Winter’s on the way
We listened to the weather radio — which we just about live by — and they're expecting rain and snow tomorrow and on through the week. And we still have a bunch to do....
Fall is here for sure
Our temperatures are starting to drop and our fall rains are kicking in periodically. It was supposed to rain today, so I set out harvesting a trailer load of gourds, fancy squash, and pumpkins...
Sorry to have missed blogging but this homestead got real busy!
Wow, what a week. First off, our homesteading apprentice, Christian, up and left. You can take the boy out of the city but not the city out of the boy. Homesteading just wasn't his...
What’s it like at -35?
We got a recent reminder of what it's like at -35 a couple days ago. When it's that cold, we need to stuff wood in the fire every hour or two; I sleep on...
So much for our nice weather
After a gorgeous Indian summer, we're into north country fall rains and the four letter word: SNOW. Yuck! I vote to cancel winter this year -- anybody with me? We're still harvesting; this time...