We just got a new homestead addition

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A week ago, my darned back went out. I'm not sure why but think it may have happened when I carried a hose and sprinkler from the Wolf Garden to the Main Garden on...

Quarantining chickens, PVC hoop house, and Building codes

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Quarantining chickens  We're home from our first showing at the county fair. My children brought 6 chickens to show for 4-H. I see you quarantine your chickens for 3 weeks after fair. What do you...

Hondo is a sitter!

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I suppose I started it all by letting Hondo sit on my lap when he was a puppy. I did that with Spencer too. The trouble is that when I "explained" to Spencer that...

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We're getting snow Not much, but it's our first snow of the year and it's not sticking to anything. Yet. This is much later than our usual first snow here in Northern Minnesota. We usually...

Our storm turned out to be a non-event

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While folks in the Twin Cities were experiencing blizzard conditions and lots of snow, we woke up to a bit of wind but only about half an inch of snow. That was a surprise,...