bearing fruit – Grandma's Gleanings

Day One Hundred Eighty-Two “Regardless”

February 15, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

If you are fortunate enough to reside alongside the warm beaches of Florida, or on the sunny coast of California, the term spinning your wheels may not be as meaningful to you. Unless you have been entrenched in a snowdrift, during a blinding snow storm, while the temperatures are hovering in the you-gotta-be-kidding zone, …

Day One Hundred Twelve “Wild Grapes”

April 19, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

Soon after we purchased our earthly forever home many years ago, we wanted to plan a garden. We had grown a fabulous garden at our previous rental house, canned most of the crop, and enjoyed the harvest of some fantastic vegetables well into the winter. But now we finally owned our own land, and …

Day Thirty-One “Vines”

September 9, 2019 by Cathy Winkle

We had some nasty wind storms this past winter, taking down trees along our property line. It’s been a major process cleaning up the mess left behind. Today’s project involved removing a vine that was straddling the edge of our property line. With gloves and rake in hand, clothed with sheer determination (and not much in the …