In between seeding out squash seeds, I’m canning venison
We've been really busy, seeding out the melons and squash in the greenhouse as we're heating it with propane, and it really isn't sealed up tight enough for economical heating yet. We're trying to...
Wow, the cold snap is finally moving off
For more than 10 days we had highs of below zero, with lows dropping down to -40° F or lower. Not complaining but that was a long stretch of cold. We were fine but...
For me, canning season goes on all year long
While some folks only can during — or shortly after — harvest season, I can year around. I still have some frozen venison from the buck our son Bill shot, so two days ago...
Boy, there’s lots of meat on a big buck!
I've been cutting up and canning venison meals for days now, and I've still got more to go. Luckily, it's been below freezing, and the venison is storing well out on the front porch,...
We were expecting an inch of new snow; we got nearly a foot!
Although we keep a close watch on the weather forecasts, both on the TV and weather radio, nobody was forecasting a foot of snow for us. But when we woke up, expecting that inch,...