Our 12-volt household water pump failed so we had a barbecue
Our water pump which supplies water pressure to the house has been going for quite a while. The pressure switch is wearing out. And as my son Bill works for Oak Lake RV and...
Did I mention it’s raining?
Yep, it's still raining. Boy, is this getting old! It did kind of quit on Sunday so I went out and dug the last of our potatoes. I had to dry them on the...
Our full moon was a “snow moon”
According to the weather station, our full moon this month was called the Snow Moon. I just had to go outside to try and get some photos. It was harder than photographing the Wolf...
Q and A: canning caramel and chocolate sauce, planting corn, and yields for canning...
Canning caramel and chocolate sauce
I have easy and delicious recipes for Caramel Sauce and Chocolate Sauce that I'd like to can for Christmas gifts. Both have cream, butter, and vanilla; the caramel has brown...
Q and A: drying beans and canning green tomatoes
Drying beans
I planted cranberry bean for the first time this year. The majority of them dried fine in their shells but some are still in green shells (even thought I dried them in dehydrator)...