All Our Stories
Animal Stories
- Why Cats Bring Home Live Mice — And why you can’t stop them!
- Wonder Woman Recovers from Flu — Cold, wet, naked woman rescues bird
- Duck Waiting for a Bus — Animals in unexpected places, often with an attitude
- The Evolution of Fish — Who ever thought a fish could be compassionate, psychic and smart?
- Mice in Disneyland — My husband builds the mouse cage of all mouse cages
- Birds and Cats in Harmony — Ever wanted to alter a cat’s natural instinct to hunt? Is it possible?
- Hawk Alert — Screeching jays, a hawk attack, and an unlucky-then-lucky grackle, all ten feet from Jacqueline and her wide-eyed cats.
- Swan Lake — Jacqueline learns an exciting natural history lesson at the webbed feet of a few hundred swans.
- Fermented Cherries — The tables turn! Birds on a bender scare the heck out of the cats
- Must See Doggie TV — NEVER do a live TV show with an animal as your co-star. Ever.
Family & Pie Stories
- How to Make Your Wife Happy — Sleeping under the stars will do it, and five more tips husbands ought to know
- A Lifetime of Pies — Do you like pie? Really now, who doesn’t? A personal history of pie.
- Jacqueline’s Grandmother’s 102 year birthday
- Turkey in a Bag — As a new wife, Jacqueline cooks the turkey in under 3 minutes.
- Why I Married My Husband — Saving my life a few times before he popped the question helped
- Love at Second Sight — My grandfather waited 20 years to see his grandkids
Farm Stories
- Rare Old Apples that Taste like Roses — Extinct apple tree found on our farm
- Chickens and Trenches — Why we love our flock
- Honor Among Leaves — A garden with a mind of its own and a gardener who listens
- Sunsets, Deer, Purring Cats and a View You Can See Forever
- Ice cream social and handmade quilts
Recipes
- Easy Harvest Recipes for apple, pear and peach pies!
- Strawberries and rhubarb are in season. Cookbook author June Entwistle sent three easy recipes.
- See “Turkey in a Bag” story for a quick recipe for Thanksgiving Turkey
Poetry