So far, everything’s coming along great
Our health has been wonderful and so has the weather. Will's been working at getting our gardens mulched and we've been weeding ahead of the mulching. But with four big gardens, it's sometimes a...
We’re preparing for a big snowstorm
The forecasters are saying we may be getting up to 18 inches of blowing, drifting snow today, into tomorrow. Ish! Will hauled some big round bales into the training ring, then moved the cows...
Spring on the homestead continues
Strangely, suddenly, it's spring, even though it's only March in northern Minnesota. I'm sure we'll have more snow and blustery weather, but it's in the high 40s, not 20s, and nearly all our snow...
Yesterday the sun came out and today our snow is going fast
After our huge spring snowstorm, we were glad to see the sun come out yesterday. And the temp went up, too … all the way to the mid-fifties! So, our snow melted fast. And...
Our snow is here to stay, I’m thinking
We do our outside chores then come inside to work hard at shelling corn, winnowing away the chaff in the wind outside, then stock both our shelf bins and seed packets, print out labels,...