Finally! Rain! But a tornado missed us by several miles…
We finally got two nice rains. One was only about a tenth of an inch but the next was nearly an inch, and with our gardens, that's a huge help. We did have a...
Q and A: chili sauce too hot, canning brine, and crumbly biscuits
Chili sauce too hot
I have just made some fermented chili sauce that I would like to can. I made it too hot and I am wondering if you have any suggestions for making it...
We finally finished our new pasture fence
Two days ago, we finished our new pasture fence and moved our very large steers from the goat pasture over to their new summer home. I was a little nervous, as cattle sometimes get...
Today it’s snowing and blowing.
So, today I thought I'd get the onions, which have been lying on an old sheet, on the floor of the enclosed back porch, ready for storage. This spring, I was so busy planting...
We knew rain was coming so we’ve been working extra hard
We live every day by our weather radio. We listen to it first thing every morning and the last thing in the evening. In this way, we have a pretty good handle on what...