tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post4716694969837547885..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Friday Farm Photo: Through the Kitchen WindowFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-56737514068228627862011-11-14T16:17:37.620-06:002011-11-14T16:17:37.620-06:00I know the fever... it was so frustrating trying t...I know the fever... it was so frustrating trying to get anything done during deer season in NEMO. <br /><br />Before you invest in a septic system, have you considered a reed bed? I was going to put one in up in NEMO before we decided to move to KS. It can be as complicated or as simple as you're budget or water well enivronment allow. There was actually one at the old farmstead, but I'm sure they didn't call it that back when they installed indoor plumbing. The bottom line is that the affluent goes through a small (50-100 gal) tank or series of tanks, then outflows to a trench planted with reed canary or other reed grasses. At the end of the system you have purified clean water running into the environment. The reeds purify the water. In the 30 years my parents lived at the homestead, they never had to pump a septic tank and never had trouble with the well water. Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-8995648669769907062011-11-14T08:33:08.339-06:002011-11-14T08:33:08.339-06:00It's big here too. But, we process our own.It's big here too. But, we process our own.The JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860982258621823529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-46490261496054519072011-11-13T16:33:11.249-06:002011-11-13T16:33:11.249-06:00Hi Everybody,
Thanks for all the fun comments. :)
...<b>Hi Everybody,<br />Thanks for all the fun comments. :)</b><br /><br /><b>Wingnut,</b><br />Ha - I love it!<br /><br /><b>EngineerChic,</b><br />I'll spare you the details and months of frustration, but let's just say that the composting toilet we installed in the new house - because putting in a whole new septic system was out of our budget - is not working out.<br /><br />So now it looks like we may be putting in a septic system after all - just as soon as everybody goes back to work after deer season. And while we're at it, we'll go ahead and tie our grey water runoff (from the sinks, shower/tub, and washing machine) into it, too, so there won't even be an unsightly, water-filled pit outside the kitchen window anymore! :)<br /><br />I don't share <i>everything</i> about our crazy country life here, but once in a while I do like to throw in a little dose of the not so pleasant side of reality, just in case people are mistakenly thinking we have a perfect, idyllic life. ;)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-40395860730555393682011-11-12T20:10:52.776-06:002011-11-12T20:10:52.776-06:00I got some nice photos of a two-point Muley buck o...I got some nice photos of a two-point Muley buck out our kitchen window last week as he was munching on my peach tree! :(<br />I'm rooting for the twins too!Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-36366946648067435452011-11-12T10:26:48.040-06:002011-11-12T10:26:48.040-06:00My in laws all hunt and or eat venison and small g...My in laws all hunt and or eat venison and small game while I'm a vegetarian. It's better for the animals to be killed after living for a while free. I used to buy meat in the grocery store and never think about how they lived or died.barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558726323261595243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-50546374968912695622011-11-12T09:11:47.113-06:002011-11-12T09:11:47.113-06:00Husband is off hunting in the north right now. On...Husband is off hunting in the north right now. On the one hand, I hope he gets a deer, because we like venison and he'd be pretty depressed if he drove north and camped out overnight for nothing. On the other hand, I don't really enjoy butchering the deer ourselves, which we always do. Conflicted.Kristin @ Going Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221544641416039741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-64797586323382395242011-11-12T07:19:27.177-06:002011-11-12T07:19:27.177-06:00I liked this post a lot because it reminded me of ...I liked this post a lot because it reminded me of my time in the woods moose hunting with hubby and my two boys. I sure laughted at some of the more uncomfortable memories you revived. Mother-in-law made awesome venison ribs with tomatoes, garlic and onions which we all dove into enthusiastically. I so envy your kitchen window and the ever changing pastoral scenes and all without the use of a remote!DeltaJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687492709512590826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-78051766585389666382011-11-11T21:50:53.006-06:002011-11-11T21:50:53.006-06:00Oh Farmgirl Susan, such a pretty picture and a bea...Oh Farmgirl Susan, such a pretty picture and a beautifully written post, too. You said it all so well.homegrown countrygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553063397004327639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-18744653447277021492011-11-11T21:10:34.843-06:002011-11-11T21:10:34.843-06:00What a beautiful picture! Frost glossing over ever...What a beautiful picture! Frost glossing over everything. I see deer almost daily, though I live in a suburban/metropolitan area in PA. Our schools allow time off and businesses employing avid hunters-construction companies especially-grant leave during hunting season.<br />I have helped a friend to cut up deer, and it is not so bad...even for a former vegetarian! Seal-a-Meal is a great invention.Mary Rexhttp://yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-14203587117689501332011-11-11T20:57:38.306-06:002011-11-11T20:57:38.306-06:00Okay, inquiring minds want to know ... WHY are you...Okay, inquiring minds want to know ... WHY are you using a luggable loo? Is something wrong with the new house? Farm life just got a little less glamourous in my eyes ... I'm a big fan of indoor plumbing :)EngineerChicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-24976392726640597022011-11-11T19:15:06.148-06:002011-11-11T19:15:06.148-06:00we have windows like that, the ones that double as...we have windows like that, the ones that double as the worlds cushiest tree stands, but I refuse to let him turn the view into the killing fields, I make him go across the river and ya, freeze his tush off on a wet log......he's never done it....LOLthe WingNut herselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409230667417642483noreply@blogger.com