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We got pigs!
Old farmer’s never die; 30 years after leaving our South Dakota farm we once more have pigs. The fifty new chicks (layers and fryers) arrive in two weeks so by the end of June we will be officially farmers again.…
A Valentine’s Day story; how I met my husband, moved to South Dakota and built a family
I hope you readers enjoy this bit of autobio from the days before online dating! .
Brrrrrrrrr! Winter is on the way
Let’s hear it for firewood! When it’s time to put the clocks back you know it is really gonna be winter soon! There was a hard frost coating all the lawn and trees this morning. But to give you a…
Have you ever deboned a duck??
Whenever I am up to my wrists in bird insides I think of Julia Child (may her memory ever be blessed!) and that day sometime in the 1960’s when on PBS I watched her debone a duck with her usual…
Our beautiful Hoosier Hutch!
One of the first things we bought together in 1974; I’ve used it ever since and here it is installed in the new house. Some day it will be refinished but for now it’s still wonderfully utilitarian with it’s flour…
A Week of Heritage Harvest
I had a great time in the Monticello kitchen this week. First discussing 19th century foodways with P. Allen Smith for his TV show and then watching food stylist Annette Joseph arrange the bounty of the garden on the kitchen…