‘Tis the season and all. This past weekend I let the boys carve their pumpkins. The weather had promised not to heat back up and the cool temps would keep …
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The escape goat
This is pickles. She’s a goat. Pickles was so afraid of people when we first got her 3 years ago. It took a lot of tempting with watermelon rind and …
Putting up: Confetti Pepper Jelly
What a bounty of peppers there has been. You could say my garden is popping with peppers! Banana. Cayenne. Bell pepper. Today I made good use of the huge basket …
Stewing
Year before last when we grew our own pumpkins I went on the hunt for beyond the bread and pie recipes. I always heard of the pumpkin soup recipe that …
Looking back
Every now and then I look back through this blog. It laid dormant for so long and the big gap of time almost divides it into two different stories. But …
Save the pumpkins
Every fall I get super excited about one thing. The arrival of pumpkins! Finding a fresh pumpkin in the grocery store is definitely a seasonal thing. You’re even hard pressed …
Smell my feet
I always hated that part of the sing-songy-trick-or-treat-greeting. It was gross and sounded rude. And I’ve never been a big fan of that kind of humor.I’ve always had a love …