https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:50:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/12/were-getting-montanas-cold-front/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/12/were-getting-montanas-cold-front/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:50:59 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11851 No, we’re not getting snow like they did around Great Falls and where we used to live. They got over 8 inches! And not in the mountains, either. Wow, that’s early. Instead, we went from nearly 80 degrees F down to just above 40 this morning. And it’s drizzling rain. Yes, we need it but […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/12/were-getting-montanas-cold-front/feed/ 0 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/07/were-so-grateful-for-another-warm-sunny-day/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/07/were-so-grateful-for-another-warm-sunny-day/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:26:57 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11843 It lets us get so much more done easily. This morning, Will and I split up another load of wood with our cat, Mittens, and dog, Hondo’s help, of course. They always keep a close eye on us. When Will hauled the load to the woodshed, I headed for the Main Garden and pulled a […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/07/were-so-grateful-for-another-warm-sunny-day/feed/ 37 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/05/winters-coming-like-a-freight-train-2/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/05/winters-coming-like-a-freight-train-2/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11837 Boy, are we ever scrambling lately. Besides harvesting here and there and drying beans and corn, saving seeds, and canning, I’ve been kind of crazy. We had the best crop of Who Gets Kissed sweet corn this year. I didn’t think we’d get any as I planted it so late and it never got weeded. […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/05/winters-coming-like-a-freight-train-2/feed/ 19 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/30/our-fall-colors-are-at-100-percent-now/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/30/our-fall-colors-are-at-100-percent-now/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:06:20 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11831 Living in the woods, one sure notices things like brightly colored fall leaves. The sun’s out today after a day of heavy rain. And boy, do we appreciate the beauty around us. I got my last sweet corn canned up, both in half-pints and pints, to use in a wide variety of recipes. Whew, I’m […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/30/our-fall-colors-are-at-100-percent-now/feed/ 28 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/28/finally-we-have-some-sun/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/28/finally-we-have-some-sun/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:45:24 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11825 It’s normal for northern Minnesota to have a period of fall rains. But holy cow have we been blessed! I guess it’s a good thing in one way. I’ve been canning double batches every single day. It’s really stacking up. Literally! Will has been lugging full boxes down in the basement for me. When I […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/28/finally-we-have-some-sun/feed/ 13 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/24/we-had-our-second-frost-so-its-that-time/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/24/we-had-our-second-frost-so-its-that-time/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:39:47 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11819 After that second frost yesterday morning, we’ve been crazy busy, pulling things in that should be in, ahead of the rains that are forecast. Will loaded up the truck with a heaping pile of Hopi Pale Grey squash while I did the final tilling of the section of the Wolf Garden that had two failed […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/24/we-had-our-second-frost-so-its-that-time/feed/ 27 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/21/im-doubling-up-on-canning/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/21/im-doubling-up-on-canning/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:32:08 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11812 As we now have so much harvested, and a lot more to go, I have had to double up on my canning. Yesterday I finished up the two crates of sweet corn and then canned up a big package of boneless, skinless chicken breast I’d gotten on sale as a close-dated item. I use these […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/21/im-doubling-up-on-canning/feed/ 17 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/17/harvest-is-in-full-swing-now-3/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/17/harvest-is-in-full-swing-now-3/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:56:25 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11806 Well, the front porch and entryway are loaded with buckets of dry beans, dry corn, and other various produce, from tomatoes to watermelons. For what we thought was our very worst gardening year ever, I’m totally amazed and very thankful for this extremely bountiful harvest! We had a light frost the night before last, but […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/17/harvest-is-in-full-swing-now-3/feed/ 30 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/14/we-had-the-heaviest-rain-ive-ever-seen/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/14/we-had-the-heaviest-rain-ive-ever-seen/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:40:36 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11799 On Friday it was supposed to rain in the afternoon. We expected that. But when it came, it was like a typhoon. Will said the only harder rain he’d ever seen was in an actual typhoon, when he was in the Marines, in Okinawa during the Vietnam War. I mean it poured so hard it […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/14/we-had-the-heaviest-rain-ive-ever-seen/feed/ 24 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/10/what-a-dilemma-can-more-apples-plums-tomatoes-or-corn/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/10/what-a-dilemma-can-more-apples-plums-tomatoes-or-corn/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:07:27 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11792 I worried this over nearly all night, finally deciding I needed to do some tomatoes as our salsa was getting down there and we like it on nearly everything. We use it instead of catsup and Will likes to have some on his eggs in the morning. I went out to the Wolf Garden this […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/09/10/what-a-dilemma-can-more-apples-plums-tomatoes-or-corn/feed/ 15