We’re getting ready to boot up our solar capability
After Will installed our last, nine-panel solar array, I did the happy dance. Then I could run not only the household electric needs but also do the complete laundry, including the wringer washer and...
Q and A: Canning with cornstarch and Feeding scraps to chickens
Canning with cornstarch
I made 14 quarts of apple pie filling from a recipe in BHM. It called for corn starch. I just ordered your new canning/cook book and noticed your recipe for apple pie...
The rock porch walls are being finished
A few days ago, Will and our friend Eric poured concrete into forms lined with rocks toward the front, to make our decorative walls under the new porch. Not only do they look great...
You know the old saying “It never rains but it pours”
That's just what's going on here on the homestead. Will worked on the broken-down Oliver tractor all day Saturday in the snow and got absolutely nowhere. Then, on Sunday, he figured out how to...
Holy cow, did we get snow!
We'd gotten a foot the day before yesterday and darned if we didn't get another 10 inches last night! We knew the snow and below zero temperatures were coming so Will and I set...