We’re racing along as the weather maintains

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Although some of our neighboring areas have had flash flooding, such as the 7 inches of rain our friend Dara had recently, washing out her quite long driveway, we only got a little over...

The sun’s shining and the birds are singing

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Ok, ok, so we're due for another 8 inches of snow tomorrow. It's today I'm talking about! And we're just so glad to see the sun. Even though it was -3 degrees F last...

Did you see the red full moon?

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Because of the smoke from the western fires, both our sun and moon have been red. It was sure stunning when the full moon came up. I couldn't resist a photo. Our Dragon Tongue beans...

Mittens not only kills mice and rabbits, but weasels too

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Our little half-pint kitty, Mittens, has turned out to be a very efficient homestead varmint catcher. She's caught hundreds of mice, voles and shrews, several full-sized rabbits and lately, she's caught three weasels! Now...

Q and A: Gallon storage jars, pressure canning pumpkin, and rocky dirt

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Gallon storage jars I finally have a copy of "Recession Proof Your Pantry" and am now looking for a reliable source for sealable gallon-size glass storage jars. Do you have any recommendations? The jars in...