If you think zero is cold, how about -39° F?

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Yep, Saturday morning, our dependable weather station thermometer registered -39! We'd been expecting cold temperatures, so we were prepared for it but holy cow, did the log house creak and snap as it got...

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being shed in liberal-controlled newsrooms that maintenance crews are having difficulty mopping them up before they seep down to the basement and soak the rolls of newsprint. What I find hilarious is that...

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 to dry. It's a good thing too, as our central...

This time of the year, I’ve got more plants in the tub than people!

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I've ordered lots of trees and bramble fruits for our orchard this year; I keep seeing these things bringing higher and higher outrageous prices and decided THIS year I'd get the orchard booted up....

With all the fabulous rhubarb, I’m busy canning again

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This morning, after weeding and tucking in stray tomato branches, I decided I'd better cut the seed heads from our best rhubarb plants. (We sell them through Seed Treasures, our little seed business.) Then...