By Susan Shanklin I’m charged. I’m ready! Ready for what? Harvest! Oh, I can say with a certainty it seemed to come oh so fast. Spring was wet and cold and early August felt like spring, but it doesn’t matter … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin When Tom returns from his domestic travels he sometimes brings home items given to him for me or us to use, try, and enjoy. His recent trip to North Dakota produced not deer meat nor honey nor … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin I baked a couple of Butternut squashes up today and sorted through Haroldson apples for ones that wouldn’t keep any longer. I ended up with two quarts of applesauce, canned and two quarts of yummy bright orange … Read more>>>
There is an old saying, “Bread is the staff of life.” I’m not quite sure what that means but here at the Shanklin Ponderosa, bread is one of our main foundations for healthy eating. Tom called it his “secret weapon” … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin I see the radar on the weather map showing red, yellow and green shapes moving into our area this morning, indicating heavy rainfall. Yikes, what should I do? I really should run out and harvest some Swiss … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin Life is short…..seasons are short. Each year I get older and it doesn’t seem possible! I am a big fan of the local thrift store and they have introduced a perk of 5 percent off if you … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin Tom said I should call my article this time, “The Spring That Never Happened”. Does that phrase fit what is happening in your life today? Something that you have been waiting for and keep looking for, and … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin Let me make you feel old, ok. Well, older than you feel, maybe. Waaaaaaay back in 1983, the final episode of M.A.S.H. airs with more than 125 million viewers tuned in to watch. Ronald Reagan gives a … Read more>>>
