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Cooking Kudzu: The Invasive Species Is on the Menu in the South
Barring its seeds and seed pods, the vine that “ate” the South is almost entirely edible. Its tips, blossoms, roots, and leaves can be served up for safe consumption. Researchers at the Alabama Cooperative Extension System suggest that flour made from kudzu is imported to the U.S. and can be found in “many Asian grocery and health food stores.”
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hollydolly said:
Thanks PT...maybe when I'm old and a cat lady...I'm neither at the moment... :D
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We have 3 in our home, two are recliner rockers wood frame. I nap on one several times a week.
The lil woman loves her Electric and sleeps on it a lot. She has had lower back surgery and knee problems.
The recliner changes the points of pressure. Best sleeps ever, thas my thought. My feet like to take turns
resting on the floor, not on the calf muscles.
 
Put on our Sunday best gardening clothes and set to work planting out cabbages and preparing the ground for kale and sprouts.
That's Easter come and gone for another year, although I've often said, you wouldn't notice it here. Never the less, the date was set by the sun and the moon, so we celebrated the rebirth of the Earth with a nice meal and a couple of bottles of wine to toast Eostre, the Goddess of spring.

Hopefully a rather more relaxed day today as Mrs.L has her Tai chi class this evening.
 
Different day today... raining.. a constant drizzle for holiday Monday..... at least everyone got the best part of the sun for the weekend

Had weird dreams last night.. dreamt that I had a tree which an expert told me was worth £50,000.... and the whole dream centred around the battle to stop someone from coming and chopping it down before I could sell it... 🥴
 
hollydolly said:
Different day today... raining.. a constant drizzle for holiday Monday..... at least everyone got the best part of the sun for the weekend

Had weird dreams last night.. dreamt that I had a tree which an expert told me was worth £50,000.... and the whole dream centred around the battle to stop someone from coming and chopping it down before I could sell it... 🥴
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Maybe money does grow on trees :unsure: It's not a holiday in Scotland. The weather is dry, but there's a cold breeze so not great for working outside.

I have lots of strange dreams, mostly influenced by places I have been or worked at. I used to have scary dreams until I discovered by chance that they were caused by the blood pressure tablet that I was prescribed.
 
Capt Lightning said:
Maybe money does grow on trees :unsure: It's not a holiday in Scotland. The weather is dry, but there's a cold breeze so not great for working outside.

I have lots of strange dreams, mostly influenced by places I have been or worked at. I used to have scary dreams until I discovered by chance that they were caused by the blood pressure tablet that I was prescribed.
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Well I can't use BP pills as an excuse because I don't take any..lol........ but there was so much more to that dream as well.. several celebrities had got in on the act, trying to get me to chop it down or keep it.. very odd...

Easter Monday not a BH there ..?... I didn't know that..its been 50 years now since I lived there..
 
Della said:
After Georgiagranny said this (right out loud!) I started remembering the Georgia Kudzu which absolutely fascinated me all the time we lived there. I'd make my husband pull over so I could look at it. Whole fields and forest areas taken over like something out of a Stephen King novel!

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I think it's awesome! It grows about a foot per day. I kind of love it.
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Parts of Virginia are like that too.
 
Easter was wonderful. Food, family.
DD's MIL was there. She has been diagnosed with colon cancer. 😔 She'll start treatments this week. She is a great person, full of life, and I hate this for her.
@hollydolly for what it's worth. DH has had back problems for years. Finally, it was found that his hips were the problem, throwing everything out of line. He went to PT to learn exercises for that and he is much better. I think you know your cause but thought I'd throw that out there for anyone.
Errands today.
 
hearlady said:
Easter was wonderful. Food, family.
DD's MIL was there. She has been diagnosed with colon cancer. 😔 She'll start treatments this week. She is a great person, full of life, and I hate this for her.
@hollydolly for what it's worth. DH has had back problems for years. Finally, it was found that his hips were the problem, throwing everything out of line. He went to PT to learn exercises for that and he is much better. I think you know your cause but thought I'd throw that out there for anyone.
Errands today.
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Sorry to hear your DD's MiL has been diagnosed with cancer, let's hope she has the fight in her to endure the treatment.. and beat it..

yes you're right I do know what's causing my back pain..it is that I have 7 herniated lumber discs.. ...it's been pretty stable for several years now unless I do too much work, lift anything heavy.. or drive too far... but I do think this new mattress is the cause of the horrible return of the day and night long pain..
 
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dilettante said:
Thanks. I worry about him a bit. Developmental issues. Common thing with IVF babies born to older mothers. He gets a ton of help but still lags his peers a lot.

Three is very late to be barely articulate, and he gets obsessed over things like the alphabet and colors. My boys were nothing like that. His dad was quiet until almost two, then when he started talking he never shut up. Both brothers were talking by 14 months.
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Autism ?
 
hollydolly said:
Well I can't use BP pills as an excuse because I don't take any..lol........ but there was so much more to that dream as well.. several celebrities had got in on the act, trying to get me to chop it down or keep it.. very odd...

Easter Monday not a BH there ..?... I didn't know that..its been 50 years now since I lived there..
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Good Friday is a holiday, but not Easter Monday. There is an October holiday locally referred to as 'Tattie holidays'. This was originally to allow schoolchildren to help with the potato harvest. Now it's just the mid-term break and potato harvesting is highly mechanised.
 
The Ring doorbell went off this morning... Ewela Mae & BaaBaa Leroy Brown wanted to know if they could come in and discuss their current homelessness problem.

😆 We have a neighbor not far who has goats.... The dangerous duo & I took a walk down the road. Not their home. The lady was nice and locked them in a paddock until owners can be found.

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On my early walk at 7, it was cloudy temp was 50 as I walked around the building twice a before breakfast.
15 min later I looked out my living room window, got really dark a passing thunderstorm rolled by
I'll be thinking about my niece, Liz she's running in today's Boston Marathon{1st time}. She qualified, did really well in last Nov's NYC marathon{ her 1st time} finished 1 hr 20 min behind the winner. I'll be interested to see how she does today Liz's twin sister is Katie my god/daughter who was here last Mon
 
Capt Lightning said:
Good Friday is a holiday, but not Easter Monday. There is an October holiday locally referred to as 'Tattie holidays'. This was originally to allow schoolchildren to help with the potato harvest. Now it's just the mid-term break and potato harvesting is highly mechanised.
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you've unwittingly done me a big favour with this post...

Something in my teen years that happened during potato picking season in Coupar Angus ...and I could never remember what time of the year it was... (y)
 
Who_so_ever said:
The Ring doorbell went off this morning... Ewela Mae & BaaBaa Leroy Brown wanted to know if they could come in and discuss their current homelessness problem.

😆 We have a neighbor not far who has goats.... The dangerous duo & I took a walk down the road. Not their home. The lady was nice and locked them in a paddock until owners can be found.

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hahaha.... love those names....:D
 
hollydolly said:
Autism ?
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Well, he's been evaluated a couple of times and they claim "no."

But the kid's been just about half-raised by my ex, and when I've been with just the two of them she goes overboard trying to reassure me but it's clear she has her own concerns.

So we watch and wait and I try to avoid sticking my oar in too far. Family can get tangled up, as most of us realize well.
 
Morning folks!!! Slept fairly well till 4am....ah well...today not
feeling hundred percent, more like 60 percent....this to shall
pass, I hope....ate some brkfast now ready to takle the laundry...
I see the power line people are out front, dunno what they are
up to, hope we don't lose power....y'all take care now!!!! ;):coffee:
 
hawkdon said:
Morning folks!!! Slept fairly well till 4am....ah well...today not
feeling hundred percent, more like 60 percent....this to shall
pass, I hope....ate some brkfast now ready to takle the laundry...
I see the power line people are out front, dunno what they are
up to, hope we don't lose power....y'all take care now!!!! ;):coffee:
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I heard there was some bad storms back home. Stay safe, and take it easy today. :)
 
Happy Monday, all! Had a great Easter at DS's and enjoyed the big annual hunt on his half acre. We were about 30 people, with everyone bringing food to share at the BBQ. Perfect weather and a delightful group.

Have baby grandson today because his daycare center is closed, but DS & DDIL's places of business are not. Lucky us to have so much time with DS's boys. (TGS's preschool is open today, so it'll be just BGS today.)

Gorgeous weather again today - high of 78° with a light breeze.

Have a great day, everyone!
 

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