Return of the Eagle

My sister and I returned to the house we rented in the spring, the one where we saw the resident … More

Jack-Be-Mighty

In the last post I showed you these 2 cute little squashes called jack-be-little from a plant that grew by … More

The Gahden: Fin (Almost)

It got cold here pretty much as soon as the September calendar page flipped over. Last year I had a … More

Something There Is that Doesn’t Love Corn

With apologies to Robert Frost, but the thing that doesn’t like walls also doesn’t like corn, or at least my … More

Saturday Nights Were All Right

I would like to report that after 1 month of supply chain delays I finally got my old ass car … More

Dutch Oven (Not the Farting Kind)

Make fun all you like, but I have an excellent relationship with my crock pot and it does the heavy … More

Outdoorsy

I know I’ve been a spotty blogger lately. Some of it has just been life, you know, doing those life … More

Animal Magnetism

Is it the Chinese year of the rat or mouse or rodents in general? No? I guess it’s the year … More

Top 5 Reasons Being 56 Is Awesome

OK, so this is actually a rerun from when I turned 50. That was an awesome year for me. This … More

Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves

After successfully fending off the aphids, budworms, and marauding teen rodents, I encountered an enemy I had not expected, and … More