This Crazy Life
Yep, it’s been a long time. So much going on, where to start? Our middle son is now a high school graduate! He’s earned his machinist certificate while in trade high school and was ready to enter the work place. He had a job with a major employer in a field he strives to become […]
What month is it again?
Okay, my calendar says February but my thermometer says March, maybe April! It’s been unusually warm her for southern New England. Instead of 20’s and 30’s we’ve been experiencing 40’s and 50’s and even a periodic 60’s! I tapped my maple trees back on January 31st when the daytime temps starting going above freezing and […]
There is a chill in the homestead air
Posted in: Homesteading Tags: canning, Ecclesiastes 3:1, fall in New England, homestead, seasons
It seems to happen each fall. I have this desire, this deep seated need to stock pile and stash food and goods. I’m like one of those squirrels that chatter at me from the trees, running around grabbing nuts and stashing them for winter. It must be a gene I have. The cool weather activates […]