Just popping in to say that Solstice was marvelous! We got 7.5 inches/19 cm of light, fluffy snow, which made shoveling it pretty quick and easy, for which I am glad because the air temperature was around -4F/-20C with a windchill approaching -30F/-34C. Somehow though I managed to work up a sweat. But who cares …
Category: Food
Welcome Winter!
Snow covered witch hazel This last week a big winter storm hovered over Minnesota for days. I am so glad I don’t live up on the north shore where they had a blizzard and as much as three feet of snow! In the Twin Cities we got rain on Tuesday and Wednesday. Then Wednesday night …
Not Buying It
It’s been lovely warm weather here since mid-week up until yesterday when the temperature made it to 53F/ 12C. I am laughing right now because when I googled to convert fahrenheit to celsius, one of the list of expandable Google questions that appeared on the results page was “Is 50 degrees Fahrenheit cold?” James and …
The End of the Garden Season
Just big enough to eat Last weekend, since there were only pole beans and squash left in the garden, I carefully placed protecting barriers around them so the chickens could finally be allowed in again. They were all standing at the gate between gardens, hoping that a treat was forthcoming. Little did they know what …
Now We’re Cookin’!
Two years ago James and I decided to replace our gas range with an electric one. The gas range was 20-years-old and the control panel was cracked and wearing out. But then COVID struck and no way were we going to have someone in our house. So we waited. The cracked timer button broke. The …
