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,...

We finally got our Internet back

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Sorry I have not blogged lately but our internet has been all fouled up. Today a Hughes Net technician came out and upgraded our system and we're finally back online! Meanwhile, we've been fighting freezing...

Q and A: Flowering carrots, Hugelkultur, canning meatballs, and squash soup recipe

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Flowering carrots I have a question about carrots. Mine are flowering BIG TIME. Some look like they are going to seed and some are just simple dainty flowers. The carrots with the heavy flowers have...

Reader’s Question: Green chicken meat

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Hi Jackie! Love your column! Here's my question: Have you ever found GREEN meat in your roast chicken? If so - do you throw the whole bird out - or just pick out the...

Warm weather is finally here!

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Yesterday it was 45 and today they say we'll hit 50 and the sun is out. What a relief! I never appreciated water dripping from our roof so much as this year. Yesterday Will...