We had an excellent weekend

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I found a horse for our horse-loving granddaughter, Ava, through a friend of ours. Yes, Ava had her POA pony, Whinny, but Whinny has Cushing's disease, which is kind of related to diabetes. Only...

Finally, spring is here!

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After the second longest winter in northern Minnesota history, spring is finally here. Our temperature today is a sunny 50 and the snow and ice are going away fast. (Usually, we're in the garden...

Finally, our snow is going, going … but still here

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We still have too much snow to walk in the garden or backyard. But the driveway is bare around the buildings and we're starting to see flower beds and a bit of grass. Hooray!...

Getting back to normal

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After last week's scare with Will's heart attack, then adjusting to life afterward, we're back to a kind of new normal. No sugary goodies or cases of Pepsi for Will, handy at all times....

Who said animals are dumb?

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We had been having problems with deer getting into our Sand and Central gardens. Half was fenced with 6-foot welded wire where the Central garden side only had stock panels and a string of...