Our pumpkin patch/cornfield is coming up
Despite more than seven inches of rain, the seeds we hurriedly planted on our pumpkin patch/corn field are sprouting! We figured they'd all rot since the patch is not on high ground and is...
Mittens not only kills mice and rabbits, but weasels too
Our little half-pint kitty, Mittens, has turned out to be a very efficient homestead varmint catcher. She's caught hundreds of mice, voles and shrews, several full-sized rabbits and lately, she's caught three weasels! Now...
The horse pasture gets a renovation
You'll remember that last fall when Will was here for a two week visit, he took our bulldozer and rough-cleared 2/3 of our horse pasture (which had been young poplar woods before that). During...
Our rains are here, in full force
All I've got to say is "Yuck!" We're madly trying to continue our harvest but it's nearly impossible when it's pouring rain every day. I've still got plenty of dry bean seed to harvest...
Poppin’ peppers!
Our peppers are really popping up! Today Will moved two tables into the living room windows so they can get plenty of sun until we get the other mini-greenhouse set up in a window....