I hope you have a great fourth of July!

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We did, although the days leading up to it were pretty busy. On Monday, Will and I traveled to Bagley, Minnesota, to visit Jim...

Our big snowstorm turned out to be a non-event

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We were all set for a foot of blowing, drifting snow. Then nothing much happened! Yep, the wind blew like crazy, making our little...

We love off-season canning!

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Most folks think of canning as only something you do in the fall when harvest is in. Sure, I do a lot more canning...

Finally, I’m canning carrots

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After three days of thinking "tomorrow I'll get to can carrots," it's finally happening. Yesterday I started out shelling various varieties of corn and...

Q and A: canning in a small space and canning lids

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Canning in a small space I am now living in a fifth wheel and want to continue canning, both water bath and pressure, do you...