Homesteading with Jackie Clay
The sun is shining and the birds are singing
Well, maybe they're not singing, but they sure are hitting the feeder tray under the back porch window. I'll bet they're glad the temperatures are warming up after several days of below zero for...
Another cold day and we’re getting things done indoors
As Mike, Dara, and Sherri were going to come and help pack seeds today, I ran to the post office to mail seeds early. While I was in town, I stopped at the Tire...
We’re getting ready for a big snowstorm
The weather forecast is for 8 to 10 inches of snow, falling tonight through tomorrow. Will's been having trouble with the truck snowplow. He had to replace the motor (which had been on the...
It’s very cold outside so we’re working indoors today
Will has started a big project in the basement. It started out that he wanted to build more shelves down the center of the basement to stack my cases of canned food that are...
I hope you all had a wonderful, Happy Thanksgiving
I know we sure did. Although I was tired from cleaning the house (when I'm seeding various veggies in the living room, everything else is put on hold), as well as cooking the traditional...
A beautiful day, getting ready for a big snowstorm tomorrow
It doesn't seem possible, with temps in the high forties and the sun shining brightly above, in a blue sky, but yes, they are forecasting a storm warning for us tomorrow. The amounts of...
When it’s raining outside, I’m working inside
The greenhouse heater is pretty much running non-stop as our weather has turned colder, so I'm trying like mad to get the squash in it seeded out before we have to buy more propane....
Oh my, did I ever get a deal
Last week, I found fire-roasted green chile peppers, canned in 24-ounce containers on Facebook Marketplace. My daughter-in-law, Kelly Jo picked them up for me and David brought them up here after deer hunting down...
Our winter has left us — for a few days
Here in Northern Minnesota, the first snow of the year seldom melts. But we're thankful that ours has and today it's already 41 degrees F, plus sunshine! I'm so glad. As usual, I'm late...
Well, winter is here
This morning, we woke up to about two inches of snow on the ground and lots more coming down heavily. The temp last night was only 14 degrees F, so it was cold enough...
