What a Christmas present — it’s 35 degrees today!
After a week of very cold weather, today is a gift like no other. We've been busy enjoying it to the fullest. Will had one of our old tractors way over at one of...
After a week of rain and cold, the sun is shining
It sure makes one feel better when the sun comes out after a long period of rain! Yesterday I went out and pulled some nice rutabagas and began washing, peeling, and getting them ready...
What a difference two days makes!
Two days ago, Will and I were working in T shirts. I was working in the garden, picking rocks and tilling and he was pouring concrete into the forms for the footing of our...
Q and A: canning with hominy and winter weather
Canning with hominy
I want to can pork posole using raw hominy. Do you have any comments on using the raw hominy? I do not want mushy hominy.
Myra in Arizona
Hominy cans up great. I've...
Our first tomatoes are ripe
The tomatoes are slow this year due to the intense heat we had early on when they were starting to set blossoms. (When it gets hot, the plants throw their blooms, due to stress.)...