Our weather feels like fall now

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And I have a beaver report. The beavers in our pond say we'll have a pretty "normal" winter with plenty of cold and snow,...

So far we’ve had a great fruit harvest

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Besides harvesting many wild pin cherries and chokecherries, the wild plums are coming on like mad. Not to mention our own tame fruit. We've...

Just before major canning starts, I’m putting up some hams

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Our garden is jumping now and I'll soon be canning big time, starting with carrots, mixed vegetables, and Swiss chard. But our local market...

With several dry days, we’re charging ahead

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Will finished up the hay he was working on yesterday, getting it all baled up nicely. With no rain on it! Yea! Right now,...

We’ve had a tough week

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It started out great. My adopted daughter from India, Monique, and her family came to Minnesota and we all met at son, Bill's on...