The sun’s out and the birds are singing
Well, at least some of the birds are singing. Our temperatures are in a warming trend now and boy are we ever glad. We're already into our second year's firewood. (We try to keep...
We attended the Orr Homesteading and Sustainable Living Expo
After a busy weekend speaking and hosting the Seed Treasures booth at the Expo in Orr, Minnesota, we dove right into getting ready for our homesteading seminar here at the home place. Whew! It...
Surprise! Bliss Triumph potatoes in the mail?
When Will brought in the mail Saturday, there was a box that said "Live Plants, Do Not Freeze" on the label. As I've been buying daylilies from the Daylily Auction online all winter, I...
Stuff is just popping up!
Due to our heat and strategic rains, our seeds have just been popping out of the ground. Our main garden, which was planted first, now has lusty beans, corn, carrots, potatoes, and of course...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Last night we had six inches of fluffy new snow, covering the evergreens around our house, making it look like a Christmas card. Only we live in this Christmas card all year long. How...