County Fair Fun!…

These pictures aren’t the greatest but I wanted to share all the fun things that happened last week at our county fair!
VLOG – Large Family Gardening (28 Weeks Pregnant)

This was the first “vlog” I ever shared! It starts with me really short of breath (who else gets like that when you’re pregnant!?) and then I go on to reminisce about life with one or two kids, and finally show you the garden and plant some cherry bushes…
Fall Festival: My Favorite Fall Recipe
Share your favorite fall recipe at LifeasMOM. All participants will be entered for a chance to win The Autumn Book by Susan Branch. This is somewhat of a repost but I can’t help it, the following truly is my favorite fall recipe. It is great because you eat it at all three meals and dessert. […]
It Has Begun…(drumroll please)
What is IT? Canning season that is. And no, that’s not why I’ve been missing. I’ve been missing because my blogging addiction has given way to a Ravelry addiction which has led me to begin knitting everyone’s Christmas presents now, while I’m still motivated and sort of have the time. I promise to post more […]
County Fair Fun!

These pictures aren’t the greatest but I wanted to share all the fun things that happened last week at our county fair!
Fruit Trees!
My order from the Conservation District came in on Friday. I took advantage of the 70 degree temps (!!!) yesterday and planted them. I put them on our sideyard near the one pear tree I planted last year. Now we have 1 pear, 1 peach, 1 cherry, and 2 apple trees there. I still need […]
How to Buy Locally: 9 Easy Steps
I’ve been working on my post for the APLS Carnival for a couple days now and it turned in to me blabbing on about reasons why buying locally is good, etc.,etc. I decided to put together something quick and basic instead. I’ll leave the philosophical parts to someone else. Assuming you support the idea of […]
9 Things We Do With Apples
Sorry for the long gap in posts – I lost my internet connection for awhile this week. I have apples coming out of my ears and there is no end in sight – STILL! I thought I would share some of the things that we do with them around here to preserve the harvest. Here’s […]