Well, winter is here

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This morning, we woke up to about two inches of snow on the ground and lots more coming down heavily. The temp last night was only 14 degrees F, so it was cold enough...

Winter’s coming like a freight train

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And we're hustling around, trying to get everything done before it hits. Today, Will and Hondo went to Matt's clearcut again and brought home another load of firewood. That pile is getting bigger and...

Wow! The sun finally came out.

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Boy are we in need of some sunshine about now. Yesterday it was cloudy, misty, and very windy so we didn't venture out too much. I seeded out several squash and organized some of...

Another gloomy, rainy day on the homestead

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Boy, I'm wondering if the sun will ever come out again! It's been rainy, cold, and gloomy for days now. Fortunately, I have plenty to do indoors. In the morning, I take Sarge for...

I’m spending these rainy, cloudy days inside, canning, canning, canning

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I got Sherri's celery all canned up and can just taste cream of celery soup, celery in poultry dressing, celery in stews. Yum! Yesterday was a tomato day as I had four crates and a...