Monthly Archives: August 2015

More Pike, More Blackberries

Life has been busy, between puppy, kids, gardens, and everything else that goes on, so I apologize for not getting more posts logged. So, this is a week ago.  Patti and I were back down at my parent’s to pick … Continue reading

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A Different Way To Process Sweet Corn

We do not use our freezers, over the longer term, for vegetables.  The freezers are for meat, and in all honesty I would like to do away with that as well at some point, but for now, until I get … Continue reading

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Pike & Blackberries

Pike is having a blast exploring and meeting everyone and everything.  The cats are mixed of opinion.  Puddy Man, who is the bully of the other two, is terrified of the puppy who is only 2/3 his size.  Flower does … Continue reading

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Beans & Painted Mountain

Well, for those of you that just want photos of Violet, I might as well get that in right away. Patti and I picked all of the Painted Mountain flour corn yesterday.  We did not get a lot, though it … Continue reading

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Brigadier General Zebulon Montgomery Pike

Well, probably just going to call him “Pike”. It took 5 naps on his part before he had really wanted to explore here at home, but he is happy exploring, and it warms my heart to see Phoebe with a … Continue reading

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Into August

Today I finished up the main weed remediation and did not even take a photo of it.  Was just too hot and tired.  It was going over the area at the Ness farm where the onions had been planted with … Continue reading

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