The new base cabinets in the kitchen are finally finished
But before we get into that, please let me assure you folks who ordered seed in January and haven't received them yet that they...
We’ve got beautiful wild orchids in bloom
We have a "secret" spot along the woods where Showy Lady's Slipper orchids bloom, the state flower of Minnesota. And they are just now...
The wind’s blowing up more snow
We woke up to lots of snow blowing hard against the windows. Ish! After nice, warm, sunny days this seems awful. But, hey, we...
Q and A: Drying towels and Canning ham hocks
Drying towels
I read in the last issue (#130, July-Aug 2011) all about washing your clothes with a wringer machine and then hanging them out...
And a partridge in a pear tree…
Okay, here in northern Minnesota, they call Ruffed Grouse "partridge," and the one I saw tonight was in our birch tree in the front...