Sorry to be so late blogging!

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We've been fighting against frost, which has been threatening nearly every day. We've been picking, husking corn, pulling in beans, and, lately, covering rare...

Q and A: canning with Splenda, slurry on the garden, and priorities for new...

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Canning with Splenda I've been a canner for my whole life and now must think about sugar intake. Have you had any experience with canning...

Our foot of snow is nearly gone

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And we're back at it again. The tom turkeys are strutting their stuff and sometimes I think they'll pop, they puff up so hard!...

Hot, hot, hot

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I know high eighties and low nineties isn't hot for some of you, but for us Northwoods folks, it's plenty warm. Especially when we're...

Our orchard is growing and growing

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You'll remember that 2½ years ago, Will cleared off our wanna-be orchard of stumps, logs, and rocks, helping me fence it to keep out...