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...
What does a homesteader do for fun?
For many years, I've been working on a series of Western novels, which have mostly been sitting in a box in the closet as Westerns aren't "in." But recently, I found an interested publisher...
Our cold snap snapped
Finally our subzero temperatures have moderated. In fact, today it's 41 degrees and our snow is melting. It seems so strange to have mild weather after all that cold. (Yep, we know it's going...
We’ve finally got a few days without rain
But the bad news is the hayfields have standing water on them and we have two fields down and rained on. Sure, it wasn't supposed to rain — so the weather radio said. But...
Finally, I got a box of books
Hey, I'll admit the wait was my fault. After the holidays we had a cash flow crunch. But we were excited when I could finally order and receive the first box of books, the...