We really are loving our warm weather

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Although far from true spring here in the northland, temperatures in the forties sure feel wonderful. This weekend, I canned up almost all of...

Ah! Evening and the work’s all done… (well kind of…)

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Even though our killing frost happened a couple of weeks ago, I'm still busy canning.  Some days, it's a bit too busy.  For instance,...

Things are really looking up

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Every day, my knee is getting better, and Will is feeling much better too. I've been planting tomato seeds like crazy and have a...

There’s another homesteader in our family!

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My daughter-in-law, Kelly (Bill's wife) had a tiny, very healthy baby boy. Right in the middle of a good old Minnesota blizzard!...

The sun is drying things out so we can get to work

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After lots of rain, which turned our central and north gardens to clay mush, the sun has been out daily and things are starting...