Our New Pal, Hal

I'm not afraid of snakes. That isn't to say that I love them or want them touching me... I'm just sayin' they don't frea...

Zander FoeHammer, Pig Hater

Zander FoeHammer, Pig Hater, Hog Destroyer, Swine Slayer, Bacon Defeater.... He really hates them pigz.  You might have guessed that the por...

A War On Two Fronts

Editor's note: New readers may begin this part of the story here . The backstory begins here , then Part 2 , Part 3 , and Part 4 . The ...

Sunday Snaps

Scenes from this morning.... The blueberries are stunning already.... And I'm so excited about the broccoli! I planted this buckwheat as...

So you know there is going to be pie, right?

Look what I just walked out of the garden with! So, you know there is gonna be pie involved, right?  Probably this one .... and s ome of th...

Water Trolley

Remember when I planted all that stuff outside the fence a while ago ?  Its doing GREAT! The alfalfa, clover, corn, and sunflowers are all s...

How to put up fence.... even if you don't know what you are doing

I talk about fencing a lot.  And I assume that folks know that I'm referring to that barrier-type-stuff used to keep the neighbor's ...

Egg custard with strawberries

This is how we do a snack around here, y'all.... And just about everything came from my yard! Fresh eggs and goat milk make a stunning c...

Strawberries are here.....

Look what surprised me on Sunday - the strawberries are here! They are just stunning and incredibly tasty. I got a nice little bucket of ber...

The Mark of the Warrior

OFG stood alone in the dark next to an impossibly hot fire. She stood with clenched fists looking down at the sad rubble of what was left of...

Malfeasance

Malfeasance. We've got it. We've got it in spades. Fortunately this boot was rescued before it was taken off into the woods and neve...

Peonies popping and planting notes

Things are really popping around here! Just look at these peonies! And aren't these cabbages just lovely? Planting is in high gear aroun...

Grandma Minnie's Graham Cracker Pie

I was so thrilled to get my newest cookbook - I found it online at Amazon... the used book seller was a Goodwill somewhere and it only cost...

Lilacs are blooming

The lilacs are blooming - they are just stunning. The weekend was extremely productive... we spend all day planting Saturday and then it rai...

Berries

The berries are coming on..already! I swear I can see just a hint of blue on these blueberries. And I found some strawberries also... they w...

Nothing but planting

Today is nothing but planting... gotta get moving. Yesterday these clouds followed me everywhere. Every time I went outside and started to w...

What's poppin' up and growing around here

Lots of stuff is popping up! I'm so thrilled that my beans are coming up! And remember when I threw all caution to the wind and planted ...

The Best Chocolate Pie EVER

The other day I had lunch with my two favorite kids in the whole world. It was a great day - and there was pie. Chocolate meringue pie is a ...