Due to our crazy summer weather, we’re in full planting mode
The weather is usually a lot cooler this time of the year with frosts at night. But this year we went right into summer...
We have the very best tomatoes this year … ever
We've been filling five-gallon buckets full of tomatoes every couple of days for more than a week now. And canning, and canning… I've put...
From below zero to above 60 in one week!
Only in Minnesota does it go from sub-zero to 62 degreesin a week. We did have about 2 feet of snow on the ground,...
April fool on us; we got a foot of snow
Just two days ago, we were putting our bulldozer back together. Will found a few other things that needed fixing, and was doing that...
We added a new breed of chicken to the homestead
Yesterday, our friend Dick called to see if we were still interested in getting a few of his rare breed chickens. Of course, I...

