My Life on Cedar Lane

It has always been a quest for me, to save money.  I was raised by a single mom.  Dad left all four of us with Mom when I was pretty young, ...

....want to be alone. ....want to retire and stay home every day. ....want to sleep all day. ....want to meet new people. ....want to at...

What an odd year it has been here in Central Missouri.  This past Winter was very dry, hardly any snow and very little cold temperatures.  T...

I officially began the 2012 canning season yesterday with my first trip to the orchard.  We visited Thierbach Orchard for the second year ...

The first batch of syrup is sealed and cooling on the dining room table.  We began our season last week, tapping over 13 trees nearby our ho...

My youngest, Kelly, is a junior in High School.  And, like most other parents, by the time you get to the third child, you've been there...

This morning, John and I set out to visit a friend's farm about 20 miles away.  I was given directions from Tonya, wrote them out and re...