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My SIL covered this pineapple bed with plastic to keep it from freezing! This bed had the largest and most mature plants. The second bed, is a probable loss. As cold as it is, this front is due to get colder! 01.20.2025

When the Mayor of your tiny town warns you to be prepared for the cold front on it's way, it is time for vegetable soup and Cole Slaw to be made ahead. 01.17.2025

Our weather is still so cold! To cold for our free range chickens to find much of anything when foraging. On days like this, I cook them porridge and stir in a few dried worms for protein. 01.16.2025

Our weather has warmed to the point that it is NOT below freezing each evening, but outside work was set aside today to upgrade the light fixtures in our little dining area. 01.13.2025

Gardening is still on my mind, even in below freezing weather, today was a good day to organize what we have and make a list of what we need. 01.11.2025

After 4 days of below freezing nights it was time to check the damage to the garden. Beets and Swiss Chard, OK. Bell Peppers and Green Beans, gone. 01.10.2025

Adding a bit of joy, these roses would have frozen and not bloomed, if left on the bush. 01.06.2025

Outside this morning preparing for the freeze that is headed our way in two days, I thought it quite beautiful that this strawberry plant had decided to bloom...01.04.2025

No wind, no rain, that makes it burn day! Once burned we will use the ash in the hen's dust bath and the bio char in the garden beds. 01.03.2025

Happy New Year from our home to yours! Thank you for your visits here, they are truly appreciated! Melynda @scratchmadefood! 01.01.2025

Yikes, these Devil's Claw Fungus are back after one week...time to get out the vinegar spray! 12.30.2024

As festive as Christmas decorations are, I always enjoy the fresh look of our home, when they are put away after the celebration. 12.29.224

Every rainstorm bring a few surprises. 12.28.2024

Our December garden, bell peppers, garlic, and turnips (for the greens). 12.27.2024

Yikes, with a flat tire, and nothing gets done! Off for repair. 12.26.2024

12.25.2024

Sometimes coming home from dinner with the kids, found us waking to the door in the dark. LED lights are such an easy fix! 12.24.2024 

The roses were trimmed back two weeks ago, and today more roses to cut and bring in for the table! 12.23.2024

In the ongoing work to change a goat shelter into a secure chicken coop, my SIL put in an "in and out" tunnel. And now a gate to close them in, during the night. 12.22.2024

Too much rain when we were away, took it's toll on this outdoor Pothos. It may need a severe cut back to pull through! 12.21.224 

Back home after spending 5 days cruising in the sunshine! 12.19.2024

Our humidity level drops drastically in the winter, leaves usually dry on the tree, before falling off. 12.13.2024

We have planted pineapple crowns to get pineapple plants and in time pineapples! I hope they survive the cold snap we are having right not! 12.11.224

A little "rough and ready" but I love having this little workbench in the corner of the garden. 12.10.2024

The bridge across the seasonal creek, I think I need to take a rake and clean it up a bit! 12.09.2024

Fortunately the garlic I planted early autumn is surviving the cold snap we are currently under. 12.08.2024

My reference library that I keep in the canning kitchen. And some toys for our grandson to play with! 12.07.2024

After several year's of service, it was time to retire this American flag. 12.06.2024

Meanwhile down at the kid's house, the Inflatables party starts at 5pm! 12.05.2024

With regular pruning roses bloom the year round here in East Texas. I love roses on our dining table! 12.04.2024

The frozen cucumber vines yielded enough cucumbers to make a jar of refrigerator sweet pickles, and a creamy cucumber salad. 12.03.2024

Our second planting of cucumbers succumbed to the 31 degree night, in the cold snap. 12.02.2024

In this cold snap we are having, it seemed only natural to begin decorating for Christmas! 12.01.2024

We have kept open and wild spaces for the birds, insects and small critters. There are filled with natural vegetation, seeds and pollens. 11.30.2024

We made Jingle Bell Waking Sticks 11.29.2024

Our two families coming together to give thanks. 11.28.2024

Cardinals one of our daily visitors. 11.26.2024

Our cold snap must have confuses this blueberry bush, into thinking it was springtime. Notice the small blossoms on the lower branches. 11.25.2024

These late harvest peppers will be roasted and stored in the freezer for a burst of flavor, as needed. 11.24.2024

After several attempts to plant wildflowers to attract not only more birds, but needed pollinators to the garden, we built these seed protector boxes. They are deep enough that a bird cannot pick up the seeds through the mesh. Once the plant has taken hold, we will remove the box. 11.23.2024

We will be enjoying our own sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving! This garden bed is ready to harvest. 11.22.2024

Today was bread baking day! This has been our daily bread for seven years, Whole Wheat Oat Honey Bread. 11.21.2024

Leaves have been sifting to the ground for a couple of weeks now, I so enjoy this time of year! 11.20.2024

Today was rose pruning day. Anything blooming or ready to bloom came in to be enjoyed on the dining table. 11.19.2024

They always come and greet me, hoping for treats as I come to collect the eggs. 11.18.2024

Food prep always makes for a lot of dishwashing! This was my third time at the sink, for the day. 11.17.2024

There is a new condo development being built in our neighborhood, it looks like there is still room for a few more units! 11.16.2024

A change in the holiday, means a change in what goes on the table. Until further notice, celebrate everything! 11.15.2024

One of the out buildings on our property. I am sure it has a story to tell, with no storyteller. 11.14.2024

It is so nice to walk out to the garden and cut fresh Swiss Chard for dinner! 11.13.2024