~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[abcowboy]

Our oldest daughter Amanda and daughter-in-law Darcie both love to knit Jude, seems like they both have a project or two that they're working on. I've eaten elk a few times and in my opinion it's one of the best eating wild game out there.

Now you've got me wanting Chinese food Rava lol. Not sure the last time we've had any.

How did Mr D make out with the barn door dill, or is that today's job?

We got the new power pole put up and the waterer all set up yesterday Ginger, not just to wait for the guys with the bucket truck to get the overhead powerline put back up.

Not much on the agenda for me today, but I do need to get my laundry done so I'll get on that sometime this morning.

[abcowboy]

Here's a few of the drywall pics Adam sent me, kind of shows the stages when drywalling...

[Ginger999]

Thanks, ABC. I love the size. It will be perfect for their lake retreat.

I think prime rib is the main course tonight at the family dinner but I did hear talk of a little elk too. Jude, you're so right about game, it's all about how it's prepared. When the boys were still home and I was cooking meat for them, I'd brown the steaks of whatever they'd killed, make gravey from the drippings and put it all in the crackpot on low for the day. When we'd get home it was tender and ready to eat with mashed potatoes. That was one of their favorites!

Waves to all! I'll take another day.

[dill]

Jude, I enjoy both knit and crochet and have a lot of yarn that I should use up. A "stashghan" sounds like a great plan! Making an afghan is a great winter project. I don't know if I have the patience for it right now, but I have made afghans in the past and they are great to have around!

Cowboy, thanks for the pics. The cabin looks like it is coming together nicely! We got one door frame put nearly put together and will finish that up today. Then we'll have our son come over to help hang it on the track. That will take 3 of us. The doors will be metal which Mr. D has on order but it's not going to arrive for two more weeks. Until then the door frame will just be hanging, waiting for the metal to be put on. Only one of the 4 door panels was absolutely necessary to get done as the others are still holding up. But we are going to do all four. Since Mr. D didn't know how things would go, and because materials are so expensive, he only bought enough to do the one door. It's going pretty well though and we will probably be ordering more materials soon.

Rava, I love Chinese food. I am still upset about the time that our favorite Chinese restaurant in town was torn down to put up a Walgreens, of all things!! We really haven't had any good Chinese food around here since then and that was about 20=25 years ago!

Ginger, that crockpot meal had my mouth watering!

I best go get best with the door project. 24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Dill, I hope the door frame project goes smoothly and your parts get ordered. Cowboy, thanks for the nice pictures of the drywall in the cabin. Looks like it is really coming along nicely. Ginger, hope you enjoy your family dinner tonight. The reason I suggested Chinese food tonight is the fact that we have NO good Chinese restaurants nearby in Florida. They have super high pricey ones, but I like a good cheap (well nothings cheap anymore) mom and pop carry out. We have a great one down the street from here that offers 2 egg rolls, soup and a can of soda with each meal. Great deal. Got to see my neighbors last night for a crab feast. Our neighbor caught 2 bushels and invited us to eat. Ginger safe travels this week. Hi to Jude. Wishing everyone a safe and sober day.

[Jude58]

Good morning all!

Well, I slept in until 6:00am today, and I'm waiting in line for breakfast.

Thanks for the pics of the cabin cowboy. I bet that your son can't wait to begin using it!

Dill, sounds like you and Mr. D are making good progress on the barn door. Building material costs have gone through the roof but at least you saved a lot of money by doing the work yourself.

Ginger, that crockpot meal sounds yummy. The first time that I tried venison was when someone made hamburgers with it. As I was taking a bite I realized that the meat was full of hair and other things that I couldn't identify. It was many years later that I had venison and thankfully it was prepared properly and it was delicious.

Waves to Gaga and Mul!

24 more please...

[Jude58]

Cross post dill and Rava!

[abcowboy]

5:21am in Alberta, 24 for me and everyone else who needs them please, and thanks...

In the last 24 hours, these friends have joined in for 24 hours of wellness:
Jude58 Rava Ginger999 dill

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[abcowboy]

I've got breakfast ready, hopefully the 3 early birds stuck around to enjoy it lol

[abcowboy]

There's nothing worse than finding a bunch of hair in your meat Jude. Adam and I are very particular about that when we field dress any game.

Prime rib or elk steaks both sound delicious to me Ginger. We do our moose roasts in the crockpot, but steaks are usually always done on the wood pellet grill.

We have 3 Chinese food restaurants here in Veg Rava, all of them are mom and pop style. We usually end up always going to just one, but the odd time we'll try one of the others.

Sounds like the door project is coming along nicely dill, hopefully you'll get them all finished before the winter weather sets in.

The pics Adam sent me are of the kitchen area. You can see the plumbing rough-in for the corner kitchen sink. The two walls will have cabinets upper and lower along with a smaller stove and fridge.

[Ginger999]

ABC, thanks for breakfast! Do Adam and Darcy plan to live there full-time when they retire someday?

Dinner was great! Got to see almost all my "babies". Only one granddaughter was working and had to miss. Prime rib, no elk.

I literally would have thrown up if that happened to me, Jude!

Hi Rava, Dill and Mul.

One more goodbye meal and then we've said goodbye to everyone. Seems like we just got home and we are leaving again. I see snow in the foothills so I know it's time but my heart's not in it. In any case, I'll take another day.

[dill]

I'm with Ginger, Jude! I would have been heading for the nearest toilet I'm afraid! If I'd have had that venison burger as my first experience with game meat I may never have tried it again! Wow, you really slept in. Nice to do on a cold Sunday morning. I usually get up at 5:00 and put Lily out. Then sometimes I go back to bed or I just stay up and have coffee and log on here.

Ginger, you really don't sound enthusiastic about heading south this year but hopefully that feeling will pass as soon as you get on the road. I'm still trying to imagine how you can work on a diamond art project while traveling. I started wondering when you mentioned it a couple of days ago.

Rava, how nice of your neighbors to share their bounty! It was your lucky day!

Cowboy, we did get the door frame finished and hung in the track. Now all we need is the metal to side it with. It'll be here in 2 weeks, hopefully. Mr. D is wondering if we should just do the one for now and do the rest after winter ends. They are all in good enough shape to get us through another winter. It would be really bad if we took them down and started work and then the metal siding gets delayed. We'd have no protection at all from the elements and poor Pumpkin (barn cat) would be really exposed to the windy and wet winter weather. Thanks for another awesome breakfast!

24 more clear-headed hours, please and thank you.