We’re just about done planting
With a few open spots in the Wolf garden, I've planted a few snap beans like Strike and Dragon Tongue. Not for seed saving as it's too late to harvest dry seed beans, but...
Q and A: Bread in a jar and mastitis
Bread in a jar
I recently watched a cooking show where the chef made an applesauce quick bread that he baked in a wide mouth pint jar. He greased the jar, filled it about half...
We count our blessings as Christmas nears
We're really grateful for so many different things. We are grateful for each other and for this wonderful homestead that just keeps getting better every day.
When I think of moving here in 2003, in...
Q and A: saving pumpkin seeds, burning garden debris, and runny egg whites
Saving pumpkin seeds
I would like to save seeds from Amish Pie Pumpkins we plan to grow this summer. I bought a packet this year (at a big box hardware store) and it has...
I’ll swear Will and I are growing webs between our toes
We've only had one sunny (kind of) day in a week. It's weather for ducks and geese. This makes getting anything done around here a nasty job — squish, squish, squish. We were thrilled...