While I’m taking it easy, Will’s working hard
Okay I'm a bum, but, hey, I had knee surgery on Thursday. I overdid it on Friday, moving tomatoes and peppers out onto our enclosed porch. So Friday was a pain (literally!). And I...
Q and A: Ball canning lids, pruning apple trees with fire blight, wine yeast,...
Ball canning lids
I was reading on the internet where Ball has changed their procedures on their new canning lids. It seems that you no longer simmer the lids. To do so, now often causes...
Ahhh, it’s cooled off finally
Will's busy haying as there's a dry week ahead (we hope the forecasters are right), so he's trying to make up for lost time while it rained every couple of days. Busy, busy, busy!...
It’s back to normal after the romantic weekend (Sigh…..)
It seems like yesterday that Will and I were strolling hand in hand through Home Depot, talking romance and kitchen cabinets, the pros and cons of circular saws and worm drive saws, concrete counter...
Well, today’s high is -9° F
You can guess we're not doing much besides chores today. But, as spring is coming, I sat down and ordered some more fruit trees from our favorite orchard companies, Fedco Trees and St. Lawrence...