All of a sudden, spring has sprung
From lows of -5 degrees F just a few nights ago, today's high is supposed to be in the low 60s! Holy cow, that's warming even our nights to the high 40s. Yep, the...
We planted fruit trees … again
In Northern Minnesota, nothing much is easy. We had a couple dozen apple trees plus cherry and pear trees in our little acre of orchard. And they were doing great. But two winters ago,...
Q and A: Dirty windows and Wallo’ Waters
Dirty windows
Saw the post on dirty windows. I clean them for a living. Good advice. My brew is approximately 1 gallon water ½-1 cup ammonia and 3 Tbsp. liquid Joy. Make sure that the...
One man’s junk; another man’s treasure
A friend gave Will a junker air compressor that the pressure switch was shot on. He and David spent several hours rigging a motor, changing pulleys, adding a cord and finally re-doing the pressure...
The clutch went out on our new big Oliver tractor
Yesterday Will was hauling manure out onto our new pasture on the new forty acres and after seven loads, the clutch started acting up. Will just got it back up to the house when...