The sun is slowly melting our snowbanks
It's amazing how much better you feel when the sun is shining brightly, and the eaves are dripping steadily! Even more, my 3-year-old amaryllis from Walmart is blooming yet again — and I give...
The years may differ but there are still some things that don’t change
A few days ago, we saw a fat robin, sitting in a tree in our backyard. Then, a day later, Will heard the pair of Canada goose scouts flying up the creek. They always...
The sun’s out and the birds are singing
Well, at least some of the birds are singing. Our temperatures are in a warming trend now and boy are we ever glad. We're already into our second year's firewood. (We try to keep...
We didn’t let a foot of new snow stop progress
Although we had a foot, plus of new snow and a wind to drift it, Will got out early the next morning, swept off the plow truck, and got to plowing. My son, Bill,...
We got our freeze — 24 degrees!
BUT we got our frost-sensitive crops inside before it happened. We spent two long days picking and hauling in squash, tomatoes, onions, peppers, muskmelons, watermelons, and herbs. We were pretty pooped last night. But...