The rain and the hot days are making the gardens terrific
For more than a month we've been experiencing above normal temperatures along with plenty of rain. So just like last year was the worst gardening year for us, this is the very best. For...
Harvest is about finished
Harvest is about finished
When the sun came out this morning after a full week of drizzly, nasty weather, we did a happy dance. I pulled our parsnips (in the rain) and canned them up...
We got our hay in just before the rain
We knew a storm was coming and we had 85 bales of hay on the field. So even though it was 85 degrees with high humidity, we went at it and picked up the...
We’re back to sub-zero temps
What do we do when it's so cold? Play catch-up on those chores we've been putting off before spring comes and we don't have time. Today, Will brought in his chainsaw chain sharpener on...
We’ve had a few busy days
On Monday, we traveled five hours to pick up a big load of used foam board insulation that our friend Mike found for us in a roofer's "trash." We had a great road trip...