Having friends is a true blessing
This sure was true yesterday when four of our friends, Mike, Dara, Sherri, and Charis came to help out in the garden. I'm sure...
With our guest back home, we’re playing catch-up
Of course, when you have company of any kind, everything switches mode from "normal" to "guest." And, when my daughter Monique, arrived, that's just...
Finally, I got a box of books
Hey, I'll admit the wait was my fault. After the holidays we had a cash flow crunch. But we were excited when I could...
Q and A: dehydrated oatmeal, canning sweet chili sauce, canning spaghetti sauce, and Sweet...
Dehydrated oatmeal
I recently saw an ad for dehydrated oatmeal. Is oatmeal that I purchase from the grocery requiring a dehydration process to long-term store...
Q and A: irrigating an orchard and wheat for chicken feed
Irrigating an orchard
I'm trying to figure out an easier way to irrigate my little fruit orchard when enough rain doesn't come along to do...