When I start a new batch of seedlings, I tend to plant a few extra. Or a lot extra. I like to allow for mishaps and disasters. Last fall, I planted a lot extra because we had more than our share of garden disasters last year.
I like to be prepared.
The only fall seedling disaster was [...]
Rosie, our Jersey cow, isn’t pulling her weight. Sure, that premature calving was a setback, and a gal needs time to recover her health after that sort of trauma. Rosie’s always been a good mama cow, and she provides Cocoa with all the milk she can manage. It’s not enough though— not for Cocoa, who’s [...]
When the winter wind chases me indoors, and the sky outside the window remains gray and gloomy, I need to daydream. Memories of lambs frolicking under sunny skies won’t stop today’s shivers, but at least I can smile through them. So today I’ll think about my farmcollie Freckles and his devoted caretaking, and I’ll think [...]
If you’ve never had fresh, made from scratch crackers, you’re missing out on one of life’s simple joys.
I used to make homemade crackers all the time. They’re easy, and they don’t take much time. I think I stopped because I made bread all the time, too, and we didn’t need both around to snack on. But [...]
Finally the big day rolled around for the real reason we came to Alabama.
We came to see my son in this handsome suit . . .
And to welcome our new daughter-in-law to the family.
There was cake.
Very pretty, very tasty carrot pumpkin cake. Guests were served generous portions. I split mine with the caffeine crazed daughter. I’d [...]
Much has happened in the last few weeks. I’ll skip the detailed report and settle for the shorter, two-part summary.
First it snowed. A lot. (You knew that, but it bears repeating.) Sure, our 6-8 inch accumulation doesn’t seem like so much to those of you living in the frozen north, but it’s a lot of snow for this [...]
Yesterday I eased the pickup down the driveway. The feed bins were empty, and I could put off the trip to the feed store no longer. Here’s what I found at the end of the driveway — bare mud on the road. What a beautiful sight! I like mud.
