Very pregnant Buffy is still waiting…and waiting
Holy cow! Would you look at that udder? I've had cows with smaller udders than our precious Buffy. We keep thinking that surely today she'll kid, and she still is waiting. As we had...
It’s pepper plantin’ time!
Yesterday I went down to the basement to retrieve our pepper seeds from the big plastic tote that holds 1/3 of our seeds. (Do you see some obsessive behavior there?) We've got seeds in...
Q and A: converted woodstove and wild plum pits
Converted woodstove
We have a woodstove that the prior owners turned into a gas "fireplace" type of stove. They put a hole in the bottom for the gas line, etc. Is it possible to change...
The weather’s nasty so we’re working inside today
It's raining, mixed with sleet and snow. Freezing rain is forecast for later on. Earlier, Will was hard at work cutting up the big pile of firewood in front of the storage barn/wood shed....
Q and A: weeds and ramps
Weeds
I know you mostly handle questions about growing, canning, and eating plants, but I need to know how to get rid of them for more than a few weeks. I have a gravel drive...