My first flowers are blooming
Well, okay, they are the Amaryllis I bought before Christmas. But as much as we enjoy and need bright colors this time of the...
Mom’s not doing well, but my plants are cheering us up
I'm sorry I haven't been blogging like usual, but Mom's having a bad time lately. She's having symptoms of a bladder infection (again), such...
With planting about done (is it ever?) we’re mulching our plants
With our previous drought, we began mulching both to save on weeding and to conserve much-needed moisture as several of our gardens have limited...
Q and A: seal on a woodstove, planting peppers, and canning cheese
Seal on woodstove
We have a woodstove in our small cabin which is 700 sq. ft. Each year the seal on the inside of the...
Q and A: cooling with no fridge, growing winter squash, and measuring flavored oil
Cooling with no fridge
Yesterday I arrived at our hunting trailer to prepare for a family canning bee only to discover that the fridge is...