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I've not been here at the blog for a while.  We've been busy.   There's b...

We took a weekend trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. The Market in the Historic Reading Terminal was huge and so interes...

The best invention ever...Hydraulic Log Splitter.  I'm too old to split logs with an ax.  I leave that up to the Husband.  But this w...

We had a bumper yield of heirloom Pottawattamie Plums this year.  The branches were weighed down with plump, big (for Pottawattamie plu...

Bruce brought home a Pork Loin Roast.  He loves pork.  Pork loin is "white meat" and it can be a little dry because it is ...

Have you seen Middle Eastern food recipes that call for preserved lemons?  They are difficult to find in  regular markets and can be expe...

  I love to make infused vinegars . They make great hostess gifts this time of year.  Or give them to your  neighbors and teachers f...

 One of our grapevines died last winter and I'm not sure which variety the remaining grape is, but I can tell you that it is sweet an...