The grasshoppers are gone
Suddenly, as in almost overnight, our grasshopper plague has ended! I hadn't even noticed until Will mentioned it. No more clouds of grasshoppers flying...
Harvest is in full swing now
With fall upon us and frost and freezing not so far away, we're hauling in the harvest by the crate load. On Saturday, Will...
Our fall rains have arrived
And boy, the rain does slow down things ripening in the garden. We should have crates of ripe tomatoes right now, but there are...
With Christmas approaching, we’re dashing around madly
Of course part of the family is coming to help us celebrate Christmas so I'm pulling out a ham and figuring out what goodies...
Canning tomatoes, growing potatoes, and ham and beans recipe
Canning tomatoes
I am canning tomatoes for the first time. We are blanching the tomatoes and peeling the skin off but leaving them whole and...