Great Start to the New Year
Our new year got off to a great start. We had a quiet New Year’s at home. The Man of the House picked the last big batch of peppers for the year. Our greenhouse isn’t heated, but with the grow … Continue reading →
Our Christmas Tree
We’ve got our Christmas tree up. It doesn’t have a huge pile of presents under it or an angel on the top. Some of the lights in the middle have gone out. But to me it’s one of the most … Continue reading →
The Woods
Abut a third to a half of our property is wooded. As you can see, it’s made up of a mixture of things. There are deciduous trees and evergreen trees. At this point I think that many of the deciduous … Continue reading →
New Item for the To-Do List
A few weeks ago we had a huge storm. There was wind. There was rain. And surprisingly things got a little wet inside the house. The problem is above the front door. I went outside to put something in the … Continue reading →
Greenhouse Update – November 2015
Things have slowed down in the greenhouse, but with the help of the grow lights the plants are still alive. Area temperatures are dropping and it got to 39 degrees in the greenhouse overnight recently. Vegetable production has slowed dramatically, … Continue reading →
Throwback Thursday – Recipe Roundup
I was looking through my old posts and realized I’ve got some great recipes on the site. Here are some of my favorites. Stove Top Stroganoff – This is tasty and easy, kind of like homemade Hamburger Helper. Tuna Burgers – … Continue reading →
Greenhouse Still Going
We recently pulled out all the tomatoes and green pepper plants that had been growing beside the house. It was getting too cold for them at night. The greenhouse is another story though. We’re extending the growing season there by … Continue reading →
New Siding Over the Greenhouse
Some of the siding on the RV Garage was failing. It was in the gable over the greenhouse, and I didn’t see a good way to get up there to work on it without damaging the greenhouse. The contractors we called had to … Continue reading →
Throwback Thursday – Adventures in Berry Picking
Last year I did a post on the creepy things I saw one day while I was picking berries. My “curly friend” here (it’s a snake skeleton) was the least scary thing I saw that day.
Continue reading →The Woodland Homestead: How to Make Your Land More Productive and Live More Self-Sufficiently in the Woods
A recent issue of Countryside Magazine had a review of The Woodland Homestead: How to Make Your Land More Productive and Live More Self-Sufficiently in the Woods. We’ve got 2.5 to 3 acres of woods that we’re not sure how to handle. … Continue reading →