Mid-winter but no cabin fever

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Sure, I'd rather have less snow and cold. But if our weather up here in northern Minnesota was milder, the whole state would be built up, elbow to elbow! Actually I find plenty to...

Where the heck’s the sun?

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We got hammered a few days ago with a sloppy, wet snow. True, it wasn't cold but we didn't want to see white. Luckily, after a day's time, it slowly warmed up and the...

Only in Minnesota!

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No, we aren’t so tough here that we take baths outside in a snowdrift. David and Will just carried our VERY heavy, old, cast iron bathtub down 14 stairs and set it outside in...

The benefits of our cold winter

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A whole lot of work inside the house has gotten done this winter. It's just been too cold for us to do anything outside. Usually Will is out in the woods with Old Yeller,...

First hard frost and then snow

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Winter's quickly approaching! First we had a terrific freeze (down to 20 degrees) with a hard frost. The frost was pretty, as it made beautiful patterns on our truck and lawn. But right on...