It’s weird; after a night of 20 degrees, yesterday we hit 80.
Our weather's been totally unusual this year, but with the current warm spell, we're thankful and making the best of it. Will's cutting hay on his last big field and I'm still picking beans...
March winds blow
And they blew and blew yesterday and the day before! So hard, in fact, that I was having a hard time sleeping between the huge bursts of wind gusts and our wind charger's brake...
Although the garden’s gone, harvest continues
With crates and crates of various produce crowding our front porch and entryway, I'm busy as can be, saving seed and canning up tons of food to line our pantry's shelves. Two days ago...
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....
It always feels great to fill up those empty spots in the pantry
I've been canning carrots like mad and boy, are they ever nice this year. They're plenty sweet, crisp, and have few lumps, bumps or extra arms and legs. I'm in a groove now. First...