Hey, it’s not all work and no play

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Yesterday, we drove down to Bill and Kelly's for our granddaughter Ava's fourth birthday party. We had been a little nervous as they were...

Q and A: apple barbeque sauce, harvesting rhubarb, and potato blight

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Apple Barbeque Sauce I am getting ready to make Apple Barbeque sauce that is in the Backwoods Home Cooking cookbook. The recipe is by Richard...

Weeding and haying

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It seems like all we're doing this week is weeding various gardens and haying when the dew is off in the mornings. (Oh yeah,...

I think my cold’s on the run — finally

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Yesterday was my last day on antibiotics (again) and today, I feel a lot better. I hope this tenacious thing is finally on the...

Every day brings us closer to spring

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Spring is a season of firsts. A week ago, our pair of Canadian geese arrived on the partially melted beaver pond. Two days ago,...