So far, perfect summer

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I can't believe how nice our summer has been so far and boy is the garden happy! Will is just finishing mulching the whole...

Q and A: canning with Splenda and separating chicks from other chickens

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Canning with Splenda Have you done any canning or preserving with Splenda or any other sugar substitutes? Just found out we must make a lifestyle...

Only when you live in the backwoods do your neighbors drive horses over to...

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The other day our neighbor called to see if we were going to be home. We said "yes," and he said he'd be over...

We’ve got beautiful wild orchids in bloom

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We have a "secret" spot along the woods where Showy Lady's Slipper orchids bloom, the state flower of Minnesota. And they are just now...

Spring is busy, busy, busy

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I'm sure glad that the days are getting longer! I'm like a chicken — when it's light, I'm active; when it's dark I get...