It is some kind of irony that all of our children seem to be cat people. They all like to pick up Rover and carry him around and Joshie even chases him around the house if ever he jumps in while the screen door finishes closing. I liked that Rover seems to be making a dent…
(We happened to have a bunch of jars of Homestead Chi, one of my favorite recipes from the vegetables chapter, left from the first turnip harvest so it seemed a good addition to the photo.) I spent most of last week with the manuscript of Traditionally Fermented Foods. These are the final edits I get…
One day last week, while sitting at the breakfast table, I made the mistake of mentioning harvesting some turnips. Not long after, I spotted the four older children on their way out to the Chicken Field. So we gathered a couple of totes and I grabbed the camera and baby Joshie. Eventually Elijah was leading this…
It all started early this summer and I have to say I had an accomplice. Up until that point, in order to actually can foods I had to borrow a friend’s canner. Well then my father-in-law dropped one off when he visited the family so I guess if my quickly filling cabinets have anyone to…
