Knotty Oak Homestead

After the panicked peach pitting party (don't you love  alliterations?!), I've gotten the canning bug again. Thank goodness! The ...

We had a beautiful sunrise this morning and we've had constant flocks of crows lately. This is a shot of a crow in a tree behind our hom...

You might notice a new widget thing on the side bar from RedBubble. I'm a little hesitant about selling or advertising, but I was trying...

Barn Kitten This past weekend my family and I went up to visit a good friend of mine up in New York. I haven't seen my friend, Mairi,...

It's scratched, dented, with pieces of wood broken off, but it's got a new set of strings and it's all mine!

I am just overwhelmingly surprised! Awhile back I had a photo published in the magazine Mother Earth News . Then, in the next issue I was ju...

A picture I took in October 2007.

I took this amusing picture at an historical village. Maybe it's amusing because I'm not that familiar with the habits of sheep or c...

It's official! I am saving electricity!! After seeing our atrocious electric bill for last month (blasted, but wonderful A/C!) I decided...

So, I was one of the lucky ones to be given some huge zucchini from a friend's garden. I didn't grow any this year, so I was actuall...

So, I finally got to harvest some peas! (About 3 handfuls. Woo!) I'm so glad I planted sugar snap peas because you can just eat them rig...

Herbs, Peas, Lettuce (harvested), Tomatoes & Kale So, it's been nice not to have to water my container garden very much, what with t...

It's been pretty rainy and cool here in Cache Valley. I am a huge fan of this! However, I've never had a small starter garden in po...

Recycling is a word that makes you feel great or guilty. The word is pushed on us, calling for us to take responsibility for our actions and...

Beautiful Local Eggs Speaking of eating locally... You know how "people" say that it is better for people to eat what is local hea...

Today the clouds look like carded wool. The sun is shining and the breeze is cool - a perfect Spring day for the start of the local farmers...