Ken used to bake the bread in this house. He had worked in a bakery. So I contacted people for advice to care for his sour dough starters. Today I decided to just give it a try. First I got out the rye berries and rolled them I added the sour dough starter Then as Ken did, I added some whey. …
Each spring I freeze some asparagus. Why? In winter when I crave green food I make some creamed asparagus soup. For this batch I fried some onion, added stock, thyme, asparagus and some salt and pepper with a bit of lemon juice. Then I ran batches through the blender. It is nice to add a dollop of yogurt when serving
Greetings from the Garden! This week’s CSA box has cabbage, onions, garlic, the last of the pumpkins, kohlrabi, rutabaga, carrots, beets, black radishes, and the last of the winter tomatoes. Field Notes. As many of you already know my husband, Ken died on December 19, 2017. Prior blog entries describe his illness and death and the obituary is posted as well. This was a difficult harvest from the root cellar for me as I thought …
Even in death Ken had what our friend Kevin calls a “teachable moment.” The deputy sheriff from Polk County came to write up the report. He was quite amazed at our house, and that Ken had build the thirty foot chimney and wooden circular stairs and bent wood railing. When he got downstairs he asked about the blue corn in the racks drying. Then he said, “Wow. He probably saved seeds and didn’t do those …
Ken Keppers Obituary Ken Keppers died December 19, 2017. After scans in July indicated cancer, he sought alternative health care. He died as he wished – at home. Born November 15, 1952 in St. Paul to parents Ralph and Patricia (Billy) Keppers, Ken grew up in White Bear Lake and Shoreview, Minnesota, and attended St. John’s and St. Odilia’s Elementary schools and Totino – Grace High School. He graduated from Bemidji State University …
Ken’s story – The Final Chapter Since many people did not know Ken was sick, and want to know what happened, here is the story. About a year ago Ken went to the clinic because he had a lump on the back of his neck. They told him if it persisted or worsened he should come back. In July he went back and a scan indicated lymphoma with tendrils reaching to his spinal cord. …
We have been experiencing cold temperatures over weeks – too long for a cold snap, or a cold spell, it’s a cold stretch! During this stretch what is my first thought once the sun is out, the wind dies down and it climbs UP to minus ten degrees? FILL THE WOOD RACKS! First I sought out my enthusiastic trainer, Oscar. Then I hauled in wood to fill the cooks stove wood rack …
We sprout grain for the poultry. Ken build trays with screens on the bottom to fit bread racks. With this cold, the entry temperature fell below freezing. So I emptied the rack. I moved the sprouts inside the house to the tub room – warmer and more moist They seem to be growing more slowly, but are doing fine!
