I canned on my new stove for the first time
What a trip! The stove heated perfectly even though I had to light it with a lighter not the electronic ignition. (Still don't have...
Snow, snow, and more snow! Bah!
Okay, so it sounds like we're getting depressed. Got that right! After getting a foot of new snow a couple of days back, we're...
Q and A: how long to wait for foods to pickle and preparing the...
How long to wait for foods to pickle
My wife canned some Dilly Beans last night for the first time. She was wondering how long...
More snow and below-zero temps
As we're crawling towards spring, we've been stuck in a cold arctic spell. Last night it was -18 and today at noon, it warmed...
Due to our crazy summer weather, we’re in full planting mode
The weather is usually a lot cooler this time of the year with frosts at night. But this year we went right into summer...