I didn't think I'd ever say yes but here I am saying YES! I am teaching an online canning class. And it's launching this Friday, November 9th! Registration is open now. Here’s some more info on …
I've woken in the middle of the night a lot lately, thinking about random things. Occasionally it's worries but mostly it's just thoughts that I've become quite good at willing away until morning. Often, I …
We hunkered down at home for the long weekend. Herds of wet, hungry kids passing through our kitchen every 30 minutes, at least 429 weeds pulled, 4 rows of beet seeds sown, 8 sunscreen applications, clothes drying on the …
hump day nuggets: little bits of the season in photos and words about the last week I didn't cover my tomatoes the night of the first frost. It's so painful. Pounds and pounds of wasted food. …
hump day nuggets: little bits of the season in photos and words about the last weekAn equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards …
hump day nuggets: little bits of the season in photos and words about the last weekSeriously, I know I have been gossiping a lot about Summer but the bitch didn't deliver like she promised. And …
hump day nuggets: little bits of the season in photos and (few) words about the last week Behind my midwife's office are four trees dripping with fruit. Unsprayed and beautiful. And when I inquired about the …
So enough of you have asked that here I am doing a wee canning tutorial. And wow, it took a few weeks get it up...canning is a lot of work but then documenting the process …
I had an exhausting week last week and haven't really been able to catch up because sleep escapes me. I don't even promise an articulate post because this lady is tired. I woke Saturday morning at …
So I have been paying more attention to the other blog. In truth, right now, writing about my cooking-crafty-runningness is trumped by a newly walking nearly-one-year-old. But the other stuff is still happening (quilt!) and …
When I make the decision to not do a step in an already-established process, it usually gets me in trouble. Like not pressing my hems before sewing or estimating on 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder …
We had our first frost last Wednesday and, of course, I wasn't prepared even though I knew it was coming and every gardener in western Montana was saying up late at night making sauce and …
