Today we doubled our water storage
Two weeks ago, just before I flew out to Washington to visit Will, we had our generator in the shop. When we went to pick it up, our carpenter friend, Tom, went with us. ...
We had a wonderful post-Thanksgiving family meal
As both David and his family and Bill and his family had obligations for Thanksgiving, we managed to get together Saturday for our own Thanksgiving dinner. And we truly have plenty to be thankful...
Q and A: using horseradish and wormy ham
Horseradish
I started growing horseradish a few years ago, but had a hard time getting it to take off. Similar to the problem with my asparagus, but that's another issue. I have found that turning...
Q and A: canning teriyaki sauce and canning sweet potatoes
Canning teriyaki sauce
I'm wanting to can my homemade teriyaki sauce. I'm not sure if I will need to pressure can or water bath it? Or if I can can it at all. The ingredients...
Thanksgiving, then making jerky from David’s deer
We had a great "vacation." David had Thursday, Friday, and the weekend off from school. Of course, Thursday, being Thanksgiving, I cooked, cooked, and baked. That's MY vacation; doing all that baking and cooking,...