You know I got to thinking about fresh home grown onions.  For years my old Mom used to eat raw onions every day.  I never thought anything about it for years but then got to thinking.  That woman never had a cold in her life.  I would think that’s almost a miracle in itself.  She chocked it up to onion eating.  I also eat a lot of onions and think it is a real easy,  way of staying healthy.  Last year I put enough sets that gave us around 40 pounds this fall and so far we have eaten half of them, guess I will have to put in more this coming spring.  My wife puts them in everything or most everything.   Yep a lot of old time remedies worked well back when and in my eyes we would be a lot better off if we went back to them old ways.  Talk Soon

Well been busy the past few days here working in the old shop on a few gifts and things.  Got lots to do but just don’t feel like doing them and thing is I don’t have to any more if I don’t feel like it.   That’s the nice thing about semi retiring as some folks would say.  I don’t call it retiring as I don’t believe there is such a thing, as if your a man you never really stop doing things in life.  Well should take that back, the part of being a man,  as I do know plenty of women who are real hard workers and always doing something.  Even more so than the men in some cases.   At any rate I did get to cleaning out the cold room down stairs and found I had a few soft turnips, potatoes and things,  reason being I forgot to open the vent which lets in the cold air.  So lost a few,  but they didn’t go to waste,  as I put them out for the deer.  Talk Soon

You know I planted some raspberry plants two years ago. Finally got up to size, so was looking forward to some nice berries this coming summer. Well was taking out the ashes from the wood stove this morning and noticed tons of rabbit tracks. Got to looking further and seen they had been eating the raspberry bushes. On the one end they cleaned them off to the ground.  I didn’t think they even liked the things, but I was wrong.  So now not to sure what to do,  guess just keep an eye on them.  Might have to put a light out back as it might steer them in another direction.  Always something to get an old fellers mind a thinking.  Talk Soon

Now there is an interesting topic, Raw Milk.  I could talk about that all day. You know for years where I was raised on the dairy farm I drank over ten glasses of raw milk a day. I got to tell you there is nothing as tasty as cold raw milk and not only that,  it’s soooooo good for you.  Here in Canada though its been outlawed,  just another law that was brought down the tubes to protect folks,  or so that is what they would like you to believe.  Another thing is that milk of today or should say store bought milk, well I can’t drink one glass, if I do I almost bend over in pain or headin to the bathroom.  Not sure why they call it that,  years ago we called it the out-house,  that was to direct to the point I suspect.  Amazing huh my stomach loves raw milk and won’t tolerate pasteurized milk.  So if one sits down and thinks about that a bit,  it doesn’t take a scientist to tell me that I shouldn’t be drinking store bought milk.  I also think if folks went by their feelings when eating or drinking things,  that they would be a lot better off. Hard to do though in today’s world as there isn’t to much out there to eat any more that’s  pesticide free or not loaded with chemicals.  Well as I said at first,  I could go on here for ever,  but you all know what I am getting at.  Watch what you eat, read labels, ask questions and the best fix would be for us all grow and raise your own.  The more self efficient you become, the better off you will be and in doing so,  you will become so much healthier.  Talk Soon.