I’m just starting to get over my cold — in the cold
Hey, it's January in Northern Minnesota, and it's cold outside. We just had a few inches of blowing snow. So, Will finally went out to the half-finished snowplow repair and started up the truck....
We want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
It was such a nice day today and we enjoyed seeing the sun, at least for a while, in moderate temperatures reaching 29 degrees F. I ran to town to mail out seed packets...
It’s cookie making time on the homestead
I'm pretty pumped. This year I actually have a sliver of a few days to bake! Yesterday I made two batches of different cookies, one the Ritz-type crackers, sandwiched with peanut butter and dipped...
We have had a big storm move in
This morning, it was snowing lightly and 34 degrees F outside. I went out to do chores and found the chickens singing happily and running outside to drink water that was running off the...
The sun is shining and the birds are singing
Well, maybe they're not singing, but they sure are hitting the feeder tray under the back porch window. I'll bet they're glad the temperatures are warming up after several days of below zero for...