Friday   Short version: Pizzas, carrot sticks with ranch dip, chocolate pudding Long version: Everything aligned for pizza this day: I had b...

Tumbleweeds are so iconic of the American West: blowing about on the wide-open spaces, a fixture of western movies, almost as recognizable a...

After quite a bit of work by A. and the eldest boy, the brown truck has been towed to the semi-retired mechanic in the village for help with...

Friday   Short version: Spanish tortilla Long version: I ended up with fifty pounds of potatoes from excess commodities to add to the twenty...

If you've been with us here for the past several months, you'll know that A. and I have been battling to renovate both of the bathro...

We had our first freeze on Tuesday night, so I spent Monday gathering all the tomatoes and the last of the basil. That was pretty much all t...

Happy Halloween! I'm taking Pippi Longstocking and a Green Bay Packer football player trick-or-treating tonight. Everyone else is travel...