Yesterday I decided to go through our pantry where the home canned foods are. This little built in unit came with the house and for the most part I like it. The second from top shelf houses all of the pickles, chow-chow, and some relish I made. We have a lot of this still and […]
Peach and Citrus Flowers
The trees know it is spring. It may be the second week of February but here in Texas it is warm and enjoyable. The sun is setting later, the bees are buzzing, an occasional hummingbird comes our way. These are the days to savor.
Icelandic Turtleneck Complete!
I finished the turtleneck last weekend, well really a day or two before that, but I touched up the sleeves a bit by adding two more rounds. For the most part I’m happy with the results. The blocking definitely made the sweater fit a little bit better but the loose area up at the top […]
Approaching Blood Mountain | AT Video of The Week
A couple of weeks ago Patrice, aka Steadee, said she was writing an article on the AT in New Hampshire for a magazine. She asked if I had any photos that I might share and if I had anything to say about the trail in the area. Though I had uploaded some photos to Flickr […]
A Green Tomato | Vegetable & Fruit Portraits
It’s been awhile since I did any of these portraits. I took a lot of photos like this of our harvest last spring and summer but then we moved to the house and life got a little bit hectic. Now I am taking this week to process a lot of older photos and get both […]
Fun with Fermentation | Round Two
So, last year I made my first batch of sauerkraut with some Chinese cabbage we grew in our plots at the community garden. This year we didn’t have an of our own cabbage as our vegetable garden at home hasn’t been built yet. Last year I tried to make a second batch of sauerkraut sometime […]
