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"Yes, you had me wondering about that one!  The only one I have for sale is Chet and he looks like a gargoyle.  I used to travel but not anymore.   I have too many animals for my husband to take care of."

"It's a unique feeling when you are driving in a snowstorm and wondering if you are still on the road or in a field or, someone's drive way. I don't know Margaret, I was on a job site in Birmingham and it was pretty chilly down there."

"Oh no!   You must have gotten that cold front I have been watching and wondering if it's going to come our way.  We had near 80 degree temperatures this weekend and it was snowing two weeks ago.   I keep thinking I should put the…"

"Ours is a pole barn lined with rough cut pine.  We live on the other side of the Tug Hill Plateau and depending on the direction of the wind, we can get some heavy lake effect snow off of Lake Ontario.  That year, the conditions seemed to…"

"When our barn flooded, I disinfected the walls but I did not paint the wood in the stalls.  Once the wood dries, should it be whitewashed or painted?  Would that seal the wood and prevent bacteria or would it seal in the mold? I trenched…"

"I tried some kefir that a friend made from cow's milk, but I haven't made it yet with my own. It was a flavour that would take some getting used to, but something that I'd definitely like to try making. "

"Great!  Thanks, I will look them up.  I got some yogurt culture from the cheese making supply but I can't remember which one I got.  I want to try different types this year.  Have you tried the kefir?"

"There are quite a few varieties of starter culture available and each one makes a slightly different kind of yogurt. One particular one that we tried last year had no "tangy-ness" to the flavour, and was the consistency of white glue. Yum…"

"Yep! :)"

"Thanks.  That's how I've been doing it.  I wasn't sure if I was on the right track."

"I warm mine the same way I would for human babies... and test it on my wrist. If it feels cold there, I warm it more. If it feels hot, I let it cool until it just feels warm on my wrist. (the underside of the wrist)"

"Thanks for your help Margaret."

"I still think they need the ventilation, even with the mucking. Rather people or animals, tight enclosers and/or heat cause illness. Human babies who are kept wrapped in the winter and indoors get sick more than those who are cool and around drafts.…"