Finally the weather is warming up!

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But we still have tons of snow on the ground -- several feet! And mud and water running everywhere. Will's been working on the rock wall behind the living room stove every day, knowing...

We’re already planning next year’s gardens

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Okay, you may think we're nuts, with all the snow and cold we've been experiencing. But to do a good job, we've got lots to think about. With six big gardens, growing several different...

We harvested our first cherry!

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Okay, so there are only six cherries on the Meteor cherry tree! But they're ripening and it's our first harvest from this young tree, so we're tickled. Will ate half and I ate half....

As an early Christmas present, I got an intestinal flu!

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Last week, just when things were gearing up for Christmas, my gut felt ishy. Then all heck broke loose. You get the picture. David had the same thing, which he brought home from school...

A new garden joins our homestead

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On the east side of our house, beyond where we will be building the new entryway/laundry room/green room, there was a humpy bumpy, rocky area. Ugly! There were stumps, logs and other...