Holy cow, winter came with a bang again this year

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Winter actually came about three weeks earlier than usual this year! (Yeah, sure, we were ready … Uh huh.) Where our "normal" high temperature is 50° F, we've been very lucky to see 30,...

It’s still snowing

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Yep, winter is definitely here. We've been experiencing sub-zero temperatures at night with daytime highs in the teens and low twenties. We are glad in a way because soon Will can go over to...

Is anyone else out there tired of winter?

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I know I am, even though we've had a mild winter so far, mild as northern Minnesota goes, anyway. I think it has something to do with all those color photos in the multitude...

And then my computer crashed

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Things were going along nicely … I was pulling in lots of dry beans, canning more corn, and taking seeds from our many tomato varieties. I brought two Bozeman watermelons to the house that...

It’s finally raining

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Although we don't like to work in the wet, we are very glad the rains finally came. We've been in fire danger for several days now, with winds off and on, so we were...