Will and Christian got the tomatoes planted

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Last week, Will and Christian got all 52 tomatoes planted. Our big Bourbon Red tom turkey went down to "help." We trained Spencer not...

Every day brings us closer to spring

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Spring is a season of firsts. A week ago, our pair of Canadian geese arrived on the partially melted beaver pond. Two days ago,...

Rain, rain, and more rain, but oh how the garden is growing!

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We've had a month of warm, rainy weather. And because Mom was doing so poorly, I spent a lot of time at the nursing...

We planted fruit trees … again

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In Northern Minnesota, nothing much is easy. We had a couple dozen apple trees plus cherry and pear trees in our little acre of...

Well, it froze!

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We knew it was only a matter of time and the weather forecast called for a freeze warning for our area. So, taking no...