 72 or older.
Also, beware of long winding tree lined driveways which look lovely when you see them in July.  They can be a pain or a major expense when they need to be plowed after 2 feet of snow.
Plan for when you are 90.

"Most of our electronics have  the shame of modern slavery woven into them, and our addiction to these toys forfeits our privacy to a variety of nefarious entities."   Please Paul, how do I get a paper or at least a printable copy?

I am not getting the dailyish emails and I really miss them. I am on hotmail. I got 1 of 2, but not 2 of 2.