A fly-by

Nov 24, 2024 21:13

A gusty, windy day today! The Xmas tree I set up out front has blown over several times, yesterday and today, despite using cinder blocks to secure its stand ( Read more... )

canning, humor, house stuff

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schnee November 25 2024, 07:08:21 UTC
Not a huge fan of cranberry jam either, but homemade is nice for sure. Is that Colonel Sanders or Uncle Sam? I honestly can't quite tell.

I had look this one up. Feel free to do so as well!

I actually recognized the song, though it took me a moment. :)


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mondhasen November 25 2024, 11:08:47 UTC
This fellow is Uncle Sam, as imagined by Carter Housh, in a WWI inspired motivational poster for saving food in a pre-refrigerator era. Heh, in looking him up I found myself down the rabbit hole of National symbols, mainly Lady Columbia, whom I’d never thought of other than Lady Liberty. Love the internet!

The Black Betty meme was from a different, older song, and began as a play on the lyrics “Whoa, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam.” The bam-a-lam here would be panda-lamps…

*snicker* Don’t shoot the messenger!

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schnee November 25 2024, 16:48:14 UTC
The Black Betty meme was from a different, older song, and began as a play on the lyrics “Whoa, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam.” The bam-a-lam here would be panda-lamps…

Oh yeah, I did get that.

I just wanted to share a related one.

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c_eagle November 26 2024, 09:22:23 UTC
Ah really like the ole time canning flyer!

...and that fire looks so cozy ^v^

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mondhasen November 26 2024, 16:55:34 UTC
That flyer… I feel so patriotic now! :o)

The fire was very nice. We hadn’t done one since the coals set off the CO detectors in the middle of the night after closing the damper (as I had always done before installing CO detectors). I made sure all the coals were out this time!

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sunfire November 26 2024, 15:25:07 UTC
There are still shelves of peaches, beans, and other stuff Tom's mom canned back in the 1980's in mason jars. Maybe some day, an Indiana Jones type figure will discover that time capsule!

I feel like the wilted, over-ripe fruits and vegetables in the first panel these days. lol

The fire looks nice. Tom's had the wood stove going for a few days now that we've had rain here too.

I remember the song as I listen to a classic rock station here (99.9 The Hawk), but I had never heard of the panda lamp meme until now.

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mondhasen November 26 2024, 17:01:24 UTC
“They belong in a museum!” :D

Spring is only a season and some away…

I love the fireplace but it is more for ‘charm’ than heat. I still have our old airtight stove in the basement but have nowhere to hook it up. The house would broil with it!

The Black Betty meme was well beyond me.

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