You’d think things would slow down sooner or later
At least now I'm starting to can in earnest. Today, I started seeding out some Leelanau Sweetglo watermelons (before they go bad in the greenhouse!) They have a nice, thick rind and while I...
Slowly, our snow is melting away
Today, for the first time, I was able to walk into the backyard and down toward the garden. Hooray! There was actually green grass after the snow had melted off. I checked my daylily...
We’re in the icebox now
There's reason homestead-minded folks seldom consider moving to Northern Minnesota. Yep, we've got lots of lakes, rivers, and government land, both State and Federal. Lots of wildlife and woods. But unfortunately, we have a...
Finally! The sun is out
We've had weeks of dreary, cloudy, windy cold weather. The last two days, the wind was screaming up to 45 mph gusts, making the brake on our wind charger scream. But, finally, today the...
We’re planning for spring gardens
But last night, it was -40° F! That surprised us, as we'd been expecting (via the weather forecast) temps in the -20s. Boy, did the house ever snap and creak! All houses do that...