We were surprised to see a low of 5 degrees F on our weather...

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The forecast was to be a high of 35 degrees F today, so when I woke up, I checked the weather station on our shelf, as I always do in the morning. But I...

Q and A: huckleberries and growing onions

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Huckleberries My wife and I bought 28 acres several years ago and have been steadily developing it ever since (small cabin, barn, rabbits, chickens, etc). We have recently discovered a large amount of huckleberry plants,...

We’re trying to crowd a lot of odd jobs into what little Fall we...

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It always seems that this time of year, we have so many jobs we want to get done "before winter!" We keep hacking away at them, but it's getting colder and colder every day....

We had our belated Easter get together Sunday

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As my oldest son, Bill, was sick last Sunday, he and his family came up this Sunday for our second, belated Easter family get together. My grandson, Mason, who is now 14 and getting...

The tractor’s torn apart, waiting for parts

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Our broke-down Oliver is in pieces and we're ready to order a clutch rebuild kit for it as soon as finances allow. It's about $350 for the kit plus another $50 or so to...