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Straw bale garden
Do you have any idea how well the straw bale gardens work? My garden is covered in bindweed. I am not physically able to keep up with hoeing and can't bend or...
Yep, it’s still raining
But luckily, we had a fairly nice day on Saturday when son, Bill, and his family came up for a visit. He and Mason had gone to the recycling center to leave off some...
We had a wonderful wedding day
After a wonderful, simple wedding at the Covenant Church, officiated by Pastor and good friend, Reuben Rosnau, we drove home to host a lunch for our friends and family members. Not only did we...
I’m just getting over the stomach flu and there’s a freeze coming!
Ma Nature waits for no one. I'm just getting through a week long bout with the stomach flu and the weather radio is predicting temperatures in the 20s on Tuesday night. EEEKKKK! So we've...
Our tomatoes are ripening quickly now
Today I'm cooking down the tomato purée I made by whizzing my leftover tomatoes — after saving their seeds — in the Ninja blender. I usually use my electric meat grinder to grind tomatoes...