'Tis Hunting Time—A smallish blog

[gfweb]

On 10/2/2025 at 7:01 PM, Shelby said:

No....just a regular metal barn.   It got beat to hell, too sigh lol.

 Up here, those white side slats would open up for air circulation to dry tobacco. The Amish are big growers

Edited October 4 by gfweb (log)

[rotuts]

@Shelby

 

''''  Yeah...deviled eggs are a pain especially if you have to make a lot of them!   ''''

 

correct. and after all that work , they disapear in a flash !

 

but soooooo  good.

[YvetteMT]

I'm impressed you can get the hunters to keep the "bird guts "!  I think I've managed to get 2 birds plucked, the usual is skinned breasts and legs/thighs, no matter the species!  (I love gizzards and hearts and am resigned to buy them at the grocery every couple years)

[chromedome]

39 minutes ago, YvetteMT said:

I'm impressed you can get the hunters to keep the "bird guts "!  I think I've managed to get 2 birds plucked, the usual is skinned breasts and legs/thighs, no matter the species!  (I love gizzards and hearts and am resigned to buy them at the grocery every couple years)

I process all the birds myself, which is kind of a time-sink but it means I don't have to negotiate in order to get giblets. 

[SLB]

Thanks so much for giving us what you could, Shelby!  I admit I was thinking, isn't it Huntin' Time again??? 

 

It's always wonderful to read this thread, and I've come to rely on the regular hits of inspiration.  Now all I want is giblets.  

[Shelby]

3 hours ago, SLB said:

Thanks so much for giving us what you could, Shelby!  I admit I was thinking, isn't it Huntin' Time again??? 

 

It's always wonderful to read this thread, and I've come to rely on the regular hits of inspiration.  Now all I want is giblets.  

Awww thanks--and thanks to everyone.

 

I promise--barring any hail...natural disasters etc. lol--that I'll do better for deer season.  I think I'll be back on my game by then  

[rotuts]

Another fine blog.

 

thank you @Shelby

 

 

[FauxPas]

 

Really good to hear you are getting back to normal in some ways! 

 

I love your decor. So cute that Ronnie and your friend brought pumpkins for you - and the cows, ha.  🙂

 

I love your porch so much. 

[Shelby]

Hello!  

 

What the hell was I thinking up there saying I'd for sure be back on my game by now? 🙄🤣  For reasons I won't go into here Thanksgiving week was..........rough.  BUT,  time marches on and deer week stops for no woman!  And I'm here!

 

For some reason I prodded myself into decorating for Christmas early in November.  Which is good because I promise it wouldn't have happened if it wasn't already done lol.  I'm glad it's done, though, because I find the twinkle lights comforting .

 

A few pictures of the house to get us in deer season mood lol:

 

 

 

 

 

My mom and step dad sent me this gorgeous FRESH wreath.  It's been years since I've had a real tree or anything so I'm really enjoying the fragrance.  It's hanging in the kitchen where I can see it and smell it all the time.

 

 

 

 

It's turned off pretty cold--which is an excellent thing. No worrying about it being too hot to hang a deer.   I wrestled with going to the big city to the grocery store and Sam's.....but it snowed a bit on Monday and I just felt like staying home.  We have enough food plus I ordered a big Misfits delivery that hopefully will be here Thursday to supplement my fresh veggie stash.  

 

Speaking of veggies, before it froze my brother and sister in law gave us about 80 lbs of green tomatoes.  I had thoughts of relish etc. but in the end we simply packed them in boxes and let them ripen.  It worked a treat!  Soooooo...although they aren't exactly as good as just off the vine from the garden, they are miles above grocery store tomatoes.  Very grateful to them for sharing (our garden got beaten to a pulp in that hail storm).  And  yay!  Good tomatoes with meals!

 

 

So, I'm off to finish cleaning a few things.  Our hunter friend's flight was delayed from his starting point so fingers crossed he's able to make his connecting flight to get here.  In a bit I'm going to start on breakfast burritos and prepping for dinner.  I'll be back after a while!

 

 

 

 

 

[FauxPas]

 

Oh your decor is lovely! Your house is awesome, so warm and inviting. 

 

Though I do have to ask about the Santa on the left of the fireplace there, because I think I would jump after walking into that room in the evening and maybe forgetting it was a Santa and just seeing someone standing there, hahahahaha. 

 

I can smell the wreath also. And good job with the tomatoes! 

[rotuts]

@Shelby

 

Elegant .

 

Kudos your way .

 

BTW :  for this Season , Im  offering  IDS // SV CkDrums

 

for shoveling snow , esp. off the top of the Hylander  ( 1 extra CD for that )

 

you can use the snow to keep the CD cold until you get home .

Edited 3 hours ago by Smithy
Corrected callout at rotuts' request (log)

[SLB]

SQUEE!!  It's showtime!  

[patti]

Yay! I was hoping this would be happening soon.

 

Your Christmas decor is beautiful … the piano, the fireplace and mantel … I love it! And you have a Rushton Coca Cola Santa! I have one, too. 😍 Ooh, and tell me more about your life sized Santa! I know I didn’t see everything, so now I’ll go back and examine all the pics and read all the words. 😉

[TicTac]

Love me some indoor Christmas decorations, and I am not even a Christian!

 

Looking forward to this, as always.

 

PS - Fried green tomatoes are awesome!