David is now a movie star

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Well, sort of. This summer, our son, David, was in town and was stopped in a parking lot by a couple that he didn't recognize. They told him they were part of a movie...

Our snow is gone

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Well … mostly, that is; there still are a few lingering piles, here and there, mostly in the shade of the woods. But our snow's gone and that's the most important thing. (Even though...

I think we’ve grown webs between our toes

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We've had rain, rain and more rain. Four inches in several days' time. Luckily, Will managed to get our main garden tilled just before the first rain hit. It tilled up very nicely and...

We’ll have a white Christmas

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After a day without snow and rain, which is unheard of here in northern Minnesota this time of the year, we got a two-inch snowfall. Luckily, today the sun's out and it's pretty and...

We’re still getting ready for winter around here

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When we unloaded our second ton of pumpkins, I saved a dozen of the very nicest, from which I'll can up and dehydrate for the pantry. I'll also toast some of the seeds for...