I started a long time ago. The first good item was a large Al stock pot, bought for cooking pasta in ~ 1970. Later the Henkel carbon steel paring knife in ~ 1976.
It took a long time to research, source, & collect.
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My Black Gun was natural. The house is 37 years old in a wood area that was selectively logged ~70+ years ago.
The tree was well established when I move in 34 years ago.
FYI interesting; at least to me:
I have a Black Gum tree close to the house; lived here for 34 years. It’s the only known Gum on my 12-acer wooded property.
This is the first year I have seen berries / seeds on the tree. I probably just wasn’t very observant.
The tree is 14” DBH; and ~50’ high...
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Pizza
Rev: 250807
Pizza crust – par baked to make it crispier
Smoked cheddar cheese – par baked to create barrier for later wet ingredients
Rao garlic tomato marinara
Red onions
Zesty sausage
Havarti cheese
Morel mushrooms – final topping
@Tom Dunlap - just an aside, I didn't think that Tom Ness & Sophia Sparks were married.
They were partners, until Tom left New Tribe for other endeavors, but not married.
Animal “Dusting” at base of one particular Maple Tree
I have a Maple (~14” DBH) in the backyard.
For years the dirt at the base of this tree has been used by many, many birds; squirrels; foxes; etc, to “dust” themselves & and to rest.
It is not particularly shady; the canopy starts ~ 35 ft...
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Wow ! Thanks for the post.
As I have posted before, my grandparents & mother lived on 500 acres of forest in NH.
All of the wood for the house (heating, hot water, cooking, etc) was obviously done by hand & horse.
They also had 2 maple sugar houses in the mountains !