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

It's truly hard to believe that I have been enjoying the company of so many wonderful people here on the Hive Blog for ten years. Time, whether it seemingly moves fast or slow, manages to slip by in the

I had 4 quarts of Raspberries frozen in the freezer that were picked this past month. They are still coming in strong, but I already had enough to do a batch of syrup for hubby. Waiting for them to thaw

The last raised beds to harvest for this season were all the sweet potatoes. That in itself was quite the job, with the largest frame full of vines and the two smaller metal beds too. Plus, we had two

It was a beautiful day to head out to the local apple farm to get enough apples to make applesauce, pie filling, and freeze some for baking. I bought two 1/2-bushel bags, which would be more than I need,

Last Friday I invited my husband's brother and his wife over for a Lasagna dinner. I had a large pot of sauce on the stove from harvesting so many Roma tomatoes, and a large pan of lasagna in the freezer.

As the years fly by, gardening has become a little bit tougher on the body. Not that it's too hard, but when you pass the 70 and 80 mark, it's time to make some changes. This post is my gardening journal

When the sweet potato vines are taking over the entire raised bed, it is time to harvest some of them to enjoy for dinner. Sweet Potato Vine in Coconut Milk 1 large bunch sweet potato greens 1 tablespoon

I will start with dinner first. A simple and easy way to make chicken nuggets is to cut them into chunks, either breast or thighs. Dip them in beaten eggs, and toss them into flour with cornstarch added.

Practically all the tomato plants are done with blight and yellowing leaves. It's time to harvest what is left on the plants and pull them out. You can see that they are dying down for the season. I really

It was such a warm, sunny day and a great time to give all of Mika's toys a bath. I don't like putting them into the dryer; hanging them on the line is a must. Her favorite, of course, is Curious George.