Author Archives: Cáit
Lunch Meats
I’m delving into a new world – making my own lunch meats. This is purely an effort to use the meats in my freezer for something other than full meals. I purchased a meat press on Amazon. In looking at … Continue reading
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Life is Short
2024 has been a year about living. Truely living and experiencing as much as possible. A good friend of mine was diagnosed with malignant melanoma sixteen years ago. He was able to get it under control back then. However, this … Continue reading
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Marketing and the Washcloth
Marketing changes how we see what we need in our daily life. There was a time, in the way back, that people used a washcloth (washrag) for all their cleaning. Then marketing happened and people were convinced to use the … Continue reading
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Holiday Spirit
The last few weeks have been filled with quiet moments. All the projects that are in the works are ones that require set up and then a fair amount of patience to let them do their thing. I had 7lbs … Continue reading
Fall Foraging at Its Finest – Black Walnuts
It goes without saying that any time there is political turmoil, people tend to get closer to their food stuffs and tighten their budgets. I do this with certainty, to the point I have to stop watching the news and … Continue reading
AUTUMN UPON US
With the Autumn Equinox past us, we have moved into cooler and wetter weather. The summer garden plants are done and removed from the garden area to keep unwanted insects from taking refuge. I feel like the yard is baren … Continue reading
AUTUMN EQUINOX
Autumn Equinox has arrived with all its glory. The days are shortening. I’m looking forward to a lull in preserving, and for quiet evenings of rest. Before that happens, we will celebrate the harvest. Enjoy the spoils of summer with … Continue reading
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COOLING OFF
We are finally having a little cooler weather. The garden harvest is slowing down. It is always hard on me this time a year because I know that winter is coming. The beautiful garden plants will wither and end up … Continue reading
SALT & HERBS & DEER
As you can tell from my last few posts, everything and I mean EVERYTHING lately is about the garden and preserving what I’ve grown. I have herbs – rosemary, lavender, thyme, onion chives, garlic chives, sages (regular and pineapple), mints … Continue reading
Deck Gardens
What can you do with a 10 x 16 rear deck space – deck garden. We have deck gardened for the last few years. It’s a great way to use the space for foodscape. I’ll take you on a little … Continue reading
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