No, it isn’t spring in Minnesota
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...
What does a homesteader do for fun?
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...
Our cold weather is back
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,...
Our cold snap snapped
Finally our subzero temperatures have moderated. In fact, today it's 41 degrees and our snow is melting. It seems so strange to have mild weather after all that cold. (Yep, we know it's going...
What do you get when you cross a Hopi Pale Grey and a Marina...
Nothing like you'd imagine! Hopi Pale Grey is football shaped with a "belly button" on the blossom end. Marina Di Chioggia is pumpkin shaped, dark green and warted. My friend grew the two C....