We escaped the arctic blast for at least one day

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My oldest son, Bill, texted me that they were going to celebrate grandson, Mason's fifteenth birthday on last Saturday. We've been having cold and snow and were expecting the roads to be snow-covered and...

We had a good trip down to Mayo Clinic

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Really, I hadn't planned on going as Tom's girlfriend said she was driving out from Michigan to take him down for his surgery. So, I didn't blog on Tuesday as I figured I would...

Will’s back logging again

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Yep, he had a stent put in a heart artery a short while ago. And he's due for another on Monday. But as per doctor's orders, he's resumed all his activities he prior was...

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The sun is out and the birds are singing I especially noticed this when I went to Homestead Mills to buy feed this morning. While we were loading up, the sparrows in the warehouse were...

Three feet of snow, -5 F, and I’m starting to plant

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Now that may sound totally crazy (especially when our last spring frost date is around June 12th or so. But there are a few crops that need to be started early. One of these...