Party like Charlie Sheen....
"You can all go to hell, I'm going to Texas" - Rep. David "Davey" Crockett
As you are reading this, We are currently sleeping it off in Dallas.
Some of you remember bringing the generator to the cabin so Grandma could watch her Dallas. If you know, ya know. DO. Not. F. With. Her. Dallas.
But seriously….I took the boy and the wife to a concert on Wednesday. The other kids and FarmDog© had to hang out at an air b&b (with a pool) whilst we enjoyed the show because we aren’t the kind of people to bring your kids to a rock concert.
Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, and Rancid. Late Gen X “disaffected youth” rock. I’m sure it was fun. Well, I’m old now….so all you damn kids get off my lawn.
Around this ‘ol crackhouse we have been getting ready for old man winter.
I made up a batch of my patent medicine.
Now before I get into this, please allow me to insert my standard disclaimer:
“I am not telling you to do this. I am also not telling you that this works. Please check with your Doctor, Medicine Man, Shaman, Voodoo Witchdoctor, or the mystical deity of your choice before attempting to consume anything you see here. This is provided for entertainment purposes only and is not to be considered medical advice. Your mileage may vary. Wash, rinse, and repeat. Wait 30 minutes after consuming before swimming. Do not operate a vehicle or attempt interdimensional travel for 1 hour after use. May violate your warranty. Do not taunt happy fun ball.”
I make elderberry tincture. In my opinion it works pretty darn well.
Gather the following ingredients.
Elderberries, dried, 1 pound container, 1 each
Cinnamon stick, dried, 2 each
Honey, natural & organic, 1 each
Bourbon whiskey, Jim Beam type, 1/2 gallon, 1 each
Mason jar, 1/2 gallon, wide mouth, glass, 1 each
Lid, mason jar, wide mouth, 1 each.
Shoot…. a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff……
Put the lotion on the skin…… ‘er I mean put the elderberries into the jar, pour the honey (warm if you need to but do not heat to above 125) over the dried berries, add the cinnamon sticks and fill the container with bourbon. I find the tase to bourbon works well with the other ingredients and makes this stuff a bit easier to get down. Elderberries can be quite unpleasant to some.
Shake this around a bit to mix all the stuff together, label the container and put it someplace dark and not too warm for about 6 weeks. Shake the container about once a week. Once 6 weeks have passed, transfer the liquid to another container, making sure to drain the berries as much as possible.
Understand that this is considered by some to be a potent medicine for colds, flu, wu-flu, and other ailments. Tamiflu was synthesized from black elderberries. Its supposed to be strong. I dose about a 1/2 an ounce daily when symptoms start, or someone in the house gets sick.
Keep it in a dark place, not too hot or cold.
Enough of my medical quackery….. on to other things.
The firewood is just about done for the year. We only do about 3 cord now. We used to do 5 or six. Of course this is oak, not hemlock or maple.
We have also been working on the stove install in the shop.
I cut the tiles and she does the install. It seems to work that way. I have the stove cleaned up, and most of the pipe parts. I need to fab up a collar that connects the stove to the tee on the bottom of the pipe and of course do the rooftop flashing bit. We will get it done in the next few weeks. most likely just in time - or a bit late.
The garden has a few weeks left I figure. The tomatoes are starting to look tired and a bit old. I think the tomatillos got killed by the “cold snap” we had a few days ago….lows in the 40s…..oh nosies.
That’s about it for this week.
For those of you that made it to the bottom, here’s a little ditty about my boy Charlie.
With any luck, you have been scarred for life.
Here’s your meme.
