Besides harvesting and canning, we’re finishing putting up firewood
It was such a wet summer, we struggled to put up hay and work in the gardens. So that put us late getting some...
Finally, our snow is going, going … but still here
We still have too much snow to walk in the garden or backyard. But the driveway is bare around the buildings and we're starting...
Spring is all about firsts
I got to thinking about that yesterday. You know, seeing the first Canadian geese arrive, the first Red-winged Blackbird, the first Trumpeter Swan, or...
Canning keeps on going on…
…but we're also still harvesting seeds. Today Ashley and I shelled two gallons of beautiful Bear Island Chippewa corn. I just can't get over...
Today our high is -5
We've definitely been having some cold weather lately. At night, the lows have regularly been -30° F with the highs still below zero. The...






