Homesteading with Jackie Clay
Finally! The sun is out
We've had weeks of dreary, cloudy, windy cold weather. The last two days, the wind was screaming up to 45 mph gusts, making the brake on our wind charger scream. But, finally, today the...
I’ve been busy playing catch up
No, I still haven't gotten my leftover turkey and broth canned up. But I did get the celery done. Yea! Then I spent two afternoons down in the basement pantry, putting away and arranging...
We wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Although our own "thanksgiving" family get together is over and Will and I will spend Thanksgiving Day alone, we still plan on having a small celebration as we are very thankful for all we...
Our Thanksgiving came early this year
As David's mother-in-law is having their family get-together on Thanksgiving Day, we agreed we'd have ours the Sunday before. The weather was nice, unlike many former Thanksgiving family days. I remember, back in 2016,...
The woodshed’s about full, as are our two other smaller woodsheds
It's sunny out today and we're out getting yet more firewood. Hey, if it's available and the weather's nice, why not? Better to have too much than too little. Right? We have two smaller...
Ever had one of those days?
It seems like today is one. First of all, the horses and mule got out, then went in the barn, finishing off the calf feed and our pumpkins. Okay… They were gone and had...
I hope you had a very happy Veterans Day
We were so busy, but we took time out to remember the Veterans who serve and served our country. Both my late husband, Bob, and husband, Will, were Vietnam Marine Corps veterans so I...
Finally, I’m canning carrots
After three days of thinking "tomorrow I'll get to can carrots," it's finally happening. Yesterday I started out shelling various varieties of corn and getting them packaged up. Then, I noticed several varieties of...
Fall rains are definitely here
Luckily, we've nearly ended our harvest, with just a bit of potatoes to dig. The rest is inside and cozy. Will wanted to turn the heat off in the greenhouse as all we had...
