Q and A: fruit tree recommendation and life of canned food
Fruit tree recommendation
I live in Central Oregon in a high desert, where we have cold long winters and hot summers. I would like to have a peach tree; do you have any recommendations for...
The sun’s out and the birds are singing
Well, at least some of the birds are singing. Our temperatures are in a warming trend now and boy are we ever glad. We're already into our second year's firewood. (We try to keep...
We’re back from Montana
After traveling nearly 3,000 miles round trip, David and I finally arrived home on Saturday evening. We were both pooped as both of us have a nasty summer cold! But we had a great...
Did you see the total lunar eclipse Wednesday?
Okay, so my photo leaves something to be desired. I was excited and obviously I wasn't too steady for the long exposure. But WOW! There was a bell-clear sky and a huge, nearly full...
Food time at Jackie and Will’s homestead
It just dawned on me this morning -- our entire homestead is about food right now! Will is hauling in the last of our round bales of hay for the animals. We are madly...