The end of August! Can you believe it!? As we head into fall we are arriving at prime harvest time here in New York State. And my backyard is no exception. This is our thornless blackberry bush. It is in full fruit-bearing-mode right now. We had our roof done last week (big post coming next … Read More about How Does Your Garden Grow?
Four Months Until Christmas
Have you started anything yet? Shopping? Projects for decor? Cooking? So far I have baked a lot of cookies! Ok so they are for the Ann’s Entitled Life 15 Days of Holiday Cookies. Only one will freeze until Christmas … assuming they remained uneaten. Which they won’t. There is actually one recipe I will never … Read More about Four Months Until Christmas
How To Freeze Blueberries
How To Freeze Blueberries Whether store-bought or picked fresh in your backyard, summer blueberries are a great source of antioxidants! To preserve these delicious berries for use when they are not in season, follow these easy How To Freeze Blueberries instructions! The blueberries I froze in this tutorial were purchased in the grocery store. It … Read More about How To Freeze Blueberries
Need a Quickie? … er Drain Unclogged, That Is!
Yeah, yeah, so these are juvenile. I still laugh. Different ending. And I want to know why my plumber doesn’t look like this guy? 😛
Our CSA Share
This is the diary of our CSA share this year. The cost of a full share is $545 for 22 weeks (this CSA offers a winter share) which will bring us to the last week in October, and works out to $24.75 per week. Western New York weather is such that June is the lightest … Read More about Our CSA Share
Matthew Fox Merlot Wine Review
Hubby stopped at Marc’s when we were in Ohio last week, and bought a bottle of Matthew Fox Merlot. It retails for $3.09 a bottle, and after my experience with Two-Buck Chuck, I was a tad hesitant to try another super cheapie wine – you can only scrub your tongue for so long. Wow does … Read More about Matthew Fox Merlot Wine Review
Pet Strollers
A many of you have guessed, Mr Max is the most spoiled dog in America. And this last weekend left little doubt in my mind that this is a fact! Hubby and I decided to go to the Lewiston Art Festival. It is a smaller art festival, and we enjoy it. We don’t go every … Read More about Pet Strollers
How To Freeze Tomatoes
For the last 15 years, I have frozen tomatoes during the late summer tomato season. Some years they are harvested from tomato plants I have grown, and other years, if I have not grown tomatoes in my garden, I purchase them at a farm stand. Grocery store-purchased, farm stand purchased, or homegrown garden tomatoes; it … Read More about How To Freeze Tomatoes
Oven Cleaning Help!
Candie wrote me with a problem, and I honestly don’t have any idea how to help her! Maybe you know of a solution (literally)? Her Mom passed away after a battle with Alzheimers, and is the “she” below: She made a Graham Cracker Pudding (old family recipe) when I was not at home. She burned … Read More about Oven Cleaning Help!
When An Appendicitis Happens
My cell phone has this annoying habit of not ringing very loudly. I set it for its highest sound setting, but it never seems to stay there, even though I press save. And, last Friday was no different. Hubby got a call a little after 8am and I heard him say, “It will take me … Read More about When An Appendicitis Happens