We’re having a heat wave
After sub-zero temperatures a week ago, it doesn't seem possible that it's over 70 degrees F today, with full sun! But we're really enjoying it. Because we built our house on a hill, we...
Our first seeds have popped up
Of course, they're the earliest petunia seeds, which I planted last week. But it's terribly exciting to see those tiny little seedlings bravely poking up, with two feet of snow, right outside of the...
Boy, how time flies!
I just came across pictures of Sarge, taken the day I brought him home. He was so little! Hondo towered above him several inches. I guess, when you see something every day, you just...
It’s hard not to be impatient with healing
I'm doing exercises three times a day, plus using the leg flexing machine, icing my leg, and going to rehab three times a week so even though I'm not busy with seeds and canning,...
You’d think things would slow down sooner or later
At least now I'm starting to can in earnest. Today, I started seeding out some Leelanau Sweetglo watermelons (before they go bad in the greenhouse!) They have a nice, thick rind and while I...