Why we needed a new garden We knew by the end of last summer that our garden needed some work. Since we hadn’t used green-treated boards in the old garden, the raised beds were rotted out. Even the garden fence was looking shabby – needing new paint, and some replacement boards. However, we weren’t going […]
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Homestead happenings – April 2017
Nothing like dropping off the face of the earth for the last couple of weeks! That’s almost what it has felt like. We had plans to head to Grandma’s house for Easter to see Papa’s family as well as my sister and brother-in-law. Best laid plans … and all that. You see, Papa worked really […]
Preserving the harvest
A week ago Friday, I suddenly had a spurt of ambition (it doesn’t happen often) and stopped at a couple of places to pick up produce before heading home after work. (I meant to write sooner, but we’ve been down-in-the-dumps, daughter-picked-up-a-stinkin’-virus sick. All of us. Finally on the mend.) First stop was to pick up […]