tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post2735083407296594590..comments2024-03-08T23:01:02.107-06:00Comments on Cowgirl's Country Life: Three Things......cowgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-19006810222750695592010-07-11T15:47:26.933-05:002010-07-11T15:47:26.933-05:00Dang it Stevo, I'm sorry to hear about your pl...Dang it Stevo, I'm sorry to hear about your plane...but SO glad you and friend were not hurt! It sounds like a close call... <br />To make plum wine I put 4 cups of plum juice in a one gallon glass jug,<br />then add 4 cups of sugar and 1 pkg of yeast... swish it around a bit to mix..<br />then fill the gallon jug the rest of the way with water... swish again.<br /><br />Place a balloon on cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-88343420296413131502010-07-09T23:46:11.176-05:002010-07-09T23:46:11.176-05:00Hi! cowgirl.
Its me, stevo. Yes, the repairs to m...Hi! cowgirl.<br /><br />Its me, stevo. Yes, the repairs to my Starduster Too are from an accident. I was letting a friend fly the plane. he ground looped it on his first landing. I was sitting in the back seat with my arms folded when he landed and it got ahead of him. Broke the right lower wing and a few other things. I am waiting for it to be repaired. No injuries except his pride! <br /><br /stevohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491247139175037961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-49784905470978043342010-07-07T22:10:38.259-05:002010-07-07T22:10:38.259-05:00Hey is that you Stevo? :)
I remember seeing pictur...Hey is that you Stevo? :)<br />I remember seeing pictures of that beautiful Starduster Too. Hope the repairs aren't from an accident!<br /><br />I have a recipe for plum wine if you are interested.... <br />When I make jelly, I just use powdered sure gel and 5 cups of plum juice.<br /><br />Hope all is going well with you, it's good to see ya!cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-12406116449297561732010-07-07T21:11:00.295-05:002010-07-07T21:11:00.295-05:00Hi cowgirl. I am still enjoying your site, working...Hi cowgirl. I am still enjoying your site, working on my "cowgirl" smoke house and waiting for my Starduster Too, to get repaired.<br /><br />Picked about 4 gallons of sand plums last week. Do you have a good recipe? you have so many. <br /><br />Have you tried cooking / smoking your snails? bet you could come up with a recipe :) <br /><br />Please keep the great work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-80134982458206343772009-09-15T16:18:01.145-05:002009-09-15T16:18:01.145-05:00lol Susan, I agree! Scorpions are no fun at all. l...lol Susan, I agree! Scorpions are no fun at all. lol<br />I woke up one morning to one on my bedroom door. Aaakkk. lolcowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-82589600501560375442009-09-15T14:43:57.749-05:002009-09-15T14:43:57.749-05:00Never seen a salamander but we get lots of gheckos...Never seen a salamander but we get lots of gheckos here and they are sooo cool. I try not to let the chickens get them. I agree on the mice, eewwwww! My #1 is the scorpions that I find in the kitchen or the bathroom in the morning, yikes! If I can sweep them into a box and let them outside, the chickens fight over them.Susan Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-13614239182978708642009-06-23T18:26:22.183-05:002009-06-23T18:26:22.183-05:00lol Becky! That sounds interesting... I might hav...lol Becky! That sounds interesting... I might have to try one. The chickens sure have been enjoying them. :)cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-87028424136174615852009-06-23T13:59:34.426-05:002009-06-23T13:59:34.426-05:00I'm with Gene on the tobacco worms. They can g...I'm with Gene on the tobacco worms. They can get pretty big. We used to pick them off and throw them on the wagon or barn floor HARD...they would make a pop when they busted open. <br /><br />I know, I know, that's mean, but we were only kids....Beckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-58938497302367189492009-06-22T20:44:57.366-05:002009-06-22T20:44:57.366-05:00Thank you Sally! I forgot about slimy things... s...Thank you Sally! I forgot about slimy things... snails might be on my list too. lol<br />Thank you for the link and the kind words about my blog. <br />Wish you and Barry the best with your farm. :)cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-61350779212362874782009-06-22T20:41:58.839-05:002009-06-22T20:41:58.839-05:00Mrs JP, you are so right about the shovel too!! I ...Mrs JP, you are so right about the shovel too!! I keep one in the back of my pickup, mainly for rattlesnakes.cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-70102410313865514202009-06-22T14:30:04.602-05:002009-06-22T14:30:04.602-05:00For women's gloves I go to these folks: http:...For women's gloves I go to these folks: http://www.womanswork.com . I'm the same about little slimy things and cockroaches. <br /><br />Thanks for a great site. My husband and I are just starting out with a small farm raising our own food and we really appreciate the information of those gone before us.Sally and Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787354373854463872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-38571612177662941772009-06-22T11:22:10.870-05:002009-06-22T11:22:10.870-05:00Agreed on all three! Eeewwwww. I do the same thin...Agreed on all three! Eeewwwww. I do the same thing pliers or shovel.Mrs. JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141245412356555999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-29000303494795089972009-06-21T11:08:04.378-05:002009-06-21T11:08:04.378-05:00Gene, I can't imagine worms that size... yikes...Gene, I can't imagine worms that size... yikes!<br />You need to gather them up and sell them. lol<br />I imagine they are rough on your tobacco leaves! <br />Thanks for the info Gene. :)cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-89497263756817299362009-06-21T11:04:06.036-05:002009-06-21T11:04:06.036-05:00Thanks for that David... I'm glad to hear I...Thanks for that David... I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one. lolcowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-16900721546855592212009-06-21T11:03:14.706-05:002009-06-21T11:03:14.706-05:00OMGosh OTT.... .50 each? I could make a lot of mon...OMGosh OTT.... .50 each? I could make a lot of money. lol<br />How big is your dragon, does he eat very many in a day? I could put a couple of dragons in my garden. :)<br /><br />You need a few tomato plants so you can raise your own worms. :)<br /><br />Thanks OTT!cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-31765831460918554462009-06-21T10:58:49.557-05:002009-06-21T10:58:49.557-05:00Wow Chris!! Thanks for the info... I'm defina...Wow Chris!! Thanks for the info... I'm definately going to keep my gloves on when I touch these things. lol How icky. lolcowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-9777632280247861392009-06-21T08:36:01.705-05:002009-06-21T08:36:01.705-05:00LOL....he's just a baby! When my tobacco crop ...LOL....he's just a baby! When my tobacco crop is hanging the sheds to cure, they fall off the drying leaves and ya can find em everywhere. They get to be about 3 to 4 inches long and 3/4 of an inch in diameter. And no...they don't bite or sting.<br /><br />grotheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-2923709302854874102009-06-20T23:51:41.275-05:002009-06-20T23:51:41.275-05:00I am with ya on one and three. I do the same with...I am with ya on one and three. I do the same with mice. The stupid horn worm I'll grab with a gloved hand, a thick leather glove. Those horn worms get big, really big. I don't thik I have ever picked up a salamander. If I did I was a kid and 40 years later forgot.David McGuirehttp://www.freewebs.com/davidmcgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-49908714559652400702009-06-20T21:37:01.033-05:002009-06-20T21:37:01.033-05:00Jeanie,
I'll take all of those you can collect...Jeanie,<br />I'll take all of those you can collect.lol My bearded dragon loves them. Up here they go for about .50 ea. That one is a small one. I have seen them as thick as long as a man's ring finger.They will eat your mater plants like crazy.<br /><br />Good luck<br />OTT<br />;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-48609560517422790032009-06-20T07:17:36.969-05:002009-06-20T07:17:36.969-05:00Wow, that reminded me of a tobacco worm, except th...Wow, that reminded me of a tobacco worm, except the one I saw (read: the one that scared the living #()% out of me) as a kid was huge.<br /><br />Turns out, they are almost one and the same. I also found out this from "All About Worms" (google) which gives further reason to keep these on the ick list:<br /><br />"Another issue with handling tomato and tobacco hornworms for too Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861482393432330011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-36255302842385088892009-06-19T22:43:50.237-05:002009-06-19T22:43:50.237-05:00Hey Mark, I'm glad to hear I'm not the onl...Hey Mark, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one!<br />I guess it's a horn, they look pretty sharp though.<br />I'm not sure if they sting or bite, I've never really been bitten by one, but I avoid them when I can. lol<br />So far the ones I have are small ones, I'm trying to get rid of them before they get very big. <br />Wonder if the one's you have are the same? I cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-28073900884331807472009-06-19T22:23:57.829-05:002009-06-19T22:23:57.829-05:00Look at that little guy, he's got a horn, or i...Look at that little guy, he's got a horn, or is it a stinger? I have never thought that a catterpillar would bite, but last week when I was clear some of my poplars, I ended up with a few little green guys kinda like that on me, and the little buggers bit (I think)maybe they thought I was a tree. Maybe they had a horn like that guy, I have to have a closer look. Are those horn worms known to Frugal Canadian Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177261116826690085noreply@blogger.com