Just got over my annual fall cold
This was a very bad time to catch a cold. And darn it, I DID get a flu and pneumonia shot too! I didn't get the flu or pneumonia, but was in bed two...
I hope to see some of you at the Lakeland, Florida Self Reliance Expo
I'll be away from home from September 8th to the 13th, giving a couple of talks at the Lakeland, Florida Self Reliance Expo. Any of you who can attend, please stop by and visit...
Surprise! Bliss Triumph potatoes in the mail?
When Will brought in the mail Saturday, there was a box that said "Live Plants, Do Not Freeze" on the label. As I've been buying daylilies from the Daylily Auction online all winter, I...
Q and A: learning to make cheese, dandelion syrup, and starting seeds in peat...
Learning to make cheese
I would really like to try a cheese making class. One where you spend the whole day or weekend actually making the cheese, not just watching someone do it. I live...
Q and A: canning cheese, elephant garlic, and storing brown sugar
Canning cheese
I can milk, butter, and am going to can up yellow cheese this weekend. Can you can up cream cheese? I freeze it now, but it ends up crumbly when it defrosts. That's...