We’re still hurting, but getting back to doing

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Will and I are still much feeling the effects of our fall off the roof, but we're keeping on plugging along. Today, I'm washing clothes. As it's raining, I'm cheating and using our propane...

Q and A: Planting corn after potatoes and Potatoes with red streaks

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Planting corn after potatoes My early potatoes are done and I need more room for my corn. I thought I had read something about not planting potatoes and corn in the same spot. Of course...

Due to out of control Canadian wildfires, our sky has been orange with smoke

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We're always on the lookout for fire, here in the Northwoods. After all, we are in a very dry period and often, city folks burn their trash, have campfires, bonfires, and roast marshmallows with...

After a wet snow, the sun is back out — Happy Spring!

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On the first day of spring, we reflect on how grateful we are. Our weather's turned nice again, into the forties with sun. Will and David managed to haul more than 9 full truckloads...

Just what we needed — more snow!

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We were just starting to get some thawing days when we got clipped by another 8 inches of snowfall. Nice and wet snow, too. For awhile I thought it was snowing chickens...white chickens! But...