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Thanks, Mike. No matter how many times I say I'm going to get there, I'm just not in the modern age when I need or want something new. I never think about searching the internet for it. I just call around to local stores, and if none of them have it, I scratch it off my list of needs/wants. So thanks for your research, Mike, and for telling me the words you used to search.
Sorry I took so long to respond to your gracious photo of how your bird feeders are attached, Mike. I've been investigating where I might buy that set-up & wanted to respond after I found it. No such luck. Instead, I'm going to show your photo to my yard man. I believe he has the skills and tools to fabricate one for me. Thanks for letting me see yours.
Lovely deck, Mike. Are your bird feeders attached to the deck rail? If so, how? Or, are they on poles in the ground?
It's interesting, this discussion on spices. Recently, I heard a cooking show host say that as long as spices smell potent, they're good even if expired. This host did say, however, that if they're expired, she uses more than the recipe calls for. Sorry, I don't recall which cooking show host.
BakerAunt, I've mulled over your squirrel feeder idea. I already have many gray squirrels. I'm hoping the red squirrel was just yard-hopping and that there aren't anymore of them. Too destructive to suit me. I'm afraid that if I put out a squirrel feeder that I'd soon have every squirrel in the county! Thanks for the suggestion, though. Next week, I'm going to call my retired tree man. I'm going to ask him if there's a humane way to shoo red squirrels from my yard/trees. I have an oak tree & a black walnut -- squirrel magnets. Several years ago, Mike gave us some information on selling black walnut trees to a tree company. The circumference on mine is smaller than what that company wants. Plus, I'm attached to that tree now and don't want to lose it.
Joan, your cakes always look lovely. What type of frosting did you use on the coconut cake? It's so shiny and lovely.
For the first time, I have a red squirrel -- a young red squirrel -- roaming the trees. He/she has eaten all the leaves off two branches facing my window. It appears he taunts me to stop him. He or she stares at me while shoving leaves into his mouth. First of all, I never before knew squirrels eat leaves. The usual cadre of grey squirrels don't decimate my trees' branches. Second, as far as I know, there aren't any seeds in these leaves. So this red squirrel made me wonder:
I haven't read anything about any of you gardeners having problems with squirrels eating your crops. Are squirrels -- red or gray -- a problem in your gardens?
Oh BakerAunt, so sorry to hear of your power outages. I'm so glad you had two twin mattress pads and the coolers to save your food. I had 6 trees near power lines felled in January. When the heavy storms rolled in here, I was thankful that those trees are gone.
Not trying to make light of your inconvenience, BakerAunt, but your outages remind me of Hurricane Ike. I no longer recall which State that hurricane hit, but its winds made their way up here. Massive power outage. The electric crews weren't here to repair the lines. They were all in the South, in that hurricane's State. Consequently, we were without electricity for 5 full days!
Mike, I hope your Covid is mild enough that you can still tend to your tomatoes. I wish you a quick and full recovery.
I didn't intentionally miss your birthday, BakerAunt. I felt too downtrodden to reply. We were dealing with a house water (of sorts) emergency that turned into an insurance claim. This is the first day I've had a breather. It's been days-on-end of rush, rush, rush. The contractor is ready and willing to start. We're waiting on notification that the claim is approved. So let me belatedly say:
Happy Birthday, BakerAunt!
Mike, I'm happy for your tomato experiment being a success. Where there's one tomato, there are usually more.
A fruit and vegetable market I used to frequent sold hydroponic tomatoes. Even in the summer, they were many times better than the fresh ones they sold. Well worth the price. I took a platter of sliced hydroponic tomatoes to a funeral repast. The tomatoes received several compliments.
Joan, you're fortunate that it was only hood snow that blew. I learned the hard way that snow on top of the vehicle can blow onto the windshield and cover the window. So you're fortunate you didn't have a double whammy of snow on your window.
Yes, it's disappointing when bread doesn't work out as planned, BakerAunt. Any baked good whose finished product isn't what we wanted is a disappointment. The extra work that goes into bread makes it more frustrating.
I saw a recipe for Orange Pancakes on Allrecipes. I decided to use my go-to pancake recipe to make a double batch of Orange Pancakes. I used the zest of two navel oranges. I added it to the batter after I poured in the liquids. I reamed the oranges into a measuring cup. A scant 1/4 cup juice total. I added milk to equal the 2 cups needed for a double batch. I baked them on a half-sheet pan at 375 degrees for 22 minutes. The kitchen smelled pleasantly of oranges while baking. They taste like oranges, including the citrus "bite" at the end. Served with maple syrup.
I'm freezing these for future breakfasts. I hope being frozen doesn't diminish the orange flavor. I'm also hoping that re-heating them in the microwave will liven the orange.
I will make these again, but I have to say: Zesting and juicing oranges is a lot of work before breakfast!
Joan, any amount of snow is too much if you're not used to it. I'm glad you didn't also have an ice storm. My mother moved to Atlanta to get away from winter weather. The first winter she lived in Atlanta, they had a major snowstorm. It was followed by an ice storm that downed power lines and cut off their electricity. She experienced two other ice storms in Atlanta before she died.
BakerAunt, thanks for doing a call-out to Joan. I've been wondering if the snow has anything to do with her not posting since the snow warning. I hope they didn't have an ice storm with the snow. Joan, I also wonder if you had more than 2" of snow. Not too long ago, we had 11" of snow. It took my husband and my yard man a long time to shovel the driveway.
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