A lot has happened since my last post. You might remember that last summer we were in the process of moving to someplace where we could have a homestead, and provide more for ourselves to be less dependent on the grocery store. We ultimately decided to delay looking until such a time where we couldContinue reading “Garden, Microgreens, and Knitting”
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Soft Homemade Bread
I made some bread last week that I found was very popular with my family. It was so soft, and yet held up to being sliced well with our electric knife. This recipe is from the all recipes website (www.allrecipes.com). It is called Amish White Bread. I made one difference in it, I used halfContinue reading “Soft Homemade Bread”
Peanut Thief
Last time I wrote on this blog, I spoke of the wildlife we were feeding. This time I am following up on my intention of getting a picture of one of these little creatures. In this picture, this squirrel seems to be very determindly taking the peanut, saying, “No one gets this one but me”.Continue reading “Peanut Thief”
Summer in Winter
Looking around in the yard, I discovered a lone Black-eyed Susan blooming in the flower bed. Botanical name Rudbeckia hirta, it is surprising to see this in late fall. Such rugged resilience makes my think of the resilience many people have, even when they had a not so good upbringing. It reminds me to keepContinue reading “Summer in Winter”
Christmas Tradition
Christmas traditions are important, and making lasting happy memories with your family, that you hope will continue to be shared throughout many generations of your family, fills one with happiness. One of our traditions has been to go to the same tree farm, and cut down our own Christmas tree. Our youngest child has alwaysContinue reading “Christmas Tradition”
Big Swingers
My husband’s workplace had profit sharing for the first time, and what he wanted to do with it was surprise our granddaughter with a swing. We looked at the swings for children online, and they were all saying they were good up to the age of ten, which she is this year, so it wouldn’tContinue reading “Big Swingers”
Turn Around Surprise
The zinnias, and marigolds were killed by the frost, and looked pretty ugly. I didn’t pull them out. I’ve been reading a lot about no till gardening, and decided to try it with my front bed. I cut the flowers down at the soil line, leaving the roots in the ground. Then I put cardboardContinue reading “Turn Around Surprise”
Good Surprises
In this update to Grandma’s Garden I first will tell you about a volunteer zucchini plant that grew under the care of the grape plant we planted last year. I gave it some compost from our bin, and apparently we had at least one zucchini plant we got rid of some seeds into the compostContinue reading “Good Surprises”
Garden Overhaul
The peas and fava beans are drying out, so I’ve made the decision to pull them down to plant beets and spinach as a fall crop. The fava beans got picked, and are left to dry before shelling. We made soup with our own homegrown carrots, Red Pontiac potatoes, and peas. We used organic vegetableContinue reading “Garden Overhaul”
Very Early Girl
July 10, 2020 Hello to you my readers! This is the earliest we have ever had tomatoes ripen in our garden. Usually, I am nervous that the frost will get them, before we even get one. This tomato has lived up to its name. I am so happy that we will have tomatoes over theContinue reading “Very Early Girl”
