Necessity is the mother of invention. Truer words were never spoken. When our first grand baby was born a year and a half ago, I decided I ...

This week's food storage items are:  August Week 4:  Canned or bottled fruits - mandarin oranges, pineapple, peaches, pears, etc. ...

We always have more than one family reunion to go to every year. There is the annual reunion of my grandpa and grandma's descendants. We...

I saw this great quote from the Country Living Magazine. It makes "looking at the clouds" all the more important on my summer to-...

This week's food storage items are: August Week 3 : Tomatoes - salsa, sauce, whole, diced, paste, pizza, spaghetti sauce It's a...

I have learned a few things about pumpkins this year. I grew pumpkins last year, but my harvest was a bit measly. Okay. A lot measly. Anyway...

It's been a fast and busy summer, hasn't it?! I still wonder what ever happened to the long, lazy summers of youth. We would go out ...