primalmommy on sat 9 nov 02
Fire ants: My temptation would be to go out there when it's time to
split wood and use a big bertha weed burner
to evenly toast the outside of each log as it rolls off the pile... so
when you pick up the wood it's ant-free. When
I lived in Texas I dropped a horse's rein on a red ant hill, and when I
picked it up, ended up with a dozen up my
sleeve... where they all counted to three and bit me at once (yikes!)
I'd darn near drive down and toast those
little buggers myself just for revenge...
then - about Mata Ortiz... correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't
"pre-columbian" Native American work also mean
pre-sheep? My understanding was that using the manure of european
animals was an adaptation itself...
Yours, Kelly in Ohio
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Chris Clyburn on sun 10 nov 02
>then - about Mata Ortiz... correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't
>"pre-columbian" Native American work also mean
>pre-sheep? My understanding was that using the manure of european
>animals was an adaptation itself...
Actually, pre-columbian also means pre cow and horse as well, both are
european animals. Maybe they used llama dung if dung was used. It would be
an interesting research project. I's amazing how much the cultures were
affect by the european invasions.
Chris Clyburn
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