Recent content by FarmerJamie

So between the snow last week, time change, and a gastro bug, felt like a slacker lately. Spent 4-5 hours this morning (after making the wife some French toast), puttering outside. Have the black walnuts spread out and smooshed in a spot in the garage, recycling ready to drop off, trimmed and...

The Hail Mary red beets did not work out. Got them planted about 3 weeks too late. Nothing bigger than marble sized. Pulled them up, cleaned up the bed. Cleaned up the asparagus bed. Happy that even though I had a late start planting additional crowns this year, every one of them pushed up...

Applying unseasoned chicken manure directly to the garden before working into the soil in the spring. Brussel sprout plants were 6 ft tall, 6 inches in diameter and sprouts never got bigger than pea sized.

Ham and bean soup

Unfortunately, the lake effect cloud deck prevented any aurora viewing here last night. Friends in western Ohio saw nature's full beauty and got cool photos

Looks like more snow than it really is because I mowed last weekend - you can't see blades of grass. One final snow band pushing over us now. Clearing out by lunch

Oh heavens, memories of interacting with my late ex MIL. I learned canning by watching generations of the women folk in my family year after year. The ex MIL had "her" way. I was never doing it right when she offered to "help teach us". The ex (her daughter) tolerated the situation because...

The heavy stuff missed us completely today. Wind setup coming off the lake will determine how much, or how little, the overnight will bring

Wife successfully tested the old one with the new hardware. Be afraid, be afraid of the wife's imagination unleashed

Worked well, will test the old one with the new hardware soon