It was so nice — then it snowed

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After all, this is northern Minnesota, so we expect snow way into April. But after 60-degree days and no freezing at night, all of our snow had melted and the sun was out. The...

Harvest time is here — big time

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Boy, are things ever getting ripe. I'm hurrying to get the early tomatoes seeded to save their seeds. So far the early winners this year are: Earlibell, Italian Paste, Morovsky Div, Silvery Fir Tree,...

Oh my, did I ever get a deal

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Last week, I found fire-roasted green chile peppers, canned in 24-ounce containers on Facebook Marketplace. My daughter-in-law, Kelly Jo picked them up for me and David brought them up here after deer hunting down...

The weak calf is walking

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After four days of coaxing our little calf to drink from the goat bottle every two hours, this morning I found him not in the entryway but in the kitchen. He had gotten up...

Did I mention it’s raining?

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Yep, it's still raining. Boy, is this getting old! It did kind of quit on Sunday so I went out and dug the last of our potatoes. I had to dry them on the...