We had a merry Christmas
On Saturday, my sister, Sue, and nephew, Sean, came up for Christmas as Sean had to work Sunday. David and Sean got to target shoot in the gravel pit and we had a nice...
Where oh where did the ProMix go?
I've used ProMix potting soil for years now to start and transplant my seeds and seedlings. I was getting a little low on stockpiled soil, so I went to Menards to buy some more....
Q and A: Wood burners, Peach preserves, Dry beans, and Pumpkin puree
Wood burners
Have you used a wood burner with a jetstove.com chimney? They are supposed to be smokeless and put out twice the heat. I really like the concept of not letting all my heat...
Things are back to normal around here
We've been celebrating Will's recovery from his heart attack last week. He's been doing very well and today we went to Duluth for his check-up with the cardiologist and he came through with flying...
You never saw so many tomatoes in your life!
Even we are amazed and, I'll admit, somewhat daunted. (In our garden we planted 108 tomato plants.) A few days ago, frost was predicted and we went into hyperdrive. And, because of our little...