Over the last week, I have been jamming—literally. I made over 40 raspberry and blackberry jams for the holidays. As I sat down to write my jam recipe post, I realized that I have learned so much from my canning mistakes. I wish someone had told me the 12 canning tips before I started my […]
Archives for December 2015
4 Important Life Lessons My Father Taught Me.
Yesterday was a sad day for me. I normally don’t write about my personal life on the blog but it has been one year since my Dad’s death. He was 86 when he died. I no longer have this lifeline. My mother died when I was in my late twenties. But as I grieve, I […]
5 Fall Garden Maintenance Tips to Make Spring Productive
I bet you think that once a hard frost delivers its lethal blow that gardening comes to a stand still for the year. Actually the hard work begins–the old clean-up. My husband tells me–“let it wait until Spring.” But as a veteran gardener, that last thing you want to do is clean up last year’s […]
