We finally hit the all time snowfall record
It's official; this morning at 5 AM, Duluth, Minnesota, about 90 miles south of us, broke the all time snowfall record. Now, that's impressive, to say the least! We were secretly hoping we would....
Q and A: canning pickled peppers and garlic and tomatoes not ripening
Canning pickled garlic and peppers
I have read many canning recipes for pickled garlic or pickled peppers. We don't like pickled anything. Can you can these just using water? I used to freeze the...
Q and A: canning Chicken a la King and making your own potting soil
Canning Chicken a la King
I made your Chicken a la King recipe yesterday and canned about 12 pints. I have a question though. The broth was about the consistency of milk prior to canning...
Just what we needed — another rainstorm
We were hoping for some warm weather so we can get started making hay. You need at least three dry days in a row to do this. So far, the most we've had is...
Yesterday we had a memorial service for our son, Javid
He passed away after a long siege of health issues in February. But we wanted to wait to have a service for him until the weather was nicer and the wild fruit trees in...