So many people love Fall. Really, really, love Fall. Cooler weather, that smell, changing of the leaves, Pumpkin Spice everything - and I mean everything, just yesterday I saw a sign at a large auto dealership that read, "Pumpkin Spice Oil Change now available." That made me laugh much harder than it should have. Probably … Continue reading Hibernating Under the Hydrangea
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Winter Whitewashing
A friend gave us apples from their apple trees, and I think I can safely say that I am done with apples for 2015. I've made 22 pints of applesauce, 6 pints of apple pie filling, 9 pints of apple butter, 10 pints of apples in cinnamon syrup, and at least 2 apple crisps. I … Continue reading Winter Whitewashing
August. Too early to signal Autumn?
Recently The Goat and I visited Madison, Wisconsin. We were gone 10 days, that's it, just 10 days. But somehow, in those 10 days our yard went from a lush and overabundant green oasis to a dry, yellow, and crunchy yard! Earlier in the Summer it was difficult for me to relate to the water shortage … Continue reading August. Too early to signal Autumn?
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