by Daisy | Sep 12, 2008 | Canned, Dried, Frozen, Recipes
Pears and lemons are soulmates, two halves of one ambrosial whole. To me, this is the only way to make pear preserves, with thinly sliced whole lemons, peel and all.—————————–Pear PreservesSouthern Living...
by Daisy | Sep 11, 2008 | Crafts, Woodworking
I built a box to store small garden tools and supplies: gloves, garden knife, twine, secateurs, etc. I am that peculiar kind of lazy which would rather spend days fashioning such a box than go back into the house for a pair of scissors. It is shaped like a shed with a...
by Daisy | Sep 9, 2008 | Canned, Dried, Frozen, Recipes
Lookit I got! Brother’s wife’s sister’s husband’s parents’ pears! I am planning pear-lemon preserves, canned meatless mincemeat, and perhaps pear butter or pickled pears. Too much? Not enough, I say. Bring on the paring knife, rustle up...
by Daisy | Sep 5, 2008 | Garden, Garden Hacks
I don’t think a raised vegetable bed is complete without hoops. They provide a neat, removable/interchangeable framework for: plastic sheeting to create greenhouse conditions for germinating seedlings and to guard against cold weather and punishing downpours...
by Daisy | Sep 4, 2008 | Recipes, Snacks & Sides
My kids live on this stuff, but I’ve realized recently that it’s not as well known as I thought. Maybe some people just use it for occasional playtime, but in my house, it’s lunch.Peanut Butter Play-dohbig blob of peanut butterdecent squeeze of...
