Upcoming Fall Ramblings
Ever feel like you fell off the wagon 3 miles back and have been running behind its dust trail trying to catch back up with it? Or feel like the … Continue Reading →
Category: canning
Mama at Work
I have great admiration for hardworking women of the past. Past days long before dishwashers and washing machines. Long gone times before grocery stores and fast food. Now, don’t get me … Continue Reading →
Preoccupied Learning How to Can
I’ve been canning…. this summer I’m learning how to can vegetables with a pressure canner. I think I have learned more chemistry in the past month…my brain hurts and my kitchen … Continue Reading →
Pondering the un-romanticized farm life…
Our days are busy and full. Family life is busting at the seams, full of life, characterized by happy and many times chaotic loudness and a dizzying array of movement. Farm life … Continue Reading →
Beautiful July in the garden
Thanks to a Canadian cold front, we have been enjoying some incredible weather! It was 75 degrees today and beautiful. We were eating supper outside tonight and it felt like … Continue Reading →
Green Beans in the Garden
Have I mentioned how much I like the hay mulch gardening method? I just wanted to reiterate how GREAT it is! We are just now getting to the point where … Continue Reading →
Pantry 2009: Stockpile Misconceptions
A lot of people scoff at the notion of stockpiling food. That’s fine. There are many misconceptions and prejudices attached to the word “stockpile”. I happen to love the word … Continue Reading →
Pantry 2009: Buy More Food
I have not posted as much as I originally intended about pantry building. It has been a subject that has consumed me these past two months of the new year. … Continue Reading →
Pantry 2009: Making Apple Sauce Pictures
I have been working on getting my pantry stocked with apple sauce. It was a nice thought, but isn’t producing the vision I had of jars and jars of yummy … Continue Reading →
Pantry 2009: Glass Jars
I love glass jars. I recently found a box of old glass mason jars in my cellar. A couple of the jars were 33 year old Maxwell House Bicentenial 1776 … Continue Reading →