Q and A: pickling solution, melted plastic in the garden, and preserving grapes
Pickling solution
I've been canning a lot of pickle goods, Sw. Relish, Garlic Dills, Sw. Pickle Chips, etc. I have a lot of Sw. Pickling broth left from the last batch I did and it...
Today I saw our first pussy willows!
Driving into town today, I spotted pussy willows out on a bush that is always the very first in the area. I always watch that bush as when they finally pop out, it gives...
Homestead doings and Mom
Thank all of you for your prayers and good wishes for Mom and us too. She is doing a little better, but I had to place her in a nursing home Friday. She just...
We’re preparing for a big snowstorm
The forecasters are saying we may be getting up to 18 inches of blowing, drifting snow today, into tomorrow. Ish! Will hauled some big round bales into the training ring, then moved the cows...
We had our Mother’s Day greenhouse excursion
On Sunday, part of our family gathered for our annual excursion to Byrnes Greenhouse near Zim, Minnesota. David and his family plus Bill and his family joined us to have fun and pick up...