@Denise Grant I just ventured into town--first time in three weeks!--to pick up a package waiting at the post office. There is a bit more snow around yet than I thought, but it is mostly gone--that w… (View Post)

Frost and ice can be so beautiful...I don't see anything here that would make such a pretty picture--my place is just a brown bog at the moment. The weather here suddenly turned as it's wont to do in… (View Post)

Thanks for the list! Watched the first episode and I'm hooked. The weather here is supposed to turn really nasty the next few days, so I see myself with a big pot of soup, homemade bread, hot cocoa a… (View Post)

@Owl Be sure to save the peels! Over on this other thread, on page 1, about halfway down, @Tave posted a fantastic recipe for making a Bolivian drink from the pineapple peels. You boil the peels down… (View Post)

My mistake was forgetting that trees grow! Years ago when I chose the spot for my garden, it was between the house and a windbreak of saplings. Seemed like a good idea at the time--the house shaded t… (View Post)