Recent content by Arrakis

I've never had coffee from a percolator. I use a stainless steel press. The body and lid is double walled, keeps the coffee hot for quit awhile. Makes just enough for two large cups. We live off grid with a very small battery bank and didn't feel like running the generator in the moring to make...

Anyone with a library card can borrow seeds. At the end of the season they bring back seed to replenish what was borrowed and a little extra. Most of the catalog seed has been grown and saved locally. The library does buy seed occasionally if running low. Unfortunately, some people continue to...

I was wondering if anyone has a seed library in their community. If so, is it utilized by you and or the community? I'm a volunteer at my local library and one thing I help out with is the spring plant swap and I recently offered my services to be more active with the seed library. Soon I'll be...

For some reason I could not embed the video. Maybe I'm too new to the site? Thanks for doing that.

Today my wife and I dug a maze in the snow to see if Mia could navigate it. And..... https://www.youtube.com/embed/WihePIkAUpY

Overnight low of 30.... This is nice for a change.

Over night low was suppose to be -10 where I am. Not even close. It was 6 when the sun came up.

I'm not sure many people pick up on the origin of the user name. I've used it for a long time.

One is Satsuma (I think that's the name) and I don't remember the other. I'd have to check. I'm just inside 5B.

We are just getting started. We planted a small orchard last summer and have a couple of small raised beds. Apples, pears, plums, cherries & hazel nuts. The only real success we've had has been garlic, so we filled our beds with it this fall. Big plans summer 2017 to put in a proper garden...

Hi everyone! Finally joined, been a member of BYC & BYH for year or so and SS for aboit 10 minutes longer than here. See you around.