Signs of spring
The daffodils are nearly ready to bloom. These sprouted right through the snow, and their tips have been nipped by several hard freezes. In years past I worried that they wouldn’t bloom, that the damage would be so...
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Making soap
Posted by admin | Feb 25, 2010 | Uncategorized |
I’m not going back into the soap business. I don’t miss all that lifting, mixing, and pouring that goes into the process of making a couple hundred pounds of handcrafted soap in a day, and I don’t miss all the...
Read MoreTrumpeter Swan Sighting
Posted by admin | Feb 24, 2010 | Wild Things |
There I was, driving down a blacktop road on the way home to the farm — and driving too fast, too. The sun had sunk low in the sky, and in the glare I nearly missed seeing them. My brain first registered ‘Canada...
Read MoreLiving on bread
Posted by admin | Feb 23, 2010 | Good Eats Here |
It’s no secret that I love bread. I could live on bread. Probably. Definitely. I love to make it, eat it, write about it, and I love to smell it . . . oh my goodness, nothing in this world smells better than freshly...
Read MoreTender short ribs the easy way
Posted by admin | Feb 4, 2010 | Good Eats Here |
There’s not much better than tender, meaty barbecued short ribs. It can take a lot of tending to cook them just right so they’re mouth-melting tender, moist, and with just the right level of smoky good taste. If...
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