i have slugs

I think Jim already moved....

I resigned my last full time pastorate in October will be 2 years ago. We owned a home at Delhi and moved back. We had always kept it furnished because the kids wanted to be "Home" for Christmas. We had to do some remodeling and replace the heating and cooling unit. Tried to get everything down that might need fixing in the future while we had the money to do it. Even replaced all the plumbing inside the house. We have enjoyed being back home. Our yard had gone to pot because all we could do was drive in one day a week and mow. Took 2 summers of hard work to get it back in shape. Guess that's one reason I wanted everyone to look at our photos.

The tree jjs has got to come down from the top. Power lines on one side and my house on the other. Power company was supposed to take it down last spring but couldn't get it dry enough before the farmer put in his crop. Trying to wait until he gets his corn harvested so I'll have a place to burn it. There is another pine beside it that is starting to die. Southern pine beetles are killing them.

Did you guys get the same mental image I did of Chezca running around under that tree with her catchers mitt on and face mask. Gee whiz it was funny especially when she had to make that running dive to catch one. And the sitting over there watching with his tongue out and his tail just a wagging with a big ole dumb smile on his face. Oh goodness, it is to funny for words. You gotta see it.

Ok, what's the difference in "white peache's vs. ummmmmmmmm , the other type peache's. Here White peache's are said to be the Ultimate in flavor? I have a white peach tree, so I was told anyway's.

Rachel

edit to add, Chezca , I can visualize you now ;-)

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lol sounds like Amelia Bedelia....funny Jim!
I haven't looked at your pics yet, I can't find the part of whichever thread that says where they are lol only about 1000 posts to scroll through, I'm just being lazy.

in peaches i know ripe and not so ripe, that's about it rachel!

I don't know a lot about peaches but the guy that brings my wife peachs brought some white ones over the other day and they were good. He insisted I try a bite and it had a great flavor. I would assume you use one peach just like another.

Dmail me and I'll send you my email address. I have to send you an invitation to view them. They are uploaded to Kodak Easy Share.

Jim I have your email address, you sent me recipes. :)

Peaches.


Well, they come from a can
They where put there by a man
In a factory down town

Spoken like a true city chick iluvcatz

I agree the fruit will be fine for cobblers and pies after being frozen. Most of the pies I make are with frozen fruits.

White peaches are supposed to be sweeter than the old fashioned yellow fleshed ones. I have had trees of both. The whites have a good flavor and are sweet, but for pies etc, I can never bring myself to use them. Guess it's a mindset but a peach pie should have yellow peaches! :-)

If I can make it a few more years, I should have a halfway decent retirement. I will have SS, a small retirement from my job, and some from a thrift savings plan which is like a 401K. I've been trying to plan ahead for several years, to get some bills paid off so that will make it easier. Gotta think ahead these days.

Ha-ha you guys ^-^ very funny! Am I supposed to stand under the peach tree and wait? :-) Nah, I think our semi-dog puppy's gonna take care of all future-fallen peaches ok;-)

Ya, before we bought this house, I thought peaches only come in cans! :-D

Save the Peaches Chezka! waste not want not!

LOL. I just bought some peaches from a road side stand. (Peach trees were at my old house). And am thinking I will make one of the recipes this evening. Peach cobbler sounds good!

Peace pie a la mode... mmmmmmm......

hey btw, where's gramps? ^-^ I don't see him in the mint thread and he hasn't posted in a while.... hmmmm... Hope he's ok....

Stayed up too late last night after pigging out on grape jelly? :-)
I meant to mention you can make grap jelly with splenda and not be able to tell much difference. And no sugar!

I'm sure he is fine. Hey Jim, check in would you??!! The hens are worrying.

peace with ice cream on top......I like it. Chezka did you mean to write peace pie or peach pie?
I'm sure Jim is doing some rounds at the hospital or making a veggie drop.

I have to confess, I just posted the 500th post on the Thread Formerly Known As Mint...I feel a teensy bit guilty....
but slugs still rule!

LOL "PEACH" ma friend! :-) (fingers are faster than ma brain ya'll) ^-^

Lynnie?!? Feels like you cheated on us :( How could ya?!? :-) We should call the slug cops on ya...^-^

Check out Mr. Miami Vice dude... He's fierce!

Chezka you're 500th!
(hanging my head in shame)

LOL. Are we still racing with them? If anyone has dial up they won't be able to load the threads

Us?!? Racing?!? Nu-uh! :-)

Almost lunch time... Gettin a sizzlin beef fajita....mmmmm! (I love food, can you tell?:-)

slugs don't race ;)
I could use a sizzling beef fajita right now....

Me too! I had taco salad. Chez are you 2 hours ahead of us here, or just 1? It's 1:54 here

Me not know cat^-^! I'm pacific standard time...

Man I'm stufft! had two of em fajitas and them were gooo-oood! mm-mmmm! :-)

LOL. Time for a nap!
I'm out of here for the day! And off tomorrow so i get a long weekend. Hope you all have a good one.
I'm starting to wonder about Jim now too! Hope all is ok

Jeez you guys can write alot in a day!!!! The cobbler got done and my son took half home with him when it came out of the oven. Got up early, was gonna have some with my coffee and it was gone. Musta been GOOOD..

Jim don't matter if it has to be cut from the top we had a giant patalpet ( sure that's misspelled) tree between our house and the neighbors garage and couldn't be reached with bucket truck so he climbed up the tree pulled a ladder up with a rope , somehow stood it up on a branch leaning against the trunk tied rope to a branch and started cutting . The neighbor came out of his house just as a big chunk of tree was swinging over his garage by a rope hollering something about his corvette being in the garage and we better have insurance. My husband laughed and said "It's your car I don't have insurance for it". Took that whole tree down one piece at a time.

This was this guys last meal. Hope he enjoyed it. Gotta go out and do bug control.

Been at the hospital since before eight this morning. It's an hours drive from my home. Just got back a few minutes ago. I'm glad to know I was missed. I missed all of you today, as well. Didn't have nearly as much fun as I did yesterday with you guys while it was raining. We are up to about six inchs for the week.

Chezca, I am having to rebuild my mental image of what you look like. Seems like all you do is make us hungry telling what you are eating. I might better put a little more padding on you.

Eating is a great pastime. I think I'll shoot for 260 again. Think of all the fun I could have putting that weight back on. Man, makes me hungry thinking about it. Got the munchies last night before bed. ate all the sliced tomatoes left from supper (the meal us red necks eat at night).

I don't know how old you are cat but take it from one who didn't know enough to do any planning for the retirement time, make a plan and stick to it. Money buys less and less.

Lynn, I'll see it I can pull up you email. Had 2 Lynns ask for the receipe. Think I know which one you are.

Good evening everyone and thanks for the information on white peache's. The tree is located on a small piece of land that I purchased last year so this year I get the fruit;-)

All the food you all have talked about today has made me hungry too. Love Mexican food!

Cat, your smart for planning ahead. I've definately tried as well.......got too now day's;-)

Jim, I will d-mail you for your email addy. I would enjoy viewing your picture's. Thank's

Jim! What do you mean you don't know which Lynn I am?? I am the fresh one with the mouth who paints her mom's arbor, bakes her blueberry muffins and sasses her all at once! Grrrrrr. You have incurred my wrath. Even an ol' redneck knows better than to admit to confusing two women...you must be very tired indeed my friend!

Oooo child! Don't hurt gramps (too much) Lynnie ^-^!

I do soooo love food :-)... But (not to brag ['guess it sounds like it no matter what I say^-^]) I tip the scales at a very decent weight! (Yeah SAYS ME!:-) Let's just say I'm the equivalent of 3 semi-dog puppies in weight (oh okay, four then!) :-). I thank my parents' genes for that!

Flash-toasted cubed maters n sweet onions with cheese and sesame seeds on a sliver of warm toasted frenchie french bread.... lip-smackin gooood! Ooo and a tall glass of good ol fashion lemon iced tea! yummmmmmm! That's just for appetizers ;-)!

Chezka, I am secretly trying to get Jim to spit out his sweetened iced tea onto his laptop screen on a big guffaw......ssshhh! ;) plus I like to see him back pedal & turn on the southern charm.

I sit here, broken and contrite. My heart aches because I have angered on that I love. With all the gallentry of a true Southern gentleman, I most humbly bed your pardon. If that don't just tear the heart out of you what will. Man, I could here the violins, smell the roses and taste the wine. Thunderbird, $2 a quart. You OK now Lynnie?

I'm gonna Goggle me a semi-dog puppy and see what size they come in. Then Chezca, I'll know. I didn't have quite the gormet tread you did but it was pretty good. I had Elk steak, smothered down with onions, fresh ruby red tomatoes (sliced), delectabe cucumbers, just a taste of fried okrs, yellow squash and onions steamed down and iced tea with lemon. (sweetened with Splenda)

I guess Lynn, I was getting back what I had given out. When I was in college, I roomed with a boy who had two girls he was going steady with. He wrote them both a letter and put them in their respective, addressed envelopes. Left them laying on the table and went to borrow a couple of stamps. I switched letters on him. When he got back, he was just fixing to seal them, I was busy studying, should have known something was up when he saw me studying, the sorry rascal decided to reread the letters before mailing them. Thought he had errored, and I never told him I had pulled the switch. Didn't want to have to whip him. Lucky rascal. Who was it said, "The devil made me do it."

how was the sweetened iced tea.....did you spit it out in surprise? I'm not sure if "bedding" somebody's pardon is a southern thing or what....I'll hold off on that till I check my Emily Post HAHAHA where are your specs?
Jim did you dislike the boy's lying ways, or just the boy? Interesting story. I think it was more your strong opinions than the devil that made you do it :)

Ok Jim, just got to ask.....what does Elk taste like? Anything like Venison?

Rachel

I went home with him one week-end to go to the State Fair and met both those girls. They were both very pretty and sweet and deserved better than what he was giving them. That's the real reason I switched them. I think he smelled a rat though because he never left one of their letters laying around or one that he was writing to them.

If I had been drinking tea, I probably would have. Instead I just had to wipe the slobber off.

I'm sorry about the bedding down but that is par for the course for me. I was marrying this couple one time, in a horse barn no less, I looked at the man and asked, "Will you have this woman to be your lawfully, bedded wife."
Being quick on my feet, I said, "Oops, that comes later, doesn't it."

rachel i worked in a restaurant that had game month, I tried them all...the elk was less gamey than bear but I remember it being less tender than venison, although the venison had been slow cooked, so that may have accounted for that.

Elk is better than venison and I believe I like it better than beef. Has no wild gamey taste either. Haven't been hunting in years but if get a chance to go to Mo. with the guy that gave me the meat, I'm going. Would love to have one of those in the freezer. In fact they are so big I'd probably have to buy another freezer.