The sun is out and the birds are singing

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Okay, so it's only -6 degrees but that's okay. With the sun shining brightly, our solar panels are charging like mad, and it actually...

Q and A: An abundance of winter squash, canning chili beans, and preserving lemons

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An abundance of winter squash and canning chili beans What a strange summer. Several gardeners in Pueblo had zero summer squash (can you imagine zucchini...

Q and A: Keeping stored foods cool, Canning sweet corn, Drying yellow squash, and...

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Keeping stored foods cool, Canning sweet corn, Drying yellow squash We’re finally fixing to build a large pantry in our closed-in garage and we will...

Take time to smell the flowers

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We've been so hugely busy lately, especially with our fall from the roof, that it's unbelievable! But between canning green beans, lying down to...

Sometimes you get an unexpected break in your day

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Our routine is pretty much the same, day after day. We get up. I shower while Will builds up the fire in the living...