The bottom fell out of the temperature last night.

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When we woke up it was negative 16° F! In Minnesota that's cold for early November. Those beavers were sure right so far! So we run out, do chores then come back and work...

We love off-season canning!

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Most folks think of canning as only something you do in the fall when harvest is in. Sure, I do a lot more canning then, as I'm bringing in tons (literally) of ripe tomatoes,...

We’re getting ready to put up the shakes

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After a couple of days of sawing cedar blocks and splitting them into gorgeous shakes with his homemade froe, Will and I are getting ready to put up shakes on the overhang roof in...

We’ve had such a pretty week

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Due to high humidity and cloud cover at night, we've had beautiful hoar frost on the trees, weeds, and fence lines every morning. What a beautiful sight to wake up to, especially when there...

Will and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

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Of course it's been a zoo around here, getting ready for Christmas, but on Sunday, Will and I took awhile off to drive "around the block" so to speak. We wanted to take a...