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I don't know about the cod liver oil, I do eat chicken liver a couple of times a month as a local restaurant runs a Tuesday special on it-- save $2 on 12 livers.

Sounds great. A bunch of these are going towards my daughter. I have hand crank flashlights that are Velcro on the back of each bedroom door and inside cabinets as well as some lights that directly charge from the sun. I live in Texas with a failing grid. There is a feeling that you can never have enough lights or heat sources. A back up to a back up to a back up. Grew up on a very rural farm, a couple of miles off the main road in a very remote area of Indiana. My parents had flashlights, kerosene lanterns, candles, and a fireplace as well as electric furnace and gas stoves.

Yeah, I feel ya. I turn the central on for visitor and the grand kittens. When we had that stretch of 110+ heat wave last year, it ran me $7 a day to cool the house. Which when you think about it in those terms is totally worth it except that the central could not get the house cooler than the mid to upper 80's during that high heat wave, even though I have more than R30 in the attic. I really don't sleep well that warm. I even cut my heater off at nights during the winter as long as we are above freezing. I grew up without AC, but I don't want to grow old without it! I like this Midea unit because it is U shaped, so there is not a large window gap. I feel safe with it as everything is screwed in place and the AC also has built in locking mechanism to prevent the window from opening. I also like that it is very quiet. It was nice to spend this month's $50 savings on some preps for the house and gaming gifts for my friends at the senior center.

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My house is about 1400 square feet. I have at least R30 insulation in the attic- added R30 on top of what was already there 2 years ago. We had actual temperatures of 110 or more for many consecutive days last year. I don't ever remember such a hot summer. I am happy to be saving money, but my bigger concern with my lungs is that on the days that we had actual temperatures between 110-115, my house would not cool and the power company was threatening rolling black outs. I have had too many bouts of pneumonia which has caused scar tissue in my lungs. I need help in cooling my body. There is about $30 of tack on fees that the power company charges including service fee, fuel fees, some recovery fees and something to do with a fee to help update the Texas power grid. Electricity usually runs me less than $50 a month, except for the 5 months of summer which ranged from $95 to $200 with one at $218. It was a very hot summer and I have no trees to give shade to my home. 2 years of drought damaged/killed them. I had to have them removed like many of my neighbors.

@@rusticgardenretreat4892 WOW" It is hot there! every single power company adds on so many fees, that equal to a third of your bill WE even have a poor person fee. 1600sf. I have tree coverage until 10:30 am. So this helps., a bit. I have an underground water supply that allows water for the trees here. We both have added more insulation. I all so put on a temp house wrap. I have a basement area that stays cool. We have to do whatever it takes to keep our bills lower.

Thanks, it is super old, like 15 years old. I wash it several times a year, and it has held up well from washer to dryer. I have a thicker, heavier one I use for cold months.

My brother dropped out at 16, married, welcomed a son, did his GED and joined the military. He went on in life to complete a Ph.D. It was a different time.

My daughter has 2 of them. One in a bedroom and one in her living room that is open to her kitchen for the same reason. Her living room one is a 12000 BTU and her bedroom is a 10000 like mine. She liked all the security features in it to keep people from breaking in or stealing it. She also liked that she could control it remotely from her phone via an app you can download. She only just discovered that it had a heater feature when I put mine in and while learning to use the remote told her about it. She has been very happy with her set up and her electric bill for the summer is half what it used to be with central= fingers crossed I am hoping for a similar outcome. You can get Midea window AC units that are not U shaped cheaper than this one. They are also easier to install and remove for winter months. In googling the midea AC, it would seem that they all have the heat feature as well which is a plus in Texas nowadays after the Valentine Week of 2021 - nice to have a dual function in one product.

I have to admit that I am enjoying being 65. The hard part going forward for an independent person like me is going to be allowing others to help me.

That's IT! Peace lily!!!! Thank you! I just remember as a kid commenting on how much they looked like candle sticks one Easter and reaching up to touch the white flame with my white gloved hand. I hate getting old, so many words don't come to me anymore. Thanks for the name. And welcome to my channel!

I have to l faugh. Thank you for pointing out the error of my ways-- typo, I meant to put 600. I am so very tired that my brain is not functioning properly. Maybe a cross in the yard will help me to have kind thoughts when the neighbor's dog starts yowling at night, but I would need the lights as well. You'll love today's video. I got a free cross for my yard! Who would've thought? A local church made them and brought them to the senior center, for Easter, I guess?

Thank you. I have more than I know what to do with, given that I have high ground in the midst of a flood. Bridge washed out yesterday cutting many seniors off from the center until it is repaired unless they are willing to drive 40 minutes out of the way. I too wish you the best.

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It is funny that you should mention a stain. I am debating a paint wash on them to enhance the wood grain and go more natural. On the farm we did paint washes on wood whereby you dilute the paint with two parts water to one part paint to enhance the grain---or even 1:1 ratio for more coverage. If you want more coverage but still a shabby opaque look then one part water to 2 parts paint. I really don't want to invest in stain, but had contemplated a thin wash to just enhance the wood grain and let it go. I don't really want a paint to take away from the flowers that I will be growing in the pots. I actually like the look of my asparagus bed with it's cedar fence panels. Thanks for your input. I will consider the options and test on the back to see what works best after this round of rain passes. I also have to clean up the top of the wood pile and the secure the tarps. 👍👍👍

Yes, I bought one of those 50 packs from an online company - probably Holland Bulb Company. I like the pink ones, but I think the purple ones are also very lovely. They work well with red canna bulb flowers in a flower arrangement.

I saw a property about an hour from where I live that has 6 acres, and I seriously considered cashing in everything to make the move. What stopped me? The fact that I have finally made 65 which will freeze my property tax this year. I am also unsure that I could manage such a large property, but the idea was certainly tempting. When I moved here, 3 out of 4 of my neighbors were very nice elderly women. I have invested so much in my home to make it economical that I just can't afford starting over. Good luck with your move.

Thanks. I will look into getting some. Knew I wasn't going to throw it away without trying a fix. Thanks for sharing.

Given that it was one third off, I saved a little over $60 on my purchase totaling $123.

Good luck. They are restocking the shelves each day, and trucks are still arriving as they unload their warehouse, so check back daily if you missed something.

@@rusticgardenretreat4892 Thanks! I am going to try to get over there this week.

You might be better off going in the evening as the weekends are very busy. My daughter got some really awesome deals going near closing time as the cashier just rang it all up at a larger discount==== x number of items at such and such price in order to deal with the line at closing time. I can't promise it will happen for you, but she got more than 30 percent off. @@TUKByV

@@rusticgardenretreat4892 Thank you very much!

Sad, I heard the same thing on the news last night. We will be having rain here. I feel bad to say it, but I need the rain more than the eclipse.

We do not have a specific yard waste day here. We have large garbage days periodically. They give notice with the water bill on what day it will be-- usually last day of the month every quarter. I always keep my eyes open on my walks. I would love to find free plants. I found two lantana's growing in the ditch this morning outside a vacant lot and went back to get them as they will soon be mowed when the city mows ditches. I put them in a pot to keep them from spreading across my whole yard. 🙂

For a long time, I did not do as much roadside/dumpster salvaging as I am recently doing. I make it a point to never bring something home without a purpose in mind. Usually, I just collect wood and cardboard for the garden. I hate to see any kind of wood go to waste. I am sure you probably agree. I passed on a lot of stuff on large garbage day. I was quite amazed at stuff people just sit out on the road instead of donating to the local charity shop that funds a food bank.

Sometimes I feel like the Lord is leading my morning walk. Happy gardening from Texas!

Thanks for watching. I have tried a lot of things to discourage cats from my yard from sweet gum balls, cayenne pepper, and cat repellant powder. I purchased those little pointy things you put in your garden to discourage pets from digging, but your plants get caught up in them. The only thing that works for me is fencing them out of each bed with netting. I believe it is only one cat which is only attacking the one bed, for whatever reason. Happy gardening to you as well.

Thank you!

Amen. I do thank the Lord, and I feel so sorry for our children who don't know how to make money stretch and not toss things that don't work out as planned. I thank my parents as well who took time to teach me. Have a wonderful day!

Wow! I did not know that! Thanks! I had not had an issue with my butternut squash and cantaloupe last year. Guess the Lord blessed me? I had thought that I could plant the spaghetti squash or the butternut squash on the trellis and the melons- cantaloupe on the ground. I will have to research and reconsider where to plant what. Thanks for posting. I knew melons and cucumbers had to be planted apart. Learn something new everyday. Thanks again! Maybe my daughter and I will just divide the plants by species instead of sharing/planting a variety. Happy gardening!

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That is good to know. In the past, I have grown cucumber on sticks with twine ran between them near my chain link fence. Last year I grew them on a chicken wire trellis between my outdoor light post and some strange metal post in my yard==I don't know what he was for, but getting him out is more trouble than I care to exert. This year, I am thinking of growing cucumbers over my unused clothes line. I am trying to get everything in my yard pushed towards the sides and out of my yardman's way as he is aging and our extreme summer heat is taking a toll on him. Happy gardening and thanks for sharing. I may install more cattle panels in the future as I have to admit I like the visual of it. Experiment this year and stretch next year. Again, thanks for sharing.

Thank you. I am very pleased with the look of it and can't wait until summer to see how it looks with vegetation.

I have yet to grow melons or squash up a cattle panel. I have grown the little sugar baby watermelons on my 3 foot high chain link just by weaving the vine in and out of the fence and using a sling made up of old knee high hose to hold the sugar baby melons themselves. I think that cantaloupe would work on the cattle panels given that sugar baby watermelons work on a chain link fence. I have grown winter and spaghetti squash on my chain link fence and my daughter has grown them on trellis that we have made with support limbs cut from her crepe myrtle trees and twine. I would not recommend a larger watermelon, only the sugar baby. I like them because I only have my daughter and myself, the leaves are smaller and the fruit ripens quicker than the larger watermelon. This will be my first attempt at using a cattle panel===only because I got it for free. I picked up the soil tonight and will be emptying out my freezer tomorrow of any old produce that can go in the bottom of the new raised garden bed for the cattle panel trellis. I imagine casper eggplants that taste more like mushroom than eggplant will grow beautifully up this trellis, and they are VERY prolific producers that dehydrate well.

Even worse is spending too much money to buy something "new" that you don't have! If you haven't tried them, I like sugar baby watermelons and casper eggplants are also very nice in that they have the taste and texture of mushroom====they make a great lasagna that even kids like! I have several packets of seeds that I bought from FreeHeirloomSeeds.com of things that our ancestors used to grow in colonial times.......but I am sure that the seeds are probably no longer viable because the idea of planting them outstripped my energy to get the job done! Happy gardening and welcome!

@@rusticgardenretreat4892 I plant sugar babies every year to make jelly! It's my favorite one. I just posted a short about last year's jelly 😂 I LOVE to participate in big seed swaps so I get a lot of new things from there. I'm also slightly obsessed with seed saving lol

I hear you on the seed saving. I wish our local library had a seed lending area--some do. Check in your area. I am hoping to find a gardening group to join in my area.@@GuidrozFamilyFarm

Thanks! Happy gardening.

I glanced at them yesterday as I was putting in the raised bed under one side of the trellis--- and some are already bumping the top! I think this will be a good garden year. Happy gardening!

I have already planted some seeds like my carrots and onions, but I am having trouble finding my asparagus in the stores. Rain is falling in buckets tonight which makes me want to plant all the more. Happy planting!

In East AL here. We were at 9° last week and in the 70s this week. Mother Nature needs to quit teasing me 😊 I am so ready for Spring. I'm not sure how I found your channel as I fell asleep watching YT and your video was on my phone when I woke up. Congrats on reaching 500, only 1 more to get there when I subscribed. I, too, say thank you prayers while in the garden. As I await Spring I have been working my beds hoping to have a garden bounty where I can put some veggies in the freezer or canned. I wish you many Blessings on your channel ❤

Thank you. I wish the same for your gardening endeavors. In past years, I grew enough to donate food to the senior center, but for the last 2 years the drought has impacted my summer garden. It is 4 in the morning here, and I am listening to the rain fall outside. We have received about 8 inches of it over the last 4 days. My folks used to live in Collinsville, not far from Gadsden, Alabama. Happy gardening! @@julieratcliff7043

Thanks, and you take care as well.

I like your channel name as I just now sit down with a cup of coffee waiting for it to get warm enough outside to go weed and blackcloth. Happy gardening.

@rusticgardenretreat4892 thank you! I can't garden without a cup of coffee 😊

It is for me! I am waiting impatiently for my local dollar tree to get their seeds in.....and for Buchanan's Native Garden to get their salvias in for the summer. Happy Gardening!