Anne Miller

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We manage a 40 acre wildlife area of the Texas Hill Country in the Edwards Plateau at about 3030 ft above sea level. The region is notable for its karst topography and tall rugged hills of limestone. The terrain throughout the region is punctuated by a thin layer of topsoil and a large number of exposed rocks and boulders, making the region very dry and prone to flash flooding. Native vegetation in the region includes various yucca, prickly pear cactus, native grasses and wildflowers. The predominant trees in the region are Ashe Juniper, Shin Oak and Texas Live Oak. Soil is alkaline consisting of caliche and clay.
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Make your current meals twice the size and freeze half of it.

I have not found anything that does not freeze well though I imagine there are some things.

spaghetti
shepherds pie
steak
roast
stew

These can all be put in the oven to heat them to be ready to eat.
8 hours ago
I like the suggestion by Nancy about animal rescue groups.

If there are not in your area you can call the local Animal shelter or animal control.

Susan said, My neighbors are disrespectful to all my neighbors not just me but take advantage of me since I live alone and am not a young woman anymore.



It would not bother me in the least to call animal control if I had neighbors like this.
1 day ago
As others have stated chickens can handle cold weather though your ideas sound good.

Here are some idea to help with the chicken waterer:


https://permies.com/t/190712/freeze-chicken-waterer

https://permies.com/t/364210/Winter-Chicken-Water-Years-Testing
1 day ago
Thanks for sharing this.

Today I had a discussion with dear hubby about food supplies.

He said that the National Weather Service was advising folks to have at least a 3 day supply of food on hand.  He could not understand why folks might not have a 3 day supply without being told.

I said because most folks use Uber Eats ...


1 day ago
A link to the YouTube where folks can listen for free would be very helpful.

Does the $67.00 go to Paul?  If so a link to that, too.

Thanks for sharing you enthusiasm.
Today, Mother Nature made use of stripes with many clous of gray alternating with white ... finally the sun came out and burned away the clouds.

We have a winter storm coming this weekend.

What a wonderful way to use mother natures stripes to design textiles.

1 day ago

Matt Cole wrote: During that process, I started learning more about emotional support options and came across information about ESA letters while doing my own research. I noticed that several websites offer ESA-related services, such as My ESA Therapist, Fast ESA Letter , and ESA Doctors, but it’s honestly overwhelming to figure out what’s legitimate and appropriate, especially when it involves children.



A lot of hospitals that deal with children and the elderly have been using animal, especially dogs.

This is something that has been tested for many years and it does help.

I have recently seen this especially with horses.

Above I suggested horseback riding and that would be good if you can find an ESA (Emotional Support Animal) riding stable.

I have always believed that I am the best person to help my child.  Showing some extra love and attention goes a long ways.

If you can pinpoint a specific area where your child is showing signal that might help folks with recommendations.

Does your child show interest in owning a specific animal?  Since we don't know the age of you child it is hard to suggest a pet.

For younger children a hamster, turtle of fish might help them and give them the knowledge of how to care for a pet.
1 day ago
After asking for seeds in 2017, this wild lettuce just popped up ...

We never got around trying to use it for pain.

Now I try to rid the property of baby plants that look like thistle so I have not seen it again.
1 day ago
If you have tried all the above mentioned suggestions without success then my suggestion would be a new seed packet and plant outdoors at the specific time.

Do the seeds need stratification?  then maybe outside now is okay?
1 day ago
I am not sure this answer what you are really asking though have you thought about using a simple sand filter?