Spring is finally here

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Although we're scheduled for more snow, the ground is pretty much thawed and it feels like spring. And FINALLY our water line from the...

I’ve been super busy canning David’s venison

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Our weather warmed up some, with some days being above freezing, so I've been in a hurry, trying to get all of David's deer...

Like everyone we’re trying to get ready for Christmas on our homestead

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Like most homesteaders we know, we struggle with cash this time of the year. Grain prices have been horrible. Hay, which we buy from...

We finally got a good rain

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On Friday, I took our apprentice, Ashley, over to the Vince Shute Bear Sanctuary near Orr, Minnesota She'd never seen black bears in the...

Mom’s in the hospital, so please forgive the short blog post

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Just a week after Mother's Day, I had to rush Mom to the Cook Hospital.  She was suddenly vomiting and her stomach hurt.  As...