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Our sheep were free.
All six of them.
We have five free ducks.
Two free pigs.
And free “old” grocery produce to feed the pigs.
A couple dozen free chickens.
And a couple of free feed troughs.
Free wood from old buildings being torn down.
Free pallets we made into gates.
Free seeds for the garden.
Jack was free, too.
And he came with a free halter, lead, brush, and hoof-trimming tools. He even brought his own licorice treats.
We’ve gotten free hay, free feed, free windows to make a cold frame. A free brooder, free duck boxes, and a free corn grinder. Free buckets, free tire swing rope, and free landscape ties. Free plywood, free chicken feeders, and free barbed wire. Free post drivers, free spools, and free river gravel. Free suet ingredients, a free canner, and free jars. Free ramps, free flower bulbs, and free goat milk. Free blackberries, free apples, and free peaches. Free brush hog, free disc, and free grader.
Free cats and free dogs and a free view.
Free sheep hugs and free goat kisses and free donkey cuddles.
The best things in life are free.
P.S. How can you get free stuff, too? Network! Let people know what you’re looking for. It might be the very thing they wish they could get rid of! And don’t be picky. Old stuff is good.
P.P.S. I really want an ice cream maker. (Just tossing that out to the universe here.) And an elephant. I really want an elephant.
P.P.P.S. Maybe I’m kidding about the elephant. Maybe I’m not.
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An elephant, huh?
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People know that we will take just about anything. If we can not use it we will find someone who can. lol. Life if just grand that way.
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I have the best recipe for homemade ice cream I will post in the right spot sometime.
Electric or hand crank??
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I get these neat little emails in my inbox every day from people in my area who have things they don’t want (but don’t want to just throw them away). You’d be amazed at the cool stuff people are trying to get rid of. One person posts what they’re giving away, those interested email him or her. The first person to reply gets dibs, and the person giving the item or items away provides the address and (usually) leaves the item outside or on the curb to be picked up. A lot of people use it to get rid of their excess stuff after having a garage sale. It’s so much better than throwing things in the garbage. (One woman recently ended up with a piano for her daughter who was just starting lessons).
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also check out this web site:
http://www.slickdeals.net others post things they have gotten free and great deals! Lots of free magazine subscriptions in the forum area.
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Blessings,
Elaine
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Love your free stuff. Right now I’m on the giving end – trying to pare things down before my move to Iowa.
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I also have a huge stash of raw material that I should probably clean out. Uh, my need to collect stuff tends to get a little out of hand…
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There’s an ice cream freezer in my basement with your name on it, though you’ll probably have to wait until your fall party. I love today’s blog but would advise against the elephant.
MJ
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You can get and give things others might need. I’ve biven away a working refrigerator and printer and various other items. People always have things to GIVE
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http://sweetgrace.typepad.com/the_inadvertent_farmer/gizmowhy-in-the-world-i-have-a-camel/
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Thank you,
Jan
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