Snow’s coming … too soon
We heard the dreaded four letter word: snow! And eight inches plus is forecast. In Northern Minnesota, that means it'll probably stick all winter. This will most likely be our first permanent snowfall (which...
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 have a wonderful visitor
As a surprise, Will's daughter, Jenna, drove up from Illinois to visit us! Fortunately, we've gotten over the rain and are having beautiful fall days. She can stay a week, so Dad gave her...
Q and A: saving seeds from beans, canning mayonnaise, and saving Hopi Pale Grey...
Saving seeds from green beans
I know you can let green beans go to seed and save the seed. My question is: Are they as nutritious as say Pinto beans? Can they be made into...
All of a sudden, spring has sprung
From lows of -5 degrees F just a few nights ago, today's high is supposed to be in the low 60s! Holy cow, that's warming even our nights to the high 40s. Yep, the...