Hope to see you at the Arlington Expo Friday and Saturday
I will be at the Self Reliance Expo in Arlington, Texas, at the Arlington Convention Center. I have been very busy getting ready to go. When you're a homesteader, it's really hard to go...
We spend another day helping Bill
We went down another day to help out my oldest son, Bill, frame in his new garage addition. The old garage is a two-car garage he built on a heated slab, several years ago....
Q and A: peeling eggs and canning tomato sauce
Peeling eggs
I wanted to pass on my tip for peeling new eggs. After boiling and cracking them just slip a spoon between the shell and egg, run it around the egg. The peel will...
We’re putting the garden to bed for the winter, but we’re still harvesting
Although we're hauling compost down to our garden by the tractor load, we're still busily harvesting. I just finished the Swiss Chard. I plant Bright Lights, just because I love the pretty colors. Of...
Q and A: Rancid pecans and raising meat
Rancid pecans
I was making some Christmas candy and found a 2# bag of pecans on the shelf that I bought last year this time. I opened them to use them up but they are...