More Burning Brush

Ken,


Larry and I burned another 2 piles of brush today.

It was a lovely day.



Ken putting out small grass fires in the dry old pasture.

Larry using his tractor to push the brush up on to the pile.

We got almost all of the brush out of the east side of the orchard. Larry will bring his 4-wheeler and small trailer back and pick up the last bits and we'll burn one more pile on this side. The west side orchard has a lot more brush in it. It's going to take several piles to get it all burned.

Then we have to pick up the firewood. Looks like we've got a couple of cords of wood in the orchard at least. I've got a restaurant that does BBQ that wants some of it. We've got to get it all out before lambing next month.

Sheep Maternity Wear

Ovine Fashion icon OogieM held her spring fashion show with her line of maternity coats for the well dressed ewe.

Last years' patchwork has given way to this years new bright red color. Contrasting black stitching is a nice detail. Coats are being made in the larger sizes for the well endowed with a new line of wide and fat options in 34W, 34F and 32W sizes. There are plans for an extra fat size for the particularly chubby.

Tail tuck tailoring needs work and it was evident that some coats were not fitted as well as in years past.

Fabrics this year are all 500 denier Cordura from Seattle Fabrics. Although it is a coated fabric the coating is minimal and so far is not causing any felted fleeces. Updated size and construction info can be found here.

Lemon (or Lime) Pie

Lemon or Lime Pie Recipe

1 cup fresh lemon or lime juice
zest from the fruit 2-3 tablespoons if available
2 cans sweetened condensed milk
8 egg yolks

pie crust

Mix juice, egg yolks and zest and blend well on medium speed of a mixer
Add both cans of sweetened condensed milk and blend until mixed well.
Pour into a baked pie crust and bake at 325 degrees for 15-20 minutes until the filling is set and barely jiggles.
Cool on a wire rack then chill for several hours.

The pie crust can be graham cracker or a regular one but be sure to bake it before filling the pie.

Recipe can be halved for a smaller pie and can even be put into custard or individual pie portions.