The garden tilled up great. All the grass clippings, leaves, composted manure and wood ashes keep the soil going strong. On March 3rd, we tilled the garden, installed a trellis and dropped twenty-four snow pea seeds in the ground. Last year I planted the peas too late, the temps warmed, … Continue reading →

Not the greatest picture, I know. Given the subject, you can understand why I photographed through a closed window. Earlier this summer, these seven stinky omnivores took up residency under a concrete slab that leads to our basement. They eventually found and consumed the cat’s food and started sheltering under … Continue reading →

Don dropped a buck this firearm season. After all the trimming and deboning, we stored 19 quart jars in the pantry and 10 one gallon bags in the freezer. I’m estimating this to be about 120 single servings of deer meat. Even more if you add those single servings to … Continue reading →

Our annual Fall rituals have begun. Firewood is being moved out of the elements and stored in its designated shed, and we continue to prep food to be stored in the pantry. As I type, apples are being dehydrated for future uses. Our home smells delicious. The attached image shows … Continue reading →

This year’s garden is abundantly providing for our family, neighbors and the community garden. I’m not sure if the compost nutrients have kicked in, the seeds we started were exceptional or watering from the pond instead of rural water is the benefit, but this year’s plants have overgrown their spaces … Continue reading →

For several years now, a family friend has arranged for blueberries to be shipped to her mid-Missouri home. A few weeks ahead of time, she contacts friends and takes our orders. The berries arrive at the peak of ripeness in 10 pound boxes. Blueberries delivered in this way are incredibly … Continue reading →

This year I’m trying a different way of starting our garden plants. My usual way, for years, has been dumping a trowel full of starter into a small pot and poking the plant seed in. As a result, some to the soil runs out the bottom of the pot when … Continue reading →

This year’s garden got ahead of me. That’s a good problem to have though. Extra produce gives us an opportunity to share and visit with neighbors. Just drive the road and knock on doors.

Days are hot here in mid-Missouri, but at night I can sit outside, watch the stars come out and regroup. I do what I do because its important to me.