One of three feeders on the front porch Sorry my post is late today. Google wasn't uploading my images. Anyhow, I wanted to share a coup...

I got a lot accomplished last weekend. I canned 34 pounds of tomatoes for starters. Twenty pounds became stewed tomatoes, and seventeen poun...

If you could see my garden right now, you'd understand. We never planted anything this year, so my garden beds have completely run amok....

Shelly and Andy gave us some beautiful eating cucumbers and a watermelon they grew next door, so I wanted to reciprocate to say thank you. F...

We received thirteen pounds of pickling cucumbers plus some huge "eaters" yesterday from my friend, Dawn and her husband Pete. So ...

Handsome took the ladies out for their morning run on Sunday, and after they were sufficiently exercised, he came in to get me. He said that...

The "wildest" things happen if you pay attention. Around 8:30 last night, I was walking through the dining room to the kitchen whe...

As I write this, there's a gentle rain falling on the fields surrounding Hickory Hill. The birds are singing, and the crops are lapping ...

I was making great progress, as I sat in my favorite stitching spot. This wing part will be completed soon. I take frequent "stretch...

These are most of the ingredients for my current canning project. I also have bulk Italian sausage that will be browned and added to each ja...

First Upper Monarch Wing Completed I managed quite a bit of needle dancing over the holiday weekend. We had one rainy day that was made for ...

  After a (for me) long day of work, all I really want to do is make a cup of tea and put my feet up, but (thankfully), I don't live alo...

I had a physical therapy appointment late morning, and Handsome took me out for lunch afterward. When we got home, I went into the studio wi...

Six pounds of local ground beef became seven pints of shelf-stable canned beef. No need to take up freezer space or wait for thawing. It...

 What's left to say? I'll be doing a bit of canning, perhaps some snow removal with Handsome, putting out more birdseed, and a lot o...

No more work until Friday. If you're looking for me, I'll be right here. 

  Foggy View From The Farmhouse I was busy working on the sale all day. I woke up to a wet yard, as it had rained, but as the day progressed...

  I worked Tuesday and because I still have a cold, I pretty much sacked out when we got back home. Sorry I missed a post for yesterday.  I ...

Top to Bottom: 1) stewed tomatoes and pickles; 2) pears, pineapple, alfredo sauce, turkey meat; 3)potatoes, carrots, creamed corn, sweet cor...

I've been attempting to write a blog post for today on my desktop since yesterday, and it's continuing to give me grief. I fear I...