Merry Christmas to everyone

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With a foot of snow on the ground but warmer temperatures, we're getting ready for Christmas. We started out this morning by having the big tire truck roll in, bearing Will's "Christmas gift," a...

You know it’s getting dicey when the mainstream press is forecasting food shortages

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I'm amazed to see all the posts on the internet regarding coming food shortages. Of course, we saw that definite possibility with all the weird weather, worldwide, plus the tariffs etc. Yes, we've been...

We’re already getting ready for spring

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Besides getting our seeds lined up and my garden notebook worked on, we're also figuring out how to make our five acres of gardens easier to work as we're not getting any younger. (My...

It’s canning time around here

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Boy oh boy, is it! Because we have so much meat from the two steers we had butchered (folks who got a half are on vacation and we have lots of extra ground beef...

With dry weather, we’re getting lots done

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All of our vegetable seeds that get planted inside have been planted. Now, we're busy outside. Yesterday, Will tilled the Main Garden with the little Kubota. As there are tight areas, you have to...