Mid-winter but no cabin fever
Sure, I'd rather have less snow and cold. But if our weather up here in northern Minnesota was milder, the whole state would be built up, elbow to elbow! Actually I find plenty to...
We love off-season canning!
Most folks think of canning as only something you do in the fall when harvest is in. Sure, I do a lot more canning then, as I'm bringing in tons (literally) of ripe tomatoes,...
Q and A: bean seeds not sprouting and re-canning black olives
Bean seeds not sprouting
I am having my green beans to sprout. I have planted them 2 times and still not popping. The are new seeds from a name brand company this year. I planted...
I saw the coolest owl
I was driving home from getting feed two days ago when out of the corner of my eye, I saw a fence post that looked "odd." I checked for traffic and backed up. Yep,...
Winter sure is hanging on this year
Last night it dropped to -27° F and to tell the truth, that's getting a little old! But today it's sunny and the temperature just made 11° F, so Will fired up the diesel...