Holy cow, Omicron is spreading like wildfire
I called my oldest son, Bill, today and asked how pheasant hunting went yesterday. He and grandson, Mason, went down to southern Minnesota to join his friend, Scott and his kids at a game...
Rain, rain, go away; little Jackie wants to play
Yep, it's raining again. (At least our orchard, grapes, and berry patch will go into the winter well-watered!) Luckily, we have our front porch. I've started shelling our corn varieties, having gotten the Painted...
Spring’s here, the snow is gone, and we’re getting busy
As soon as the snow was gone (mostly) Will got out Old Yeller, our trusty John Deere 1010 crawler, and started in grading the site for our new 38x48-foot barn. Luckily, with the foot...
The last three new solar panels are up
No, Will didn't fall off the tall extension ladder trying to carry them up 14 feet. Luckily, he asked me for help and we used the loader bucket of our Ford tractor to boost...
Q and A: Pectin and fruit questions and ground meat jerky
Pectin and fruit questions
I read your posts this morning on the Pectin and the Cider and had a question. After we can that Pectin following that Cider recipe, how long will the pectin be...