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Leftovers of last night's amazing creation will be served in an hour. As for tomorrow, I have no idea. I am still laughing at my inability to know what I was cooking yesterday... but it turned out a-ok so that says something about my ability to throw ingredients together and produce something edible...

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I started off cooking some kumara (sweet potato) with some onions. Then I added some cubed beets and a bit of water. And realised I had no idea what I was trying to achieve, so let it come to the boil then turned it off. Went to collect mum from work, came home, removed everything from the pot and ...

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I started off cooking some kumara (sweet potato) with some onions. Then I added some cubed beets and a bit of water. And realised I had no idea what I was trying to achieve, so let it come to the boil then turned it off. Went to collect mum from work, came home, removed everything from the pot and s...

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*This* is why I am crossing my fingers for a filly! If I end up with a colt, he'll be getting the chop, and until then will not be able to live with either of the other two mares on site. I wouldn't want a colt in with fillies or mares from 4-ish months of age, either... *filly filly filly I think t...

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Yesterday I collected my 99th egg! We have only had the chickens a few weeks. Three didn't go off the lay at all due to the move (we only got 2 eggs the day we moved them, but the sellers also picked up 3 eggs before we took the coop). One took two days to come back on the lay, and Flighty Whitey to...

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Explain the process, please? BF - ex - has just moved out so it's only me and mum. No more delicious sourdough bread, waaaah, but I suspect we'll be making a lot more quick and simple meals, and also eating less because we only have to cook for two. We have just got chickens too so have eggs coming ...

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Last night, I literally ate flatbreads straight out of the oven, with butter. By the time we'd lit the bonfire, I wasn't hungry. There is *nothing* quite like bread, fresh and hot out of the oven, with butter. Tonight, the last of a bunch of locally grown asparagus. Which means I need to call past a...

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She's got about a 3 week waitlist! She is a physio and Feldenkrais practitioner so can approach conventionally, as well as from a biomechanics and functionality point of view. Her hubby is a brilliant acupuncturist, too.

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I too found hardneck garlic doesn't store as well. The stuff I grew last year only JUST made it the 6 months between harvest and planting (it was already sprouting) so I don't even know how it tastes. I won't be keeping any of it this time around as I want it for cooking/eating, not continuous re-pl...

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Some may choose not to post here for various reasons (I remember some people saying they wouldn't come here, or to the other forum that started, usually personal reasons to do with history). But they may not know about DDBB!

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If you can manage physio appts in Hamilton, go see Anna Thomas, 56 Mahoe St (Glenview - near the hospital). She's amazing and has helped me hugely with all my horse and non-horse injuries! I have no practical advice, but Anna was a life saver when I injured my knee (that turned out to be a tear in t...

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Ours are completely free range during the day - they go where they want. They can get under the paddock gates, between the fence wires, and across the driveway (they go under the hedge then visit the neighbours). They also looove being under all the overgrown camellia trees (not bushes) along our dr...

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I had someone who rode with me once a week for a couple of years. She was ultra nervous. Initially had her own horse (very retired) but eventually he died. She kept riding until she had her kid and has only been back twice since (he is nearly 3!) due to lack of time, and the rest. It worked well. Sh...

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Hoof'n dropped me off a few books :D Then my rabbit dragged in a 2.5kg (5.5 pound) rabbit... literally dragged, it was too large for him to carry without it touching the ground, and he is a tall cat. Apparently, it was lunch time! Good cat! It was very clearly pregnant too, so there goes a whole gen...

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I have plenty of paper books if you want me to drop some around? But I hear you and have been where you are. It's seriously boring, as even reading an sometimes tax you too much! I can always come around pick you up and take you for an outing? Hamilton gardens? The zoo? Anywhere you feel like going...

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I have just got some chickens too! I ended up with 4 Red Shavers (or Hy-Lines) which are basically egg machines for a short time and then they give up. They are quite small/compact birds, lay an egg every day, don't tend to go clucky, are friendly, and fun to have around. I also have a flighty white...

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I know, I just don't think I can physically wait much longer than "expected"!!! I don't know if she can either, haha.

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No. 47-or-so days to go if she foals "on time."

I keep hearing of people who's mares are going over... One foaled at 373 days (one year and one week). I hope I don't have to wait THAT long!

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My normal go-to would be cooking, but a friend yesterday described nearly burning the house down (when she had a concussion) as she put a pot on the stove and walked away, completely forgetting about it until she smelled the smoke from the burning contents of the pot. Plus, with only me and mum in t...

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Does the horse come from far away? If so he could be reacting to something (eg insect bites) that the ordinary horses don't have any trouble with.

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Reading would have been my answer too because that is my brain rest. Reading calms me more than anything else does. If I had nothing else to do, I'd worry myself to death over all the things not getting done. How do you rest your brain when it is on overdrive anyway. Can you do Kindle? Not quite th...

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stella wrote:Do you have indoor pets? Can you teach your cats agility or something?

Amazon delivers books, last I heard.....

By the time they get here I'll be back at work

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I'm just trying to keep myself occupied enough that I don't go out and deal with horses when I am not supposed to... I hate being idle, I'm normally doing 3 things at once! I don't have the patience for knitting when I'm at full capacity - it drives me wild! No books. BF was the avid book buyer and,...

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I am off work due to a (mild?) concussion following a hoof to the face. What do people do when they don't have day jobs and aren't allowed to do anything around their horses? I'm not supposed to ride/horse/trim/anything for another 3-5 weeks. They only specified 24 hours not driving after the genera...

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Stitches out, steri strips on this morning. Wound is clean, not icky or oozy or infected. No painkillers at all yesterday (so, last one was 36+ hours ago) - no pain, only one more day of ABs.

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What's for dinner!?!?!??!?!!?!?!

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But this one will ...

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My short term memory is a bit shot. Otherwise, everything seems on track. Minimal pain, no headaches or dizzyness, etc. I have one more week off work, but think I might go a couple of hours here and there, while they're not relying on me to be at full speed. Clearing emails and whatnot. Stitches out...

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It's been awhile! I used to be smartini, but its time for a new libation... I love that (s)martini became moonshine. Very clever :mrgreen: I missed popping in to say HI! initially. HI! So glad to have a place to land, and definitely plan on meeting more boardies over the next few years (I've met a ...

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I initially read the title of this thread as "smoking children" which gave me a bit of a startle. :lol: LOL, I just had to reply because I read it the exact same way. It wasn't till I was reading the actual post that I realized it was about chooks... :) Blow drying a chicken, smoking a ch...

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Yeah, we went through all of that, as I didn't want to vac/not vac when it was not the best course of action. Now I just have to get through guy fawkes with a non-stressed horse... then I can worry about when she looks ready to pop and head off to her foaling digs!

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Oh bugger! Great looking war wound though! To keep you looking on the bright side, you are expecting one of these in the near future! .... I can't WAIT for it to arrive! Mare got the first of two tetanus vacs yesterday, I asked my friend to come and help because I am not supposed to be horsing and ...

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Anasthetic technician took the theatre pic (I asked) - he told me he plays soccer with my bf, well, my ex (he decided to dump me on Monday). I skipped telling *that* story while heading into theatre, because I wanted photos of the wound! It's been a hell of a week.

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I follow SmittenKitchen's slow-rise pizza dough recipe. She has adjustments for 6-8, 12 and 18-24 hour versions (the amount of yeast varies). Basically mix and leave until you want to use it. Lovely recipe.

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Thanks all! I'm on enforced rest and no horsing for a while. I have gone out to cuddle my ponies (which was lovely - nothing quite beats 'eau de cheval') and shift the fence when the boarder horse is not there. My chickens are keeping me occupied (55 eggs in the 14 days since we got them!)... My cat...

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Negative - no good excuse! It wasn't even behaving "that" poorly that I expected that result.
I've started a new thread to stop hogging the halloween thread with my poor zombie costume

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Dressing change two days later

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I lied! Pictures...

A&E. Bored out of my poor concussed brain.

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Pre-surgery, out for the count.

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I dropped a gory picture into the halloween thread as I thought it looked a bit zombie-ish... here's the proper update! On Tuesday I trimmed my broodmare's hind feet while waiting for my grazer (boarder) to arrive, to trim her mare. I got both fronts of the boarder's horse done and was on the right ...

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Errr, you're all correct, that is no costume. It is a kick to the face and many hours in A&E waiting for a surgeon to stitch me up. I thought I looked zombie-ish with all the blood.... (I'm here, and I'm laughing, which is what counts, right!).

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Here ya go... Tues night for me.

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We don't 'do' Halloween but I started early. When the photo loads up I will post it here.

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I'm silk, no name change here either, silk is and always has been my forum handle. I am one of the handful of Kiwis, and can promise we are very hospitable! I've met several UDDBers, despite the geographical distance! I am a very part time barefoot trimmer (weekends only) and have a full time office...

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I don't have a lot of spare time as I fill it up with all the horse things (I have a full time office job, and am a very part time barefoot trimmer)!!! I love photography but do not make time for it. Naughty, I know, but some days I need to get out and ride. I also sew, but have not made anything in...

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If I were buying second hand, I'd be looking for what suits the horse, but might have to accept what I could find in the right seat and gullet sizes. If I were ordering a new saddle for a specific horse, I would order 1) to suit that horse *and* 2) to suit potential future horses... It's not impossi...

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