To fill or not to fill.....
Candace
6 years ago
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Comments (7)So many branches snapped off in the October storm, I've only got three seed feeders & 2 suet feeders out this year. There's a gazebo-style pole feeder in front and a large, square wooden tray feeder hanging from a hook on the breezeway. Normally there are several more seed feeders hanging in the crabapple tree. My neighbor whacked three branches off the tree that were damaged in the storm and were touching the house so those are gone. Now it takes about half the usual time to fill the feeders but at least so far I can still get to them. Last winter I was forced to feed on the breezeway because the snow was too deep on the front lawn. I can't lift a 50 lb. bag so I buy it in 25 lb. size which means, of course, more frequent trips to the feed store. The store isn't too far a drive and I suppose in a pinch if I were really snowed in I could buy seed at the local hardware store. I've always fed the birds and love watching them. The hawk landed in the crabapple one day last week and let me snap quite a few shots through the big window. There are lots of cardinals here and the bluejays have made a comeback the past few years to where they come in noisy groups of 5 or 6. Nuthatches, junkos, chickadees, eastern bluebirds, titmice, finches, wrens, mourning doves and various woodpeckers make up the rest of the indigenous species. We'll rarely see a Baltimore oriole, evening grosbeak or red-wing blackbird....See MoreGob Filling Suggestions, Please??
Comments (6)Hi, Sorry it has taken me so long to respond! When I first read your post, I did not click onto the link, so I didn't realize that Paula Deen's recipe was so close to the one I've been using. Although my cookie recipe is only slightly different from hers (mine makes a smaller quantity),it does include a few hints that might be useful. (I've also added a few comments in parentheses.) Because several bowls and containers are used, it can be a messy recipe, but it has been one of my "tried-and-trues." Thanks for reminding me of it! Here it is: WHOOPIE PIES--soft cake-like cookies 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1/2 c. crisco 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. soda 1/2 c. buttermilk 2 2/3 c. flour 1/2 tsp. salt 3-4 T. cocoa (heaping if you like choc.) 1/2 c. hot water In mixer, combine first 4 ingredients (until all are well-incorporated and sugar is no longer grainy). Dissolve soda in buttermilk. (Use a 1 1/2-2 cup container--mixture will bubble up some because of chem. reaction.) Add flour and salt to creamed mixture, alternating with buttermilk/soda combination. Dissolve cocoa in hot water (hot but not boiling. Add this cocoa mixture to the creamed mixture. Let batter stand for a few minutes. Drop by teaspoon or tablespoon onto greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. (Depends on size of cookies and other factors.)...See Moreauto-fill and over-fill needed?
Comments (14)Quote: "Now that we've been shot-creted and getting ready to plumb is it too late to add the over-fill hole/slit above the tile? " The overflow is in the back of the skimmer. You might ask them if they can retro an overfill into your skimmer. An autofill is an absolute must in my opinion. I can't imagine having to drag a hose to the pool daily to top it off (temps are running in the 100's here and we're losing 1/2" to 3/4" of water a day to evaporation). We use the autofill just like a replacement for a hose- we turn it on when the pool needs to be filled and turn it off when it's done. The nice thing is that unlike a hose we don't have to worry about checking on it to turn it off at just the right time. We also don't have to worry about unrolling and rolling up a hose! Usually I'll check the pool level when I get home from work, if it's low I turn on the valve and then turn it off later that evening. Our PB actually tried to talk us out of this 150.00 add for the reasons listed in other posts above, but man am I glad I stuck to my guns on it!...See MorePool Removal - What kind of fill?
Comments (1)Well it would make one great sand box if you went with sand! You could dig and dig and not hit the bottom! Here sand is expensive! $30/yd. Vs. clean fill dirt can be free to cheap. Say $10/yd. max That is 3x more for sand. Even sand needs to be compacted some, particularly if it is select fill which is a mix of sandy soil. It will compact a lot if it goes in fluffed up. Dry clean sand may not need much compaction but it may be very expensive. Compaction should be done in layers of 1 ft. depth or less. Running it over w/ the equipment should be fine vs. a special compactor. Just go back and forth a lot over every where before adding another layer. Sand should not act as a "fishbowl" since the sand is heavier than water. It will soak in excessive rain quicker. I would go w/ the cheaper... This would be a good time to put in a koi pond! You could line it w/an EPDM liner. Or put in a storm shelter! Or cistern rain water collection. Lots of great things you could do with a hole! From what I have seen, drive damage is not covered. Just ask. Put it in the contract, and voila, it is covered. They just won't do the job if not agreed up front. Good luck!...See MoreCandace
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