Where to find heirloom seed potatoes

One year, many moons ago, I found some Russian Fingerlings, Yellow Rose and Blue Fin potatoes at Smith and Hawken (when they were a great store with great tools and no Scott “Organic” fertilizers – please, don’t get me started!!) Well, the...

How to plant and harvest heirloom potatoes

Many people think of growing potatoes as a laborious undertaking but I have a simple, easy way to grow potatoes. I have planted my potatoes this way for about 10 years so I know it works, and works well whether you are planting five pounds or 50 pounds ( or 150 pounds...

Heirloom Varieties of Potatoes

Imagine running out to the garden and digging up some Rose Fin Apple potatoes or German Butterballs or some Purple Vikings with their deep purple skin and their creamy white insides. Or think about your picnic potato salad on the 4th of July with red, white and blue...
The Fragrance of God

The Fragrance of God

  People recommend books to me on a daily basis as I am known as some what of a book buff. And as an avid collector of books I check into almost all recommendation, never wanting to let one good book escape my library. Every once in awhile though, someone...
The Knitting Circle

The Knitting Circle

As beautiful as this painting is, knitting alone can be, well, lonely. I have been privileged to be a small part of a wonderful knitting/spinning/felting group in Indiana and I truly miss the camaraderie, the friendships, tutoring and the accountability. In an attempt...