Our rains are here, in full force
All I've got to say is "Yuck!" We're madly trying to continue our harvest but it's nearly impossible when it's pouring rain every day. I've still got plenty of dry bean seed to harvest...
Our wolves were back
Well, the rest of the family, I think. We saw four young wolves on the beaver pond the morning before last. (You can tell they aren't adults as their tails haven't "fluffed" out yet.)...
Our drought has finally broken
After all summer of fighting drought, we are finally receiving regular rain. Last night we got nearly ¾ of an inch. The pasture is regrowing and I have to mow the lawn, which is...
We were expecting an inch of new snow; we got nearly a foot!
Although we keep a close watch on the weather forecasts, both on the TV and weather radio, nobody was forecasting a foot of snow for us. But when we woke up, expecting that inch,...
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...