Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snake bite. Also, always carry a small snake. W. C. Fields
Good heavens to Betsy, you are super organized! I wish I had the "intestinal fortitude" to be so on top of things, but I'll likely just keep...
Every once in a while I go "freezer foraging" to see what has been moved to the back, forgotten, or overlooked. My dear long-suffering husband...
You have heard my lament about planting too many squash plants. I came across a method of freezing grated zucchini to use later for zucchini...
Rain is predicted for this afternoon, and for the next two days. Predicted, yeah . . . . However, keeping the good thought, I picked everything...
4H fairs are so much fun! Watching the youngsters show their cattle, goats, sheep, chickens--I love those fairs! Our local fair is in August, and...
Eileen, cats always land on their feet. But, considering Buddy's athletic abilities, we have soft mulch under the grill and shelf. Buddy is...
Buddy likes to lounge on the grill shelf. However, Buddy is bigger than the shelf. We just wait for gravity to take over . . . . [ATTACH]
Happy Birthday, Stratsmom! We haven't heard from you for a bit--please check in and let us know how things are going for you.
The older I get, the tighter companies are putting the lids on jars. I read about people my age climbing mountains and running marathons. I'm...
Odif, I used to plant radishes with carrots just to reduce the need to thin carrots. Now I put the carrot seed in a salt shaker and shake out the...
Well, today was a great day! I received a call from a home-bound friend, asking if I could bring dinner to her--leftovers would be fine. Meals on...
Good morning! I picked a half dozen tomatoes, three squash, and had Timi the cat helping and supervising. She loves to do figure eights around my...
Nocturnal animals don't always make it across our roads. There would be quite a lot of critter litter if it weren't for our ugly, but hard working...
Today I went into town to grocery shop and to relieve us of the overabundance of squash and cucumbers. I gave a large bag of cucumbers and a...
Gee Netty, we all appreciate you here on the Stew, but don't expect checks in the mail! Your client certainly has a high opinion of your work and...
What a lovely birthday present for a lovely bride! And you took her out to lunch on top of it all. As Cayuga said, Everyone on the Stew can relate...
Logan, I hope you feel better very soon! Rest up--whatever needs doing will wait for you. We had blessed rain last night, and it is cool enough...
Sjoerd, the tomato's core is the whitish central thing that runs from the top where the tomato came off the vine to the bottom. It doesn't cook...
Sojerd, depending on how many we have, I'll be making marinara sauce and freezing it, canning tomatoes, and at the end of the season, coring and...
