Our lovely onions join our other pantry food
Our onions did so much better this year. Last year, most of our onions went double and many had soft neck rot, due to the rain and cold growing conditions. This year, we grew...
Q and A: Using milk jugs to warm seedlings and canning ham in half-pint...
Using milk jugs to warm seedlings
Here in the Phoenix area, we plant and transplant our spring/summer veggies right around March 10-15, although some years late February is suitable while keeping a close eye...
Whew, and I thought we were busy before…
In addition to harvesting and saving seeds, last week I drove our friend, Tom, down to Mayo Clinic for an appointment. Rochester is about a 5-hour drive from here, right through St. Paul's traffic....
I have some sad news
Our son, Javid, passed away yesterday morning, peacefully, in his sleep. Although it was very hard for me, I know he'd been fighting a good fight for a few years now and was very...
Winter isn’t over yet
Yesterday, we got a foot of new snow, but at least it wasn't cold. And by the end of the week, the temperatures will be up in the thirties! But we still had a...