Author Archives: Kelli Miller

Last week Tuesday night we saw overnight temperatures in the mid-30’s. I chanced it and didn’t cover anything, but Thursday night when a low of 27 was predicted I drug out the bedsheets. All of the container plants I could … Continue reading →

So the Big Melon Project is almost wrapped up. Your last “clue” is…look for us in the pages of Country Gardens Magazine! It won’t be for about a year, but of course I’ll be mentioning it here when our issue … Continue reading →

I’m typing to you from my new laptop. I don’t have access to my pictures from it yet, so just text for tonight. But I can tell you I am thoroughly enjoying it, as one does when one has saved … Continue reading →

by the girls, in the corncrib when they were converting it into a “clubhouse”. I think I’ll be invoking eminent domain and sniping this treasure for myself.

If you’re wanting beef or pork before the end of the year, let us know soon! We only have 2 quarters of beef, 1 beef bundle, and 1-1/2 hogs left for this year. Otherwise we’ll have beef again in February … Continue reading →

Two of the muscovey ducks and a white rock hen are trying to hatch the same clutch of eggs.

we’d all be dead by now. And the killers names would be Smokey, Candy, Dexter, Sammy, and their mother, Casper. Especially that little blue-eyed calico girl, Candy. She’s especially dangerous. Dexter, showing why this flower box is not looking nearly … Continue reading →

Seattle is a pretty cool place in that you are a short drive from two different mountain ranges. Mt. Rainier is in the Cascades, and Hurricane Ridge is in the Olympics. We visited Hurricane Ridge on Day 4 of our … Continue reading →

Backing up to Day 2 of the trip, we spent the whole day at Mt. Rainier – 14,410 feet high. Scientists think it was originally 2000 feet higher but lost its original peak in a volcanic blast. It boasts 26 … Continue reading →