Our big snowstorm turned out to be a non-event

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We were all set for a foot of blowing, drifting snow. Then nothing much happened! Yep, the wind blew like crazy, making our little wind charger howl. And, yes, it snowed. But we only...

Holy cow, are we ever busy right now!

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People ask us what we do with our spare time and we just blink and say "sleep." Honestly, there is no spare time, as we're going crazy, planting. After all, two old timers hand-planting...

A whole week of warm, sunny weather

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We're simply loving this great week of above-freezing temperatures, complete with plenty of sun. It makes you want to get outside and just do things. Will's pretty much recovered from his bout of the...

Will and I got our second COVID shot

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We're so tickled to have had the chance to become vaccinated when a lot of folks throughout the country are struggling to do the same. Our little clinic in a town of 600 people...

I’m being buried in peppers!

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That's true, but we're not complaining. Our hoop house has made a terrific difference in our pepper-growing here on our northern Minnesota homestead. The peppers really love the warmer soil of the night temperatures....