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Post by steev on May 6, 2015 21:09:29 GMT -5
Now I understand why you always pack a piece, Joseph; lots of narrow minds would find that skirt "edgy".
What garbanzos are those? They're so pretty! Is it that they're drying up?
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on May 6, 2015 22:55:06 GMT -5
What I've learned, at least around here, is that people are so preoccupied with their own activities that they rarely notice what is happening around them. And even if they do notice, they are still so preoccupied with their own activities that they just yawn about how other people are dressed or what they use to accessorize. But once I started being edgy, and nobody noticed or cared, it became easy to continue. Just about every time I attend the farmer's market I see (masculine) men in skirts, or openly carrying a piece. I've grown a beard for 32 years. It's only in the last few years that it's started to become normalized in this area. I don't have a name for the beans: I just call them garbanzos. Pretty enough to take a photo though. They were just about ready to be harvested. Most of my garbanzos turn tan or yellow:  |
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Post by 12540dumont on May 7, 2015 0:20:16 GMT -5
Boy are you right about that. Best piece of advice I was ever given was by Olin Miller "You’ll Worry Less About What People Think of You When You Realize How Seldom They Do."
When I realized that everyone was so busy worried about how "they looked" that no one was really paying any attention to me, I felt secure in wearing clothes that fit both my body and my activities.
Yes to aprons...it means I have to change my shirts and pants less often on the farm, which means I have less laundry to do, which translates into less water used and more time to pursue things I care about, like my handsome spouse and wonderful son, a new farm project, an old farm project...
I love the skirt. I tried to get Leo a utility kilt. He thought it would be too breezy! Or he was worried that I'd be chasing him around the farm. It's a tough call. However, I did get him into kilt hose. One step at a time.
Leo too has a marvelous beard. He braids it and tucks it up for work, but at home he lets it swing free. It's about the length of one of the "Soggy Bottom Boys" now. Scarey no?
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Post by steev on May 7, 2015 0:56:39 GMT -5
I'm stuck on jeans, works in town and less worry about snakes, on the farm; wouldn't matter what I wore, I'd only do one load of wash a week.
I went through a period of growing out my beard, but shaving my upper lip; one morning, driving out to visitation with my daughter, in the Central Valley, I stopped at a fast-foodery for some brekkie; a clearly Mennonite woman was obviously confused by my appearance: long hair; shaved lip; beard; ear-stud. I have long (meanly) regretted not saying "Good morning, Sister!", which would have totally blown her mind.
There was also the period when I braided it half and half, the braids turned inward; much of my life hasn't been real mainstream; I admit to not generally giving a husky; I don't hurt anybody else; so what's the problem?
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Post by mskrieger on May 7, 2015 8:54:12 GMT -5
(I am just rolling on the floor laughing now. I'm an East Coast girl, long lived in Washington DC and now I flack for the University of Connecticut. Around here, people keep it real buttoned down and conservative, appearance-wise. And nobody--but nobody--goes around with an unconcealed piece, unless they're a cop. You guys just crack me up.)
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on May 7, 2015 10:03:35 GMT -5
I tried to get Leo a utility kilt. I couldn't find anything with enough pockets in the right places to please me, so I cut up a pair of jeans that I'd blown the knees out of and made my own. |
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Post by Al on May 11, 2015 3:27:06 GMT -5
Having lived in Scotland for 30 years I have seen a few funky kilts. Last weekend saw a charity Kilt Walk through the streets of Edinburgh; lots of tartan & running shoes! Never seen a utility kilt, but a utility sporran is mighty useful, I knew a pottery teacher who used a sporran to keep all her tools handy, could work for gardeners.
Sad to think of anyone feeling it is sensible to carry firearms, entirely unnecessary impedimentia in most circumstances I'd have thought. I know there are some brutes out there but you can defend yourself to death.
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Post by 12540dumont on May 11, 2015 11:15:22 GMT -5
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Post by templeton on May 11, 2015 18:05:46 GMT -5
... My poor Parsnips! Templeton, the vermin are eating your beautiful nips! glad i only have to contend with mice and the odd wallaby - saw 'roo poo on the footpath yesterday... T |
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Post by squishysquashy on Dec 16, 2015 16:55:21 GMT -5
Hey everybody. I grew an "experimental" Hannan Popbean plant this past spring. I bought it from Carol's seed company. I only had room for one plant just for fun. This particular plant mostly set pods with two seeds in them. I put a few in my cast iron skillet on medium heat, then put a few more when it was smokin hot. They did nothing, and did not become crunchy or even bite-able. Did I do it wrong, or do the twin beans have trouble popping?
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Post by rangardener on Dec 18, 2015 14:37:35 GMT -5
Hi squishysquashy,
Did you try microwave? That worked well for me with Hanna Popbean. BTW, mine also mainly set two seeds each pod.
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Post by squishysquashy on Dec 18, 2015 15:04:09 GMT -5
I will try that tonight! How long does it usually take on the default power level?
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Post by rangardener on Dec 18, 2015 20:41:25 GMT -5
Sorry I could not reply sooner. I hope you had good luck with it. I usually set it to one minute. You'd hear the pop as early as 20 or so seconds. But do not expect it to be like popcorn, volume-wise. :-)
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