What a summer! I have to have my gallbladder out and Will went to...
We've had more than 12 inches of rain in the last two weeks. Hey, it's homesteading, right? But it didn't help that I found out that I need gallbladder surgery, then after two attacks...
It actually thawed today!
Okay, so that was after freezing rain. But, hey, rain is better than the white stuff after all winter, (There are rumors of 40 degrees later on this week!)
I got a kick out of...
Q and A: digging hen and saving strawberry plants for next year
Digging hen
I have let a broody hen hatch her eggs. I have her and her 5 chicks in a separate coop away from the main flock. All 6 seem to be fine but Momma...
We spent Mother’s Day repairing vole damage in our orchard
We had a crappy fall with heavy rain daily, turning to snow that stayed all winter. Unfortunately, the snow stacked up and the nasty voles that tunnel under the snow, also tunneled up and...
My very best pumpkin pies are made of squash
I know some of you will go "Ish! Squash?" But don't knock it until you've tried it! I was pretty nervous when I made Thanksgiving pumpkin pies for Will. He's a pie-snob and once...