Brandywine Raspberry and Winter Sowing Update

50°F, Cloudy, NW 7 mph wind, YTD rain 10.59”. Before I left for work for the weekend, I got a little raspberry stick I picked up the other day from the hardware store potted up until I decide on a place in the yard for it. A brandywine raspberry which is a cross between aContinue reading "Brandywine Raspberry and Winter Sowing Update"

Air Fryer 3 ingredient cake experiment

48°F, cloudy with light rain, NW 18 mph Wind, 9.69” ytd rain After planting my new rose in the rain, as it came barefoot in the mail yesterday afternoon, I got a hunkering for something baked and something sweet. So I decided to attempt a dump cake (one of the easiest cakes in the worldContinue reading "Air Fryer 3 ingredient cake experiment"

Onion Sets

45°F, Cloudy with mist, 0 wind, 9.32” rain ytd Thank goodness the snow has melted pretty quickly so I can start complaining about mud again 🤣🙌. I planted a few test seeds of sugar snap peas I’d saved from the farm garden, some spinach, and onion sets. One bed is now full. I will seeContinue reading "Onion Sets"

We May Be Warming Up

21/43°F, mostly sunny, SE 10 mph wind It was another cold night but I think I’m actually getting used to it. I’m going to tweak things in my camper for next winter that should solve or at least help with the cold drafts but I can honestly say this winter, although colder, and snowier thanContinue reading "We May Be Warming Up"

The old wild apple tree

44/22°F, Sunny, NW 14 mph wind, 7.21” rain/year I’ve cleared out the red elder trees from around the old wild apple and can now get up next to the main trunk now. Yes, it’s covered in moss! Still need to clean up around it but it’s much better now. It’s very tall so I haveContinue reading "The old wild apple tree"

More Snow & Ice

https://videopress.com/v/fvuNqddP?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true 37°F, sunny, S 8 mph wind, 6.16” rain/year I’m getting mighty tired of having to clear my rig everyday! I left the Midwest to avoid this. Well, and the crappy politics of Indiana. But at least the sun is out and it was more ice than snow over night and is melting quickly inContinue reading "More Snow & Ice"