Winter is here!
It's been threatening to arrive so we've been super busy since I got back from my mini-vacation to Yellowstone National Park. There were still potatoes to dig, more dry beans to pull, all the...
We’ve been spending a lot of time keeping everyone warm
Under the spell of the Polar Vortex, we've experienced temperatures of -40° F every night with highs often reaching, perhaps -13°. Today was a heat wave! It only got to 40 below last night...
Homesteading is all about thinking outside the box
We love our new Oliver tractor we lovingly dubbed "The Hulk" (big, green, and VERY strong). But the first day Will used it to move a round bale of hay, he got stuck. Not...
Another gray, gloomy, snowy day
We're wondering what happened to the sun. Honestly, Minnesota is usually bright and sunny, even in the winter. Lately, not so much. Today is warmer, in the low thirties, but it's very dark and...
We are getting more snow, but there is lots to do inside
When it snows a lot, it isn't always a bad thing. First off, it usually means we're getting warmer weather, which we are — 20's above zero! We also spend more time indoors and...