We finally got our Internet back
Sorry I have not blogged lately but our internet has been all fouled up. Today a Hughes Net technician came out and upgraded our system and we're finally back online!
Meanwhile, we've been fighting freezing...
Q and A: cold winter, Hopi Pale Grey squash, and turmeric in pickles
Cold winter
Long time reader and in-town homesteader. We have been through the dryest gardening season we have had in our 40 years of marriage. Still managed to get our winter supply of food canned...
Our wood is nearly all stacked on our porch
We've been working for a few days cutting, splitting, and hauling wood into the back porch for winter. David was off work and helped us one day and Will and I kept up after...
It’s mid-forties but cloudy and misty today
Today Will's out in our north woods, cutting a trail through the trees to a huge white pine he cut two days ago. The pine had been leaning, more and more over the past...
We’re planting, planting, planting like mad
It's supposed to rain Friday through Tuesday. And as this is the first rain we've had for days, we sure want to get planted ahead of it. After all, two of our big gardens...