Q and A: canned sweet peppers, mold in houseplants, and growing asparagus
Canned sweet peppers
Last summer I wanted to preserve some roasted sweet peppers by canning. I followed the method where you roast them, remove the skins and seeds, and then water bath canned them in...
I saw the coolest owl
I was driving home from getting feed two days ago when out of the corner of my eye, I saw a fence post that looked "odd." I checked for traffic and backed up. Yep,...
Did you see the total lunar eclipse Wednesday?
Okay, so my photo leaves something to be desired. I was excited and obviously I wasn't too steady for the long exposure. But WOW! There was a bell-clear sky and a huge, nearly full...
We’re hard at work on our new addition, racing winter
It's said that here in northern Minnesota there are two seasons, winter and getting ready for winter. Boy is that true! Like you've seen, we've been getting ready for next winter from late last...
By being neighborly, we get help with our storage building
For three years now, my 18 year old son, David, has been helping our 80+ year old neighbor, Jerry Yourczek, make hay. He's learned to drive, maintain, and fix large tractors and a variety...