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The nights are starting to get cooler where I live and the field mice are coming in the house. I hate the little critters but I hate to snap trap them. Is there a better option besides a cat?

That's cool Roustabout! I love those. I wanted one but my budget has yet to allow me to buy one. But I will one day. I really need one to get the cows into the barn sometimes.

I love flea markets. I love to trade pocket knives and that's where we go a lot to trade for them. The trade and barter system is not dead as long as there is a flea market around.

I love making things from wood. I've made a lot of stuff for my wife through the years. I last made her a wooden trash can and then made a potato and onion bin to match. I have made benches for the...

We have four dogs and three cats and ALL of them are spayed or neutered. I'm letting my population drop by attrition so I don't think we'll have any more until some of the older ones die off...

They have overrun us too. I don't want to shot them but they are endangering my pet cats and my other animals on the place. The ducks have already fallen prey to the feral cats and we are currently...

Congratulations Lasgambler and Auggie Dog! That is an exceptionally beautiful dog. I sincerely hope that Auggie Dog enjoys every last crumb. I too have dogs that I love and think the world of so I...

I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your pets. I had to have my old Jack Russell Terrier put down this summer. He was 18 years, 4 months and 24 days old. He had been blind for the past year and was...

I make cornbread all of the time but I don't really have a recipe. I just melt a large, heaping spoonful of Crisco or lard in an iron skillet in a 450 degree oven. The I put about 2 cups of cornmeal...

My wife is making a denim quilt out of old jeans and overalls that we have worn out over the years. It has a bunch of different colors of denim in it and it's going to be pretty from what she's...

Gosh, I hate to hear that. I hope some land developer doesn't buy it and put houses on it. That would be a crying shame. There are fewer and fewer farmers all of the time. If we aren't careful, no...

If you can find someone with an old fashioned apple tree named a Grimes Golden-buy it! They are the best apples to make applesauce and apple butter out of. They are a sweet tart apple and absolutely...

I need a good recipe for elderberry jelly. I just brought in some ripe eldervberries and my wife is cleaning them as we speak. We want to try elderberry jelly this year because we never has. My...

I too admire the Amish greatly. We have a community near us and they are very honest and hardworking people. There are quite a few young men who have chosen to work in the community but they do shun...

I wouldn't mess with a squirrel even though they seem pretty tame. They can carry rabies as well as other diseases. They are also carriers of fleas and lice. I just don't mess with the little guys.

Our bunch stays in the house with us too. But if they go out, I make sure they have plenty of cool or iced water and usually I just let them stay out for a little while. As long as a dog is used to...

My mother used to make cornbread salad. I don't really remember everything that was in it but I know it had cornbread and onions. Does anyone have a recipe for this? I'd love to make it again for...

Gosh you guys are making me hungry! I usually just stick the thawed chicken in the slow cooker with a bit of water and let it cook until it's done. Then I take it out, drain it and shred it and put...

Anything except for pine. The resin that seeps out is horrible to have to clean up from floors. It also cracks and shoots sparks too much for me. I'll just about burn anything else though. I...

I love where I live. You know the old song by Hank Williams Jr. "A Country Boy Can Survive"? Well that's me. I love the utter isolation of where I live. I see everything from black bear to...

My little guys stay in the house so they are happy. As long as I have air conditioning, they have air conditioning. But if it ever goes out all of the animals and I are in major trouble! But I...