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@chuck123wapati labs are so loyal, my Abby does the same thing, but she chases some of the native birds,bit of a 'no no '. Now , back onto our fave subject: food 😋 I'll be cooking up a silverside aka corned beef tomorrow . Mum had her own special way of doing corned beef. The aromas wafted all over the house. There's soooo many recipes, but mine, err , Mums , is simple. A mix of herbs, , pepper, bay leaves, brown sugar, and brown vinegar , cook low and slow all day. Served up with mash, veggies and a nice cheesy cream sauce 😋 its also lunches for the rest of the week. Thanks Mum 👍 HS

I love Celtic leather work, fiddly but effective 👍

'A camel walks into a Cafe' and asks for a cup of coffee with milk and sugar, the barrista says one hump or two ? 😁 O'h dear HS

@chuck123wapati I so love the changing of the seasons in both parts of our planet .its starting to have that ' summery feel ' now. @Sheilajeanne they are lovely friends you have there. One morning, I was in my room on my computer when my dog Abby, ( a border collie x kelpie) came to my room looking quite shocked, running back and forth, she alerted me to Dad having a dizzy spell by the front door . I gave her a lot of praise, and a few treats , Dad was fine after some rest. Well done Abby HS

@Sheilajeanne imagine if the air bag went off ? ' pressed chicken ' Oh dear 😳 HS

'What do you call a piece of meat if you burn it on the bbq? 'A mis-steak' Thats just silly HS

@chuck123wapati spring has definitely sprung here in Oz although it's still a bit chilly in the evenings . Getting cool over there by now 😎

@chuck123wapati yep, good ol h2o works for me just fine, although i havent licked the edge, i prefer beef HS

Vaping is a factor I had thought of , I'm surprised I haven't been asked to make pouches for vapes . I packed up smoking over 25 years ago, cold turkey. $20 ? Holy crap that's so cheap . In Oz you're looking at around $70 +. HS

My singer boot patcher came from Bunbury WA, almost 4 hrs south from my place, I drove down to pick up . I'm guessing driving to Connecticut from Arizona is like going from Perth to Sydney? HS

@Sheilajeanne that's the one thing I've been looking for here in Oz, thick cut bacon, or bacon steaks, to no avail . I guess I could contact a few small goods suppliers . The other bacon we don't get here is ' green bacon' , unsmoked bacon . Used to be common in the uk . That way you can treat the bacon with your own special mix of flavourings other than smoking it. HS

They are some really beautiful pics . Not a bad way to test out the ' burb' . Yep, time passes by so quick . We often ask that question ' where has the time gone ? ' it will be Christmas soon. I had one of those Bavarian pork knuckles again, geez they're nice. Dad doesn't eat the crackling, more for me 😀 even the left overs are tasty. HS

They look quite good well done, nice colours too 👍 I've stopped making tobacco pouches, no one is buying them or ordering them, which is no surprise considering the price of tobacco here in oz , anywhere from $70 to $ 120 for 50 grams. Glad I don't smoke HS

I would love to try some elk on the bbq. I'm guessing it has a gamey flavour . I've had emu before, strong game flavour. Yep, bbq here I come 😋 had a bbq this arvo . Not too many peeps in the cities would take much notice of the changing seasons like us. I'm sporting a bit of a shiner on my right eye atm, climbing down from the back of my tractor I lost my footing and collided with the seat , hitting my face , just missed my glasses. I also went tits up in the paddock this arvo while spraying, anyone watching would have quite a giggle out of that. What a goose 🪿 😆 🤣 HS