We finally were blessed by rain
After a week of exceptionally hot, sunny weather, we were tremendously happy to see rain clouds building up after we came in from the garden. Our friend, Dara, had started four flats of our...
Canning has started
Sure, all year I can up food. But in the summer, we really get down to business! Our first crop of hot peppers is in, along with a few sweet peppers, too. Yesterday I...
Holy cow, if you thought we were busy before…
We've been really busting butt, trying to get our last crops in before the ground freezes and the snow starts to stack up. Yesterday, we got our first snow; big, fluffy white flakes that...
We’re getting the garden and berry patch ready for growing and we’re fencing the...
Spring is here big time, with balmy days in the fifties. So every day is a work day. We borrowed a big breaking plow from my son, Bill, and Will hooked it to our...
I’m canning nearly every day now
Our beans are in! And so are our peppers. This year I'm making batch after batch of Cowboy Candy, a candied jalapeño. Wow, are they ever good and really not all that hot. Especially...