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Category Archives: Farm life
I don’t mean to bombard this blog with recipes, but during the winter I cook. A lot. And since I can’t spend much time preparing a meal, my slow cooker is frequently involved. I love the fact I can throw food into a cooker, go about my business and have a nice meal or […]
For the most part, living in the country, out of the city lights and noise, is a wonderful dream come true. It does, however, have some disadvantages. As our area continues to grow by leaps and bounds, the drive to work gets longer and longer. I leave my house before seven and get home around […]
Making Marshmallows is not as hard as you think
How to store green tomatoes and enjoy for several more weeks
Making honey is no small feat for a bee. Foraging bees must first visit many flowers to collect nectar. Then, it is brought to the hive where a worker bee takes the nectar and places it in one of the openings in the specially prepared comb. Bees then fan the nectar with their wings to remove as much […]
Spring is Happening in the Ozark Mountains
I’ve been on a granola kick lately. I love the crunchy texture in my yogurt and oatmeal (which I eat almost every day), so I go through a lot of granola. It all started when I bought a bag at the Amish store in town. It was flavorful and fresh, but also pricey, so I knew I needed to […]
I have a great view from my back porch. But I have a slope just past the pool that is a grown up mess. A few trees were removed years ago to give the pool more sun which has allowed wild blackberries and poison ivy to thrive. It was so grown up, the cows could not/would not […]
I haven’t posted much on the bees this summer, but I’m glad to report that all is well. I started the spring with one very strong hive. This was one of the original hives I started with three years ago. I decided in early spring to split the hive which means I took several frames […]