We wish all of you a very happy New Year!
From our homestead to yours, whether it's your forever homestead or the place you are for now, we truly wish you a wonderfully happy New Year! It doesn't take parties, drinking, and staying up...
Warm weather is finally here!
Yesterday it was 45 and today they say we'll hit 50 and the sun is out. What a relief! I never appreciated water dripping from our roof so much as this year. Yesterday Will...
Oh yeah, winter’s definitely here
Although we have had a great fall with little snowfall until now and relatively decent temperatures for northern Minnesota, winter's definitely here. I'm just recovering from a real nasty bug and poor Will's been...
Even hardcore homesteaders take a day off
So what did Will and I do? We took a drive along the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on the Echo Trail. We'd talked about doing this for two years now,...
Summer seems to have arrived
We know summer hasn't really arrived -- there's still a good chance of frost around the corner. So while the apple trees are blooming like mad, I'm continuing to plant crops like late-season pumpkins,...