Canned cherries & orchard work.
Let this post be proof: Everyone has time to preserve food.Case in point: The eleven quarts of canned cherries that are smiling at me from my storage closet.Total time: 1…
Read MoreIt’s not always glamorous or clean, but at least life on the farm is entertaining, beautiful, and oh-so-delicious. Follow along with recipes, dreams and confessions, and garden growing here.
Let this post be proof: Everyone has time to preserve food.Case in point: The eleven quarts of canned cherries that are smiling at me from my storage closet.Total time: 1…
Read MoreTruly, I cannot even get my head straight enough to write a post at this moment. It must have been all that warm sunshine. Forgive me, I can only bring…
Read MoreI have a wonderful imagine in my head of the gardener I desire to be. Yes, it involves a lovely, lush plot of land.Yes, it involves lots of eggplants.And yes,…
Read MoreMen: Beware. That’s your only warning. I know it’s coming. The time when peanut and I will inevitably end our lactation relationship. When I first began nursing, my…
Read MoreWhile recently searching other blogs, like I inevitably do, I ran across something on Passionate Homemaking that struck a chord in the deep recesses of my soul. Actually, that might be a…
Read MoreDear American readers, Why are you reading this post? You should be out celebrating our Independence Day – how blessed we are to live in this wonderful nation! …
Read MorePeople can say all they want that you don’t have to have money to decorate your home beautifully – but I say that’s poo-poo. If it’s true, then people must…
Read MoreThere is a reason my dearest friend is my dearest friend. After almost 15 years of friendship, I’d like to think she knows me pretty well. She knows the horrible…
Read MoreOkay, I have another confession. Because I’m still nursing, I’m “forced” to sit still for at least 20 minutes 5 times per day. And during those 20 minutes, I often…
Read MoreWhat’s better than a sunny, warm, lazy Sunday afternoon? Nothing. I’ll answer that question for you. To fully maximize the magnificence of this afternoon, we took a stroll with our friends Jason…
Read MoreOkay, so I’m a day late. But none-the-less, please enjoy the following ode to my father.Shawn Leroy Larson.That’s Leroy. Not Lee-roy. I’m sure he would appreciate you acknowledging that.My Dad…
Read MoreOur peanut turned nine months old yesterday. NINE MONTHS, people. And yes, I affectionately call her peanut. Or stinky. Those are her two nick-names. Why? Because when she was born =, she…
Read MoreAnd as experience is the best teacher, I’m here to share with you how to bake better bread at home. Save yourself years of bad loaves. My many baking flops are your gain. Here’s how to bake better bread at home.
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