Grandson Drew is up from St. Paul

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He brought a load of his things up to the house David built. David and his family bought a house in Chisholm, a town about 20 miles southwest of us, making it closer to...

The sun’s out and the birds are singing

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Well, at least some of the birds are singing. Our temperatures are in a warming trend now and boy are we ever glad. We're already into our second year's firewood. (We try to keep...

It’s here; freeze warning!

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We had out frost scare last week, then it got nice and warm again. It's that period ever fall when we get a break, then it's like God's testing us to see if...

With the world in chaos, we’re so peaceful here

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We know we can't do anything about horrible mass killings, wars, hate, and divisiveness. We do know we can be grateful for what we have on our homestead, day by day. Beautiful fall weather continues,...

Our tomatoes and peppers are getting ripe

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With those ripening crops, I've been busy taking out seed to save for our seed business. I always take seed from the earliest and some of the best ones. I also give them a...