I harvested one last bit of Russian Red Kale.  I saw new sprouts of our Swiss Chard.  It makes me happy to see it growing this late in the s...

  First, here is the link for the Pumpkin baked oatmeal with toasted pecans (The Real Dietitians).  One of my biggest challenges has been t...

Tuesday started out just gorgeous.  Caught these photos after seeing it going out to fetch firewood.  Just makes a person smile.   ...

After trying to convince our youngest daughter to go back to bed, she was on the bus to school, only to text and asked to be picked up.  She...

(before sauce reduced to half) It's been a canner-ganza week.  I'm thankful for that too, and we haven't checked our p...

I've been spending more time in the garden and with outdoor chores.  The garlic is weeded, the asparagus is weeded, and the sticks are g...

 Well, some of my day anyway.....morning starts with coffee. Folded Saturday's towels I forgot about.  My "linen" cl...

Despite the weeds multiplying here this season, I am still getting some new blooms in the flower beds.  I've been dodging the rain sho...

The most recent issue of Country Woman magazine contained an article about ginger.   They included a recipe for a ...

Our 18 year-old daughter wanted to make new winter shelters for the barn cats, so we decided on making one to see if they will use them.  W...

Although I am still coughing a bit, I donned my winter coat and boots, and finally shoveled out the clothesline.  As most folks driving b...

I wish I had a photo of last night's dinner.  Remember when I said I was increasing our salmon and greens?  Well last night I dug out...