https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:36:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/11/03/weve-had-3-inches-of-rain-and-three-more-days-of-rain-coming/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/11/03/weve-had-3-inches-of-rain-and-three-more-days-of-rain-coming/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:36:23 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11889 I’m sure glad we built the house way up on a hill, above the creek and beaver ponds! Flooding is very likely here, as it has been elsewhere. Stay safe guys! Flash floods, especially, are nothing to mess with. As we knew it would be raining, we got busy and split wood like mad. We […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/11/03/weve-had-3-inches-of-rain-and-three-more-days-of-rain-coming/feed/ 2 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/28/it-just-cost-me-75-99-to-fill-up-our-little-ford-edge/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/28/it-just-cost-me-75-99-to-fill-up-our-little-ford-edge/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:18:17 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11883 I’m so glad I wasn’t driving our big dually Dodge pickup! As diesel is well over $6 a gallon, that would be pricey. Expect everything in the stores to increase in price and decrease in size, or “shrinkflation.” To combat that, I’m doubling down on canning and food storage. We’re going to butcher a big […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/28/it-just-cost-me-75-99-to-fill-up-our-little-ford-edge/feed/ 43 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/26/were-getting-a-lot-done-but-cold-weathers-hitting-us/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/26/were-getting-a-lot-done-but-cold-weathers-hitting-us/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:13:59 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11876 This morning, it was 22 degrees F, outside with a layer of frost, of course. Fortunately, we pulled some huge cabbages in yesterday and Will dug the carrots with the middle buster plow on the tractor. When I ran Gypsy on the golf cart this morning, it felt icy. There was ice on the mud […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/26/were-getting-a-lot-done-but-cold-weathers-hitting-us/feed/ 21 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/22/were-working-like-beavers-to-get-finished-before-snow/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/22/were-working-like-beavers-to-get-finished-before-snow/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:56:10 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11870 We usually see our first snow about Halloween. One year, there was even a blizzard on that day! No, that doesn’t always happen, but we try to be prepared, just in case. (Doesn’t that seem to fit all we do?) Yesterday, I got a bunch of carrots peeled and ready to can and canned up […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/22/were-working-like-beavers-to-get-finished-before-snow/feed/ 24 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/19/its-been-getting-colder-at-night/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/19/its-been-getting-colder-at-night/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:40:08 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11862 Last night, it was 27 degrees F! Yep, it was supposed to be 30. The hoop houses weren’t heated as we’d spent most of the day splitting wood as the sun was out and we had visitors. We figured, “Well, 30 will be okay.” Oh well, we were wrong. The peppers all froze. Today, we’ll […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/19/its-been-getting-colder-at-night/feed/ 27 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/15/yep-its-still-raining-3/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/15/yep-its-still-raining-3/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:22:25 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=11856 I’ll swear I’m growing webbed feet! It’s cold and wet outside, but we still have plenty to do. It didn’t help that I was under the weather yesterday and didn’t do much but lie down and rest. However, today, I’m much better and got busy this afternoon and canned up the last (for me) batch […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2026/10/15/yep-its-still-raining-3/feed/ 25 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/#comments 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/ 13 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/ 38 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