Apple Jack Creek

Living on a small holding in rural Alberta, raising kids and animals, growing stuff, creating things with fibre, and living with PTSD. See more at www.applejackcreek.com.

30 September 2009

Fishing

I am hopelessly addicted to fishing. This is entirely my husband’s fault. He grew up in Saskatchewan, where there are lakes everywhere a...

20 September 2009

Harvest & the Garden Cleanup Crew

Today was the day to harvest the remaining things out in the garden – the rest of the potatoes, beets, the squash, and the few stray onions ...

17 September 2009

Spreading the joy of ‘good work’

I enjoy the satisfaction of ‘making stuff’. I really like seeing the juice from the apples in the pantry, the fruit leather packed in kids’ ...

The Nova Scotia Hat

A friend of mine who also likes yarn and knitting and such went to Nova Scotia this summer on a holiday. Before she left, I gave her $20 and...

11 September 2009

Independence Days Update

Ohh, it’s been awhile. Let’s see what we’ve done! Planted : Not a thing. It’s not quite planting time here … although I do have some garli...

05 September 2009

Things to do with apples

The people I work with have gotten used to the idea that I’m the person who is likely to make use of leftovers of one form or another. “Wi...

03 September 2009

Dehydrating the bounty

I do love my little American Harvest dehydrator. It takes very little time to slice up some veggies or fruit to put on the trays, then it ...

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