We had a very happy Fourth of July

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Fortunately, after several hours of miserable car repair to replace our serpentine belt on the car, Will got our car ready to roll. So, on the Fourth of July, we were able to make...

Well, I’m back in the saddle again

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Following my knee replacement, it's taken a little longer than I'd thought to get back at normal life. The first week after surgery, I was graced with a period of intense vomiting. Turned out...

Q and A: saving squash seeds, Hopi Pale Grey squash, and apple-walnut cake

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Saving squash seeds I harvested basketball sizes of Hopi squash this fall -- and we had the squash for our Canadian Thanksgiving this past weekend. You are absolutely right -- DELICIOUS. Quick question regarding saving...

We’re starting our first serious harvest

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While I've been pulling in Costata Romanesco summer squash for a month now, along with harvesting lettuce and lots of asparagus (which I also canned up), our main gardens' first big harvest is tomatoes....

The good, the bad, and the ugly

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The good was that Will had gotten the clutch back in the tractor and David brought our neighbor's big tractor over to lift the motor and clutch back in our tractor. It was too...