Jeremy inherited this lovely rocking chair from his grandparents. Actually, it's kind of a sad rocking chair. As you can see, the caning...

Way back in May when we started work on the root cellar again I never guessed it would bog down and stop after only a couple days. Sometime...

A month or so ago some of our chicken-keeping neighbors down the block had to go out of town. They left the chickens in the care of their ho...

I've been biking to work - 6 blocks, not a bad commute - but the transportation of things to and from work was a problem. I don't ha...

When you have a 30-hour a week job, food preservation looks a little different. Step 1: husband buys tomatoes, peppers, and other things at ...

... and hello brand new bedroom and office! (And hello readers - I'm back!) We actually finished the bedroom side of the upstairs a coup...

...some day. Things have been busy, as usual, and I have pictures and stories piling up. I've been sick for over a week (and now I have ...