Pickled Beets The problem with not having mosquitoes is that without them, there is no compelling reason to have screen doors. One still leaves the heavy, wooden doors open when the weather is nice but, without screen doors, the outside has a disconcerting habit of coming inside. Last summer we had a snake in the pantry.  Not a poisonous, little 10" (25cm) viper, but a big, old, 4' (135 cm) … Continue reading →