Making a cold and cough syrup

It wouldn’t be a holiday without someone being sick. Lucky for us, both boys caught some sort of cooty at the same time. I’m just thankful it’s not the real flu with the aches and respiratory distress, nor the nasty stomach bug making the rounds. It’s a snotty-nose cold. But I hate it when they [...]

Starting the New Year right

After an eventful night dealing with a couple of boys who think a runny nose is a valid reason for incessant (well, at least until 2:30 a.m.) whining and crying, I looked forward to a relaxing New Year’s Day. It was everything I hoped. We Skyped my brother and sister-in-law in Lithuania, and were able [...]

Gardening through the snowstorm

You know you’re in trouble when the local weatherman delights in giving updates of the impending doom descending from the north. We knew a doozy of a storm was heading straight for us with arctic temperatures and a bizarre swirl of the jet stream that spelled nothing but trouble. I wasted no time in preparing [...]

Assessing new varieties

I’m a happy camper when I’m surrounded by seed catalogs in the winter. Although I have favorites that I plant every year, there’s no way I can resist some of the new varieties with their gorgeous colors and promises of stellar production. Plus, I need to sort these things out to pass on the information [...]

Exploring Yellowstone in the off season

My mother came out from Ohio last week for her annual visit. Since we try to do something to break her out of the normal visiting routine of her cleaning our house and saying over and over again the multiple reasons she doesn’t want a dog, we opted to head to Yellowstone. Despite living in [...]

Final harvest

October 1 was the last hurrah for the garden. Snow was in the forecast for October 2 along with plummeting temperatures bound to end the season whether I was ready or not. The day before, I harvested the basil and made pesto, plus I picked the celery, which I blanched and froze. We also picked [...]

Mussels in the Missouri

We’re blessed to have the Missouri River flow right through Great Falls. It’s beauty changes throughout the seasons, and there’s always something new to experience. Years ago it was a surprise for me to see pelicans in Montana, but they’re a regular feature in the area. And just last week I learned we had clams. [...]

Fisher Blacksmithing is a finalist in Martha Stewart’s American Made contest

Calling all garden lovers… plus those who appreciate fine craftsmanship. Montana’s very own Tuli Fisher of Fisher Blacksmithing in Bozeman is one of 50 finalists in the Martha Stewart American Made contest. If he wins, he receives a cash prize, trip to New York City, and will be featured in Martha Stewart Living. Click HERE [...]

My precious

Growing up in Ohio I have a thing for apples. There are so many fabulous varieties back there that it’s easy to take them for granted… until you live somewhere where coaxing a fruit tree to live, let alone bear fruit, is a heroic act. Last year I told you about the “Triple Play” tree I purchased [...]

Fishing on Labor Day

It’s been such a hectic summer between keeping up with watering, excessive heat and Grant building the addition onto the house that we really haven’t ventured out much for recreation. So we took a little time to head down to the river to see what the boys could catch. The nice thing about little guys is [...]

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