Waste not, want not
This was one of Dad's favorite sayings, one we use often today. I made a tasty baked chicken with wild rice stuffing along with a big stir fry. We ate and ate, but there...
We finally got our Christmas tree up
This year, because of our very active rescue kitten, Buffy, we tossed ideas around for days on where to put the tree. We could just envision Buffy running up and down it and knocking...
Q&A: Making jelly and Growing wheat
Making jelly
For years I have enjoyed Jackie's articles, recently bought her canning book and I have a question. In the past I've put my strawberries through my Victorio Strainer and would like to make...
Another mobile home frame?
Our new Hud-Son portable bandsaw mill (that we got this past spring) is a wonderful addition to our homestead. It's already sawed tons of beams, floor joists, and dimension lumber quickly and easily. Plus...
We had eleven baby pigs!
After our first gilt, Lucy, had only four live-birth piggies so we were very happy when our second gilt, Blondie, had eleven! Actually, she had fourteen, but three were still-born. Of course, we felt...