I’ve received two early birthday presents this year. The first was a set of Knitter’s Pride Karbonz double-pointed needles. My honey got them for me as I have been knitting a lot of socks lately and, as a result, have broken more than a few of the wooden needles. I already have a couple of …
Today I decided to finish a project that I have been putting off for a while. I have a pair of jeans that had developed a hole at the corner of the right back pocket as well as were worn very thin between the thighs. I originally had two pairs of these. The other pair …
This is a excerpts from texted conversation with my boyfriend last night. We were just talking about what we were doing (as one does) and these started coming from him.. “You are so bahahahad!” “Sheep are the worst. Well at least that is how I felt at the time.” “I see. I can no longer …
I know, I’ve not been on here much of late. Alas, there hasn’t been a lot for me to write about lately. Winter is a time to hunker down, stay warm, and plan for spring here. Christmas was nice. Lots of lovely and thoughtful presents. I got a lot of books that will hopefully help …
I’m not a fan of New Years resolutions. I’ve watched gyms become packed with fevered folks looking to lose those 10 pounds only to become ghost towns by March. I’ve seen people tear themselves up trying to stop or change something about themselves and failing. However, there are some things that I would like to …
It has gotten cold here. Not as cold as some places but colder than others. Cold enough to cause some urgency in the winter preparations. The apples have been moved off of the porch as it is just to close to freezing even with the dehydrator out there running 24/7. Inside the house, heat is …
Fall is a busy time around here. The farmers are in the fields hurrying to get the corn and soybeans harvested before winter comes. The combines and tractors run 24/7 in years that there is a lot of rain or bad weather. Everybody is trying to get their homes and yards ready for the onslaught …
Over the summer I had heard that a new kind of mason jar was entering the market. I had not gotten a chance to actually hold one in my hand until last week. I just happened to check out the canning section in the Blain’s Farm and Fleet in Cedar Falls and low and behold …
There hasn’t been a lot of knitting content of late as there hasn’t been a whole lot of knitting done. Mostly it’s been about getting food into jars. Lots and lots of food. The past weeks have been the apples. At one point the porch was loaded with apples and the honey still in the …
This past week my friend (and former roommate), Elise, has been back in the midwest. She is currently working on her PhD at LSU in animal science specializing in goats. She was back in the midwest to attend and present at the National Goat Expo in Illinois and to see her family. I wanted to …
Sarah Jane Humke 