Author Archives: Lanny
From the Squash Closet
Oh the season of winter squash, if we’re lucky, the season can last from October to January hopefully to February, maybe even March with some of the better storing squash. But the height of the season is now. Most of the winter squash have cured making them store longer but also enhancing the flavor and … Continue reading
What Does the Farmer Say?
I’m sure those of you connected to the internet, oops, guess that’s all of you, have seen “What Does the Fox Say?”. I found it hilarious, at a time when I needed a good chortle, tear streaming chortle. My good friend sent me “What Does the Farmer Say” it was cute but I had yet … Continue reading
Onions Are Coming!
My overwinter onion plants from Dixondale Farms are due to arrive this coming week! Crazy excited! All goes well and we will harvest them May-June! Our summer crop was very successful. I had hoped to do seeds not plants, but the Dixondale folks put out a nice product. We ate all the sweet Ailsa Craigs … Continue reading
A Desperate Plea, Sent by Me
I don’t usually like to strong arm companies, but sometimes, when you are at the end of your rope, ya gotta do, what ya gotta do. Here is the pushy e-mail I sent to a seed company, the subject line read, Bummed: I’ve been ruined by you. Ruined for any other pepper, with your Red … Continue reading
Fall Fermenting With Pictures!
I purchased Sandor Katz’s The Art of Fermentation and I have fallen in love with fermenting everything. Well, I have stopped at fermenting the dogs. Pickles, relish, I’ve even started doing naturally fermented root beers…have I mentioned that I love fermented stuff? Oh, I see I have. I just looked back over my … Continue reading
The First Half of the Last Day of Summer
Marking this day as significant because it is the last full day of summer, I’d have to mark it, at least the first half, as unusually brutal as well. As you know Dear Reader, this is our big state fair time and we are always involved in some way, Bet more so than I or … Continue reading
Thunder Porch
I’ll need to take a few minutes out of my day today to tidy up our screen porch. Thunderstorms are predicted to come Friday night. And the screen porch is our favorite viewing spot. Okay, truth be told it is my favorite spot. Others in the family leave the safety of the porch for better … Continue reading
Like a Dog
Dirt took me for a birthday ride on his motersickle. Haven’t been for a ride ride in a long time (my aching hinney today is a testament to that fact). I can’t even remember when it was that I took a quick ride to Yelm to get something at Sunbirds, I’m pretty sure that was … Continue reading
Cat On a Cold Tin Roof
I was sick recently. Just now recovering and recovery is slow. I don’t cough very much anymore but I can’t work long and hard, if I try, my legs get shaky and I just want to lie down wherever I am and take a nap. Both Bet and I were sick at the same time. … Continue reading
My Life is a Laura Numeroff Book
I’ve been trying to change some habits. One of them is the habit of sticking things in the back pockets of my work jeans. When I wear my rain pants over my jeans it makes it hard to access the whatever that I stuck in my pocket. Stabbing pains taught me long ago not to … Continue reading
