Everything is big here!

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Everything in the garden is big this year. Our hay crop is abundant, the peppers in the hoop house are awesome, and the Hopi Pale Grey squash are scary. You don't even want to...

What does a homesteader do for fun?

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For many years, I've been working on a series of Western novels, which have mostly been sitting in a box in the closet as Westerns aren't "in." But recently, I found an interested publisher...

No, it isn’t spring in Minnesota

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I just thought you might like to see some shots of our garden in the SUMMER! I know we're getting kind of tired of drab, naked trees and snow. I ran across these photos...

It feels like summer has come

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We went from freezing to 80° F in less than a week! We northern folk sure are slowed down at 80 degrees! And boy are we busy right now, getting gardens ready to plant...

Our cold weather is back

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But we're not complaining. We know you folks back East are suffering record-breaking snowfalls with nowhere to put it all. Been there. We know where you're coming from. Luckily, our winter has been great,...