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What's New? We've changed our newsletter a tiny bit. We've been running a "Conservation" section for several years and felt it was time for a change. While we totally believe in conservation and practice it on a daily basis we felt that adding a new section reflected more what our newsletter is about, crafts and woodworking.The new section called "Tool Tips" is dedicated to showing you new and interesting tools. They can be tools for woodworking or for crafting. We think it's important to stay abreast of tools that can make your projects a little easier or turn out better. A lot of people like to do crafting and woodworking but due to time constraints find it competing with other things that are on their plates. We hope this new section will help you out and free up some time to make more great crafts and projects. DigiTalk
I was talking about my dad and his camera club with my brother Ron. We were remembering that back in the 50's and 60's he would take lots of 35mm slides and also larger format black and white photos that he'd develop in his dark room. At his camera club meetings they'd talk about film sizes, enlarging, developing, and things like that. One of the software programs that several of them use to "sweeten" their photos is Irfanview. Besides being a very good photo editor it's free! You can find Irfanview at www.irfanview.com. Another good free editor they talked about was Picasa from Google. Not only does it have some nice editing tools it is also great for organizing all your digital photos on your computer. You can find Picasa at http://picasa.google.com. I will share more nuggets from the Shooters club as we develop. Right now we have a meeting every other week. SITE OF THE MONTH
How about a few chuckles this month? We've heard that in Topeka, Kansas it's a law that you have to have someone walking in front of and behind your gas powered vehicle with a lantern at night. We also heard that it's against the law to take a cow hot air ballooning. It's supposedly also illegal to take a whale through the state of Oklahoma on a train. We don't know if any of these are true but this months site has a list of laws that will surely make you laugh.
To find out what all those crazy lawmakers have been up to over the years just go to www.azzit.de/humor/30.html. We think you'll get a kick out these nonsensical laws but don't get caught testing any of them you might just get arrested :-) There are other pages of humor on this web site but we can't say that it's all age appropriate. Not that they aren't we just haven't checked them all out. (proceed with caution)
MARILYN'S CORNERGlass Ball Whirligig
These whirligig's are so cool and fun to make. When the wind blows they go round and round and because of the shape it makes it look as though the ball is moving up or down within the copper tubing. They are a real conversation piece and will add some personality to your garden or deck.
Here's what you'll need:
Starting at the center of the coils carefully stretch out the tubing about 14". Twist the coils smaller as the extend out.
Place the ball into the coils and repeat the process with the other end.
Now go hang it up where the wind blows and watch in amazement as the glass ball appears to climb within the copper tubing.
Remember we have all of our past projects archived on our web site at www.runnerduck.com. Just click on the Craft Egg.
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We've obviously been added to some your email lists for jokes because we've been getting some good ones. If you've sent any keep them coming if you haven't then add us to your list. We love a good laugh.
This was sent by Baxter R. and we got a pretty good laugh from it.
Ma and Pa were two hillbillies living in West Virginia out on a farm up in the hills. Pa has found out that the hole under the outhouse is full. He goes into the house and tells Ma that he doesn't know what to do to empty the hole.
Ma says, "Why don't you go ask the young'n down the road? He must be smart 'cause he's a college gradjyate."
So Pa drives down to the neighbor's house and asks him, "Mr. College gradjyate, my outhouse hole is full, and I don't know what to do to empty it."
The young'n tells him, "Get yourself two sticks of dynamite, one with a short fuse and one with a long fuse. Put them both under the outhouse and light them both at the same time. The first one will go off and shoot the outhouse in the air. While it's in the air the second one will then go off and spread the poop all across your farm, fertilizing your ground. The outhouse should then come back down to the same spot atop the now-empty hole.."
Pa thanks the neighbor, then drives to the hardware store and picks up two sticks of dynamite, one with a short fuse and one with a long fuse. He goes home and puts them under the outhouse. He then lights them and runs behind a tree.
All of a sudden, Ma comes running out of the house and into the outhouse! Off goes the first stick of dynamite ... shooting the outhouse into the air. BOOM! Off goes the second stick of dynamite ... spreading poop all over the farm. WHAM! The outhouse comes crashing back down atop the hole.
Pa races to the outhouse, throws open the door and asks, "Ma, are you all right??!!"
As she pulls up her panties she says... "Yeah, but I'm sure glad I didn't fart in the kitchen!!!!
THIS WEEK'S FREE RECIPE
You could serve it as a side dish but it's a meal all by its self.
Remember, if you have a recipe you'd like to share please send it to Marilyn at runnerduck.com. We'd be happy to post your favorite recipe on our Kitchen site or in our newsletter and give you credit.
Every month we post a new recipe on our web page. Be sure and check out the New recipe at the RunnerDuck Kitchen Store.
If you liked our Taco Soup then you just might enjoy the 288 pages of hard bound recipes in this wonderful cookbook. The recipes were featured on the PBS TV show, "Mexican One Plate at a Time".
Ellieut from New York reviewed this book wrote: I was given this book by a friend recently and it is divine. The flavors are unlike any I have ever tried combining before, and they are so refreshing and fresh tasting. A new family favorite is the Chipotle chicken with romaine lettuce and the caramelized onion and steak and oh, there are so many to like.
Quick to prepare, healthy, enjoyable food. I have not had any trouble finding the ingredients at the market and in many cases he gives several substitutions or variations on the recipe. I have truly enjoyed this book and it has given me a new outlook on Mexican food. It doesn't have to be all cheese smothered and sour cream covered!
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Bird Feeder
This is a simple little project that would be fun to do with a child or grandchild. It's sort of a cross between a bird feeder and a suit feeder. The idea is that you fill the holes with a mix of peanut butter and bird seeds. The birds then pick it out of the holes. It sort of makes them work for their supper.
Here's what you'll need:
I used a piece of pine but just about any wood will do.
Cut the wood 9 1/2" wide by 9" high.
Layout your drill and cut marks before you cut the peek.
Using a miter saw or hand saw, cut the roof peek 30 degrees to the center.
Use a 1/2" Forsterner bit to drill the large holes and a 1/4" bit for the perch holes.
Set the depth on the drill press so that it's about 1/8" shy of the back of the board.
Using the drill table you built from the plans on our web site, www.runnerduck.com/drill_press_table.htm, set it up so you can drill all the holes in one row at a time.
I made the roof from some old cedar shingles I had. I cut them 2 1/2" wide. I made three courses of shingles with each course spaced back from the previous one by about 1 1/2".
I set the tablesaw to 30 degrees to cut the matting ends.
Glue the shingles to the roof and tack it in place with a couple of brads on each side.
I had Marilyn do some wood burning to add character to the front of the feeder.
Cut and glue the perch's into the holes.
Screw a couple of eye screws into the roof and attach a chain.
Mix up some birdseed and peanut butter, fill the holes and wait for the birds to arrive!
If you'd like to see this project on the web just go to www.runnerduck.com/bird_feeder/bird_feeder.htm. The pictures are a little bigger and easier to see. Plus you can print the web page to take the project to your shop.
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