We’re making good use of this very nice spring weather
Our season is very short here in northern Minnesota, so we're hard at work trying to get everything — especially the long-season crops — planted in the gardens. Yep, it's hard work and we're...
I hope everyone had a great Independence Day
After all, independence is what all of us self-reliant people are striving towards and that historical date hastened us down our paths, centuries ago. While we're thinking about the Fourth, we're also busy trying...
Oh oh, a freeze warning
Due to the tropical storm moving northward, it sucked a cold high down from Canada unexpectedly, after we had corn, beans, squash, and melons up in the gardens. Notice, I said "gardens" as in...
Rain, rain, go away
We really needed rain. But gee, it'd be nice if it would stop for a day or two! I've got lots of stuff to plant. Not garden veggies but flowers right now. I bought...
Our first seeds are coming up
We're feeling springy up here in northern Minnesota! Our first pepper and petunia seeds are popping up. Boy, do they like the rock wall behind the little greenhouse. The woodstove is on one side...