This sunny, warm day makes us think spring is almost here

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Drew and Will are hard at work, putting up Drew's wood stove, double wall pipe. They put three sections together, as it kind of...

Some moderate weather lets us get lots done

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Yep, when it's -25 degrees F, you don't want to spend a lot of time outside. There are plenty of other small work you...

I’ve started plotting out our gardens for this year

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Before the plotting, I'm still busy seeding out our squash, especially our favorite, Hopi Pale Grey. Will's whining for pumpkin pie made from it,...

We’re preparing for a nasty stretch of weather

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Right now, it's -23 and blowing snow sideways. It isn't like it was unexpected as they were forecasting arctic cold for nearly a week...

I’m just starting to get over my cold — in the cold

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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...