My beautiful mother, Jean St Claire McGrath, died 20 years ago today. If she were alive now, she would be 94 years old. Even now, there...
I am inclined towards a solitary life. Even though I have my family and friends around me, they know that this is my preference and therefo...
All of us who grow food, keep chickens or bees, milk a house cow or a goat, or keep pigs have to know a thing or two about the seasons. Her...
The older I get, the more often I'm reminded of my own mortality. Hanno has very painful gout again. It came up out of the blue and has...
You guessed it. If I have time this weekend, I'll be clicking away on the needles. I hope you can do something you love on the weeke...
I think many of you would agree when I say that there are things on the internet that we don't want our kids or grandkids to see. I...
According to this article , handmade crafts are making a big comeback in America, with $29 billion reportedly spent on craft materials in ...
I'm not sure why but there are a lot of readers who are interested in what I do each day. I'm ordinary. Usually I'm here at hom...
Another week has come and gone. Time seems to go so fast now. Does that mean I'm old(er)? Thank you for joining me here during the...
We've had enough food posts for the week. Today I'm sitting back and writing about what ever comes into my head. It was a fairly te...
If you can't grow vegetables due to having no time, bad health, young children, or no space, the answer for you might be to buy local s...
The garden really is the queen of all seasons. After all our summer salads, she makes way for all the hearty and nourishing winter vegeta...
In the next few posts about food security I'd like to write about what we grow for our own fresh food needs, and how we grow food for s...
Hanno and I hope you have a wonderful weekend ahead. We are both fine and looking forward to some work and family time over the next cou...
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