Also voting for the cone. My folks raised meat birds when we were kids and used the axe and stump method. When I raised my first batch last year and my dad helped with the processing, we used the cone (he made his own), and it was a much better method for us. We did about 40 roosters in one afternoon with help from friends and family for gutting and plucking and packing. Helpers got some processed birds to take home for themselves. We were very efficient.

Just a guess based on the apparent texture of the fur, but it looks like it could be a chunk of deer hide, minus the rest of the deer.

Shhhhh! ;)

Nice! I'll have to check out Pine Tree. I'm always up for more plant adventures!

Just looking through the comments since earlier, many of the places I would recommend have been mentioned. If you make a trip up to Burlington area for Gardener's Supply, check out City Market (the one on Flynn Ave), because they sometimes have a few different seed vendors' stuff on display.

I'd also say check out Red Wagon Plants (Hinesburg) and GreenHaven (New Haven), but I don't think either of them are open for the season yet.

Finally, I'll say that I heard this scuttlebutt on a gardening forum I'm on: Baker Creek Seeds is a right-wing company with some fundo-Christian background stuff going one beneath their (very lovely) veneer. They do have tons of weird things though, and I used to order from them a lot, but now I'm having second thoughts about it. Not sure if this matters to you or anyone else reading this, but I just wanted to share in case it does.

Happy growing!

Hudson Valley Seeds is local-ish, and they have a lot of interesting things too! Many local places carry their seeds, but you can also order online: hudsonvalleyseed.com/

Yep, I'm in The Big Chit. Grew up in Addison though, and I really miss it.

Z probably looks too much like 2. Maybe J is for the same reason as I?

Town well?!

Most of the places I've lived here have been too far from town to get municipal services, or the town was too small to have municipal water. Right now I'm on a private well which has lots of manganese. We use a water softener, but there is still a lot of buildup. Haven't died of manganese yet. Home inspection noted high manganese, but not high enough to be of concern. Now you've got me thinking about it again though, so I'll be down in the trenches of the interwebz researching and feeding my hypochondria...

Fingers crossed!

Lots of places in the Champlain Valley have hard water from the limestone in the ground here. I'd be curious to hear about other parts of the state, if anyone can chime in with info!

If they clutched their pearls any tighter, they'd asphyxiate!

Fascinating! Thanks for the insight. Hopefully the store in the mall isn't selling illegally-long sharpened-edge items!

_Could_ you wear your full armor on public transportation? Now I'm curious!

Honestly, this was my first thought: He probably bought them there.

Second thought: why is this news? It's not illegal to have any of those things, so why are the police involved? If he's a person of interest for some other reason, then maybe let's just say that.

Good question! Where (county? town? region?) are you looking to have brunch?

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Following this thread for the suggestions!

Check in with theVermont Center for Crime Victims' Services. They have a small fund, and maybe they can at least offer a little bit.

Every time I've had to talk to them, either on the phone or in person, I have to supply them with my 'new' address, which is my address from 4 years ago, that People's Bank had changed at that time. Just got a thing in the mail from them confirming my new street address with my old town and zip code.

You might see if Outdoor Gear Exchange has any groups for some of those lower impact group sport activities. Group hikes and kayak rentals come to mind as possibilities!

Another thought is to check out art, craft, and/or maker spaces or music dojo if you have an urge to be creative in any way. Pottery, painting, sewing, building stuff, cooking classes, jamming with others if you play any instruments, maybe?

And then I also hear there are local DND groups, the Board Room (board game place), and Meetup.org events happening from time to time. Good luck in your search!

It will be called the Solterra. I know someone who is on the list for one, but no recent news from Subaru on when it will be available.

Volvo XC40 Recharge. There are fully electric and hybrid models. I traded my Forester in for a full electric XC40 Recharge, and I do really like it. The biggest downside was the price bc they are expensive, but I'm able to tow up to 2000# and it has AWD. It's not quite a Subaru, but it is still decent on the winter roads.