Fall rains are definitely here

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Luckily, we've nearly ended our harvest, with just a bit of potatoes to dig. The rest is inside and cozy. Will wanted to turn the heat off in the greenhouse as all we had...

I’ve had fun looking at back issues of Backwoods Home Magazine

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  As I have to spend a lot of time lying down to keep my "surgery" leg from swelling down to the foot, I've been reading a bunch of old BHM magazines. I have the...

Transplanting tomato plants, hauling wood

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The last few days have been busy ones.  I've been transplanting dozens and dozens of tiny tomato plants into styrofoam cups and deep six packs.  I fill the container, mark the variety on the...

Frosty mornings make you think of splitting firewood

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There was so much frost on the vehicles this morning when David left for school that he came in and grabbed the digital camera to take a picture. It was in the teens and...