Tonight after coming in from my evening walk, I went upstairs to check the incubator and much to my surprise, I found five shaking, moving and chirp eggs. I am so excited, I’m not sure I can sleep tonight! I’ll try to get some pictures and maybe a video tomorrow of the movement so stay…
Hoop House Update And Garden Pictures
A cherry blossom on our pie cherry tree A couple of weeks ago, I posted about the hoop house that my husband built for me. Well, we have been using it for one month and so far, it has been working great. My lettuce is about four inches tall and thriving. The onions that I…
Making A Homemade Egg Incubator
I have always wanted to incubate some chicken eggs but never had the time or equipment to do it. This year I decided that I just wanted to do it and I did a lot of reading. There’s a lot of ideas out in cyberspace on how to build your own incubator, but the most…
Trimming Concord Grape Vines
When my husband and I moved into our home almost six years ago, our property included a well-aged grape arbor. I personally had never had any experience with grapes and really wasn’t sure what to do with them and how to care for them. To me, it looked like one giant pile of twigs all…
Best Ever Blue Ribbon Dill Pickle Recipe
Last summer, I made this pickle recipe and throughout the winter, we have been enjoying them. By far, these have turned out the best over many others that I have tried. These have a strong dill flavor to them and if you process them correctly, they will come out crisp, just like what you get…
Applesauce Cranberry Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
The last couple of weeks, I’ve been on a mission to clean up those odds and ends of food laying around. One of those items have been cranberries left over from the holidays. They were a little dehydrated and I did need to pick over them to make sure there were no bad ones, but…