There’s beauty outside even when the high is -18 degrees
Sure it's cold, but the sun's out and it looks beautiful today. We had 40 mph winds with snow yesterday and there's lots of drifts. I noticed how pretty they were when I drove...
Things are back to normal around here
We've been celebrating Will's recovery from his heart attack last week. He's been doing very well and today we went to Duluth for his check-up with the cardiologist and he came through with flying...
Q and A: grafting pears and food-grade bags
Grafting pears
Have you used rootstock from Bradford pear? They are considered a pest in north Georgia. I have them coming all around my property. Two years ago I grafted an Orient pear into a...
Q and A: drying beans and canning green tomatoes
Drying beans
I planted cranberry bean for the first time this year. The majority of them dried fine in their shells but some are still in green shells (even thought I dried them in dehydrator)...