Queen of Green!  Susan!  Are you back?  You are missed and we need your great mind to help us through the season!  I hope you are settled in your new home...  That must be hard, yo... more »

Queen of Green!  Susan!  Are you back?  You are missed and we need your great mind to help us through the season!  I hope you are settled in your new home...  That must be hard, your last yard was so nice.  Did you have to leave your apple trees??  Renting surely has its downfalls,  but.... I still do like the flexibility too.  Hope to see you here soon!
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You are really planting already?  Are these inside or outside?  It is only now looking a little like spring, but we are forecasted to get one big snow before spring really gets here.   I hop... more »

You are really planting already?  Are these inside or outside?  It is only now looking a little like spring, but we are forecasted to get one big snow before spring really gets here.   I hope to be placing my seed orders within the next couple weeks.  Next week I plan to start my inside plants, which is really exciting.  I am so looking forward to the new season. :) (less)

Thank you!  We are certainly Merry and Bright with lots of snow!  I really could do without the snow!  We did not really get buried, but it is completely white covered outside and does not l... more »

Thank you!  We are certainly Merry and Bright with lots of snow!  I really could do without the snow!  We did not really get buried, but it is completely white covered outside and does not look too good for driving.  I guess we can hibernate for a few days till it clears. :)  The freezer is stocked and so are the canning shelves, so we can just eat and be merry till the weather is in our favor!  Happy Holidays to you.... and your kitty!   (less)

That looks wonderful!  We are eating our supply faster than we like, and I am hoping next year to be better stocked.  It has been a wonderful year for trying new ways to preserve and we are excit... more »

That looks wonderful!  We are eating our supply faster than we like, and I am hoping next year to be better stocked.  It has been a wonderful year for trying new ways to preserve and we are excited for next year.  We still have boxes and boxes of apples and plan to make butter, sauce and just plain canned apples after the holiday.  We have been making plum pies regularly and are now thinking a few apple pies would be a nice change. :)  Happy Holidays!  (less)

I'm going to try making some this year. There is a lot of fermenting going on in California with all the people doing the Paleo and related diets. I was back out in November and had fermented olives. I sho... more »

I'm going to try making some this year. There is a lot of fermenting going on in California with all the people doing the Paleo and related diets. I was back out in November and had fermented olives. I should have plenty of both red and green cabbage this year. Gary was walking through the garden and asked why so many red cabbage this year. It was another case of too many seedlings a d not wanting to waste them. (less)

I am so jealous!  I have yet to make apple butter this year.  Obviously I have plenty of apples, but we were really making alot of juice.  After this weekend I plan to make apple b... more »

I am so jealous!  I have yet to make apple butter this year.  Obviously I have plenty of apples, but we were really making alot of juice.  After this weekend I plan to make apple butter and apple sauce, both of which are winter time favorites!  Apple butter is very well liked by all our family members and it will make very nice Christmas gifts.   (less)

The red of your truck and the green/yellow of the apples really looks nice together. :)  John went out just the other day and picked 3 more boxes of apples, I think that will be it for the season. &nb... more »

The red of your truck and the green/yellow of the apples really looks nice together. :)  John went out just the other day and picked 3 more boxes of apples, I think that will be it for the season.  The animals appreciate his dedication to picking, as they get to eat alot of them. :)  Thanks for coming over, I sure wish more people lived close enough to get some...    (less)