Sheilajeanne

This is my dad's first car: Anyone know what it is? I learned to drive in my mom's 1968 VW Superbeetle Special:

LOL! I learned to drive in my mom's '68 VW Super Beetle, so I have a soft spot for them!

We are finally getting some above freezing weather, and a lot of the snow has melted, but it really has been crazy! My brother told me they have had over 13 ft. of snow this winter where he lives (Orillia.) In my area (Alliston) we got enough that one of our neighbours came over to tramp down the snow with her snowshoes to make trails for the dogs - and I'm talking LARGE dogs - a German shepherd and a Norwegian elkhound! SOO glad to see things melting, so I can get out and walk! We don't have sidewalks on my street, which made it difficult and dangerous to walk when the roads were snow-covered.

Having harvested native black walnuts for eating, I've had a bit of experience with them. You need to let them sit until the husks are rotting off the nuts, as peeling each individual nut is very time-consuming when the husk is still tight to the nut. Walnuts contain a toxin name juglone, so you will want to protect your skin from it. It will also dye your skin a beautiful shade of brown...ask me how I know! As for the eating part, you need to wait until Christmas before eating them, as they are mildly toxic before then. Cracking them open is extremely difficult - we wound up putting them in the vice on the workbench and turning the handle until they cracked under the pressure, and bits went flying all over the room. It really wasn't worth the effort for the small amount of meat you got from the nuts. We did find a use for the uncracked nuts, though. They made absolutely indestructible cat toys!

Lovely! That's some pretty complicated stitching - tight corners. Curious to know jow much of it is machine stitching vs. hand?

Last winter was really mild in S. Ontario, with very little snow. This winter is making up for it. We've been down below 0 F a couple of times (-18 C) and there's been no shortage of snow, either. We've been luckier than some areas which have been blasted with unbelievable amounts of lake-effect snow. Bracebridge and Gravenhurst have been particularly hard hit. This picture was taken a few weeks ago in Gravenhurst. The man is 6' 3" tall, and they picked him to go out and look after the animals in the barn, because he was the tallest person! Power was out in many areas for several days, and many people were trapped in their homes without heat or light. Those who had snowmobiles went around checking on their neighbours, and some had to be evacuated to warming centers. Muskoka paramedics were prepared:

Sup, it was Fred, not me. I use a thick piece of belly leather to punch into after a plastic cutting board damaged my stitching irons. When stitching, the only thing I use wax for is beeswax to keep fake sinew thread from separating.

We appreciate all your hard work, Johanna! Will let you know if I spot any problems.

Your work is AMAZING!!

Ma was in the kitchen fiddling around when she hollers out, "Pa! You need to go out and fix the outhouse!" Pa replies, "There ain't nuthin wrong with the outhouse." Ma yells back, "Yes there is, now git out there and fix it." So Pa mosies out to the outhouse, looks around and yells back, "Ma! There ain't nuthin wrong with the outhouse!" "Ma replies, "Stick yur head in the hole!" Pa yells back, "I ain't stickin my head in that hole! "Ma says, "Ya have to stick yur head in the hole to see what to fix." So with that, Pa sticks his head in the hole, looks around and yells back, "Ma! There ain't nuthin wrong with this outhouse!" Ma hollers back, "Now take your head out of the hole!" Pa proceeds to pull his head out of the hole, then starts yelling, "Ma! Help! My beard is stuck in the cracks in the toilet seat!" To which Ma replies, "Hurts, don't it?!"

A man goes to his doctor and says Doctor, I think I'm losing my hearing." The Doctor says, "Can you describe the symptoms for me?" The man replies, "Sure. Homer is fat and bald, Marge has tall blue hair..."

Yup, I'll bet! According to him, Trudeau IS the governor of Canada, not the Prime Minister!

Take care, Chuck! I'll bet you're glad you're not in Colorado! Did you get much snow, or just ice?

Gezzer, your parcel still ain't got NOTHING on this one!