It finally froze!
We've been expecting a frost for over a week now and have been daily preparing, picking, and praying about that. We did well until...
We’re trying to crowd a lot of odd jobs into what little Fall we...
It always seems that this time of year, we have so many jobs we want to get done "before winter!" We keep hacking away...
We don’t know what to do
Hey, it's sixty degrees F outside today and the sun is shining! Yesterday it was 58 degrees with lots of sun. Boy does it...
Q and A: Canning peaches, Tattler lids, and Clear-jel and Hopi Pale Grey seeds
Canning peaches
I was talking with someone about canning peaches, and she said that rather than adding boiling syrup to the jar of peaches, she...
Quarantining chickens, PVC hoop house, and Building codes
Quarantining chickens
We're home from our first showing at the county fair. My children brought 6 chickens to show for 4-H. I see you quarantine...