Homestead Happenings

A morning photo Mike and I made an overnight trip to the farm on Monday (Sept. 25). Rain was predicted, so we knew we had a short window of ...

Today (Sept. 23) is the official beginning of autumn. Gone are the hot days and warm nights. I put the electric blanket back on the bed seve...

As I shopped at Albertsons recently, I had an “elder moment,” though I like to think that these things can happen to anyone. Anyway, while...

Look down that lonesome road L ast week while we were in town, the excavator came and repaired our lane – the driveway from the road to our ...

The other day at Albertsons, I noticed they were clearing short-dated Nestle’s “La Lechera” sweetened condensed milk. I hadn’t used this bra...

A setting sun reflects off June's field after a rainstorm The fridge and the noisy timer in the kitchen were suddenly silent, as if some...

Ripe small sugar pumpkin You know, the hummingbirds leave in late summer. Sister Harriet said they leave when the yellowjackets come, but st...