The most important part of the winter survival kit is the red coffee can.  Here is ours refreshed. The metal can on the left hold the tea l...

 I finished painting the last of the Christmas ornaments and a few more have been delivered.  One of these days I will have a wrapping and p...

 I am declaring leaf mulching done for the year!  I was really lucky that my baby brother has a huge mulching mower and he came through our ...

 Jen used yarn and a peg board to make a giant cross stitch piece of art!  I helped with a few stitches... not many.  Yesterday we crossed a...

 Yesterday we had a project day...well project morning anyway.  Recycles went to recycle and garbage went to the landfill.  Patio chairs, ta...

 I washed a window today and Far Guy did one more...maybe tomorrow we can get another one done.  We are slow but steady.   This afghan is st...

 I think I am done with leaves for the year.  The ones in the woods will stay put especially if we get snow.  My mower had a problem but Far...

 Our Fall work list is getting shorter.  The leaves are out of the trees, well all the leaves that will fall right now. If there are still l...

 I mulched the leaves in our yard on Monday and got some mulching done at my baby brothers shop.  I still have more areas to do but it raine...

 Some of the trees are getting a bit of color...most are just blah... These Maples were showing off quite nicely against the blue sky!  So f...

 I had quite a time with the Baptismal gown.  It had some difficult stains.  Finally worked some magic with some bleach  and gave it a good ...

 I enjoy the warm days of Fall.  We used to call it Indian Summer...but I heard that is frowned upon now...maybe it should be called a secon...

 We raked a bit and blew all the leaves from the rocks on the East and West sides of the house and from under the back deck.   Far Guy vacuu...

 Yesterday afternoon I mulched leaves at my other baby brothers home.   It is most likely my last time there this Fall.  Our weather is supp...

 Yesterday I mulched leaves in the neighborhood.  It is getting a tad cool to be out and about on the mower in my Summer mowing clothing.  M...

 Far Guy got the sheep water tank on top of some cement blocks ...all ready for next years tomato growing season.  I messed with the solar l...

 I am so done with leaves.  The last of nine mulchings was completed on Friday...it was dirty work as it is real dry here.  Yesterday Far Gu...

 At this rate Winter will be here early.  The third snow usually stays:(   We woke up to the second snow.  By afternoon it had melted.   We ...

 We are making progress on the Fall work list.  I try to tackle something extra every day.  Yesterday I took care of spraying some weeds in ...

 We are enjoying the nice days.  Spending time outside and coming in at night dog tired.   Thank goodness supper was easy...salad and Jambal...