I still had quite a few raspberries on the canes when I went out to top them. I almost filled a quart bag. I don't know why, but the year those plants produced so many raspberries than any other year.

I've been squeezing in the last of the fall cleanup and winterizing while my hubby takes his naps throughout the day. Knee surgery has been a rough one for him at 81 years old. I cut a good foot off each

Squeezing in some odds and ends while hubby recuperates from knee surgery. I did get 70 cloves of garlic planted in a 5x5 raised bed. That was a plus! Then I saw that a few Shasta Daisy flowers had come

The nights have dropped into the mid-30's F., and even though the sun has been out every day, I have not seen the frogs all week. I would have to conclude that they have chosen to go into hibernation,

Blueberry Muffins My bakery-style Blueberry Muffins come topped with a buttery brown sugar streusel that takes their flavor over the top. Sift together: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup granulated sugar

When I saw this recipe in my new book, I just had to make it. It sounded like the perfect combination of ingredients for a fall bread. I bought this book after many failed attempts when I first started

Look at these Woolly Bear Caterpillars that I've spotted in different places this past week. Do you think they can predict the kind of winter weather we will have this year? As a child, we were told that

When fall arrives and you have a nice sunny day, what do you do? Take your dog to the nearby park at the bay and enjoy the gorgeous weather. Before we know it, the cooler, rainy days of fall will be the

Let me start by saying it has taken over a month of making different recipes to finally get a loaf to rise correctly. Apparently, I tried to make bread with my starter before it had the proper amount of

It was time; all the Zinnias had to be pulled out along the front of the house. These put on a beautiful show all summer long, and it was a nice day to finish up the fall cleanup. Mika was on the job

This family of Goldfinches has been bringing me so much joy throughout the summer months. Here, the entire family is sitting together on the telephone wire. It has been delightful to see the parents teaching

It was a lovely day to take a stroll at the park by Irondequoit Bay. This is one of the climbing ropes for the young children to play on. It had a wonderful shadow cast on the ground; of course, I thought

The gardens have all been cleaned and prepped for winter. It was a beautiful day to finish up for the season. Mika loves to be outside with me, watching her domain for wandering squirrels, which she loves

I love mustard! It doesn't matter what flavor; I love them all. I decided to do some research and find recipes to make homemade for the pantry. I mean, why not? The first one I chose was "Beer Thyme

Two weeks ago, I went to the Apple Farm and bought a bushel of apples to make sauce and store enough for the freezer to make our favorite "Apple Bread". Apple Bread Dice: 2 cups apples (3 large

I wasn't planning on canning this week, but a large wholesale store was having a 42nd-year sale on meat and produce. Well, of course I took advantage of the 42% off. I purchased 20 lbs. of 80% ground beef

My body was telling me to take a break from the backbreaking work in the garden. I have to do something other than sit on my laurels, so I prepped breakfast meals for the freezer. My hubby loves blueberry

We had a very busy weekend tidying up a lot of the gardens around our home. We were expecting a few days of rain, so we decided to make hay while the sun was shining. The main vegetable garden is done,

It is so hard to believe that fall is upon us. All the flowers have got to be cut back and the annuals pulled. We have been working on different gardens surrounding the house. The shade garden underneath

The peppers are the last to be harvested from the garden. I try to let them stay on the plants until they start to change color, but these were what was left so I picked them. I'm out of room in my freezer