• thinly slicing cabbage
    Food,  Health,  Homesteading

    A Cabbage Morph

    I’ve had a head of cabbage in my refrigerator that I purchased 2 weeks ago to make sauerkraut. I kept forgetting about it. Today was the day I remembered and I began the process of morphing cabbage into a wondrously healthy side dish with thousands of microscopic beasties to boost…

  • flying beetle clipart
    Nature

    What Is The Purpose?

    Entering the bathroom before going into bed last night, my gaze dropped down to an area on the sink that looked odd. You know how that is, that split-second ‘huh?’ thought before you realize what’s actually going on. Once my momentary perplexity was over, I recognized that the distinct and…

  • mike and junebugg evening at the lake
    Dog,  Family,  Lifestyle

    A Melancholy Visit

    We took a brief road trip to our place up on the lake to check on things. It was a short, overnight stay. We can’t stay away from the homestead very long because….you know….chickens and turkeys. Having livestock puts quite a damper on any impromptu trips away. If we need…

  • cleaned closet
    Dog,  Lifestyle

    I Had To Do It

    When we did, as the Master of the House would describe, “the remodeling project from hell” about 24 years ago, we purchased Kolbe and Kolbe windows. Not what I wanted to buy though. I wanted Andersen windows because we had such good luck with them previously and they are or…

  • Junebugg on the southern hill
    Dog,  Nature

    Another Day Another…

    Perimeter check! I took a few pictures of some things I would not have seen if Junebugg and I hadn’t gone up on the hill for her sniff therapy. Click on the picture to open the gallery. Colossians 1:16For through him God created everythingin the heavenly realms and on earth.He…

  • Snow covered hill with blue sky
    Faith and Spirituality,  Nature

    February Taunt

    February has been allowing quite a few consecutive days of spring weather to tease us. Happily, the groundhog didn’t see his shadow so I certainly could believe that this weather is our early spring. Now I don’t deny that thought is unrealistic but one can dream, right? Junebugg and I…