We’ve had a real wet spell
After so many nice sunny fall days, suddenly the rains are upon us. I finally got the last of the carrots canned up and, boy, do they look great in the jars. Yesterday I...
We finally had our big freeze
Sunday night, it dropped down to 27 degrees F. A clear sky made it inevitable. Bummer! Luckily, we had already rushed around and gotten all of our frost-sensitive garden produce inside. Will took the...
Yep, it’s still raining
Boy oh boy do I wish this would stop for a while. We really want to get in the gardens to till, spread manure, and get ready to start planting — at least our...
What a nice Mother’s Day!
Sunday, being Mothers Day, was extra nice. My sister, Sue, came up from Hermantown, near Duluth, and brought lunch. She also brought Mom flowers, which she loved. So we visited awhile. It had been...
Planting pumpkins and molting chickens
Planting pumpkins
I just want to plant pie pumpkins but do not want them spreading all over my garden. Because of being gone most of the summer my garden is not as huge as I...