tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post2143895078186785765..comments2023-10-20T04:52:34.327-05:00Comments on Through the Eyez of Denimflyz: Iceburg dead ahead, Captaindenimflyzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737448177805751756noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-65064690085681349372011-01-20T13:33:29.240-06:002011-01-20T13:33:29.240-06:00I make potato soup this way: Boil potatoes, cut i...I make potato soup this way: Boil potatoes, cut into chunks, in water till they are soft enough to mash with a potato masher. After mashing the potatoes in the water, add thinly sliced carrots, onions, celery. When they are cooked, add enough powdered dry milk to turn the water to milk. If you have kids you're trying to get extra milk into, you can add more. Then add some margarine, about 1/2 cup of it. Simmer till the butter melts and stir it in. Add salt and pepper. That's all. We often ate it with grilled cheese sandwiches. We ate grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup, too. <br /><br />You might tell the homeless shelter director to go to GardenWeb and join, then go to the seed-trading forum and post a request for seeds, explaining the mission. People there are very generous when they know it's for a good cause. The link you will need is this: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/exseed/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-4262465077130297202011-01-08T06:40:11.698-06:002011-01-08T06:40:11.698-06:00I just left a long comment, but it vanished!
So, ...I just left a long comment, but it vanished!<br /><br />So, I will just say that I like the new direction and look of your Blog.<br /><br />I also want to thank Lynda for being so generous with the seeds for the Shelter's garden.<br /><br />Stay warm.gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-79781146524913062532011-01-08T06:38:02.067-06:002011-01-08T06:38:02.067-06:00I like the looks of the new Blog design and the di...I like the looks of the new Blog design and the direction you are taking with it.<br /><br />I think that is what is special with these blogs; that we can share our lives, styles of living, the good, the bad and the ugly with others who live a very different lifestyle.<br /><br />I admire how you make the absolute best of what you have. Others should take lessons at your feet!<br /><br />The garden project sounds super. I know you will be a great help to them. Gardening provides not only food, but food for the soul.<br /><br />Lynda, what a generous person you are. Bless you.<br /><br />I won't complain about our little cold front.....lows of 6° highs of the teens....I won't be getting out either.gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-91518112792900168592011-01-08T03:49:38.482-06:002011-01-08T03:49:38.482-06:00You live in such a world of challenges my dear, bu...You live in such a world of challenges my dear, but you are not afraid of stepping up to the mark. Bravo!<br /><br />I hope that the homeless shelter and the gardening project is successful (I was so pleased to hear Linda's offer, above). How desperate some folk must be, when wages are so low and work so hard to get. I can't believe the exploitation of that slum landlord - how do these people sleep at night?<br /><br />BTW, I still smile at your brilliant photo of "how to dry a cat"!!!!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-15330329917965241122011-01-07T18:17:49.945-06:002011-01-07T18:17:49.945-06:00Hi Denim! I LOVE the new name. LOVE IT!
It is g...Hi Denim! I LOVE the new name. LOVE IT!<br /><br />It is great that you reached out to the homeless shelter. I think what they are doing is fantastic. I hope it takes off well. Stay healthy and don't over do it, your community and this world need people like you.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I think the way your community is is going to become the norm around the country. Things are getting pretty bad here in NJ. I live in an area with a lot of rental duplexes and they are starting to sit empty because no one can afford the rent.<br /><br />Keep warm and cozy with your kittys and potato soup. <br /><br />Many blessings to you my friend.Loriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627658822705830258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-86961978326280339742011-01-07T15:10:37.759-06:002011-01-07T15:10:37.759-06:00I'm puzzling over NE being in zone 5--supposed...I'm puzzling over NE being in zone 5--supposedly KY is also. My memories of driving through NE during J.'s trucking years of a place where the wind blows constantly and winters are bitterly cold, summers hot and dry.<br />We are now in south-central KY--the summer was hot and humid, but winter has thus far been mild. I think these ag zones must take in quite a variation of temperatures. Every place has its particular challenges for gardeners and, as you point out, what works one year, doesn't the next. <br />I have the Elliot Coleman book also. We hope to build a small greenhouse here to start vegs earlier in the spring or have our own plants ready to go into the garden when it warms up. We'd also like to extend the fall growing season, even by a few weeks.<br />Its harder to find beauty in winter, I think. Our eyes want to see green and growing. The harshness of winter and cold can make a marginal place look more dismal. It is easier to be optomistic on a sunny day!<br />Glad to hear the cats are doing well--what would we do without them!<br />RE changing the blog: I tinker with mine occasionally, but with great caution. I have this feeling it could all disappear if I do the wrong move.<br />Potato soup is so good--we're having hamburger/macaroni soup today, with home canned tomatoes added.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-76189520612127261912011-01-07T14:38:00.154-06:002011-01-07T14:38:00.154-06:00Check your SPAM box...I sent an email to you...but...Check your SPAM box...I sent an email to you...but my address is funky and sometimes gets dumped in the SPAM folder. Here's my email:<br />L8885@aol.com or csaveggies@hotmail.com or lyndareynolds@frontiernet.netLyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189157322930654023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-47038676787348583262011-01-07T10:47:29.076-06:002011-01-07T10:47:29.076-06:00My county has one of the highest unemployment rate...My county has one of the highest unemployment rates in the state of California. I started a Community Garden and a Certified Farmers Market three years ago to help build community. I have pounds of seed. Some are hybrids and others are op's. My family grow seeds for Seeds by Design, Terra Organics, Seminis, Northrup King, and I save from my own organic market garden. I would love to share. contact me with an address and I'll send you a bit of everything: plenty for your garden and enough to pass on.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189157322930654023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-50930064150172917812011-01-07T10:21:06.836-06:002011-01-07T10:21:06.836-06:00Good morning Denim ~ Your weather sounds so misera...Good morning Denim ~ Your weather sounds so miserable, at least it would be to me. Potato soup sounds great. It's chilly here, so I've got a pot of black eye peas and sausage going in the crockpot.<br /><br />I bet there are some bits and pieces of loveliness in your neighborhood, you just might have to look harder for them.<br /><br />Glad you are able to help out the homeless shelter. I hope the hoop greenhouses etc. will help these people with skills and some self esteem also.<br /><br />Slum lords are so awful! They shouldn't be able to get away with what they charge for rent on such rat holes, but they do. They should be made to live in what they rent. <br /><br />I look forward to seeing your gardening projects as you get ready for this season when it's a tad warmer. Have fun looking through and ordering seeds from the catalogs.<br /><br />I hope you have a warm, safe and cozy weekend.<br /><br />Hugs ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.com