I advertised my young buck goat and nearly got scammed!
Living in the backwoods, I am seldom exposed to the unsavory segment of the population; no robberies, drugs, identity thefts, etc. But this week, I was hit by a scammer through an ad I'd...
Q and A: canning chicken and peppers for chile powder
Canning chicken
I noticed in the recent issue of BHM an article about canning chicken, both raw and cooked. In the raw method, the author suggested filling the jar with chicken then adding broth to...
Jackie Clay’s hot date
What??? Okay, I confess. I've been writing and visiting on the phone with a real nice guy from Washington for about 18 months now. Will's been tied up there and...
Snow’s coming … too soon
We heard the dreaded four letter word: snow! And eight inches plus is forecast. In Northern Minnesota, that means it'll probably stick all winter. This will most likely be our first permanent snowfall (which...
There are perks for living where it gets -35°
Yes, we've had -35 this week, along with four inches of new snow. But with the cold, we also got this fabulous cloud bow. A sun bow is formed when ice crystals are in...