Geek.Farm.Life

Comment by Tom

December 24, 2006 @ 12:34 am

Hi,

Basswood is easy to spot by it’s distinctive shape. It’s the tree that looks like a big ice cream cone.

The wood is cherished by carvers for it’s fine grain and stability. If you have a wooden yard stick, it’s probably basswood.

Bonus: Harvest one basswood and get the next in a fraction of the time. The stump will sucker like mad. Choose one sucker to favor and it turns into a new tree quickly because the root system is already in place.

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Hey. The bumper for the life section: I’ve captured it and tinkered around in audacity to try to puzzle out what the heck is being said. No joy. If I ever get onto “Wait wait don’t tell me” and win, I’ll have Carl Kasell to make you a new life bumper:)

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Oooh the spice house. That should be on every Milwaukee tourism map. It’s worth the stop if all you do is walk in and take a deep breath. Mmmmmm..

Very nice ‘cast. You guys sounded downright comfortable compared to some of your early efforts. Talk to you next year.

Best,
Tom

Comment by India

December 24, 2006 @ 4:42 am

Looking forward to listening to the ‘cast as I finish the preparations for tomorrow. I’ll let you know when the message with your address comes through, in case it gets munched in my spam filter and no-one realises - don’t want that tablet going to waste (well, I suppose it’ll ‘go to waist’ anyway! Gee, I crack myself up sometimes…)
Ho ho ho
India

Comment by Nadine

December 24, 2006 @ 8:40 am

Merry Christmas to you! Thank you for the special show! Greetings from Germany where we haven’t seen a single snowflake for this season so far…….

Comment by India

December 27, 2006 @ 5:18 pm

Got your comment via my blog- obviously haven’t posted it :0) Don’t know why email isn’y getting through still - grr. Anyway, I shall be making some tablet this week, and I shall send some over. Mr India thought there might be a problem sending food, but I don’t think that customs willstop sweets (candy), will they? I’ve had sweets sent from the US without problems but reassured him that I would see what you guys think.
India

Comment by Kate

December 29, 2006 @ 7:22 am

I am really enjoying the photo of the day - the Turkey Window shot is now my desktop wallpaper! Great show, looking forward to the new year.

Question/discussion suggestion - did you always garden? I have never cared much for it, but it sounds so great when you describe it that it makes me want to try it again.

Kate in KY

Comment by rubhadubh

December 29, 2006 @ 7:44 am

how did the goose go? ours was very dark meat and pretty flaming chewy! tasty but chewy… i wonder if cooking it hot and fast rather than cool and slow would have been better

Comment by andrew

December 30, 2006 @ 4:59 pm

Hey everyone! Sorry I’ve been in vacation mode.

Thanks Tom! That sounds like a great tree to pant.

India, I don’t think you’ll have a problem. I’ve even sent cheese to Australia and it made it. Though with a very nice note saying don’t try it with more than 1 lbs worth. :) It’s worth a shot anyways. :)

Hey Nadine, hope you see some snow soon!

Kate, I’m glad you enjoy the pics! It’s fun doing it, seems to be a great way to remember what I was up to, etc.

When I was kid my dad gardened but it was smaller and just for a few fresh things. I didn’t really get into it much, dunno, as a kid it’s boring. In Cali though Misty always had fun messing with plants and flowers on a small scale. This is the real time either of us have had a large vegetable garden I think. It’s a lot of fun to be eating something you grew in the middle of january, imho.

Rubhadubh, our goose was great. Have a look in the Gallery under both Events->Xmas2006 there’s goose pictures and under Andrew->Picture of the day you’ll find pictures. I was really careful to not overcook the goose, anything over 160f (if you want C I’ll let you do the math) and it’ll get chewy very very quickly. If it was wild goose, well that’s a whole ‘nother animal. In that case, slice thin and across the grain and treat it like roast beef.

Cheers!

-Andrew