We had a very happy Fourth of July

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Fortunately, after several hours of miserable car repair to replace our serpentine belt on the car, Will got our car ready to roll. So, on the Fourth of July, we were able to make...

Finally! Two days without rain.

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And boy have we been busy. Our friends, Heather, Sherri, and Dara came over yesterday and helped with weeding and mulch. Although they only come occasionally, their help is invaluable! We love them so...

The heavy rains flooded our small town of Cook

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Those 7 to 10-inch pouring rains made things around here sloppy but in the small town of Cook, "our" town of 600, things took a turn for the worse. The Little Fork River, which...

What was I thinking?

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This spring, I not only planted two double rows of Provider green beans in the main garden but also three single rows in the Central garden. So I've been picking and canning beans every...

I’m growing webbed feet!

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And we thought we'd had our fill of rain. Ha ha. I'm glad we planted like crazy before this last rain. In a little more than 24 hours, we got seven inches of pouring...